How do you interact with a screen on a device without putting finger-marks on it?
You make the frame touch-sensitive, according to a recent Apple patent.
Many people are speculating that the diagrams give a good idea of what the next iPod might look like…
For a few years now, the majority of computers sold have been laptops. It’s not surprising; I’m not sure what I’d do without mine.
But one downside is that laptop-sized hard disks are much less robust than their desktop equivalents. The manufacturers often quote an expected life of just a small number of years. And as more and more people are storing very valuable data – like the family photos – on these little devices, the potential for heartbreak is getting ever larger.
This is why I always have at least two complete recent backups on external hard disks, and why I make sure that they’re full-size desktop drives. I don’t carry them around with me, either, which probably increases their lifespan dramatically! If you’re a Mac user, treat yourself to a copy of the excellent SuperDuper software and £100-worth of external firewire hard disk, and you won’t regret it.
But if all else fails and you have a failing laptop disk and you really need to get your data off it, you might be able to help it along with a little reorientation…
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