An Apple a Day!

Is your Mac running low on hard disk space?

2006-10-29T15:04:00.001-08:00

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"If so, check out this great article on how to reclaim your hard drive."

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Apple' Letter to Pirate bay... and the reply

2006-10-29T09:04:00.000-08:00

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"Very funny! These guys at Piratebay Fear No one!"

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Over 400 Free Mac Apps: The Best Freeware Site For Mac I Have Found So Far.

2006-10-29T01:05:00.000-07:00

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"This is the most comprehensive list of mac freeware I have ever seen."

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Dave Watanabe's Inquisitor 3.0 (Safari Search on Steroids), Now Free!

2006-10-28T20:34:00.000-07:00

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"Dave's just released version 3 of Inquisitor, which improves Safari's search to provide instant results on typing, autocompletion suggestions, and support for more search engines. And best of all? Version 3 is now free."

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Apple Ready To Say Bye Bye to the iPod's Click Wheel?

2006-10-28T18:34:00.001-07:00

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"Apple had explored replacing the click wheel with a virtual one as part of a touch-sensitive display, but are now looking at a third option: a touch-sensitive frame surrounding the display."

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TUAW interviews the dealer whose customer got soap instead of an iPod

2006-10-28T14:19:00.000-07:00

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""I was amazed at how many people mentioned that similar - and worse - things had happened to them so I decided to ask the reseller at the heart of this particular story just how much of a scourge this really is. Don Mayer, CEO of Small Dog Electronics, had a lot to say on the matter.""

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The BBC Snubs Mac and Linux Users

2006-10-28T13:48:00.001-07:00

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"According to a press release from Sonos, the blokes over at the Beeb have decided to jump ship for relying on Realplayer for web content, and have switched over entirely to the Windows-friendly WMA format."

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The real reason Greenpeace was ejected from MacExpo

2006-10-28T12:33:00.001-07:00

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"It turns out that Apple wasn't the sole complainant. In fact, it was Greenpeace's refusal to play by the rules that got them escorted out"

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Apple dumps Scroll-Wheel, replaces with Scroll-Strips?

2006-10-28T10:03:00.000-07:00

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"The latest patent to emerge from Cupertino is what looks like a small-form-factor device predominantly taken up by a display, the edge bezel of which is touch and scroll sensitive. Looks kinda cool."

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MacHeist: The Next Project of The My Dream App Team(Teaser Page Included)

2006-10-28T07:48:00.000-07:00

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""This is one of the several exciting projects I?ve been working on lately. Seriously cool events and software freebies coming for Mac OS X users, you won?t want to miss it out (trust me on that.)". I am so excited for this! Check out the teaser page : macheist.com"

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Apple removed 10.4.8 Darwin sources from their public source tree.

2006-10-28T07:19:00.001-07:00

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"Approxily 15 minutes ago, Apple removed 10.4.8 Darwin sources from their public source tree. Until now, it is unknown why this happend, the previous public sources are gone and there was no statement given about the removal"

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Calling Steve Jobs: The auto industry needs a hero with a new approach

2006-10-28T05:34:00.001-07:00

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""We need Steve Jobs to start an auto company. Hey, Steve, come on. You're probably a bit bored with Macs and iPods and Pixar, so give it a shot. I'll place an order for one of your cars right upfront, and I bet there are plenty of others like me." - STLToday.com"

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Get Applecare Executive Customer Service

2006-10-28T04:03:00.001-07:00

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"Reach the highest levels of Apple Customer Service. These guys report directly to Steve Jobs. Names and Numbers. Use this information for good, not evil."

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System management app, MainMenu 1.7 released

2006-10-28T01:03:00.001-07:00

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"For all those system maintenance junkies out there, MainMenu 1.7 - ?Your Make My Day System Management App? has just been released. MainMenu is full of powerful maintenance tools to keep your Mac running like new, within a slick, simplistic interface."

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Controversy surrounds My Dream App: Voter fraud?

2006-10-27T11:03:00.001-07:00

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"The winners of the closely-followed My Dream App competition were announced last night, complete with voter fraud."

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Gates, Jobs,

2006-10-27T10:48:00.001-07:00

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"Take a look at some of the typical visuals used by Steve Jobs and those used by Bill Gates. As you look at them and compare them, try doing so while being mindful of the key concepts behind the traditional Zen aesthetic."

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Mac OS X on AMD legally, maybe

2006-10-27T08:20:00.001-07:00

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"This picture, of course, is not legal, but another intrepid engineer is braving the wrath of Apple Computer with what he believes is a legitimate use of OS X on non-Mac hardware. Despite the fact that other OSx86 projects have been shut down, a kernel enthusiast has gone ahead and rolled his own Tiger."

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Seemingly Stupid Apple Moves That Were Actually Brilliant

2006-10-27T06:18:00.001-07:00

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"At the time Apple announced all of the following, the Mac faithful gasped, asked if hell had frozen over, or wondered what reality Steve Jobs was distorting. But in retrospect, all of these seemingly stupid Apple moves were actually brilliant."

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Top 10 Apple Innovations

2006-10-25T12:18:00.001-07:00

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"With the 5th Anniversary of the iPod upon us, we?re seeing lots of posts from various blogs (including our own) about the revolution that was (and is) the iPod. It?s one of Apple?s greatest innovations?but is it their greatest? I started thinking about that a few weeks ago, and have been researching it ever since."

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Blossom: form and function from My Dream App, for OS X!

2006-10-25T10:18:00.001-07:00

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"Check out the official website for Blossom, the beautiful dream app that responds to your unique definition of productivity. Help this concept get developed by voting for Blossom today!"

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Apple Will Define the Future of the Consumer Technology Industry

2006-10-25T06:33:00.001-07:00

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"Apple is on a path to become the Sony of the Digital World. The key difference is Sony could never string together their different businesses to feed one another and Apple is making that their operating model. Let's examine the pieces Apple has..."

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iPhone and iTV will add 3rd and 4th 'Cylinder' to Apple's Growth Engine

2006-10-25T05:48:00.001-07:00

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"The upcoming iTV will add the living room as a fourth driver to the growth engine, according to the analyst, providing integrated operability between iTunes media content and televisions. "Both the iPhone and the iTV represent initiatives that could add iPod-like growth to the Apple story.""

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Bill Gates' First Reaction to the iPod in 2001; Great iPod Article

2006-10-24T23:34:00.000-07:00

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""Have you seen this yet?" I asked. Gates went into a zone that recalls those science fiction films where a space alien, confronted with a novel object, creates some sort of force tunnel between him and the object...Gates' fingers, racing at Nascar speed, played over the scroll wheel and pushed every button combination; "It's only for Macintosh?""

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Apple Patent: for a new speech recognition system....for iPhone?

2006-10-24T23:01:00.000-07:00

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"Being that the granted patent discusses the use of this system in relation to a user calling up a document, licence, memo and/or a producer?s agreement, it?s apparent that this patent could easily apply to a future iPhone."

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Interview: Tangerine for Mac

2006-10-24T22:19:00.000-07:00

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"Tangerine for Mac just got released into Beta by Potionfactory last week. It's an app that anlyzes the BMP of your iTunes library in order to create customized playlists for working out. Here's an interview with Potionfactory about this awesome little piece of software."

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Cookbook: The Sleekest Entry at My Dream App

2006-10-24T17:33:00.000-07:00

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"Check out this website Michael has created for Cookbook. This is going to be one feature-packed app... go show your support and vote now!"

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Apple releases Core 2 Duo MacBook Pros

2006-10-24T06:04:00.001-07:00

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"Apple today announced that its entire MacBook Pro line of notebooks now includes the new Intel Core 2 Duo processor and delivers performance that is up to 39 percent faster than the previous generation."

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iPod birthday comic on Joy of Tech

2006-10-23T23:03:00.001-07:00

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"Funny birthday comic depicting the different iPod generations in different stages of life."

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Safari users: Banish those ads!

2006-10-23T21:34:00.001-07:00

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"Title says it all... get rid of those annoying ads with a simple cascading style sheet."

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An Apple for the Enterprise

2006-10-23T20:34:00.000-07:00

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""From the perspective of a steely eyed IT buyer, how is a Mac not like a garden-variety PC? For one thing, Macs have virtually unlimited life spans, as reflected in their resale value. Macs are fast, their chassis are indestructible, and OS X is solid as a rock." Macs are finally ready for corporate America."

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Steve Jobs Horribly Offended if he couldn't find a Song in 3 Button Pushes

2006-10-23T17:18:00.001-07:00

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"What has been most remarkable about Apple under the steely scrutiny of Jobs is the number of genuinely big hits Apple has rolled out. ?Jobs certainly has an aesthetic that permeates the whole company,? Levy told me, when I asked him about Jobs? influence on the iPod. ?He can be super, super critical--it can be very frustrating to work with"

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My Dream App finals, finally upon us. Vote and get PhotoPresenter free!

2006-10-23T16:07:00.001-07:00

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"It's the last round of voting in My Dream App. This week they're giving away PhotoPresenter. So long, and thanks for all the free software!"

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Unlocking the iPod

2006-10-23T09:05:00.001-07:00

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"Jon Johansen became a geek hero by breaking the DVD code. Now he's liberating iTunes - whether Apple likes it or not."

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iPod nano (PRODUCT) RED painting for Global Fund charity

2006-10-23T08:48:00.001-07:00

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"Help Nitrozac and I raise some dough for an insanely great cause through this charity auction. Up for grabs, an iPod nano (PRODUCT) RED acrylic painting by Nitrozac. To our knowledge, it's the only (PRODUCT) RED iPod painting in existence. :D Best of all we are going to donate 100%, yes 100%, of the proceeds of the sale to The Global Fund."

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Checkout (P.O.S. for Mac OS X) Beta Relased

2006-10-23T08:34:00.001-07:00

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"Welcome to Checkout. The fun and easy point of sale system for the rest of us. Created with the realities of retail in mind, Checkout provides an easy to learn, accurate and reliable way to run your store. Beta now up for download, enjoy."

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Full-Screen iPod, iPhone Confirmed by ‘Extremely Well-Informed’ Apple Exec

2006-10-23T07:33:00.001-07:00

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"While rumors about a full-screen video iPod and uber-multimedia iPhone have been floating around for quite some time without confirmation, an anonymous source from Apple says that both products will be released around the new year."

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Woz, Allard, Kawasaki Judge in My Dream App Finals

2006-10-23T06:33:00.000-07:00

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"This is it! After this round of voting, only 3 winners will remain and made into real apps. Amber Mac, Bruce Horn (Finder creator) are also judging, and voters get Overflow and the ADA recipient PhotoPresenter for free. Plus, how often do you get the chance to see a top-level Microsoft exec (father of the Xbox/zune) participating in a Mac contest."

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MacTalk Magazine - A New Magazine for Mac Users

2006-10-23T05:48:00.001-07:00

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"MacTalk is a new magazine by Australian Mac users for distribution in Australia where we only have 1 Mac magazine. We also have a PDF on-line of the magazine so our international friends can read. It features articles on podcasting, audio editing, photography as well as Mac culture."

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MacGadget: Core 2 Duo-Powered MacBook Pro to Be Introduced Next Week

2006-10-23T04:18:00.001-07:00

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"An announcement of the Apple?s new MacBook Pro laptop featuring the latest Intel Core 2 Duo (Merom) processor could be made as soon as next week, according to the German ?MacGadget?."

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Mac OS X Leopard's

2006-10-23T03:48:00.001-07:00

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"With "Quick Look," Apple is leaping way ahead of Microsoft's Vista in giving users an easy way to preview and interact with files right in the Finder. Quick Look invokes a gorgeous, translucent preview window of amazing flexibility and utility. This article's screen movies and images demo a few of these new Leopard tricks."

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Really Switching: Using a Mac like a Mac

2006-10-22T20:33:00.001-07:00

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"After switching, I realized that I wasn't using my Mac like a Mac. I just using it like another version of Windows. I wasn't taking advantage of all the features and apps that just came with it. Here's to breaking bad habits."

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10 Games that SHOULD be on the iPod

2006-10-22T10:36:00.000-07:00

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"The Video iPod could be a very fun gaming platform with the right titles on the device...but not every kind of game will work with the click wheel interface...with that in mind, Apple Gazette has created a list of ten games that would be great for the iPod. Some I would have guess...others, not so much..."

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Apple may inegrate XM Satellite Radio into iPods....Why not Sirius?

2006-10-22T04:05:00.001-07:00

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"If you're a Sirius Subscriber and/or Howard Stern Fan...this may make you take notice"

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Steve Jobs declares 2007 to be

2006-10-22T00:48:00.001-07:00

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"During last week's conference call in which Apple announced preliminary 4th Q earnings, Mr. J apparently also declared 2007 to be "one of the most exciting new product years in Apple's history."

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Why Apple Failed

2006-10-21T22:04:00.001-07:00

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"Why Apple's market share always been low, and why it failed to make any progress in the 90's. Here's an interesting look at why the Mac fell into crisis, and why the solutions of PC analysts--to be more like Dell, HP and Microsoft--didn't work, leaving Apple to find its own turnaround strategy. Daniel Eran, RoughlyDrafted Magazine"

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iPod Virus Reveals Microsoft Fear of Apple

2006-10-21T15:05:00.001-07:00

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"The heated interchange between Apple and Microsoft over a Windows virus that shipped with some iPods since mid-September has provided the marketplace with a clear sign that Apple's star is on the rise and that Microsoft knows it."

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Disco Icon Revealed

2006-10-21T09:33:00.001-07:00

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"The soon to be released Disco's icon has been revealed. Check it out!"

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Police blame iPod explosion for 5% rise in robberies

2006-10-21T07:10:00.000-07:00

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"The iPod explosion could be behind a 5% increase in recorded robberies, police chiefs suggested yesterday...The iPod explosion is continuing. All of these gadgets that people carry around with them are very attractive to robbers, so that puts the opportunities up"

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2001 Titanium PowerBook G4 Ad.......Talk about Simple and to the point

2006-10-21T03:03:00.001-07:00

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"One of Apple's greatest Print ads. Simply shows the Thin Profile of the Cool TiBook as it became known, with 8 shorts lines of text touting the features: 1" thick, 5.3 pounds, DVD, 5 hour battery, Airport, 15.2" mega-wide Screen, Titanium, Powerbook G4"

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Analysts say, 'Buy Apple Shares' before January's Macworld Expo

2006-10-20T14:18:00.001-07:00

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"Analysts for UBS Investment Research are thrilled with what their seeing from Apple Computer in recent quarters and are urging investors to buy shares of the company ahead of January's insanity-induced Macworld trade show in San Francisco"

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Zune Myths: Wireless, Markets, and BROWN

2006-10-20T12:33:00.001-07:00

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"The latest iPod Killer from Microsoft has raised a lot of questions. RDM is full of answers! Here?s why many analysts are getting it all wrong on competition, markets, squirting and Brown. Daniel Eran, RoughlyDrafted Magazine."

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Zune is the

2006-10-20T10:33:00.001-07:00

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"Microsoft's forthcoming digital music player, dubbed Zune, may make some Hebrew speakers gasp. The name for the device -- which will take on the Apple iPod when released later this year -- sounds like a vulgarity, specifically the "f" word, in Hebrew."

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2007 will be one of the

2006-10-20T10:20:00.001-07:00

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"In yesterday's conference call, Steve Jobs said: "Looking forward, 2007 is likely to be one of the most exciting new product years in Apple's history." And for one of the few times in Apple's history, its fans are informed about what those exciting new products will be."

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'Slingbox' may be the reason Apple Pre-Announced iTV

2006-10-20T09:03:00.001-07:00

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"It was a pre-emptive strike, a well-thought tactical maneuver designed as a shot across the bow of major competition; Microsoft, and Slingbox. It was also a major league notice to the movie industry that Apple was moving into the living room, so stop your plans with others, do business with Apple."

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Disco: disc burning simple and fun, plus an interview!

2006-10-20T06:04:00.001-07:00

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"They?re having toast for breakfast. The makers of AppZapper create a new image and disc authoring tool call Disco for the Mac."

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Niche Player No More; Apple in the running for top Computer-Maker

2006-10-19T16:03:00.001-07:00

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"In fact, Apple sold more of its Macintosh computers?1.61 million?than in any other quarter..."They delivered in spades," Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster says of Apple's Mac sales. "It's a sign that Apple has turned the corner from being a niche player to being a player that is starting to make a run at bigger players.""

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Apple earnings soar, but one firm wants them to stop making hardware.

2006-10-19T11:04:00.001-07:00

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"In an odd take on Apple, an analyst firm Gartner claimed: "In a surprisingly ambitious report, called Apple Should License the Mac to Dell, Gartner says Apple should concentrate on what it does best, create software and make use of Dell's production and distribution infrastructure.""

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Mac Apps that make switching easy and worth it!

2006-10-19T11:03:00.000-07:00

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"Here are the list of apps that have made switching from Windows to Mac OS X simple and make me never want to go back."

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Screenshots form the Latest Leopard Build

2006-10-19T09:48:00.001-07:00

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"text icon previews and phishing alerts in Safari coming up!"

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Apple to release two iPhone models, one with WiFi

2006-10-16T15:03:00.001-07:00

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"Apple Computer plans to introduce two iPod-based cell phone models in the first quarter of 2007. One model will be a smart phone, including integrated keyboard, video and music capability, while the other model will be a slimmer phone with just music functionality."

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Video iPod as soon as NEXT WEEK?

2006-10-16T11:46:00.001-07:00

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"The Internet is full of speculation about the mythical ?true? Video iPod. It has been for the last year, but recently those rumors have been getting a bit more credibility from major news sites, and things are pointing toward the widescreen/wireless Video iPod coming out sooner rather than later?"

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Ultra Fast FireFox builds for the Mac!!!

2006-10-16T11:17:00.001-07:00

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"Use FireFox on a Mac? Then you have to check out these builds! They are about 2 times faster than normal ones."

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Apple's list of iTunes-compatible mp3 players - dated sep '05

2006-10-15T12:02:00.001-07:00

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"Did anyone know that iTunes used to be able to sync with Creative's Nomad players, SONICBlue's Rios and Nike and Nakamichi players? This document specifically refers to iTunes for Mac. Does this still work?"

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Digg Based ShapeShifter Theme In The Works

2006-10-15T06:49:00.000-07:00

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"A MacThemes member is working on a system theme for OS X based on the digg design. It's looking pretty slick!"

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45% of computers bought at Princeton this year were Macs

2006-10-14T09:03:00.000-07:00

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"Dude, you're getting a Dell! Well ... maybe not any more. According to the Office of Information Technology (OIT) at Princeton, 45 percent of computers purchased this year were Macs, more than in any previous year."

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Why Are Macs Becoming More Popular?

2006-10-13T21:48:00.000-07:00

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"Apple and its Macintosh computers have been the subject of increasing attention, especially over the past few years. Why are Macs becoming more popular? Six reasons are given and your input is requested."

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Disco Blog: …BOOM

2006-10-13T10:33:00.000-07:00

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"We weren?t joking. We weren?t even exaggerating. In fact, we were making an understatement of epic proportions."

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iPod Red Nano Site

2006-10-13T04:10:00.000-07:00

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"Looks like all the rumors were true: here's the red nano. Apple will donate $10 for every one purchased to help fight AIDS"

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Sony Battles Ipod With Sound Quality

2006-10-12T18:48:00.000-07:00

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"Sony Corp. vowed Thursday to fight iPod's domination in portable digital music players by featuring superior sound quality and simple music downloads that won't require a computer."

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Muslim Community Responds - We love the Apple NYC Cube

2006-10-12T10:48:00.001-07:00

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"After doing extensive research equal to what MEMRI did, Apple Gazette concludes that in reality muslism do love the apple NYC cube."

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MDA Semi-finals: The time-restricted voter’s guide

2006-10-12T09:33:00.001-07:00

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"Here is a two-sentence summary of each application, in reverse alphabetical order. Note that the ideas generally have a lot more to them than I indicate here (skip to the next section if you want the current status of each project), and this summary is the ?Cliff Notes? version for those not already familiar with the application ideas."

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CoRD - Cocoa Remote Desktop

2006-10-11T09:45:00.001-07:00

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""CoRD is a remote desktop client for Mac OS X ported from the UNIX program rdesktop. It is a Universal Binary, and allows you to connect to multiple servers concurrently.""

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Linus Torvalds buys Mac mini

2006-10-11T04:35:00.001-07:00

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"Linus Torvalds has picked up one of Apple's new Intel-based Mac minis to play with, but the Linux creator still prefers Apple's old PowerPC architecture for his primary desktop machine."

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A masked Apple employee begins to blog

2006-10-09T17:47:00.001-07:00

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"The Masked Blogger is an Apple employee who has decided to "join the conversation," while trying not to have the conversation turn to the inevitable topic of his employment being terminated by Apple."

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OS X’s Dock vs Windows Taskbar

2006-10-09T06:49:00.001-07:00

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"Love ?em or hate ?em? application launchers from Windows and Mac OS X have fans, followings, faithful, and detractors. Assume you use or used both Mac and Windows. Which of the two do you prefer?"

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Will the iPod ever die?

2006-10-08T17:18:00.001-07:00

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"Can the glossy slim white revolution ever fade? Or will we prefer the iPod over all the others forever. Lets look at the possibilities."

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MacbookPro with up to 10 monitors!!!!

2006-10-08T10:08:00.000-07:00

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"Ever wanted to have more than two additional displays on your notebook? While it turns out that expresscard /34 slot we have on our MacbookPros will allow us to use PCI cards, typically installed in a desktop computer on our MacbookPro's!"

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Enable iPod Screen Saver

2006-10-08T09:33:00.001-07:00

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"1) Create a new folder named Demo Mode on the iPod. 2) In iTunes, rename any video file as Demo. When your iPod is charging and left untouched for two minutes the movie you renamed "demo" will play and repeate. Just like a screen saver."

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Apple founder Steve Wozniak at Microsoft

2006-10-08T02:15:00.001-07:00

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"Today, Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Computer came by the campus. "Woz" as his is commonly known, was a electronics geek in his teens and designed many little gadgets before Steve Jobs convinced him to design the Apple micro computer in 1976."

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George Lucas discusses online content distribution with Steve Jobs

2006-10-07T14:18:00.000-07:00

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"Lucas mentions he has met with both Steve Jobs and John Lasseter and discussed the future of visual media. Lucas? Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Vol.1 and 2 are already available on the iTunes store. Perhaps this is a sign of things to come?"

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OS X Widget scans your iTunes library, shows concert dates in your area

2006-10-07T13:18:00.000-07:00

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"Mac OS X only: Freeware Dashboard widget OnTour scans your iTunes music library, letting you know when musicians you like are coming through your town."

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Mac OS X Leopard to Feature Fast User Switching for OS X/ Vista?

2006-10-07T10:19:00.000-07:00

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"Boot Camp users need to decide which operating system they want to run, and the Mac becomes dedicated to that platform. If true, under Leopard, users can dual boot and fast user switch to Windows and back again to OS X."

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Apple Store Concierge on your own Mac

2006-10-06T18:03:00.001-07:00

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"If you've been to an Apple store you've probably noticed the launcher-like buttons in the middle of the desktop of all Macs on the floor that give you access to that store's Concierge. What if you could have those same DesktopButtons on your own Mac?!!"

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The iMac is My TV and Stereo

2006-10-05T18:33:00.000-07:00

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""It hit me that I really don't use my TV at all anymore. Some of this started about six months ago when I lost interest in most things on television in general. It wasn't even an issue of braving cold turkey, I just lost interest.""

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Apple: How to design appropriate icons for your OS X apps

2006-10-05T01:51:00.000-07:00

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""Icon genres help communicate what you can do with an application before you open it. Applications are classified by role?user applications, software utilities, and so on?and each category, or genre, has its own icon style.""

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Study Reveals Apple Still Gaining Ground in Music Space

2006-10-04T15:10:00.001-07:00

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"After recently completing its 12th bi-annual teen survey, research and investment firm PiperJaffray said Apple Computer continues to gain share in the digital music player and online music markets, despite the constant emergence of new competitors."

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iPhoto Google Maps Geotagging Unlocked

2006-10-04T09:35:00.001-07:00

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"The MTC crew figured out a way to enable the hidden iPhoto geotagging feature they stumbled on yesterday."

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Steve Jobs tells Phil Shiller to Demo Wireless Accelerometer by Jumping

2006-09-28T12:34:00.001-07:00

(Video) From 7 years ago, but demonstrates the lengths Apple would go to to entertain Macworld Attendees...After having introduced the AirPort wireless technology at MacWorld NY, Steve insisted that VP of Worldwide Marketing Phil Shiller helped him demo it - as well as entering the "Demo Hall of Fame"

You can read more about it here.

Vote in Round 2 of My Dream App, Get Free Mori

2006-09-28T07:51:00.001-07:00

My Dream App just started their second round of eliminations, and this time they have a group of popular bloggers on board as guest judges, including John Siracusa(Ars Technica), John Gruber (Daring Fireball), Scott McNulty (TUAW) and more. 6 of 18 remaining finalists will be eliminated. Who will you vote for?

You can read more about it here.

Symantec admits its Mac OS X spyware prediction was wrong

2006-09-28T07:03:00.001-07:00

18 months ago Symantec said: "Mac OS is increasingly becoming a target for the malicious activity that is more commonly associated with Microsoft" but on Wednesday it quietly admitted the prediction was wrong.

You can read more about it here.

Awesome Mac app for exploring Wikipedia

2006-09-27T16:36:00.001-07:00

Helps you discover Wikipedia without having to worry whether you'll have enough time to read everything you want, or if you'll get lost.

You can read more about it here.

3D Finder Replacement For OS X

2006-09-27T11:01:00.001-07:00

Nice looking Finder replacement. Version 1.0 Out Today.

You can read more about it here.

Mac OS X 10.4.8 Final BUILD to be Released in the Next Few Days

2006-09-27T10:31:00.001-07:00

10.4.8 Build 8L2125 Seeded to select & prem devs today, and has no know issues. This means Apple plans to release it in the wild witin the next few days. Intel Version 206mb (mostly rosetta) PowerPC Version 30.8mb.NOT LIVE YET,For detailed information on this Update, please visit this website: http://www.info.apple.com/kbnum/n304200

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Complete Free iTunes Downloads List

2006-09-27T09:36:00.001-07:00

Tired of searching thru iTunes for the latest free downloads in the iTunes Store? This site collects them all on one page, separated by category (songs, TV shows, short videos) and provides an RSS feed for updates. Each week there's usually two songs and one TV show - this week's a Battlestar Galatica review show. Over 30 downloads available now!

You can read more about it here.

Self Ejecting MacBook Pro Battery? Battery swells and pops out!

2006-09-26T19:35:00.001-07:00

So I'm sitting in a staff meeting this morning and I hear a pop and then my MacBook Pro goes stone dead. I flip the laptop over and my battery fell off. Turns out the battery heated up, started to swell, changed shape and outgrew its designated battery compartment. Hey, at least it didn't catch fire. (Picture included)

You can read more about it here.

OS X Hint : iChat AV Testing!

2006-09-26T16:48:00.000-07:00

Have you Recently bought a New Mac or a iSight Camera ? IF you have, you might want to test how your iSight Camera works with iChat AV. This is also interesting to try 4-way video chat on apple's Test Servers.. Here is how!

You can read more about it here.

Six Zune "blogs" coincidentally post iPod comparisons at the same time

2006-09-26T10:03:00.001-07:00

All in the same side-by-side format, too. What an amazing coincidence.

You can read more about it here.

Video: Steve Jobs Kills The Mac Clones

2006-09-26T02:03:00.001-07:00

Bad Quality video but his Steve's message is Loud and Clear:..I went to the Clone Vendors and said, "Guys, we're gonna go broke doing this; and if we go down the Shi**er, the whole Eco-System will go down the Shi**er, and you won't be here either..."

You can read more about it here.

A Behind-The-Scenes look of the Steve Jobs Keynotes

2006-09-25T14:34:00.001-07:00

This very interesting article talks about a lot of behind the scene stuff of the Steve Jobs Keynotes for Apple. Even though they always look so easy and simple, they require huge preparations to becalm Steve's perfectionism. Very interesting read!

You can read more about it here.

The ULTIMATE Mac Apps List

2006-09-25T13:02:00.001-07:00

An awesome list of the best mac apps available online today. From AppZapper to VooDoo Pad, each one described in detail and thouroughly presented. Click on the icons to see the additional info.

You can read more about it here.