Posts Tagged: Apple

I’m pleased to say that the Apple Store happily accepted my iMac back and gave me a complete refund. I’ll be picking up my new iMac from my local John Lewis store tomorrow AM. I really hope that this one will be quieter.

I finished work early on Friday and headed across London to the very lovely Apple Store on Regent Street. I was standing around waiting for the usual email checking foreign student to clear off so I could have a last confirmatory play with a 20” iMac when a member of staff approached me. Upon finding… Continue Reading ›

I’ve just synced my Nokia 6680 with my Mac using iSync, and I’ve got to say how much I like iSync. Want to know why I like iSync so much? It just works… each and every time I use it. I recognise this may be partly due to the 6680 also, as I did have… Continue Reading ›

Apple today finally released a two-button mouse called the Mighty Mouse. Being Apple, of course, it is far more interesting than the usual 2 button mouse with an ingenious-looking 360-degree scroll button. I hope that it is larger than the existing Apple mice, as I’ve always found them too small for my hands, but I… Continue Reading ›

I recently moved back to a PDA, a Palm Tungsten E2, after a couple of unsuccessful flirtations with paper-based organisers and diaries. I’m pleased with the E2; it’s a great Palm and feels like the spiritual successor to the classic Palm Vx, but with a great colour screen, Bluetooth, and non-volatile memory. One of the… Continue Reading ›

I received a response from Tesco, albeit a standard email. It seems I have to use Windows Media Player to transfer the downloaded MP3 files to my Rio Karma. I suppose if I’d thought about it, I would have realised this, as it must mean they control the DRM on the files. I have now… Continue Reading ›