IT Guru and Amateur Photographer
Archive for May, 2009
How To Remove Car Polish From Plastics and Rubber
May 20th
Ever polished your car using normal car wax/polish and some got on the trim round your windows/sunroof… Or even your black plastic bumpers…
If that sounds familiar then you’ll know exactly how hard it is to get rid of that white streaking/staining left by the polish.
I used to try for hours to remove it using a range of polishes, sprays, etc all claiming to get rid of the problem…
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Top 10 Essential Mac Apps
May 14th
Having used my MacBook for just over a week now, I have compiled a list of what apps I have found I can’t live without…
Some of these applications are available cross-platform so even if your a Windows or Linux user you should try them out!
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Jenson makes it 4 out of 5!
May 11th
I am stunned by this new team that has risen from the ashes of Honda and become Brawn GP… simply amazing…
Both drivers performing amazingly well and Button did a fantastic qualifying lap with just 1 second left of the session to secure pole position…
I highly rate this team and I predict it will be either Brawn or Red Bull to win the F1 title this year… both teams are streets ahead of the others…
Don’t forget you can get all the latest F1 information at the BBC official website: www.bbc.co.uk/f1
MacBook is here!
May 7th
Well after many many hours of deliberating I have finally got my MacBook… and boy am I impressed… If I’d of known how easy to use, well made and perfectly weighted these things were I would of made my mind up a little sooner.
MacBook
I plumped for the MacBook Alloy (launched October 2008) with 2Ghz Core 2 Duo and 2Gb DDR3 RAM with a 160Gb hard drive, DVD-RW and LED screen…
I could not justify the extra £300 for a marginally bigger hard drive, illuminated keyboard and slightly quicker clock speed. For my day to day laptop this is more than sufficient.
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Spotify – Streaming Music On Your Desktop
May 3rd
Remember Napster? Remember Audio Galaxy?
Well Spotify is set to be as big as these programs with one difference… It’s legal..
You do need to sign up for an account but it is fast and simple… – And FREE!
The software can be downloaded from here and it is currently available for Windows and Mac…
Can it be run on Linux? – But of course. And it works well!
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