Dissatisfaction with AppleCare

by Alan on 13 September, 2009

About 14 months after buying my iMac, the Smart status of its internal disk showed that it was failing. The machine was with Apple for over two weeks to replace the disk under the extended warranty because they had such a backlog of work. Since its return, performance in places Has been a bit sluggish [...]

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This kicking here inside…

by Alan on 21 August, 2009

One man’s love of his iPod goes a little bit too far. What’s so special about a white and silver box the size of a pack of cards?

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HD video arrives in the UK iTunes Store

27 January 2009

High-definition video finally arrives in the UK iTunes Store. But so far there are only three episodes of Lost.

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Milking the sympathy vote

24 January 2009

Gus Van Sant’s biopic of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man to hold public office in the USA is watchable thanks to excellent performances, but the material’s presentation lacks depth. Ultimately, Milk will only tide us over until the next big gay rights film, which is an injustice to the importance of the man’s contribution and sacrifices.

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Mario Kart Love Song

5 December 2008

A bizarre yet strangely brilliant Nintendo-inspired love song.

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Measure for Measure

4 December 2008

Suzanne Vega’s latest contribution to the New York Times’ Measure for Measure blog is an interesting look at self-perception. In it, she recalls events from her youth in New York City and the tensions that arise with greater awareness — of self and our differences with people. As ever, she makes an interesting read.

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Liam Finn at The Scala

3 December 2008

I just got back from a concert that left me nothing short of one-hundred per cent impressed and feeling wholly inadequate. Bloody hell, Liam Finn’s musicianship is extraordinary. His songwriting and guitar skills are well polished, but his drumming skills are breathtaking. I originally intended to purchase his solo debut album, I’ll Be Lightning, when it [...]

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Who’s a clever boy, then?

24 September 2008

Visitors that have read the bio on this blog may remember mention of a time at the start of the century when hominids awoke to not quite monolithic silver and white slabs, around which I declared to a friend that there was no need to carry around 5GB of music. Who on earth needed to [...]

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iTunes and App Store search now working [UPDATED]

14 September 2008

Update All of the items discussed below can now be found from the search box. (Originally posted 10 September, updated 14 September) Spore Origins isn’t the only EA game that appeared on the UK’s App Store this week. Tetris is there, but you won’t find it through the search box. Search for Electronic Arts and [...]

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Eureka! New music, at last

10 September 2008

Actually some that’s a couple of years old already, and some that dates back much further to 1973! Discovery of the newer stuff is all thanks to iTunes 8, which plucked an overlooked gem from my library and led to further refreshment. Almost without fail I pick up The Word, partly because it’s cover CDs [...]

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