Archives for April 2009
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Browse By Day in April 2009
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Forrester Survey Shows Apple Tops in Customer Service
Apple crushed its PC competition in the area of customer service in a new survey conducted by Forrester Research. In…
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Particle Debris (week ending 4/17) Abuse & Resurrection
In this week's installment of technical news debris, John looks at teenage abuse of technology, the resurrection of MobileMe, possible…
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DOJ Seeks Microsoft Antitrust Oversight Extension
The DOJ is asking Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly to extend her oversight of Microsoft stemming from its 2002 conviction as a…
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iLife ‘09 $62.99 FREE shipping
The Deal Brothers found a deal on iLife 09 for $62.99, including free shipping. That's $16.01 off the regular price.…
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Microsoft’s New War Against Apple, Part I
While many observers are, with plenty of justification, slamming the recent Microsoft "You Find It, You Keep It" TV ads,…
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Jeff Gamet Talks Mac Security at RSA Conference 2009
TMO's Jeff Gamet will be speaking on a Macintosh security panel at the RSA Conference 2009 on Tuesday, April 21…
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Covering Your Internet Tracks
Today TMO readers are talking about what information is left behind on your hard drive when you surf the Internet,…
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Encrypt Mail Keeps Prying Eyes Out of Messages
Apimac announced the immediate availability of Encrypt Mail 1.0 for Mac OS X on Friday. Encrypt Mail lets users send…
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Update on Software Reviewed for Writers
There are many software tools that are better for novels, screenplays and research reports than a word processor alone. They…
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GhostReader Text-to-Speech Application Updated to Version 1.6
Dutch software developer AssistiveWare announced the release of GhostReader 1.6, the company's application which allows multilingual (Arabic, Greek, Russian, Italian,…
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Apple and AT&T: Should the Exclusive Deal End?
Today TMO readers are discussing whether or not it makes good business sense for Apple to continue its exclusive iPhone…
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Details of Intel’s New Nehalem CPU in the Mac Pro
Apple has chosen the Intel Xeon 5500 and 3500 series CPU (code named "Nehalem") for its newest generation Mac Pro. These…
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Broadpoint Analyst Bumps AAPL’s Target Price to $135
Broadpoint AmTech analyst Brian Marshall raised his price target on shares of Apple Inc. Thursday. In a research note obtained…
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Keynote Themes 4.0 Available from iPresentee
iPresentee released Keynote Themes 4.0 to be used with Apple's Keynote presentation software.Keynote Themes 4.0 includes ten new themes: Movie,…
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New iWeb Theme Bundles Available From iWebTemplate
iWebTemplate announced the release of iWeb Theme Bundles on Thursday. iWeb theme bundles allow Apple iWeb users to expand their…
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Samsung SyncMaster 22” Widescreen LCD Display - Touch of Color - $164.99
The Deal Brothers found a deal on the Samsung SyncMaster 22” Widescreen LCD Display for $164.99. The display features 1680…
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Teamwork 4 Includes Twitter, Google Calendar Support
Open Lab announced the immediate availability of Teamwork 4 on Thursday. The new version of the Java-based work and project…
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Apple and AT&T: Should the Exclusive Deal End?
Today TMO readers are discussing whether or not it makes good business sense for Apple to continue its exclusive iPhone…
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Intel’s Larrabee Graphics Chip Due in 2010
Intel is working on Larrabee, its own high performance video processor for desktop computers, and expects to have the product…
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Synchrotech Intros 10-port USB Hub
Synchrotech announced the immediate availability of its K10 ten port USB hub on Thursday. The hub is self powered, and…
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IDC: Mac Gains U.S. Market Share in March Quarter
Apple gained market share with its Macintosh line of computers in the U.S. during the March quarter, even though sales…
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Ulysses is a Heroic Writer’s Application
Ulysses from the Blue Technologies Group is an ambitious, complex, capable writer's tool that has emphasis on the free flow…
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Man Traded Kidney for PowerBook
What do you give someone who gives you a kidney? A PowerBook, if that's what he asks for, and that's…
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OWC Releases Plug & Play Desktop Hardware Raid Solution
Other World Computing announced the release of theMercury Elite-AL Pro Qx2 on Wednesday. This unit is a desktop hardware RAID…
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Build Keynote Presentations With Concrete & Cardboard
Divine Fiat announced the release of Concrete & Cardboard on Wednesday. Concrete and Cardboard are two new theme sets for…
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It’s All About Speed: Mac Pros, Comcast and Turbo.264 HD
Today's topic is speed. Speed is the lifeline of any computer system. When your Mac slows to a crawl, everything…
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Apple MB466LL/A 2.0GHz MacBook 13.3” - Aluminum $1,249.00 FREE shipping
The Deal Brothers found a deal on a Unibody MacBook with Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0GHz, 2GB RAM, 160GB Hard…
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Griffin SmartShare USB
One of the biggest complaints I hear from Mac users is lack of USB ports. Griffin Technologies has released a…
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ProteMac Intros NetMine Firewall App
ProteMac announced the immediate availability of NetMine 1.0 on Wednesday. NetMine is a network firewall application for Mac OS X…
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Product Reviews: What Do You Want to See?
Interested in seeing a Mac, iPhone, or iPod-related product reviewed? Let us know in today's Hot Forum Topic.
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LaCie Unveils 1TB Rugged XL Hard Drive
LaCie announced the immediate availability of the Rugged XL 1TB desktop hard drive. The hard drive sports eSATA and USB…
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Microsoft Intros Office 2008 Trial Version
Mac users wanting to try out Office 2008 for the Mac before buying it can do just that now that…
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Apple Releases Server Admin Tools 10.5.6v1.1
Apple rolled out Server Admin Tools 10.5.6v1.1 Tuesday evening. The update notes are slim on what the update addresses, although…
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Aperture 2.1.3 Update Addresses Minor Issues
Apple updated Aperture to version 2.1.3 Tuesday, an update that simply "improves stability" and "addresses minor issues," according to the…
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iMovie 8.0.2 Update Fixes 0 KB Project Problem, Full Screen Issue
Apple updated iMovie to version 8.0.2 Tuesday. The patch was issued to fix a problem where iMovie would unexpectedly quit…
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Jump 1.0 for Mac Replaces or Augments Dock
app4mac released Jump 1.0 for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard on Tuesday. Jump 1.0 is a utility that lets users…
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World of Warcraft 3.1.0 Released: Swimming Mounts, Dual Talent Specs, More
Blizzard (finally) released the long-awaited 3.1.0 content update for World of Warcraft Tuesday. The patch to the Multiplayer Online Role…
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REAL Software Ships REALbasic 2009 Release 2
Austin-based REAL Software announced Tuesday the release of REALbasic 2009 release 2. The new version includes more than 70 improvements…
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Apple Mac mini Core 2 Duo 1.83GHz Desktop for $459 FREE shipping
The Deal Brothers found a deal on a Mac mini with a 1.83GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 1GB of DDR2-SDRAM,…
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Microsoft Releases Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac 12.1.7 Update
Microsoft's Mac Business Unit (MacBU) released Tuesday Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac 12.1.7 Update, a security update for the company's…
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Laptop Hunters Parody Ad: Homeless Frank
LandlineTV has released a parody of Microsoft's Laptop Hunters ads called "Laptop Hunters: Homeless Frank." In the commercial, which was…
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Adventures in iTunes Sitting
It was a simple desire: display the name of the currently playing song within the Mac OS X Menu bar.…
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CinemaView Announces LCD Displays For Macs with Mini Displayport
Collins America announced today a product line of LCD displays made just for Mas. This line of products takes advantage…
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What will it Take for Apple to Overtake Microsoft?
Today TMO readers are talking about what it would take for Apple to surpass Microsoft in market dominance, and whether…
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The Value of Twitter for the Technical Professional
Some highly technical people have a hard time getting their heads around Twitter. At first, Twitter seems like a demand…
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app4mac Intros Jump, Projector Productivity Apps
app4mac announced the immediate availability of Jump and Projector for the Mac on Tuesday. Jump is an application that lets…
