Category Archives: Misc Gadgets

Syncing an iPod with Windows Media Player, cutting out iTunes

Posted by dave on May 17, 2012 No comments

I’ve steered clear of the apple stuff for a while, mostly because I thought it was all over priced and now mostly because there’s i-stuff everywhere, everyone has one. I opted for the HTC Desire-S as my mobile of choice a while …

Read more »

Sennheiser PMX-70 Headphones Review (Running)

Posted by dave on April 2, 2012 No comments

Just a quick review of the Sennheiser PMX-70 headphones that I recently bought. I do a little bit of running here and there, mostly in the treadmill in the gym and I really struggle to run without any music. You …

Read more »

Sony Ericsson LiveView Watch

Posted by dave on March 15, 2012 2 comments

I came across this LiveView a while ago when I was first toying with the idea of getting an Android, in fact I did briefly own an X10 Mini, but it was rubbish and the battery life was awful so I got …

Read more »

HP L1906 LCD Monitor Repair Guide (Faulty Capacitors)

Posted by dave on September 8, 2010 9 comments

One of my users was complaining one day that her computer wouldn’t come on, the box was on but the monitor was blank. I rebooted the box and it seemed ok for a little while, then, about an hour later …

Read more »

Navigo Sat Nav Hacking with TomTom, MioMap & iGo

Posted by dave on August 24, 2010 No comments

Last year I bought a Navigo satnav from ebuyer for about £45 for our epic road trip across America. For £40 I got the Navigo V3 sat nat unit, the windscreen mount and a car charger. I bought a little …

Read more »

Texas Hold ‘Em Stacked Decks

Posted by dave on May 21, 2010 No comments

This is a fun little article. Basically, it explains how to stack the deck for X number of players at a poker table, guaranteeing you the winning hand. http://www.benjoffe.com/holdem Have a read.

Foscam FI8908W IP Camera with PT (no Z) Working in ZoneMinder

Posted by dave on March 19, 2010 55 comments

Within Zoneminder you can add various cameras, usb cams, network cams etc. If you are using a network camera, you need to write custom code in Perl to be able to control the Pan, Tilt and Zoom (PTZ) from within …

Read more »