MacLife Review: Precorder

My review of Precorder, a clever video reocrding app for your iPhone or iPod touch is on MacLife's site.

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MacLife Review: Improvox

My review of Improvox, a "vocal Instrument" for iOS, is on MacLife's site.

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MacLife Review: Galaxy on Fire 2

My review of Galaxy on Fire 2 for iOS, a Elite-style space faring game, is on MacLife's site.

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Does Your Computer Work Like a Toaster ?

Up until now, the vast majority of computers have been designed for the hobbyist tinkerer. It's quite a feat for such a device to have had so much success: according to recent survey, over a billion of them are currently in use today.

Is This Finally the Birth of the Computer for the Rest of Us ?

When Steve Jobs introduced the Mac back in 1984, it was designed to revolutionise the way people interacted with computers. They would no longer need to type in arcane combinations of letters and numbers to get anything done. Instead, they'd click on images on the screen.

The Death of Mac OS X Is Closer Than You Think

Of course it's not going to happen tomorrow, but I definitely think that its days as a relevant mainstream operating system are dwindling. High end users and content creators will still need it, but Apple is mostly a consumer company and Mac OS X is just too complex for that segment of the population. It'll be relegated to a very niche market.

Nobody Expects the Spanish Inquisition

I've been working on a documentary about bullying in New Zealand schools.

As part of promoting it, I decided to post a few snippets on YouTube to wet our viewers' appetite and also to act as a warning for people thinking of sending their children to private non-integrated schools in that country. You can view some of them here

Striving for Perfection

When I heard about iFixIt’s teardown of the latest iPod touch (see here), I started to wonder and possibly understand why Apple changed their minds about integrating a video camera into its flagship product.

A Disappointing Non-Annoucement

Today, Steve Jobs returned to the stage after his medical leave of absence and announced Apple’s latest music-related releases. As has become customary for a September event, the entire iPod range was updated and a new version of iTunes joined in the party.

MacWorld is Dead... Long Live Apple

The web is ablaze with the news that Apple are pulling out of the Macworld trade show and that the 2009 event will be its last. Notwithstanding the fact that this has been a very long tradition started in 1985, I wonder why it didn’t actually happen sooner.