PCs exist in a highly competitive, commodity market. Making a profit on a cheap PC depends on the revenue generated from crapware, according to C|Net on Wednesday. While adding all the demo software to PCs, known as crapware, makes money for the PC vendors, the practice is starting to alienate customers. It all started when…
TruePower AC Adapter for PowerBook and iBook
FastMacis TruePower AC adapter for the PowerBook and iBook is a durable and affordable alternative to Appleis own power adapters. Maybe not as pretty as Appleis offering, but that seems to be just fine with the people at FastMac. The 65 Watt TruePower charger is compatible with the original clamshell iBook, iBook G3 and G4,…
Intel Previews Penryn Performance
Intel has provided some projected performance numbers for their new Penryn processor. The projections were provided at the Intel Developer Forum in Beijing. Pat Gelsinger, senior vice present and general manager of the Digital Enterprise Group, provided the performance estimates. “For desktop PCs,” he said “expect increases of about 15 percent for imaging-related applications; 25…
Apple Hit With $43K Air Quality Fine
Companies are allowed to run power generators without risk of being fined in cases of emergency or for maintenance under the district regulations. Apple, however, was operating its generators for other unspecified purposes. The district imposes the fines to help enforce the local air quality standard regulations. Larry Greene, district executive director, commented “When a…
AmTech Raises Apple Target Price on iPhone Prospects
Mr. Wuis research indicates that AT&T, the sole carrier of the iPhone in the United States, is considering rebates or subsidies between $50 and $150 for iPhone subscriptions to entice buyers into two-year plans. He commented “From AT&Tis;perspective, a rebate is a great marketing tool to entice a customer to sign up for 2-year voice…
Adobe Questions Microsoft's Silverlight Commitments
Adobeis CEO Bruce Chizen questioned Microsoftis commitment to keep its Flash competitor Silverlight cross-platform, according to Computerworld on Tuesday. In a recent interview in Tokyo, Mr. Chizen cited Internet Explorer and the Windows Media Player as examples of software that Microsoft built for Mac OS X, then later abandoned. Mr. Chizen was happy to suggest…
Apple Announces Final Cut Studio 2, Introduces Color
Final Cut Studio 2
Apple Files Annual Salary Report
COO Tim Cook received a salary of $696,880, a $525,000 bonus, and restricted stock valued at $21.6 million. Senior VP of Retail, Ronald Johnson was paid $592,476, earned a $450,000 bonus and was awarded $14.4 million in restricted stock. The company also received several shareholder proposals including a request for the election of seven members…
Wiring Macs Into The Enterprise
One of the mysteries for many is getting Macintoshes properly integrated into corporate directory services, especially Microsoftis Active Directory. Computerworld provided the recipe on Monday. Directory Services can be daunting for even very technical administrators. Once an organization settles on Microsoftis Active Directory for its PCs, shoehorning Macs into the system can seem like an…
Sharing Address Book Locally
Address-O-Matic is an application that lets you share your contacts on your local network through Appleis Bonjour networking protocol – which means your Mac handles the networking stuff in the background so you donit have too. Use Address-O-Maticis preferences set how often your shared groups update.
I Got 99 Macs, and a PC Ain't One
Each of the Macs work, and when showing visitors his collection, they run classic screen savers, and can be synched to achieve a strobe-like effect. "I think itid make you more inclined to dance, even though I donit dance, I guess," he told the AP. "Iive never been to a rave, so Iim just basing…
Comparing an 8-core to 4-core Mac Pro
Bare Feats conducted some performance tests, comparing the processor performance of an 8-core Mac Pro to a 4-core Mac Pro. A factor of two was not always obtained, and technical issues may be the cause. As one would expect, the results varied depending on the OS and softwareis ability to properly exploit eight cores. In…
Delay Is OK
Why? Because Apple announced that they are delaying the release of its much anticipated OS X upgrade, Leopard, until October 2007. Did you feel that? Even when I mention the new release date I can detect a subtle shift in the Earthis gravitational field. Iim being ridiculously melodramatic, of course, but if you listen to…
Adobe InDesign User Group Comes to Denver
The meeting will be hosted by Erica Gamet, InDesign trainer and contributing writer for InDesign Magazine and Design Tools Monthly, and Brian Reyman, Adobe Certified Expert and Content Development Manager at Aimco. The meeting is free and is scheduled for Tuesday, April 24 at the Front Range Community College Westminster Campus. It will run from…
Apple Says Leopard Delayed Until October
Apple released a statment on Thursday saying that Mac OS X 10.5, Leopard, will be delayed until October 2007. The company cited resources that had been diverted away from Mac OS X to complete iPhone as the cause of the delay. “iPhone has already passed several of its required certification tests and is on schedule…
Google Desktop beta 1
Why, oh, why do we need another application to search the contents of our Macs? Because not everyone uses search tools in the same way, and not all search tools work the way we want. Now Google is taking a stab at bringing its Google Desktop search application to the Mac, and even though this…
Iconix Introduces I/O, Remote Package for its HD Camera
has introduced a digital I/O package and remote control system for its HD-RH1, a POV High Definition video camera. “We are very pleased to be able to introduce the digital I/O package and remote control system upgrades so soon after shipping our first cameras,” said Wayne Upton, CTO, Iconix Video. “The HD-RH1 is a high-performance…
The Financial Cost of Security Breaches
A security breach can cost a company anywhere from $90 to $305 per lost record, according to Forrester Research. Forrester based its numbers on a survey of 28 companies that had a data breach. The Register reported the results on Thursday but expressed some skepticism. “Senior analyst Khalid Kark describes its figures from costs as…
Changes in Mac Pro Configurations Over Time
The various configurations and prices of the Mac Pro series over time were examined at EveryMac.com on Wednesday. As Apple brings out new versions of a system, the capability grows and the prices tend to stay the same. If one were planning to buy a Mac Pro when it first came out and elected not…
24-inch LED Backlit LCD Coming from Samsung
Samsung has announced a 24-inch (60 cm) LED backlit LCD display with 180 degree viewing and near perfect light uniformity, according to DailyTech. “As notebooks become thinner, the need for LED-backlit screens become more important as they take up far less space and requires less power,” the author reported. “The same is true for desktop…
Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #99: Sending Mail From Remote, Resetting Routers, Home Wiring
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For Tuesday, April 9, 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). 99 episodes later, John and Dave are still at it, answering your questions and bantering away about all things Mac. Today, the geeks get into sending e-mail…
MacJournal 4.1.1
A journal can be as personal or public as you want, but if you plan on keeping a journal on your Mac, it is easier when you have a dedicated application. MacJournal from Mariner Software aims to be that application – for both public or private journals – and it throws in some blogging tools,…
Analyst: Teens Hot for iPod, iPhone
Based on the survey results, the iPod is the preferred portable media player among teens. 78 percent of high school students own a portable media player, and of those 82 percent are iPods. Sony comes in second at about 4 percent. “We believe that the teen demographic is a critical component of long-term growth in…
Podcast - Apple Report: Down with DRM!
Direct Link: MP3 Version Visit our sponsor, Audible.com to get a free audiobook! The wall of DRM that surround digital downloads showed its first real cracks this week, and TMO’s Chief DRM Antagonist and Editor Bryan Chaffin returns to the Context Machine to talk about it. Why now, and why like this? How will Apple…
