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computer
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20 June 2021
Macbook Pro 14 inch with M1 Max chip
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Apple has started creating it's own chips and they are incredibly powerful in terms of speed and battery life. This felt like the perfe...
20 March 2019
My new 32 inch screen: An Asus ProArt PA329
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This screen is amazing! Editing photos on it is a delight.
19 January 2015
Buying my first Macbook Pro
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I'm totally in love with the wonderful 15 inch computer. I'm now totally hooked on Apple. The aesthetics and quality and service are...
19 November 2013
Helping Sue set up her Apple iMac
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Sue decided to get a Mac to replace her old Windows computer and I helped her quite a bit set it up and maintain it. I'm so glad I did ...
13 January 2009
Editing photos with Viveza
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I love this amazing software. It allows me to make localised adjustments to parts of the photo to really make parts of it pop or bring out d...
19 June 2008
Editing photos with Lightroom
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Craig introduced me to this amazing software and it has revolutionised by photo management and editing. It is built by photographers for p...
19 January 2005
The joys of using Mindmanager for mind mapping
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I completely and utterly love this software. Since I was at school, I have loved mind mapping and Mindmanager makes creating maps so easy. I...
14 June 1994
My first personal digital assistants (PDA's)
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I have always loved technology and gadgets. In the 1990's, long before iPhones, I organised my life with a Psion that I absolutely adore...
19 January 1994
My first laptop
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I bought a very portable but expensive laptop when I joined Old Mutual. It allowed me to work on reports when I visited the branches. I didn...
18 November 1992
Getting my first computer (with Windows 3)
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I had a Commodore 64 as a child at school but got my first proper computer in 1992 when I was in the final years of my marketing degree at O...
20 June 1989
My first introduction to spreadsheeting at university
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My first introduction to spreadsheeting in my first year at university. I seem to remember it was Lotus 123 but I may be wrong. I fell in lo...
19 June 1989
Our first home computer and my introduction to word processing
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At university, Mum would type my essays and reports while I read them out. A great partnership!
19 November 1985
My first introduction to a modern personal computer
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Gordon Howard, our senior school Biology teacher, had one and gave us some fascinating demos of the power of the device. He really understoo...
19 November 1983
My first computer: A Commodore 64
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I loved my Commodore 64. I used it for computer games and for programming a simple game. This was my first passion project. Unfortunately I ...
17 November 1983
Playing computer games as a child
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Another of my favourite things to do as a child was to play computer games. I spent many hours doing this, first with our Atari Consul and ...
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