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A variety of iPad apps

Posted on October 31, 2011 by admin

Tweet Over the year and a bit that I’ve had my iPad, I’ve tried a variety of apps.  Many of these I’ve spotted in reviews on a variety of tech websites, and some of which I’ve located myself in the … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot

Posted on October 16, 2011 by admin

Tweet The latest version of the popular Ubuntu distribution of GNU/Linux was released a few days ago, version 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot.  I’ve been playing with this release of Ubuntu  for a week or so on an old notebook (Sony VGN-TX5XN) … Continue reading →

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iCloud – underwhelming for this user

Posted on October 13, 2011 by admin

Tweet I updated my MacBook Pro with the latest Lion update and my iPad to iOS5.  This brings with it the much-heralded iCloud.  But I’m not exclusively a Mac user, so I’m not convinced it’ll be particularly useful.  I don’t … Continue reading →

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Geek joke: X11 (xkcd)

Posted on October 12, 2011 by admin

Tweet Well, here’s another spectacularly geeky cartoon from xkcd: I’ve just been playing with the beta release of Ubuntu GNU/Linux 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot, if I have the spelling correct), due for release this week – tomorrow if memory serves.  I had some … Continue reading →

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Removing (or hiding) iTunes!

Posted on August 27, 2011 by Robert

Tweet Having written just the other day why I view the iPad as an appliance or a gadget rather than a personal computer (my judgement revolved around limits to what the user is able to do with the device), I … Continue reading →

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