Consumer Electronics Views

Philips Digital Clock Radio DAB+ AJB1002/79

Ash Nallawalla — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 23:59:13 +0000

Our previous clock radio was a stereo Akai AM/FM with an LED display. Nothing special about it but the main problem was that we liked to wake up to an AM station with a weak signal. The power meter is on that side of the house, so the radio would emit loud static when it [...]

Xbox 360 Chatpad

Keith Nallawalla — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 21:48:01 +0000

I’ve been playing a lot of Xbox 360 games lately which have involved using the clumsy, slow on screen text input keyboard which using the controller’s thumbpad to move between keys. This method takes a while and is very tedious, especially when playing games such as Viva Piñata which has dozens of instances of naming [...]

MagicJack and Internet Explorer 9 Beta

Ash Nallawalla — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 12:02:48 +0000

If you have fired up your MagicJack lately, you will see the following warning image on the desktop client: Here is the brief FAQ: Does magicJack work with Internet Explorer (IE) 9 Beta? It does offer a solution — to download the upgrade.exe file from that page and run it. I did this and my [...]

Nikon D5000 DSLR kit

Ash Nallawalla — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 12:53:33 +0000

The Nikon D5000 is a mid-priced digital SLR that has been on the market for over six months. I bought mine last November from JB-HiFi for around AU$1364 as a “kit”, that is, bundled with a Nikkor AF-S DX VR 55-200 mm zoom lens f/4-5.6G IF-ED. It replaces the D90 and has a smaller body. [...]

The Social Media Marketing Book

Linda Gonse — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 23:55:11 +0000

Book written by Dan Zarrella, November 2009, O’Reilly Media eBook $15.99, Paperback $19.99 “An extremely valuable resource on understanding and applying social media for both the individuals, and business. The book is a great introduction that can help you to get started.” - Ben Rothke, Slashdot.org Business owners and organizations have long used advertising to [...]