http://www.themac-man.co.uk/getpage.php?id=58335173356654734d6f672d Latest news from The Mac Man en Wed, 16 May 2012 06:25:38 +0100 http://www.themac-man.co.uk/view%20article/a=144 Well we do, and we've decided enough is enough. Often when I skim through my mailbox I end up marking messages that I haven't read as read. Simply by clicking the email or by cursing past them, this is really frustrating and also not to productive so we set out to find a answer. Wed, 16 May 2012 06:25:38 +0100 /software http://www.themac-man.co.uk/view%20article/a=144 http://www.themac-man.co.uk/view%20article/a=143 With the invent of iCloud Apple has decided to discontinue it's MobileMe services as of the 30th June 2012. This is fine for those that only use MobileMe's syncing services but what about the rest that rely on it for there iWeb hosting and iDisk file sharing. Wed, 16 May 2012 06:25:38 +0100 /software http://www.themac-man.co.uk/view%20article/a=143 http://www.themac-man.co.uk/view%20article/a=141 Lion is getting an upgrade already! Wed, 16 May 2012 06:25:38 +0100 /software http://www.themac-man.co.uk/view%20article/a=141 http://www.themac-man.co.uk/view%20article/a=139 Well all miss Front Row in Lion, so get it back! Wed, 16 May 2012 06:25:38 +0100 /mac user tips http://www.themac-man.co.uk/view%20article/a=139 http://www.themac-man.co.uk/view%20article/a=137 When war time documents relating to the first man made computer at Bletchely Park went on auction Google showed a keen interest and raised the funds to purchase them. Why exactly are Google so interested? Wed, 16 May 2012 06:25:38 +0100 /misc http://www.themac-man.co.uk/view%20article/a=137 http://www.themac-man.co.uk/view%20article/a=136 Due to the recent flooding in Thailand hard drive manufacturing has ground to a halt. A very high percentage of hard drives are made in Thailand and the stop in production can only mean one thing, higher prices for consumers and us.... Wed, 16 May 2012 06:25:38 +0100 /misc http://www.themac-man.co.uk/view%20article/a=136 http://www.themac-man.co.uk/view%20article/a=133 Ofcom has fined TalkTalk and Tiscali UK £3 million after it incorrectly billed tens of thousands of consumers for services they had not received. Ofcom found that between 1 January and 1 November 2010 over 62,000 consumers were issued bills for services they had not received, in particular to customers that had already closed their accounts. Wed, 16 May 2012 06:25:38 +0100 /misc http://www.themac-man.co.uk/view%20article/a=133 http://www.themac-man.co.uk/view%20article/a=132 As promised our iPad and iPhone training days are ready. Feel free to give us a call to chat or book online. All courses are a half day at a very reasonable £79.00 inc VAT Wed, 16 May 2012 06:25:38 +0100 /ipad http://www.themac-man.co.uk/view%20article/a=132 http://www.themac-man.co.uk/view%20article/a=122 We wanted a way to listen to BBC radio without the need to have a pop up window showing all the time. So we made our own player that isn't intrusive and is out of sight. Wed, 16 May 2012 06:25:38 +0100 /mac user tips http://www.themac-man.co.uk/view%20article/a=122 http://www.themac-man.co.uk/view%20article/a=130 In the last couple of days we've had a spate of customers with problems relating to fake anti Virus software that installs on their Mac and alerts the user to supposed viruses. Wed, 16 May 2012 06:25:38 +0100 /misc http://www.themac-man.co.uk/view%20article/a=130 http://www.themac-man.co.uk/view%20article/a=129 This is our no nonsense guide to iPad Data plans Wed, 16 May 2012 06:25:38 +0100 /ipad http://www.themac-man.co.uk/view%20article/a=129 http://www.themac-man.co.uk/view%20article/a=128 Discounted 21.5" iMacs we need to clear. Please call 01273 806 939 for more details. Limited stock. Wed, 16 May 2012 06:25:38 +0100 /mac hardware http://www.themac-man.co.uk/view%20article/a=128 http://www.themac-man.co.uk/view%20article/a=127 Apple today released a new range of iMacs which adds Thunderbolt support and faster Intel Quad Core processors Wed, 16 May 2012 06:25:38 +0100 /mac hardware http://www.themac-man.co.uk/view%20article/a=127 http://www.themac-man.co.uk/view%20article/a=126 As always many people and the media have been creating a storm about the possibility of Apple being able to track your location. A straight forward answer from Apple PR clears things up for me. Wed, 16 May 2012 06:25:38 +0100 /misc http://www.themac-man.co.uk/view%20article/a=126 http://www.themac-man.co.uk/view%20article/a=125 LaCie have announced that they are soon to be shipping Thunderbolt equipped external Little Big Disks. Offering up to 10Gb/s Speeds Wed, 16 May 2012 06:25:38 +0100 /mac accessories http://www.themac-man.co.uk/view%20article/a=125 http://www.themac-man.co.uk/view%20article/a=123 Hiroo Edakubo, Group Executive of Canon’s Video Products Group stated, "We are excited about Thunderbolt technology and feel it will bring new levels of performance and simplicity to the video creation market." Wed, 16 May 2012 06:25:38 +0100 /mac hardware http://www.themac-man.co.uk/view%20article/a=123 http://www.themac-man.co.uk/view%20article/a=121 If you want to capture an image or text or anything to the matter use the Grab tool built into OS X..Always very handy. Wed, 16 May 2012 06:25:38 +0100 /mac user tips/keyboard shortcuts http://www.themac-man.co.uk/view%20article/a=121 http://www.themac-man.co.uk/view%20article/a=120 Use this shortcut to launch Spotlight and search for lost stuff... Wed, 16 May 2012 06:25:38 +0100 /mac user tips/keyboard shortcuts http://www.themac-man.co.uk/view%20article/a=120 http://www.themac-man.co.uk/view%20article/a=119 Spotlight is invaluable... I use it at least 59 times a day. I suggest you try it Wed, 16 May 2012 06:25:38 +0100 /mac user tips http://www.themac-man.co.uk/view%20article/a=119 http://www.themac-man.co.uk/view%20article/a=115 Sending emails with attachments can sometimes be a bit tricky. So this little tip makes it just a bit easier to attach any item to an email. Wed, 16 May 2012 06:25:38 +0100 /mac user tips http://www.themac-man.co.uk/view%20article/a=115