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MacWorld Safari extensions roundup
Useful collection - I grabbed a few (YouTube in HTML5, NoMoreiTunes and SuperDrag). <http://www.macworld.com/article/153134/2010/08/25safariextensions.html?lsrc=rss_main> Cheers, Ian ... 11 Aug 2010 02:47

Carrier Unlock
If an iPhone has been jailbroken and then carrier unlocked, what happens if the phone is updated with an official upgrade - does the carrier unlock stay with the phone, and if not, why not? -- Gavin.  ACSP 10.5 http://www.stoof.co.uk http://www.twitter.com/gavin_wilby ... 11 Aug 2010 03:52

iphoto to Thunderbird
I wonder if anyone has a view on the reliability of the "bridge" that can be got to include Thunderbird as an email client within iphoto? -- Trevor Wright ... 11 Aug 2010 09:16

BBC news "new" website
Has anyone noticed how slow video and audio now loads on the new BBC news website? It's less noticeable with faster machines. My 2 year old macbook is OK- though it's a bit slower than before. With my 4 year old macbook, it's useless really. Takes up to a minute for a 2 minute video to load. Even this page takes a ... 12 Aug 2010 10:23

location based shutdown
On 2010-08-10, Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: By crash here, I am talking complete reset, apple logo and a few stray pixels. My 3G resets itself during podcast playback about once a week (based on being used twice a day for about 50mins each). Same as you - complete reset. No stray pixels here, though ... 10 Aug 2010 14:43

[iPhone] location based shutdown
I walk at lunchtime at work, generally for 2 or so miles. As I am trying to cut down my weight again, I have recently changed my pattern of walking to avoid going down town, so I walk up a hill and round a very long block. This block takes me past a pub and a care home. While I am walking I am generally on the p... 10 Aug 2010 10:14

annotations in Preview
On 2010-08-10 13:59:25 +0100, Tim Hodgson said: I've just sent someone a pdf with annotations I added in Preview. They can't see the annotations (I'm pretty sure they're on Windows). The annotations show up fine here in Adobe Reader as well as Preview, but I've discovered they don't appear in GraphicC... 10 Aug 2010 09:07

iPod Touch birthday pressie - app suggestions
Hello All After the sadness of my iMac death, I am cheering myself by getting a iPod touch for my (many years) birthday. This will be the third iPod for me (mini 2gb, nano 8gb) I have a quick question - can you suggest a good site for reviews of games and apps etc? Altenatively, any nominations for "must... 10 Aug 2010 10:14

Smartphone malware apps
R4 Today programme mentioned apps for smartphones that were snaffling user data and passwords and sending them off to naughty people... or at least to the authors who must be a bit dodgy. Author of the peice said that in x number of days he'd written his own snaffling program, and that he doesn't know how to writ... 11 Aug 2010 18:03

MacBook Pro problem (USB Hub)
I've just noticed that my new MacBook Pro is powering down (instantly!) as soon as I connect my lead from my USB hub. I removed all the devices from the hub and it did the same and I appear able to connect the individual devices with no problem. The problem only goes away if I remove the power lead from the hu... 10 Aug 2010 06:56