[17 Aug 2010 | 2 Comments | 4 views]
The Batch Watermarks

It has been a while since I have done a review of an application for the Mac. Correction it has been a really long time thinking about it. There is only one reason for this, and that is the simple fact that I had all the applications I needed, didn’t have a need or desire to look at any more as was more than content to be using my Macs after years of reviewing applications rather than just using them.

So what has changed?

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Apple »

[1 Feb 2010 | One Comment | 7 views]
MiLi Power Skin Battery Pack For iPhone

If the applications were the customisation that made the iPhone useful, and let’s be honest until Apple opened up the SDK to developers it really was very limited, then the MiLi Power Skin (£59.99) is the Unleaded Super 98 that keeps it running long enough for the iPhone to be of real use.

Apple »

[28 Jan 2010 | 8 Comments | 11 views]
iPad Initial Thoughts

Well the must have gadget for 2010 has been announced and will be available in the US and UK from March (WiFi Version) and April (3G and WiFi Version) if HRH Steve Jobs is to be believed, and let’s be fair they have a pretty adequate record recently for hitting launch dates. In the ‘good old days’ they used to launch a product at a Keynote, and then announce it was rready to buy straight away.

Reviews »

[11 Jan 2010 | No Comment | 5 views]
Nespresso Magimix M190 Review

Living in Spain it is hard not to become a lover of coffee, and as a bit of a self-confessed gadget junkie I love the effective appliance of technology in every day life, and if you throw in some Apple like packaging and a range of cool accessories you pretty much guarantee making me a happy chappie.

The Magimix M190 certainly qualifies – am a very happy chappie indeed.

Apple »

[8 Jan 2010 | No Comment | 14 views]
Internet Explorer losing users as other browsers set share records

As a Mac user I only ever use IE when testing something out via VMware Fusion, or when I get talked into helping out a neighbour or client with their PC, and each time I come away asking myself why??? – with Firefox, Safari and now Chrome all available across both platforms it just doesn’t make sense to me!

Anayway according to a recent report on Engadget it seems that more people are seeing the error of their ways

Apple »

[8 Jan 2010 | One Comment | 20 views]
Security Cam app turns your iPhone into a security camera

Couldn’t resit giving the 99¢ Security Cam application for the iPhone from Crowded Road even though I couldn’t see the point of it!

Apparantly the application was first submitted to Apple in December 2008 but hasonly just been launched as the concept of using the iPhone as a spying device proved a stumbling block.

News »

[8 Jan 2010 | 3 Comments | 64 views]
Super-fast broadband for the whole country is vital to future prosperity

I guess it is time to worry when you find yourself agreeing with Gordon Brown! Maybe it is the cold weather, or the fact that I haven’t been out of the apartment all year yet still feal totally in touch with the world, but I fundamentally agree with his article today in the Telegraph

Broadband will soon be seen as indispensable as electricity, gas or water, argues Gordon Brown.

Social Media »

[8 Jan 2010 | 2 Comments | 26 views]
Facebook users ‘buying fake friends’

I have never really taken to Facebook to be honest, primarily I think because I don’t really have any old friends that I particularly want to find as I tend to hold the view that if you are true friends you will have kept in touch anyway.

Another reason is pretty well summed up by this article on the Telegraph website, which says:

Users of Facebook and other social networking sites who fear they do not have enough friends are “buying” them to look more popular.

Lifestyle »

[1 Jan 2010 | No Comment | 97 views]
Toyota’s plug-in hybrids getting companion charging stations next year in Japan

Next Years launch of the plug in Prius Hybrids will be supported by a trial of solar charging stations.

The first place to test out the chargers is unsurprisingly Toyota City in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, where 21 stations will be built across 11 locales including government offices and train depots.

Hardware »

[28 Dec 2009 | No Comment | 180 views]
Top 10 gadgets of the decade

Every techie loves a list, especially a Top 10 at Christmas, so I was intrigued by the recent Top 10 gadgets of the decade in The Telegraph.

Personally I have 9, 4,3, 2 and 1. Have used a 5 and liked it, and am a big fan of GPS. Would love a Slingbox at some time …