With the release of iOS 4 for iPhone (with iPad users still waiting patiently) the ability to have more than one Microsoft Exchange account (or similar through the use of ActiveSync) has been a long time coming. Those of us that use Microsoft Exchange at work know how handy it is to have push mail …
Category: Apple
Jun 27 2010
iTunes Vouchers – Suckers Pay Full Price
Just a quick one tonight. Over the last few months, I have noticed various outlets selling iTunes vouchers for some percentage off. Usually, it’s 10% off (as I have seen at BP and a couple of other places) but at the moment Dick Smith Electronics is selling iTunes vouchers in-store for 20% off until 2nd July, …
Jun 27 2010
Mobile Phones – Evidence Gathering Made Easy
On the way back from the Dendy Cinema at Circular Quay, a fight between two men broke out with about twenty spectators some of which were egging on the individuals involved. Whilst trying to keep out of their way, I phoned it in to the police via 000 who were on the scene in less …
Jun 21 2010
Keys are a Nuisance – Smart Entry FTW!
On the weekend, the missus and I were on the Gold Coast briefly and required a rental car to get us around. We ended up with a Toyota Camry (sadly not the hybrid model) which isn’t a bad car. Whilst not difficult to drive, I did find myself falling into the regular habits of driving …
Jun 18 2010
iPhone 4 – It’s not 4G!
One thing I have noticed lately is that people are incorrectly referring to the iPhone 4 as the iPhone 4G. This also occurred well before the official announcement of the device. Sure, some people might not know any better but the technological purists amongst us do have a good point as to why we should …
Jun 13 2010
RSS – Push vs Pull
For those of you who don’t know, RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication and a lot of you would be using it, perhaps unknowingly. How so? RSS is a major part of how iTunes works particularly when checking for new podcasts and the update features contained within other pieces of software use RSS to check …
Jun 09 2010
An E-mail Address for Every Printer – Silly or Smart?
Hewlett-Packard, a big name in computers and printers, has listened to smartphone users who have been looking for an easy way to print from their devices. iPhone users have had partial solutions by means of dedicated apps which are limited to printing photos and screenshots but everyone else has been rather hamstrung. So what is …
Jun 04 2010
Would You Pay for News Content?
The Murdochs and the Jobs of the world have you believe that people would be inclined to pay for news content. Murdoch has the most to lose as his empire is heavily reliant on traditional print media whilst Jobs has the most to gain in the digital arena. What it comes down to is whether or not …
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