Have a scour around the net and you’ll see countless glowing reviews for the Canon Ixus 220 HS camera. Sadly I can’t add to them. The Ixus range has long been synonymous with quality compact cameras from the Canon stable. I’ve owned and enjoyed APS and digital variants of Ixus cameras in the past so I [...]
Archive for the ‘Writing’ Category
February 15, 2011
Final Cut Pro technology writing for Video Focus magazine
By benfrain in WritingThis January my technology writing has seen me writing six articles covering all aspects of Final Cut Pro for Video Focus magazine. It’s a specialist title aimed at semi-pro film makers and videographers who use the Final Cut editing software on a regular basis. My contributions included how to easily create a ‘skip bleach’ effect [...]
October 20, 2010
A beginner’s guide to Web Hosting (Computer Active feature)
By benfrain in WritingLast month I wrote a piece for Computer Active about choosing web hosting. It’s a topic that can really confuse people so hopefully it will help un-muddy the waters for people considering what hosting company to go with and how to sort domains, forward domains to web space etc. It’s on news stands now, look [...]
September 7, 2010
Sharing photos between PC’s and Mac’s with a NAS drive – possible in iLife11?
By benfrain in WritingAs more and more households and agencies use NAS (Network Attached Storage) devices as a central storage repository, it’s becoming increasingly frustrating that there is currently no affordable cross platform, multiple user photo sharing software.
August 18, 2010
2010 Buffalo LinkStation Mini Review (LS-WSX1)
By benfrain in WritingThe Buffalo LinkStation Mini was first released in 2008, however, the 2010 version offers some significant benefits. The main interest for me was it’s complete lack of a fan for near silent running. Something of a rarity with Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices.
July 13, 2010
Beginners guide to HTML5, what you need to know and how to use it.
By benfrain in Tech-tip, Website Design, WritingHTML5 is the successor to HTML 4.01, the language most web pages on the Internet are written in. HTML5 offers new semantic elements, direct support for video and audio, built-in form validation and a smart new canvas feature. In this article I’ll attempt to explain what’s important about HTML5 and what you need to know [...]
June 22, 2010
iOS 4 is well worth the update
By benfrain in Personal, WritingI’m running a iPhone 3GS at present and I have to say that based on early usage, the latest OS release (iOS4) that came out last night is a cracking update. Everything seems that little bit faster, the multitasking is great (for apps that support it) and the unified inbox makes it heaps easier to [...]
December 21, 2009
Review: Twelve South SurfacePad
By benfrain in WritingThe Twelve South SurfacePad is one of those products that you don’t realise you want until you have it… After reviewing the Twelve South BookArc for MacUser magazine, Twelve South asked if I’d also be interesting in taking a look at their ‘SurfacePad’ product: a cover for the palm-rest area 13 or 15″ MacBook Pro. [...]
December 16, 2009
HTML5 feature by Ben Frain in MacUser magazine
By benfrain in WritingI’ve been looking at the HTML5 specification a lot recently and intend to use parts of the specification in my upcoming website redesign. I’ve consolidated a lot of the research on the subject I’ve done into an HTML5 feature for MacUser magazine (it will be in issue 25/25).
December 16, 2009
Beginners guide to CSS: article in Computer Active
By benfrain in WritingI’ve recently contributed another article to Computer Active magazine. This one is a ‘Masterclass’ on CSS. In reality it’s very much a beginners guide to the subject, written in layman’s terms. If you’ve ever wondered just how on earth CSS works, head over and pick up issue 308 (10-23 December) now.
