Nik Rawlinson

Paying for the greater good

by Nik Rawlinson on 11 October 2010 in Editorial
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Can the free rivals to Office 2011 offer as secure a future for compatibility? This is the first chunk of MacUser to be written in Office 2011. You know what? I like it. I’m not going to spill the beans here – check back next issue for the full review – but there are some [...]

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Miniaturisation gone mad

by Nik Rawlinson on 27 September 2010 in Editorial
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Has the new nano and shuffle’s tiny size compromised their usability? How small is too small? Big might not always be better, but neither is infinite miniaturisation. Enter the latest iPod nanos and shuffles. We’re lucky enough to have both models in the office – along with the new touch, so watch out for full [...]

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In and out of love with an eBook

by Nik Rawlinson on 14 September 2010 in Editorial
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Falling in love with a digital book just means you’ll want a paper copy, too. I find myself in a bit of a quandary. It all comes down to books. I’m reading a good book right now. A very good book, as it happens. Or, to be more accurate, I’m reading some pixels that reproduce [...]

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Under the Magic Trackpad spell

by Nik Rawlinson on 31 August 2010 in Editorial
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If you think the Magic Trackpad is an extravagance, you’re missing a trick. My poor old mouse. Look at it. Quiet. Dormant. Collecting the dust and cobwebs. After so many years of faithful service, it has been cruelly cast aside and sits there quiet as a… well, as quiet as a mouse. Why? Magic Trackpad [...]

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Apple lockdown plans thwarted

by Nik Rawlinson on 16 August 2010 in Editorial

Legalising iPhone jailbreaking will put Apple off locking down Mac OS X. So now it’s legal to jailbreak your iPhone, in the US at least, but why would you want to? Well, for starters, there’s the thrill of being somewhat subversive, bucking the trend and hitting back against the authority that is Apple’s approval process, [...]

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Apple’s golden opportunity

by Nik Rawlinson on 2 August 2010 in Editorial
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You can’t help but be cheered by the fact that in Apple’s latest earnings statement, released on the day we went to press, Macs are still going strong. Apple’s line of desktop and portable computers – note, not laptops – has lost its headline appeal over the past few years, and I’d wager that we’ll [...]

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