In this installment Iill go over another short list, this time Iill be looking at the accessories I believe any photographer should have at his or her disposal. If you thought the world of post processing software is vast, wait until you take a peek at all of the accessories there are: tripods, camera bags,…
Apple Stock Rebounds After WWDC Slump
The companyis stock slipped after what many considered to be a lackluster and disappointing keynote presentation at WWDC by CEO Steve Jobs. While analysts and consumers where waiting for Mr. Jobs to announce exciting new products, he instead focused on features of the upcoming Mac OS X 10.5 release. Earlier this morning, however, Apple announced…
Day #4 Observations
Itis taken two days for everything to sink in. I mentioned before that the phenomenal growth of WWDC attendance is causing interesting, even unpleasant problems. It used to be that, at lunch, we were all served a very nice meal semi-cafeteria style. Youid walk along a long table, grab a plate, bread, select an entree…
Apple Releases Security Update for Windows Safari Beta
The Windows version of Apple’s Safari 3 public beta Web browser received its first update only three days after it was originally released. Security analysts quickly uncovered several potential threats that Apple addressed with this update. Safari 3.0.1 beta for Windows addresses security threats that could potential allow a malicious attacker to execute arbitrary code…
Internet Radio And The CRB: A View From Indie Labels
Unless youive been totally out of touch with the news lately then you know that the Copyright Royalty Board, at the behest of the Recording Industry Association of America is looking to change the way net radio stations are charged for playing music. According to news reports, the new system would drastically increase the royalty…
Apple Offers iPhone "Get Ready" List
Apple has sent out a preparation list for would-be iPhone customers. The "Get Ready" e-mail not only lets users know what they can do to prepare for using their iPhone, it also includes what is effectively the most comprehensive feature list we’ve yet seen from Apple for the iPhone. Accordingly, we are posting the e-mail…
WiFind: A Better AirPort Menu
WiFind adds some useful information to the AirPort menu including signal strength for the networks in range of your Mac, whether or not those networks are password protected, and what channel the networks are transmitting on. WiFind gives you the AirPort menu Apple should have made.
Safari for Windows Beta Hammered for Being Beta
So far, most of the complaints relate to security issues. Security researcher Aviv Raff found a potential security flaw right away. He commented “A first glance at the debugger showed me that this memory corruption might be exploitable. Although, Iill have to dig more to be sure of that. Again, this is just a beta…
Day #2 Observations
While the keynote has a lot of high level gee-whiz stuff, day number two typically brings one down to earth with an inspection of the APIs behind those amazing demos in the keynote. The 30K foot view of Steve Jobs is replaced by the tactical details, conceived of and implemented by young engineers. True wizardry…
Apple Web Site Makeover Limited To U.S.
The U.S. Apple Web site…
Analyst: iPhone Coding a Mixed Bag
Mr. Munster commented “Of the 9 developers we spoke with at the conference, all 9 indicated that the web-based method Apple will use for iPhone applications is less complex, but more secure, than allowing developers to deploy their own built-in iPhone applications.” The developers also told Mr. Munster that preventing coders from writing and installing…
Analyst: WWDC Keynote "Underwhelming"
Including Boot Camp as a standard feature in Mac OS X 10.5 will be a plus because it offers a way for PC users to transition from using Windows all the time to using the Mac OS. Investors and some users, however, were hoping that Apple would turn Boot Camp into a virtual machine environment…
TMO Quick Tip - Disabling a Built-in iSight Camera
Apple didn’t give us an overly obvious way to disable the iSight camera that’s built in to the iMac, MacBook, and MacBook Pro, which is a problem for some people that work in sensitive environments. Covering the camera with a piece of tape will do the trick, but in some work places, that isn’t enough.…
Apple Graces Windows Users with Safari [Updated]
Safari 3, which presumably will be released along with Mac OS X 10.5 in October, will offer faster HTML rendering than Internet Explorer and Firefox, according to Mr. Jobs. In fact, Safari 3 is to be twice as fast as Internet Explorer 7. Like previous versions of Safari, Safari 3 retains familiar features like tabbed…
Apple Stock Climbs Ahead of WWDC
Mr. Jobs is expected to show developers more of the companyis upcoming Mac OS X 10.5 operating system, and will likely also reveal that the release will replace the familiar HFS+ file system used today with Sunis ZFS file system. During a presentation in Washington D.C. last week, Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz announced that Apple…
Dr. Mac: Rants & Raves - iTunes Plus: DRM Free or Not?
Episode #79 Surely by now you’ve heard about Apple’s new DRM-free iTunes offerings known as iTunes Plus. If you haven’t, here’s how I described it in my Houston Chronicle column earlier this week: Announced earlier in the month and launched last week, iTunes Plus provides the option of higher-quality music encoded at twice the bit…
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Jeopardy bores you. You reign supreme in Trivial Pursuit. You donit even bother to show off your Mensa card anymore. You know that the bright evening star is usually (but not always) Venus. You understand the reproductive process of most mammals. You are familiar with the inner workings of you average modern computer. You are…
Apple Stock Tops $126
Underscoring his ongoing belief in Appleis growth potential, Mr. Munster raised his target price from $140 to $160. He estimated that Apple will show a 25 percent revenue growth for 2007, 29 percent for 2008, and 43 percent in 2009. Using Appleis ratable system that spreads the revenue from iPhone and Apple TV sales over…
MaxUpgrades Introduces Memory Cooling for Mac Pro
max_flow for the Mac Pro upper (left) and lower (right) memory risers
Tracking Wi-Fi Networks
MacStumbler The application I relied on for years was MacStumbler. It displays a list of every visible wireless network signal in range of your Mac, shows signal strength, what channel the device is transmitting on, and whether or not the access point is open or password protected. MacStumbler
MacBook Pro Gets LED Display, Faster Processors [UPDATED]
Apple unveiled its new MacBook Pro lineup on Tuesday with thinner, lighter 15-inch models thanks to new LED backlit displays. The new models also sport Core 2 Duo processors at up to 2.4GHz, and up to 4GB of RAM, but the 17-inch models will continue to use CCF backlighting. The new MacBook Pro lineup offers…
Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #106: File Sharing, Performance Boosting, and Sleep Crashing
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For Monday, June 4th, 2007 Direct Links: MP3 Version or AAC Enhanced Version (coming soon 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 talk about sharing files with other Macs, boosting your Macs performance, and perhaps even engaging in the geeky side of iPhone speculation. Also tonight…
Former Apple Execs Join Palm Board
Mr. Rubinstein joined Apple in 1997 as senior vice president of hardware engineering. He was instrumental in the development of the iMac and iPod, and ran Appleis then-new iPod division when it was created in 2004. Mr. Rubinstein left Apple in March 2006. Mr. Anderson served as Appleis executive vice president and chief financial officer…
Apple Stock Climbs After iPhone Ad Launch
The three commercials, Never Been an iPod, How To, and Calamari, all show off iPhone features, but the most important news for many investors and consumers is at the end of each when Apple states the combination iPod and smartphone will be available on June 29. The exclusive iPhone service provider in the United States…
