It is said time and time again in aquarium literature that larger aquariums are better for fish and easier to look after due to the extra buffering capacity offered by a larger volume of water. Often though, most aquarists start off with smaller tanks which can quickly become overcrowded if livebearing fish are kept, or… [Read more…]
July 8, 2011
It’s Splurgebook’s 100th post, so I thought I might as well make it something different. Enjoy! Rate this:
April 23, 2011
Seems like there has been a sudden spike in the number of e-mails I’m receiving claiming that one of the people on my friends list have found the number of times I viewed their profile. It doesn’t work though. Here’s the proof; Now do you believe me? Please don’t say it’s a coincidence. Good… [Read more…]
April 20, 2011
It has been known that cell operators record the location of your mobile phone by triangulating the position relative to the cell towers you are closest to. But iOS 4 takes this a step further and records your location data locally, and then syncs it to your iTunes during backup. If your iPhone backup is… [Read more…]
April 19, 2011
Most of us never quite understand the importance of backing up our data, until something actually goes wrong. If you’re a Mac user, you should already be aware of a free included utility called TimeMachine which allows you to make incremental backups of all the data on your Mac hard drive, then repair if something… [Read more…]
March 6, 2011
What a strange number 18, Divisible by 1, 2, 3, 6, 9 and 18 3 or the divisors add up to 18 (3+6+9) making it a semiperfect number Add the digits of 18 together and double the answer. You get 18. 18 is the atomic number of Argon. Atomic number refers to the number of… [Read more…]
March 2, 2011
Ok, so Apple have just announced the iPad 2. Here are the differences… “A5″ Dual Core SoC (Precise specs unknown) 8.8mm Thickness (as opposed to 13.8mm of the iPad) Magnetic Cover available in Polyurethane or Leather (5 colours available) HDMI Out with full 1080p support and display mirroring Gyroscope “HD” rear camera and front facing… [Read more…]
February 25, 2011
There definitely seems to be a whiff of disappointment in the air. Apple have refreshed their MacBook Pro line and while the 15 and 17 inch models sport Sandy Bridge and discrete graphics cards, the 13 inch MacBook Pro still relies entirely on integrated graphics. Size, weight and battery life may have been the constraints… [Read more…]
February 24, 2011
Apple have just released their next generation MacBook Pro’s. Here are the main feature changes; 13 inch MacBook Pro 2.3 or 2.7GHz Core i5 or i7 Sandy Bridge Processor On-die Intel Sandy Bridge Integrated Graphics 3000 with 384MB shared memory 320GB Standard Hard Drive “Thunderbolt” Port Facetime HD camera SDXC Support 63.5Whr Battery with “7… [Read more…]
February 21, 2011
Intro In-Ear-Headphones can be divided into 2 categories, Earbuds and In-Ear-Monitors. The scope of this post will focus on in-ear monitors. In-Ear-Monitors (IEM’s) differ from Earbuds by the fact that they seal the ear canal completely as opposed to earbuds which simply sit outside the ear canal. By doing this, they are able to achieve… [Read more…]
January 14, 2011
It seems like only yesterday when the prospect of having an AMOLED display on a phone was too much excitement to bear, now it has steadily become the norm in many high end smart/feature phones. AMOLED has broken itself into the market with promises which make LCD technologies seem like yesterdays news, but has it… [Read more…]
July 12, 2011
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