Pocket Mojo

It’s time to go

Anthony — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 23:29:57 +0000

In case you'd missed it, this blog hasn't been updated for some time. The reason is that my works situation changed and last year and I've had to reset my priorities.

Pixelmator and the App Store – Brilliant Service

Anthony — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 02:07:54 +0000

With the dust settling on the opening of Apple’s new App Store, it’s clear that apps purchased before the App Store opened are in some sort of limbo. In my case, I was in that position with Pixelmator [App Store link]. I purchased Pixelmator on December 21 for about $47 after using a discount code. However, with [...]

Things that I wish the MacBook Air 11-inch had

Anthony — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 06:50:47 +0000

Thus far, I’m happy with the 11-inch MacBook Air but I have a short wish list for Apple to consider for the next version. 256GB storage backlit keyboard With those two extras, the 11-inch MacBook Air would be just about perfect. Even though there’s no optical drive, it’s not a big issue for me.

Moving from MacBook Pro 13 to MacBook Air 11

Anthony — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 14:01:11 +0000

Ever since Apple released the 11-inch MacBook Air I thought it would be a good match for me. The problem was that with a 13-inch MacBook Pro and an iPad already in my toolkit, the Air was redundant. However, the opportunity to sell my MacBook Pro for a good price presented itself so a switch [...]

Buying a copy of Windows 7 – confusion

Anthony — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 09:36:52 +0000

It’s been a while since I last purchased a copy of Windows from a retailer. Typically, I either get a fresh copy with a new computer through Microsoft’s OEM arrangements with PC manufacturers or directly from Microsoft as a member of the media as I review new software when it’s released. I’ve just set up [...]

BlackBerry not working?

Anthony — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 02:46:52 +0000

Advice for when your BlackBerry is frozen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAG39jKi0lI

Saasu – accounting software in the cloud

Anthony — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 11:38:56 +0000

A few years ago, when I first started freelancing, I needed to get some basic accounting software so that could raise invoices and track payments. My needs were modest as freelancing was a sideline to a fulltime job. But when I decided to become 100% self employed earlier this year, it was time to look [...]

Pixelmator – a low cost alternative to Photoshop

Anthony — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 14:01:19 +0000

I’ve been using Adobe Photoshop CS3 for a while now – long enough that I figure it’s time to upgrade to something more recent. Since CS3 was released, my operating system has upgraded from Leopard to Snow Leopard and Adobe has released two more versions of Photoshop. However, the CS3 suites are pretty expensive and [...]

Nokia to ditch Symbian – go to Windows Phone 7

Anthony — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 12:24:22 +0000

There’s a rumour doing the rounds that Nokia is in talks with Microsoft to produce handsets running Windows Phone. Now, those who can remember when a little company called Palm did the same thing and how that signalled the beginning of the end for that company. If the rumour (coming from The Next Web) is [...]

The journalist’s toolkit

Anthony — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 04:36:58 +0000

I’m currently engaged in an interesting discussion thread on a mailing list for Australian freelance journalists. The topic started with a journalist who is about to go freelance and would like to know what everyone else is using in their journalist’s toolkit. Here’s my list. Apple MacBook Pro 13-inch: This machine is over a year [...]