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Mac.Broadband - Reviews of Mac Friendly ISP’s

Mac.Broadband is a UK review site that looks at ISP’s specifically from the perspective of Apple users. Mac users can find Top 10 listings, advice on getting connected and transferring to a new ISP.

Safari 3.1 is SO Fast !

As you may have already noticed Safari 3.1 is now available and as predicted it is a screamer ! Load times are instant on my 2.4Ghz Intel iMac, the icon does not bounce once on the Dock, the app just appears the moment you launch it. Page loads seem very quick as well but the [...]

5 Free Ways To Control Your Kids Access To The Internet

There was a time not too long ago when controlling what your kids got up to on the Internet was easy. There was one family computer linked to the Internet by a slow dialup connection and it was probably located in a communal room, so your teenage son didn’t get much opportunity of surfing the seedier side of the Internet ( at least not when the rest of the family was around ! ).

BBC iPlayer Comes To iPhone and iPod Touch

The BBC have today launched availability of iPlayer content on iPhone and iPod Touch, making the Apple hardware the first mobile devices to support the streaming TV service. The content is encoded as a 516Kbps stream so it will only play via WiFi on both devices as the EDGE connection of the iPhone is not [...]

ShaneCrawford.org

Todays Entrecard ad is for an Apple blog from a guy called Shane Crawford who lives in Austin Texas. Shanecrawford.org is a nicely put together Wordpress blog which combines a mixture of Shanes photography with some nicely written tutorials on getting the most out of development in OS X and is well worth a visit.

More OS X Sleep Problems

It seems as though with every release of OS X a common and persistent problem experienced by Mac users is their machines to go to sleep automatically after a certain period of inactivity. From my current experience OS X 10.5.2 is no different in this respect to any previous release. As usual there are a [...]

OS X 10.5.2 Update Available Now

Apple have today released OS X 10.5.2 through Software Update or the Apple Download site if you prefer to download the Combo Update. The update includes over 300 updates for further details of the exact changes made go to http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307109.

Macbook Air - Hard Disc Vs SSD Video

Appleinsider have posted a direct comparison of the new Apple Air configured with the standard Hard disc and the Solid State Disc ( SSD ) version. The differences are not entirely surprising, especially to anyone who has had any experience with the Asus Eee PC which also boasts an SSD.

Win A Set Of iMaingo iPod Speakers

Fiddyp.co.uk has just announced a competition in which you could win a set of iMaingo portable speakers for iPods and other mp3 players. All that is needed to enter the competition is to write a blog entry linking to Andys competition at http://www.fiddyp.co.uk/contest-win-a-set-of-ipod-portable-speakers-from-imaingo .

MacStyles.com - Customise Your Mac

For some a MacBook is all they need to stand out from the crowd, but if you would like your beloved Apple to stand out that little bit more you should head over to MacStyles.com. Here you can buy custom vinyl stick on covers that make an ordinary MacBook look something special. There are 21 [...]

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