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@DanLane No worries, really looking forward to see what you do with Impossible Telecom 2:33 PM Feb 17th via Twitter for Android in reply to DanLane

OS X Lion upgrade failed and bricked Macbook. Internet recovery resulted in a clean Lion install without needing a DVD. Nice save Apple 1:42 AM Feb 16th via TweetDeck

@elliottheis Looks useful if I could boot into the system and get hold of that file :) Trying internet recovery apple.com/macosx/recoverâ€¦ 7:37 AM Feb 15th via TweetDeck in reply to elliottheis

@elliottheis How would I then install the OS? I don't have any install media, can I download from somewhere? 7:26 AM Feb 15th via TweetDeck in reply to elliottheis

Suggested fix from apple didn't work and the macbook no longer boots support.apple.com/kb/TS3926 bit stumped now /cc @elliottheis 7:24 AM Feb 15th via TweetDeck

@elliottheis Not too worried about data, just the effort required to fix it when it all goes wrong 7:19 AM Feb 15th via TweetDeck in reply to elliottheis

@elliottheis Thanks, I was just reading that. Slightly concerned that I might brick the machine if it's got some weird bootloader stuff on 7:14 AM Feb 15th via TweetDeck in reply to elliottheis

What do I do if the OS X Lion installer says 'This disk cannot be used to start up your computer'? Think linux partitions are on this laptop 7:08 AM Feb 15th via TweetDeck

@jeremyjarvis Does 'need' come into it? I'd love a PA to organise my social life :) 6:43 AM Feb 15th via TweetDeck in reply to jeremyjarvis

Apple really know how to make money. Did not expect to have to pay to develop apps for their platforms, plus an OS upgrade to match iPad SDK 6:30 AM Feb 15th via TweetDeck

@robsmart No, it's a custom SDK from a 3rd party so would have to dive into Objective C at some point 1:45 PM Feb 14th via Twitter for Android in reply to robsmart

@robsmart Need to use a native API so assume phonegap is a bit pointless (even if possible) 12:17 PM Feb 14th via Twitter for Android in reply to robsmart

@robsmart I was even writing Android and web app code last week :-) Haven't quite worked out the Mac thing yet though 11:57 AM Feb 14th via Twitter for Android in reply to robsmart

Need to develop a quick iPad app for a demo. Step 1 - work out how to use a Mac. 4:16 AM Feb 14th via TweetDeck

@rooreynolds Congrats Roo - GDS sounds like a great move, definitely one of the exciting places to be in the UK right now 4:10 AM Feb 14th via TweetDeck in reply to rooreynolds

@jasonh You've probably seen it already, but just in case... damnyouautocorrect.com 9:04 AM Feb 13th via TweetDeck in reply to jasonh

Name Gareth Jones Location Winchester, UK Web http://garethj.com Bio technical lead at vodafone r&d :: interested in emerging tech, web, mobile, open source, ubuntu :: previously master inventor at ibm

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