Archives for December 2008
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Nancy’s Mac-Themed Cookie Recipe for the Holidays
The TMO editors have asked me to reprise my column on holiday cookies. This is actually a nefarious scheme on…
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Particle Debris (Week ending 12/19) Quad Cores and Cyber Attack!
In this week's blog, John Martellaro looks at: the best OS for SSDs, how to speed up Leopard, a rumor…
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Ambrosia Offer $19 Holiday Game Bundle
Ambrosia Software is celebrating its 15th year of business by offering a bundle of six games for US$19: Apeiron, Redline,…
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Steve Wozniak Joins Modbook Maker’s Board of Advisors [Update]
Axiotron announced Friday that Steve Wozniak, cofounder of Apple and designer of the Apple I and Apple II computer, had…
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Apple Releases Boot Camp Trackpad Update
Apple released the Multi-Touch Trackpad Update for Windows XP & Vista on Friday. The update for Intel-based Mac users that…
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Mac Games Arcade Goes Live, Offers Almost 400 Digital Download Titles
Mac Games Arcade 1.0, a new digital download application for Mac games, was released on Friday. The program, which offers access…
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Apple Improves Camera Support with Camera Raw Compatibility 2.4
Apple released Camera Raw Compatibility 2.4 late on Thursday for Aperture 2 and iPhoto 08. The update added Raw file…
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Apple Sued—Apple TV Accused of Violating Four Patents
Apple Inc. was sued Tuesday by EZ4Media, a wireless entertainment device company who is accusing Apple of violating four of…
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Cocktail 4.2.2 Assists with Deep Mac OS X Settings
One of the philosophies of Mac OS X is that too much choice overwhelms and frustrates the user and diminishes…
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Macworld Expo Fans Take Their Apple Concerns Online
Apple surprised the Mac community on December 16 when it announced that CEO Steve Jobs wouldn't speak at the company's…
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Cocktail Leopard Edition Updated to 4.2.2, Adds Mac OS X 10.5.6 Compatibility
Software developer Maintain, creators of the popular Cocktail (Leopard Edition) utility announced version 4.2.2 of their program on Thursday. The…
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TopXNotes 1.4 Adds Spell Checking, More
Tropical Software announced the immediate availability of TopXNotes 1.4 on Thursday. The update for the note management application added spell…
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Steve Jobs: MIA at Macworld Expo
Today TMO readers are talking about Apple's decision to pull out of Macworld Expo in 2010, Steve Jobs not delivering…
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It’s the End of the World As We Know it (and I Feel Fine)
It's amazing. Even without the benefit of iCal or blogs, the ancient Mayans managed to come within a hair's breadth…
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My Interview with Steve Jobs (Timeline: 2020)
As I pulled up to the long, curved driveway, I thought about the irony of the date. Hindsight, they say,…
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TMO Appearances Dave Hamilton, Bryan Chaffin on MacVoices
The Mac Observer's Dave Hamilton and Bryan Chaffin, along with the rest of the Macworld All-Star Band, joined host Chuck…
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Norton Internet Security 4: A Comprehensive Suite
Macintosh security is a hotly debated subject for various reasons, including the scarcity of viruses. In fact, the number and…
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Apple Expo Paris Closes its Doors
Apple Expo Paris won't be returning in 2009, according to the show organizers, Reed Exhibitions. The move follows Apple's planned…
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IDG: Macworld 2010 Still On
Despite the announcement from Apple Tuesday that Macworld 2009 would be its last, and that CEO Steve Jobs would not…
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Apple Makes Macworld 2009 Its Last—No Steve Jobs Keynote
In a surprise move, Apple Inc. announced Tuesday that Macworld 2009 would be its last Macworld, and that Steve Jobs…
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Would an Apple Netbook be a Smart Product?
Technology Business Research analyst Ezra Gottheil has published a compelling conjecture on a possible Apple netbook to be announced at…
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Analyst Offers Detailed Prediction of Apple Netbook for Macworld
Apple Inc. will be announcing a netbook during Macworld Conference & Expo that is closer to the iPhone or iPod…
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TidBITS Publishing Releases Two New Font Management-Centered “Take Control” Ebooks
Longtime Mac-focused book publishers TidBITS publishing announced the release of two new ebooks, "Take Control of Fonts in Leopard," and…
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Perian Updated to 1.1.3
The Perian Team, creators of the free Perian QuickTime utility, released version 1.1.3 of their popular utility late Monday. The software allows…
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MacBooks, FireWire, and Reader Setbacks
Today TMO readers are talking about the newest MacBook models, their lack of built-in FireWire support, and migrating to a…
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Oh the Games You’ll Play: Ambrosia: The Little Publisher That Could
When Ambrosia Software released Aquaria last month, it marked the publisher's 36th entertainment release, including iPhone versions of existing games…
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BBEdit 9.1 Improves FTP Support, More
Bare Bones Software released BBEdit 9.1 on Tuesday. The update for the text and code editing application improved FTP support,…
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Lightroom 2.2 Adds New Camera Support
Adobe released Lightroom 2.2 on Tuesday with support for additional cameras along with several fixes.
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Apple Releases Security Update 2008-008 for Tiger
Following Monday's Mac OS X 10.5.6 update, Apple released Security Update 2008-008 for Mac OS X 10.4.11 users. The Tiger…
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Apple Intros New Holiday Get a Mac Ads
Apple rolled out two new holiday-themed animated Get a Mac commercials on Monday evening. Both ads feature Justin Long as…
