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Index of pages filed with the "Hardware" tag (listing records 1 to 10 of 19):
- I Love My Mac
(Date: Tue 10-Jan-2006 | Comments: 4 | Permalink)
A gratuitous post, but I had to share what I believe is the best photograph I've taken of my setup. ... (continue reading) - Mac OS X, Intel and Rosetta
(Date: Thu 9-Jun-2005 | Comments: 1 | Permalink)
On 6th June, 2005, Apple Computer, Inc announced that they are to switch from PowerPC processors to those made by Intel. The Macintosh Faithful were predictably shocked by the announcement (nicely illustrated by The Joy of Tech), despite the fact that ... (continue reading) - Switcher's Diary #1
(Date: Tue 7-Jun-2005 | Comments: 10 | Permalink)
I've had my shiny new Power Mac G5 up-and-running for around a fortnight now and thought I'd record a few notes about the "Switching Experience."™ The Switching Experience™ began with the Unpacking Ritual.™ This is a rite of passage that all switchers ... (continue reading) - The Apple Cart
(Date: Fri 20-May-2005 | Comments: 7 | Permalink)
Went shopping today. Picked up a few goodies:Apple Power Mac G5 (dual 2.7GHz)1GB RAMApple 30" Cinema Display3 Years AppleCare Protection PlanMicrosoft Optical Mouse by S+ARCKI'm switching at la ... (continue reading) - G5 Accessories
(Date: Thu 10-Feb-2005 | Comments: 1 | Permalink)
I went shopping today, in anticipation of the imminent arrival of my Power Mac G5. I picked up a Griffin PowerMate and a set of harman/kardon speakers. Furthermore, in an act of generosity that rendered me speechless, Noah Slater has kindly donated an ... (continue reading) - Switching
(Date: Wed 9-Feb-2005 | Comments: 19 | Permalink)
Today I have finally succumbed to temptation and placed an order for an Apple Power Mac G5. I expect to take delivery on Friday (11th-Feb-2005). I've been a prospective "Switcher" for some time, so this move will come as no surprise to regular readers ... (continue reading) - Workspace
(Date: Fri 10-Dec-2004 | Comments: 3 | Permalink)
Veerle Pieters asks, "how does your working environment look?" Well this is how mine looks - I apologise for the poor image quality, I need both a tripod and a better flash! As you can see, mine is not as bright and colourful as Veerle's, but it's comfortable ... (continue reading) - An Expensive Mistake
(Date: Wed 8-Dec-2004 | Comments: 11 | Permalink)
I built and installed a server for a client about a year ago. Due to "budget constraints" it wasn't a particularly impressive machine. There was no RAID for example, only a single IDE hard disk. Despite being home to the client's business critical data ... (continue reading) - Show Us Yer Rack!
(Date: Wed 10-Nov-2004 | Comments: 2 | Permalink)
We've had the "Logo Smackdown", we had the "Screen Grab Confab" and we've had "What's On Your Bookshelf?" and they're all well and good. But I'm a serious geek, I need to see metal, I need to see plastic, I need to see banks of flickering LEDs... I want ... (continue reading) - The SmoothWall
(Date: Thu 4-Nov-2004 | Comments: 2 | Permalink)
I've just installed a SmoothWall Express 2.0 firewall at the edge of my LAN to replace an aging WinGate 4 proxy server. SmoothWall is an advanced, open source firewall distribution based on the GNU/Linux operating system. Along with the firewall, SmoothWall ... (continue reading)
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