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Q&A: Slow Office startup

Starting Microsoft Officer 2008 and 2011 apps up takes an age. Would 2016 be any better?

December 6, 2015 Macs, Technology

Opening access: Wrise, a different word processor

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It reads to you, can be tagged up to create audiobooks, and has superb predictive word completion. It is not just ideal for those with dyslexia.

December 6, 2015 General, Language, Life, Macs, Technology

Never the Twain Shall Meet? OS X and iOS

There have been many rumours about OS X getting merged into iOS, or having to buy apps through the App Store. The answer is simple and clear.

December 6, 2015 Macs, Technology

Visible brushstrokes: 1. 1400-1700

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A glance through some of the unofficial history of visible brushstrokes and other painter’s marks.

December 5, 2015 Painting

Q&A: Brightness controls on a MacBook Air

Screen brightness controls on a MacBook Air no longer work properly.

December 5, 2015 Macs, Technology

Emojis: cute but deeply flawed

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Akihabara is fertile territory for the likes of emoji: exploratory, fun, chic, mobile, language-free, but deeply flawed.

December 5, 2015 General, Language, Life, Macs, Technology

Storyspace: the original hypertext app

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Born in the same year as HyperCard, this is the most sophisticated authoring environment for true hypertext. It is now available for OS X El Capitan.

December 4, 2015 General, Language, Life, Macs, Technology

The Art Fund: a UK charity which can save you more than you give

How you can give money to a deserving charity, and get back more in savings than you gave in the first place.

December 4, 2015 General, Life, Painting

From disaster back to normal: rebuilding the RAID

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How I recovered my broken RAID backups, and got everything working again.

December 4, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: iCloud caps

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How can I avoid exceeding my monthly broadband limit when using iCloud?

December 3, 2015 Macs, Technology

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