Archives for August 2008

August, 19th August 2008

• Apple’s Oh-so Quiet Implementation of IPv6

  The modern Internet has always used the IPv4 schema for IP addresses. However, Apple is quietly using the IPv6 protocol…

• Gartner: Australia a Leader in Macintosh Growth

  Gartner has reported that in Australia Mac market share growth is amongst the highest in the world. In the second…

• Apple’s MobileMe Status Blog Terminated

  When users started realizing, right after the MobileMe launch on Jul 11, that there were some serious issues, Apple set…

• Apple Replacing Faulty MagSafe Power Adapters

  MacBook and MacBook Pro owners with frayed MagSafe power adapter cords are finally getting some relief now that Apple is…

August, 18th August 2008

• Apple’s $20 Billion Cash and a 21st Century Mission

  Apple is accumulating cash at a staggering rate. Their cash and short term investments amounts to over US$20B. No one…

• Corsaire Publishes Guide on Hardening OS X Leopard

  Corsaire, an organization devoted to securing information systems, has published a white paper on how to harden Mac OS X…

• Cooliris 1.8 Adds Safari 3.1 Support

  Cooliris announced the immediate availability of Cooliris 1.8 on Tuesday. The update for the image and video viewer plug-in for…

• PCW: Intel, Dell Innovate for Mobile Users, Windows Sleeps

  Dell, Intel and their partners have sidestepped Windows and developed some key technologies for mobile users, according to PCWorld. For…

• Psystar Misses Another Deadline to Respond, Given Extension

  Psystar has missed another deadline to respond to Apple's complaint, but has been given an extension to August 28th. This…

• Apple Intros New Get a Mac Ads

  Apple added three new Get a Mac commercials to its Web site on Tuesday. Like the other ads in the…

• Apple Tops PCs in Customer Satisfaction Study

  Customer satisfaction with PC makers may be dropping, but Apple's ranking is on the rise. Apple's ranking is climbed about…

• Apple to Open Fort Worth Store on Aug 23

  Apple is planning to open its University Park Village retail store in Fort Worth, Texas, on Saturday, August 23 at…

• Episode #84: When Good iPhones Go Bad…

  Let me begin with this: I think the iPhone is the coolest and most useful piece of tech gear I've…

August, 17th August 2008

• Apple’s MobileMe, SproutCore and Web Apps Bypass Silverlight & Flash

  Apple has developed an architecture in MobileMe that could lead to 3rd party Web apps, similar to how iPhone customers…

• Apple Campus Fire Damage Hits $2M

  Apple's Cupertino campus was the location of a three alarm fire on August 12, and now it looks like the…

• Canvastic 3.5 Adds Transparency, Audio Support

  Canvastic announced the immediate availability of its namesake application, Canvastic 3.5, on Monday. The update for the design and presentation…

• Microsoft’s Open XML Moves Forward as ISO Standard

  Microsoft's Open XML format overcame its final stumbling block and is moving forward as an official ISO standard. The file…

• Keyboard Maestro 3.4 Adds Macro Trigger Support

  Stairways Software announced the immediate availability of Keyboard Maestro 3.4 on Monday. The update for the keyboard shortcut enhancement application…

August, 15th August 2008

• Combustion at Apple and Particle Debris

  Looking back this week, it was a watershed time for Apple. A lot of the news centered on reported problems…

• Mac Geek Gab #164: Defrag, iPod Syncing Issues, MobileMe Time Zones, Shortcuts, & New Media Expo

  At New Media Expo, John and Dave tackle your questions and share your tips about all things Mac and beyond!

August, 14th August 2008

• Enemy Territory QUAKE Wars

  Reeses products aside, some things go well together. First-person shooter and role-playing elements prove to be no exception to this…

• Pixar Big on Linux Clusters - Mac, Not so Much

  Pixar has been traditionally big on using using Linux servers for their RenderMan Pro Server software. Even though the company…

• Roland Demonstrates CD-2e CD/CD Recorder

  LAS VEGAS, NV -- Roland demonstrated its new CD-2e during this week's New Media Expo, a standalone recording and CD…

• MXL Introduced Two New USB MicMate Adapters

  LAS VEGAS, NV -- MXL introduced two new MicMate adapters at this week's New Media Expo, devices that allow users…

• Allvoices Allows Anyone to be a Citizen Journalist

  LAS VEGAS, NV -- Allvoices was on hand at this week's New Media Expo to demonstrate their outlet and tools…

• YouSendIt Announces SiteDrop

  LAS VEGAS, NV -- YouSendIt demonstrated SiteDrop at this week's New Media Expo, a service that allows a Web site's…

• Edirol Announces High Resolution R-09HR Portable Recorder

  LAS VEGAS, NV -- Edirol announced this week the R-09HR High-Resolution WAVE/MP3 Recorder, an upgrade to the company's 2-track recording…

• Dvorak Has Right Idea, Wrong Platform

  John Dvorak claims that it's time for Adobe to fight back against Microsoft's Silverlight initiative by porting its flagship apps…

August, 13th August 2008

• Phishing Scam Fools Some MobileMe Customers

  A Phishing scam timed to coincide with the launch of MobileMe has tricked hundreds of Apple customers into divulging their…

• OWC Announces Mercury Elite Drives with Powerered USB 2 Hub

  Other World Computing announced on Thursday the immediate availability of their Mercury Elite-AL Pro drives with a powered USB 2…

• Lehman Bros: Rising Apple Momentum, New Notebooks - iPhone 3G Glitches Seen as Minor

  Lehman Bros. analyst Ben Reitzes sees the expanding iPhone distribution as a major plus, and that has made previous cash…

• Apple’s Former General Counsel Settles SEC Charges

  Apple's former General Counsel, Nancy Heinen, has settled the case brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission against her for…

• CTA Adds Three New Apple Certified Training Courses

  The Certified Training Alliance (CTA) announced this week the addition of three new Apple-designed training courses for Apple Certified System…

• Ambrosia Intros WireTap Anywhere

  LAS VEGAS, NV -- Ambrosia Software announced the immediate availability of WireTap Anywhere at the New Media Expo in Las…

• MXL Introduced New Microphones, One with a Tube!

  LAS VEGAS, NV -- MXL introduced several new mics at this week's New Media Expo. Mike Descher, Sales and Business…

• Wall Street: Apple Worth More than Google

  Apple Inc.'s market capitalization (market cap) surpassed Google's this week, with the company ending Wednesday with a market cap of…

August, 12th August 2008

• MW: Apple’s Reach Exceeds its Grasp

  Apple has gone from a company that makes an offbeat, non-Windows computer to one that makes all kinds of cool…

• NVIDA Takes $200M Charge for Bad Graphics Chips

  NVIDIA has taken a one-time charge of US$196M to cover the cost of replacing some bad graphics chips under warranty,…

• The Case for SSDs in New MacBook Pros

  Apple hasn't made any announcements about the next generation MacBook Pros, but when they do, it's getting to be fairly…

• Dr. Mac: Why Your Student Should Take a Mac to College

  Students are getting ready for school to start, and Bob "Dr. Mac" Levitus has published twelve very good reasons for…

• Fire Breaks Out at Apple Campus

  Apple's Cupertino campus was the scene of a three-alarm fire Tuesday night. Firefighters spent over three hours fighting to extinguish…

• Logitech Unveils V550 Nano Mouse

  Logitech introduced its new V550 Nano wireless mouse for laptop users on Wednesday. The V550 Nano includes a Clip-and-Go dock…

• Like Thought Intros Opacity Express

  Like Thought announced the immediate availability of Opacity Express 1.0 on Wednesday. Opacity Express is a trimmed down version of…

• ShareTool 1.2.2 Adds Remote Printing Support

  Yazsoft has acquired ShareTool from Banes Software, and released its own update for the remote Bonjour access application on Wednesday.…

• Analyst: Best Buy’s iPhone Sales Impact Minimal

  Best Buy's deal with Apple to sell the iPhone 3G will help drive up holiday sales numbers for the combination…

August, 11th August 2008

• Microsoft Releases Two MS Office Updates

  Microsoft released updates for both Office 2004 and Office 2008 for the Mac late on Tuesday.

• Net Nanny for Mac Released

  ContentWatch announced the release of Net Nanny for the Mac on Tuesday. With the release, Net Nanny is now available…

• Using Flash and Shockwave on a Mac

  Shockwave and Flash are both multimedia players for the Mac. Knowing the difference between the two and keeping up to…

• Microsoft’s Last Ditch Effort to Save Zune

  The Microsoft Zune has sold less than 2 million units while Apple has sold 150 million iPods. To breathe some…

• ProPresenter 3.4 Adds 3 Screen, Alpha Key Modules

  Renewed Vision announced the immediate availability of ProPresenter 3.4 on Tuesday. The update for the media playback and lyric presentation…