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
Replacing My Macs
For more than a month I've been working without a decent laptop or desktop at home. I've been using a rather old and slow iMac (a late 2006 model) which will only take 3 GB of RAM and has a rather annoying habit of swapping like mad and freezing several times per day. The laptop I've been using is the MacBook Pro equivalent. Instead of simply freezing it will randomly lose all … [Read more...] about Replacing My Macs
Annoying Ads
Every time I browse Facebook I'm pursued by this ads from Sean Gallagher Talk about annoying! … [Read more...] about Annoying Ads
Only In Ireland?
Adrian posted this on Facebook earlier and it caught my attention. [youtube]http://youtu.be/IEHu2blVblA[/youtube] Basically it's footage of a horse race. Couple of things to note, however. First off, they're racing on a public road, which has normal traffic. Secondly we drive on the left in Ireland. (Kind of important to note) And the road they're on has two lanes … [Read more...] about Only In Ireland?