Archive for March, 2008

On Friday whilst getting my iPhone replaced in the Apple store I picked up a 500GB version of Time Capsule. Time Capsule is Apples solution to backing up you computers via WiFi.

The unit contains a 500GB hard drive as well as a 802.11n wireless access point. The system acts like a mini server, letting you [...]

Customer Care the Apple way

Mar. 29, 2008 8 Comments Posted under: Technology

A few days ago, my iPhone became convinced the headphones were connected all the time… This meant that you couldn’t answer calls normally or use the phones speakers, as all sound was going out through the headphone socket. I know suspect something was stuck in the headphone socket, something I guess isn’t really a design [...]

From Be Unlimited to O2…

Mar. 28, 2008 No Comments Posted under: Technology

I have been a member of Be Unlimited for over a year now, they have a fantastic service in terms of speed, stability and lack of “crap” when using their hardware. No too long ago they were brought by 02, which initially worried me. The last thing I wanted was a small independent company that [...]

One of the first things you want to do when creating a Flex app is to remove all the default stuff, which makes your app look like everyone else’s. The most obvious default thing in Flex is that loading, progress initilisation bar you get before the application starts.

Now before I start there is one thing [...]

Quick update

Mar. 12, 2008 No Comments Posted under: Development, Flex, Games, Technology

Fighting my way through this blog’s cobwebs I have finally managed to post!! I have been meaning to post quite a few things recently but keep running out of time, and then moving onto something else… So I thought I would write a quick update as to what’s been keeping me busy!

I am currently re-writing [...]