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Retinas and Wallets

June 14, 2012 by Bill Hodgson 4 Comments

Following the Apple hoo-ha on Monday, I checked out the new MacBook ‘Retina’ model at an Apple Store. Noticeable things: it’s lighter but not as astoundingly light as an ‘Air’, it’s blazing fast (full reboot in 15-20 seconds), the screen is indeed crisp and lovely for text and photos which just about jump out of […]

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Apple things

June 6, 2012 by Bill Hodgson 0 Comments

A few Apple related points, I have to get off my chest: Organise multiple windows on your screen using Divvy – genius Make the green blob maximise a window (instead of the weird random OSX behaviour) with RightZoom (scroll down for the download) iTunes Match is a pig Unusable on 3G, try waiting for a […]

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New iPhoto Journal – present your photos

March 11, 2012 by Bill Hodgson 0 Comments

Since the demise of MobileMe, one thing I miss is the Gallery feature. I’ve used Flickr and 500px but they are either fussy to use, or not easy to organise into public and private galleries. With the launch this week of iPhoto for iPad / iPhone, a new approach to sharing photos has come about, […]

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Extended Mac Display / Apple TV mirroring

March 3, 2012 by Bill Hodgson 4 Comments

For anyone with a Mac and an Apple TV, a frustration is not being able to “beam” video, photos or presentations to a TV using AirPlay. Now using AirParrot all this is possible. If you want to jump ahead click the parrot below to visit the site, otherwise read on about the scenarios this enables: […]

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