Archives for July 2009
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MGG 211: Login, Sleep, PowerLine, ExpressCard, SSD, Oh My!
This episode is chock full of your favorite geeks talking about your favorite topic: the Mac! First they answer some…
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New SSD Drive Sleds for Mac Pro from Trans Intl
Trans Intl announced the immediate availability of Pro Sled for 3.5” and 2.5” SATA/SAS & SSD Hard drives. These new Mac Pro…
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The Soulmen Release Ulysses 2.0 with Many New Features
The Blue Technologies Group announced Monday that it was no more, and that a new company called The Soulmen -…
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Survey Says? 60% of IT Departments Balking at Windows 7 Migration
A survey conducted by corporate IT management firm ScriptLogic found that 60% of respondents are planning on just saying no…
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ClearCal Anti-Glare Film for Glossy Displays
RadTech released ClearCal AG (anti-glare) films for glossy glass displays this week. According to the company, the films greatly reduce…
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Safari 4: Back to the Bench
Safari 4 has been available for a few weeks and the public beta was available for some time before that,…
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Harman Kardon SoundSticks II 2.1 Speaker System $110.31
The Deal Brothers found a deal on the Harman Kardon SoundSticks II 2.1 Plug and Play Multimedia Speaker System for $110.31.
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Analyst: Apple to Show Strong Quarter
Apple will be hosting its June quarter earnings report on July 21, and AmTech's Brian Marshall expects the Mac and…
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Rumor: Touch-based Mac Tablet Coming in October
Apple is planning on releasing at 9.7-inch touch interface Mac tablet in October, or at least that's what the latest…
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Silverlight 3 Adds Higher Quality Video Support
Microsoft released Silverlight 3, the company's multimedia app for Web content, over the weekend. The new version includes support for…
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Judge Lays Out New Apple v Psystar Roadmap
Apple's case against Psystar, the company that's making unauthorized Mac clones, is back on track with a new trial date…
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SEC Investigating Jobs Health Disclosures
It's no secret that Apple CEO Steve Jobs took a six-month leave of absence for health reasons, but the Securities…
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User Interface Blues
I have no patience with poor user interface design. Unfortunately, that doesn't stop manufacturers from making such products. As proof,…
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Chrome OS Complicates Apple & Google Boards of Directors
Apple and Google could find themselves under increased FTC scrutiny now that they compete in yet another market, that of…
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Life ‘09 Software Drops to $59.99 Delivered
The Deal Brothers found a deal on iLife '09 for only $59.99, and that includes free delivery. That's $19 off…
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TechRestore Posts Stop-motion iPhone 3GS Breakdown
TechRestore, known for breaking down electronic devices and recording the process with photos and video, added the iPhone 3GS to…
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Parallels versus Fusion: Reader Favorites
Today TMO readers are comparing Paralls Fusion, two popular virtualization systems for Mac OS X, and offering their take on…
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LaCie Unveils LaCinema Rugged HD Multimedia Hard Drive
LaCie announced the immediate availability of the LaCinema Rugged HD multimedia hard drive on Thursday. The drive includes an HDMI…
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CheckUp 2.5 Adds Snow Leopard, New Mac Support
app4mac announced the immediate availability of CheckUp 2.5 on Thursday. The update for the system monitoring application added support for…
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Latest Microsoft Ad Hits at MacBook Price Again
Microsoft's latest Laptop Hunter commercial follows the same formula as the other ads in the series: Buy a PC because…
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TMO’s Jeff Gamet Dives into Social Media at CoMUG
Jeff Gamet, The Mac Observer's managing editor, will be speaking at the Colorado Macintosh User Group meeting on Thursday, July…
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Looking Ahead at the App Store’s Future
Seems the App Store had a birthday Monday, celebrating its first full year of operation, most of which was spent…
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Apple Releases Safari 4.0.2 with Nitro JavaScript Engine Improvements
Apple updated Safari to version 4.0.2 Wednesday, an update that improves the stability of the Nitro JavaScript engine. It also…
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Royalty Crisis Averted for Pandora & Other Internet Radio Stations
An agreement has been reached between SoundExchange and a group of Internet radio stations that includes the popular Pandora service.…
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Apple AirPort Extreme Dual-band Base Station: $169.54 Delivered
The Deal Brothers found a deal on the AirPort Extreme Base Station for $169.54, with free delivery. This is a…
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WOWODC East 2009 Set for Montreal
MacTI, BoxOffice Tickets and the WebObjects Community Association announced WOWODC East, a two-day conference about WebObjects, the Object Oriented Web…
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publicspace.net Releases A Better Finder Rename 8.23 Utility for Mac OS X
Software developer publicspace.net announced the release of A Better Finder Rename 8.23 on Wednesday. The utility allows users to create custom file names, and…
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Jeff Gamet Shares iPhone Tips and Tricks on MacJury
The Mac Observer's Jeff Gamet joined MacJury host Chuck Joiner to talk about Apple's iPhone OS 3.0, the iPhone 3GS,…
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SERank 2 Adds Web Site Competitor Analysis
RAGE announced the immediate availability of RAGE SERank 2.0 on Wednesday. The new version of the search engine ranking tracker…
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Chrome: The New OS War
Google said it is working on a new operating system called Chrome, and today TMO readers are talking about what…
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Google Throws Chrome into the OS War
Google is ready to throw its hat into the Operating System ring, but instead of focusing on its Android OS…
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MGG 210: iTunes, iPhoto, Printing Tips and Fixes, SSD Follow-up, and More!
John and Dave answer your questions and share tips about iTunes libraries, iLife and iPhoto support, Resetting Mac OS X's…
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Icon Lab Releases 225 Unity Icon Set
Icon Lab announced Tuesday the release of Unity, a new set of 225 icons for Mac OS X and Windows.…
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Analyst: iPhone 3GS Sales Solid, Demand for MacBook Pro Strong
Sales of Apple's new iPhone 3GS have been "solid," according to Barclay's Capital analyst Ben Reitzes, who also said he…
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REAL Studio 2009 v.3 Adds OpenGL Surface for 3D Images and Animation
REAL Software, creator of REALbasic, a cross-platform development tool for creating software for Mac, Windows and Linux, is now shipping…
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AccountEdge Business Account Software Returns to Canada
Acclivity announced Tuesday that it was bringing AccountEdge back to the Canadian business market after an eight-year absence. AccountEdge is…
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Tidal Pool Software Releases MacProxy 1.0 for Mac OS X
Tidal Pool Software announced the release of MacProxy 1.0 for Mac OS X Leopard on Tuesday. MacProxy provides system-wide network…
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Keynote Zone Releases Free Comics Keynote Theme
Lithuanian software developer Keynote Zone announced the release of its free Comics Keynote theme for Apple's Keynote application. The Comics…
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Google Shocker: Gmail Drops Beta Tag
Google's online apps are apparently finally ready for prime time, so the company finally dropped the beta moniker from Gmail,…
