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iOS 10 Apple’s release notes in full
By Rob (James Robinson)iOS
If you love details then you’re in for a treat. Apple have published the full release notes for iOS 10.
13
Sep
iOS 10 / 10.0.1 Direct Download Links
By Rob (James Robinson)Apple, Apple Watch, iOS, iPad, iPhone
If you’d like to download the iOS 10 firmware files and perform a clean install (via iTunes) on your iDevice(s)…
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13
Jun
How to: Toggle Apple Watch between Miles and Kilometres
By Rob (James Robinson)Apple, Apple Watch, How To
Kilometres (or kilometers depending on which version of English you use!) aren’t the distance measurement of choice for many citizens…
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3
May
Apple Watch bashing – the new cool amongst Apple tech writers?
By Rob (James Robinson)Apple, Apple Watch, Opinion
The Apple Watch turned one last week. In the run up to its first birthday I noticed a build up…
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29
Apr
How to: Fix Ubuntu repository error when running apt-get update
By Rob (James Robinson)How To, Plex, Technology, Ubuntu
I look after several Ubuntu servers. A couple of them recently threw up an error whilst I was running routine…
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24
Apr
How to: Install OS X Leopard on a PPC Mac using an external USB device
By Rob (James Robinson)How To, Mac, OS X
I recently got hold of a iMac G5 (PPC) that was heading for the recycling centre. I thought I’d have…
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30
Mar
How to: Add a iCloud Drive shortcut to the OS X dock
By Rob (James Robinson)Apple, How To, Mac, OS X
When iCloud Drive first came out I was frustrated by Apple stopping me from creating a shortcut to the path…
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23
Mar
How to: Fix iOS not updating applications
By Rob (James Robinson)App Store, Apple, How To, iOS, iPad, iPhone, iTouch
There are occasions where our (mostly) perfect portable Apple iDevices (yes, I’m still using that term!) don’t quite work…
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