Over the weekend I discovered a power pack which had gone missing to an old Dell Latitude CPt notebook which dates to the pre-Y2K era. Back then, I used to work for an anti-virus start up called vCIS which operated out of the basement of the Software Spectrum building […]
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Intro Those of you who have been following this site for a while will know that I have a certain proclivity towards engineering sometimes complex home theatre configurations. Naturally, as an Architect and Software Engineer (former life) I’m a huge fan of continual improvement – and my home theatre experience […]
Hi All. I’ve long moved all my kit reviews over to the Lego Republic but I felt that this one deserved some presence here at Sanders Technology. Over the Father’s Day weekend, I assembled the following advanced Lego kit which is based on “The Tumbler” from the most recent Batman […]
Well, I’ve finally managed to assemble the dream – a proper work space for working on servers, workstations, laptops and the like. It’s been years since I’ve been in a position to put something together, but a few weeks ago I managed to finalize the installation. Aside from the home […]
It’s been over two years since my last foray into the murky waters of Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) 2.0 and it came past due for a return to claims-based authentication and federation. My previous journeys were somewhat chronicled here and here. This time around though, I’m going to be […]
Time for a little “off topic” content. Just after Christmas last year, I ponied up the cash to purchase a new turntable. The new equipment – made in England – is the Rega RP-1 and includes the RP-1 performance pack factory fitted, and I bought the “cool grey” finish. Because […]
I’m always a huge fan of the immersive gameplay experience, and the folks at Ubisoft are very, very good at it. Ubisoft are the name behind some of the most successful game franchises in recent memory, from Assassin’s Creed, Driver, Far Cry to the Tom Clancy series (Rainbow Six/Splinter Cell […]
As good technical people may tell you, a decent set of headphones can be the difference between a productive day and a really productive day behind the keyboard. Being able to zone into the task at hand is made so much easier by an immersive sound, and excellent acoustics. Over […]
Why hello gamers! Just had to write about these, frankly, awesome headsets which have just been released today. A friend and I have been waiting anxiously for over a month since we put our pre-orders in with EB Games last month at the Sydney gaming exhibition at Olympic Park. We […]
Those of you familiar with DVD technology may be aware of the region locking system imposed on consumers by content producers and manufacturers. Sadly, this practice continues with Blu-ray as corporations continue to shoe horn consumers into handy geographic regions. This continues to frustrate consumers who legitimately import authentic discs […]
Hi All, One of my hobbies is building sets of Lego®. I’ve been a fan ever since I was a little kid, and I’ve always been fond of putting together kits – the bigger, the better. Recently I published a new fan site – the Lego Republic. As an adult, […]
Hi Everyone. I don’t normally post many articles about sales and such, but if you’ve ready visited my Criterion Collection page; you’ll know I’m a bit of a collector. This morning an email popped into my inbox from Criterion Co concerning a very nice little sale currently on in-store and […]
Welcome back to ‘Adventures in Home Networking’ – Part 2. Recently, due to changes in our household, we were forced to consider making some physical changes to the way the house was set up. A decision was reached to move my home office into one of the bedrooms, so that […]
