Archive for the ‘Cool Kit’ Category
Review: Panasonic DMC-LX3 Digital Camera
Panasonic DMC-LX3 compact digital camera.
f/2.0 lens, tiny size, great low light capability.
Nice.
Un-Jailbreaking – “Re-virginising” the iPhone 3G
iPhone Hacks has a great guide to re-virginising the iPhone 3G – http://www.iphonehacks.com/2008/10/virginizeiphone.html.
Main points reposted here because the internet is a fickle beast.
Apologies to iPhoneHacks if they’re not impressed with the re-post of their guide; if so, please contact me.
Step-By-Step Guide to ReVirginize or Restore iPhone
One of the most commonly asked questions by iPhone users [...]
Review: Ikea High Chair (‘Antilop’)
We’ve had a few high chairs, mainly rather fancy ones with all sorts of cushioning, padding, adjustable bits and the like. I’m a bit a a sucker for adjustable bits, so you’d think that I’d be all for ‘em in a kids high chair.
Nope.
It may have been mentioned before that our kids are ‘enthusiastic’ eaters; the [...]
Arc-AAA Torch / Flashlight
The Arc-AAA is a rather useful, bright, small LED torch.
I suggest you buy one.
Jailbreaking the iPhone 3G – Part 2 – iPhone Firmware 2.2.1 / OS X 10.5.6
Success!
I now have a jailbroken iPhone 3G, running firmware 2.2.1.
Thanks to Apple’s update to firmware 2.2.1, and the Dev Team’s update of PwnageTool, along with some good instructions of how to get around the 10.5.6 no-DFU problem.
Jailbreaking the iPhone 3G – Part 1 – iPhone Firmware 2.2 / OS X 10.5.6
Where I try to jailbreak my iPhone 3G from Apple’s 2.2 firmware, using a Mac upgraded to the latest OS X 10.5.6.
And I fail, multiple times, for a number of reasons.
Review: Ikea Stove / Cooktop Guard
This?
Excellent. Highly recommended.
It’s the Ikea “Patrull” Stove / Cooktop Guard, and it’s quite useful in stopping little hands from grabbing for saucepan handles and the like.
Stainless steel, adjustable width, two small screws into benchtop (one each at the extreme rear of each of the side wings).
~AU$30 a couple of years ago, quoted in 2009 USA Ikea [...]