While Apple has not often been the inventor or entirely new technologies, it has been at the forefront of making complex technology accessible and desirable. And this seems to be…
Continue readingRumour Mill: The iPhone switch to USB-C will be done Apple’s way
When the next iPhone is announced, probably in September this year, there is one change that we can all expect. Apple will ditch the Lightning connector and shift to the…
Continue readingApple Health needs to get smarter
There’s little doubt that the Apple Watch’s most common use is for health and well-being tracking. Whether you’re an athlete tracking performance, someone with cardiac issues or are at a…
Continue readingMicrosoft Outlook for Mac is now free
Microsoft has announced that Microsoft Outlook for Mac is now 100% and that you no longer need a Microsoft 365 account to use it. Note that while the product has…
Continue readingApple continues transition into fashion business with yellow iPhone and more Hermes accessories
Apple has released a new iPhone colour, yellow, for the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus. That comes with a bunch of new Apple Watch bands and AirTag accessories as…
Continue readingBacking up your Mac – the 3-2-1-0 method
There’s an old saying about backing up your system. You only ever take backing up seriously if you’ve suffered a disaster. For me, that was the failure of a drive…
Continue readingApple’s messy release schedule for the Mac
For some product lines, Apple follows a predictable release cycle that gives customers certainty and enables them to make considered purchasing decisions. But for other products, there seems to be…
Continue readingMicrosoft adds half-baked iMessage support
Microsoft’s Phone Link software has given Android users the ability to send and receive text messages on a PC running Windows. But the folks in Redmond are trying to play…
Continue readingHealth is Apple’s big frontier – and the Apple Watch is its trojan horse
It is becoming abundantly clear that Apple’s primary use-case for the Apple Watch is centred on health, fitness and well-being. If we look back at the first Apple Watch, it…
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