Archive for May, 2008

Four Teens Banned from Apple Stores for Life

Four Teens Banned from Apple Stores for Life Posted by Tim Bradbury According to AppleInsider, last week Daniel Fukuba, 17, Eric Vicenti, 16, and two of their friends were detained whilst in an Apple Store by Palo Alto (California) police for 2.5 hours. Now you […]

Trees in bloom

The trees were all in flower when I was at my parents’ last week. Some trees have already flowered and finished, such as the cherry, but most of the trees were just at their peak, or on the downside of flowering but with plenty of blossoms left. I enjoy the flowering […]

Mere rosii

Mi-a venit jucaria ! Wohoo! Si ca la Oscar - multumiri retelei de prieteni care au intermediat tot procesul cumpararii (a venit tocmai din UK, ma gandeam la un moment dat sa nu aiba comenzile invers :), se stiu ei. Si unde mai pui ca am si donat 5% din valoarea […]

Safeway Coffee

Starbucks inside the Safeway in Kensington. Post from: Silver Spring Daily Photo Safeway Coffee
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512MB Upgrade for a Apple Mac mini (Intel Core Duo - 1.66GHz) System (DDR2 PC2-5300, NON-ECC, )

512MB Upgrade for a Apple Mac mini (Intel Core Duo - 1.66GHz) System (DDR2 PC2-5300, NON-ECC, ) 31 May Posted by admin as Mac Memory Tag : system ddr2, pc2 5300, apple mac, non ecc, core duo, 512mb upgrade Company : Crucial List […]

The MacReviewcast #162: Today, SpiderOak, PhoneView, The Lounge

The MacReviewcast #162: Today, SpiderOak, PhoneView, The Lounge by Tim (Surfbits) @ 8:48 am. This week we look at Today, SpiderOak, PhoneView, Fluid and The Lounge plus much more. I want to thank you for downloading and listening to the podcast. We have the best in […]

Apple takes top spot from Nokia on AMR Research’s 2008 Supply Chain Top 25 list

AMR Research has released its Supply Chain Top 25 report, an annual ranking highlighting companies that display superior supply chain performance…
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RUMOR: Apple to overhaul and rename its .Mac service

Rumors are flying about major changes coming to Apple’s .Mac online service…
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Brenthaven Expandable Trek laptop backpack

Brenthaven’s Expandable Treck is a well-made, comfortable backpack with lots of room for gear.

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‘Tech guru’ spreads the FUD about Macs in business

Jonathan Blum, “tech guru” for Fortune Small Business, asks “Is it time to consider moving your small business to Macs?”
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Newer Technology eSATA Extender Cable

If you’re looking to add eSATA ports to your Mac Pro, Newer Technology offers an inexpensive approach, though it’s one that requires a bit of work.

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Three barriers holding up Apple TV

Compared to the high profile sales of iPhones, iPods, and Mac computers, shipments of Apple TV are…
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Writing tools we use

Whether we’re covering a live keynote or writing a magazine cover story, we write a lot of stuff here at Macworld. This video gives you a tour of the many writing tools we use to publish our web site and magazine.

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MacBooks, MacBook Pros get SSD upgrade from ExperCom

ExperCom is offering a Solid State Disk upgrade for MacBooks and MacBook Pros starting at $599.

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Recording acoustic, electric guitar into your Mac

Jim Dalrymple’s album-recording project continues, as he experiments with finding the right acoustic and electric sounds and recording them on his Mac.

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A year after iTunes Plus, Apple faces stepped-up competition

Dan Moren looks back at developments in Digital Rights Management since iTunes began selling DRM-free songs a year ago.

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Cocktail (Leopard Edition) fixes 10.5.3 bug

Maintain has updated its Cocktail maintenance utility to fix a problem with Mac OS X 10.5.3 and a problem with Automator 2.0.1.

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Broadcom to supply GPS in Apple’s next-gen iPhone?

The new iPhone has Global Positioning System (GPS) built into it, thanks to legal requirements put in place by the FCC…
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Wireless iPong plays between multiple Apple iPhones, iPod touch (with video)

Ryo Shimizu, CEO of Ubiquitous Entertainment Inc. introduced a game application created by…
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iPhone will shake up Canada, analysts say

The introduction of the iPhone in Canada will fuel increased interest in wireless services in that nation, industry analysts say.

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Apple does the impossible: millions of new iPhones already positioned in market, but no photos exist

The launch of the next-generation iPhone promises to be Steve Jobs’ greatest stunt yet…
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Apple is music industry’s Public Enemy No. 1

So long, file-sharing. Dan Moren says Apple has supplanted piracy as the music industry’s biggest nemesis.

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Calories helps Mac users track nutrition

Calories is a new app that helps Mac users track calories and nutrients.

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The iPhone patent: Steven P. Jobs, inventor

The US Patent and Trademark Office has revealed a mammoth document that can only be described as The iPhone Patent, a 371-page spectacular that covers Apple’s handheld multi-touch UI paradigm in excruciating detail. Steve himself wasn’t the least bit shy about taking credit atop an entire column of company A-listers for inventing the iPhone’s …
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Sanyo projectors feature ‘Active Maintenance Filters’

Sanyo is offering two new portable LCD projectors that feature an active filtration system.

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Hasselblad offers Phocus software for Mac

Pro camera maker Hasselblad has released Phocus, its Mac software for manipulating its cameras.

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Does Apple’s next-gen iPhone need GPS?

If there’s anything the iPhone has lacked compared with other phones in its class…
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Computerworld reviews Apple 24-inch iMac (Penryn): ‘A great deal’

Apple’s popular iMac line has gone through radical changes since it emerged in 1998 as the all-in-one Mac that helped…
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iPod case roundup: Nano mishmash

Dan Moren offers a multi-case assortment of iPod case reviews, focusing in on a diverse collection of cases designed for the third-generation iPod nano.

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Fortune: Cable boxes may soon be a thing of the past, but they’ll be replaced by Apple TVs

The announcement this week that Sony plans to work with other television makers to eliminate the need for set-top cable boxes…
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Adobe users claim file corruption after 10.5.3 update

Adobe users are reporting file corruption for files saved on network volumes after upgrading to Mac OS X 10.5.3

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Seagate plans SSD, 2TB hard drive for next year

Seagate will introduce its first solid-state drive storage and 2T-byte hard drive next year, the company’s CEO Bill Watkins said.

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Apple Store Fifth Avenue to close temporarily this Thursday afternoon - Friday morning

The 24-hour Fifth Avenue (NYC) retail store will close its door on Thursday afternoon, and then re-open early Friday morning…
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Apple planning biggest back-to-school promo yet

Apple as early as Monday is expected to announce its 2008 back-to-school promotion, which will encourage students to purchase a new Mac through some of the biggest incentives in the company’s history, AppleInsider has learned.
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Apple releases Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 2.1

Apple has released Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 2.1 which extends RAW file compatibility…
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VueScan 8.4.73 adds support for multi-core processors

Hamrick Software, the developer of VueScan, the world’s most widely used scanning software, has released its latest version 8.4.73…
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Animation-Ish promises “Do-It-Yourself” animation

Animation-Ish is a new software application aimed at kids who want to learn how to do animation on their Mac.

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First Look: QuarkXPress 8

The just-announced QuarkXPress 8 offers new tools and language support that will be of interest to interactive designers, typographers and print professionals alike. Macworld UK ’s Michael Burns takes a tour of the updated software with QuarkXPress product manager Dan Logan.

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iTunes’ Visualizer tricks

You needn’t leave Visualizer’s psychedelic grasp to perform a variety of common iTunes tasks.

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Glide ‘mobile OS’ adds new features, new design

Glide, the mobile operating system software, has gotten major enhancements in its 3.0 release.

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