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Random: Birthday, Reflections, Taronga, CeBIT & the Kitchen Sink
#include <stdio.h> int main (void) { printf("Hello World!"); return(0); } It’s been quiet. Too quiet. Sorry for that. While I did say I was going on holidays and would be on a hiatus, I didn’t...
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Opinion: The “Running Man” Saga & Viewer Ratings
This was a post I had meant to write before I left for my holidays, but never got around to it. Avid watchers of Korean TV would know that SBS’ Running Man show was embroiled in a saga where the cast...
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Teardown: IKEA Sparsam 15W CFL & OSRAM Lightify CLA60 RGBW
It’s going to be a teardown double post, although not a happy one for me for a number of reasons. IKEA Sparsam 15W CFL This particular CFL is a young globe – only just installed prior to my holidays...
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Repair: Bauhn Remote Controlled Power Point & AKAI TV Remote Control
Returning from holidays, my Dad often has surprises for me. This time, it was a few items that needed attention – the first of which was three Bauhn Remote Controlled Power Point units with various...
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Project: THE (large) COLLECTION of V.34 Modem Sounds
After my posting of the definitive collection of V.90 modem sounds, a number of people got in touch with me with a few of them requesting the same to be done with V.34 connections. At first, I didn’t...
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Experiment: 8Gb USB Flash Drive Endurance Test
Flash memory is, and has been, a commodity item for a while now. Almost everyone has at least a few USB flash drives (sticks) and maybe even a few memory cards. When it comes to rapidly transferring...
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