| > iWait | 06.09.2011 |
As there was no hardware release so far this year for a new iPhone, it seems likely there is still one to come before the end of the year. More precisely sometime between now and the end of October there is likely to be an announcement and a release of …
| > Getting the Kindle Store back on the iPhone | 25.07.2011 |
If, like me, you use the Kindle app on the iPhone it will be slightly annoying to see in the latest update that the link to the Kindle Store has been removed. This is due to Apple forcing apps to start using In-app purchases so they can take part of …
| > iPhone Website | 10.06.2011 |
Did you know that you can view an optimised version of this website on your iPhone, iPod or iPad? Try it out. Just go to www.hughcowan.com on your device. I’d be interested to hear from people with Android devices or other smartphones to learn how my site looks on them.
| > Partial Tilt | 07.04.2011 |
Google always are game for a joke and even their mist basic feature; search is no exception. When you do a search on Safari, which is the default browser on the iPhone, the alignment of the entered Google …
| > New Skype | 07.04.2011 |
Yesterday Skype finally released an updated version of Skype for Linux. It has been over a year since the previous release back in January 2010. In that time they have fixed a few bugs and added one feature that involves paying Skype to use certain Wifi networks. There is …
| > Ubuntu 11.04 Beta (Natty) | 06.04.2011 |
At the end of the month the latest version of Ubuntu will be released. Ubuntu 11.04 or Natty Narwhal will the first Ubuntu to move away from the typical Gnome layout that previous version have. …
| > Firefox 4 Released Tomorrow | 21.03.2011 |
I’ve been a Chrome user for a while now but before I was a Firefox user. I noticed that the new Firefox is being released tomorrow so I took this oppotunity to check out the Release Candidate of Firefox 4. While it looks very Chromesque and is much snappier. There …
| > He’s Dead Jim | 11.03.2011 |
This is the message you get in chrome if a page cannot load and you choose to kill it. The more geeky readers will realise that it is a quote from Star Trek the original series. In my experience tabs only …
| > iPad or iDisappointed? | 28.01.2010 |
Well Apple launched their latest product in a wave of anticipation but this is one product which is not mind-blowing at all. In fact it is very average. The biggest let down for me is that there is no Multitasking available currently and also having no camera is a bit …
| > Happy New Year | 12.01.2010 |
Well it is another New Year and we’re reaching the end of the first decade of the new Millennium. If you follow the convention of calling decades the 60s, 70s etc then we have just finished the naughties. Unfortuantly for most people it wasn’t so naughty. Just normal everyday living! …
| > App Review: Tube Deluxe | 26.10.2009 |
This app is essential if you’re living or travelling to London in the United Kingdom. It has all the information you would ever need to navigate yourself around the London Underground or as we prefer to call it, the Tube.
The status update page …
| > WordPress 2.8 | 12.06.2009 |
Wordpress 2.8 has been released and I upgraded to it. One of my plugins doesn’t work with the new version. It knocks out all the Javascript goodness in my admin section when it is enabled. The plugin is the Intense Debate one, which adds better functionality to …