Posted in Communication, Computers, Design on July 13th, 2010 No Comments »
Surfing the web today I came across a new simple tool for taking notes on the iPad. HelvetiNote provides a clear, well designed, environment for the capture of text and even simple drawings. The whole thing is optimised for emailing and, as the name suggests, the font used is Helvetica. The app costs £1.79 which [...]
Posted in Computers, Gadgets on May 28th, 2010 No Comments »
Well, after a long delay, I duly waited in line at my nearest Apple store to get my iPad. I went for a 32Gb WiFi version.
This post is being typed in the iPad Wordpress app. The keyboard is superb in my opinion.
I also got the Apple case which should offer some protection.
I am looking [...]
Posted in Computers, Design, Gadgets on January 29th, 2010 No Comments »
So Apple launched their iPad this week. Almost two years ago it was the Macbook Air.
When the Air launched opinion was devided; Many praised the refreshing lightweight design. Others complained about the lack of features (many argue that these features are never, if hardly, used – including myself).
I purchased the Macbook Air at launch and [...]
Posted in Computers, Design on October 31st, 2009 No Comments »
When I saw the new Apple Magic Mouse it immediately struck a cord. Just from the pictures I knew it was a beautiful product. The functionality was of interest but it was the design that appealed most.
In reality the mouse is even better. The picture above shows the mouse in its clear plastic case. Yes [...]
Posted in Computers, Design on August 31st, 2009 No Comments »
After receiving my Snow Leopard disk from Apple by post on Saturday I quickly set about performing an upgrade.
Having recently carried out a Time Machine backup all I needed to do was to connect an Apple DVD drive to my MacBook Air and start the installation.
The software installed in about 40 minutes.
As the whole point [...]
Posted in Communication, Computers, Gadgets on June 6th, 2009 No Comments »
Like many Apple customers, what I find appealing is the limited choice of products.
Along with their refined design reduced to the essential I feel that by offering a limited product range I can clearly focus on what’s essential for me. Less choice = greater clarity.
So, at the WWDC ‘09 next week I hope that [...]
Posted in Computers, Design, Gadgets on April 23rd, 2009 2 Comments »
With Apple stating that its not interested in the Netbook market…
Netbooks have cramped keyboards, small screens, “junky” hardware and bad software, said Tim Cook, chief operating officer of Apple, during a fiscal second-quarter earnings conference call on Wednesday 22 April 2009. They don’t offer the “consumer experience” that Apple wants to offer through its Macintosh [...]
Posted in Computers, Design on November 12th, 2008 No Comments »
In a couple of months I will have owned my MacBook Air for a year and I can honestly say that no other laptop (or desktop) has ever delighted me so much. Well perhaps the original 512k Mac and Cube I owned come close.
Why am I so satisfied? What is it that ‘delights’?
In case you [...]
Posted in Communication, Computers, Design, Gadgets on July 27th, 2008 No Comments »
Spend a few hours with Apple Inc. products and you will really start to appreciate the thought that goes into the design.
Recently I purchased a white iPhone 3G and have been impressed with the quality and design of the hardware and the software.
I like the colour white so quite often I place my iPhone [...]
Posted in Computers, Design on July 16th, 2008 No Comments »
Having been a dotMac subscriber in the past I had, like many, allowed it to lapse. Luckily Apple retained my ID so that when I bought my MacBook Air I was able to reopen my dotMac account (I actually got a deal from the Apple Store that reduced the cost of dotMac).
Having said all of [...]