Product Review

A review of a few products I use like my lg dvd hdd recorder and books and dvds

iBurst Wireless Internet – Review

Posted by on Apr 3, 2006 in Product Review | 6 comments

iBurst is a technology for delivering Mobile Wireless Broadband access to the Internet. Using this technology, you can, (in South Africa), get speeds of up to 1Mbps.I think iBurst is a really good technology, and the fact that it let’s you discard the landline is a perfect reason to use it. I have used iBurst for 6 months now, and have had approximately 1 hour total downtime. I would consider myself quite a heavy user, using it for VPN access into work, telnetting, ftp, and, of course, e-mail and internet access. Unnfortunately, though, iBurst seems to have shaped their network usage...

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My Wind Chimes

Posted by on Mar 15, 2006 in Product Review | 3 comments

I just have to tell you about my new favourite purchase: my Wind Chimes! These chimes are not your standard wooden chimes, or even the little “tinny” wind chimes. They are made from metal, and emit the purest, most relaxing sound I have ever heard from a chime.I bought these wind chimes from a place in the Drakensberg (in South Africa) and the lady that makes them DEFINITELY has a knack for this. She had about 30 – 40 different chimes in her shop, ranging from chimes that sounded like Big Ben (the clock) when the wind blew, to the bells in St. Pauls Cathedral in London....

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Linksys Wireless G Broadband Router – Review

Posted by on Feb 21, 2006 in Product Review | 2 comments

Setup a Wireless Network at HomeI am using iBurst as my broadband connection. This might not be the best solution for everyone (and might not even be a KNOWN solution for everyone reading this), but it DEFINITELY works like a charm for me. And, because of the fact that I have a wireless network at home, I also recommend using a laptop, so that you can browse the internet from anywhere in the house. A complete mobile solution. Anyway, here are the components for my wireless network at home:Wireless Broadband router – Linksys Wireless G Broadband Router Laptop – Dell...

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LG DVD Recorder RH7624W – Review

Posted by on Feb 16, 2006 in Product Review | 34 comments

I just thought I’d write a review on a product that I bought for Chirstmas. The LG DVD/HDD Recorder RH7624WThis is obviously not the BEST product on the market, but value for money, I would totally recommend it. Some of the features of this player are:250GB HDD DVD R/W CD R/W dts Digital Out Dolby Digital MP3, WMA and DivX TimeShift – Pausing and watching “live” TVIn my opinion, here are the Pros and Cons of this DVD Recorder: PROS:Cheap in comparison to almost any other DVD/HDD Recorder Has a LOT of space on the HDD for recording TV Can make copies of DVDs...

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