Computer Mechanics - Blog

The iOscars

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:53:07 +0800

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.

TRON

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:44:36 +0800

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.

Lightning slowed down about 300 times

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:42:37 +0800

Yep, looks different and a bit more sensible. Source.

USB Typewriter

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 20:44:54 +0800

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.

Man claims to own 84% of Facebook

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:34:58 +0800

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

Pretty laptops

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 01:10:15 +0800

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.

Augmented reality toys

Sun, 11 Jul 2010 23:56:30 +0800

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

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

Sun, 11 Jul 2010 23:20:49 +0800

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.

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

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 21:47:29 +0800

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

True story from a distraught customer

Sat, 26 Jun 2010 22:58:52 +0800

A customer rang last week asking about a new screen for her laptop. 'What happened?', asked Garry. The lady said she was worried her small children would damage the laptop so she hid it from them, under the mattress of her bed.

You know how kids love to jump on the beds?

Next big thing

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:27:35 +0800

If this is not the next big thing in screen technology I'm a monkey's father's brother. Type 50 words a minute on a phone: SWYPE.

National security changes all made clear

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:08:36 +0800

The Government is moving responsibility for Australian cyber security in-house; taking principal responsibility away from the Qld Uni/private companies AusCert and giving it to the Attorney General's Department, renaming it CERT.

A fine piece of Rudd-speak at the announcement: "CERT represents the fulcrum of the business-government partnership on cyber security by providing business, for the first time, with a single point of contact with the government for (threat) information." Here at Computer Mechanics we like to think of ourselves as the fulcrum of the client-computer repair business partnership. In an integrated, single point of contact kind of way.

Advice for people contemplating a PhD

Sun, 06 Jun 2010 12:39:35 +0800

Me; I just like the idea of being called Doctor without having to dissect animals. Advice.

The iPad as an eBook

Sun, 06 Jun 2010 12:19:55 +0800

Kathryn Greenhill, one of our Perth's digital adventurers reviews the iPad; looking critically at its core functionality; being a book.

Apple vs Microsoft

Fri, 28 May 2010 14:19:11 +0800

In case you missed it and care, Apple Inc. is now a larger company than Microsoft. Any second now Steve Jobs is going to give it all up for charity. Article.

Computer Mechanics to service iPads

Fri, 21 May 2010 23:50:42 +0800

iPads reach Australia on May 28th and demand has been 'off the charts'. Computer Mechanics will be servicing iPads; not that anything is ever likely to go wrong with one. Some analysts say that in the US, Apple are now selling more iPads than Macs. Which is fine, because Macs are about the only thing with a CPU that we don't repair.

Steampunk jewellery

Thu, 13 May 2010 23:36:29 +0800

For the girl who has everything and likes arachnids.

10% of US youths think it's OK to text while having sex

Thu, 06 May 2010 17:23:36 +0800

Not shocked. Not even smiling. Source.

From the Tremendous News blog

Wed, 05 May 2010 23:14:09 +0800

10 Ways Parents Can Humiliate Their Children on Facebook. Get out there and do it. Thank you, Computer Mechanics.