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Acqualia Picturesque

techcastoni — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 20:25:49 +0000

Wouldn’t it be great if you could apply Photoshop-style effects to your images in just a few seconds? That’s exactly what Acqualia’s Picturesque does and the good news is that it’s got a wallet-friendly price tag. You will find five of the most commonly used effects for web graphics available as pre-sets right within Picturesque [...]

The Bates model – fives stages web developers go through prior to IE-fixing

techcastoni — Sun, 24 May 2009 02:05:41 +0000

The Bates model first introduced in May 2009 describes, in five discrete stages, a process by which web developer’s deal with grief and tragedy, when confronted with the task of IE-fixing websites for their clients. This article attempts to describe some of the pains that web developers go through to get around the issues [...]

Terminator Salvation for the iPod Touch/iPhone

techcastoni — Tue, 12 May 2009 19:35:55 +0000

Could anyone have predicted that Apple’s method of distributing applications for the iPhone would be a runaway success? Similar to how it changed the landscape of digital music distribution, the model for distributing third-party apps is now the standard that the rest of the industry tries to copy. Whilst the system isn’t perfect, it has [...]

My experience in hosting with the ‘greatest hosting provider in the universe’

techcastoni — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:33:14 +0000

Since I endorsed the switch to Media Temple’s (gs) Grid-Service hosting package at the beginning of this year, I felt that I should share my experience in the short time I’ve been with them. In fact I’ve felt compelled to write this article. To me, writing about the hosting platform for your website is much [...]

twitterspread.com – a smile somewhere on this planet

techcastoni — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 02:13:57 +0000

Where can I find it: http://twitterspread.com Twitter account: @twterspread Welcome to the latest TechCast Network venture in the dynamic and ever-growing world of Twitter. The highly active Twitter community has time and time again proved its use, whether it be the first with breaking news, spreading the latest gossip or connecting with people you wouldn’t otherwise be [...]

MacHeist 3 – expires 7th April

techcastoni — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:14:57 +0000

MacHeist 3 is an irresistable bundle of applications for the Mac. They’ve just hit the $500,000 mark for the amount raised for charity so the entire set of applications they planned to release are now available. You can get the entire bundle for $39 (25% of all sales go to a charity you choose from [...]

The difference between Microsoft.com and Apple.com

techcastoni — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 23:30:41 +0000

These screenshots were taken on 2 March 2009 at 23:31 GMT and shows the homepages for the US versions of Microsoft.com and Apple.com. I decided to publish this because I think it shows a striking difference in the way these two high-profile tech companies think about how they are represented on the web. The underlying [...]

Updated: A glimpse in to the future of productivity according to Microsoft

techcastoni — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 02:52:41 +0000

Update: Video has been replaced with a higher quality version. I just watched this video from Microsoft Future Vision which showcases concepts of what the future holds for our productivity. It’s full of touch surfaces and some really interesting ideas that would literally transform the way we work today. It’s a really exciting prospect, but [...]

Windows 7 Build 7022

techcastoni — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:21:52 +0000

I’ve had a chance to put the latest build of Windows 7, Build 7022 through its paces. I was able to get it to install and run in virtualisation on my MacBook Pro and on an Asus N10J Netbook (Atom N270, 2GB RAM, 9300M GS 256MB). Nothing much to see here. Still unable to mount ISO’s. [...]

RAM upgrade for unibody MacBook Pro with Crucial memory

techcastoni — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:06:06 +0000

It wasn’t long before I was taking the screws out of my brand new unibody MacBook Pro (MBP). Within a week of getting a hold of my MBP, I had upgraded it to 4GB of RAM, allowing for a much more useable system when running Vista under Parallels virtualisation. If you’re looking to upgrade your Mac, [...]