Browsing archives for 'gadgets'
Hoons, gadgets, stupidity
28 January 2010 1 Comment
digg_url = ‘http://nabidana.com/2010/01/28/apple-finally-introduces-iprod/’;
digg_title = ‘Apple finally introduces iProd’;
digg_bodytext = ‘A very similar article to this appeared over a year ago, and I’m glad to have the opportunity to revive it, now I have readers.
Apple Announces iProd march
CUPERTINO, California—March 11, 2009—Apple® today introduced the all-new iProd® march, the world’s most desirable reformed christian, capable of sustained [...]
Tagged in Assembly Field, Banbridge, Blouses, Books Of The New Testament, California March, Chip Clip, Cupertino California, Debenhams, DUP, iphone, Iprod, martin-mcguinness, Pithy Commentary, Product Marketing, Psalm Titles, Revolutionary Approach, Sermo, Shuffle Feature, Trouser Suits, Volume Switch
gadgets, technology, the interwebs
5 January 2010 0 Comments
digg_url = ‘http://nabidana.com/2010/01/05/744/’;
digg_title = ‘A week with the MacBook Pro’;
digg_bodytext = ‘One week since I bought my new MacBook Pro 13′, I thought I should probably document my experiences of switching from being solely a PC user to being a PC and Mac hybrid geek. If you’re here for Politics which most people are, you [...]
Tagged in Catastrophe, Ctrl Key, Disk Image, Double Click, Downloads, Experiences, Extreme Satisfaction, Fn Key, geek, Hash Key, Jinky, Keyboard, Laters, Logitech G15 Keyboard, Loon, Mac Way, Macbook, Memory Key, Pc Mac, Quirks, Trash, Trauma, Traumatic Experience
gadgets, technology
18 October 2009 1 Comment
digg_url = ‘http://nabidana.com/2009/10/18/iphone-update-solves-3gs-wifi-issue/’;
digg_title = ‘iPhone 3.1.2 update solves 3GS wifi issue?’;
digg_bodytext = ‘The latest release of iPhone OS 3 appears to be resolving issues relating to wifi dropouts in general usage.
Previously, wifi connection would fail apparently randomly, whilst appearing to remain connected. Now, it appears to work without pronounced dropouts.
The phone appears to hold [...]
Tagged in Dropouts, iphone, Wifi
gadgets, the interwebs
15 July 2009 2 Comments
If you’ve been left scratching your head about why the iPhone 3GS can be so awesome in many respects, but why it sucks in terms of its WiFi, you’re not alone. A few triangulated tests here have shown extreme variability, and you may wish to check out this very brief research paper before handing the phone in to Apple.
Tagged in Apple, Apple Download, Download Pdf, Extreme Variability, Inconsistency, iphone, Pdf Format, Research Paper, Respects, Stupid Idiot, Wifi
gadgets, technology, the interwebs
12 July 2009 3 Comments
To save you all the trouble happening everywhere else, here’s a guide to what worked for me with the jailbreak of my iPhone 3GS with the iPhone Dev Team’s Redsn0w.
Tagged in 3gs, Apple, Brows, Firmware, Google, Grabber, Hold Down, Home Button, Ibec, Ibss, Information Screen, iphone, Iphone Dev Team, Jailbreak, Last Resort, Power Button, Recovery Mode, redsn0w, Registration Number, Shift Key, Temp Directory, Ten Seconds, unlock, Unzip
gadgets
29 June 2009 2 Comments
The iPhone 3GS is an improvement over the 3G and a massive improvement over the iPhone 1st generation. I’m filing this article under geek, so please feel free to move on.
Tagged in 3g, 3gs, Big Ass, Comparable Price, Cost Of Ownership, Fanboy, Footprint, geek, iphone, Ipod Touch, Massive Improvement, Mismatch, Mms, Nwz, Playlist, Routers, Single Device, Sleep Mode, Sms Messages, Tombstone, Zune
gadgets
26 June 2009 4 Comments
digg_url = ‘http://nabidana.com/2009/06/26/initial-review-o-iphone-3gs-in-ireland/’;
digg_title = ‘Initial review o iPhone 3GS in Ireland.’;
digg_bodytext = ‘So, the wait is over, and I have my hands on the iPhone 3GS. Ireland apparently only has black editions of the phone, but I managed to get a 32GB model.
The staff at the Dublin Henry Street store were exceptionally professional and [...]
Tagged in 3g, 3gs, Automated Process, Consternation, Cyprus, Dublin, Henry Street, Hopefuls, Insurance, Insurance Premium, iphone, ireland, Margin Of Error, Mileage, Piece Case, Queue, Rarity, Safety Cap, Unbox, Wall Charger
gadgets
26 June 2009 1 Comment
digg_url = ‘http://nabidana.com/2009/06/26/i-can-haz-iphone-3gs/’;
digg_title = ‘I can haz iPhone 3GS?’;
digg_bodytext = ‘So here goes, prepare to hear the sound of the world’s smallest violin playing. I am on the way to Dublin City Centre to queue for an iPhone 3GS.
O2 official policy is ‘no preorders’ but it seems very many stores have taken allocation lists. The [...]
Tagged in 3gs, Bets, Caps, Constituents, Contracts, Different Things, Dublin City Centre, Eyeball, Foamers, Funny Thing, Hearty Breakfast, Hundreds Of Thousands, Hype, iphone, ireland, Launch Day, O2 Website, People, Pr News, Queue, Violin, Violin Playing
gadgets, the interwebs
17 June 2009 4 Comments
digg_url = ‘http://nabidana.com/2009/06/17/total-cost-of-ownership-for-iphone-3gs-in-ireland/’;
digg_title = ‘Total Cost of Ownership for iPhone 3GS in Ireland’;
digg_bodytext = ‘I’m a geek. As a result, I think I got this right, but I may be off on my maths. Consider the sweet spot, which I reckon is the €65 with unlimited texts.
Tariff
8GB
TCC
16GB
TCC
32GB
TCC
Fee
Fee
Fee
Silver
45
€99
€909
€199
€1,009
€299
€1,109
Gold
65
€49
€1,219
€129
€1,299
€229
€1,399
Platinum
100
€0
€1,800
€79
€1,879
€169
€1,969
Unlimited
40
€99
€819
€199
€919
€299
€1,019
The upshot appears to be that the [...]
Tagged in 12 Months, 3g, 3gs, Cost Of Ownership, Extra, Fee Fee, geek, Gold, iphone, ireland, Maths, Platinum, Storage, Sweet Spot, Tariff, Tcc, Tco, Texts, Total Cost Of Ownership, Upshot
gadgets, technology
9 June 2009 1 Comment
digg_url = ‘http://nabidana.com/2009/06/09/death-taxes-and-wanting-a-new-iphone/’;
digg_title = ‘Death, taxes and wanting a new iPhone’;
digg_bodytext = ‘The launch at the Apple World Wide Developers’ Conference yesterday of the new model iPhone 3GS was a damp squib, a spectacular confirmation that Apple can make a bunch of geeks in an auditorium applaud at will.
The new phone will look like the [...]
Tagged in Apple World, Approval Rating, Buses And Trains, Compass, Damp Squib, Death And Taxes, Death Taxes, Greatest Hits, Hardware Accessories, iphone, Launch, New Model, Priests, Showaddywaddy, Software Level, Steve Jobs, Suicide Girls, Taxis, Throwback, World Wide Developers Conference