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Cutting the cord
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 14/12/2016
» During the week I went into the offices of my TV provider and cancelled my subscription. I was politely asked why. Choice. The next morning I was not surprised when the company phoned and a polite young man asked me the same question. He made an offer for a better package at a greatly reduced price. Expanding on my previous comment, I explained why it was more convenient and far more economical to use internet delivery systems for content on demand.
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Scraping the barrel
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 17/06/2015
» Last week Apple held its Developer Conference (WWDC) for 2015, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. I watched the event live via the feed on Apple TV taking notes and again the next day (but more slowly) when I added some important points I had missed. Many commentators were disappointed because there was no hardware: no iPhones or new Apple TV that had been rumoured.
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Apple's Swift U-turn
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 01/07/2015
» With its Music service becoming available this week, Apple walked into a lot of criticism over the decision to make the first three months free: from independent music labels and (to great publicity) Taylor Swift. As she noted when withholding permission for iTunes to handle her latest album: free means no royalties for performers.
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Flash is the black hole of the Macverse
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 11/02/2015
» In 2010, Steve Jobs wrote his "Thoughts On Flash" article, to explain why it was not available on the iPhone or the new iPad. The comments were followed by much derision, but anyone who has used Macs for even a short while will know that the temperatures rise, the fans speed up and the system begins to sag like my mother's chocolate cake.
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Thursday — shiny and new, or dull hype?
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 15/10/2014
» Apple will hold another product announcement at midnight on Thursday, Thai Time, which will start at 10am Cupertino time. If the streaming has been worked out properly this time, live video of the event will be available via the Apple website. A video is usually available a few hours later on the Apple site.
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Apple rumours, updates and changes
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 14/05/2014
» At the end of last week I was looking at Mac photography apps for this column, when the Financial Times put out a rumour that Apple was in negotiations with Beats Music, makers of Dr Dre headphones.
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Podcasting in Thailand: more to come?
Database, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 14/07/2010
» Recently, Apple changed the iTunes store for Thai users and added Podcasts to the App store and iTunesU. This was long overdue. A podcast is a video or audio file sent out by its creator at intervals. It can be played on a computer or a suitable player, such as an iPod or iPhone.
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