Listening to music or watching films or TV shows while on the road is a good way to pass away the time. At the moment, however, I only have the standard white Apple ear buds. They're functional, but they're not exactly the best earphones on the market in terms of audio quality. I've been looking into getting something better, but I'm really not sure which brand and model … [Read more...] about Which Noise Cancelling Headphones Are The Best?
Which Software Is Essential On Your Laptop?
Over the last few years I've installed, reinstalled, wiped etc., quite a few desktop machines and laptops. (see an earlier post on this topic) My latest machine (Macbook Air) arrived earlier today, so I've been setting it up in between answering emails, phone calls etc., Here's what I have on it so far: Microsoft Office. We're a Microsoft partner and a LOT of … [Read more...] about Which Software Is Essential On Your Laptop?
The Talk That TED Won’t Show
This video is well worth watching. The people at TED didn't want us to see it - and that worked out really well for them, didn't it? Nick Hanauer's speech is obviously too provocative for some people [youtube]http://youtu.be/bBx2Y5HhplI[/youtube] Related articles Was Nick Hanauer's TED Talk on Income Inequality Too Rich for Rich People? … [Read more...] about The Talk That TED Won’t Show
iTunes Weirdness
One of the reasons I love using Apple products is because they're incredibly simple and easy to use. I don't need to worry about what's going on under the hood - I just click and it works. Of course the downside to Apple products is that when they don't work you're left scratching your head. My latest issue is with albums bought via iTunes. For some really odd reason … [Read more...] about iTunes Weirdness
A New Broadband Connection
Last week, while I was up in Dublin, UPC came along and hooked me up to their fibre. Yesterday I got the fixed IP details and with Paul's assistance switched the UPC box over to bridging mode, reconfigured my Fritzbox and moved my home connection into the fast lane. It's nice With the standard UPC wireless access point I could get a respectable 35 megs, but once I … [Read more...] about A New Broadband Connection