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Free iPhone “Dialup Modem” Ringtone!

The standard iPhone is a bit boring and let’s face it everyone uses it these days. Sure you can buy ringtones from Apple, you can even make your own if you know how. The latter is what I did and it’s proved to be pretty popular with people at the same time as confusing them something rotten… Remember [...]

We know OSX is pretty secure, but what about the iTunes Store?

Apple’s OS X has a good reputation for providing much better out of the box security than Microsoft Windows, in fact it’s one of the main reasons for running a Mac as opposed to a PC. Is Apple generally better at designing secure products than other high tech companies out there? I’m not so sure… I [...]

Finally had a play with the G1 Google Android phone

Wandering through a shopping mall on Friday I spotted the new Google Android powered G1 phone at a T-Mobile store. So I decided to take a look as it could be a viable alternative to the iPhone if you don’t want the O2 network or can’t justify the £35pm entry point for the iPhone. Initial [...]

MacBook Pro provides extra power to the right side USB port…

I discovered something interesting this weekend. I had a need for a new external USB hard drive and rather than buy my usual Western Digital MyPassport drive I decided to spend a little more and get a Toshiba drive. Why? Instead of being made of plastic it was made of brushed aluminium which I [...]

My solar powered iPhone – Part 2

Apologies to those waiting for the next installment of this project, I have been busy with various client sites… As I mentioned in part 1, I decided to make some real world measurements of the performance of the solar panel and also the power requirements of the iPhone 3G. I hooked up a DC power monitor to [...]

Would you describe yourself as a Mac person?

Some people use a PC or Mac for work or email and to them their computer is just a tool, nothing more. For those of us who spend a large portion of our time using our computers for recreation purposes (perhaps dealing with our digital photos, maintaining a blog or so on) it becomes [...]

My solar powered iPhone – Part 1

I’ve been researching solar panels for some time now and really fancy having a go at putting together a system to run my computer setup off of solar power only. But I’ve decided to try walking before running (or maybe I should consider it crawling before even walking?) and just see how easy it [...]

Sneak Preview: OS X 10.6 “Snow Leopard” – PART 2

Following on from Part 1 of my opportunity to play with Snow Leopard (OS 10.6) I thought I’d give a bit more feedback on the applications I ran under it. Now, bear in mind that I only had a few hours to play with this machine so my testing was very limited in scope. Apple iLife 08 I [...]

How many blog commenters does it take to change a light bulb?

1 to change the light bulb and to comment that the light bulb has been changed. 14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb could have been changed differently. 7 to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs. 7 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing [...]

Price Comparison: Apple Mac Mini vs Dell Studio Hybrid

There have been a few rumors today that Apple might be killing off the Mac Mini, stores are unable to order any further systems and there is no word on a replacement. Some people are prepared to say good riddance, complaining that the Mini hasn’t ben updated in a long time and thus represents poor value, [...]