Having just received my Smart Keyboard for my iPad Pro 9,7″, I thought I’d write a little about it. The first thing I was slightly apprehensive about was naturally how it would feel to type on it. The Apple tables in stores don’t really lend themselves to actually testing that aspect realistically. It turns out… Continue reading Apple Smart Keyboard First Impressions
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Where to spend money as a new motorcycle rider (Part 1)
Introduction Today’s ride made me consider some points I wish I had known earlier as a motorcycle rider. Those who know me can attest that I am slightly frugal when spending money on toys and gear. Not that I don’t buy stuff, but I usually want to be really sure that it’ll do what I… Continue reading Where to spend money as a new motorcycle rider (Part 1)
Norway tour 2012 debrief
Having spent the weekend riding some 1400 kilometers in the beautiful Norwegian fjord and mountain landscape, I feel like jotting down some notes and almost-reviews. Scala Rider This intercom system worked so much better than I thought when I first saw it. I bought a NeckMike system a while ago, since I wanted to combine ear… Continue reading Norway tour 2012 debrief
New farkle season
I just received a shipment from the Netherlands – more precisely from Twin Motorcycles. The package contained three sets of goodies: A higher windscreen, a larger right hand side air scoop, and fork and swing sliders/bobbins. The Uly’s original windscreen is completely OK for short rides, but early spring and late autumn, I get lots… Continue reading New farkle season
Running Tomb Raider 1 on modern hardware
I found this old CD with Tomb Raider on it – you know, the old 3D puzzle/maze/action game from 1996 or something? I don’t know how many hours I spent on it, and when I bought myself a 3Dfx Voodoo graphics accelerator, there was actually a patch to make this game use that lovely piece… Continue reading Running Tomb Raider 1 on modern hardware
A new toy
Background My old Nokia N95 8GB drowned when I rode the SaddleSore a month or so ago, so I figured I’d upgrade. And since I was dead tired of the entire Symbian concept, the serious contenders were, of course, Apple and HTC. Since the release of the original iPhone just about an eternity ago, Apple’s… Continue reading A new toy
Neckmike first impressions
I ordered a communications package for use with the bikes a few days ago, and it arrived yesterday. The system is the Cobra MT600 + Neckmike combo from Bikeman I mentioned in the Preparing for the Iron Butt post. I ordered the double package, which comes with two Cobra MT600 radio units, rechargable NiMH batteries,… Continue reading Neckmike first impressions