If you know much about me, you’ll know that I love Apple; the products, the innovation, the lifestyle. Since June 2008 I have used a MacBook for computing, an iPod (touch & shuffle) for music, and an iPhone 3G for communication and (generally) 24 hour connectivity. The term ‘Apple fanboy’ might be on your mind [...]

If you haven’t yet tried out Spotify, you’re certainly missing out. For the majority, it’s free, and the library of music available to you is huge. But is it worth having this amount of free music if you can’t download it and you’re stuck with an advert every few songs? In my opinion at least, I [...]

Like the majority of technology-based companies, Apple likes to work behind locked doors. They like to have full control over their products before and after launch. Sometimes things don’t go according to plan, with rumors slipping through the net that turn out to be correct. One area that Apple is still keeping a tight control [...]

According to statistics released by Microsoft, around 77% of US Macintosh users have some form of Office application installed. They don’t however, specify exactly what these users have installed. Some, like myself, may have the full Office 2007 suite, while others only have Microsoft Messenger.
A recent poll conducted by SmokingApple’s suggests (from 420 votes) that only [...]

Yesterday, I made a few upgrades to my current set up. The main addition was a second display. While I really like how the Apple Cinema Display’s look, there’s no way I could afford one at the moment. So I opted for an Acer model. At 19″, it does the job nicely, and provides a [...]