Jan 23, 2011

It seems that Apple have introduced a new type of screw head into the casing of the iPhone 4. The “pentalobe” presents an entirely new interface to your tollkit, and is not compatible with hex heads, or torx, or phillips heads, or …. And no, you can’t buy tools that undo them yet either; not easily, at any rate. The latest MacBook Air...

Nov 14, 2010

Apple have this week released a new update to OS X. It may be best to check your available bandwidth before starting the downloads, though, as well as providing lots of time to install it all. Fixing well over 50 security issues, I’ve heard that this update is apparently very big – in the order of 800+ MB. And that will take some time – and...

Nov 7, 2010

This week Apple announced price reductions on its Mac Mini computers. The 2.4GHz, computer, with 320GB HDD, 2GB RAM and Snow Leopard, can now be purchased for $899. Of course, this does not include a keyboard, mouse or monitor, where for just an extra $300, you can now get either a Macbook, or the new Macbook Air. Interesting choices.

Sep 19, 2010

A new version of the OS X virtualisation software, Parallels 6, was announced this week. Parallels allows you to run your Windows applications on your Mac, and it does so in a very elegant manner, providing you with some sparking performance. We’re currently evaluating how well it works, and should be able to give you our report in a week or two.

Aug 8, 2010

Apple have added support for raw image files produced by MILCs to Aperture and iPhoto. So, if you use one of these cameras and a Mac, you can now process your raw image files directly on your MAC.