The more things change the more things stay the same. 20 years in and I still have to restart my computer for an update to some blogging software?

Several hours later I performed a hard reset and the phone was working again. Why did it crash? Who knows. I’m running official software (no jailbreak here) no updates are available and the only hard-core thing I had done with the phone all day was make a phone call!

I hope this doesn’t become a common occurrence with the new device.

That said, I do really like the phone, the screen and it’s revised camera. But if the phone becomes completely unresponsive it really fails at it’s primary purpose.

Whilst I have heard of the Apple battery charger, it has recently come to my attention due to a staff request for one at work.

I have heard on the TWIT podcasts that the batteries included with the Apple battery charger are actually the same chemical make-up as the Sanyo Eneloop batteries. These batteries can retain 80 percent of their charged capacity and potentially last for up to 10 years of service life.

Whilst people could just go out and buy any rechargeable batteries I think it is good there is now an option for those who will only buy products branded with a fruity label.

White models of Apple’s new iPhone® 4 have proven more challenging to manufacture than expected, and as a result they will not be available until the second half of July. The availability of the more popular iPhone 4 black models is not affected.

As far as I am aware there isn’t a current official statement on the availability of the 4th generation iPhone in Australia. Phone carriers are all suggesting that it will be ‘coming soon’…

37signals has released an iPad app called Draft. It is quite simple in design but by not trying to do too much it actually seems quite handy for knocking out design sketches. The price of $9.99 feels like a bit of a stretch though.

Derek Powazek has posted some photos taken from his iPhone 4 on his blog. I’ve been quite happy with some of the photos I’ve taken with my iPhone 3G, so the improved camera is going to be very handy for me.

The iPhone 4 is the first decent mobile camera I’ve ever owned. I’m just stunned by the image quality.

Just look at the detail and clarity. I’ve owned digital cameras that took crappier photos.

And finally elgato sent me an email this morning regarding a limited time feature they have on offer for their eyeTV product. Obviously someone working in the company got sick of the Vuvuzela’s used during the FIFA World Cup and they have added a filter option to specifically remove the buzz from the horns.

A special edition of EyeTV 3.4 software is available during the 2010 FIFA World Cup that offers a new feature called the “Vuvuzela Filter”. This filter gives you the option to dampen the buzz of vuvuzela horns in the stadium during live TV broadcasts; it can be quickly switched on and off at any time during the game. To use the filter, control click to bring up the contextual menu in EyeTV.

Click here for a quick demonstration of the Vuvuzela Filter in action.

The Vuvuzela Filter is available in EyeTV for a limited time only, and will disappear with the next software update – after the 2010 FIFA World Cup is over.

(Well obviously June at the WWDC)

I may try to use the 1.8L MX5 DIYPNP maps but I plan to double check these settings against the known base settings for the 1990-1993 B6 engine.

I am lending my old Dell to a computerless friend who is currently in need, and Linux was a bit daunting for them. I thought I’d try Windows 7 32bit as it seems to run just fine on my Intel Atom machine.

To be brief I’m stunned with the performance. A near flawless install (except for a XP networking driver I pulled from the Dell site). Sure it’s not the full aero experience but none-the-less a hugely impressive performance for a machine that is around 8 years old!

This has been confirmed as a tweet from the Microsoft team and on their blog.

At work I seem to be getting a reputation of being a ‘Mac guy’ because I have decent OsX knowledge but in reality I like to have a go at all the current operating systems and I certainly like to explore technology.

I have had the Windows 7 RC1 running on a home machine for a while now and I am considering installing it on a netbook as I’ve heard it works quite well with the Atom processor.

Windows 7 already seems fairly polished with only the occasional driver issue presenting itself. Microsoft have managed to get 7 in better shape than Vista in a fairly short timeframe and I think this will be a successful launch for them despite the economic conditions.

If you haven’t already tried Windows 7 I recommend downloading it and giving it a chance.

We had decided that electric motorcycles would be the future but thought it would be odd being propelled through the forest on a quietly humming steed.

That was going on ten years ago now, I haven’t had my TT600R for going on eight years now and I don’t even live in Coffs Harbour anymore. I happened across a youtube video of an Electric motorcross bike in use (ignore the hooliganism) and looking carefully at the video I saw a website address across the bike Quantya.com. Apparently our dream of the future is a reality and you can buy electric motorcross (and road registerable) motorbikes across the world – just not in Australia.

It seems like such an excellent idea to me and I can’t wait to see what electric vehicles the world has to offer in the near future.

I’ll finish up with a promotional video for the Quantya.