Apple unveils iPhone OS 3.0 preview

by | Mar 17, 2009 | gadgets, technology, the interwebs

Apple today announced major changes to forthcoming iPhone software, including a plan to use a full gamut of Bluetooth protocols, enhanced maps functionality and peer-to-peer networking. Turn by turn navigation is likely to be adopted, but developers will have to...

Windows 7 Beta is rockin’

by | Jan 15, 2009 | technology

I’ve installed Windows 7 Beta, and it all seems lovely. Much more stuff installed effectively by the OS, Ralink wireless N network detected with no problems OOTB, logitech wireless headset detected, screens beautifully configured and recalibrated. I’m...

Official Beta of Windows 7

by | Jan 10, 2009 | technology

So, here it goes; finally I got a slot in the Windows 7 Beta Programme download queue, all that remains now is to download it, install it and have some fun with it.  Thanks, Microsoft!  I suspect this might actually get installed on my EeePc as well! Apologies for...

Firefox 3 is excellent

by | Jun 27, 2008 | technology

The Mozilla Foundation has outdone itself again with a web browser surpassing even my best hopes for what a web browser should be. Firefox 3 is a masterpiece of work; its unobtrusive presence on my system feels like an enhancement overhaul for the Firefox 2 system,...

Why wikipedia is a waste of effort

by | May 16, 2008 | technology

Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia, has now, for articles on conflict and recent history at least, been filed in my mental waste-paper basket. The policies on the site for Neutral Point of View (NPOV) editing, which are vital have come to mean nothing in circumstances...