The Beta News

It was bound to happen sooner or later. A cracking program for iPhone apps has been released. It’s called “Crackulous”. I’m not mentioning it here because I want you to use it. On the contrary. This program can do more damage than good. Crackulous removes copy protection (Apple calls it FairPlay) from iPhone app. There [...]

Warning:*This post may contain spoilers!* As the picture shows Apple has done it again. They’ve just announced it at the WWDC08 in San Francisco. I know that because I’m liveblogging from the PWAAWWDC08 (People Who Aren’t Attending WWDC08 aka. my living room). They’ve taken *insert common gadget name here* reinvented and redesigned it. All I [...]

This is only my second video, so please be gentle. Using summize.com I’ve gathered some of the tweets from desperate, disappointed or even angry twitterers after twitter.com’s nasty downtime last Wednesday. Which program and on which hardware I made the video is not important, at least not now, but it’s a part of my quest [...]

Did you remember to read last week’s interview with Shoemoney? This season’s last interview is with Fake Steve Jobs. Most people know Steve Jobs (creator of the iPhone), but not everybody read Steve Job’s secret blog/diary. Some say it’s not written by Steve Jobs himself, but by Fake Steve Jobs. Some even say that Fake [...]

As you might have read, I’m on a quest for either a MacBook or a PC. The comments in the latest post clearly shows that the battle between Apple and Microsoft – or OS X and Windows – is very easy to spot. Which one offers the most value? Since both the MacBooks (Pro) or [...]

As many of my twitter followers probably are aware of I’m currently working on getting my hands on a MacBook Pro or just a MacBook. I just can’t make up my mind. I’ve been a happy Windows-user for many years. Way back when you typed Windows in DOS to start Windows 3.11 for Workgroups.

Do you ever consider the environment when you buy a new gadget? I tend to forget and pick gadgets with lots of features, nice design and geek status. However eco-friendly gadgets are also a competitive parameter. The gadgets manufacturers has found out that consumers are interested in green products. So which gadget should you buy [...]

Last week I asked Duncan Riley to Show Me Your Desktop. Duncan started a new urge in me. I want to replace my two 19″ monitor with 22″. If you don’t want to be tempted, then please don’t read last week’s interview with Duncan Riley. This week it’s Lisa Bettany’s turn to share her desktop [...]

I’ve previously written a guide to ebooks and audiobooks, but the guide doesn’t cover Amazon’s latest gadget, Amazon Kindle. In this post I’ll list five facts and five things the Kindle lacks. People have talked about ebooks for ages, but like hover cars and meals in pills, they’ve never really broken through. I’ve always had [...]

Phew… Finally some time to blog again. I usually publish a Show Me Your Desktop interview on Sundays, but due to the screen writers’ strike we’ve had delays this season… Ok that’s not true, the cursed work has kept me busy, but now all important projects and presentations are done. If you missed last week’s [...]