Category Archives: Apple

First impressions… iPod Shuffle 4th gen.

Posted on 15 July, 2011 by adrian

No, I don’t normally do hardware reviews here, especially not of computery-type stuff, but hey, here’s the exception… I may have mentioned before that one of my favourite Apple products is the iPod Shuffle. I got a 1st generation Shuffle … Continue reading →

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My new screenshot trick

Posted on 7 August, 2009 by adrian

I’ve been using OSX almost since the start (and old-style Macs for a few years before that) so I always tend to skim the “Mac 101″ posts on TUAW. But having idly followed one of their links to the Pro … Continue reading →

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iTunes 8

Posted on 15 September, 2008 by adrian

Although I see more and more things to dislike about iTunes with each major update, I’m usually thankful to Apple that these “features” can be hidden or disabled. I just want a program that stores and catalogues my music and … Continue reading →

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iFawn?

Posted on 15 January, 2007 by adrian

In the long, speculative build-up to the announcement of the iPhone, my attitude varied between mild intrigue and real excitement. As the sort of mobile phone user for whom being able to talk to people is one of the least … Continue reading →

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Lossless gains for iTunes?

Posted on 27 June, 2006 by adrian

From Gizmodo… Apple Lossless on the Way to iTunes? Having whined at length about the service offered by Apple’s iTunes Music Store, I certainly hope so. Tracks encoded at 128kbps are fine for quick’n’easy download purposes, but pretty pathetic when … Continue reading →

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Shiira Scores!

Posted on 14 May, 2005 by adrian

Mac users who, for whatever reason, are still using Panther rather than Tiger (like me) might be interested in the Shiira Project. Shiira is a web browser built using the same rendering engine as Apple’s Safari, but its designers aim … Continue reading →

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Briefly Burning Bright

Posted on 11 May, 2005 by adrian

The latest big news for Mac users is the release of Tiger, the fourth incarnation of the OS X operating system. Reviews, on the whole, seem to have been good, with the inevitable caveats (Apple x.x.0 versions are always too … Continue reading →

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The Lego Mac

Posted on 16 May, 2003 by adrian

Did you play with Lego as a kid? I did, obsessively, but I never built a Mac out of Lego. Daniele Procida, from the uk.comp.sys.mac newsgroup, built one, and he’s selling it on Ebay. (As the Ebay link will have … Continue reading →

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iTunes 4 and the Apple Music Store

Posted on 30 April, 2003 by adrian

Apple have released iTunes 4, the latest version of one of my favourite pieces of Mac software. Version 4 comes with AAC encoding and playback facilities; it’s nice to see Apple keeping up with new developments, even if I’m having … Continue reading →

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Safari public beta 2

Posted on 14 April, 2003 by adrian

Whoo! A new version of Apple’s web browser Safari appeared over the weekend. Proving that Apple do seem to listen to their users, the new version (still a public beta) now has tabbed browsing and form auto-fill functions. It’s still … Continue reading →

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