In recognition of international talk like a pirate day I shall be wandering up and down the Mile End Road with a plastic carrier bag, accosting all and sundry saying only “DVDs?”
Category Archives: geeking
Apple batteries and Virgin Atlantic
I see from Slashdot reports that Virgin Atlantic are banning all Apple and Dell batteries due to potential fire hazards. The fact it is the Sony made batteries that exhibit this fault, and are found in many other laptops besides those made by Apple and Dell seems to have been ignored. At the second security …
Apple battery recall
I’ve switched off my G4 Powerbook for the first time in about 6 months to pull the battery and see if I’m eligible for a new one under the Apple battery recall program. I was rather hoping I was, because battery life on the laptop is now down to about 45 min. A shiny new …
Labels
With the news that 10,000 bags have been misplaced at airports since the start of the terror alert, you may be wishing for a simple, easy way to make sure your bags do not get lost. I suggest you label your luggage with these attractive stickers:
States of matter and security
For the first time an entire state of matter has now been declared a security risk, a handy cut out and keep chart annotated with the various alert levels can be found here. via pharyngula