Last Word

Are the Air’s days numbered?

by Kenny Hemphill on 18 May 2010 in Last Word

The launch of the iPad is certainly something to get excited about. Let’s just hope it doesn’t consign the MacBook Air to the history books. The iPad may have been delayed on these shores due to unexpectedly high demand across the water, and possibly even, by the time you read this, by that cloud of [...]

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Keep yourself covered

by Kenny Hemphill on 18 May 2010 in Last Word

The advent of online storage services means there’s no longer any excuse not to keep a backup of important data off-site. And it won’t cost the earth. Have you heard the one about the guy who thought his data was safe because he used Time Machine to run an incremental backup schedule, only to realise [...]

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Playing the waiting game

by Kenny Hemphill on 18 May 2010 in Last Word

We can no longer judge when Apple will update its Macs, so is it really wise to put off a purchase until Apple unveils its next-generation machines? It’s been six months since Apple last launched a new Mac and you can see evidence of withdrawal symptoms all around the MacUser office. The art department has [...]

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