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Background I recently came across a problems with my MacBooks fan which caused it to stop working. I’ve just ordered a replacement, but in the meantime I’m using the MacBook passively cooled, with surprising results. Here’s what I’ve found so far, hopefully it would be useful if you’re thinking about tinkering with your cooling system […]
February 16, 2013
Most Applications for OSX behave politely in the background, sitting idle and consuming very little CPU time. There is the exception however which continue to use CPU even while in the background and seemingly doing nothing. Not only are these applications reducing performance of foreground tasks, but the additional workload also reduces battery life and […]
January 18, 2013
It is not uncommon to carry a phone, tablet and laptop when out and about. Each form factor has it’s own uses and limitations, and if you want all devices to be constantly connected, this usually involves forking out on multiple data plans. Of course, there are ways around this allowing you to keep many […]
January 4, 2013
After recently receiving a grand spanking new 500GB Samsung SSD 840, I thought it was about time to give it a spin (no pun intended) in an ageing 2010 MacBook Pro 13″. The bulk of this review is written around OSX, and I won’t focus too much on performance, as my MacBook Pro only supports […]
December 15, 2012
What You Think Happens So you’ve got a confidential, secretive or naughty (dare I say it) file you wish to delete from your computer. You go on and right click, then press delete, after which you Empty the Recycle Bin (or “Trash” for Mac Users). The file is now gone forever and nobody would ever […]
July 11, 2012
I’ve had my 2010 13″ MacBook Pro for 2 and have written one review. Now I think it’s time for the second review, this time with a bit more info on how it holds up to everyday life, and it’s future as a viable workhorse notebook. Display Even after 2 years of it’s release, the […]
June 13, 2012
Apple had a slew of announcements at this years 2011 WWDC, and with that out of the way, I can start being picky about Apple’s choices, and the next generation “Retina” MacBook Pro seems like a good place to start. The Bezel One thing I admired about the “old” MacBook Pro’s design was the even […]
January 2, 2012
It wasn’t long ago when 500GB 2.5″ hard drives were finally available in the more palatable 9.5mm height. Fast forward 2 years and the first 1TB drives of 9.5mm height are available to the consumer. In just 2 years, the maximum available capacity has increased two fold, and price/weight and size have stayed the same. […]
December 31, 2011
December 19, 2011
Looking at the MBP 13, you can see that a lot of careful thought has gone into designing the chassis, and it has been so successful that the main unibody design hasn’t changed since 2008 when it was first released. Cooling is possibly the most important factor in x86 mobile devices. Cramming ~35 watt components […]
October 22, 2011
Build Quality and Design The first thing you would think when you pick up the Ace is how light it is. The plastic construction and thin back cover weigh much less than the equivalent metal counterpart. Design wise the Galaxy Ace is one of the best looking budget Android phones out there. The front of […]
September 14, 2011
Mission Control is one of the major features of Lion, and to take full advantage of it, you need all your frequently used applications open. Apple is also encouraging users of Macs to use their computers much like iOS devices, i.e. just concentrating on the task at hand and allowing the OS to handle memory […]
July 21, 2011
WORKING LINK - ENJOY! (UPDATED 05/02/13) Why Doesn’t it work? Ever wonder why OSX Lion is such a small download compared to previous versions? Mac OS versions tend to be around 7GB in size, Lion is only 3.45GB. The secret here is that Lion only contains critical features and applications, anything else such as Flash and […]
July 12, 2011
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 […]
July 8, 2011
It’s Splurgebook’s 100th post, so I thought I might as well make it something different. Enjoy!
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 […]
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 […]
March 25, 2013
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