Blackberry OS6 on my 9700

I finally loaded OS6 on my Blackberry 9700 and I must say I'm quite impressed. It took quite some time for it to get leaked for the 9700, probably the last device for which the OS6 was leaked. For more details on the how-to go here. The Crackberry Forums are a good place to find all the info you need for this.

The OS runs pretty smoothly on the 9700. Some report it to be running smoother than on the 9800 (Torch). After installing the OS, you find yourself with lesser space than with OS5 but that's a price you pay for it's awesomeness. It's smoother, more reliable, love the new docks and the whole revamped UI. Don't have anything more to say. Will add stuff later if I find anything worth mentioning later.

Maneck

My all new Jaybird SB2 Bluetooth Headphones

My duplicate S9s that I bought earlier showed their true colours. The battery life doesn't seem to last for more than an hour now. That's not even half my workout - and your headphones/mp3 player/mobile phone dying out on you in the middle of a workout is the most annoying thing that can happen to you apart from dropping water all over your gym shorts right before your workout..

Well you don't have to worry about dropping water on or sweating on this must-have thingamajig. It's a bit heavy on the pocket but I got a sweet deal from www.iheadphones.co.uk. They cost me about £75 with delivery but with a lifetime warranty against water damage and 1 year manufacturers warranty (for any other defects) I think they are a bargain if you spend as much time as I do at the gym.

The sound quality is excellent and the fit is really comfortable. The swivelling ear-pads are really handy for guys like me who have weird ears that pop right out. They tend to get a bit uncomfortable if you have them on for too long (2 hours or so at a stretch) but I'm sure that's just due to my elephant ears. Other than that I've got no complaints. They're the best damn headphones I've ever bought in my life and are surely one of my wisest investments.

Back from a hiatus..

Have really been out of touch with blogging. Gone through a lot in the past few months and will try to blog as much as I can - preferably everyday. All about the new gadgets that I want to make (and already have made) a part of my life and about the spontaneous geeky endeavours I tend to go on when I'm bored :P

Maneck

Working on dual-booting Mac OSX for my Alienware

Well I was a bit busy and hadn't done anything geeky in quite a while (except for my normal research) but I'm glad to say that I've been working on dual booting OSX on my Alienware. It's certainly not easy but I know for a fact that Snow Leopard 10.6.3 works like a charm on the m15x..Follow my progress here : OSx86 on Alienware m15x. I will put up pics and videos once I've got it to work completely. Patience pays..

Maneck

The fake S9 shows its true colours..

Just a couple of charges later (literally a couple) the charger of my S9's is spoilt. I tried charging them in so many ways but it just wouldn't charge! Finally I had to plug them into my laptop via USB to charge them and I wasn't even sure that'd work - but thankfully it does. This has been one of the worst things I've bought off ebay!