http://deanupton.com/blog What do you say when words are not enough? Fri, 16 Apr 2010 13:01:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My iPad has just arrived and as I unpack it I thought I'd jot down a few notes of my first impressions. It's smaller than I expected. Think US Legal size rather than A4. [caption id="attachment_113" align="alignright" width="225" caption="Web browser on iPad"][/caption] It's exquisitely engineered and exudes quality. The brushed aluminium back, crisp ... http://deanupton.com/blog/2010/04/ipad-first-impressions/ I often get asked what my favourite computer games of all time are. So as a somewhat active list, here they are for the record: [caption id="attachment_102" align="alignright" width="213" caption="Half Life 2"][/caption] Half Life Portal Call of Duty - Modern Warfare 2 Super Mario Galaxy (Wii) Command & Conquer Generals I have also really enjoyed (or been ... http://deanupton.com/blog/2010/02/favourite-games/ I've been trying to think why today's announcement of the Apple iPad has left many (including myself) feeling slightly underwhelmed. After all, this is a radical new product from a company famed for innovation. [caption id="attachment_91" align="alignright" width="247" caption="Apple iPad"][/caption] Firstly, the device was the worst kept secret in Apple's recent history. ... http://deanupton.com/blog/2010/01/apple-ipad-first-thoughts/ My office buddy (Paul) and I recently changed the brake fluid in his car. While trying to remove one of the wheels we discovered that the locking wheel nut was extremely tight and we severely damaged it in the process of trying to remove it. Normally, the nut looks like this: The ... http://deanupton.com/blog/2009/11/locking-wheel-nut-removed/ Four weeks ago, on the same day, the Nokia N97 and Apple iPhone 3GS were launched. I went out that day to buy one of them. In Part One I describe why I chose iPhone, and in Part Two what I think 4 weeks on. Being a former Mac advocate, I ... http://deanupton.com/blog/2009/07/iphone-1-month-on-part-one/ One downside I listed against iPhone was that it's only available connected to O2. Given the choice, I would have connected with Vodafone for one, simple reason - data. As such, I came up with a solution for geting the best of both worlds, using my iPhone on O2 and ... http://deanupton.com/blog/2009/07/trick-iphone-onto-vodafones-data-network/