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Playing with Computers or Machines

Feb 9, 2025

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Reading Time: 2 minutesHow many computers do you have at hand. Years ago I used to have two computers. A Mac Book Air and a Mac Book Pro. Eventually I sold the Mac Book Air and just used the Pro. I went to an event with the Pro and it was stolen so for a…

MacBook Pro Battery Replacement

Oct 17, 2024

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richard

in tech related

Reading Time: 2 minutesI have a 2016 MacBook Pro that now requires me to swap the battery. The issue is that because this is a machine from 2016 it is seen as obsolete by Apple. This means that Xcode and other apps no longer get updated. Neither does Final Cut Pro X and other apps.…

Of Tablets and Phones and Raspberry Pis

Jan 4, 2024

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richard

in Swiss walks

Reading Time: 4 minutesThis morning when driving back from the shops I heard someone in a podcast say that his fourteen year old niece was disgusted at the thought of using a laptop rather than a mobile phone and it made me think of something. In the age of iOS and Android devices replacing computers…

On the Pleasure of Small Machines/Laptops

May 6, 2022

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richard

in reviews, tech related

Reading Time: 2 minutesFor a while I had a mac book air and I used it for everything. I saw the mac book air as the machine to use for everything except for video editing. That’s what the mac book pro was for. Eventually I sold the Mac Book Air and then I took the…

Which do you take to bed, laptop, mobile phone, both or other

Dec 3, 2007

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richard

in ipod touch, social media, social networking, twitter, warzabidul

Reading Time: 3 minutesWe’re living in a permantly more wired world and our conversations are no longer reserved to the workplace, bar or ski slope. As a result electronic devices are making their way into the bedroom more and more frequently. How many of you are on twitter. Is twitter the first person you say…

Four Reasons to be Happy

Jul 6, 2007

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richard

in tech related, website news, work

Reading Time: 2 minutesThere are four reasons to be happy today. The first of these is that my MBP is finally in Geneva therefore it is a short matter of days before I get it into my hands and start playing with the computer and the new software. The laptop will be used for all…

It’s A Nice Upgrade

Jun 14, 2007

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richard

in Post-university life, tech related, work

Reading Time: < 1 minuteToday I passed an order through the online apple store and within a number of weeks I should get one of the top of the range machines and I’m really looking forward to it. The Ram isn’t maxed out but that’s because I’m going to upgrade that from an other distributor…

I’m A Martial Artist Typist.

May 9, 2007

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richard

in random, tech related, university

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSometimes you hear about writers and how they fall in love with their machines. I think I’ve begun to love my laptop. I’ve just spent an extraordinary amount of time writing so many words over such a period that the laptop has use marks. If you look at the trackpad you…

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