PC Pro regular Kevin Partner has written a lively and informative book on setting up and marketing a business on the Internet, and I’ve had fun designing it. continue
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How to set up an online business
on 19 November 2009
The 20 biggest Mac problems solved*
on 12 November 2009
If you spend your day using PCs, dealing with infuriating glitches becomes second nature. But Apple has made things so straightforward that you get used to stuff just working. When it doesn’t, it comes as a nasty shock. Fortunately, the brick walls you may occasionally run up against will generally turn out, on closer inspection, to be mere ha-has in the garden of Mac. So next time you find yourself staring at the screen with a mounting sense of horror, take a deep breath and read this article. In MacFormat issue 215, on sale now.
TV or not TV, that is the question
on 4 October 2009
Incomprehensible regulations mindlessly enforced: a reliable staple of modern consumer news, represented most recently by TV Licensing’s push to get business owners signed up. continue
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101 best ever Mac tips
on 16 September 2009
From the Finder to the Firewall, key shortcuts to sync tricks, we round up all the clever little wrinkles that can make life sweeter in Mac OS X. If you’ve ever thought ‘there ought to be a smarter way to do that’, there probably is, and it’s probably here. Read the full article in MacFormat issue 213, on sale now.
Google Books: be careful what you wish for
on 9 September 2009
Microsoft has weighed in to the Google Books debate, filing a brief in its capacity as a publisher (of books, not software) in the class action suit that seeks to give Google the right to digitise every book in America. It wants the case thrown out, and it’s right. continue
A bit of chat about MobileMe
on 24 August 2009
I discuss Apple’s cloud service with Brad Gibson in this month’s MacFormat podcast.
Get yourself connected
on 21 August 2009
Networking is one of those computer tasks that strikes fear into even the bravest heart. Fortunately, the whole business really isn’t as tricky as it looks. Read the full article from MacFormat issue 212 on TechRadar
The pros and cons of me dot com
on 19 August 2009
Can Apple justify charging Mac owners £59 a month for an email address and some syncing shenanigans? Read the full article on MobileMe in MacFormat issue 212, on sale now.
Like, media, or whatever
on 14 July 2009
Morgan Stanley, the global financial services people, have released a report on ‘How Teenagers Consume Media’. Cue fusty attempt by middle-aged guys in suits to get wit da yout, but no: this one’s written by a genuine teenager. continue
Howlers: Modern English Abusage
on 3 July 2009
Just been browsing a Facebook group called ‘Correct Spelling, Punctuation and Apostrophe Use’. It was recommended by Kenny, a magazine editor who’s pretty hot on all those things. The group itself, though, seems to be populated largely by the kind of language maven satirised by Steven Pinker continue
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