Boy Toys

Navman: Better Satellite Lock

Apologies for not posting anything new in ages, but thought I’d share this little gem. Last year, I bought myself a Navman 300 Pocketpc GPS unit. As I used it more and more, I found it extemely difficult to establish a satellite lock, which meant I couldn’t use the stupid thing. When it worked, it [...]

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Unlock V600i Vodafone Edition

I was very blessed this week. Not only did I get my replacement iPod yesterday, today my dear sister gave me her new Vodafone Sony Ericsson V600i 3G phone. Vodafone Australia’s trying to get everyone on to 3G, and are practically giving this phone away to any of their existing customers who ask for one. [...]

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iPod Restored…

2 weeks ago, I had the sudden urge to backup all 28.5gb of music on my iPod. I use Anapod from Redchair, so it was a simple matter of copying and pasting to my hard drive. So everything was dumped over without a hitch, but the next day, there was trouble! When I tried playing [...]

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iGot iPod…

Seduced by it’s simple, white, clean look and Apple’s promise of instant cool factor, I bought myself a 40g iPod 4G 3 months ago. Apple makes an absolute killing on this, as retailers earn very little markup per unit (as I was told by a friend who works in retail). Fortunately, if you’re a student [...]

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It’s Sooooo Big!

I haven’t posted any updates in ages, so a lot of you probably don’t know about the latest toys I’ve bought. I’ll start by telling you about a very “big” toy I got in July. I got myself a Panasonic TX-56P800H high definition rear projector TV. It’s huge, and although only weighing 70 kg (Whoah! [...]

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