Articles by James Bain

I’m a fan of video. Though I don’t remember when I last watched conventional TV, turning the box on to see what was there, I do definitely enjoy watching series,… more...

TubeTV is one recent winner of my coveted “It Just Works” award because, well, it just works.

Features? I’ll quote their site:

•Free! (donations appreciated)
•Built… more...

As MacWorld looms up before us in the near mists like some great white whale, I am so tempted to say, “Call me Ishmael”!

The one thing the iPhone lacks… more...

Content. Content. Content. My overall valuation of the iPhone right now is based on the content I can bring to my device.

It’s a good phone, yes. But it’s not… more...

Last night, my son ran up from the basement to tell me that our hamster, Chocolate, was dead. I ran down and found her in her cage laying on the… more...

Okay, my first comment after using this was OMG!

This is the first, the very FIRST application I have used to fool around with my iPhone that has worked the… more...

My bet is on Apple working a lock out of jailbroken iPhones with their inevitable release of iTunes 7.5. Here’s the one application you really can’t avoid if you use… more...

The best feature for the iPhone I have never tried is its ability to load PDF documents.

Now, I did a quick search and I am almost positive it means… more...

Well, it looks like the tables have been turned on the normal run of things. Anyone who has seen Apple’s new Nano ad no doubt has also noticed the song,… more...

Well, I upgraded my iPhone last week from 1.0.2 to 1.1.1 and saw my AppTap installation disappear. While I’ll miss a number of programs right off the bat, the one… more...