So watching Star Trek Next Gen you get to see these little data pads that everyone carries around. No more … More
Author: simkin
Sky Player under Windows 7
If you are a Sky subscriber, you will really like “Sky Player” under Media Cente in Windows 7. You will … More
Mac Mini 9400M drivers
I recently bought a new Mac mini 2009 (nvidia chipset) to replace my trusty old Media Centre. My plan was … More
Cycling is bad for your health
So I was asked if I fancied attending the Kent Autumn sportive on 8th November. 70miles looping around Canterbury and … More
Windows 7
My pre-ordered Windows 7 has arrived. I should ideally vaporise this PC and install it clean. That is a lot … More
Another Media plugin for MCE
“MyMovies” works fine. Well sort of. “Media Browser” works better. When accompanied by the excellent “meta</browser>” finally my DVD collection … More
recovering iphone contacts from a backup
So your iphone died and it killed your contacts list? It is not easy to recover it but not impossible … More
Vista Slow after SP2
It seems Microsoft enables auto-tuning of network settings under Vista Service Pack 2. This can cause networking to grind to … More
Florence & the Machine Lungs won't play
At least that is what my trusty Pioneer DVR110 was saying. Lots of ch-chunk noises and nothing else. Luckily it … More
Florence & the Machine Lungs won’t play
At least that is what my trusty Pioneer DVR110 was saying. Lots of ch-chunk noises and nothing else. Luckily it … More