Posts Tagged "software"
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Productivity, or: What I'm Using To Get Stuff Done This Semester
I thought I might write a bit about what I'm using this semester to get stuff done, and work smarter; it's a mixture of things I've been using for a long time, plus some tools I only picked up as of late. Sidenote: This article is being written during a huge bout...
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Dumb Design Decisions #2
Mobile touch gestures have been a paradigm shift for user experience experts. They have revolutionised the way we can effortlessly manipulate computers in a relatable way. However, the danger we face with the potential of these gestures has grown significantly, as users become trained to standard actions that are performed...
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Wordly & Backups
I started studying IT at university, wrote a neat word visualiser and talked about restoring AOMEI backup data.
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iTunes Match Saved My Music
As of late, I haven't been keeping up with Apple and their software services. After all, I have no devices that can actually run iOS 7, and I recently purchased a Nexus 7 and a Nexus 5. Furthermore, I have discontinued my Hackintosh project for the time being as my desktop tower...
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Mavericks & Files
Hey, just here to let you know that I have upgraded to Mavericks, and although it was a little rocky at first, I'm now up to speed - the multimonitor display is a massive productivity boost, although I haven't figured to come up with a practical use for tags...
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Don't Touch Those Drive Permissions!
So I had an unexpected shock in the form of a permissions error in Mac OS X, and I felt it highly necessary to share it with anyone and everyone. Also, in case I forget what to do if it happens again...lest that eventuates. In any case, we recently bought...
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iTunes Match, A Year On
So it's been a year since iTunes Match was officially launched in the US, and Apple has had a year to tweak their newest addition to iTunes, dare I say the future of music. Simply put, I love iTunes Match. I'm hooked on how it works, how easy it is...
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Why my next operating system probably won't be Apple
I've been thinking a fair bit lately about the whole Windows vs Mac OS X battle that has been raging ever since both operating systems were released. Whilst it is true that Windows is more open and freely customisable than Mac OS X, this comes at a great cost to...
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Code Year 2012
Just saw on Lifehacker a website started by the web app that I've previously mentioned on my blog, Codeacademy, where they send weekly emails for their new interactive coding program. "Make your New Year's resolution learning to code. Sign up on Code Year to get a new interactive programming lesson...