News, Reviews and more from Australia's Macintosh Authority
News, Reviews and more from Australia's Macintosh Authority
How would you feel if your Internet connection suddenly disappeared? Would you panic? Would business (and therefore cashflow) grind to a halt? Would your family look like a clutch of lost souls? What can you do? What backup plan should you have? Indeed, should you have more than one plan, just in case? Well, thankfully, there are several options available for you to get your internet fix when the main line is cut off.
Anthony Caruana | Apr 26, 2008
Travelling overseas is full of excitement but there are few stressful moments as well. There are the flights, accomodation, tours, insurance and transfers to sort out. Fortunately, a good travel agent will get you over those hurdles. However, the same can't be said for access to e-mail, internet banking and other web services. There are so many things to sort out. Can I access WiFi? Will my mobile phone work? Recently, an Australian Macworld reader asked me some of those questions and here's the story.
Anthony Caruana | Apr 21, 2008
As a member of iMug (and a past president) I participate in a very vibrant and switched-on Mac user group. Every few months there's a discussion around mobile internet services and which offer the best performance, price, technical support and hardware. The problem is that there's no single answer that points to one service provider and service offering that's going to be perfect for everyone. All you can do is try to wade through the different options to make a considered decision.
Anthony Caruana | Mar 24, 2008
One of the challenges Mac users face is trying to sync their mobile devices with their Mac. In a recent forum post, I asked readers for some input to an upcoming column on smartphones. Due to the space constraints of the print version of Australian Macworld I won't be able to cover sync solutions in that feature so I thought I'd pull them together in this post. I'll take a browse through the world of sync solutions for the Mac and cover Mobile Phones, Windows Mobile, Palm, BlackBerry and the rest.
Anthony Caruana | Feb 24, 2008
Late last week Palm Inc announced the closure of 30 retail stores -- its entire bricks and mortar presence in the United States -- ending one of Palm's worst years, in my view. One way to measure the depths that Palm has plumbed is to compare it with two other companies. Let's start with Taiwan's High Tech Computer Corporation, better know as HTC. Over the last couple of years HTC has moved from little-known manufacturer to market leader. 2007 saw sales accelerate and the release of a number of different devices. The smartphones it has released have come in a range of form factors and cater for the needs of an increasingly diverse range of users. In my view, HTC has been the most important hardware innovator of the last year or so. Apple has plans in place to open a number of new stores in the coming year -- not only in the United States but in territories where Apple has thus far been absent. The iPhone has achieved for Apple what the original Palm Pilot did for its maker -- putting Apple into the consciousness of all shoppers.
Anthony Caruana | Jan 28, 2008
Mobile internet services have changed massively over the last year. It wasn’t so long ago that carriers were telling us that GPRS was the new wave and that we could finally get on the net with our mobile phones and laptops. Today, 3G and faster services are the norm and there are so many connectivity options that consumers are now drowning in a sea of confusing options.
Anthony Caruana | Sep 22, 2007
Yeah, your iPhone has access to that high-speed cellular data network. But admit it: you use Wi-Fi whenever you can, right? Why, these days I’m tempted to walk into every McDonalds I pass and log in for free Wi-Fi just because I can! 3G may beat EDGE, but Wi-Fi beats both.
