Category Archives: Gadgets & Gizmos

Sync byte by byte.

By Mark | Published: 21:59 Friday 15 Aug 2008
Bought Ipod Touch. Update – took forever. And then some. Infocom adventures being loaded. This will please me greatly. Oh – sync-wait-sync-wait-sync-wait-sync-wait-sync-wait-sync-wait-sync-wait-sync-wait-sync-wait-sync-wait-sync-wait-sync-wait-sync-wait-sync-wait-sync-wait-sync-wait-sync-wait-sync-wait-sync-wait-sync-wait-sync-wait-sync-wait-sync-wait-sync-wait-sync-wait-sync-wait-sync-wait-sync-wait-sync-wait-sync-wait-sync-wait-sync-wait-sync-wait-sync-wait-sync-wait Can’t forget that. How slow? Does it check abso-bloody-lutely every-frigging-thing? Thankfully I have work to keep me occupied while it does it’s byte by byte comparison. You know if the Zune was this [...]
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Losing the Zen

By Mark | Published: 18:28 Wednesday 22 Aug 2007
A couple of months ago I told J that my Zen Micro wouldn’t hold all the music I wanted. So I bought a Zen Vision M. That same player now has almost 3000 tracks in it, including Now 1-63, Robbie Williams, Sugababes, Kelly Clarkson and other equally wondrous sound creations. It has space for a [...]
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I prefer it my way

By Mark | Published: 00:47 Wednesday 11 Jul 2007
Lord of War + DVD Shrink + another piece of software + Windows Explorer + Zen Vision M = me very happy indeed. The Zen I had was full of podcasts I used at the gym so seeing the Vision M at a lower price I convinced J that me owning a new shiny gadget [...]
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I want one.

By Mark | Published: 22:29 Tuesday 26 Jun 2007
A friend came round. He has a phone on a contract and he likes to have the latest one. He had an LG Chocolate which he thought was cool, I didn’t like. The next model I forget – but now he has the N95. I want one. It is really really nice. I can’t afford [...]
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Page 340

By Mark | Published: 17:20 Monday 4 Jun 2007
Yesterday was the occasion of the bi-annual garage clean / sort. I found my Sony MiniDisc player complete with several MD’s (AJ – I have a shiny blue disc full of VNV Nation. I’ve learned to smile since so do you want it back? ;) ) and it all appears to be in working order. [...]
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Toast for toast, sausages take longer

By Mark | Published: 00:09 Monday 29 May 2006
Great demo of computer controlled text using flames. It’d be a reminder while cooking – “What’s on the end of the fork again?” (src: A Welsh View). You could lie it flat and have a game of BurnBurnRevo :)
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Watch me sliiiiiide

By Mark | Published: 19:38 Monday 27 Mar 2006
We need them to make this, and I need a Donate buton so you can all buy me one :) This is droolingly gorgeous
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