Section 18 of the amended complaint says: 18. On information and belief, persons other than Psystar are involved in Psystar’s unlawful and improper activities described in this Amended Complaint. The true names or capacities, whether individual, corporate, or otherwise, of these persons are unknown to Apple. Consequently they are referred to herein as John…
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Adobe to Skip Macworld Expo 2009
Adobe’s traditional spot on the Macworld Expo floor is up for grabs because the company won’t be exhibiting at the January 2009 event in San Francisco. The company won’t, however, be missing from the event because it will still be involved in several conference training events. Adobe representatives stated “While we will not be exhibiting at…
The Future of Image and Video Searching
Among the many fascinating ideas raised in this article was an analogy between how we create and search for text vs. how we create and search for graphics or video. When writing any text (from this brief column to the great American novel), we start with the same alphabet and the same collection of words.…
Apple and Microsoft War Now Dictated by Mathematics
The most recent data from Net Applications shows that Microsoft’s Internet Explorer has dropped to less than 70 percent on the Internet. The decline is a steady, monotonic decline, which begs the question of what market and mathematical forces can lead to that kind of decline. A monotonic function is one that steadily decreases or…
Podcast - Apple Weekly Report #135: Apple Lawsuits, Banned iPhone Ad, Green MacBook Ad
Direct Link: MP3 Version Listen Now: The Apple lawsuit express picked up another passenger, the UK axed an Apple iPhone ad, Facebook scored a judgement against a spammer, MYOB has a new owner, Apple’s laptop ads went green, and we announce out Macworld Expo contest winners. The Apple Weekly Report will be included in TMO’s…
Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #178: Batch Permission Changes, Encrypting Follow-up, Re-Enabling AirPort, and GigE speeds
Listen Now: Download: or (AAC coming shortly courtesy of Michael Johnston of iPhoneAlley) Show notes for Mac Geek Gab Podcast For November 28th, 2008 John and Dave are local in New Hampshire, no bandwidth issues to get in the way today! Just a straight-ahead podcast answering your questions, helping you change permissions, re-enable Airport, suss…
Bento 2 Holiday Pack
FileMaker, the publisher of the newly released Bento 2 individualized database application, has just released a Holiday Pack with special templates and new views that let you easily create a database for your holiday card list and/or your gift and donation list. The company is offering the Contacts & Cards and Gifts & Donations…
FaceBook Wins $873 Million Judgement Against Spammer
FaceBook has won a US$873 million judgement against a Canadian spammer who used a phishing techniques and other methods to gain control of FaceBook user accounts that then spammed other members. Max Kelly, FaceBook’s Director of Security, made the announcement on the FaceBook blog, saying his company had successfully sued the spammer under the Controlling…
Podcast - Apple Weekly Report #134: iPhone Software 2.2, Apple Lawsuits, & Naughty iPhones
Direct Link: MP3 Version Listen Now: Apple gave iPhone owners an early holiday present this week with iPhone Software 2.2, and the courts gave Apple its own holiday gift when it kicked Psystar in the pants and made the obvious ruling that Apple isn’t a monopoly. Apple’s new laptops include built-in copy protection, Intel plans…
Psystar Lawsuit Filings Reveal Potential Document Policy Problems at Apple
The Industry-Standard first noticed the issue in Filing 28 of the court case, which included a statement from Apple concerning evidence preservation: “At Apple, individual employees are tasked with maintenance of their own files including hard copy documents, emails, voicemails and other electronically recorded materials. Apple has not implemented any programs that result in the…
Times Are Tough Apple, How About Feeding Some Kids
In times like these, it wouldnit be a bad idea for Apple to lend a helping hand to the less fortunate. While some major companies are staggering from the effects of the recession or out of business completely, Apple is wealthy beyond imagination. It has been a long tradition for companies or individuals that do…
TMO Reports - Apple's DisplayPort Includes Digital Copy Protection
Apple’s new MacBooks and MacBook Pros, which use the new Mini DisplayPort connector and protocol, appear to include an industry standard digital copy protection system, HDCP, according to ars technica on Monday. The High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) technology has been in use with high-definition TV systems for over a year now. It’s included in…
TMO Opens 2009 Editors Choice Awards Submissions
Award winners will receive notification during the expo, and will also be highlighted in our Editors Choice Awards round up. Our 2008 awards included products from Ambrosia Software, Apple, El Gato, nova media, The Omni Group, Eye-Fi, AudioEngine, Data Robotics, and SmileOnMyMac, Adobe, and FileMaker. “I am so pleased with how well our TMO 2008…
Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #176: Travel Gear, Multiple Audio Outputs, Windows Remote Control, and Geeky Network Fun!
Listen Now: Download: or (AAC coming shortly courtesy of Michael Johnston of iPhoneAlley) Show notes for Mac Geek Gab Podcast For November 17th, 2008 Dave’s doing the show from Austin this week, so he shares his thoughts about some of the new gear he’s equipped for this trip. Then he and John go on to…
Adobe Announces CS4 Trial Versions
Trial versions of individual Creative Suite 4 applications like Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, and After Effects are available, along with Creative Suite 4 Design Premium and Creative Suite 4 Master Collection. Users can also buy activation licenses that remove the 30 expiration limit. The trial versions of the Creative Suite 4 applications along with trials…
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In consumer electronics, the most complicated endeavor of mankind is a PC operating system. With 40-60 million lines of code and deeply nested routines, it it all but impossible for lay people to assess an OS based on anything but an intuitive feel. Itis like sizing up a date gone bad. Or understanding Halis motivations…
Other MMOs Doing Just Fine, Thanks
Set in space thousands of years from now, EVE Online charts the progress of humanity, which has split into four distinct races. You play as a member of one of them, and your goal is to join other players in amassing enough wealth that your group can stake out its own piece of the universe…
Intel Warns, Markets Rise -- AAPL Up 7%
Late on Wednesday, Intel warned that it expected revenue for the December quarter to come in substantially lower than previously forecast, an event that pushed stocks lower in early Thursday trading, but the markets shrugged it off and tech stocks shot up in a broad rally late in the Thursday trading session. Shares in Apple…
TMO Scoop - Apple Sr. VP of Enterprise Sales Leaving Apple, Won't Be Replaced
Al Shipp, Apple’s Senior Vice President of Enterprise Sales, will be leaving the Cupertino company, and he won’t be replaced. Mr. Shipp joined Apple in 2004. The Mac Observer has confirmed that the changeup includes having everyone that formerly reported to Mr. Shipp now reporting directly to John Brandon, the Senior Vice President of Sales,…
TMO Reports - Apple's Persuasive Arguments Against Psystar, End Could be Near
Apple’s legal team, lead by James G. Gilliland, Jr. has provided the Northern District of California Court with a persuasive response brief in support of its motion to dismiss Psystar’s counterclaims. Psystar’s counterclaim, based on antitrust arguments against Apple is also its defense, so if the counterclaim is dismissed, Apple’s case against Psystar gains considerable…
Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #175: Cool Stuff Found, Public Wi-Fi Security, Time Machine Fix, and Expo Ticket Contest!
Listen Now: Download: or (AAC coming shortly courtesy of Michael Johnston of iPhoneAlley) Show notes for Mac Geek Gab Podcast For November 10th, 2008 A week off brings your geeks back raring to go, and they chat through some cool stuff YOU found, a possible fix for Time Machine errors, security connecting to public WiFi…
The Great White Space Debate
The battle over white space is over. At least for now. And the forces of the future have prevailed. Before I explain what I mean by this, let me backpedal a bit. If you own an iPhone, and you use it to connect to public Wi-Fi spots, it’s been a great couple of weeks. Last…