Apple releases new iTunes and OS X v10.6.4, another release predicted prior to iPhone 4 release?

17 06 2010

Yesterday Apple released iTunes 9.2 touting the following enhancements: Read the rest of this entry »



Can Apple see a time when they no longer produce the Mac?

2 06 2010

Ars Technica published this article the other day which says how Apple are not awarding Mac applications the Apple Design Award this year and are instead focussing on the iPhone and the iPad. Read the rest of this entry »



The End of an Era…

1 06 2010

Graduating on the 15th of July means that I am no longer tied to the Aberystwyth University, legally no longer a student, and at the end of my 18 year ‘career’ in education… Read the rest of this entry »



Remote Volume, the Geeky Way

1 06 2010

Today I was sitting in the chair watching a film playing on my Mac Pro.  After much getting up and sitting back down to turn the light off, tilt the screen, etc. I found that the sound was too quiet, and I was darned if I was going to get up again!
I had my MacBook sitting on my lap, and was sure I could change the volume from that.

After some searching, I found some magic AppleScript to do the job for me!  After some remembering, I managed to execute that AppleScript on the command line.  Here’s what I did: Read the rest of this entry »