It used to be so simple. You took a photo on your iPhone and it stayed there until you synced it to your Mac. From there, if you could be bothered, you crop it or changed the colouring, but mostly you’d just file it. But now Apple have tried to get clever with photo stream, …
Category: iOS
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Apr 22 2012
Apple at work
I have decided to buy an Aston Martin with the proceeds I received from getting a dollar everytime someone says “Apples are good with graphics but thats all.” Ok, well perhaps not an Aston Martin, but if I really did get a dollar everytime someone said that I could maybe go on a short holiday. …
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Mar 21 2012
Remove Picture Frame from your iPad lock screen
Some people like it, some people hate it but most people don’t even know it exists. I am, of course, talking about the Picture Frame feature on your iPad. Occasionally a grand child or otherwise exploratory finger might happen to turn this on and all of a sudden you find a small icon- looking something …
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Feb 17 2012
Smartphones are uploading your data to the mothership
Earlier this week it was discovered that a few applications on the iPhone and iPad (As well as other smart phones it must be said) where secretly uploading our address book data to remote servers and I find this shocking–not because these apps were doing it–but more because Apple allowed it. Don’t get me wrong …
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Dec 19 2011
Tethering your iPhone (death to the dongle)
I see them in offices, homes and airport lounges. They hang on like little plastic leeches sucking the style and sophistication out of anything they happen to be plugged into. I am of course, referring to USB dongle modems. Thankfully there is a better way, a sexier more sophisticated way- provided you have a smart …
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