You’ve just sat down in the upstairs study with a gin and tonic, ready to watch a high-definition documentary about the history of the stapler. You click ‘Play,’ and what do you get? A spinning circle. A little grey ring of misery that tells you the internet, which you pay a king’s ransom for every …
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Mar 12 2026
Considering the MacBook neo
Every once in a while, Tim Cook and his minions stand on the roof of, or lurk around the grounds of, the Apple spaceship all wearing sneakers that cost more than my house, and tell us that they have “reinvented the future.” Usually, this involves moving a button three millimetres to the left or making …
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Feb 11 2026
Your new cable is smarter than you think
Over the years I have heard a lot of people complain about Apple and their cables. It seems to most people that Apple comes out with a new cable all the time, keeping consumers on their toes and reaching into their pockets. Just a few weeks ago I told a client that their new iPhone …
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Nov 12 2025
The Printer scam in Australia
You’re a Mac user — discerning, creative, probably sipping a flat white while AirDropping files across your ecosystem and perhaps you – or your Windows using friend have just a new Epson or Canon printer. You unbox the the printer, determined to install it yourself and naturally glance at the setup card, and dial the …
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