Once upon a time, I had a mess of cables under my desk. Then I bought 2 Belkin SurgeMasters mounted them to my wall behind my desk. Meh, not the best solution because now it’s hard to plug stuff in and the data cables are closer to the power cables but at least I can’t [...]
Archive for the ‘Unboxing’ Category
Apr 2010
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Dell P2010H Unboxing and Review
The 19″ Philips monitor which I was using with my Mac mini decided to break. I tried to get it fixed, but it wasn’t possible. For a few weeks, I went back to using a 14″ CRT monitor but I wasn’t liking it too much. As a replacement, I wanted something which would match the [...]
Feb 2010
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Dell U2410 Review
I’ve been using the Dell U2410 24″ monitor for a few weeks, and although I’m no monitor expert, I shall attempt to review it from an average users point of view. Firstly, the design. It’s quite simple and basic; it looks professional if not slightly boring. The monitor is mostly black with the leg and [...]
Dec 2009
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Apple Magic Mouse Review
I’ve been using the Magic Mouse for long enough now to be able to review it properly. The video above is fairly long, and covers everything in great detail, whereas this review will be shorter. If you currently use a Mighty Mouse, and are thinking about switching to the Magic Mouse, you’ll probably get used [...]
Sep 2009
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Snow Leopard
The good: good, solid, reliable upgrade; not too expensive; lots of small refinements to improve OS X. The bad: no major upgrade; nothing special, and nothing to get exited about. The rating: 4/5. I eventually got a copy of Snow Leopard, from Amazon! The two videos above show the unboxing and installation of it, and [...]
May 2009
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Silicone and Aluminium iPod Touch Case Unboxing
I know a lot of you have iPod Touches, and iPhones too. I was asked, by a few of you, to review some iPod cases. But, I had a problem: I did not have any cases to review. So, with the help of goalkeeperg from YouTube (he’s also a member of the chat at live.jak-e.com) [...]
Apr 2009
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iMac Unboxing – Refurbished 20" 2.4 GHz
Live, with 16 viewers, I began the unboxing of my iMac! It’s a refurbished iMac — 2.4 GHz processor with 1 GB of Ram. Basically, the 2008 model. I got it, from the Apple store, for £650 which, for an iMac, isn’t bad! Throughout the day, more people joined the chat to watch the Live [...]
Apr 2009
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Otterbox Amor Series Case for iPod
Pros: Very Protective Removable clip with cable management feature Allows you to access the Home Button on the iPod Touch and iPhone Protects Screen Cons: Is very big Doesn’t look very nice Doesn’t allow access to Volume and sleep buttons Rating: 4/5 I was lucky enough to receive the Armor Series Case for the iPod [...]
Apr 2009
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Western Digital My Book Essential 1TB External Hard Drive
Pros: Looks great Space saving design Plug & Play Lots of storage for a low price Cons: A bit noisy compared to more expensive drives Lack of on/off switch Rating: 5/5 For the last few years, I’ve been using a hard drive in an external enclosure. It was a 120GB hard drive and lately has [...]
Apr 2009
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Belkin 4 Port USB Hub Unboxing and Review
Pros: Matches and sits under the Mac Does not slide around the desk Looks good Works well and is a powered hub Has easy-to-reach USB ports on the front Cons: Only has 2 USB ports on the back Feels quite cheap Rating: 4/5 This particular USB hub is designed to sit underneath (or on top [...]
