About Tim Brookes
Tim is a freelance writer who lives in Melbourne, Australia. You can follow him on Twitter.
iOS Apps on Sale for 19 Apr: Board & Card Games Galore!
Like Christmas, Easter is a good excuse for developers to hold a sale – and what better way to spend your Easter break than playing games on your iPad?
Jailbroken iPhone Damaged? Restore To Factory Settings Before Repair!
So your jailbroken iPhone is eligible for a repair under warranty, but you already voided that when you replaced the software. Is all hope lost?
iOS Apps on Sale for 12 Apr: Photoshop Touch Is Half Price
Another week, another round of sales and another thousand or so app offers to trawl through – most of them in a script you don't recognise. Relax, we've done the hard work!
iOS Apps on Sale for Apr 5: Last Year's Best Game is Half Price!
Another week, another flurry of sales. This week: a famously Kickstarted daily journaling app, help with turning mobile photographs into beautiful posters and last year's best game for half-price.
Use SaneDesk To Make Your Mac Desktop Productive Again
SaneDesk exists to restore this lost level of sanity to your Mac's desktop, in stunningly simple fashion.
iOS Apps on Sale for 29 Mar: Papa Sangre II & Carmageddon Are Free!
Finding the best deals on apps in an endless sea of promotions can be just as hard as writing an interesting introduction to the same column each week.
Sacred Sound Audio Infinity One Review and Giveaway
It's refreshing to see the Infinity One, a pair of $25 earphones that don't suck, and far more interesting to hear that they are the work of two young teenage brothers.
5 Epic Vegan Blogs For The Best Plant-Based Recipes
A plant-based diet might not be everyone's idea of a great time, but if you decide to take the plunge you'll soon find the Internet is your new best friend.
iOS Apps on Sale for 22 Mar: Osmos & Republique Are Hard To Refuse
Every now and again a game will be released that shifts many preconceptions about what a mobile game should be. This week we're lucky enough to have two of them on sale.
DIY Dammit! Makes Terrible Pinterest Crafts So You Don't Have To [Stuff to Watch]
DIY Dammit is the antidote to bad Internet craft advice, overcoming failure with comedy and apathy.
iOS Apps on Sale for 15 March: Sunrizer, Fractals & Kingdom Rush
Unlike cheap hardware, cheap apps are often quite the bargain – but you'd better be quick.
Ditch iTunes & Use VLC For iPhone & iPad Media
VLC for iOS does rather a lot that Apple would probably rather it didn't. It's also better than iTunes for media on the go. Here's why.
Travel-Proof Your iPad Before Your Next Trip
Without a bit of forethought, your iPad won't be at its most useful when you need it most.
iOS Apps on Sale for March 8: Boxer, Deus Ex & Multiplayer Fun
App Store promotions are like buses – you can wait weeks for a decent app to drop in price and then eight come along at once.
Lock Down These Services Now With Two-Factor Authentication
Two-factor authentication is the smart way to protect your online accounts. Let's take a look at few of the services you can lock-down with better security.
An Apple A Day: Getting The Most Out Of Older MacBooks
It's not difficult to bring an old Apple laptop up to standard, and the cost is considerably less than buying a new Mac.
iOS Apps on Sale for 1 March: Tolkien, Arcades & Mystery Adventure
Another week, another boatload of app sales flood the App Store – but how to separate the wheat from the chaffe? We already have!
iOS Apps on Sale for 22 Feb: Offline Maps, Podcasts & Joe Dever
The App Store doesn't exactly make it easy to find the best apps, particularly those on sale. We do!
Watch Your Tweets Scroll By With Free Passive Twitter App Eddy
There is a noticeable shortage of quality free Twitter apps for iOS, so it was surprising to stumble upon a freebie like Eddy.
A Quick Look At The iPad As A Music Production Tool
When deciding whether one can justify the purchase of a tablet, rarely does "music production" factor into the decision-making process – but it should.