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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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
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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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
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
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… In PC Plus issue 283, on sale now.
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
on 3 March 2000
BILL GATES: Hello and welcome to the launch of Windows 2000. US JOURNALIST #1: It’s fantastic! US JOURNALIST #2: Quiet, he hasn’t started yet. continue
on 25 June 1999
Microsoft and Intel, the multi-billion-dollar corporations which globally dominate the design and production of computer hardware and software but don’t have any kind of monopoly, have launched a new specification to define the future of the personal computer. continue
on 22 January 1999
Apple Computer today announced the appointment of five new iCEOs (interim chief executive officers), replacing the previous single iCEO, Steve Jobs. continue
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