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With the launch of the Mac App Store and my recent purchase of an iPhone, I’ve been installing a number of apps recently. Some are worthy of sharing with other Mac/iPhone users.

Without trying to explain why I like Twitter, let’s just say it’s good. I previously posted about various apps that took Twitter out of the browser. In a comment to that post, Mark Bowen pointed me towards EventBox a Mac OSX app. Here’s a short review of EventBox.

What tech did you enjoy in 2008? Here’s my list and some predictions for 2009.

Have you considered buying a Netbook? Netbook’s are the new generation of laptops. Basically, they’re a laptop that’s been hit by a shrink-ray. Check out the dimensions in the picture.

Looking to buy a new monitor this break.

I have a network connected external hard drive that has lost the capability to communicate with one network protocol. So, I need to return it under warranty, however that means I need to backup all the data on it.

I got the latest version of Microsoft Office (2008) for my Mac on Monday.

To readers of the non-Apple variety, sorry, another Mac related post – although I do point to two Windows apps. This one is about an app to handle backup and synchronisation.

I took a step backwards today in my migration to Mac.

For my Macbook, I wanted a carry bag that suited the relatively small size of the Macbook.

Now that I have the ability to use Wifi, I’ve noticed that some of my neighbours aren’t all that careful with their Wifi.

I know some readers were amused by my first search for a better volume control, also known as procrastination. So, here’s part two.

Despite my previous experiences with Yahoo! Widgets (previously Konfabulator), for some reason I’ve had Yahoo! Widgets running on my desktop for the last couple of months.

I need to upgrade my home network, so I’m seeking your opinions/advise/technical knowledge.

Whilst I don’t really think that anti-virus or anti-spyware software is necessary if you are a more advanced computer user… I still have them both installed for peace of mind, well so you would think.

I have been a Norton/Symantec user since I’ve had an IBM PC. In the early years, I used Norton Utilities. In later years SystemWorks and recently AntiVirus. But no longer.

This is a brief entry to share how I keep my computer’s desktop clean.

A decent back-up solution for my computer has been on my mind for a while. I had in place a simple back-up of email and web-site files to the other hard drive, and uni files to a 250Mb zip drive (yes, people still use zip drives!). Well, the zip drive disk failed, showing that it was not a good medium for back-up, and Windows Backup cannot save to a CD-RW.

Well using Gmail for my POP and SMTP, whilst thinking I was displaying my real email address from the Outlook settings, was good – things were not that simple. Google insists on using the Gmail address as the sender, even if you specified your real email address in Outlook. So, this was causing problems when sending to email discussion lists, as well as probably causing confusion to recipients of emails from me (which address is correct?).

Looking to buy a new computer, but a little underwhelmed with what’s on offer.

Following on from my previous post on using Gmail.

Gmail, if you don’t know, is Google’s email service. I’ve had an account for a while, but till recently had no use for it.

Windows attaches a sound to the “Start Navigation” event. This event is basically anytime you move around folders in Windows Explorer. I can’t stand it… so I disabled it. I’ve noticed many times now that it turns itself back on.

The in-laws have a PC used mainly for digital photos and email. I’m sure if you are somewhat computer literate, that you have relatives that rely on you as their computer technician. Microsoft, if they are really interested in security, need to think a bit out-of-the-box to help users make it easier to manage their computer.

I had a moment to write, because my computer has slowed down a little.