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Some time ago I mentioned an easy and cheap way of amplifying the sounds from your iPhone speaker using a glass. Now comes the easy way to find out if your remote control needs new batteries using your camera. Simply point the front of the remote control at your camera and press any button on [...] As MiniG-T gets older he’s been starting to use our computers at home more and is considerably more comfortable surfing the internet. We tend to think we’re quite responsible parents and so have set him up with his own user profile which has parental controls set for times he can use it, how long he [...] Awesome. A word we read in many places, hear bandied around often and generally overlook the true meaning of. awesome |ˈôsəm| adjective extremely impressive or daunting; inspiring great admiration This week I remembered the true definition in a completely unexpected place and way. Together with MrsG-T, and three of our friends, I had travelled to [...] When MrsG-T gave me an iPhone 3G as a birthday present back in late 2008 I didn’t realise the worlds it would open up to me. Leaving aside facilities that have become fairly commonplace in mobiles now (camera, sat nav, music player, telephone calls) here are ten things that I discovered in 2009 and which [...] So Steve Jobs announced the new Apple iPad yesterday, essentially adding an iPod Touch XL to the product set. As you may judge from the last sentence I’m a bit ambivalent at this stage. My friend Stewart put it well with his comment, “what’s it for?” Reaction around the web seems very polarised into [...] If you have an iPhone or an iPod Touch and you don’t think the internal speaker is loud enough, but you can’t afford (or don’t want to buy) fancy external speakers, here’s a wee tip: Yes, that’s my iPhone in a whiskey tumbler. Please note that it’s smart to ensure there’s no liquid in [...] If you have a Mac, and you tend to spend time with the same tabs open in your web browser, then have a look at Fluid. It’s a similar idea to Adobe Air except with Fluid you create your own apps using web URLs. As an example I’ve created one with Google Reader. Your [...] I really love Apple products – I’ve owned loads over the years – but their service hasn’t got a great reputation and now I’m beginning to find this out first hand. Recent events got slightly out of hand and, to cut a long story short, I had to jump into a swimming pool with my [...] This holiday I’ve used my iPhone to: Translate French using babelfish Check emails Send texts Watch my speed Listen to music Learn some French Follow the Apple WWDC Keynote speech Update my blog Keep up with friends on FaceBook Read a couple of novels Play some games Check the weather forecast See where our [...] This is a Microsoft ad which tries to emulate a series of very successful Apple ads. MS have stated that they are trying to actually move away from the business stereotype that Apple have managed to put them in. Here’s an Apple ad to demonstrate: I’m not an expert, but surely MS would have been [...] |
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