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iPhone backup battery micro review
I bought a TeckNet 1900mAH external battery for my iPhone 3G. Amazon link <http://bit.ly/c2mnn0> �12 (+�2.75 p&p) Works as advertised. I get 1 or 1.25 charges out of it. In a very unscientific test (from 0% charge in iPhone), it charges the iPhone to 50% in about 40 minutes, 75% in 1 hour 20 minutes, and 96% i... 8 Apr 2010 15:12

UK iPad pricing
It's not going to be good (for us). The pricing will be set later this month. The jittery currency markets are twitching at every mention of a hung parliament, and sterling will plummet like a stone in that event. So although the likely hung parliament will have to wait for the general election, which will be ... 2 Apr 2010 15:58

HP C4280 Scanning?
Mac OSX SL: I have a HP C4280 all-in-one printer that prints fine, but I cannot get it to scan no matter what I try. Using the HP installation disc resulted in a message saying the scanner was not connected. I then downloaded what I believe to be the lastest software from the HP site. When I launch that software (a... 14 Apr 2010 12:11

Apple Time Capsule Help Sought
I have an old Time Capsule 500GB, which is used to keep my MacBook Pro backed up, and to store some other stuff like pictures and so on. There are various folders of stuff on there belonging to myself and a couple of other people. The capsule is set to secure shared disks with a disk password, which means there ... 1 Apr 2010 18:01

Time Machine USB
Some of you likly know this anyway, but thought Id share. I have a 4 port USB hub plugged into my Time Capsule and 2 printers off the back of that. It works fine, so one assumes I could indded plug further devices into it if I wished to,... Plugs in a memory card as well, yup, sees that fine too. -- G... 3 Apr 2010 07:10

Raindrops
Which Apple product is best designed to withstand the horrors of our climate? That is, which works well in the rain? :) ... 2 Apr 2010 12:38

Maxtor OneTouch oddity(?)
Just a quickie before I pop out for tea. I've had a Maxtor OneTouch 1Tb drive for about a year. All fine. Yesterday I inserted a new Buffalo drive in the daisy chain, but the Maxtor is still at the top of the chain (ie closest to the Mac). I have googled but not found this. This morning I got an error messag... 2 Apr 2010 18:12

Fwd: First reviews of the iPad
------- Begin Forwarded Message ------- Subject: First reviews of the iPad From: Michelle Steiner <michelle(a)michelle.org> Newsgroups: comp.mobile.ipad Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 22:03:06 -0700 MacWorld has a summary of the first reviews of the iPad, along with links to the full reviews. <ht... 1 Apr 2010 09:03

Google translate
Anyone notice the new google application? Unfortunately just android at the moment, but I am sure they will make an iPhone version at some point: <http://www.google.co.uk/intl/en/landing/translateforanimals/> -- Woody ... 1 Apr 2010 05:45

Recovering iPod to PC
Sorry it's a bit OT. Friend has lost her PC, no backups needless to say, and really doesn't want to have to re-load hundreds of CDs onto the new one. What's the current situation re restoring an iPod [1] onto a fresh copy of iTunes (on either platform)? Is there any recommended software for the PC if there... 2 Apr 2010 19:19