Nov 17, 2009

In this article, I told about how I was setting up a computer for my mom. She had never used a computer before, and is now in her 80s. In starting to teach her how to use the computer, I noticed that the concept of double-clicking was not something that she was comfortable with, and so I looked for alternative solutions, the obvious one being that of just...

Oct 9, 2009

One of the primary issues that I found when running my first installation of Windows 7 RTM was a very serious problem with the sound drivers for the embedded sound card on my Gigabyte motherboard. While I certainly had sound, in many areas it was simply unusable. This manifested itself in that, when using a microphone, there was a significant (maybe a quarter-...

Sep 24, 2009

Here at the Gadget Grill we have a computer or two. Or three or four or … yes, a more than ample sufficiency, truth be told. And of course, we felt a need to upgrade at least a couple of these to the all new, bright and shiny Windows 7, and so this has now been accomplished… but not without a little bit of pain. Both of the systems that we wanted to...

Jul 4, 2009

As noted in our earlier article, PMA at Sydney’s Exhibition Centre in Darling Harbour was way better than the previous iteration of the photography exhibition held at the same location about three years ago, and it was also way better than the recent CeBit also held at the same location. The Good. PMA had some great toys to look at and play with, and from...

Jun 12, 2009

The good folks at three.com.au gave me one of their INQ1 phones to report upon. This is also known as the Facebook Phone, and/or the Skype Phone, due to the fact that this phone includes embedded clients for these, as well as other popular web sites and services. What’s the phone like? Pretty good, and especially so when you take into account its intended...