Direct Link: MP3 Version This week in the Context Machine, Intel develops suburban housing — no, wait, sorry: it’s a quad-core processor. Plus a smorgasbord of iTunes pricing experiments, total cost of PC ownership, and Microsoft’s iPod non-competitor. Support the Roundup, win an iPod nano! Check out our Podcast Survey The Weekly Roundup will be…
Apple Hot Deals Update For audioMIDI, ClubMac
The new audioMIDI Hot Deals page has offers on the Focusrite Saffire FireWire Digital Audio Workstation Interface, Tascamis US-122 2-channel USB audioMIDI Interface w/two pre-amps, the padKONTROL MIDI Studio Controller from KORG, and more. You can find the audioMIDI Hot Deals page at Appleis Web site. The new ClubMac Hot Deals page has offers on…
Steve Jobs #140 on Forbes List of World's Richest People
Microsoftis Bill Gates was number one on the list with an estimated net worth of $50 billion, followed by Warren Buffett at $42 billion. Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen placed sixth with $22 billion.
Columnist: 'Jobs & Co. Should Consider Hiring a Security Czar'
The latest round of attention focused on Mac OS Xis security “illustrates changing perceptions about [it],” Mr. Hesseldahl wrote. “The Mac is increasingly on the radar screen of people who have long ignored it and who, for whatever reason, want to find the chinks in as-yet virtually impregnable armor … Hackers love nothing more than…
Time Machine Uses MySQL Database to Manage Employee Time Cards
A single-seat license is US$29, while 5-, 10- and 20-seat licenses are $99, $179 and $329, respectively. Time Machine runs on Mac OS X v10.2 and Windows XP. It uses MySQL database server version 4.1, which isnit included but can be downloaded for free.
Apple CFO: 1,000 Intel Apps, But Challenges Remain
Edward Moltzen, reporting on Oppenheimeris comments for CRN, said that Mr. Oppenheimer pointed to Adobe Photoshopis lack of a Universal Binary as an example of that. “For power users, they are going to notice a difference [in performance],” Mr. Oppenheimer noted. “They may or may not find that acceptable.” However, he noted that Adobe, Quark…
Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #42: Monitoring your Mac with Activity Monitor and More
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For March 6th, 2006 Direct Links: MP3 Version or AAC Enhanced Version (courtesy of Michael, aka Computernap!). John and Dave talk through the various bits of information presented in Mac OS X’s Activity Monitor, which information matters, which doesn’t, and how to make sense of it…
Dr. Mac: Rants & Raves - Easy to be Hard(ware)
I’m a nut for input devices – keyboards, mice, trackballs, tablets, etc. And because my job is to test Mac products and relate my impressions of those products to you, gentle reader, I have the opportunity to try a lot of different input devices. Apple does a lot of things right but I think their…
Just a Thought - Inside the Photo Marketing Association Convention and Trade Show
The Orlando Convention Center hosted the Photo Marketing Association Convention and Trade Show this week. Imaging professionals of every kind turned the spacious trade show floor into a crowded high-tech marketplace. Vendors, both international and local, displayed hardware and software that can aid the professional at every step of photo production. The list of vendors…
Podcast - Weekly Roundup: Classy Products, Stinky Products
Direct Link: MP3 Version TMO Editor Bryan Chaffin and Ricky Spero grind Napster, Microsoft, and Apple’s super-slick branding through the Context Machine. Also a question this week: who wants a $100 iPod case? The Weekly Roundup will be included in TMO’s main RSS feed, and also in its own feed if you’d like to add…
Analyst: 'iPhone' Will Be a 'Category Killer'
Analyst Kirk Yang, who covers technology for Citigroup in Asia Pacific, said during the Reuters Global Technology, Media and Telecoms Summit in Hong Kong that the fabled “iPod with phone functionality is going to be a category killer.” Nathan Layne reported on his comments for Reuters, noting that the convergence of cell phones and MP3…
NYT, WSJ Give MacBook Pro High Marks
The Good Mr. Mossbergis review compares the MacBook Pro to a late-model PowerBook G4 and HPis Pavilion dv5000t laptop. He rates Appleis new laptop as better than the PowerBook G4 and better than HPis laptop. Mr. Pogue lets the MacBook Pro stand on its own in his review. He adds a spin to Appleis own…
A Little USBling For Your Mac
A gold USB stick for your formal file sharing needs.
Telecoms Looking to Restructure Internet Fees
One concept involves a “pay as you go” service where users pay one rate for Web surfing, and a higher rate for more bandwidth-intensive activities, like streaming video. Phone companies are also discussing ways to charge customers for premium delivery of services, meaning Web content will be delivered faster from sites that are willing to…
Analyst Gene Munster Discusses the Potential of 'AirPort Express for Video'
When contacted about the statement, Mr. Munster said via e-mail: “We are looking for a product that we have named iAirport Express for video.i Something that will allow your TV to hook up to your Mac like Airport Express does today for music. You could use some of the sharing in the new iTunes to…
Check Account Quotas in Mail
Like so many other applications, Appleis Mail in Tiger has some hidden features just waiting to be discovered. For instance, you can check your .Mac and other IMAP email account mailbox quotas. Hereis how: Select Get Info from Mailis Action button to open the Account Info window.
Simply Elegant Sales, Vocal Lab Get Universal Binaries
Simply Elegant Sales is aimed at small retail business owners who want to manage inventory, track vendors and customers, stay abreast of employee hours and more from a computer they use as a point-of-sale register. The update also includes integration with iPhoto, the ability to create custom fields for inventory and the ability to track…
Apple "Fun New Products" Event Coverage
Apple distributed media invitations to a special event to be held at its world headquarters in Cupertino, inviting journalists to attend the unveiling of new products. There is no official word on what Apple plans to announce, but speculation ranges from the usual Apple-branded phone, to Intel-based Mac minis, and on to full-length movie downloads…
iPod Becomes Dominant in Japan
The iPod had 51.3% of the MP3 player market in Japan at the end of 2005, up from around 32% in 2004 and dwarfing its nearest competitors, second-place Sony (16.2%) and third-place Panasonic (8.2%). BusinessWeek’s Ian Rowley explained that while Japan has “one of the most competitive consumer-electronics markets on the planet,” consumers in that…
iMac G5 Availability Slipping?
The iMac G5 was replaced at the Macworld Expo in January by the newer Intel Core Duo-based iMac. Apple has been selling both G5 and Intel-based iMacs ever since. The company phased out the 17-inch G5 model a few weeks ago without any fanfare, and most recently phased out the 15-inch PowerBook G4. The PowerBook,…
Apple Limits Intel OS X Source Code Access to Thwart Hackers
” I can understand and applaud the goal, but not the methods,” said Mr. OiGorman. “By limiting published source code to that which is iinfectedi by the GPL [GNU General Public License — editor], Apple is, in my honest opinion, scoring an own goal,” he added, referring to the soccer term that describes a team…
Protecting Tiger with Your Home Directory
Hereis the deal: Thereis a Library folder sitting at the root level of your hard drive. This is where Dashboard widgets, Screen Savers, some startup items and several other things get installed by default. Any item that gets installed into this Library folder affects every user on your Mac. Since your Home Directory also has…
