Adam Banks

Zen and the art of Mac connectivity

by Adam Banks on 13 May 2010 in One More Thing

Calling technical support is a bit like playing Space Invaders. You have to get through several waves of front-line staff before you reach the boss. The trouble with being a Mac user is that it lulls you into a false sense of security. It’s like what happens with snow. In most northern countries people aren’t [...]

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Blue, not blue chip

by Adam Banks on 13 May 2010 in One More Thing

How can we be impressed by the Na’vi aliens in Avatar when they show not a whiff of technological creativity, just a lot of ‘pagan crap’? So I went to see Avatar, a satire on mankind’s acquisitiveness and obsession with technological progress. I wanted to catch it at the Imax, but the Christmas traffic was [...]

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This tablet is hard to swallow…

by Adam Banks on 13 May 2010 in One More Thing

As rumours of a mind-numbingly groovy new Mac product hit fever pitch, is Apple poised to unveil more than one tablet computer? I never fully believed the Apple Tablet was real until I heard these words on my iPhone: ‘It’s [name withheld], I work for Apple and I can confirm that, yes… I’ve read the [...]

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Crime and punishment

by Adam Banks on 13 May 2010 in One More Thing

The government seeks to protect copyright by coming down hard on infringers, but surely a more flexible approach would be better for everyone… Nobody was shocked when the Secretary of State for Business announced three strikes. There could be a lot more than that by the end of the winter. As it turned out, though, [...]

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