Category Archives: Hardware

Ideapad S205

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Dave

For the last couple of months I’ve been playing around with a Lenovo Ideapad S205. It’s a slightly bigger than a netbook machine that runs Windows 7. I’ve been a pretty dedicated Mac user for the last five years or … Continue reading →

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My setup

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Dave

One of my favourite bits of technology porn is Shawn Blanc’s series on sweet Mac setups. It basically just gives dorks like me an opportunity to drool over other people’s kit. But there’s another purpose to this, which is that … Continue reading →

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John Naughton on the iPad

Posted on June 6, 2010 by Dave

John Naughton‘s Observer piece on the iPad is well worth reading in full: It’s when one tries to use the iPad for generating content that its deficiencies become obvious. The biggest flaw is the absence of multitasking, so you have to … Continue reading →

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iPad therefore I am

Posted on June 1, 2010 by Dave

OK, so I said I probably wasn’t going to get an iPad. On Friday I bought one. I admit it: I’m pathetic. My thing with the iPad before I got it was that I wasn’t sure where it really fitted … Continue reading →

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Using a PC

Posted on May 3, 2010 by Dave

I’ve had a pretty settled tech line-up for a while, which works really well for me. Essentially – 24” iMac on the desktop, MacBook Air for the portable and an iPhone for the really portable. The iMac is fine for … Continue reading →

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