Steve Jobs has Fake Steve Jobs. Shel Israel has a puppet. Paul Walsh has Walsh Watch. It seems I've now got the next best thing - my own "wikipedia" page courtesy of Mr Eoin Costello. (He was in the news earlier this week when his hosting company was swallowed up) I must say I am impressed. I didn't realise that Eoin was such a talented wit and not a bad graphic artist … [Read more...] about (In)Famous (?) At Last?
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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
Apple Mail Support For RSS Is Crippled
As I mentioned recently I've switched from Windows to Apple on my work desktop.I was using Entourage for email, but switched to the Apple Mail client the other day - mainly due to Entourage's poor performance (I may come back to that).One of the nice features of Apple's Mail App is that supports RSS. I've been using Thunderbird for a long time, so I naturally assumed that a … [Read more...] about Apple Mail Support For RSS Is Crippled
Apple Wireless Backup – Time Capsule
Apple's latest bit of hardware, The Time Capsule, sounds like an interesting concept.It's a combination of wireless backup unit for Mac clients and also acts as a wireless base station.Two versions are available:500 Gb1 TerrabyteIt would be complete overkill for someone like me, as any important data is kept on the office network which in turn is backed up to one of our SAN … [Read more...] about Apple Wireless Backup – Time Capsule
Is Apple’s Global Warranty A Myth?
One of the annoying things about Apple is that they insist on doing silly currency conversions. As a result it's a lot more attractive to buy Apple hardware AND software in the US and import it into Europe.. But what about customer service and after sales support?Will Apple's Irish team help you if your Los Angeles bought hardware is causing you problems?It's an interesting … [Read more...] about Is Apple’s Global Warranty A Myth?