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Snow Leopard - the upgrade

Now that Snow Leopard has hit the shelves, the big question for me is not a case of if, but a case of when should I do the upgrade? I know that before I do I plan to buy a new external hard drive so that I can tidy up the contents of the main hard dr… more »
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Windows 7 UK pricing

I've just been looking at the UK pricing of Windows 7 on pre-order. As usual the prices are higher here than in the US (even taking into account exchange rate, tax etc). According to Microsoft's online store (and prices are cheaper with other online… more »
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iPhone OS 3.0 out today

As I type this, the time is 8:41am on the 17th June, the day of iPhone OS 3.0's release. As this is UK time, the software hasn't been released yet, but it's surely a matter of hours. So here's a question for the day, will you be upgrading as soon as… more »
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Windows 7 RC1 available

Just a few days ago Microsoft made the release candidate of Windows 7 available to the public. Unsurprisingly I have already downloaded the RC1 and am setting about testing it, and finding out just how good Windows 7 is looking ahead of it's retail relea… more »
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Twitter the new IRC?

Hands up anyone who has used IRC? OK, now hands up anyone who has used an IRC client like mirc and left their computer logged onto a channel? You may be wondering why I ask, but a blog post over on pcpro.co.uk got me thinking about this. News travels… more »
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Thin client computing - part 2

7 days left! I've had an email arrive in my work inbox notifying me that my user account will be moved over to the thin client system next Friday. This means that I will finally have MS Office 2007, Communication Server and other useful tools at my dispo… more »
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Mac Mini / iMac updates

The anticipated updates for the Mac Mini, iMac and Mac Pro have finally made it though to general sale. However, for the first time in my memory, these updates didn't come with just speed bumps etc, but also saw a large increase in price (in the UK at l… more »
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iPhone apps forgotten after a day?

It's been in the news today that a study has been done that shows iPhone / iPod touch users download applications and within a day the majority stop using them, and numbers dwindle further with each day that passes. This affects both free and paid for ap… more »
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