Apple’s iTunes Store is offering twelve days of giveaways from the 26th December to the 6th January.
From December 26th to January 6th you and your friends can download a free song or music video, app, TV episode or film from some of the biggest star performers on iTunes. Each free download will be valid for 24 hours only.
I had been putting off adding my Canon MP600R to my new iMac, as the process on my 10.5 iMac was not simple.
Well things have improved with 10.6 as it was very simple and much easier than with previous versions of OS X.
The key though was to have some patience as it can take a bit of time for the printer to appear in the printer list.
Once though it “appears” then it is quite easy to add the printer like any other USB, network or Bonjour printer.
Once added though, run Software Update to get the most up to date drivers from Apple.
Next job to be able to scan from the printer.
I am really enjoying my new 27″ iMac, in particular the large screen is fantastic for editing photographs.
I have been lucky (and I suspect many others have as well) not to experience any flickering with my 27″ screen, it appears that some have had issues.
I know some don’t like glossy screens but I have not found it to be a problem. The widescreen format allows me to view the whole image and all the relevant tools alongside making it a superb photo editing experience.
Doctors are being warned not to respond to flirtatious approaches on social networking sites.
The Medical Defence Union, a legal body for doctors, said communicating via sites such as Facebook may be a breach of ethical responsibilities.
It issued the warning after a number of cases in which patients propositioned doctors after searching for their details on the internet.
Teachers and lecturers may want to think about how they use Facebook in light of this; and it would be advised that they check their visibility and security settings in Facebook.
This is not about not using Facebook, I know many teachers who do, but to consider the implications of sharing information beyond your Facebook friends, and what information is available publicly.
A Twitter feed set up by a Dutch teenager as a hobby has been taken over by Microsoft news channel MSNBC.com.
So some people are having issues with the Sony Ericsson Satio, so much so that two mobile phone retailers in the UK have withdrawn the phone from their stores.
Mobile phone retailers Carphone Warehouse and Phones 4U have temporarily withdrawn the Sony Ericsson Satio smartphone from their stores.
Both companies said the move followed complaints from customers about software problems.
