Apple Core

OK for those who like it first....

The new version of iTunes is ready to download. It includes all the hooks for the new iPhone and version 2.0 software release and of course APP store.

App store is hidden at present but you can get to it by searching for AOL AIM in the store search then 'backing out' to App store. Here you will find all the goodie apps for free download or paid download.

Remember you still need version 2.0 of the software to run these!!

O2 remains the exclusive carrier of the iPhone in the UK for iPhone 3G. In keeping with Steve Jobs announcement the cost has been kept right as well.

O2 offers the following four tariffs for iPhone 3G:

• £30/month - 8GB iPhone £99 - 16GB iPhone £159 - 75 Minutes - 125 Texts - Unlimited Data & WiFi - 18 month contract
• £35/month - 8GB iPhone £99 - 16GB iPhone £159 - 600 Minutes - 500 Texts - Unlimited Data & WiFi - 18 month contract
• £45/month - 8GB iPhone Free - 16GB iPhone £59 - 1200 Minutes - 500 Texts - Unlimited Data & WiFi - 18 month contract
• £75/month - 8GB iPhone Free - 16GB iPhone Free - 3000 Minutes - 500 Texts - Unlimited Data & WiFi - 18 month contract

O2 is also offering existing iPhone customers the chance to simply renew their contract rather than having to pay it off coupled with a chance to upgrade their phone...

Finally O2 have announced a Pay and Go option as well!!!

Steve Jobs announces the following:

IPhone 3G

IPhone price cut

IPhone 2 software (also for Ipod Toch)

mobileMe

ans 'snow leopard' OSX

Just for starters.....

Following on from the previous tip we name have the problem of where is the # key!

Being a UK keyboard version of the MacBook Pro my baby is missing a # key! (It has been replaced by the £ key). So the solution is two fold:

1. If you are using the UK (Apple) keyboard driver then simply use Right Alt and 3. Like this #

2. If you are using the UK keyboard driver then use the \ key on the keyboard giving you #. Next question is where has \ gone - well its where it normally is on a UK keyboard (non-Apple) or ` key!

Hope that helps!

My own view on this is on my MAC keyboard I have on my 2 key both @ and € symbols why Apple can't add # on my 3 key I don't know!!!

This is the first tip that I needed when I strated using Vista on my MAC - how do I use the keyboard and of course as I'm in the UK, how do I use a UK keyboard!

Well the solution is simple: between them Microsoft and Apple provide both keyboard mappings for UK and Apple UK! This means you can use you keyboard as if it where a standard UK one or an Apple UK one!

Nice!

I recently purchase an Airport Extreme to get the 'N' coverage my Home Hub doesn't provide. As I have BT Vision (works very, very well) I couldn't scrape my Home Hub.

I have a number of computers that need to hang of this not least my XBOX 360 and PS3 (bluray player not games machine note) so I approached this with a little trepidation. My computers are a mixture of Wintel PC's and Laptops + 3 MAC's (note each also runs Vista).

Advice from my friendly MAC shop was just to use the supplied Airport config program.

This worked a dream allowing me to setup both my hub and new Airport Extreme auto configuring bridge mode and giving me the option of shutting down my Home hub wireless.

In the end I selected the option for my Extreme to just support 'N' and the Homehub to support the rest.

All worked first time.....

Re-booting my MacBook Pro into Vista mode I was immediately able to connect to my Airport Extreme. All works a dream...

Thanks Apple for making it so simple.....