XBOX -1

It’s been a long time since I did anything technical with an original XBox. I have a spare and now someone wants it so thought I had better check it out. It’s been chipped and at one point had a large HD installed. I found it had an original 10GB […]


Linksys router confused

Mid evening my internet access failed. A bit of address checking and I decided it was the Linksys router running DD-WRT that had failed. It looked OK but I couldn’t access it, even after a power cycle. After trying a few more IP addresses and I found it had gone […]


Computers Piss me off

Why is nothing ever simple????? I’ve been experimenting with this WordPress Blog with Wiki plugin. The idea was to make much more use of it as a blog, to keep notes and document projects. In theory this should work. It should provide a framework that I just have to feed […]


Keep a local copy

You create a document or take a photo and where do you put it? Up until recently it sat on the hard drive on your computer and you may have shared it over a network or posted it on a website so that other could see it or possibly even […]


Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

There is some talk about CAA introducing or updating rules that cover UAVs. Small UAVs can be quite technical and present an interesting challenge to many RC enthusiasts, hobbyists, technical schools and others. There are many potential practical applications including search and rescue, farming, forestry, conservation and many others. In […]


Wave keyboard

The Worst Keyboard – Logitech Wave

I use the TV as a computer screen. This means I need a wireless keyboard and mouse that work out to about 3 meters. I tried a few cheap ones but they all gave out at about 1-2 meters and an unreliable keyboard is about the most annoying thing I’ve […]


Simple-OSD notes

Overall I like the Simple-OSD because for now it is simple and provides basic OSD information at a reasonable price. What I don’t like is the lack of instruction and information regarding it’s operation and configuration. There are a couple of operational issues: the GPS sometimes (too often) displays “waiting […]


F@#$ MS, use Ubuntu Linux

Here’s my latest thought regarding Windows XP Pro: F#$%ing useless, F#$%ing waste of time, F#$%ing piece of shit…….. You may have gathered that I am pretty pissed off. I have a old special purpose DOS CAD program that I recently reinstalled on a Dell laptop that dual boots windows and […]