Mr. Jobs stated in a press release: “I apologize to Appleis shareholders and employees for these problems, which happened on my watch. They are completely out of character for Apple. We will now work to resolve the remaining issues as quickly as possible and to put the proper remedial measures in place to ensure that…
Microsoft Wireless Laser Mouse 6000
Your choice of mouse, keyboard, or other input device is a very personal thing. Some people love Apple mice. Others, myself included, hate Apple mice. I encourage you to take this review with however many grains of salt you like. I love my Microsoft Wireless Laser Mouse 6000. Iive preferred trackballs over mice for years…
Apple Hot Deals Update For PowerMax, Ramjet, Small Dog
The new PowerMax Hot Deals page has offers on the Kensington RDS FM Transmitter/car charger for iPod, the IOGear MiniHub 7-Port USB 2.0 hub, Xitelis Audio Ground Loop Isolator, the Altec iM3C inMotion iPod Speaker System (Black), Griffinis Radioshark USB AM/FM Radio and timeshift recorder, the IRISPen Executive pen scanner, the Logitech Cordless Desktop S…
Greenpeace Parody Site Takes On Apple
The environmental activist group Greenpeace seems to be singling out Apple Computer in its campaign to push for computers manufactured without toxic components. Part of that campaign includes a Web site that mimics the style of Apple’s site. Greenpeace uses the site to state that Apple is acting irresponsibly towards the environment, offers unsatisfactory recycling…
TMO Quick Tip - Make Your AirPort Basestation Invisible
The only way to be one hundred percent sure that no one can hack into your network’s wireless access point, or basestation, is to pull out the power cord. Since that isn’t really practical, there are some other things you can do to keep unwanted people out of your wireless network. The obvious security measure…
Safari, Firefox Usage on the Rise, Hit High Point
Compared to prior months, September showed a more significant change in browser usage. Safari has been showing a decline since June, when it help 3.19 percent of the market. Septemberis numbers but Safari at its highest for the year, and Internet Explorer at its lowest. The statistics also show Safari and Firefox to be at…
4-Sight FAX 7 Adds Intel Mac Support
The Universal Binary version of the client application is still in beta, but should be available in its the final version in October. Pricing for five users starts at US$495, and upgrades from earlier versions starts at $222.75.
SecureWorks, Apple Enter Into Relationship
The firm added: “We will not make any additional public statements regarding work underway until both companies agree, along with CERT/CC, that it is appropriate.” SecureWorksi researchers, David Maynor and Jon “Johnny Cache” Ellch, were supposed to speak at an event last weekend but cancelled the appearance. Mr. Ellch appeared anyway and gave a speech…
IOGEAR MiniView 4-Port USB KVM Switch
Space is always at a premium, whether itis on your desk, or with your home theater system, and IOGEAR kept that in mind when designing its 4-Port USB KVM Switch (model GCS634U). This KVM switch includes video, audio and USB connections for up to four computers. The unitis compact size fits perfectly under a Mac…
Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #72: Geeks at Portable Media Expo
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For September 30th, 2006 Direct Links: MP3 Version or AAC Enhanced Version (courtesy of Michael, aka Computernap!). Back at Portable Media Expo in Ontario, California, John and Dave are joined by Weekly Roundup host Ricky Spero to talk about the new Mac Pro. Other topics include…
Podcast - Weekly Roundup: A Podcast Tour of PME
Direct Link: MP3 Version Roundup Anchor Ricky Spero phones in from the road to talk with TMO’s Jeff Gamet about what’s been going on at the Podcast and Portable Media Expo. The Weekly Roundup will be included in TMO’s main RSS feed, and also in its own feed if you’d like to add it directly…
Apple and Wal-Mart Working on Movie Alliance
Apple and Wal-Mart may be negotiating a deal that would give the big-box retailer a cut of iTunes movie download sales in exchange for selling digital download coupons. According to Variety, the alliance would make movie studios feel more comfortable about adding their libraries to the iTunes Store. So far, only Disney has signed on…
Making a Case For Zune
While many pundits don’t expect Microsoft to make much of a dent in Apple’s share of the MP3 player market — rather, the company is expected to cannibalize sales of other competitors — Computerworld’s Mike Elgan believes that the Zune “scares Apple to the core.” He offered five reasons why he thinks that: a consumer…
Analyst: iPod Tough Competition for Zune
Microsoft’s Zune media player offers similar features to Apple’s iPod, and now will debut with a similar price tag, too. But that may not be enough to draw away iPod users, according to American Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu. Mr. Wu comments “To us, the key question is whether Zune priced in-line with a vPod…
Apple Agrees on Royalties For British Cell Phone Downloads
Apple and four British cell phone operators, including Vodafone France-based Orange, have agreed to royalty rates for digital music downloads. According to The Australian, Apple and the cell phone companies will pay 8% of gross revenue for all music, except ring tones. British law previously said that 12% of gross revenue had to be paid,…
Parallels Desktop RC2 Update Removes 2GB RAM Limit
Other changes in this update include compatibility with developer builds of Mac OS X v10.5 “Leopard,” “experimental support” for Windows Vista, and various bug fixes and performance improvements. Parallels will ship the final release of the update “in the next few weeks,” the company said. Current users should not have to re-install guest OSis or…
OmniOutliner 3 May Be the Best Outliner Ever
Iive been a huge fan of outline processors since time immemorial. Iive been using outlines to plan projects since before some of you were born. Iive used ThinkTank, MORE, Acta, Inspiration, and even Microsoft Wordis sorry excuse for an outliner over the years. But it wasnit until recently that I found a Mac OS X…
Renewing Your .Mac Account
Once you have your activation key, youill need to renew your account from Appleis Activation page instead of the account renewal page on the .Mac Web site. Just go to https://www.mac.com/activate, enter the activation key code from the front of the .Mac Quick Start guide, and follow the on-screen instructions. Your new code will automatically…
Analyst: 'AAPL Shares May Reflect Too Much Near-Term Cell Phone Optimism'
via e-mail: “Now that the stock has greatly outperformed as we predicted, we believe it may be a little overbought near-term but remain a buyer on weakness.” Appleis stock has jumped 15% in the three weeks since Mr. Wuis previous report, compared to a 3% gain for the overall Nasdaq index. “We would not be…
AMD Receives Blow to Intel Lawsuit
The judgeis decision concluded: “Accordingly, the court will dismiss AMDis claims based on alleged lost sales of AMDis microprocessors to foreign customers.” An IDG News article said that Intel sought to have the claims dismiss because AMD manufacturers processors in Germany and assembles them in the Far East. With AMD already seeking damages through overseas…
Podcasts Resetting Your iPod? Here's Help
Thankfully, weive found a few answers. No one solution has worked for everyone, but a few have definitely made a difference. Based on our research here, we recommend trying the following things, in order of what we feel is the best-case end result. Restore the iPod. This has worked for most folks, and has the…
RadTech BT600 Bluetooth Mouse
Taste in computer pointing devices is like vegetables: Everyone likes something different. And although my tastes run more towards track balls than mice, RadTechis new BT600 bluetooth mouse turned out to be a flavor I like. The BT600 is an 800dpi five-button optical mouse: two buttons on top, two on the left side, and a…
Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #71: Apps, Tips, Questions, and Quips
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For September 25th, 2006 Direct Links: MP3 Version or AAC Enhanced Version (courtesy of Michael, aka Computernap!). Continuing the discussions started with their favorite apps and such in last week’s show, John and Dave share some of your favorite apps and tips, then answer some of…
Using Multiple Reply Addresses In Mail
For example, letis say your email account is [email protected], and [email protected] forwards to that address. Any email sent to [email protected] appears in your [email protected] mailbox, but you want the replies you send for Fordis email to actually show Fordis address instead of Zaphodis. Although itis easy to do, Apple didnit make it easy to find…
