These are some older deboxing pictures of my iMac. If you ask what is it like getting a refurbished product from the Apple Online Store, I would say I was pleasantly surprised. Why? The products I got are: Well packaged. Clean and they look new, you often wonder if it was mistaken as a refurbished […]
Since I got an iMac at home, I have the pleasure of using it with an otherwise Windows only home network. I used to run only Windows machines because Mac has always been a bit too pricey for me. But with Windows Vista being a bit of a disappointment and Windows XP was getting to […]
We bought an HP Pavilion notebook from Future Shop about 15 months ago. At the time of purchase, it was the right notebook without costing an arm and a leg. Smallish footprint, bright screen, 250GB hard drive and a decent CPU makes it an attractive package for less than $800. After 15 months’ usage, the […]
We recently bought a Panasonic Lumix LX3 to replace our really outdated Canon SD450 point and shot camera. Compared to the SD450, the LX3 is light-years ahead in every way you can think of. It is also costs a lot more than just a simple point and shot camera. The most amazing thing about the […]
This time I got some random photos taken in the past couple of weeks. One does not get to see this kind of sunset everyday. It is absolutely stunning.
After installing the new Home Server, I realized that I have a lot of files to transfer from one server to another. So while I am waiting for some of my photos to be transfered, I took a little break from blogging. I will write about my experience of using a Mac with Windows Home […]
I did spare some time to test my Home Server again. It turns out that it is the drive enclosure that was flaky and causes the Home Server to misbehave. I had a clue which drive enclosure it could be because out of the 3 drive enclosures still connected to the server, 1 does not […]
What do you do to safeguard your digital photos, and all other personal data that you cannot afford to loose? Do you have a solid storage solution for your personal data that you are confident that it can survive some level of hardware failure? I have a self-rolled Windows Home Server at home. It is running […]
Choosing which DSLR to get is sometimes not an easy decision. There are so many different brands, models, and price range to consider. Also, when manufacturers throw in promotions of a certain combination of products can also lead first-time buyers into getting something that may not be right for them. Let’s go through a quick checklist […]