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Laptop!
Posted on Sunday, January 11, 2009 | No CommentsWith the missus getting increasingly addicted to Guild Wars, it's been getting harder and harder to get on my PC of an evening. Accordingly, I have treated myself to a new toy - an Acer laptop. The specs are reasonable, although I could have lived ... -
Clearout
Posted on Sunday, October 26, 2008 | No CommentsIn a brave attempt to rid myself of some of the cruft I've gathered over the years, I've recently had a somewhat brutal clearout. As well as all the rubbish that I've collected, I'm planning to get rid of the vast majority of my ... -
How times change
Posted on Sunday, October 19, 2008 | No CommentsI've been on a massive clearout session of my old computing stuff with a view to finally decluttering my life after twenty-some years of being an unrepentant hoarder, and I spotted an old brochure lying in the bottom of a box. Just think - for ... -
RiscPC: It lives!
Posted on Saturday, August 16, 2008 | No CommentsWell, I couldn't wait until Sunday - so I've pieced the RiscPC back together and fired it up... And it works absolutely perfectly. Turns out it's actually a Zip 250, which is nice - and all the insides work splendidly. The keyboard I ... -
Dumpster diving
Posted on Friday, August 15, 2008 | No CommentsWalking home through the business park where my current day job is located the other day, I spied a skip with a rather interesting device sticking out of the top - an Acorn RiscPC. A nice one, too - a double slice unit. Further ... -
Eee PC battery life
Posted on Saturday, July 12, 2008 | No CommentsI finally got around to recording just how long my Eee PC 701 lasts for under normal usage. That's with almost minimum brightness, playing music and browsing the 'net. It's not the greatest battery life ever, but pretty impressive for the size. To be fair, ...