Category Archives: technology
Upgrade blues
I bought my previous workstation/gaming pc in spring 2007, which would be five years next May — an eternity in terms of how pc and gaming hardware in particular evolves. As I do not have much of a budget for … Continue reading
Filed under DIY, personal diary, technology
iCloud backup runs out of space
I got my first “out of space” error from iCloud today. It took some googling around to get more light to the inner life of how iCloud backups work. It looks like the service is configured by default to backup … Continue reading
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Fixing crashing iPhone’s camera app
iOS 5 and the new iPhone 4S are not without their bugs, even while mostly being on the ‘it just works’ department. One rather nasty one that just jumped on me is the iPhone camera & camera roll application crash … Continue reading
Filed under photography, technology
Vaio VPC-Z13Z9E
Ever hunting for the perfect tools, the perfect laptop being the crown jewel of them all, I try to keep an eye on the new versions of Vaio Z series, my choice in the past. Here is an interesting review … Continue reading
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Carr, Pinnalliset (book review)
Here is my book review of N. Carr’s Pinnalliset (The Shallows) in Tieteessä tapahtuu / Kirja-arvioni Carrin Pinnalliset-kirjasta on julkaistu Tieteessä tapahtuu -lehdessä: http://ojs.tsv.fi/index.php/tt/article/view/4542
Filed under media, publications, technology
Siri: Almost Useful
I have been testing out Siri, the new “artificially intelligent” personal assistant of Apple iPhone 4S for today, after I got hold of the handset in the morning. Here in Finland at least Siri falls into that irritating middle category … Continue reading
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Joli OS, netbooking with cloud orientation
I have been trying out various operating systems for my netbooks, which by definition are rather under-powered devices. A new try is Joli OS, which is a “cloud oriented OS” in the sense that it has web app shortcuts on … Continue reading
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Apple TV, BBC iPlayer, AirPlay
I have been testing more integrated media systems lately. An interesting one has been Apple TV, a small black box that can fit to your hand and that is capable of streaming media from your iOS devices to the flatscreen … Continue reading
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Google+ invite link
In case you are interested in trying out the new (currently semi-closed beta) social service by the search giant, here is a public Google+ invite link to the readers of this blog. The link is apparently valid only to the … Continue reading
Filed under digital culture, media, technology
Sony Vaio Z, 2011 model
I have been a Sony Vaio Z user for some time (after a recent SSD and OS upgrade a rather happy user), and it is interesting to follow the news on how this line of laptops is developing. Engadget has … Continue reading
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