2010 MacBook Air
The MacBook Air may be the ideal computer for the majority of users. It is very light and very fast and will handle most day to day jobs thrown at it. If you are into video editing or like playing with Photoshop you will still need something with more grunt – but for web browsing and office documents this machine is ideal.
Apple – Rotten To The Core
In a move that can have only been inspired by pure greed Apple disappoints its loyal customers by seizing control of the iPad and making it almost impossible for content providers to use the platform and make any money.
Take Your Tablets
For some months now the Apple iPad has reigned supreme as the king of the tablet computers. This could all be about to change with a plethora of new contenders about to hit the market in time for Christmas.
The iPhone 4 – A Worthy Upgrade.
Friday the 30th July 2010 dawned with a thick fog settling over the western suburbs of Sydney. I know this because at 5.30 am I was in a small queue outside of the Telstra T-Life store at Rouse Hill waiting patiently to collect two new iPhones.
iPad – From An Apps Perspective
Is it, as Steve Jobs proclaims, ‘Wonderful and Magical’? I think so. Whilst there are shortcomings, such as lack of Flash, I have not really noticed this as an issue in real terms. That said I would REALLY like to be able to watch ABC iView or any of the other TV Catch-Up services on it!
Android – The Alternative Phone OS
There is a lot to like about Google’s Android operating system. While not as polished as iPhone, it is nicely integrated with the Google ecosystem.
Dropbox
Setting up Dropbox is pretty easy. Sign up for an account – free for a 2Gb starter plan – and then download and install the required software. The software is available for Windows, Mac, Linux and even iPhone – so there are no limitations by platform.
Once installed you will have a Dropbox folder and anything saved into this folder will be automatically uploaded and saved into your online, secure, space. The way I set this up was to move my entire documents folder into the Dropbox. It took a bit of fiddling to get everything pointing to the right place – but once done all of my work documents are transparently saved online.
