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Four years a switcher

Incredibly, I have realised that it is exactly four years since I was converted from PC to Mac. I wasn't...
Laptops, even the MacBook Air, get hot. Resting one on the knees can be an unpleasant experience and, of course,...
Earlier this week I visited my bank to discuss pensions, as one does at my time of life. My pensions...
Not so long ago it was a talking point to own a a 64MB USB memory stick. Now 64GB sticks...
I see that we have no fewer than 20 Apple Stores in the UK, including the brand-new offering in the...
My experience, supported by press comments, is that Vodafone have one of the most extensive and fast 3G data networks...
While I am on the subject of complaining, I have just had victory in my four-month-old dispute with Vodafone over...
I was on my high horse this morning following a misunderstanding with Waterstones, purveyors of eBooks to the Sony Reader....
My first-generation MacBook Air with the 64GB solid-state drive is now one year old. After being sidelined for a month...
Here's the final addition to my security and backup strategy: cloud backup to Carbonite. However good your backup system, you...
New to the MacOldie household is Virgin's 50 megabit cable broadband. Up to now I've had their 20 mbps offering...
My interest in backup and security has burgeoned in the last six months. The more we store on our hard...