Get Ready for the Easter Sales!

It’s Easter weekend and the sales are in full swing. If you’re looking for something, check out the sales from Electronic Arts, Full Fat, Pik Pol and others. There’s plenty to be had this weekend so break open that wallet and go crazy! Personally I’m going for Zombie Flick and Flick Kick Rugby.

AirDisk Pro gets update and jumps to $1.99

I knew it would happen, the price of AirDisk Pro is already on the ride. I grabbed this app for $0.99 and think it’s fantastic for quickly getting docs and photos onto the iPad or iPhone. But, 99 cent apps don’t last forever and AirDisk Pro is going up in price. If you haven’t grabbed a copy you better get a move on. Like a lot of other great apps, GoodReader, these introductory prices don’t last forever and once the word gets out, the price goes up and stays there. I grabbed GoodReader when it was $0.99 and use that app all the time. I made several posts about it and then watched as the price crept up to $4.99; the same price it is today. And GoodReader has been a wonderful investment. Plus, AirDisk Pro and GoodReader beautifully together. I’m sure you’ve got a few extra coins lying around in the couch. Round them up and grab this app. […]

The Kindle Fire, long use review

With the iPad 3 (that’s what I’m calling it) out about town and other tablets hitting the streets, I’ve been asked quite a few times what I think of my Kindle Fire and am I still happy with the original iPad. As far as the iPad goes, I’ve never had a complaint. The software selection is amazing, the prices are usually very good (if not, wait for a sale and ask yourself if that app isn’t really worth the price of a Starbuck’s coffe), the crashes have been extremely rare, the updates haven’t caused me any problems and I’ve never regretted having one. I think the iPad is a fantastic accessory and jumping to the iPad 3 would be wonderful, but I simply can’t justify the price. I don’t feel the original is slow, I’m very happy with the graphics and reading capabilities and keep it with me all the time. Do I think the iPad 3 is worth it? […]

Converting A Physical Hard Drive To A Virtual Hard Disk

At first glance the project seemed easy – clone the physical hard drive inside a server and restore it into VirtualBox so as to use the virtual copy. Turns out, it doesn’t work the way I envisioned it in my head. All the latest software made promises of one-click cloning and on the fly conversion to VHD. But in the end, after three days of trying, I’m scrapping this project. I just can’t seem to get it to work. I tried using the latest software like O&O DiskImage 6, which listed VHD as one of the output formats. Well, it outputs to VHD alright, but that image doesn’t load. I cloned the drive without incident, but for the life of me I can’t that server to boot in a virtual environment. I created a VHD, I restored to a new VDI, I installed a new OS and tried the restore from there, I used a boot CD and restored from […]

The Bard’s Tale on sale – $1.99

Downloading The Bard’s Tale for iPad, all 1.34GB of it. You know, I don’t actually recall playing this game back when it came out in the 80s. I remember playing Ultima II, III, and IV for weeks on end and can only hope that gets an iOS makeover too. I remember The Bard’s Tale being all the rage, so I’m anxious to get it downloaded and get on with the smiting. A dollar says I fall down a ladder or something within the first 10 minutes. My fondness for 80s D&D is all coming back to me!