Mac News Briefs: Mimio Studio 6 now available to Mac users
Mimio Studio 6, now available on the Mac, adds multimedia support and makes additional improvements. Other programs updated Monday include Today and Letter Opener. More: continued here
Day: June 30, 2009
Kace to boost Mac features in systems management appliances
The company plans to introduce changes to its family of Kbox appliances this summer that will let IT administrators manage Windows and Mac OS X machines from a single interface on a single appliance. More: continued here
Repair incorrect icon associations
Are the icons for certain file types incorrect on your machine — zip files appearing as disk image files, for instance? If so, this hint will help you quickly fix the problem. More: continued here
Apple’s $600 Mac Mini Costs Nearly $400 to Make
An Apple Mac Mini desktop was the latest victim to go under the iSuppli screwdriver for a teardown, and what the company found inside added up to approximately $376.20 — or $387.14 after manufacturing costs. With an Intel Core 2 Duo processor and Nvidia graphics, the Mac Mini has some bang for the buck. More:…
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Hands on with Plex, an alternative to Apple’s Front Row
Plex is a media center for Mac OS X that’s capable of cataloguing and playing back every major video format out there, and it works admirably with the Apple Remote to boot. More: continued here
Steve Jobs Officially Back to Work As Apple’s CEO
Steve Jobs is officially back to work today, according to Apple spokespeople. “Officially” is the key word here, as the “unofficial” return of Jobs from a liver transplant came last week, when the Apple founder was quoted in a press release about the iPhone 3GS’ massive first weekend of sales. More: continued here