Category Archives: Apple

Do I really agree with Apple’s EULAs?

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Ben Lavery

After the death of Steve Jobs Richard Stallman has said some somewhat callous things about Jobs and Apple and how they have us in “digital handcuffs”. When we purchase a piece of Apple hardware or software, we must accept a … Continue reading →

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Goodbye, Steve

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Ben Lavery

I sat down at my computer this morning before work, I glanced at my tweets, then at my RSS, I realised what had happened. Yesterday the world lost a great man, Steve Jobs. I know that this will be plastered … Continue reading →

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Sherlock

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Ben Lavery

Sherlock is one of my all time favourites.  No, not the stories, the game!

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Doodle Sub & Wager

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Ben Lavery

A couple of friends have made some apps for the iPhone/iPod Touch, so I thought I’d quickly plug them First up is Wager by Tom Diggle.  This app is handy for calculating the return and profit of many betting types. … Continue reading →

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iPad 2

Posted on August 21, 2011 by Ben Lavery

Last weekend it was Faye’s 23rd birthday.  Having asked her previously she had joked about an iPad, so I saved and an iPad she got.  A 32GB, Wi-Fi only iPad2.

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iPhone Safari – Search for text on page

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Ben Lavery

Have you ever used your iPhone to search Google for something, then find that the best link is a huge page?  On the desktop you’d hit cmd+f to search on the page, but in the iPhone this luxury isn’t immediately … Continue reading →

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Mac App Store

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Ben Lavery

I love the Mac App Store.  Opening back in January, all Mac users running OS X 10.6.6 or higher have had the chance to play with the store.

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The Future’s Bright…But it’s no longer orange…

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Ben Lavery

Ubuntu isn’t as orangey-brown as it used to be.  I don’t recall exactly when I last tried to use it, but I didn’t like it much.  Yesterday, however, I got it playing ball with my ThinkPad X32.

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iPad 2 – What’s the iPhone 5 going to bring?

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Ben Lavery

The iPad 2 has been announced, set to ship to UK customers on the 25th March.  It boasts a number of improvements over the first iPad, faster, slimmer, same great battery life, but can we use this new offering to … Continue reading →

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iOS VLC fails after all :(

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Ben Lavery

Back in November a mobile version of VLC was released for the iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch.  Many people cheered as the open source media player graced their iOS device.  Though some people didn’t…

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