The new audioMIDI Hot Deals page has offers on Audio-Technicais ATH-T44 Headphones: buy one and get one free, the Tranzport from Frontier Design Group for, UF5 49-note Controller with Cubase SE from CME Controllers, Traktor DJ Studio 3, Behringer DFX69 Tweakalizer, Reason Piano Refill from Propellerhead, and more. You can find the audioMIDI Hot Deals…
Jeff Gamet
Jeff Gamet is the Mac Observer’s Managing Editor, and co-host of the Apple Context Machine podcast. He is the author of “The Designer’s Guide to Mac OS X” from Peachpit Press, and writes for several design-related publications. Jeff has presented at events such as Macworld Expo, the RSA Conference, and the Mac Computer Expo. In all his spare time, he also hosts TMO’s Daily Observations podcast, co-hosts The iOS Show podcast, and makes guest appearances on several other shows, too. Jeff dreams in HD.
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Working With Desktop Printers
The concept is simple: an icon for your printer sits on the Desktop. Double-clicking the printer icon shows you the printeris current status along with which jobs are printing or waiting to print. Dragging a document on to a Desktop printer icon sends your file to the corresponding output device – A handy trick if…
Apple: Foxconn Violated Overtime Rules
The audit showed that Foxconn factory employees are making at least the local minimum wage, and many are paid above that level. The pay structure, however, proved to be overly complex and difficult to explain to employees. Foxconn has already implemented a new way of calculating the pay structure that is easier for employees to…
Apple Looking For Another MacBook Manufacturer
Apple is on the hunt for an additional factory to build MacBooks, and it looks like Foxconn Electronics – the same company that builds some iPod models – is on the short list. According to DigiTimes, Apple plans to contract Foxconn to produce a 15-inch version of the MacBook. If so, that will significantly blur…
Adobe Photoshop CS 2 9.0.2 Update Available
Adobe released what appears to be a minor bug fix update for Photoshop CS2 on Wednesday. Currently, the update is available only through Photoshopis built-in Updater application. Information about the update is limited since Adobe describes the update like this: The Photoshop 9.0.2 update addresses a variety of issues discovered after Photoshop 9.0.1 was posted.…
Apple Hot Deals Update For MacGameStore, Ramjet, Sweetwater Sound
The new MacGameStore Hot Deals page has offers on a wide variety of Mac games with an exclusive 5 percent discount at checkout. Discounted games include Age of Empires III from MacSoft, The Sims 2 Open For Business from Aspyr Media, Legion Arena from Freeverse Software, Phantasia (digital download) from Rake In Grass, Jewel Quest…
AOL Snatches Up Userplane
Ted Leonsis, AOLis vice chairman and president stated “Userplane will expand and extend the reach and relevance of the AOL instant messaging franchise, while continuing to provide social networking audiences and specialized communities with brandable clients tailored to meet their needs.” As AOL expands its messaging services, that may eventually translate into expanded iChat, .Mac,…
Analyst Explains Apple SEC Filing
Mr. Reitzes believes that there will not be any changes to the third quarter 2006 earnings that Apple just reported. The announcement will, however, likely lead to a “tug-of-war” for shares as investors balance the news with potential gains from products Apple is expected to release later this year. Mr. Reitzes said, “We still expect…
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TMO at WWDC - Apple Announces Intel-based Xserve [Updated]
Apple announced the Intel-based replacement for the Xserve during Steve Jobs’ World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) keynote presentation on Monday. The redesigned server includes two Intel Dual-Core Xeon 64-bit processors running at speeds up to 3.0GHz, up to 2.25TB of storage, and redundant power supplies. Apple claims the new Xserve is 5 times faster than…
TMO at WWDC - Apple's New Time Machine
Apple is adding a powerful new file backup and restoration feature to Mac OS X 10.5 called Time Machine. The feature lets you “go back in time” to find and recover any file – including system files – from your hard drive. It uses a slick 3D interface to locate and restore files, and you…
Apple Hot Deals Update For PowerMax, Publishing Perfection, Ramjet
The new PowerMax Hot Deals page has offers on Griffin EarJams, the Canon PIXMA IP1600 photo printer, Adobe Photoshop Elements 3.0 free with the purchase of Adessois 12 x 9-inch Graphics Tablet, Quickbooks Pro 2006, the 500GB LaCie Big Disk Extreme external hard drive with FireWire 400/800/USB 2.0, the Hewlett Packard VP6310 SVGA 1600 Lumens…
Apple Joins Media Standards Group
Khronos Group announced the newest members to join the multimedia open standards organization on Monday. Apple, Google, and S3 Graphics are among the names on the list. Khronos Group is an organization that includes over 100 companies that are working together to define open standards for dynamic media on devices ranging from cell phones to…
Apple Responds to Norway iTunes Licensing Concerns
Apple has filed its response with Norway’s Consumer Council over concerns that iTunes Music Store licensing violates Scandinavian laws. According to Macworld UK, Apple submitted its response by the Council’s deadline, but the contents of the letter has not been released to the public. Norway claims that the terms and conditions for purchasing music from…
Kazaa Piracy Suit Settled
Sharman Networks Ltd., the makers of the Internet file sharing application Kazaa, settled a lawsuit on Thursday that accused it of allowing music and other copyright protected files to be transfered through its service without authorization. According to Forbes, the company agreed to pay more than US$115 million in penalties to music and movie companies,…
Microsoft Ready to Spend Time, Money to Catch iPod
Microsoft is ready to spend hundreds of millions of dollars over several years on its Zune products to catch up with the iPod. According to CNET News, Microsoft sees its music player and download service as a long-term investment. Robbie Bach, Microsoft’s president of the Entertainment and Devices Division, said “We think of this in…
Microsoft Pushing for Apple-style PC Designs
Microsoft is working to change the beige-box image most PCs suffer from by offering manufacturers its own how-to kit. According to BusinessWeek, Microsoft is advising PC makers to design cases with “accelerated curves” and “purposeful contrast.” The colors Microsoft’s kit calls for are obsidian (a shade of black) and ice (translucent white). The booklet included…
Apple Hot Deals Update For Small Dog Electronics, Sweetwater Sound
The new Small Dog Electronics Hot Deals page has offers on the Audioengine 5 powered 45W RMS/channel bookshelf multimedia speaker system, a 3.5-inch ATA FireWire/USB 2.0 external hard drive enclosure from MacAlly, Marketcircleis Daylite 3, the Small Dog Groove Cube portable external speakers, and more. You can find the Small Dog Electronics Hot Deals page…
Intel Mac Version of Director On the Way
Adobe’s product manager for Director and Shockwave, Tom Higgins, confirmed that a Universal Binary version of Director is in the works. Speaking in an interview with Digital Producer Magazine, Mr. Higgins said “Director will be updated to run natively on Intel-based Macintosh computers… In addition, Adobe plans to update projector creation abilities and the Shockwave…
Apple Hot Deals Update For ClubMac, J&R Computerworld, MacMall
The new ClubMac Hot Deals page has offers on Daylite 3 from Market Circle, Business Card Composer from BeLight Software, Xenofex 2 from Alien Skin, Total Training for Adobe Design Bundle (13-DVDis & 4CDis), the Spyder2PRO monitor calibrator from ColorVision, and more. You can find the ClubMac Hot Deals page at Appleis Web site. The…
Apple Acknowledges MacBook Pro Whine
MacBook Pro units that suffer from the problem emit a high-pitched whining noise from the keyboard area. Apple offers several options for contacting AppleCare for support. You can check the Support Web page for the option that best suits you. [Thanks to Macworld UK for the heads up.]
Apple IMC Sponsors Arab Student Film Project
Dr. Elias Abou-Rustom, General Manager of Arab Business Machine Ltd (The company that manages Apple IMC East), commented “Here we can display our support for a local community event; an experience that will provide our young with an opportunity to express themselves creatively, while learning a variety of skills that can eventually open more doors…
Engst: The Mac Needs a Collaborative Editor App
Adam Engst of TidBITS feels there is a glaring omission in the Mac software arsenal: a collaborative group document editing and management system that works on a network, through the Internet, and on an isolated Mac. The need for this application, dubbed GroupEdit by Mr. Engst, is so great that he is looking for someone…
Apple to Launch Premium VAR Program
Garett Doyle, the managing director of Rapid Solutions, an Apple reseller, said that he thinks the premium VAR program will replace the Apple Center program. He commented “I think September will be about the right time for the appointment of the first Premium partners. Resellers that are willing to open stores in high-profile locations, or…