iPad Magic Keyboard: Why not settle for the best?
Apple's new iPad Magic Keyboard combined with touch and mouse support in iPadOS 13.4 at last bridges the gap between tablet and computer.
iCloud Drive: The danger with Optimised Storage file placeholders
iCloud Drive works seamlessly, but did you know that it is easy to lose your data forever if you move files to an another location, such as Dropbox?
Text Expander: A little tool to save hours of typing
Over time I download and install many helpful utilities to my Mac. Some I completely forget about them and fall into the trap of believing that their behind-the-scenes benevolence is actually something built in to OS X.
Olivetti Lettera 22 at seventy: The typewriter lives on
The typewriter has played a huge role in the story of my life. Before the computer, before the computer and before instant communication, the mechanical typewriter was paramount...
Leica Owners’ Area updated and ready for business
After an absence of several months, the Leica Owners' Area is now up and running again with an improved graphic interface. It could be the home for all your cameras and lenses, even those from third-party manufacturers.
Workflow: The humble typewriter through rose-coloured glasses
Notebooks, typewriters, fountain pens: All should by rights be dead, foully killed off by the computer. But they live on.....
Oops, I did it again. But is it really a good idea to develop...
Film is enjoying a renaissance, especially among younger photographers. But do you process your own films? Have you entered the mysterious world of the darkroom? Jörg-Peter brings us up to date on home developing techniques...
Keeping over-exposure under control
Does film cope better with highlights? Does digital bring more recovery potential from underesposed areas. It's a complex issue but we reached a conclusion
Blog Workflow: Offline editing brings greater productivity
Using an offline editor for posting to Wordpress encourages more productivity
Quo vadis, good and faithful slide film?
The real slide show is fast disappearing. Slide film and the once-mighty supporting paraphernalia, is slipping from us. All that will be left, soon, is the digital nomenclature of Powerpoint and slide show...
William Hannah’s new pen case and notebook fastener
William Hannah's leather-bound loose-leaf notebooks are the best. But that's just my opinion. Now you can add an elastic fastener and a colour-matching leather pencase. It makes a perfect Christmas present.
Zeiss ZX1: a three-year wait but is it too late?
Three years ago, when the Zeiss ZX1 was released, the promise of a fully featured full-frame camera with smartphone connectivity was almost science fiction. How does the camera fare when such features are now commonplate? Roderick Field takes a ZX1 on a canal trip to discover its potential...
How much RAM do you need to use Lightroom?
Do you need 1.5TB of RAM to process your holiday snaps. No way. But you might benefit from 16GB or even 32GB of extra computing power.
Apple’s M1 chips and all that: This MacBook Pro simply rocks
This Apple MacBook Pro rocks. Unfortunately, it rocks on its bulging battery. Time for a change to the remarkable new M1 processor...
Lightroom Creative Cloud meets Capture One’s free trial
After decades with Adobe's Lightroom, John takes a free ride with Capture One. Is he ready to give up the familiar turf and move over to the Danish model?
