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Apple airport extreme – a worthy purchase
We finally took the plunge & invested in an apple airport extreme. We have been having a lot of problems with our normally rock solid Cisco router and e crappy salem router supplied by Sky. The...
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Mophie juice pack air for iPhone 4 – review
I finally took the plunge and invested in an external battery pack for the iPhone 4. Being an iPhone owner since the 1st generation I’m well aware of the iPhones issues with battery life. I’ve managed...
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Air parrot for osx – AirPlay mirroring to atv2 & atv3
Although AirPlay mirroring is slated for release in OSX mountain lion next month, I’ve always found air parrot to be a great way of AirPlay mirroring & want to share this review with you before...
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Unrestrict premium 2
Just a quick post to say I started using Unrestrict premium to enable AirPlay on all apps and to allow streaming of audio & video from apps which normally only allow audio streaming. Many apps...
View ArticleiPad 2 Celluar Data Problems – O2 PAYG
I’ve had my iPad 2 since it was first released in the UK, thats a couple of years now and since the beginning I’ve been with O2 for my cellular data. this worked really well up until a couple of months...
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iOS 8.1 copy and paste not working *fixed*
Like many people I’ve been struggling with the copy and paste bug in iOS 8.1. It’s so frustrating not being able to consistently copy and paste between apps. Often when pasting it would paste old...
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Tech obsolescence in 2014
Trusty iPhone 4 I’m a big gadget lover but I need to balance my love of tech with my environmental conscience. I’ve got a massive issue with replacing items which are still perfectly usable items. It...
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iOS 8.1.1 update for iPad 2
Just a quick post regarding memory issues and poor performance on iOS 8 when used on an older A5 chipset iPad 2. I upgraded to iOS 8.1.1 tonight and everything seems much improved. It’s nowhere near as...
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Apple EarPods with Remote and Mic
This week a good friend of mine gave me a pair of Apple EarPods with Remote and Mic. He was sent a replacement iPhone 5S to replace a faulty unit and they sent it retail boxed with another set of...
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Everyday Carry – Tech geek
John Large Everyday Carry 1. The North Face e-tip lightweight gloves 2. 2000mAh Battery Bank 3. Mulberry Wallet 4. Oyster Card & Amsterdam OV-Chipkaart 5. Compact umbrella 6. Oakley (4+1)2...
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Apple Watch Hands On Review
Yesterday in Manchester I managed to get my hands on the brand new Apple Watch. I was as skeptical as most people when Tim Cook introduced these at the Apple Keynote in March 2015 but I must say I was...
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WWDC2015 – Thoughts on WWDC, IOS 9, Watch OS and OSX El Capitan
Like all tech folk I ate dinner early yesterday & sat down to watch the live stream of the WWDC 2015. This is a big day in the tech calendar & we often learn of new & exciting things coming...
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ios 8.4 apple music and beats 1 radio is a go
I was lucky enough to get everything done early today & by 4PM I was already updating my iPhone 6 to IOS 8.4. – 15 minutes later I was signed up to the 3 month trial of Apple Music & trialing...
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Apple Error 53 & tech repairability
I’ve been considering this for a long time but over recent weeks the ability to repair my own technology has become far more important to me. Only a few weeks back, I was unfortunate enough to splash a...
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iPad 2 downgraded from iOS 9 to iOS 5.1.1 – So much Faster
I bought my iPad 2 back when it was first released. I bought it on release date back in March 2011. I remember driving a 150 mile round trip from my new home in Cornwall to Exeter to visit the apple...
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Apple Macbook Pro water damage – fixed
If any of you guys follow me on social media you will be aware that a few weeks back we had a disaster in our household. I brought a cup of tea to my wife while she was working in bed, and as I handed...
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Can’t update Firefox on OSX 10.7 Mountain Lion – Mozilla ends Firefox support
This evening I was greeted with a message from my trusty firefox installation that OSX 10.7 (Mountain Lion) is no longer supported and as such won’t receive any future updates. This contradicts the...
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iPhone storage full when using iCloud music *fix*
I’ve been having major issues with my iPhone 6 running out of storage capacity. I have a modest amount of apps installed on the iPhone & I have the 16GB version of the iPhone 6. I was constantly...
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iPod 5th Generation SSD Upgrade with iFlash and Sandisk SD cards
I love my old school technology. While I love all the new developments in tech, I’m still one of these people who wont replace something which is perfectly good just to upgrade to the latest model. My...
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iPhone 7 & 7 Plus ditching the 3.5mm audio headphone jack – I’m not convinced
This week Apple unveiled its latest & greatest flagship device, the iPhone 7 & 7 Plus. This is the first Apple conference which I haven’t attended or streamed live from home. For me, the magic...
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