iPad??? iThinkNot

Well, the iPad is finally here in the UK having arrived Friday (if not the day before for some). So, yesterday I happened to pass an Apple store at the Thurrock Lakeside shopping centre. It was, as expected, buzzing with lots of people playing with the iPads and having a play with them. Some, annoyingly [...]

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Initial Impressions – iPhone OS vs Android 2.1

This week I managed to get hold of an HTC Desire running Android 2.1 and thought I’d give this a go instead of my iPhone 3G. I’m very familiar with the iPhone range now as I’ve had an iPhone, an iPhone 3G and my fiancée has an iPhone 3GS. The HTC Desire and Android are [...]

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Does every cloud have a silver lining?

Today it seems that everywhere you turn and everyone you talk to is extolling the virtues of Cloud computing and the benefits it can bring to your organisation. Is it just the latest buzz-word and fad, or is it really a paradigm shift in how we deploy and utilise IT systems? Before we can talk [...]

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What’s in a name?

It’s a simple question – what’s in a name? Or, let’s put it even simpler – What is YOUR name? In the normal, real-life world in which we live in, this seems to be quite a simple answer. My name is Derek O’Harrow. Amongst my circle of friends, colleagues and acquaintances, this is me – [...]

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HTPC – nah!

Some of you may recall a brief series of articles I wrote about my experiences in choosing and building a new replacement Home Theatre PC (HTPC). I then had a bit of a break from the blog due to lack of time – sorry about that! Well, the HTPC I put together is still very [...]

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Jailbreak iAnything

Every time Apply release a new iDevice (iPod, iPhone, iPad, iThingy) a game of cat-and-mouse ensues. Apple tries to release devices that are closed-source and restricted, all in the name of protecting us, the consumers, and our user-experience. This sounds all very noble and magnanimous until you also remember that Apple makes a good deal [...]

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