My MacBook Pro Experience - A few days left!
The MacBook Pro is in my possession for a few more days - what would you like to see covered?
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Adrian Kingsley-Hughes sifts through the marketing hyperbole and casts his critical eye over the latest technological innovations to find out which products make the grade and which don't.
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes is an internationally published technology author who has devoted over a decade to helping users get the most from technology.
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My MacBook Pro Experience - Day 26
My MacBook Pro experience will, over the next few days, be drawing to a close. But what will be the things that I miss and those that won't I miss?
Is your PC's security worth more than $150?
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced that record label Sony BMG is to reimburse consumers up to $150 for damages caused to their PC by hidden anti-piracy software embedded into music CDs. Is this enough to protect consumers?
Zune screen cracks - Fact or fiction?
Yesterday Engadget ran a piece about a possible flaw in the design of Microsoft's Zune PMP - is this fact or fiction?
My MacBook Pro Experience - Day 21 - Applying Mac updates: Is it easier than Windows?
The other day Apple released some patches for the Mac OS - a good time to answer a question that I've been asked on numerous occasions since embarking on the MacBook Pro experience:Is it easier to apply patches and updates to the Mac OS than it is in Windows?Well, the process isn't difficult.
Love your iPod - iPod protection
I've owned an Apple iPod nano now for over a month now and I'm immensely impressed by the design and the features it offers. Being a huge fan of Audible and audio books in general, a small, easy to use, 8GB capacity flash-based player is what I've been dreaming of for some time. The nano fits my needs very well. However, the design of the nano leads me to believe that it's not the kind of player that's going to take rough handling all that well.
Vista upgrade could lead to woes
Reports are circulating that the upgrade versions of Windows Vista won't allow users to "clean install" the operating system. If this turns out to be true then it's time to image your old Windows XP and Windows 2000 systems, buy Vista Ultimate or Business or by the full version instead of upgrade.
My MacBook Pro Experience - Day 16
A couple of people have asked me whether working on a Mac is significantly different to working on any other Windows PC. I'm guessing that what they are really asking is whether the workflow associated with carrying out a task on the Mac is all that different to doing the same task on a PC. Is it easier? Is it harder? Are there greater or fewer steps involved?