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Apple releases PDF manual for iPhone 3.0…..

oli@the-iblog.com — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:46:42 +0000

….and it’s a big ‘un ! Fancy some light reading for this evening ? How about 213 pages of iPhone manual? That’s not a mistake, the manual for 3.0 is really 213 pages long. Madness ! So what’s inside the book of wonder? According to iSmashPhone: The guide covers the odds and ends of the following categories: Getting Started [...]

5 Palm (P)Reviews

oli@the-iblog.com — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 19:08:07 +0000

So, boys and girls, it’s here. After months of waiting, Palm has finally released it’s proposed iPhone killer upon the world. Will this little wonder cause Apple sleepless nights or is it just another pretender? I’ve thrown together a list of 5 reviews, along with a little excerpt, for your reading pleasure. My thoughts after reading ? [...]

Palm’s Pre conning iTunes into syncing

oli@the-iblog.com — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:16:02 +0000

June 6th sees the long awaited release of Palm’s Pre handset. This is the mobile phone Palm is hoping will not only save the company from extinction, but also be the first handset to really give the iPhone a run for its money. Will the Pre be able to do what the Storm and co. [...]

Record TV programs with a touch of an iPhone button

oli@the-iblog.com — Sat, 16 May 2009 23:24:46 +0000

Have you ever had a eureka moment, when two pieces of technology come together in perfect harmony ? Two apparently unrelated systems coming together to make your life that little bit easier or better ? I did a couple of weeks ago, and I’ve been meaning to write this post ever since. Unsurprisingly, the first half [...]

Proud to be British ? Show the world with Union Jack RAM

oli@the-iblog.com — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:39:18 +0000

First post in a while, it’s been pretty hectic around here over the last few weeks. Anyone following my Twitter feed (you ARE following me, aren’t you?) will know I’ve recently moved house and haven’t had ADSL for a while. Anyway, I’m back. So there you go. What prompted me to finally get off my rear-end [...]

Tweetie updated to 1.3

oli@the-iblog.com — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:40:42 +0000

It’s taken an almighty turn-around from Apple, but finally we can download Tweetie 1.3. There’s some very useful updates in this build, including the ability to retweet using RT at the start of your message like every other Twitter app ! The full list of changes is below. Click the image for the full sized version, or [...]

24 Samsung SSDs = stupendously fast computer

oli@the-iblog.com — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:25:24 +0000

I’ve raved about the world of Solid State Drives before, and love the one in my MacBook. They’re fast, silent and durable. But just how fast can they be ? The guys at Samsung have made a video to promote their own SSD, and it’s certainly impressive. 24 drives in a dual RAID array running Vista [...]

Where it all began

oli@the-iblog.com — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:41:45 +0000

Ten years ago, I was a 16 year old student who just happened to be around at the right time. Computers were starting to become something people actually had at home, and some of them even knew what to do with them ! We were also in the midst of the beginning of one of [...]

Put your tabs back where the should be in Safari 4 beta

oli@the-iblog.com — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:43:45 +0000

I’m not going to go through all the bells and whistles Safari 4 brings to the table, that’s been done to death all over the internet. Instead, what I do offer you is a way to get around what according to Twitter is the main reason people are divided over the latest beta of Apple’s [...]

My 5 favourite Mac and iPhone podcasts

oli@the-iblog.com — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:09:04 +0000

I regularly get asked what podcasts I listen to be it iPhone related, Mac related or about gaming. I’ve been meaning to put this post on the blog for a while now, so here it is. This is a list of my 5 favourite Apple podcasts, and is in no order whatsoever. MacBreak Weekly Hosted by Leo [...]