All Entries in the "My apple" Category
Reflections on 2009
Another year has passed by and compared to one year ago Shufflegazine is in a very different position in many ways. A year ago we had just published our first three issues (first one was October 2008), we had just changed format to the current smallish size and we were of course on the road [...]
10 things I want from Apple in 2010
2010 is almost upon us and I thought I’d put together my personal wish list for the new year. With a little more work I could probably make it a list of 100 things I want from Apple next year but I settled for 10. Please tell me what you want from Apple in 2010 [...]
Which iPhone operator to choose in UAE?
“Out of stock” is what you hear. Du says a month or two, Etisalat says “Soon”. Anyways whatever. so which one to choose? Well of course my obvious answer is Du. Reason: amazing data package for one whole year (though there are simple conditions to follow) and if you are not up [...]
Snow Leopard and its Exchange support
One of Snow Leopard’s biggest corporate appealing feature was its straight out of the box Exchange support. iCal, Address Book & Mail App all worked directly with Exchange 2007 server (sorry, Exchange 2003 only supported via IMAP). While it is not as fast as Outlook 2003/2007 on Windows, the ability to work directly from Mac [...]
Why assume we’re somehow licensed by Apple Inc?
I’ve received this question many times, most recently at a press event in Dubai. Someone asks me what magazine I’m from and I say “Shufflegazine”. Then, almost regardless of whether they’ve heard of us or not, the issue comes up of what we write about. I say we’re an Apple lifestyle magazine, so we focus [...]
Finally, finished moving web host
Have you ever moved a web site from one host to another? If you have then you probably understand that it can be quite a complicated and risky process. Today I finished moving EmiratesMac.com, one of the sites I’ve had the pleasure of running the longest, and although overall I didn’t have any huge problems [...]
“Remember the milk” will help you remember other things
In a life filled with hundreds of things that need doing and dozens of places to be it gets very confusing what needs to be done when, how, by who, etc. Some times even the why gets lost.
Over the years, I’ve tried multiple systems to get things in order and they’ve usually not done so [...]
Free iPhone tethering on du, how sweet is that?
We often complain a lot, don’t we, about how bad telecom is here in the UAE, how bad service is, how much we have to pay, etc. But we should also acknowledge that in some ways we’re pretty fortunate. Take the recent iPhone 3GS offering from du (I’m not including Etisalat in this since we [...]
Is iPhone 3GS Apple’s netbook?
I must say that I’ve been one of the voices asking Apple for a netbook or tablet for a long time now. And I’ve tried many PC netbooks and I think they’re pretty cool and actually surprisingly useful even though they have small keyboards.
But after getting an iPhone 3GS I don’t feel the same need [...]
Reflections on du iPhone plans and prices
Du launched their iPhone 3GS offering last night and all the details are available. I ordered the iPhone 3GS 32GB from du at the purchase price of AED2869. I had to pay AED200 up front now to book it and when it’s available, at the “end of the month”, I pay the balance and get [...]
My apple: Sometimes it’s hard to say anything about a product
When I review stuff I always try to find something good to say about the item even though I may be overall not impressed with it. It happens that a product has such obvious and major faults that it can’t really be recommended to readers, then it’s a straightforward case. On the other hand, if [...]
My apple: Confusion about iPod touch – gaming or tablet?
When I followed Apple’s “It’s only rock and roll…” event on September 9 I was confused. It seemed like Phil Schiller was saying that the iPod touch was a small, portable computer but then all the rest of the announcements had to do with gaming. Schiller said in addition to being a “great iPod” the [...]
My Apple: Increased need for full iTunes store in Middle East if tablet rumors true
It makes sense in many ways that Apple would at some point add other digital media to their iTunes store like magazines and books. And if the recent rumors are true that’s exactly what they’re working on when developing the elusive Apple tablet. I read somewhere, can’t find where now, that Steve Jobs was supposed [...]
A tale of two iPhones
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” That’s how Charles Dickens starts off “A tale of two cities”. I guess that applies somewhat to my situation as well. The thing is I have two iPhone 3G: one factory unlocked bought from Etisalat and one software unlocked bought in Hong Kong. [...]
My apple: What about Mac gaming?
I’m not a huge gamer but I do enjoy a good game from time to time. My favorites are FPS (First Person Shooters), the run-around-and-shoot type of games. Like with pretty much any type of game they come out first for PC or consoles and perhaps eventually they’ll come out for Mac, if at all. [...]
