Apple blog posts
Other people’s thoughts on the iPad
A few opinions which seem to reflect my own entirely uninformed thoughts on the iPad.
Immediate impressions on the new iTunes 9
I didn’t think I’d care much, but there’s a few things I need to get off my chest.
Just how bad is the iPhone camera?
One of the main complaints aimed towards the iPhone is that camera is deemed to be a bit crap. So I thought I’d do a quick comparison with my old phone to see how it stands up.
Avoiding headphone tangleness
How to have disentangled headphones without resorting to buying a new iPhone.
Mac apps Xmas bonanza
Christmas bargains are upon us, with indie Mac application bundles galore. Also, 24 ways is back for a third year and dConstruct t-shirts are now just a fiver!
I’ll show you mine, too
Widgets on my Mac OS X dashboard.
iPhone arrives
Like many other Apple-loving tech companies yesterday, Clearleft were huddled around MacRumours following its coverage of Steve Jobs’s keynote. And Gruff Rhys.
Problems with font rendering on Macs
Just recently Jeffrey Zeldman was bemoaning the sub-standard state of text rendering in Firefox on a Mac. And the sad truth is he only skimmed the surface; Firefox, Safari, Opera and Camino may render even the same font differently.
What’s with the new iTunes skin?
Why oh why did Apple have to re-skin iTunes? Is it not bad enough to have Aqua, Brushed Metal and that other skin GarageBand uses? Now I have four different looks to Apple applications. And this latest one is terrible.
AppleCare compensation
Regular readers, and anyone who’ll listen, will remember the problems I had trying to get my iBook fixed through AppleCare. Once I had finally got my laptop back I wrote (a real letter on paper) to Apple to complain, and got offered compensation.
Safari 1.3
Those of you who have just updated OS X to 10.3.9 may have noticed that Safari is now a full point release older at 1.3. And this means that the clear:none bug I reported a year ago is finally fixed. In fairness Dave Hyatt fixed this bug ages ago but he’s had to wait…
Relief at last
For those of you following the saga, my iBook is finally fixed and it feels like a weight has been lifted from my shoulders.
AppleCareless
If you’re wondering why Clagnut has been so quiet in 2005, blame AppleCare.
New goodies from Apple
As is no doubt being reported across the entire blogosphere and tech news feeds everywhere, Apple had a bit of a bumper Macworld 2005, introducing in particular a new desktop, a new iPod and a new software suite.
CSS podGuide
Westciv, home of StyleMaster, have turned the content of their excellent CSS guide into what they?re calling a podGuide, so now you can read it on your iPod.
iSight mounts and iMac G5s
A gloat and a moan. I can’t mount my iSight onto my iMac (without forking out another 25 quid).
Apple Store Mania
So the Apple Store in London has finally opened. My bro had intended to get up super early and get himself a Lucky Bag. Even if he hadn’t slept through his 6am alarm, reports indicate he would still have been 12 hours too late joining the queue.
Why I haven’t bought anything from iTunes
As yet, I haven’t bought anything from the iTunes Music Store. The reasons for my ambivalence to iTMS are threefold: value, tangibility and information. Let me explain…
Tiger
First impressions of Tiger (and its in-built rip-offs). Also DigitalRefueler and Mark Pilgrim’s IBM blog.
Enabling .htaccess in OS X
Out of the box, the Apache Web server that comes with OS X does not take any notice of .htaccess files. It took me a while to figure out how to get them working, so I thought I’d share.
Calculated discovery
As recommended by just about everyone, I installed Quicksilver. Fantastic. With it I discovered the OS X calcuator, complete with unit and currency converter. Bloody brilliant.
Doh! iBook
Well wouldn’t ya just know it. Two weeks after receiving my iBook, Apple ups the specs to a 1 Ghz processor and doubles the memory capability. In a weird way the past fortnight evokes memories of holidays in foreign climes.
OS X newbie alert
My new iBook arrived just in time for the Easter break. This is not only the first time I’ve owned a Mac but also the first time I’ve used one for more than about a minute.