My latest instalment of things no one asked for and no one wants, a (not very) definitive review of the three or (kind of four) set top boxes for streaming content to a TV. I need to point out at ...
Set top boxes, because Smart TVs aren't
The future isn’t wireless, but it is USB-C.
I am yet to upgrade my current Macbook Air to Sierra, I’m still scared it won’t survive the process, and I really don’t want to get a new laptop. I was looking forward to the new Apple hardware ann...
Google Pixel
Or, why bother with a ‘proper’ camera - ok, that is being slightly troll-ish. ‘Proper’ cameras still have a place, and will do for the foreseeable future - specifically printing big (something I en...
iPad, iPad Bigger, iPad Biggest
I don’t understand why Apple called the iPad Pro the iPad Pro, well maybe I do. They really want to pitch their devices to ‘professionals’, people who would not traditionally use an iPad or maybe e...
Netflix vs Stan vs Net Neutrality
Netflix has reached an interesting point, it probably reached that point a while ago. The majority of value Netflix has is from its ever growing collection of content produced exclusively for Netfl...
Scammers Gonna Scam
My home phone rang this afternoon just as I had finished watching Sherlock: The Abdominal Bride - it was very good. I sighed and got off the couch, it could only be one of two things, my parents or...
Plex
I am told that for some reason Plex has an air of legitimacy about it. I don’t know where that idea comes from, but supposedly it does. That means that Plex has managed to get an app on a lot of pl...
Hulu
This service was maybe a little of a surprise to me. I knew about it, I was aware of it, but I wasn’t sure if I wanted to subscribe to it. I loaded up the app on my Roku and subscribed to a trial...
Amazon Prime Video
Note: Due to very limited hardware support in Australia, limitations in streaming through ‘redirectors’ and VPNs, and the fact I cancelled my account last year this review does not include any re...
HBO Now
HBO Now was a bit of a watershed in internet streaming. HBO did something many said they would never do. While HBO Go had been available for quite a while, allowing consumers to stream HBO conten...