Tuesday, 26 April 2011

MacLife Review: ScanSnap S1100

My review of the incredibly small and portable ScanSnap S1100 scanner is on MacLife's site.

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Monday, 4 April 2011

Thursday, 10 March 2011

Monday, 28 February 2011

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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Monday, 21 February 2011

MacLife Review: Improvox

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

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Tuesday, 15 February 2011

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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Friday, 5 February 2010

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.

Tuesday, 2 February 2010

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.

Friday, 29 January 2010

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.

Wednesday, 16 December 2009

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