Bitcartel announced on Wednesday that their audio recording software, iRecordMusic has been updated to version 1.6. The new version adds streaming of audio to Airport Express and improves Safari 3.x compatibility. Version 1.6 also fixes a problem that prevented Apple lossless recordings from being streamed. iRecordMusic, which has been described as a radio-TiVo, allows the…
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Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #109: Networking, Partitions, AppleCare, and iTunes Libraries
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For Monday, June 25th, 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). Dave and John open the phones and the mailbag to mix in quite a few listener tips to the show today. Network, AirPort, Partiioning, and iTunes Library tips are…
LicenseKeeper 1.1.2
In the old days, we had to deal with way too many software protection dongles, and I still remember mailing a floppy disk to register my copy of QuarkXPress 3. Thankfully, most companies now rely on serial numbers to unlock applications. Also thankfully, Outer Level created LicenseKeeper to track and organize all those numbers and…
Microsoft Picked The Wrong Fight
Microsoft, in its desire to dominate every technological market, started a war with Google, an enemy it didnit know how to fight. Meanwhile, Apple is partnering with Google in a long term video war that Microsoft will be hard pressed to survive, according to an editorial from the Joost Team. Observing how Apple and Google…
The Real Reason Behind Safari on Windows
Making Safari available for Windows was clearly an attempt to lay a foundation for the iPhone purchased by Windows users. However, the potential payoff and the underlying strategy is much deeper, according to Roughly Drafted on Friday. Windows users have enjoyed the experience of using iTunes on Windows. So when Apple added Safari to the…
CNN Money: Forget Joost
Joost has received a lot of buzz lately. However, Joost is limited to content formally licensed with providers. Dmitry Shapiro has devised Veoh, an application that spans the entire Web and acts like a DVR for the computer, according to CNNMoney/Business 2.0 on Wednesday. Veoh, introduced as beta in late 2005, could be considered a…
Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #108: Installing, IP Addressing, IR and iTunes
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For Monday, June 18th, 2007 Direct Links: MP3 Version or AAC Enhanced Version (coming soon 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). Back from WWDC and in the groove again, Dave and John talk through your questions and tips about upgrading your Mac’s hard drive and RAM, NVRAM vs.…
Analyst: iPhone Will Succeed Despite Drawbacks
Apple’s iPhone will hit store shelves on June 29, and American Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu expects it will be a success – despite perceived shortcoming in the combination iPod and smartphone. The iPhone’s virtual keyboard, non-removable battery, and price point have all been seen as product negatives. The iPhone will sport a virtual keyboard…
Apple Stock Rebounds After WWDC Slump
The companyis stock slipped after what many considered to be a lackluster and disappointing keynote presentation at WWDC by CEO Steve Jobs. While analysts and consumers where waiting for Mr. Jobs to announce exciting new products, he instead focused on features of the upcoming Mac OS X 10.5 release. Earlier this morning, however, Apple announced…
Tripods
In this installment Iill go over another short list, this time Iill be looking at the accessories I believe any photographer should have at his or her disposal. If you thought the world of post processing software is vast, wait until you take a peek at all of the accessories there are: tripods, camera bags,…
Day #4 Observations
Itis taken two days for everything to sink in. I mentioned before that the phenomenal growth of WWDC attendance is causing interesting, even unpleasant problems. It used to be that, at lunch, we were all served a very nice meal semi-cafeteria style. Youid walk along a long table, grab a plate, bread, select an entree…
Apple Releases Security Update for Windows Safari Beta
The Windows version of Apple’s Safari 3 public beta Web browser received its first update only three days after it was originally released. Security analysts quickly uncovered several potential threats that Apple addressed with this update. Safari 3.0.1 beta for Windows addresses security threats that could potential allow a malicious attacker to execute arbitrary code…
Internet Radio And The CRB: A View From Indie Labels
Unless youive been totally out of touch with the news lately then you know that the Copyright Royalty Board, at the behest of the Recording Industry Association of America is looking to change the way net radio stations are charged for playing music. According to news reports, the new system would drastically increase the royalty…
Apple Web Site Makeover Limited To U.S.
The U.S. Apple Web site…
Day #2 Observations
While the keynote has a lot of high level gee-whiz stuff, day number two typically brings one down to earth with an inspection of the APIs behind those amazing demos in the keynote. The 30K foot view of Steve Jobs is replaced by the tactical details, conceived of and implemented by young engineers. True wizardry…
Safari for Windows Beta Hammered for Being Beta
So far, most of the complaints relate to security issues. Security researcher Aviv Raff found a potential security flaw right away. He commented “A first glance at the debugger showed me that this memory corruption might be exploitable. Although, Iill have to dig more to be sure of that. Again, this is just a beta…
Analyst: WWDC Keynote "Underwhelming"
Including Boot Camp as a standard feature in Mac OS X 10.5 will be a plus because it offers a way for PC users to transition from using Windows all the time to using the Mac OS. Investors and some users, however, were hoping that Apple would turn Boot Camp into a virtual machine environment…
Apple Stock Climbs Ahead of WWDC
Mr. Jobs is expected to show developers more of the companyis upcoming Mac OS X 10.5 operating system, and will likely also reveal that the release will replace the familiar HFS+ file system used today with Sunis ZFS file system. During a presentation in Washington D.C. last week, Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz announced that Apple…
Cursor!
Jeopardy bores you. You reign supreme in Trivial Pursuit. You donit even bother to show off your Mensa card anymore. You know that the bright evening star is usually (but not always) Venus. You understand the reproductive process of most mammals. You are familiar with the inner workings of you average modern computer. You are…
Apple Stock Tops $126
Underscoring his ongoing belief in Appleis growth potential, Mr. Munster raised his target price from $140 to $160. He estimated that Apple will show a 25 percent revenue growth for 2007, 29 percent for 2008, and 43 percent in 2009. Using Appleis ratable system that spreads the revenue from iPhone and Apple TV sales over…
Tracking Wi-Fi Networks
MacStumbler The application I relied on for years was MacStumbler. It displays a list of every visible wireless network signal in range of your Mac, shows signal strength, what channel the device is transmitting on, and whether or not the access point is open or password protected. MacStumbler
Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #106: File Sharing, Performance Boosting, and Sleep Crashing
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For Monday, June 4th, 2007 Direct Links: MP3 Version or AAC Enhanced Version (coming soon 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). John and Dave talk about sharing files with other Macs, boosting your Macs performance, and perhaps even engaging in the geeky side of iPhone speculation. Also tonight…
Apple Stock Climbs After iPhone Ad Launch
The three commercials, Never Been an iPod, How To, and Calamari, all show off iPhone features, but the most important news for many investors and consumers is at the end of each when Apple states the combination iPod and smartphone will be available on June 29. The exclusive iPhone service provider in the United States…
Former Apple Execs Join Palm Board
Mr. Rubinstein joined Apple in 1997 as senior vice president of hardware engineering. He was instrumental in the development of the iMac and iPod, and ran Appleis then-new iPod division when it was created in 2004. Mr. Rubinstein left Apple in March 2006. Mr. Anderson served as Appleis executive vice president and chief financial officer…