tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26372586115750651042024-03-22T12:21:39.231+10:00A Tech WitnessMusings and discussions on my experiences of interesting technology.AnthXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05348690849394693516noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637258611575065104.post-28134840531978007792017-08-30T10:00:00.000+10:002019-12-13T10:57:02.157+10:00Another week without cellular data!A few weeks ago I ended up turning off cellular data again to try to improve my productivity and increase my attention span. I began on a Tuesday I think but kept forgetting to blog about it until today. Here are my thoughts from during the experiment, edited for coherence.
This time, I've included a random selection of HDR images I've taken of varying quality :P
Tuesday
Read more of Idiot AnthXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05348690849394693516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637258611575065104.post-61193687975100088092016-12-05T07:33:00.000+10:002016-12-06T11:27:05.675+10:00Android App Review - Fuelio+Fuelio is a great utility app available on Android for logging your car fuel consumption and other costs such as insurance, repairs and maintenance. The app was so popular and well loved it was acquired in March 2015 by navigation app company Sygic. Pleasantly the Sygic has allowed the original developer Adrian Kajda to continue with development and product management rather thanAnthXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05348690849394693516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637258611575065104.post-22677637705866026702016-08-31T22:56:00.002+10:002016-09-01T09:38:17.644+10:00A week without 3G - Day 7!I guess that's a week now! My experiment is nearly over, of course I could continue crux of the matter. Though now I'm pretty used to it so I don't actually think I will. Maybe I'll cut back on this blogs though now at least.
Following is my Note from today (notes from the day in italics, in-place amendments in normal script):
Day 6
On the bus in, I switched to The Seven Habits of Highly AnthXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05348690849394693516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637258611575065104.post-12291121044126052172016-08-30T22:59:00.000+10:002016-09-01T09:38:33.218+10:00A week without 3G - Day 6I'm getting pretty good at this no 3G thing! 6 days into the experiment and I only had to turn on 3G once because the Wi-Fi was playing up and I wanted to catch up on a chat. I'm not really going to count it because I would have used Wi-Fi anyway, but thought I'd be honest on here.
Again, on the bus I got more reading and thinking done!
My Facebook and Reddit addiction is waning too now.
AnthXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05348690849394693516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637258611575065104.post-51195702858762595482016-08-29T22:45:00.001+10:002016-09-01T09:38:44.041+10:00A week without 3G - Day 5This dairy is getting boring because there isn't news today. My experiment to turn off 3G and document its effect continues and now I'm almost used to it. I've got some more bus routes sorted out, the only time I had to turn on 3G again was to receive an MMS (I turned it off afterwards).
Again, on the train, I read some saved articles on Pocket. I had no real reason to check Facebook or anythingAnthXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05348690849394693516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637258611575065104.post-11896953263729057682016-08-28T21:25:00.000+10:002016-09-01T09:39:28.734+10:00A week without 3G - Day 4Has it been 4 days of this experiment already!? So it has. (My experiment to see how my life is affected without the use of 3G internet on my phone and in what cases I'm forced to turn it back on.) (No notes taken during the day, this time since there was nothing to note down. Of course an unrelated picture for fun too.)
Again, today I was mostly at the coding event again, and again with AnthXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05348690849394693516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637258611575065104.post-18563239407659682052016-08-27T23:27:00.001+10:002016-09-01T09:39:41.420+10:00A Week Without 3G - Day 3Continuing my experiment still, today wasn't much a problem without 3G (I took notes throughout the day when I had to turn 3G data back on or what I did instead):
Day 3
I was at a coding event today I haven't had to turn on 3G at all to check any timetables or anything. Once though, my friend sent me an MMS so I to turn on the carrier data to receive it. The rest of the day I was busy coding or AnthXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05348690849394693516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637258611575065104.post-55447253374996853152016-08-26T22:10:00.000+10:002016-09-01T09:39:53.954+10:00A Week Without 3G - Day 2Following on from yesterday's post, I'm documenting my experiences in trying to leave 3G data off for as much as possible. I'm taking notes throughout the day on my phone of what I do instead of using 3G data or when and why I had to turn it on (e.g. need to check a timetable or map or expecting a message.)
Day 2 26/08/2016
On the bus in to work I read an article about what happens when you get AnthXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05348690849394693516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637258611575065104.post-12607615707879958012016-08-25T21:42:00.002+10:002016-09-01T09:40:12.266+10:00A Week Without 3G .... And Day 1I've decided to start an experiment, where I'll attempt to turn off 3G data on my phone (in software) and document the experience - How I felt, if I could resist turning it back on or why (what happened), how does it impact my life?
To help keep things in perspective I'm taking notes throughout the day of what happens when I do or don't use 3G data. I'm allowing myself to use Wi-Fi if available AnthXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05348690849394693516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637258611575065104.post-61075686075074678812015-10-09T22:35:00.003+10:002015-10-09T22:35:40.719+10:00Live Blogging Nexus 5 Marshmellow Upgrade2151: I push Restart and Install. It then restarts to the Android updating screen.
2158: It's still showing the Installing System Update animation.
2159: It just vibrated and restarted. It's now showing this awesome flower and dots animation.
Video from Android Police.
2201: It's now optimising my apps. Up to now the process has gone surprisingly fast. Though usually, this app optimising AnthXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05348690849394693516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637258611575065104.post-20502507256732537202015-08-17T20:14:00.003+10:002015-08-26T19:38:31.263+10:00Windows 10 "Unboxing"!I upgraded to Windows 10 - it's free and it sounded good from what I've heard. Watch the installer in pictures if that's your thing.
After release, Microsoft started popping up ads for Windows 10 inside the upgrade tool icon from before release.
Clicking that brings up this screen.
Hamburger button. Which has the same options as if you just press the arrows as below.
AnthXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05348690849394693516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637258611575065104.post-45703646450483055082015-08-15T01:08:00.000+10:002015-08-26T22:13:25.604+10:00Storytelling in The Witcher: Wild Hunt - an analysis of the series so far.After having played a further several hours of The Witcher 3, I have encountered much more story elements. I should add that while I have tried to avoid any story spoilers (just a few minor game play elements) for the Witcher 3, if you want a completely new and surprising experience, until you play the game for the first time, you may want to avoid this.
Taking Control
In the Witcher 2: AnthXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05348690849394693516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637258611575065104.post-47139220924447676362015-06-12T23:46:00.001+10:002015-08-28T09:38:33.032+10:00The Witcher: Wild HuntFirst up: The game runs and is playable on an nVidia 560 TI! For all the hype and articles suggesting it wouldn't run or needs an nVidia GeForce GTX 660 to play, the game runs! And it looks gorgeous.
Launch
Yay! You can skip the splash screens!
Oooh Pretty!
CDPR! Cześć Hello!
Then the game goes through a short video (again in their graphic novel style from Witcher 2), AnthXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05348690849394693516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637258611575065104.post-91640420794317133122015-05-20T19:18:00.002+10:002015-08-28T09:39:47.097+10:00The Witcher 3 - Installer!
Witcher 3 Digital Download Unboxing!
I thought I'd do an installer review, just for fun.
English! I choose you!
Simple, but it looks typographically designed.
Let's check the file integrity! I like how it shows the successful steps in green.
They have these human readable summaries in a slightly larger font, but have the lawyer speak below still.
AnthXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05348690849394693516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637258611575065104.post-79152294207788425802015-03-21T14:06:00.000+10:002015-03-21T14:18:04.458+10:00Streaming Adventures Recently I've been experimenting with Steam's In Home Streaming and Big Picture mode.
I have a spare Mac Book Pro and Steam is available for Mac OSx now, so I thought I'd try it out. (Truth be told, it's been available for some time but this story will go beyond that.)
Valve recently released a new technology, In Home Streaming designed to allow gamers to play games even on platforms where AnthXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05348690849394693516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637258611575065104.post-41900462230141124582014-10-12T20:47:00.000+10:002014-10-12T21:00:37.629+10:00The Witcher 2. Finished.So, I've finished The Witcher 2 - Assassins of Kings, in only about 3 months instead of the 2 to 3 years that the first game took (of course, there were large breaks during that time where I was not gaming or playing other games). The Witcher 2 took about 40 - 43 hours of play time which puts it quite close to the developers' estimate of 40 hours. In those 3 months of Witcher 2 I probably only AnthXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05348690849394693516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637258611575065104.post-12018199931813963182014-07-02T18:07:00.002+10:002015-04-27T22:52:32.231+10:00Witching Thoughts - Post Game thoughts on The WitcherSo, I finally completed The Witcher by CD Projekt RED. It probably took me at least 90-100 hours for the main game. These statistics came from my Xfire profile and ManicTime time tracker for PC.
http://www.significant-bits.com/witcher-and-fisstech
Favourite game play elements:
Click to move if you are lazy.
Witcher attack styles.
Drinking alcohol makes you drunk.
Combining potions AnthXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05348690849394693516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637258611575065104.post-91423394105453549202013-11-24T22:23:00.002+10:002013-11-24T22:23:48.218+10:00Game Review: Extreme Forklifting
Extreme Forklifting is Android game for tablets and phones where you can drive a forklift (who'd have thought) in a third person view.
Though it uses virtual joystick type controls, I've found it easier to control with practice than first person shooters. Probably though that's because this game only has speed and direction control.
The steering wheel is on the left AnthXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05348690849394693516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637258611575065104.post-36246697862213522192010-11-11T08:37:00.001+10:002010-11-11T08:40:19.225+10:00MacBook Pro and Mac OSX Love+HateMacBook ProLoveThe Long battery is quite nice - I seem to get the 7 hours I should, though I haven't ran it on battery for that time in the one session.I really like the nice shape - it's good how it doesn't look like other laptops.I love how it's so thin and on top of that it's the same thickness along the whole deceive so it fits in satchels easier.LikeI like how the base doesn't seem get too AnthXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05348690849394693516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637258611575065104.post-88821404254440961012010-10-18T22:20:00.001+10:002010-10-18T22:20:16.794+10:00MacBook Pro unboxing!My custom MacBook Pro finally arrived yesterday, so I was able to pick it up today. I ordered a 15” MBP with anti-glare screen which also became higher res (the anti-glare was only available in high res). So of course, I took photos of it while I was unpacking it and setting it up. (spoiler saves if you are buying one…) (spoiler saves if you are buying one…) (spoiler saves if you are buying AnthXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05348690849394693516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637258611575065104.post-63382894602521367842010-10-10T13:48:00.001+10:002010-10-10T13:48:42.471+10:00Naked iRiver x20I decided to take apart my old iRiver x20 to see if I could make the jog-dial work properly again, otherwise I’d just take it to the electronics recycling centre, or give it away for parts to electronics friends. The back comes off anyway so you can replace the battery. (Wow, a replaceable battery, what will they think of next)     Just a matter of prying the top open along AnthXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05348690849394693516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637258611575065104.post-1501252395821434312010-06-26T11:59:00.001+10:002010-06-26T12:10:59.459+10:00iPod Touch 3G iOS 4 Install10:03 – I click Update (after already having downloaded it.) Here, it does stuff and disconnects it and reconnects it. [photo] It’s now 10:10 AM iTunes is backing up… ? 10:11 and iPod is restarting. Now it’s at the passcode screen. iTunes is optimising all my photos again. And Syncing 10:12 10:17, still syncing and optimising. Why does it have to AnthXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05348690849394693516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637258611575065104.post-71663987577385101282010-06-19T00:48:00.001+10:002010-06-19T00:48:16.761+10:00Things I’m most looking forward to in iOS 4Multitasking Support I know this is one of the main items everyone keeps mentioning, but I look forward to it so I can change apps without loosing where I’m up to, if all I want to do is check something else quickly.  I do hope though that you can change the action to swap to say hold-for-1.5-seconds, as I think it’s too easy to miss the double tap on the home key and exit. (Further readingAnthXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05348690849394693516noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637258611575065104.post-6727855584665697302010-05-22T10:04:00.001+10:002010-05-22T10:04:37.607+10:0011 daysWell, “Retyping” my product key didn’t work. Not that I expected it to. AnthXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05348690849394693516noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637258611575065104.post-75938524522447263312010-05-19T21:45:00.001+10:002010-05-19T21:45:06.391+10:00Activate?This little gem popped up tonight. I’m not quite sure how activating the Release Candidate is going to work though. Oddly, typing in the product key actually worked. (Forgot to take a screenshot though.) Who knows what it achieved though… AnthXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05348690849394693516noreply@blogger.com0