Author Archives: Zachory Benton

About Zachory Benton

Journalist | Photographer Email or iMessage: zac.benton@icloud.com

How to hide Dashboard in mac OSX

Recently I purchased a new 13″ Retina MacBook Pro (RMBP) replacing my old, but working MacBook (2007 White model). Part of the reason I was looking at the upgrade was due to speed issues with the MacBook. I had just started getting back int Photoshop and Lightroom and needed something faster.

About a month before the release of the current model RMBP i was having a look on the net for ways to increase the speed of the computer without compromising battery or heat efficiency, that’s when I found something interesting…

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The next iPhone and what it might bring.

The next generation iPhone has been all that people have been talking about recently with rumours of new hardware along side the upcoming iOS 7 update. I won’t be discussing the “budget” iPhone here as I believe it will pretty much be the iPhone 5 in a new shell. But realistically what can we expect to see in the next major model?
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Chinese knockoff iPhone 5 better than most budget android phones, only costs $99

I recently got my hands on a Chinese knockoff iPhone 5 and I have to say I’m impressed! No, it’s nowhere close to the quality that the true iPhone 5 offers but at $99 for the phone outright, it beats the pants off any android cheaper than $250.

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Shut the fuck up, iOS maps are fine.

There has been a lot of negative commentary towards apple’s newest mapping software powered by Tom Tom. Now keep in mid this review is from someone based in Australia. A place that only just got turn by turn navigation.

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Speculation, iPhones and NFC.

The rumor mill has started churning with the upcomming announcement of the next generation iPhone and some of the rumors that have been flying around have been absolute shit. a clambshell iPhone? give me a break. What i would like to do for you today is shed some light and common sense as well as some speculation on one of the possible features the next gen product. but first, a word about the design.

isn’t it beautiful… (shudder)

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