Computer Mechanics, Computer Repairs Perth Western Australia

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Blogs for July 2010

  • The letter you write to staff when you sell your company to Amazon for $110M

    If ever you find yourself in this situation, don't take it too seriously.
    Thu, 01 Jul 2010

  • Hey, we're fixing iPhones & iPads...

    So when you drop it, scratch it, hang it or wet it, bring it around to our new premises at 75B Brewer Street, Perth. It's off Stirling Street, near Members Equity Stadium. Here's the map. We've set up a separate division called iCare and it's a full repair service for iPhones, iPads and anything else with an 'i' in front of it.
    Sun, 11 Jul 2010

  • Augmented reality toys

    Yeah, this stuff will never catch on ...  watch the video for a preview of the rest of your life.
    Sun, 11 Jul 2010

  • Pretty laptops

    Dell and Threadless combine here for striking laptop cases. Threadless is a great place to buy interesting tee shirts by the way. If you draw or design you can submit artwork and flog your own clothing. Tell your sister; she's REALLY talented.  Source.

    Mon, 12 Jul 2010

  • Man claims to own 84% of Facebook

    Article in WA Today today. Incidentally, Michael at Computer Mechanics owns 36% of Google and Min owns 42% of News Limited. 
    Tue, 13 Jul 2010

  • USB Typewriter

    Just because you can do something, doesn't mean you shouldn't not do it. Are you with me? Never mind; here is the USB Typewriter. It's expensive to ship one of these babies to Australia but there is a kit you can buy that lets you add your own typewriter.

    How cool is the one with the iPad? No-one in your street has that combination. Steampunk geeks rule.

    Fri, 16 Jul 2010

  • Lightning slowed down about 300 times

    Yep, looks different and a bit more sensible. Source.
    Mon, 26 Jul 2010

  • TRON

    With girls. And a father/son theme. Where have I seen that before? Here's the trailer. While we're at it, here are some cool motorbike helmets from the real world. Via Cool Hunting.
    Mon, 26 Jul 2010

  • The iOscars

    The iOscars is an Apple site that invites iPhone users to upload their videos and showcase the phone's capabilities. All the better when the new, better iPhone 4 arrives with its improved video facility. Hello? Are you there? Source.
    Mon, 26 Jul 2010

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Wed, 01 Sep 2010

Google Priority Inbox

Google's doing that thing they do again; improving their products. Gmail is introducing Priority Inbox, giving you the ability to automatically prioritise your email based on which emails you've previously read and/or replied to. If you need a web based email account, Gmail is the go.
Tue, 31 Aug 2010

The Arc Touch mouse

The rumoured new Microsoft Arc Touch mouse. Looks very sexy but not yet released. Funny comment on that blog: "I too have an encyclopaedic knowledge of the capabilities and limitations of yet to be released hardware."
Tue, 31 Aug 2010

Pretty desktops

Smashing Magazine invites designers to contribute monthly calendar designs that people can use as desktops on their PCs. Lots of elegant choices for September, though many designers seem confused about what season it is. Includes a number of Ramadan desktops for our Islamic readers.
Sat, 28 Aug 2010

MS Office GAME

Ribbon Hero is the Microsoft game that sneakily trains you in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote. Do challenges, compete, share on Facebook. No, we don't know why you'd want to share it on Facebook. But then we're not big on Farmville either. Versions of Officer earlier than 2007 won't handle it. You'll have to Read the Manual.
Tue, 24 Aug 2010

Laptop bags

Engadget U.S. reviews a range of the cheap and the fabulous laptop bags - in Australia, you can get Kata bags and the LowePro CompuPrimus at Quality Camera. The Case Logic Slimline ships from Deals Rebate but the Timbuk2 bags aren't available locally.  
Tue, 24 Aug 2010

3D laptop

Gamers! 1600 bucks gets you the latest in 3D laptopery. The Toshiba Satellite A665 comes with NVidia Active LCD Shutter Glasses. See, I don't even know what that is but it sounds SO GREAT.
Tue, 24 Aug 2010

Cheap eBook

The Laser eBook lets you listen to music while reading your eBook, is colour and has video. But it doesn't have wi-fi; you have to download your books to a PC first. $150. Cheap. Via The Australian. More.
Sun, 15 Aug 2010

Best Windows laptops

Electric Pig journos chose the Dell Studio 15, the HP Envy 15 (15 is big this year), the Samsung Q430 & 320 and the ASUS EeePC1201N as the best value laptops on the market. They're a UK site but all those models are available in Australia. You'll need to check the local prices of course.