Aimed at the back-to-school market, this supplement was sponsored by Dell to run in the summer editions of Dennis Publishing’s consumer tech magazines. continue
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Xara Photo & Graphic Designer 6
on 21 July 2010
Xara Photo & Graphic Designer is the new name for Xara Xtreme, the drawing and image editing package. read my review at Expert Reviews
Windows 7 For Schools
on 4 March 2010
The Education Show is an annual UK event for schools and colleges. To coincide with it, MESH Computers and Dennis Publishing commissioned me to produce a mini-magazine introducing Windows 7 to education buyers, generously supported by AMD. I wrote most of the copy for the 20pp edition as well as designing the layouts and cover.
In which I become the last person in the universe to blog about the iPad; and risk being branded an Apple fanboy. But, whatever
on 3 February 2010
I watched the launch of the iPad (or iSlatelet, as I’d taken to calling it in the hope that someone would have explained to Steve why iPad was an even less sensible name for a consumer electronics product than Wii) with considerable scepticism, but on reflection, so many aspects of this thing are near enough right. continue
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Computer Shopper Complete Guide to Windows 7
on 18 December 2009
Computer Shopper magazine asked me to produce a special Christmas issue on Windows 7. Which was great, except the time frame was less than four weeks, start to finish. continue
The Ultimate Guide to Windows 7
on 1 October 2009
Windows 7 is the most significant upgrade to Microsoft’s PC operating system for years. Dennis Publishing’s MagBook on the subject is likely to be one of their best sellers this year, and since they liked the way I designed its predecessor (on the somewhat less inspiring Vista), they asked me back. continue
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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
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
What’s Apple ever done for us? (Apart from the mouse, desktop publishing, digital media, and computers that are actually cool…)
on 31 May 2009
Mac versus PC. Apple versus Microsoft. Mac OS versus Windows. It’s a conflict that’s been raging since personal computing began – sometimes as a heated battle, sometimes as a cold war. But what are the origins of the rivalry? And for ‘IBM-compatible’ PC users, has Apple’s existence been useful competition, spurring on other computer makers [...]
Apple and Intel sitting in a tree, in-com-pat-i-bi-li-tee
on 8 July 2005
I’m a bit worried about this whole Intel business. Not for the reasons a lot of people on the Mac forums seem to be worried: Intel spelled backwards is Satan, if you put Pentium chips in Macs they’ll start running Windows when you’re not looking… continue
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