For more than a month I've been working without a decent laptop or desktop at home. I've been using a rather old and slow iMac (a late 2006 model) which will only take 3 GB of RAM and has a rather annoying habit of swapping like mad and freezing several times per day. The laptop I've been using is the MacBook Pro equivalent. Instead of simply freezing it will randomly lose all … [Read more...] about Replacing My Macs
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Feeling Violated
I got home from work this evening and immediately noticed that something wasn't quite right. My laptop bag was sitting in the middle of the hall floor and I knew I hadn't left it there. Walking into the sitting room my worst fears were realised - the TV was gone, as was my MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, Kindle and of course my iMac. (Guess I've got a lot of Apple products - or at … [Read more...] about Feeling Violated
My OSX Essential Apps in 2011
After my issues with the Lion upgrade I ended up wiping the hard drive on my iMac and doing a completely fresh install. I posted previously about a "spring clean" on a Mac and which applications I considered to be "essential" (and why) That was almost two years ago, so while it's still a handy point of reference for me it's due an update. So my essential software list … [Read more...] about My OSX Essential Apps in 2011
Apple OSX Lion Turns My Desktop Into An Expensive Paperweight
I wrote the other day about my experiences upgrading two iMacs to run Apple's latest release - OSX Lion. At the time I hadn't had any major issues and was still in a "honeymoon period" with the new distro. Unfortunately that all changed the next morning. While the main machine at home, which I'm currently using, appears to not have any issues with the upgrade, it's a … [Read more...] about Apple OSX Lion Turns My Desktop Into An Expensive Paperweight
Sky Player On Mac – Quick Review
Sky have been promoting their Sky Player service for quite some time.At the moment you can access it on the XBox, though for some odd reason the XBox version doesn't have access to the "premium" content ie. Sky Box Office.So if, like me, you don't have a phone line setup with your Sky box and you don't run Windows, your options are a bit limited.You can, however, watch Sky Box … [Read more...] about Sky Player On Mac – Quick Review