Hidden Bar - menu bar management for macOS
Mac menu bar utiities are great for quick access to apps that perform simple tasks and that don’t need to sit in the dock or occupy space on your desktop how...
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Apple
Daily Post - 07/12/2020
MacBook Air Update
See Thru Mac Classic Permalink
This would look really nice alongside all my old Macs…
New Macbook Day
OMG !
New MacBooks…
I haven’t had a MacBook now for the last couple of years (after I selflessly handed my 13” MacBook Pro onto my eldest daughter…). My Mac computing needs have...
New AirPods Pro noise cancellation
Ryan Block on AirPods Pro vs. Bose QuietComfort 35 Headphones
Apple warns HomePod users of potentially fatal iOS 13.2 flaw
Apple has pulled the latest HomePod update and is warning users not to reset their speaker, lest they render it inoperable.
CarPlay in iOS 13
CarPlay in iOS 13 is a huge upgrade
How to add an item to specific Reminders list AND set a reminder time? - Ask Different
Siri: How to add an item to specific Reminders list AND set a reminder time? - Ask Different — Read on apple.stackexchange.com/questions/235719/siri-how-to-...
iCloud Upgrade Day..
A long time coming but I have finally had to make the jump to the next level of iCloud storage ( 2TB ). The 200Mb subscription has lasted a while but has fin...
On How I Lost Then Found Trackpad Options in El Capitan
My normal approach when a new version of OS X is released is to backup ( create a Carbon Copy Cloner image of my main drive ) and then do a clean install ( ...
Monosnap - Free Screen Capture for Images and Video
Monosnap is a free utility for OS X and Windows that can quickly and easily capture screenshots and save them for editing and annotation, ideal for grabbing ...
TextExpander Alternatives for Disgruntled Smile Customers
Over the last couple of days there has been a lot written about the Smile Software decision to move to a subscription model for version 6 of TextExpandermo...
Near Lock - Unlock your Mac with your iPhone or Apple Watch
Near Lock is a new pair of apps for iOS and OS X that allows you to unlock your Mac with your iPhone or Apple Watch. Once installed and configured the app ca...
Kickstarter - Pixo magnetic Tablet Mount
The Pixo is an interesting looking Kickstarter project to create a magnetic mounting for iPads/tablets to attach to the side or top of your desktop screen/i...
Copied - Sync your clipboard for iOS and OS X
Copied has recently become one of my favourite apps for iOS and OS X. It is a slick and useful clipboard manager that makes cut/copy and paste on iPhone,iPad...
Game of the day - 2 Cars
One of my favourite quick-fix games at the moment is 2 Cars from Ketchapp. It is a very simple top to bottom scroller where the objective is to steer your ...
Swapping Between Hardware and On Screen Keyboards on iOS
I recently bought the excellent Logitech K380 Multi-Device Bluetooth Keyboard to share between my iPad, Work laptop and iPhone. It’s a great little keyboard...
They just don’t make ‘em like they used to
Macworld writer Christopher Phin takes a fond look back at what is probably one of the most iconic Macs ever made, the iMac G4. more>This was—and is—Ap...
More Problems with iOS 9.3 ?
It seems the recent reported problems with iOS 9.3 and older iPads isn’t the only issue with the latest release.
Rumour - Ultra-thin 13” and 15” MacBooks due in June-July
Interestingrumour from MacRumors.com
iPhone unlocks - Flood gates holding up… For now…
Not at all surprising to hear reports coming through that there are buckets of iPhones being held by US authorities in readiness for the potential flood gat...
Fresh Background Wallpapers for your Mac
FreshBackMac is a small utility written by Arkanath Pathak, a Computer Science student from eastern India, that refreshes your Mac desktop wallpaper at regul...
TarDisk Pear - Grow your MacBook Hard drive !
A little while ago I looked at a device called the Nifty MiniDrive a neat little MicroSD card carrier that fits completely snuggly into the SD slot on MacBo...
Itsycal for OS X - Minimal Calendar Utility
Itsycal is a tiny menu bar application for OS X that gives rapid access to a pop up view of the current month of the calendar.
Microsoft to release curved keyboard for iOS
Ars technica has this interesting article about a planned new keyboard from Microsoft that will potentially make one handed typing on larger iPhones more pr...
Stocard - All your loyalty cards on your iPhone
One of my pet peeves is the number of plastic cards I have to carry in my wallet. Most of the time I tend to strip the contents to the essential debit cards ...
Using Duet Display As A Primary Monitor
Duet Display is a slick app developed by ex-Apple employees designed to allow your iPad to function as a second monitor on your laptop or iMac using a lightn...
Apple TV Updated - Search Apple Music with Siri
One of the big missing features of the new Apple TV was the inability to play music from Apple Music using Siri. Clearly Apple held this back for good reason...
Animated History Of Steve Jobs
The team in the marketing department at Quartsoft have produced this lovely animated video timeline of Steve Jobs life. Click on this link to go to the Qua...
Amazon Removes Apple TV From Store
It seems that Amazon was serious with recent threats to pull ads for media streaming devices that don’t support their own Prime Video service from the Amazo...
New Apple Force Touch Table
This is actually pretty cool looking….
Too Many Podcasts, Not Enough Time
This article ( the coming podcast surplus ) by Seth Godin describes a problem ( of the third world variety ) that I have experienced for some time and I sus...
Dual Screen Wallpapers for Macs
Twelve South are a brand well known to Mac users for their laptop and iPhone/iPad stands amongst other products.
Stunning Minimal Loft Space
This is a lovely clean and minimal Mac setup clearly setup for a small group of designers. Plenty of light and wooden surfaces give this a Scandinavian look ...
New Apple TV Starts Shipping Next Week
The new Apple TV announced at last months iPhone and iPad Pro event is due to start shipping next week. UK pricing is still not available on the Apple site ...
Facebook App Draining iPhone Batteries
According to this articleon TechCrunch Facebook have confirmed that they are aware of a problem with their iOS app causing excessive battery drain even when...
Apple Music has 10M new subscribers but will they stay ?
According to many popular sites it is being reported that Apple Music has already reached 10 million subscribers ( Appleinsider ). This is of course an arti...
How do you backup your digital data ?
Unless you have a background in IT the chances are that the only time you have ever considered backups of your information was just after you found out you h...
For You Disappearing from iTunes after recent update
Last night my MacBook’s iTunes was updated with the latest release ( 12.2.1.16 ) and when it restarted I was prompted with the invitation to Join Apple Music...
Infinite Loop - Lovely Relaxing Game for iOS
Infinite Loop is my latest go to iPhone game for instant gratification or the gamers equivalent of meditation. Jonas Lekevicious has created a beautiful puzz...
How to Access Magazines on Zinio for Free
In the days before the Internet I was a regular magazine subscriber and the shelves in my home office used to groan under the weight of all those glossy page...
For Sales…
I am currently advertising my Apple Bluetooth Keyboard and Apple Trackpad on eBay if anyone is interested. Both in good working order.
Hackers find way of breaking out of Apple’s sand box ( OS X and iOS )
Just this afternoon I was involved in a discussion about how hackers exploit the most difficult to find holes in operating systems, networks and hardware to ...
A Minimal Desk With A View
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ImageOptim - An Excellent Free Image Compressor for Mac
ImageOptim is a small free utility for Mac OS X that does one thing well. It compresses image files but without reducing image quality. On test files I have ...
How Much Do You Think A Top Grossing App in Mac App Store Makes Its Author ?
Sam Soffes released a small app onto the Mac App Store this week and was shocked to find it quickly elevated into the top grossing apps list, so you can imag...
Where can I buy one of these ?
iMac Desk Lamp
Serious Screen Real Estate
Some serious monitor real estate..
Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement address, 2005
[embed]https://youtu.be/Hd_ptbiPoXM[/embed]
Steve Jobs and Bill Gates - Walt Mossberg Interview
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/embed/Sw8x7ASpRIY[/embed]
South Park Mac vs PC
[embed]https://youtu.be/Id_kGL3M5Cg[/embed]
Capture Animated GIFs using free GifGrabber
GifGrabber is a free utility available from the App Store that lets you easily create animated GIFs by capturing a user definable area of the screen. It is t...
Microsoft
Daily Post - 09/12/2020
Thoughts on VS Code as Jekyll/Github editor.
Daily Post - 08/12/2020
A day battling with Exchange Online mail rules and spam filters
Daily Post - 07/12/2020
MacBook Air Update
Microsoft Edge history and tab sync
I converted to the new Microsoft Edge browser what seems like an age ago now and one of the things I was eager to see rolled out was the history and open tab...
Daily Post - 02/11/2020
Probably doomed to failure before I start but I am going to try and start a daily blog post again ( I know seen it before ! ).
Customise the Office 365 encryption Message
Customize the Office 365 encryption Message
A huge pile of new Teams features !
What’s New in Microsoft Teams- Ignite 2019
What about Win 10 Pro ?
So I just came across another one of Microsofts seemingly arbitrary limitations in using policies to manage Windows 10. This one is another example where the...
Edge Insider - New Tab for Enterprise
The latest Edge Insider release includes a new feature for users to configure the default new tab to include the Recommended and Recent sections from the def...
Customise Room Resource work hours in Office 365
I have recently started setting up Room Resources in our Office 365 tenant and quickly discovered that that rooms are only available Monday to Friday 08:00 t...
Setting Lock Screen Wallpaper with InTune
Just found this article on the Lazy Administrator that describes how to enforce a Windows lock screen wallpaper on Windows 10 for all editions ( not just E...
Teams Tip - Zooming shared screen
How to zoom into a shared screen contents in Teams meeting
Adaptive Cards for Beginners
Teams and Flow
Add attachments in PowerApps
This Microsoft guide explains how to add attachments in a PowerApps form to a Sharepoint list.
Microsoft blogs of note
A quick list of some of the blogs I have used recently for guides and how to’s on Microsoft products.
Creating desktop shortcuts with Intune
I have previously setup a script to push simple shortcuts to Desktop with Intune but this guide from Nicolonsky Tech is much better. Will re-create mine usi...
Powershell connection from MFA Account
This is a Microsoft guide I need to use fairly regularly ! Wish connection to Exchange Online and Sharepoint Online from Powershell was a little easier to co...
Sunday 28 July 2019
##PowerApps
Wednesday 24 July 2019
##Microsoft Forms
Daily Log - Tuesday 23 July 2019
Powershell
Monday 22 July 2019
##PowerApps
Tech
Updating Jekyll from iPad with Prose.io
So I setup this Jekyll blog a few months ago and as usual after getting it going I promptly let it languish. One of the issues I guess is that unlike Wordpre...
Microsoft Surface Duo - Preorder Permalink
This actually looks pretty nice. Expensive but nice….
Working from home - Apples take… Permalink
Fab spoof from Apple on the whole “working at home” thing… Must see.
ROFL
Shootout: Best Wireless In-Ear Charging Case Lid Sound Competition
Show Me Yours - A New Campaign Video from Liberty Human Rights Group
Show Me Yours is a wonderful tongue in cheek video featuring comedian Olivia Lee in which she is seen walking up to strangers in the street asking to see wh...
CassetteBoy vs Jeremy Hunt
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Free Markdown Video Tutorial Series
Markdown is the plain text markup syntax developed by John Gruber of Daring Fireball over 10 years ago to help bloggers write in a readable format that cou...
Nordic Workspace
Todays featured Mac Setup is another simple minimalist style workspace in a Nordic style and comes complete with instructions on how to Do It Yourself ! The ...
ISS Celebrates 15 Years Orbiting The Earth
Today the crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS) held a press conference to celebrate 15 years that the satellite has been orbiting the earth. An ...
Think Same !
https://youtu.be/yeiI8cd5rO4
Say no to Pakisaurus - Hilarious Rant by Guzzy Bear
[embed]https://youtu.be/xd4ygI0GHV8[/embed]
Calls To 0800 Numbers Free From Mobiles Starting 1st July (UK)
I just happened across this tidbit and though its not really Mac or Apple related I thought it was worth posting a quick note about it because I expect many ...
How to Take Funny Travel Photos - The Right Way
If you have a Facebook or Twitter account you can’t have missed seeing this article or one of the many variants reported all over the web in the last week o...
blog
Daily Post - 09/12/2020
Thoughts on VS Code as Jekyll/Github editor.
See Thru Mac Classic Permalink
This would look really nice alongside all my old Macs…
New Macbook Day
OMG !
New MacBooks…
I haven’t had a MacBook now for the last couple of years (after I selflessly handed my 13” MacBook Pro onto my eldest daughter…). My Mac computing needs have...
Recovery Day
Tour of the Bridge Towns
Updating Jekyll from iPad with Prose.io
So I setup this Jekyll blog a few months ago and as usual after getting it going I promptly let it languish. One of the issues I guess is that unlike Wordpre...
Microsoft Surface Duo - Preorder Permalink
This actually looks pretty nice. Expensive but nice….
RSS Struggles
As is often the case when learning something new I have run into a problem and the fix for it is alluding me at the moment. In this case it is RSS feeds in J...
Minimal Mistakes Blogs
Now I have got a barebones Jekyll site running, DNS sorted and old Wordpress posts migrated its time to do a bit of personalisation. Like a lot of Jekyll blo...
Jekyll Go Live Day
UKMac.net is now live on Github Pages !
Working from home - Apples take… Permalink
Fab spoof from Apple on the whole “working at home” thing… Must see.
Moving to Jekyll!
After many years of on and off dabbling with Wordpress blogs I have decided to make the move to Jekyll and Github Pages for hosting. Jekyll is very different...
Health
Boxing Day Or Is It
A belated Happy Christmas greeting to anyone unfortunate enough to be reading this blog, hope yours went as well as could be given the world in which we find...
Strava Artist Permalink
I have seen this guys Strava rides online before and am amazed at how he manages to “paint” pictures by cycling routes on Strava. Very cool.
Daily Post - 09/12/2020
Thoughts on VS Code as Jekyll/Github editor.
Recovery Day
Tour of the Bridge Towns
Sponsored bike ride - Cancelled
This weekend I was supposed to be taking part in a 65 mile sponsored bike ride from Stourbridge to Lydney in Gloucestershire as part of the 65th anniversary ...
A 50k Loop around Newport
Today I took a break from Zwift and headed out early to do a ride round the lanes near to home. I had planned a 50 loop on Komoot parts of which we familiar ...
Zwift Planning - Route Achievements
Over the last few weeks I have been working my way through the Zwift Achievements and so far have managed to complete 61% of the routes ( 46 out of 76 ), obv...
Zwift Knickerbocker Route Achievement
One more Zwift route complete tonight, this time the New York route Knickerbocker
Zwift Tron Bike at last !
Yesterday was a big day on Zwift for me. Finally after about 18 months of rides I passed the 50,000m climbing needed to be awarded the Zwift Concept Z1 bette...
Security
Louisiana declares emergency over cyberattacks targeting schools
Louisiana declares emergency over cyberattacks targeting schools
An Alternative Approach to Preventing Ransomware ?
The rise in the prevelance of Ransomware hasn’t really impacted on Mac Users as it has with the Windows community so far… moreOf course the Mac has benefit...