When Apple created Mac OS X, they didn’t build on the creaky foundation of the Classic Mac operating system. So when OS X was first released, there were a number of features that long-term Mac users considered missing. Over the course of four major upgrades, Apple added a number of those features to OS X [...]
These sounded so good (well sort of) at the time, but now – oh dear me!
Sung from the terraces, or maybe after 5 or 6 pints in the local watching your team beat the living daylights out of the oposition they may still have a certain somthing, but as records in the own right they [...]
The Top Ten Christmas Movies for Kids is a hard list to come up with. Many wonderful family and children’s movies have been made about the most wonderful time of the year, but here are ten classics that capture the fun and magic of Christmas.
As we edge ever closer to the start of the new season and the big kick-off between FA Cup winners Liverpool and Premier League Champions Chelsea, we bring you our top ten goals from The Shield.
From Nicky Butt’s flying header and a deft David Beckham lob in 1996, to Thierry Henry’s piledriver from distance in [...]
If you’ve ever visited SitePoint’s Web Site Review forums, you’ve probably read some of the SEO reviews that are posted there, a few of which I’ve written. You’ll notice that many of the comments in these reviews of search engine-optimized sites are quite repetitive: “Your site is beautiful, but your SEO leaves much to be [...]
I think it is clear to everybody that the GBA is dead. Dead like the Dodo, dead like the N64. However, while many of you will toss your consoles aside and bring in your new DS’ and PSPs to play on, there will always be those who do not forget these classic consoles and their [...]
I’ve used at least half of these, heard at least all of them. And I thought I was being original by saying ‘It works on my machine”
Over the past couple of years of running The Apple Blog, I’ve tried out literally thousands of applications. A lot have been great apps that I still use today, but infinitely more have just been plain bad. I know I’m not the only one who’s experienced this. So to help you weed through the clutter, [...]
A bit of IT department humor that may or may not be lost on you
If you were asked to choose one PC game you’re desperate to get hold of, what would you pick? That’s exactly the question we posed ourselves and we’ve presented our top 10 list below (only PC games that have been announced were eligible for selection). And naturally, once you’ve spied out our choices, feel free [...]
Many new car innovations have already arrived or are fast approaching, promising to bring in a new automotive age. Here are the technologies that are set to debut in the coming decade:
When it comes to developing amazing automotive technologies, the industry is on over-drive. Electronics are set to supplant most mechanical systems, and even midrange [...]
The Internet is a pretty text-centric universe. While there are successful video websites and blogs, writing is still the primarily means to communicate ideas and opinions. In terms of making money online, there are several ways in which the originality of content is an important element of additional income for anyone who works from home [...]
Instant messaging has become a part of daily life on the web. I use several different services depending on what I want to do and who I want to talk to. AIM is great for keeping in touch with old friends, Meebo or eBuddy for signing on anywhere, and Skype for business interactions. I use [...]
Viral marketing (word-of-mouth marketing) is a really cool thing. Just think about it… instead of spending an insane amount of money on newspapers ads, TV commercials or banner ads, you spent nothing – and let your fans do all the work for you.
With viral marketing, your campaigns will suddenly get a life of its own [...]
When Nintendo of America announced just days ago that 12 Virtual Console games will make the Wii launch day, with an estimated 30 by by the end of the year, we knew this article just had to be done. From the time we first got wind of the Virtual Console system (and subsequently a Pulp [...]
Affiliate marketing is one of the most effective and powerful ways of earning some money online. This program gives everybody a chance to make a profit through the Internet. Since these affiliate marketing programs are easy to join, implement and pays a commission on a regular basis, more an more people are now willing in [...]
Movie spaceships are legion, but which is the most awesome in the universe? We ranked the 10 best, completely subjectively. Some rules: We only drew from the movies (TV spaceships like the Battlestar Galactica — which is killer — and the Draconian Marauder from Buck Rogers don’t count), and we only included legitimate spacecraft. Flying [...]
