Posts
2014
XPS 15 Update
· Reading time: ~2 minute(s) (268 words)I’ve had the XPS 15 for a few weeks now (well, actually it’s only a fortnight off 2 months!), and I’m still very impressed with it as a full package. The build quality is excellent,... (continue reading)
Ribbon in .NET 4.5 using WPF and MVVM
· Reading time: ~2 minute(s) (243 words)I’ve been spending some time recently to learn WPF a bit better including the MVVM pattern to encourage the separation of concerns between the view and the logic behind it.
It’s been a... (continue reading)
Dell XPS 15
· Reading time: ~2 minute(s) (351 words)It’s finally arrived!
I was getting to the point of wondering if it would ever get here or if it would stay in the limbo land between the factory and the courier in the UK.
I’ve had it a... (continue reading)
Dell's Informative Delivery Service
· Reading time: ~2 minute(s) (297 words)OK, so I’m not alone here. I finally decided on an XPS 15 and ordered it 10 days ago now. After a couple of days, the Dell website showed the order as shipped and I could track it through their... (continue reading)
Laptop Shopping
· Reading time: ~2 minute(s) (308 words)… it’s just never easy when you’re picky like me.
So as you’ll have noticed from my previous posts, I’ve been using my wife’s Asus 1005P (Atom CPU) and a 7 year... (continue reading)
Connection problems in Visual Studio 2013
· Reading time: ~1 minute(s) (148 words)Since installing Update 2 on the work laptop, I’ve been unable to check for available updates through the Tools > Extensions & Updates screen as it always timed out. If I continued... (continue reading)
Sony Vaio C2M/W, Lubuntu 14.04 and a new battery
· Reading time: ~2 minute(s) (311 words)The genuine battery died a few months back on the “bricktop” (a Sony Vaio C2M/W), and with the hard drive starting to click, I just dumped it on the side and gave up with it. After trying... (continue reading)
Installing a Canon 350D on Windows 7 x64
· Reading time: ~2 minute(s) (421 words)I have a Canon 350D which I was struggling to download the photos from onto the computer since upgrading it to Windows 7 64-bit. I’d looked around for drivers, but Canon haven’t made any... (continue reading)
Raspberry Pi on a 19" Widescreen (16:10) LCD Monitor
· Reading time: ~3 minute(s) (440 words)Earlier today I booked places for me and my son on a Raspberry Pi day in Manchester and then realised I might struggle to get the TV there as it’s pretty heavy, plus I doubt we’d be... (continue reading)
Raspberry Pi & Hannspree 37" TV
· Reading time: ~2 minute(s) (355 words)I was lucky enough at Christmas for my wife to surprise me with a Raspberry Pi. I’ve wanted one for some time but never got around to actually ordering one. My wife always asks me when... (continue reading)