September, 2014
Hong Kong trip postponed.
I was supposed to travel to Hong Kong on Saturday 11th October to attend HKTDC, but I had to pull out due to a foot injury. Now it looks as though that might have been a provident decision, given the current unrest in the area.
Stay safe from high quality phishing email scams.
Today I received an email on my BT Internet email account which looked bona fide, but it was a phishing scam. Here I describe how to spot the few clues, to make sure you don’t get caught out.
Solder paste under the microscope.
In electronics we regularly use solder paste in the assembly of printed circuit boards (PCBs). This paste comes in a variety of packages, styles, types and so on. Today I look at one small tub of solder paster under the microscope. Quite literally.
SanDisk Extreme PRO® SDHC/SDXC™ UHS-3 Memory Card
512 GB SD Card anyone? SanDisk have pushed the boundaries with this new ½ Terabyte SDXC Card. It has 90 MB/s write speed too. Big. And Fast. SanDisk Extreme PRO® SDHC/SDXC™ UHS-3 Memory Card.
mDNS / Bonjour tool for OS X Now Available in App Store.
My new mDNS Tool for Mac OS X is now available in the Mac App Store. View it on the App Store or search the Mac App Store for “mDNS Tool”. The tool allows you to browse and find all the mDNS / Bonjour services and devices on your network. Bonjour is Apple’s name for their implementation […]
Moto 360 Smartwatch on sale today.
Motorolla’s new “moto 360” goes on sale today at 11:00am Central Time (USA) More details are available here. See the launch video here.
The difference between the UK, England and Great Britain explained.
Ever wondered what is the difference between the terms “Great Britain”, “the United Kingdom” and even “England”? Well here’s the answer…
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