The trick is called browser spoofing, and itis not hard to do. Since your Web browser gladly identifies itself to any Web server that asks, all you have to do is make your browser lie and say that it is the browser that the server really wants it to be. All you need to do…
Apple Hot Deals Update For Small Dog, Sweetwater Sound
The new Small Dog Electronics Hot Deals page has offers on the Xerox Phaser 6120N Postscript color laser printer with USB 2.0 and Ethernet networking, the Palm Tungsten E2 handheld color organizer, Altec Lansingis VS2321 3-piece multimedia gaming speaker system, and more. You can find the Small Dog Electronics Hot Deals page at Appleis Web…
iPO Reports - Steve Jobs Open Letter to DRM Critics: Tell the Labels
Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs published Tuesday an open letter on Apple’s Web site directly attacking criticism of the DRM scheme used to protect music downloaded from iTunes. The lengthy letter breaks down into three main components: The way in which the Big Four record labels’ DRM demands have tied Apple’s hands with FairPlay, the…
Podcast - Apple Report: iPhone Analyses, Rounding Up Podcasting Mics
Direct Link: MP3 Version This week, Ricky and Jeff put the Apple/Cingular contract through the Context Machine. Then, they wrap up their series on podcasting mics. The Apple Weekly Report will be included in TMO’s main RSS feed, and also in its own feed if you’d like to add it directly to your podcatching client.…
Microsoft Announces ODF Converter
Microsoft announced on Thursday that the translator to convert between the Open Document Format (ODF) and their own Open XML file format is now available. The current phase, Release 1, supports only MS Word and is compatible with Word XP, Word 2003, and Word 2007. Phase 2 will support Excel and Powerpoint. Microsoftis announcement also…
"1984" Named Best Super Bowl Ad Ever
The commercial depicted an Orwellian 1984-style future that crumbles when a woman throws a sledgehammer through a screen showing the face “big brother” to reveal the first Macintosh computer. Appleis 1984 commercial.
North Americans and German Speaking People View Apple Differently
North American customers and those in the German speaking countries appear to have a different view of Apple without Steve Jobs at the helm after he retires. That was the surprising result of an iDelphi poll published on Thursday. Both North American and German speaking customers were asked two questions: 1. When will Steve Jobs…
Bookpedia 3.4
Tracking the books in your library, whether for pleasure or work, is much easier when you have an application that can help you do that efficiently and easily. Thatis exactly what Bookpedia from Bruji does. Bookpedia works almost exactly like its sibling application, DVDpedia, but instead of tracking your movie collection, this app tracks your…
Improving Address Book's Birthdays
Address Book Dates is a plug-in for Address Book that enhances the birthday field by adding age, zodiac and Chinese zodiac signs, and can take you to associated birthday dates in iCal. It also improves the anniversary field and any other custom date field you create by adding a Time since listing that shows how…
Apple Ordered to Pay Journalists' Legal Fees
Apple sued to get the names of sources that provided information about a product code named “Asteroid” to Apple Insider and PowerPage. Both sites refused to provide Apple with any information, and claimed that they were protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution – specifically, freedom of the press. The lawyers representing Apple…
Analyst Looks Into iPhone Questions
Although most of the information about the economics of the Apple/Cingular deal are secret, there are bits of information that help build a bigger picture. Cingular, for example, has revealed that there will be no revenue sharing between the companies over new iTunes Store users as a result of the iPhone. For now, Cingular has…
Rode Podcaster
The quality of your microphone can make the difference between a good podcast and a professional podcast. The Podcaster from Rode is one microphone that can give you that studio sounding quality without requiring extra hardware. The Podcaster is a dynamic mic that connects to your Mac via USB and does not require any type…
The Vista Migration Is Not an Opportunity for Apple
A Gartner analyst maintains that Apple shouldnit consider the Microsoft Vista rollout an opportunity, but rather a diversion from Appleis strengths. The Gartner analysis was presented at the IT-Enquirer on Tuesday. Because Vista is a distraction for IT professionals who would rather go about their business rather than spend day and night testing and certifying…
Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #90: From Geek Speak to Human For You
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For January 22nd, 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). ARD, WEP, 802.11n — sound geeky? It is, but John and Dave translate it all into human language for your listening pleasure! Sponsor: TeachMac If you’re using iTunes to download…
A Cool Waste of Time - Odd Ads
We are a consumer nation. We will buy rocks if its packaged and advertised right. (Don’t laugh,it’s been done.) 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 doesn’t work and is often…
OmniWeb 5.5.3
Appleis Safari Web browser is perfectly fine, but it isnit the only option available. In fact, one of the best browsers Iive ever used doesnit come from Apple – it hails from the Omni Group, and itis called OmniWeb. OmniWeb is a full-featured browser, complete with RSS support, a robust history and bookmark system, and…
Windows .NET Developer Says Leopard Years Ahead
A programmer who said heid written a flaming truckload of C# and .NET code attended an Apple Leopard Tech Talk in New York. He saw some things that were lacking, but also saw things that seemed years ahead of Microsoft offerings. He described his experience at the .NET Addict Blog on Friday. The author went…
Some Computers are Not Ready for Daylight Saving Time
Not every computer operating system now running is ready for the automatic switch to Daylight Saving Time (DST) when it arrives on March 11th, 2007. Charles Moore at The Low End Mac discussed the situation, another possible “Y2K” scenario, on Friday. Mac OS X has been patched to account for the new, earlier change over…
Pooling Printers
Printer pools work like this: If you have more than one printer on your network, or maybe a couple of printers that are similar, you can group them together in a printer pool. When you choose a pool instead of a single printer to output a document from any application, your Mac figures out which…
AirPort Extreme Update Addresses Security Issue
This issue affects Intel-based Core Duo MacBook Pro, MacBook, and Mac mini computers, but not Core 2 Duo systems. AirPort Extreme Update 2007-001 is available via Appleis Software Update application, or as a stand-alone installer from the Apple Web site.
Open Source Meteorologist Gets Patched
During the Hurricanes of 2004, I often went out in the wind and rain just to experience the nature of the storms first hand. I love the moodiness of fog, the sharpness of a clear and starry night, the awe of an approaching thunderhead, the bite of an Arctic cold front, and the sauna-like heat…
Road Trip Effect Pro 2.5.4
Road Trip Effect Pro from Sol Robots is one of those interesting applications that addresses a need you may not even realize you have. Once I started experimenting with its map animation tools, however, I realized that there are all kinds of uses for an app like this. Road Trip Effect Pro has one primary…
The Biggest Competitor to Vista: Windows XP
Microsoftis own Windows XP will be the biggest competitor to Vista and be the main factor in Vistais slow growth according to Gartner. The Gartner report was cited at the Sydney Morning Herald on Tuesday. The Gartner report said that Vista would only end up on about 12 percent of PCs found in the home…
Midori Introduces Smack Mahjong for the Mac
Smack Mahjong.
