Monthly Archives: June 2012

Windows 8: A guide for perplexed Mac users

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Ian Betteridge

There’s been a lot of confusion about Windows 8 and all its versions, and particularly about Windows 8 on the ARM architecture. A lot of people seem to think that the ARM version is just the same as its Intel … Continue reading →

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Computer security doesn’t have to be a binary state

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Ian Betteridge

Robert Atkins, on John Gruber “missing the point” about the EFF’s “crystal prison” argument: It’s a pity Richard Stallman is such a boor because he’s actually right about some things: if we aren’t vigilant, the general public will have its legal right to … Continue reading →

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On Apple’s rejection of Airfoil Speakers Touch

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Ian Betteridge

Paul Kafasis on the Rogue Amoeba Blog: Regardless, Apple is using the authority they provide themselves in the guidelines and program license agreement to remove apps they don’t like. Specifically, they cited a provision in the App Store Review Guidelines … Continue reading →

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Apple’s move into maps may not be plain sailing

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Ian Betteridge

MG Siegler on Google’s Maps announcement and Apple’s forthcoming map tech: I say that with the biggest caveat possible: again, no one knows much about the Apple maps product yet — it could very well suck. Mapping is not easy. … Continue reading →

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No, iOS is not a prison

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Ian Betteridge

I shouldn’t have found Gruber’s comment to be such a revelation. Last year, I wrote about Richard Stallman and Eric Raymond’s comments upon the death of Steve Jobs; both of these leading lights of open-source software compared Apple customers to … Continue reading →

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