Month: January, 2009

Emoji icons finally land on my iPhone

30 January, 2009 (23:31) | | No comments

It seems the interwebs are abuzz with the latest iPhone craze: Emoji icons ! For the uninitiated (such as myself until yesterday!), Emoji icons are cute little pictures that Japanese people have been using to brighten up SMS messages for aeons. Now, thanks to an application on the App Store, we can join in the [...]

Useful web site: mbwpicks.com

30 January, 2009 (22:06) | , , | No comments

Everyone’s a fan of MacBreak Weekly. I personally enjoy listening to Leo and friends’ picks of the week, and usually end up downloading a new application or Audible book as a result.
The problem I have sometimes though, is if I’m listening in the car or at work, I’ve forgotten what the tips were by [...]

Handy Tweetie tip: Tweet Mobile Safari links

26 January, 2009 (22:55) | , , | No comments

As anyone who follows me on Twitter will know, my current iPhone tweeting tool of choice is the excellent Tweetie. I like how it’s managed to combine a simple user interface with the power of a desktop client (Tweetdeck, for example)
One feature I’ve been looking for in an iPhone client though, is a [...]

iWork.com beta shows Apple might actually be learning !

6 January, 2009 (23:08) | | No comments

One of the most interesting things to come out of an otherwise rather uninspiring Macworld Keynote was the announcement of iWork.com. The service is a typically Apple way of allowing users to work on iWork files collaboratively over the interwebz. What isn’t typical Apple though is the way they are allowing people to [...]

A couple of reasons why an iPhone Nano doesn’t make sense

5 January, 2009 (23:33) | , | 8 comments

Macworld is here, and Apple’s keynote is just around the corner and all I keep reading about is the iPhone Nano. TUAW posted about it, MacRumors posted about it. Even Twitter is abuzz about the possibility of an itzy bitzy iPhone. I just can’t see it though, and here’s why.

Latest Safari update breaks HSBC online banking

4 January, 2009 (18:33) | , , | 2 comments

Thanks to ‘Frank Butcher’ over on OCUK forums for putting me onto this
Bank with HSBC and use online banking? Updated to the latest version of Safari ? Yup me too. Unfortunately something’s gone belly-up and the update breaks HSBC’s services, which is nice.