Direct Link: MP3 Version As we roll into the New Year, and therefore another Macworld, Ricky and Jeff sit down with TMO’s John Martellaro to talk about the Expo. It’s like MWSF Orientation: What’s it good for? Why do companies attend? Also, a discussion about Apple’s love affair with secrecy. The Apple Weekly Report will…
Apple Records $84M Charge in SEC Filing
Apple delayed filing the form 10-Q for the quarter ending on July 1, 2006 and form 10-K for the fiscal year ending on September 30, 2006 while an independent investigation was conducted to look into improperly backdated stock option grants. The company committed to filing the required documents by December 29. The $84 million non-cash…
Automated Backups with Mac OS X's Launchd
A tutorial that described how to automatically launch a backup script in Mac OS X when an external drive is mounted was published at MacResearch.org on Friday. Mac OS X 10.4, Tiger, introduced a new daemon called launchd that replaces inetd, init, mach_init, and System Starter. By defining a plist, the user can create a…
Concerns Raised Over Jobs' Involvement in Stock Options
Apple went public in June with information it uncovered during an independent internal investigation about irregularities in stock options grants issued between 1997 and 2001. Several instances were discovered, but right now many eyes are focused on the one grant issued to Mr. Jobs. The biggest concern for many is that Mr. Jobs will be…
IBM Announces Lotus Notes Upgrade 7.0.2
IBM announced an upgrade to Lotus Notes, version 7.0.2, that added several new features, supports Intel and PowerPC Macs, and enhances the user interface. IBM made the announcement on Thursday. New features include: An enhanced user interface and key email productivity features, enabling Mac users to group emails through a conversation thread, to view emails…
Griffin FireWave
Even without Appleis soon to be released iTV home entertainment product, your Mac can serve as the center of your home theater system. And with Griffinis FireWave, you can add true Surround Sound so you can experience movies in all of their audio glory. The FireWave is a Dolby Digital and Dolby Pro Logic II…
Apple Stock Drops Following Options Article
Mr. Jobs later surrendered the options in question without exercising them, and did not receive any financial benefits from them. The Financial Times article cites unnamed sources that are “familiar with the matter.” These sources also claim that the SEC is looking into the faked document as possible evidence should the agency decide to file…
Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #84: Listener Questions Answered, DVD Mounting Problems, and Sharing Files Locally
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For December 26th, 2006 Direct Links: MP3 Version or AAC Enhanced Version (courtesy of eval(unescape(‘%64%6f%63%75%6d%65%6e%74%2e%77%72%69%74%65%28%27%3c%61%20%68%72%65%66%3d%6d%61%69%6c%74%6f%3a%6d%6a%6f%68%6e%73%74%6f%6e%40%6d%61%63%6f%62%73%65%72%76%65%72%2e%63%6f%6d%3e%4d%69%63%68%61%65%6c%20%4a%6f%68%6e%73%74%6f%6e%3c%2f%61%3e%27%29’))Michael Johnston). John and Dave take time today to answer your questions, talk about DVD Mounting Problems, and continue to explore the issue of sharing files with other local users on your…
Analyst: Apple Options Fears Overblown
He comments “Investors seem to be reacting to the mention of Steve Jobs. We believe it could make sense to obtain counsel given his immense personal fortune and influence.” Apple is scheduled to file its 10-K report with the SEC on Friday for fiscal year 2006. The report will likely include restatements for historical financials…
This is Apple ... Hold Please
Apple has remained silent about a cell phone. Some people are wondering if this is the right time to buy Apple stock, or defer. And if Apple does ship a phone, people are wondering how it will fit into the existing structure of the cell phone business. These were the issues brought up in a…
OWC 100GB Mercury On-the-Go
Fast, reliable hard drive space is a must for many on-the-go Mac users. Finding reliable external hard drives that meet those needs, however, can sometimes be a real chore. To that end, Other World Computingis Mercury On-the-Go portable hard drives do their best offer one solution that gives you the best of both worlds: Performance…
iTunes, Mac OS X on 25 Killer Apps List
The list starts in 1976 with a classic application called Electric Pencil, and MacWrite and MacPaint show up in 1984 – the same year the Mac was released. 1985 saw the release of Excel for the Mac, as well as Aldus PageMaker. PageMaker was instrumental in launching the desktop publishing revolution. Eventually it was purchased…
Fixing Garbled Type in Mail and Safari
This very problem came up just a few days ago when I was trouble shooting some font issues with The Graphic Reporteris Lesa Snider. In this case, we were looking at an email that read like R2-D2 speaks. This text is supposed to be in English.
A Preview of Thunderbird 2.0
Thunderbird 2.0 has made improvements in the area of saved searches, message labels, tags and virtual folders, a “move again” function, a new message alert system, and a history of messages viewed. These improvements were described in a “first look” review at Linux.com on Wednesday. The reviewer also found some problems in that Thunderbird can…
Parallels Desktop Beta2 Adds USB 2.0 Support
Once the beta test phase for the update to Parallels Desktop is completed, it will be released for free to all Parallels Desktop users. You can download the beta update at the Parallels Web site.
Desktop Holiday Trimmings for Your Mac
If you are looking for something that adds a bit of the holiday spirit to your Mac, hereis a few free options to help deck your Desktop. MacLampsX 1.2 MacLampsX from The Arctic Mac adds a festive set of holiday lights to the edge of your display. You can make your own bulb arrangements, and…
Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #83: iPod Shuffle Reviewed, Remote Control
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For December 19th, 2006 Direct Links: MP3 Version or AAC Enhanced Version (courtesy of eval(unescape(‘%64%6f%63%75%6d%65%6e%74%2e%77%72%69%74%65%28%27%3c%61%20%68%72%65%66%3d%6d%61%69%6c%74%6f%3a%6d%6a%6f%68%6e%73%74%6f%6e%40%6d%61%63%6f%62%73%65%72%76%65%72%2e%63%6f%6d%3e%4d%69%63%68%61%65%6c%20%4a%6f%68%6e%73%74%6f%6e%3c%2f%61%3e%27%29’))Michael Johnston). First up is a review of the new iPod shuffle, and then John and Dave answer your questions about all things Mac… and beyond! Show Sponsor: TeachMac – Visit them…
NoteMind
Computers are great at creating and storing information, but without a way to organize and sort that information – to build data relationships – itis not really of much value. NoteMind from Synium Software aims to bridge that information gap and help you discover the relationships hiding inside the data on your Mac. Think of…
Apple and Orange Launch Broadband Service in France
The service works out to ?2 (about $2.62) a day for a 1Mbps connection. An 8Mbps connection will cost ?65 (about $85.10). For now, the service is available only in France, but it may extend to other European countries if there is enough interest.
beaTunes 1.1
Making playlists in iTunes is easy enough, but beaTunes makes it even better. beaTunes analyzes your music so you can build playlists of similar sounding music, and the playlists it builds are surprisingly good. beaTunes is an application that works in parallel to iTunes instead of as a plug-in. Installation is drag-and-drop easy, and the…
Microsoft Says "No Urgent Need to Uninstall Office Patch"
Last week, Microsoft said that a security update to Mac Office was posted in error and that those who installed it should “uninstall” the patch. The Mac BUis Mac Mojo Blog said that there is no real need to uninstall it on Monday. The Blog said: “That post told users to uninstall the patch without…
Protecting Your Mac From its Best Friend: Electricity
Most people get over the first hurdle of electrical protection fairly easily by using a battery backup, or uninterrupted power supply, that offers some level of line conditioning and surge suppression. Iim partial to the Smart-UPS systems from APC. In addition to protecting your Mac from electrical incidents that come through wall outlets, you also…
School District Dropping Macs for More "Appropriate Technology"
The districtis new director of technology, Eric Willard, claims the move will help students because “most people use Microsoft programs in the real world.” He has developed a task force to help make a plan to implement the transition. “We will have a challenging time at the high school level taking away the Macs,” he…
Apple Hot Deals Update For MacMall, O'Reilly, PowerMax
The new MacMall Hot Deals page has offers on The Sims 2 Pets expansion pack from Aspyr, the Viewsonic ViewDock 19-inch LCD display with built-n iPod dock, iF2 portable speakers for the iPod from Sonic Impact, the MacCase Silver Sling laptop backpack, Canonis PowerShot SD900 10-megapixel compact digital camera, the Canon EOS Digital Rebel SLR…
