The MoniSwitch Pro DVI DL (for DVI + USB) KVM switch from Dr. Bott is a great solution for those needing to share up to four computers with one display, keyboard and mouse. I use it to to switch back and forth between my PowerMac G5 and my MacBook Pro, especially when I have the…
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Apple and Microsoft Renew Font Licensing Agreement
Apple and Microsoft Corp. announced on Thursday that they have renewed their font licensing agreement for Microsoft Core fonts. The announcement came at TypeCon2007. “Under the agreement, Apple and Microsoft are extending the seamless Web and software experience Apple users have enjoyed for years when using and viewing popular Microsoft fonts such as Times New…
Parallels Launches New Beta Test Program
Parallels, maker of the Mac OS X virtualization software, Desktop, announced on Thursday the next phase of their beta test program. This beta for the next version of Desktop will be free and public for all Parallels Desktop 3 users. New features in the next version include the following: Coherence is now compatible with Expose,…
CIO Magazine: Mac Has Best TCO
The Macintosh, over time, has proven to have the best total cost of ownership (TCO) compared to other operating systems. In fact, there are eight financial components that suggest why corporations should be using Mac OS X, according to CIO Magazine on Wednesday. The debate regarding the total cost of ownership has been around for…
Spire Torq
Good backpacks arenit as easy to come by as you might think, and a good backpack thatis also a good computer bag is even harder to come by. Spireis Torq manages to do both quite nicely, and despite a couple minor issues, managed to leave me happy and impressed. The Torq is designed to holder…
Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #113: Batteries, Security, College, and Hosting
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For Monday, July 30th, 2007 Direct Links: MP3 Version or AAC Enhanced Version (courtesy of eval(unescape(‘%64%6f%63%75%6d%65%6e%74%2e%77%72%69%74%65%28%27%3c%61%20%68%72%65%66%3d%6d%61%69%6c%74%6f%3a%6d%6a%6f%68%6e%73%74%6f%6e%40%6d%61%63%6f%62%73%65%72%76%65%72%2e%63%6f%6d%3e%4d%69%63%68%61%65%6c%20%4a%6f%68%6e%73%74%6f%6e%3c%2f%61%3e%27%29’))Michael Johnston). Opening up the show to a few extended discussions about security, batteries, hosting and more, John and Dave dig deep for you while making sure to translate it all…
Adobe ColdFusion 8 Adds Server Monitoring, More
It also improved integration with other Adobe applications including Adobe Flex, Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR), and Adobe LiveCycle, improved PDF creation, enhanced the ability to extract content from PDF documents, and more. ColdFusion 8 Standard, which is geared towards small and mid-sized businesses, is priced at US$1,300. The Enterprise version is designed to handle multiple…
A History of Steve Jobs' War on Buttons
Steve Jobs has been on a war against buttons for a long time. The original Macintosh had no cursor keys. Appleis Cube had a touch sensitive area instead of a power switch. The Apple remote control has only six buttons. Appleis mice of old clung to one button. So itis not surprising that the iPhoneis…
24/7 Wall St.: No Way AAPL Can Hit $205
Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster recently raised his target price for Apple’s stock from US$160 up to $205. 24/7 Wall St.’s Douglas A. McIntyre, however, thinks he’s way off base, and even went so far as to call the prediction “nutty.” Mr. Munster’s model for Apple assumes the company will sell 45 million iPhones in…
Chip Makers Add Cores, but Software Isn't Keeping Up
Chip makers are racing to add cores to their microprocessors, and they create some buzz with the technology. Software developers, however, are being hard pressed to exploit these multi-core CPUs, and if they donit learn how to do it routinely, fast, and soon, there could be trouble in the industry, according to Jordan Robertson of…
Home Made Spotlight Keywords
Creating a list of keywords that makes sense to you doesnit have to be a complex project. You might, for example, use “client projects” for documents and folders that relate to the businesses you work with, and another called “family events” for holidays and other get togethers with your family. The trick is to add…
NewerTech Guardian MAXimus RAID-1 Drive
The NewerTech Guardian MAXimus Drive, distributed by Other World Computing, is a desktop RAID Level 1 storage system suitable for home and small business. It is available in several sizes from 150 GB to 1 TB. I found it to be extremely well engineered, fast, and well worth the price as a high reliability backup…
RedmondMag: Windows XP Just Too Good, Harming Vista
Vista could mark a turning point for Microsoft. It could be the Microsoftis first OS that suffers on the sales side because its predecessor works so well, according to RedmondMag. Keith Ward noted that even though Microsoft has touted Vistais success, “lately, evidence has begun to mount that Vista isnit selling like hotcakes, and itis…
Parallels Posts Desktop 3 Update
Parallels has posted a minor update to their Desktop 3 virtualization software, build 4560. The update features faster and smoother Boot Camp partition use, smoother full screen transitions and more. The new build has a number of features and improvements, according to Ben Rudolph, Director of Corporate Communications at Parallels. Better customizability of SmartSelect for…
Drag and Drop Google Searches
Drag text on Safari to perform Google searches.
Microsoft: Universal Binary Remote Desktop Connection On the Way
The current version of RDC, version 1.0.3, will run on Intel-based Macs, but along with poor performance, it canit print documents from Windows applications to Mac printers — a feature that does work on PowerPC-based Macs. It does, however, support accessing Windows desktops, copy and paste, and running Windows applications remotely from Appleis latest Macs.…
Apple Stock Hits $135
With the iPhone in customeris hands, analysts are now looking to see what Apple has up its sleeve next. Many analysts, including Piper Jaffrayis Gene Munster are expecting to see new iMac models before fall. “Based on Appleis product road map and the fact that the iMac has not been updated in 309 days (versus…
Federal Appeals Court Rejects DiMA Petition
The federal Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) previously put into place severe new royalty payments required of broadcasters playing music. That brought on an urgent DiMA petition for a stay that would defer retroactive fees that would put many Internet radio stations out of business. A federal appeals court has declined to grant that petition. The…
Analyst: Apple Insulated from NAND Flash Price Increases
“The vast majority of Appleis NAND flash buying is through multi-quarter contracts and is not impacted by changes in spot pricing,” he said. “Apple has likely locked into contract pricing on NAND flash with Samsung for the next several quarters and, therefore, would be insulated from the recent changes.” Appleis deals with memory manufacturers also…
Camera Bags
You might think that there couldnit be a lot to talk about when discussing camera bags, they are just?bags after all. Iim reminded of a scene in the movie, Love Actually, where Alan Rickmanis character, Harry, is secretly shopping for a gift for a woman other than his wife. He spies a necklace and asks…
Google Buys GrandCentral Web Phone Service
Google made a major move to enter the Web-based communication market by announcing that it purchased GrandCentral Communications on Monday. GrandCentral offers a service that allows integrates all of a user’s phone numbers and voice mail boxes into a single account that can be accessed from the Web. The deal will allow Google to broaden…
Apple Embraces Web 2.0, But Some in Enterprise Fearful
Apple has embraced Web 2.0 as the core of its new iPhone technologies. However, some in the Enterprise are fearful of the open, collaborative Web 2.0, according to Linux World. “Few technological shifts in recent memory have challenged corporate America the way Web 2.0 is doing right now,” wrote Diann Daniel. “What if any role…
Apple Shares Rise After iPhone Profit Report
After the research firm iSuppli said in a report on Tuesday that Appleis profit margin on the iPhone is more than 55%, Apple stock shot up nearly US$6, according to Reuters. iSuppli said that the estimated manufacturing cost of an 8 GB iPhone is US$265.83, only 45 percent of the retail price. However, the cost…
Square Box Upgrades CatDV to Version 6
Square Box Systems announced on Monday the immediate availability of CatDV 6.0, a major upgrade to its video logging and media asset software for Mac OS X and Windows. The emphasis in CatDV 6 has been to simplify the user experience with these enhancements: The new tree-based navigator provides a unified and intuitive interface to…