DNS can be a pain in the ass. One of the most necessary components of the internet, and yet, one of the most widely misunderstood.
I like to think of DNS as a phone book. Instead of looking up someones name and finding out the number to dial to talk to them, your computer looks up […]
Posted on January 19th, 2007 by franktank
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Google in my hometown, just minutes from where I sit writing this, probably under the flight path they took before landing, wtf, seriously?
As you can see from the technical illustration I have put together using information from this reliable source there is Christchurch here, there and all around. And then right in the middle there […]
Posted on January 17th, 2007 by franktank
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Woohoo it is here! Yesterday Apple announced the release of their new killer I-Toy, the IPhone. Much like the IPod this device is expected to revolutionise the marketplace and all early indicators would say that this prophecy will be fulfilled.
Essentially it is a widescreen (480 x 320 pixels) iPod styled cell phone with touch controls, and a […]
Posted on January 11th, 2007 by john
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Recently a mate of mine wanted a backup of his IPod as he was going overseas and it was likely to see some rough treatment. Easy I thought, plug the IPod in and copy the files off. WRONG! Apple wont let you do this and the music does not come up in “My Computer”. I […]
Posted on January 9th, 2007 by john
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I’m not talking about increasing your time on earth but increasing your ‘workable’ time on your computer.
Some of us have to work on a somewhat crappy computer all day. Slowed down by all the erroneous crap that invariably ends up hiding somewhere on your filesystem. For a lot of us our computer is our bread […]
Posted on December 4th, 2006 by franktank
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