Posted 20 November 2007, by Aaron
Last week I revealed to the World something that’s had me quite excited for a while now: that I was a Mac owner in waiting.
Well, the waiting is over and for the last five days my brand new Mac Pro has been taking a pasting as I’ve made it earn it’s position on my desk. [...]
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Posted 15 November 2007, by Aaron
This weekend is going to be a life changing time for me. I will be undergoing a dramatic change. I’ve debated long and hard whether I should share this deeply personal piece of news on my blog, and I’ve decided it’s only the right thing to do.
Let me explain. For the past two years I’ve [...]
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Posted 30 October 2007, by Aaron
An 18 year old British student has seen the mock iPod touch advert he made in his bedroom get aired on US TV and even shown live at the World Series.
Apple fan Nick Haley made the advert in his spare time and uploaded the 30 second spot to YouTube. Naturally he couldn’t believe his ears [...]
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Posted 6 April 2007, by Aaron
Last month I wrote an article titled, Digital rights management dissected, where I looked with a cynical eye upon Steve Jobs, Apple, the music industry and DRM.
Earlier this week Steve Jobs announced an agreement with EMI where Apple will sell DRM-free music through its iTunes store. What’s more, this DRM-free music will be higher quality [...]
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Posted 23 March 2007, by Aaron
Last week I treated myself to a new toy… an iPod shuffle! This is my first iPod, which I guess puts me behind the times, but there are good reasons why I have avoided buying an iPod in the past.
I always resent it when consumer electronics come bundled with proprietary software which you are forced [...]
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Posted 5 March 2007, by Aaron
Last week I was working with some digital video and acquired a few clips which were protected by Windows Media’s Digital Rights Management (DRM) system. This meant that I was prevented from using these clips in my project.
The project in question is a college project, so I’m not intending to profit from using the protected [...]
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