I just recently (like many others) picked up a new iPhone XS Max. Lots of good reasons to do so and many reviews are available that cover it better than I can. One reason I personally picked one up is for when I get the opportunity to travel overseas, I wanted to use the eSIM functionality… Continue reading eSIM on the iPhone XS (and XS Max)
Category: Technology
Password Managers
It's been a long time between drinks (posts) - sorry! Working in the world of Internet security, the one thing I recommend to individuals every day (if they ask me what they can personally do to be safer online) is to use a password manager. The company I work for doesn't make one, but the… Continue reading Password Managers
Inexpensive mobile phones and plans in Australia
My tips on saving money with mobile phones and plans in Australia. Remember contracts are rarely your friend.
USB Storage Eject in Windows 8
I’m playing with a Surface Pro at the moment (very nice), and one thing that was not immediately obvious to me was how to easily eject USB external storage (drives, thumbdrives etc) without having to resort to right clicking the tiny icon in the task bar of Desktop mode.Well I Googled it, and was unable to… Continue reading USB Storage Eject in Windows 8
ReadyNAS OS 6 and VMware / NFS
Quick tech note for those lucky to be using NETGEAR’s new ReadyNAS OS 6, and working to connect to an NFS share as a datastore for VMware ESXi.In RAIDiator 4.x or 5.x (previous ReadyNAS OS), you only needed to add the NFS share name in VMware’s settings. As ReadyNAS OS 6 has a brand new… Continue reading ReadyNAS OS 6 and VMware / NFS
CrashPlan on the NETGEAR ReadyNAS (x86)
More for me to remember (just in case the info disappears off the internet), here are the instructions I have found to get CrashPlan working as a headless service on the ReadyNAS x86 Platforms (Ultra 2 & above in Prosumer, all Business class - check to make sure). Note this is not an official resource and doesn’t represent NETGEAR - just me 🙂
What I look for in a “Smart” Phone – aka is it a Palm Pre Plus in Australia?
This post contains my thoughts on the Palm Pre Plus (specifically an imported model not supported in Australia yet).
Tips from swapping to an HTC Desire from the iPhone 3GS
HTC have finally released the Desire here in Australia on the Telstra network. Sporting a UMTS 850/2100 radio it is perfect for those of us using the “NextG” Network - excellent coverage & speed. Here’s my story so far on moving to it from the iPhone 3GS.
Buying goods over the Internet from Overseas
There are some times when you want to buy products from overseas. Gadgets, clothes, movies, music etc. This is a quick post to let you know a few things to keep in mind.
JOBO photoGPS on Mac OSX
In 2008 JOBO released a GPS device to assist with geotagging photos that sits in the hot-shoe of your favourite DSLR camera called the JOBO photoGPS. It’s a very convenient unit that takes a non-GPS capable DSLR and gives it GPS abilities. I use mine on my Canon 450D, and they can be found online at places such as B&H. This is a quick review.
