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Playlist: Review: iPod nano

Well since I’m never gunna have an excuse to get my mitts on one, I’ll have to rely on other’s reviews.

Playlist have given the nano, 4.5 out of 5 and say:

A clear color screen, responsive and manageable controls, photo viewing, fast syncing, and impossibly thin. In my view the iPod nano is a nearly perfect fit for the middle of the iPod lineup, sounding great and mixing the best features of the shuffle, mini, and color iPod.

Read the full review: Playlist: Review: iPod nano


Finding Readers for Your Blog

New bloggers can spend so much time, effort and frustration trying to figure out what works and what doesn’t regards building up a loyal readership and/or a regular flow of new visitors.
Darren Rowse at ProBlogger has a series that, although written 12 months ago (which is an epoch on the internet), is still spot on […]


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Harry Potter available on iTunes Music Store

Look out Voldermort, Harry’s got an iPod! Will Harry pack an ipod in the 7th book? Only time will tell, but for now, iPods are packing Harry.
“Harry Potter, Exclusively on iTunes
Every spell, every foe, every flavor of Bertie Bott’s […]


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Apple announces Motorola ROKR mobile with music

“Introducing iTunes for your mobile phone. With iTunes on your Motorola ROKR, you can listen to music on your mobile phone, wherever, whenever you want”

Now you’ve got another way to drain the battery on your mobile, another thing to complicate using a mobile phone. Although this integration is the future of mobile phones, they will […]


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iTunes 5 released

With the new ipod nano and Motoral ROKR, Apple have released an updated version of iTunes.
“New Features: Enjoy a streamlined look, find stuff faster with the new Search Bar, control kid’s access with Parental Controls and hear more of what you love with Smart Shuffle.”

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Apple launches iPod nano. Hello nano, goodbye mini.

Apple have discontinued their hugely popular, multi-colored, hard disk based iPod mini, replacing it with a quite stunning, stark white or black, flash based, iPod nano. These will likely sell like iced water on a hot day.
“Take everything you love about iPod and shrink it. Now shrink it again. With 2GB (500 songs) and 4GB […]


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Apple Matters | PowerPoint Kills Brain Cells

James Stroup makes a power(ful) point about the misuse of technology in his rather cheekily titled “PowerPoint Kills Brain Cells”. (Although he goes on to say, it’s not just PowerPoint but Apple’s Keynote as well)
We are raising up a society that is doing its best not to think and that can only mean trouble […]


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1 idea, 1 forgetful brain, 0 pens

What do you do when you have a great idea but you don’t have a pen and paper handy?
Unless I’m in the shower, I’ve almost always got my mobile phone handy, so write and save an sms (my old phone I had to send it).
What do you do?


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Apple Matters | Unleashing the Writer: Jer’s Novel Writer

If you’ve got a Mac, and you’re a writer or a wannabe writer, (which is probably why you’re here), then check out Jer’s Novel Writer
I can’t rave highly enough about it so go read my review at Apple Matters: Apple Matters | Unleashing the Writer: Jer’s Novel Writer


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Seth’s Blog | Who’s There? the new ebook (free for now)

Seth Goddin, marketing guru, has released a free ebook on blogging:
“Who’s There is not an ebook about how to write better or how to follow the traditional conventions about formatting and building a blog. It’s not designed to sell you one service instead of another, either.
Instead, I divide the blog world into three groups and […]


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