Activity App: Changing walking distance from kilometers to miles
Changing from kilometers to miles on the Apple Watch is a major challenge. It isn't easy, but I've discovered how to do it.
iCloud Drive: The danger with Optimised Storage file placeholders
iCloud Drive works seamlessly, but did you know that it is easy to lose your data forever if you move files to an another location, such as Dropbox?
Buying a new Mac: The problem is solved, for now
For a year or so Mike has been sitting at the side of the road watching the Apple bandwagon trundle by. But when to jump aboard? At last he has made a decision on a new Mac….
MacBook Refresh: Hoping for the ideal travel computer
Three years on, Mike’s early MacBook is showing signs of processor limitations. Should it be replaced with a new, faster MacBook or an even faster, but heavier, MacBook Pro?
Apple Watch: Joining the cashless society
Can you exist without cash? Electronic payments for trifling amounts are now commonplace, thanks largely to the total acceptance of swipe cards and smart devices such as the Apple Watch. We are moving inexorably to a point where cash will be an curiosity, a payment method of last resort…..
Apple’s new iMac Pro: Not the best choice for photographers
All that glittlers..... Apple's gorgeous new all-grey iMac Pro promises blistering performance. But is it money well spent for the keen stills photographer?
New iPhone: A surfeit of Excess
Mike’s eyes were big when he clapped them on the iPhone EXCESS Maxi Maxi. Who could resist? He couldn’t, but in the end he did.
Macfilos Archives: My first iPhone, the shape of things to come
Ten years ago: My shiny new iPhone 3G arrives, maxed out with 16GB of storage. A revelation, and the first of many as it turned out.
Review: Apple Watch Milanese Loop band
Although I was extremely happy with the black sport band that came with my steel Apple Watch, I had a hankering for something a bit more dressy: A strap that would make the watch look more like a desirable Swiss timepiece.
Apple iPad: The comeback tablet
Have iPad sales turned the corner? Mike points out that the previous decline in iPad sales could be more to do with the longer replacement cycle than with customer disenchantment. Recent model improvements and some price reductions have led to a 15% hike in sales....