Apple has a large presence at Europeis largest imaging show being held in Birmingham from February 25th to 28th. Apple UK posted photos of the event on Monday. Apple said that they are using the event to showcase their professional hardware, the Mac Pro and MacBook Pro, as well as Aperture 1.5. In addition, Apple…
Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #93: John and Dave Answer Your Questions
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For February 25, 2007 Direct Links: MP3 Version or AAC Enhanced Version (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). AirPort, VNC, Music Syncing, and auto-searching are just some of the topics covered by Dave, John, and the listeners in this edition of The Mac Geek Gab Podcast! Sponsor: Audio…
Frenzic 1.0
The Iconfactory describes Frenzic as a game that takes minutes to learn and months to master. Thatis pretty much spot-on. Frenzic is a puzzle game that The Iconfactory co-developed with ARTIS Software. The object is to fill circles with colored wedge shapes before the timer runs out. Completing circles with wedges of the same color…
Apple Customer Service Highly Ranked by Business Week
The company was dinged for the bruises it gets when problems arise right after a product warranty expires, but such bruises were far outweighed by other aspect of its customer service. “Despite frustration about iPod battery replacements,” BusinessWeek wrote, “Appleis customer service phone support ranks tops among electronics providers. In particular, customers rate its automated…
Apple Hot Deals Update For Small Dog, Sweetwater Sound
The new Small Dog Electronics Hot Deals page has offers on the Xerox Phaser 6120N USB 2.0 Postscript color laser printer with Ethernet networking, the AudioStation 80-Watt iPod speaker system with AM/FM/Alarm from Logitech , Intuitis TurboTax Deluxe with State for tax year 2006, TurboTax Premier with State for tax year 2006, and more. You…
Creating Custom Firewall Ports
First, a little back story on network ports. Network ports are a kind of virtual port that different types of data travel through. The data that passes through your firewall is assigned to a specific port, and each port has a unique number. For example, Web-based data, like the information that tells your Web browser…
Vista and IE7 Security Found Wanting
The adequacy of the security and privacy features of IE7 in Vista remain open to question. according to a report at The Register on Tuesday. Windows has been responsible for “turning the Internet into the toxic sh*thole of malware that it is today,” Thomas Green wrote. But he noted, “IE7, at least on Vista, is…
Apple Gets Positive Comments from Two Major Investment Companies
Apple is viewed in a very positive way by investment firms Bear Stearns and Prudential according to Notable Calls on Wednesday. Bear Stearns is maintaining their outperform rating at target share price of US$130. They predict a 2Q earnings per share of US$0.65 and revenues of US$5.2B with sales of 1.4M Macs and 11.2M iPods.…
NewerTech USB 2.0 Universal Drive Adapter
Keeping spare empty drive cases around so you can access bare hard drives is kind of a pain: You have to install the drive before you can use it, and you need different cases for each drive connection type. If you are looking for a way to quickly access hard drives that doesnit require cases,…
Plotting Your Backup Strategy
Bob LeVitus has written an e-book that contains everything one needs to know about data backup on a Macintosh. “Dr. Mac” described, in a story at The Chronicle Tuesday how it all got started and whatis contained in his book “Dr. Macis Guide to Backing Up Your Mac.” The on-line version is free to view…
Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #92: Mailbag Goodies Galore With Your Questions Answered
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For February 19, 2007 Direct Links: MP3 Version or AAC Enhanced Version (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). No audio comments today, folks… It’s all John and Dave, all the time, reading messages from the mailbag and solving your problems! Sponsor: TeachMac If you’re using iTunes to download…
Adobe Ships Lightroom 1.0, Camera Raw Update
Photoshop Lightroom 1.0 is priced at US$199 through April 30, 2007, then climbs to its regular $299 price. The public beta will expire on February 28, 2007. Camera Raw 3.7 adds Photoshop Lightroom 1.0 support to Photoshop CS2, Photoshop Elements 4 and 5, and Premier Elements 3.0. It supports over 150 cameras, and adds the…
MediaCentral 2.5
The Mac is a perfectly good option as the hub of a home entertainment center, and Apple has already shown that with its Front Row application. If you want to take that to the next level, however, itis time to look at MediaCentral from equinux. MediaCentral recognizes iTunes audio and video content, displays your iPhoto…
Analyst: Vista to Have Short-term Negative Impact on Apple
A survey of 50 Best Buy stores revealed that about 80 percent of the locations are selling fewer copies of Microsoftis new operating system than expected. 72 percent of the stores are also stating that Vista is driving sales of new PCs to consumers. The increase in PC sales is due to a pent up…
Improving iChat Connection Reliability
Launch iChat. Itis in your Applications folder, and probably also in your Dock. Make sure your iChat status is set to Offline. Choose iChat > Preferences. Select Accounts. iChatis default server port is 5190.
Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #91: Home Networking Dissected and Explained
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For February 12, 2007 Direct Links: MP3 Version or AAC Enhanced Version (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). Dave and John dig into what it takes to create — and keep running — a network of Macs in your home… and maybe some Windows machines, too! Sponsor: Yojimbo:…
Vista's Video DRM Is Deeply Rooted and Troubling
Of particular interest was a link to a deeply technical and wide ranging analysis of the DRM in Vista by Peter Gutmann. Basically, Vista comprises a dream platform for Hollywood in which pervasive DRM provides Microsoft and its partners with a new monopoly on content distribution. Peter Gutmann went on to explain the effects: "These…
IBM Open Client Solution to Support Mac OS X
IBM claims the new system frees companies from “vendor lock-in” and steep Microsoft licensing fees by offering collaborative open source-based applications that work cross platform with little or no modification. Scott Handy, IBMis vice president, Worldwide Linux and Open Source, commented “Our goal is to provide a flexible open client platform that minimizes customer investment…
Odd Ads
Advertising is the key. Through eye-catching graphics and memorable slogans, snake oil salesmen sell their wares to an unsuspecting public, duping them out of hard earn cash for paraphernalia that sometimes doesnit work and is often dangerous, even deadly. “Iid walk a mile for a Camel,” (Addictive, cancerous). “Coke, The Pause That Refreshes,” (originally made…
Apple Hot Deals Update For CDW Mac Warehouse, Ramjet
The new CDW Mac Warehouse Hot Deals page has offers on the Hewlett Packard HP LaserJet 3390 All-in-One multifunction black and white laser printer, the Edge 120GB DiskGO! external hard drive, multi card reader and USB 2.0 hub, the Strobe XP 200 compact scanner from Visioneer, HPis OfficeJet 4315 All-in-One multifunction color printer, fax, scanner…
Organize Your Files with Labels
First, you have to assign labels to your files and folders. To do this, just Control-click or Right-click an item, and then choose the appropriate color from the contextual menu. You can assign labels from contextual menus.
Techshell MacBook Cover
The Techshell is just one in a long line of protective cases for the MacBook, but this one differentiates itself by being simple, clean, and easy to use. It is so simple, in fact, that itis easy to forget that it is there. The Techshell is a protective plastic shell that is form fitted to…
Analyst: DRM-free Music Good for iPod
The open letter from the Apple CEO was posted on the company Web site on Tuesday, and is generally assumed to be a response to demands from European countries to open the copy protection used at the iTunes Store so that other companies can sell iPod-compatible music downloads and iTunes-compatible players. Apple claims it canit…
