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Google Chrome:

Google have finally realised Chrome for Mac. I first tried it out on my MBP and found it to be really snappy; right now I’m running side-by-side with FireFox on my Mac Pro. It’s that good, however, not without a caveat – it does not render some sites, and it does not seem Java is playing nicely with it either. It is a definite step forward, although I am not ready to completely shift over considering FireFox great support for extensions.

iPhone 3G

On the iPhone 3G front I would like to state that I have been living life as caveman! It has been over a month since I pwned it to v3.1.2 but did not know about SBSettings till my friend Fahad mentioned it to me today!

It is a must install for owners of jailbroken iPhone’s; just make sure you restart your phone after the install from Cydia.

The second update is to do with Ultrasn0w. The iPhone Dev team finally sorted out the missing carrier name. All this while I used ‘Faked Carrier’ but one can imagine how annoying that would be whilst roaming etc. Here’s their report:

Today we released an ultrasn0w update that fixes an issue for those running firmware 3.1.x with the 04.26 baseband. That specific combination resulted in a missing carrier name in the upper left-hand corner of your home screen. Today’s ultrasn0w update from 0.91 to 0.92 fixes that problem (which was an important issue for roaming). You should see the update available if you have http://repo666.ultrasn0w.com as a Cydia source. Enjoy!

MacBook inhabits a Linksys router

This is one of those rare mods that should go down in the annals of computing history; pure genius really – although I must agree with the bulk of the opinions, “Why oh why a Linksys router?”. More photos and details are posted in the project log, with a plethora of images.

In other news…

I’ve been focussing a great deal on my research writing and just completed a really interesting piece just today on Turbocharger Matching with Diesel Engines. The final report was over 30 pages, with 5,000 words, 70 equations and the complete derivation of Winkler’s method, as well as the solution to a turbocharger matching project.

So, four days later and I’m a little bit wiser; definitely more appreciative of ‘turbodiesels’ for sure, and seem to be lusting over the BorgWarner VGT inside the 997 Porsche 911 Turbo! Here are some sexy images to whet your appetite…

You should watch this for some great laughs, it’s really good!

About

For the past couple years I lived in the UK, reading in BEng (Hons) Electronic and Computer Engineering at The University of Leeds and MSc (Dist) Mechatronics at King's College London.

My interests and hobbies include writing with Fountain Pens on various ink and paper, Swiss and German wristwatches, authoring articles in Mathematics, Physics, and Engineering, and Gundam modeling.

I have been following much Anime over the years as well as TV Shows with the likes of 24, Smallville, Dexter, and NCIS becoming favourites.