Apple's marketing team have always like to upsell the virtues of their products, which is only to be expected. What may have come as a surprise to them was when one of their adverts was banned by the UK advertising watchdog for making misleading claims.Full story on the Guardian site … [Read more...] about Apple iPhone Ad Banned in UK
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Mac Keyboard Shortcuts
As a newcomer to the Mac (or returning to one if you include my experiences with them in the 80s and 90s) I haven't had time to really explore some of the basic things.Silly little actions that come naturally when using my Linux or Windows machines cause me minor headaches, as I don't know the quick way to do them.This helpful page has a load of keyboard shortcuts, that I'm … [Read more...] about Mac Keyboard Shortcuts
Mac Air Up For Grabs
Paul Walsh is giving away a Mac Air via TwitterMore details hereTo be in with a chance simply "follow" wubud on Twitter … [Read more...] about Mac Air Up For Grabs
MacHeist Back Again
I came across Mac Heist a few months ago, but unfortunately they took a break for a while shortly afterwards.It looks like they're back in business again and are currently offering a selection of 12 handy shareware Mac OSX applications. The alarm clock one, the aptly named Awaken, which turns your MacBook into an alarm clock proved useful the last time I had to get an early … [Read more...] about MacHeist Back Again
Microsoft Office 2008 On The Mac
As I've mentioned a couple of times, I recently made the "move" from Windows XP Pro to Mac OSX for my office desktop. I've been using a MacBook Pro laptop for several months.For my MacBook Pro I didn't envisage doing huge amounts of word processing etc., so I couldn't justify the expense of a Microsoft Office license and opted instead for Neo Office, which is an OSX port of … [Read more...] about Microsoft Office 2008 On The Mac