Archive for the ‘Computers’ Category

Thoughts on computers, the internet, and web design

some thoughts after having my iphone for a few weeksmonths. (I drafted this post on my iPhone on a train somewhere, then forgot about it! So I am posting it now, with minor corrections.

Firstly, the interface in general is lovely. The large clear high resolution screen shows off the beautiful graphics and makes reading a [...]

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Not the beginning of a joke, but a question asked (and answered) by the man in blue in his post Handwritten Typographers.

Nice to see that some of them have handwriting that is nearly as messy as mine! They obviously spend too much time at a computer too…

via Daring Fireball

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An interesting piece on Wired.com about how Google’s Open Source Android Phone Will Free the Wireless Web.

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I not that recently upgraded to iLife ‘08, mainly for iPhoto. I had previously been using version 5 (‘05), and there is a significent improvement. (Ed: this post has been sitting in my drafts for almost 6 months now :/)

The new events based view is a joy to use. Photos are by default grouped into [...]

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My old hard drive had been making alarming clunking noises (more than is usual) and causing the system to hang, therefore I thought it best to replace the drive.

So after making sure the Time Machine backup was up to date, I replaced the HDD, and booted the computer with the OS X DVD. I was [...]

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