On MacBites episode 53 I reviewed 2 excellent (OK I think I used, or should I say, over-used, the word “cool” during the reviews!) apps that enable you to play live and recorded radio programmes from all over the world on your iPhone and iPad.
Wanting to go wireless at work, I successfully paired my Apple bluetooth keyboard with my Vista laptop. All was going well – I even coped without PgUp / PgDn – until I had to press ALT+CTRL+DEL after my PC locked itself as I’d been away for more than 15 mins. The Delete key on the Mac keyboard is the equivalent to Backspace on Windows. Fn+Delete (which on OSX replicates the delete function of Windows) did nothing. I had to resort to using the laptop keyboard.
Looks like I’m going to have to buy a Windows bluetooth keyboard!
Although my job title is Training Consultant, my role encompasses much more than that. I deliver traditional courses, 1:1 coaching, provide IT support and develop MS Office based solutions, so in an average week, I probably don’t train more than about 20 – 30 people. In one week not long ago I delivered training to over 350 people.
Earlier this week a colleague came to me with a problem with his iPhone. When he arrived at work that morning his battery was fully charged. By lunchtime it had dropped to 30%. He’d only made one call and has the data turned off. I asked him if he ever closes the apps and he just looked blankly at me so I explained.
This is a guest post by Rob Clymo
If you’re the sort of person who can’t bear the thought of not being connected to the web when you’re out and about then mobile broadband is an essential way of ensuring you stay online at all times.
Today I delivered two training sessions on Incident Management and Remedy, something that I deliver every couple of weeks. The courses are delivered virtually, using Webex and a normal telephone conferencing system. I’ve wanted to record myself “in action” for a while and a finally got round to doing so this morning.
I shot this video at 5pm on 25th March 2011. I was about 50th in the queue outside the Apple Store in Liverpool. I’d queued up for 7 hours and about 30 minutes later I was the owner of a brand new 64GB iPad 2.
One of the new features of the iPad 2 is “mirroring”. This provides the ability for the iPad to mirror (i.e duplicate) it’s output to an external display device such as a monitor, a projector or TV. The image below shows my iPad 2 connected to a 23″ monitor. The iPad’s Home Screen is displayed on the monitor as well as the iPad itself.
“Slimmer, faster and better-looking” is how I’d describe the iPad 2. Fundamentally it’s not that different to the first generation iPad which was released only 10 months ago.
The company that I work for are trialling “Bring Your Own Computer”. The way it works is that the company gives each employee a set amount of money and in return we bring our own computer into the workplace. Employees can either purchase a new computer or if they already own a computer, they can simply use that.