I dismantled a Sony Ericsson phone recently, with the intention of repairing the keypad after my niece had chewed it a little. (She’s a year old, it’s the only way she can comment on build quality…) Expecting a little bit of dampness, I was horrified to find that the internals had turned to a kind of grey/green soup. Absolutely no hope of rescue – the phone is now on its way to the recyclers.
A few months ago I was repairing another mobile device and had to spend a while cleaning the fluff out of the inside. It’s an iPod Touch. There’s only one button, and it’s sealed. Even the speaker hole has a covering. So how did the fluff [click title to read more…]
A very useful site I encountered some time ago is a television schedule and guide, which presents its information in informative timelines and tables. Over the holidays (when television viewing is disproportionately high) this proves to be an invaluable reference. Certainly more accurate than the printed guide, which this year fell fowl of inter-station rivalry as they made last minute adjustments to beat the competition.
Of course, it should be obvious to anyone that combining this service with a tablet browser while sitting in front of the TV should be perfect. I thought so, until I tried to find out anything about the various TV shows and films on offer. On the desktop browser this was easy. Just move the [click title to read more…]