The European Union has been telling gadget makers, including Apple, to prepare for a future where USB-C will be the one connector for all device charging. We now have a…
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Apple News Roundup – 3 October 2022
It’s a new month and that means the soothsayers are making predictions for a potential Apple event. But even if there’s no event this month, we can expect lots of…
Continue readingThoughts on real, designed and perceived obsolescence
I’m typing this post on a MacBook Air – a pretty common device for writers, journalists and other people who need a slim, light and powerful portable computer to get…
Continue readingRumours of the floppy disk’s death are greatly exaggerated
Put a floppy disk in front of a millennial and they’re likely to ask why you bothered using a 3D printer to make a model of the Save icon. But…
Continue readingDo you need to install endpoint protection software on a Mac?
For almost as long as the Mac has existed, there has been an ongoing debate about whether Mac owners should install ‘anti-virus’ software. I put the word in inverted commas…
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