Thursday, 31 October 2013

MacWorld Review - iMovie 10 for Mac

I've reviewed the latest version of iMovie for MacWorld UK. See what I thought of it by visiting their site...

Saturday, 12 October 2013

Swansea Commits to the UNCRC - ANM News Flash

While Tories in England lobby to repeal the Human Rights Act, the City and County of Swansea relaunched itself as the Human Rights capital of the UK on Friday, by becoming the first local authority to adopt wholesale the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Friday, 27 September 2013

The Tip of the Iceberg - ANM News Flash

Despite official rhetoric concerning the necessity of protection for whistleblowers, it was a plastic crate at Speaker's Corner for this small group, protesting against the real destruction of human lives cause by official corruption.

I asked Jan Hansen of Cure the NHS Lincolnshire whether the small number of people there reflected the size of the problem.

Thursday, 26 September 2013

MacLife Review - Screens 3

Screens 3 is an add designed to allow you to connect to your computer and control it from your iOS device. See if this latest version is worth upgrading for by reading my review on MacLife's site...

Thursday, 19 September 2013

iOS7: First Thoughts

The new lock screen
Swipe from anywhere to unlock

I upgraded to iOS7 on my iPhone 4S overnight and was greeted with a brand new phone when I woke up. Here are some thoughts I’ve had about this update having used it full time since then:

The first thing I noticed was how big the icons look. In fact they’re ever so slightly bigger: iOS6 icons were 114x114 while iOS7‘s are 120x120. This 5% difference, along with icons that are now (or will be when developers update their apps) clearer, make the apps stand out more. And that’s the thing: those new icons look so much better “in the flesh” as it were than in any of the promotional photos I’ve seen. This really is an OS you need to hold and use to fully appreciate the work that’s gone into it. Photos don’t do it justice.

Thursday, 12 September 2013

MacLife Review - Flavours

Fancy customising the look of your Mac, then check out if Flavours is up to the task in my review on MacLife's site...

Friday, 30 August 2013

Equality At the Panthéon - ANM News Flash

A group of some 150 womens rights activists staged a protest outside the Pantheon in Paris on Monday to send a message to Francois Hollande that it's time to even up the representation of women in this prestigious institution.

Monday, 15 July 2013

ANM Interviews Oi! Conference 2013

This year's Oi! Conference at the Cardiff Marriott Hotel, had a special flavour about it. Not only did it feature the awesome speakers Mark Schaefer, Philippa Davies, Ian Cleary, a hefty panel and a very enthusiastic audience, but it was also firmly weighted towards inclusivity and the social element of the social web. Roll on 2014.

Wednesday, 10 July 2013

XCOM: Enemy Unknown - Interview

Arthur C Clarke once said, "two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying". In fact, that very quote appears during the introduction to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, a game that explores the terrifying prospect that we are under attack from forces we do not understand nor hope to defeat, at least with our current level of technology.

Tuesday, 18 June 2013

MacLife Review - Pagico

Check out what I thought of the professional organiser Pagico.

It's all in my review on MacLife's site...