Mike Boreham

The latest version does not have stabilisation, but there are plenty of the stabilised model around, including new. I bought one and it worked well but it was just too darned huge and I returned...

It is all pretty well described in the two links I posted above.  Yes, the Sandbox is protection against problems from pre-release software or a bad update, but no, there is no periodic backup, in...

I would suggest that this is one where if you have to ask, you don't need it, but here is a very simple explanation . Scroll nearly to the bottom of the page, to the "Sandbox' section. I have...

All SD clones and default CCC clones are file level clones. The program finds all the fragments of each file and writes the unfragmented whole file to the destination. File level clones are the...

I have never done what you ask but from another part of Pondini's site it looks like it should work.

I thought it was the other way round! ...that he used to work for Apple and split off on his own. Perhaps he has gone back to Apple. OTOH would Apple let him be so active with a third party app if...

I agree completely, most people don't know the difference, but the danger is that they see that Migration Assistant is a separate app in the Utilities folder, so think they have to use that to...

In your situation I would do the folowing: Before starting your new iPad connect the firewire drive with your clone on it. Boot the new iMac. If it has never been setup before you will get the...

There are three big functionality differences and one convenience factor between CCC and SD: 1. CCC can clone the Recovery Partition onto the backup drive. SD can't. 2. SD has the Sandbox feature....

Well the saga might be finally over!  When I posted the above, a month ago, Sony UK Customer Service gave me instructions to send it to Birmingham Specialised Services, who seem to be an authorised...

This applies to lots and lots of perfectly acceptable and safe software. You just have to right click on the application then click on the "open" button which appears. Or you can change your...

Most of the factors have been mentioned, but the biggest one for me is that Thunderbolt devices require mains power, but portable USB3 drives do not. I think there may be one exception to this. So...

very puzzling...i just checked my NEX 6 and iPhone by doing four separate (switch off between transfers) and the wifi password shown on the camera was the same each time, so of course the iPhone...

Yes you are right....the update is make the lens work in the hybrid PDAF mode, which only the 5R and 6 do at the moment.

The Sony UK web page has been updated today...they are now offering the firmware update!

Whoopee! The UK webpage has been updated today! Just posted mine off.

Except that Sony UK (and I believe someone mentioned the same about Sony Canada) are telling me to wait for the user applicable version in about two months. Sony UK are not offering an update...

At the moment the update can only be applied by sending the lens in to a Sony Service centre. Sony UK are not offering this, but Sony US and Asia are. It is not currently do-able by us end...

As others have said there are two different features being mixed up here: 1. Sending photos direct to your computer by wifi....for this it does depend on being on the same network as the...

There is a long thread about the firmware update to enable PDAF on this lens. I seem to be the only person in the UK posting on that thread and the only one feeling very frustrated that Sony UK are...