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Reading Time: 2 minutes Terminal is a way of getting to the Unix underpinnings of Apple’s Mac OS X operating system. It is generally kept out of the way because an uneducated user could do a lot of damage. I have put together eight of my favourite life hacks using Terminal here. Your mileage will vary. Over time Apple has … Read more8 life hacks using terminal.app in OS X
Reading Time: 3 minutes At the beginning of the month I took the plunge and decided to buy a Casio G-Shock connected watch. After a week or so I have a pretty good sense of the pros and cons of using it. The connection with the iPhone makes a major leap forward in the G-Shock experience. Using a G-Shock … Read moreOn wearing a smart watch
Reading Time: 2 minutes I have a pouch that travels with me full of cables. iPod cables, iPhone cables and a USB to micro USB connector for my smartphone battery pack. The challenge is with travelling, how do you make products that are robust, yet take up less space? Nomad’s ChargeKey aims to cut the travelling volume down with … Read moreI like: Nomad ChargeKey
Reading Time: 1 minute I was dubious when I first saw Rocket Fuel with a packaging and copywriting that brought me back to the early 1990s. First a velvet rush like no other of caffeine rich smoothness, then a sustained hit of all natural Guarana I presume this is to try and tap into a mind hack caffiene culture … Read moreI like: Rocket Fuel instant coffee
Reading Time: 1 minute RebelMouse is a new way of aggregating social presence as a dynamic profile page. Articles have talked about it being visually similar to Tumblr, but from what I can tell it’s more like about.me or flavors.me but you can submit additional content by using a bookmarklet. I can just see the product launching a thousand … Read moreRebel Mouse initial thoughts