Apple always provides information about operating profits based on regions and not products. For products, it only offers total sales data. Operating profit for its retail stores is also broken out as a separate item. Accounting standards indicate that any segment that generates more than ten percent of a companyis revenue, like the iPod, should…
Podcast - Weekly Roundup: Context Explosion
Direct Link: MP3 Version This week it’s Apple and IT, the Torque Game Engine, and violent video game ratings. And a Roundup favorite, Jeff Gamet, returns to the Context Machine to help sort out the smattering of stories. The Weekly Roundup will be included in TMO’s main RSS feed, and also in its own feed…
TMO Quick Tip - Erasing a CD-RW or DVD-RW
Every Mac made today can burn CD and CD-RW (rewritable CDs) discs, and if your Mac has a SuperDrive, you can burn DVD and DVD-RW discs, too. The problem with reusing a rewritable CD or DVD is that Apple didn’t exactly make it easy to figure out. If you want to erase a CD-RW or…
Apple Hot Deals Update For Several Companies
The new B&H Photo Video Hot Deals page has offers on the Kodak EasyShare Z650 6.1-megapixel digital camera with 10x zoom, the Epson Stylus Photo R800 photo-quality inkjet printer that also prints on CDs and DVDs, the new Etymotic ER6iB sound-isolating stereo earphones for black iPods, the Avid Xpress DV 4.0 Basic Kit, the iM3…
Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #58: Bob LeVitus Backup Attack!
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For June 20th, 2006 Direct Links: MP3 Version or AAC Enhanced Version (courtesy of Michael, aka Computernap!). Bob “Dr. Mac” LeVitus join the boys this week to talk about backups. Strategies, software, hardware, and even some of YOUR backup-related questions are answered. Don’t miss this one,…
Hidden Dimensions -- Synergy and Serendipity at Apple
"The definition of a civilized computing platform: the time required to learn how to use it is less than the time required to complete a major simulation on it." – Bill Buzbee, Arctic Region Supercomputing Center The BeginningsIt was the summer of 2003, and university staff members in the computer science department at Virginia Polytechnic…
Did Rising Costs Doom Apple's Bangalore Support Center?
The article noted that while Indiais economy is strong, its Sensex benchmark index dropped by 20% over the past month as investors reacted to the news that paychecks jump 13% and 30% for entry-level and management jobs, respectively, between 2000 and 2004. Apple has retained a small sales and marketing staff in the country, however,…
Podcast - Weekly Roundup: Welcome to iPod City
Direct Link: MP3 Version “Knock Knock….Who’s earning 15 cents an hour?” Two emotionally charged stories made this a doozy of week. The ‘net neutrality bill got torpedoed in the House, and iPods are being built in sweatshops. Is it really all that bad? Or is it actually much worse? In this week’s show, TMO’s Dave…
Just a Thought - iPod Killer?
I was chatting with John G., a friend of mine in Louisiana, and he posed a question to me that got me thinking; he said, "Vern, now that we have Intel based Macs where does that leave the CPU upgrade market? Are upgrade makers out in the cold? Will mortgages be missed as the market…
Sofa Control 1.0 Available
Sofa Control is available for download at the CASE Apps Web site, and is priced at US$9.99.
iPod Sewer Durability Test
Spring semester at the Santa Clara University in California left students a little backed up while maintenance crews worked to free an iPod mini that was accidentally flushed down a toilet. Once stuck in the College of Arts and Sciences building plumbing, the diminutive iPod proved next to impossible to extract. According to NBC 11,…
Analyst: Apple Tracking to Sell ~8 Million iPods This Quarter
Mr. Munster noted that Appleis iPod market share in May was 76%, which was flat with April. However, he said: “The iPod number will likely be a nonevent for the June quarter. More importantly, we believe the Mac number has room for upside. We expect new versions of iPod and positive seasonality will be a…
Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #57: One Year Old and Going Strong
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For June 13th, 2006 Direct Links: MP3 Version or AAC Enhanced Version (courtesy of Michael, aka Computernap!). One year later, Dave and John are still at it. As has become typical, Dave and John answer your questions about all things Mac and beyond, including topics such…
Analyst: Apple to Enter Cell Market, But Not Today
Appleis entry into the cell phone market will require FCC approval, and Apple would have to file for approval at least three months in advance. To date, no filing has been made. Since the filing is public, the company would likely make a product announcement at the same time as the filing, offering consumers several…
Mac Author Michael Bartosh Dies
The Macintosh community suffered a tragic loss on Sunday with the untimely death of Mac OS X Server expert and author Michael Bartosh. AFP548.com is reporting that he fell from a balcony in Tokyo, Japan, in what police are ruling as an accident. Mr. Bartosh was a former Apple systems engineer, and traveled the world…
Apple Hot Deals Update For AudioMIDI
The new AudioMIDI Hot Deals page has offers on an exclusive Wave Artsi sale with special pricing on FinalPlug 5, MultiDynamics 5, TrackPlug 5 and Panorama 5; Antares Kantos; the Edirol R-09 Portable Recorder with built-in stereo mic; Classic Console Strip LE – Native from URS; the Saffire audio interface from Focusrite; and more. You…
TMO Quick Tip - Fine Tune Your Sidebar
The Sidebar in Finder windows is a handy place to store commonly used files and folders. All you have to do is drag an item into the Sidebar for it to appear, and drag it out to make it disappear. You can do the same thing with the disk icons in your Sidebar, too. For…
Google Video Player for the Mac
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Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #56: Remote Madness and Control Issues
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For June 6th, 2006 Direct Links: MP3 Version or AAC Enhanced Version (courtesy of Michael, aka Computernap!). For this 6/6/6 show, John and Dave talk about controlling your Mac from remote (and other Macs, too!). Apple Remote Desktop, Timbuktu, and pcAnywhere are covered along with free…
MacBook Too Hot? Check for Blocked Vent
Some MacBooks have been inadvertently shipped with a clear plastic sheet covering the rear vent, causing them to run too hot. If your fan runs consistently, and heat emanates from the top or bottom of your laptop, the vent may be blocked. From Apple’s Knowledge Base article: Some MacBooks may have left the factory with…
Hidden Dimensions -- It's No Game at Apple
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power. – Abraham Lincoln Every once in awhile I read a story on the Internet that just doesn’t seem to sync with my experiences at Apple. Most of the time, the story is derived from what the author…
TMO Reports - Analyst: 'Huge Merit' to an Apple/RIM Collaboration
Canaccord Adams analyst Peter Misek last Friday issued a research report in which he saw “huge merit” to a potential collaboration between Apple and Research in Motion Ltd. (RIM), which could result in a mobile phone with iTunes capabilities. A partnership between the two companies could take advantage of Apple’s lack of “wireless capabilities and…
