19 MAY 2020
For several years I used a Garmin sports tracking watch to track my daily walks and to keep a running total of the distance covered and a Garmin bike computer. This would automatically upload to Garmin Connect https://connect.garmin.com/.
I...
28 APRIL 2013
The factory fan on my 2 year old Apple ATI Radeon HD 5870 1Gb Graphics Card finally failed last week after over 8 months of rattles and worsening noises before finally stopping and the graphics card getting a bit warm!
As...
01 AUGUST 2012
Following the 4th Apple iPad charger failing and not wanting to spent even more money with Apple to replace them we decided to try to make 12v powered chargers to make use of the excess PV power we now have during the daytime...
07 FEBRUARY 2012
BlackMagic Intensity Pro HDMI capture of Galaxy Nexus and iPad 2
While working on a new project we needed to be able to send video of the mobile apps under development to the clients online. This is to save us all having...
27 JANUARY 2012
After working on updates for our Virtual Swanage iOS app that uses a JavaScript based webview for information, I ran into a problem where by a JavaScript window.location event would only open up a page within an...
29 AUGUST 2011
Following from the previous HTC Desire Custom Wood Dock project, I have purchased a HTC HD7 phone and also an Apple iPod Touch.
The plastic ipod stand wasn't very well made and I haven't been able to find a suitable...
28 AUGUST 2011
The older 2008 Apple Mac Pro tower computers use a crude and prone to vibration mounting bracket system to hold the hard drives upside down in the case.
When I changed to use an Intel SSD drive last year I had to fix the...
19 JANUARY 2010
Yesterday my old G5 Apple iMac started to crash and have screen corruption with windows appearing to freeze and then leave parts behind when moving around. After a hour the computer was crashing as soon as it booted and the...
11 OCTOBER 2009
My new Mac Pro tower has had an annoying high pitched squeal or whine when moving windows or scrolling windows on the screen.
The sound is not there all the time but only after the machine has been on for a few hours...
16 NOVEMBER 2008
Aluminium iMac Hard Drive upgrade guide
Upgrading the internal hard drive in a 2007-2008 Apple iMac to 1.5TB
The following guide provides step by step instructions on how to disassemble and upgrade your Apple iMac 20" or...