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Most Applications for OSX behave politely in the background, sitting idle and consuming very little CPU time. There is the exception however which continue to use CPU even while in the background and seemingly doing nothing. Not only are these applications reducing performance of foreground tasks, but the additional workload also reduces battery life and […]
September 30, 2012
So here we have it, the grand spanking new iPhone 5. After spending just over 2 weeks with it, I think it’s suffice to say a review would be appropriate. And just before we start, I’d just like to give a bit of information about myself, as I know reviews on things like phones can […]
July 11, 2012
I’ve had my 2010 13″ MacBook Pro for 2 and have written one review. Now I think it’s time for the second review, this time with a bit more info on how it holds up to everyday life, and it’s future as a viable workhorse notebook. Display Even after 2 years of it’s release, the […]
June 13, 2012
Apple had a slew of announcements at this years 2011 WWDC, and with that out of the way, I can start being picky about Apple’s choices, and the next generation “Retina” MacBook Pro seems like a good place to start. The Bezel One thing I admired about the “old” MacBook Pro’s design was the even […]
March 20, 2012
Pick up the new iPad (now to be called “iPad 3″ in this post) and you’ll immediately notice the display. What Apple calls the “retina display” is a 2048×1536 pixel IPS display and is simply stunning. This type of resolution has only been seen in professional desktop monitors, and is usually driven by a high end […]
September 14, 2011
Mission Control is one of the major features of Lion, and to take full advantage of it, you need all your frequently used applications open. Apple is also encouraging users of Macs to use their computers much like iOS devices, i.e. just concentrating on the task at hand and allowing the OS to handle memory […]
July 21, 2011
WORKING LINK - ENJOY! (UPDATED 05/02/13) Why Doesn’t it work? Ever wonder why OSX Lion is such a small download compared to previous versions? Mac OS versions tend to be around 7GB in size, Lion is only 3.45GB. The secret here is that Lion only contains critical features and applications, anything else such as Flash and […]
April 20, 2011
It has been known that cell operators record the location of your mobile phone by triangulating the position relative to the cell towers you are closest to. But iOS 4 takes this a step further and records your location data locally, and then syncs it to your iTunes during backup. If your iPhone backup is […]
April 19, 2011
Most of us never quite understand the importance of backing up our data, until something actually goes wrong. If you’re a Mac user, you should already be aware of a free included utility called TimeMachine which allows you to make incremental backups of all the data on your Mac hard drive, then repair if something […]
March 2, 2011
Ok, so Apple have just announced the iPad 2. Here are the differences… “A5″ Dual Core SoC (Precise specs unknown) 8.8mm Thickness (as opposed to 13.8mm of the iPad) Magnetic Cover available in Polyurethane or Leather (5 colours available) HDMI Out with full 1080p support and display mirroring Gyroscope “HD” rear camera and front facing […]
February 24, 2011
Apple have just released their next generation MacBook Pro’s. Here are the main feature changes; 13 inch MacBook Pro 2.3 or 2.7GHz Core i5 or i7 Sandy Bridge Processor On-die Intel Sandy Bridge Integrated Graphics 3000 with 384MB shared memory 320GB Standard Hard Drive “Thunderbolt” Port Facetime HD camera SDXC Support 63.5Whr Battery with “7 […]
January 14, 2011
It seems like only yesterday when the prospect of having an AMOLED display on a phone was too much excitement to bear, now it has steadily become the norm in many high end smart/feature phones. AMOLED has broken itself into the market with promises which make LCD technologies seem like yesterdays news, but has it […]
December 13, 2010
Design There is no doubt that Apple knows what they’re doing when it comes to design. These in-ear headphones blend in very well with any Apple branded product, and users of the crummy in-the-box earphones should have no trouble migrating to this pair. Unlike the bundled earphones, these feel very sturdy with the joints reinforced […]
November 5, 2010
Apple may have dominated the smartphone market with its “revolutionary” iPhone, but the iPhone’s days are over. The interface is becoming dated and is starting to reach stagnation. Cue Windows Phone 7, adding something fresh into the smartphone mix, and brilliant features to boot. It’s not perfect, no copy and paste as well as lack […]
October 22, 2010
Update: iPhoto now has smooth scrolling after a recent update. It’s not the smoothest or stutter free affair out there, but hey, we’re not complaining. iPhoto ’09 itself was already a brilliant photo management application simply for its ease of use, tight integration with Mac OS and some very advanced features such as face detection […]
October 20, 2010
Spec at a Glance Core 2 Duo, 1.86GHz or 1.4GHz (Penryn 45nm) Nvidia GeForce 320m Integrated Graphics and Chipset (40nm) Integrated SSD Storage (64-256GB) 16:9 Display aspect ratio 1440*900 on 13.3” and 1366*768 on 11.6” model Display is LED backlit (of TN or IPS is unknown) Stereo Speakers 802.11n WiFi FaceTime Camera Meets EPEAT Gold […]
October 7, 2010
It’s been a while… While other Mac product lines such as the MacBook Pro have been refreshed 3 times, the MacBook Air has only been refreshed twice since release, and even currently it’s running older nVidia 9400m hardware as opposed to the integrated 320m found on MacBook Pro’s. MacBook Air has also lost the “thin” […]
October 4, 2010
Many Mac users have debated over whether they should use Microsoft Office or iWork as their primary productivity suite. On cost alone, iWork presents much better value and further discounts can be had if it is purchased with a new Mac (which many people do). For the enterprise user, Office is the way to go […]
February 16, 2013
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