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Simon Wicks - who has written 32 posts on Macgasm.

Hey, I'm Simon Wicks. By day I'm a 27 year old media designer for lastminute.com in London UK, by night I'm a tech and social media addicted pro cheese taster. Ok, so maybe not a pro cheese taster, but everyone loves a good bit of cheese, right? I'm on Twitter, like everyone else and I run a personal blog I call A Little Piece of Me, which has the occasional rant, but is mostly full of funky things I've found online and some photography.

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Operation iBook – iFixed It!

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

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Sometime last year, while downloading a file on the Mac that I used as a backup and to do all my dirty work, it just froze. There was no Kernel Panic — nothing. It just stopped dead in its tracks, and a few minutes later the hard drive started clunking. ‘Oh. I guess it’s [...]

How Many Oranges Does It Take To Charge An iPhone?

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

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This could be a clever aim at a viral advert for UK iPhone carrier Orange as it’s the only video on the YouTube page, but the phone in the video is actually on O2, so it’s not. But it’s a great use of science, and a well put together little video that’s going to show [...]

Happy Blocky 3D Papercraft iPad

Monday, February 8, 2010

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Tubbypaws is back with more papercraft, and this time it’s Apple related. So, if you have the patience and the need/want to recreate your own Steve Note on your desk, you can download this handy template, get your favourite scissors and glue out, and get cutting and sticking. This isn’t the first ‘create your own’ iPad which [...]

The iPad is: Incredible, Beautiful, Amazing!

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

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Neil Curtis has summed up last weeks keynote into a handy 180 seconds for those people who still haven’t got round to watching it, or just cant be bothered to sit through the whole 1 hour 14 minutes and 19 seconds of it. This version does just mainly include all the adjectives which [...]

Would you be my Valentine? – Love Apple

Monday, February 1, 2010

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It’s Love at First Touch according to Apple this year, as their main email focus seems to be on the iPod Touch. “Share a love song. Download a Karma Sutra app. Play two-person games. Even find romantic restaurants. It’s all possible with iPod touch. Make it perfect with a free personal engraved message.” OK, so [...]

UK iPhone carrier speed test showdown

Monday, January 18, 2010

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fonehome.co.uk have put together this short video showing the speed differences on the 3 main carriers in the UK by loading up Google Earth, one of the most data demanding apps on the iPhone 3G [S] all at the same time. Vodafone (the new kids on the block here, having only had the iPhone for a [...]

Do knot forget. Ford Germany takes a potshot at Apple’s Ear Bud.

Saturday, January 16, 2010

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Here’s a fun advert from Ford Germany, featuring Apple’s distinctive (although terrible) white earbuds, advertising the fact that Bluetooth® is now built into a whole bunch of their new models as they roll out of the factories. From Ford’s website: The Bluetooth® with Voice Control system allows you to operate your mobile, satellite navigation system, climate [...]

Calculator errr Calculator

Saturday, November 7, 2009

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This is a pretty nice idea I dont think I’ve seen anywhere before. A funky desk calculator based on the Mac OS Calculator app. While this is only a concept from Mint Pass, I know if they were ever available and my job meant I had to use a calculator often enough, I’d definitely buy [...]

Apple give us new ‘Reserve and Pick Up’ to ease the Christmas rush

Friday, November 6, 2009

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The Apple Store can get pretty crazy over the Christmas period, and that sucks. Not only do you have to battle the high streets, (in my case London Regent Street which is a nightmare to walk down on a regular day) but you have to fight your way through the cold shoppers that have nipped [...]

Orange announce UK iPhone tarrifs

Monday, November 2, 2009

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This morning for us UK folks, Orange have unveiled their iPhone tariffs which will be starting on Tuesday 10th November. When they first announced they would be carrying the iPhone, along with rival telecoms company Vodaphone, I thought there would be some competition in the pricing plans they offered. But, alas, it seems there will [...]