Nigel Harris's Mac Diary

For nearly two decades, accountants have given a wide berth to the Apple Macintosh, favouring the more mainstream PC. Encouraged by some of his clients, Nigel Harris decided to buck the trend. This is the story of his new computing life.

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Dec
06

Things have been pretty quiet on the Mac front this year, or at least they were until just recently.

Jun
26
1

At last week's National Tax and Accountants Conferences there was quite an array of mobile technology in use both in and outside the main sessions.

Jun
15

Just as I was getting my head round Snow Leopard, I see Apple has published details of what's in store in the impending Lion version of its OS X operating system (it's actually OS X v 10.7).

May
30
1

If you're a musician of any sort, any ability, this has to be the best £2.99 you can spend on your iPad.

May
16
2

For Apple device users - whether Mac, iPod, iPhone or iPad - the big thing is apps. On the Mac itself, this means instant availability of downloadable software of all shapes and sizes.

Feb
23
1

iPad owners like me will be dismayed to learn that iPad 2 may well be revealed as soon as next week.

Jan
10
1

If you're a Mac OS X Snow Leopard user you will have found that the latest software upgrade has just added the new Mac App Store to your program dock. Following the success of iPhone and iPad apps Apple has decided to see if it can make money from Mac software.

Dec
21
1

We've had them for the iPod, iPhone and iPad for some time and they are clearly a big earner for Apple, so it's no surprise that Apple has recently announced that the Mac App Store will open for business on Thursday 6 January.

Nov
28
7

One week on and the iPad has become my paperless file for meetings.

Nov
22

I have decided that Apple products must be the smack cocaine of gadgetry - once you've had one you just can't get enough of them!

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