OT: Technology and Geek Stuff Thread

[Tony G]

Actually that's a much better price than they paid. They got theirs back when it was just on the infomercials and paid about $120 for it.

[Marko69]

Or pipe the exhaust higher maybe? I've never heard of boiler exhaust close to the ground. Did the nice man trying to save your life mention the clearance required? How much do you have?

Nice man trying to save my life? Definitely not Tony. This punk was out for brownie points. It's not my place. The gas authority was called out for a valve that was fitted wrong. I got called along to take a look..... I fixed the valve then called the guy back out. He then actively went looking for things to condemn. This exhaust is 265mm from the concrete....., it must be 300mm. I asked him straight, "are you fucking serious?" Thought it was an early April fool. The boiler is in a basement, high on the wall so that the flue exhaust can go out near ground level, and it flues onto a piece of waste ground. There was no where else these tenants could put it, and the boiler is as high as possible to comply with inside clearances. I've put a price in to add more exhaust pipe outside and up the wall, but it's about 50 feet. Gonnae cost near on two thousand quid. All for the sake of 35mm? He wasn't trying to save anybodies life....., he was just being a dick. I don't even think the clients can afford it.

[Adamantine]

You old ass PSX probably got cooked in the attic. The freezing temperature probably didn't cause it any harm (the uber crazy computer geeks use liquid nitrogen to cool CPU's for short periods of time for performance purposes) but the hot temperature probably wasn't good for it, especially if it got above 122F up there for long periods of time. Most electronics that are not military grade will not fare well at that kind of temperature.

[Sweatpants Murphy]

Just wondering if there is a supported mobile app (tapatalk and the like) for this forum. I'd like to view the forum without having to zoom in and out of the full site on my Epic :D

[-Deborah-]

I used to have a mobile theme installed but it was kind of buggy so I removed it. I'll look for a replacement some time when I get the chance.

Meanwhile, as to an actual mobile app:

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/content.php/332-vBulletin-Mobile-FAQ

[Forsh]

Bugger me! I've been back and forth about which (if any at this time) phone to get, since my old one is getting iffy and my plan is up for renewal. Final 2 current options with my carrier (which I'd prefer to stick with) are:

Samsung/Google Nexus S

or

Apple iPhone4

... alternatively, I could wait if that's a better option (iPhone 5, but who knows when??)

Why did I not think of this thread for advice in the first place? Opinions appreciated, thanks.

pANDs, as far as I can tell so far, the iPhone has better screen resolution (HD-type) and seems to be built more solidly ... while from everything I've heard, Android's (Nexus S) advantages are that it's much more open-sourced, has a bit better contrast/color and also seems to feel a bit more comfy, haha.

[LionsFanInJapan]

I'm just waiting for the iphone 5 unless my carrier decides to start selling the Windows Phone 7...more of my students are getting the android phones, and they all seem to like them though.

[-Deborah-]

I'm supposed to get a Windows phone for work soon, I think that will be fun. I am still pretty happy with my Blackberry though.

The iPhone is awesome and I don't think you'll be unhappy with it. Can't comment on your other choice, though. You might want to compare data/voice plans and app costs to help decide.

[LionsFanInJapan]

I'm not sure if anyone is carrying the WP7 here in Japan yet. Would be great if you could report back after you get yours, Deb.

I should say I'm using the iPhone 3G. I've had it for about 2 1/2 years now, and I've had good luck with it. It's even kept working after the inside got a bunch of water in it when I was riding home in a monsoon last year (after it dried out of course, but I was literally shaking water out from the inside of it).

I'm hoping they release the iphone 5 in June/July like they usually do. I figure it's easier just to wait at this point rather than kicking myself in a few months when the new one comes out.

[Tony G]

Why did I not think of this thread for advice in the first place? Opinions appreciated, thanks.

My plan is up in August but Verizon is trying to get me to upgrade now. I'm holding out for more 4G choices on the network. I'll look at the I but so far I have been very happy with my original Droid. Either way, holding on for more choices now.

I like the idea of the phone being plugged now that has the ability to plug into a full sized keyboard. Unfortunately I can't imagine battery life is going to be good on a lot of the new ones due to the power requirements.

[Coop]

"4g" is really a misnomer right now - no carrier has the infrastructure in place yet, and even when that does happen it will likely get rolled out like 3G - first in major metropolitan cities and then the rest.

Android is Apple's biggest competitor - I'm not saying they've built the better mousetrap but certainly giving Apple a good run for the money so to speak.

Iphone 5 looks to be pushed back b/c of the recent Verizon launch, but that's still rumor right now. My guess is iphone 5 will be like the 3gs - faster processor, hard to say what else but not the solid upgrade that the 4 is.

Have the 4 running on tmobile and am quite happy. Now I can only hope the FCC shoots down the death star acquisition.

[Tony G]

Yep, I think 4G LTE is only 35% of what full 4G should be but it's a fair bit ahead of the rest so far

[THE STEE]

am looking to buy a single reflex digital camera before the fall. Anybody have any favs? Islair?

[Tony G]

What's your budget and what do you plan to use it for? Planning on getting lenses also? Depending on your use, the higher end ultra-zooms offer a good alternative to lugging around a lens case. Now if you are serious about your pics then it's hard to beat an SLR style digital

[Panoptes]

am looking to buy a single reflex digital camera before the fall. Anybody have any favs? Islair?

STEE,

Whatever you decide to buy, do yourself a favor and at least give www.BuyDig.com a chance to make the sale to you.

I had a flawless, low priced purchase of my Nikon D-90 and expensive lens through them.

Also, if you do buy on-line, be sure to check feedback on the store via http://www.resellerratings.com.