The format war for recordable DVDs, DVD-R and DVD+R, is officially over. Last week, the DVD6C consortium added DVD+R and DVD+RW to its list of licensable products, according to The Register on Monday. The wide availability of dual format DVD players/writers, in practice, terminated the war long ago. Ten years ago, Pioneer developed the DVD-R…
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Microsoft Offers Workaround for Office 2008 Security Flaw
Microsoftis Erik Schwiebert stated on the mactopia blog that the “issue is that our installer is incorrectly granting ownership of the files to a particular local user as it installs them, so that if your Mac actually has a second local user and that user is not an administrator on your Mac, they could modify…
An Introduction to Twitter: TMO Announces New Twitter Feeds
Twitter is a free online service where people write short messages that are published in the useris personal timeline. Anyone that cares to follow your timeline gets to see the messages, or tweets, that you post. Twitter
Analyst: Mac, iPod Likely Driving Strong Quarter
Apple is due to report its December quarter earnings later on Tuesday, and American Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu expects the company to once again beat its own guidance. “Based on our supply chain analysis, we continue to expect Apple to beat its guidance substantially (US$9.2 billion in revenue and $1.42 in EPS). We are…
Mindset Media Finds Mac Users More "Open Minded"
Mindset Media surveyed 7,500 people and found that people who are highly open minded are 60 percent more likely than people in the general population to have purchased a Mac. Mindset Media, which operates an online ad network that enables brand advertisers to reach millions of people with the personality traits that fit their brands,…
Parallels and equinux Partner for IPsec VPN
Parallels and equinux announced at Macworld that they have partnered to allow business professionals with Parallels Desktop for Mac to securely connect to their remote networks using VPN Tracker 5, equinuxis IPsec-based VPN client. The result is that users with the Parallels VM can now easily integrate with the equinux VPN Tracker 5. “Itis no…
Just a Thought - Macworld Keynote: Getting Down To Business?
It’s that time of year again when everyone has a prediction of what Apple CEO and industry keystone, Steve Jobs, will talk about come the Macworld Keynote tomorrow. I’m not different, I’ve got an opinion of what the major announcement will be, though my opinion has little to do with movies, though I do think…
PowerCast and WildCharge Demonstrate Wireless Power at CES
Wireless power transmission allows devices to receive a charge for either direct operation or to recharge internal batteries. Imagine your desk without power cords for your computer, iPhone, speakers, and even your electric pencil sharpener, should you have one, getting power without YAP (yet another plug). If that appeals to you, youill understand the change…
Ready-made Macworld Expo iCal Schedules
Rock took the time to create a series of iCal calendars you can subscribe to that are all broken down into categories. For example, if you attending the MacIT sessions or the Market Symposiums, there are specific calendars for each. To subscribe to any of the Macworld Expo 2008 calendars, just point your Web browser…
SWsoft Releases Beta of Parallels Server
SWsoft announced on Wednesday the Beta release of its Parallels Server, a hypervisor-powered server virtualization solution. It is the first virtualization system designed to run on Apple servers, Mac Pro and Xserve, but also runs on any 64-bit server hardware running Windows or Linux. Ben Rudolph, SWsoftis Director of Corp. Communications summarized the technical specifics…
Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #135: Manual Migration, Mail To-Do Management, Time Machine Explained
Show notes for Mac Geek Gab Podcast For January 7, 2008 Direct Links: MP3 Version or AAC Enhanced Version (courtesy of Michael Johnston of iPhone Alley). John and Dave take a tour through the Mac OS, discussing how to migrate manually, managing your To-Dos using Mail’s Smart Mailboxes, changing Skype volume, and some fantastic listener…
Podcast - Apple Weekly Report 2008-01-05 #111: Apple's Monopoly, and Down with HD DVD
Direct Link: MP3 Version Apple was hit with an antitrust lawsuit for its iPod and music sales tactics, Mac market share took a jump in December, and the iPhone and iPod touch had trouble telling time on New Year’s eve. In the entertainment world, Sony finally saw the value in DRM-free music, Warner dealt a…
Meander 1.2 Adds Custom Measurements
Meander is a Universal Binary application that lets users plot points, create routes, and measure distances on maps. It supports Google Maps, scanned maps, and more. The application is available for download at the Fastforward Software Web site and is priced at US$19.95. The update is free for registered users.
Creaceed Intros Hydra HDR Image Editor
Creaceed announced its new high dynamic range image editing application Hydra on Thursday. Hydra composites multiple digital images and automatically matches the exposure for all of the pictures. Hydra 1.0 Users can adjust settings, including matching and blending, in real time, and render higher resolution images for final output. Hydra requires Mac OS X 10.5…
Analyst: Macworld to Bring Subnotebook, Blu-ray, Movie Rentals
Appleis last offering in the subnotebook market was the PowerBook 2400 in 1997. This time, however, the Cupertino company will likely forego tradition design elements by using NAND Flash RAM for primary data storage to reduce power consumption, improve reliability, and reduce weight. Likely names for the laptop, according to Mr. Wu, include “”MacBook mini”…
Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #134: Mail Speed-up, New Mac Tips, Delete from Smart Playlist, and More
Show notes for Mac Geek Gab Podcast For Monday, December 31st, 2007 Direct Links: MP3 Version or AAC Enhanced Version (courtesy of Michael Johnston of iPhone Alley). Today’s discussion finds John and Dave talking and sharing tips about best practices surrounding getting a new Mac, how to speed up Mail.app, a little more on sleep,…
DockStar 2.1 Adds RSS, To-Do Support
Ecamm Network announced the immediate availability of DockStar 2.1 on Friday. The update added the ability to monitor Mail’s RSS feeds and To-Do items, added clickable indicators to the menu bar, and improved Smart Mailbox support for Mac OS X 10.5. DockStar2.1 DockStar is a utility that adds badges that track email messages to Mail’s…
AAPL Clears $198
Apple left a nice stocking stuffer for investors on Monday when the company’s stock closed at a new high of US$198.80. The Mac, iPod and iPhone maker’s stock climbed $3.80 during the day from its opening $195 price, and $4.89 from its $193.91 closing price on Friday. As of closing on Monday, Apple’s market cap…
The Storytelling Game
Some stories told while innocent logs were reduced to ash were claimed to be true, and they had their own place in campfire ceremonies, but the best stories were made up, and the very best were those that were made up on the fly. In fact, a perfect venue for off-the-cuff storytelling was the family…
Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #133: System Updates, iPhoto Import, Router Issues and Santa
Show notes for Mac Geek Gab Podcast For Monday, December 24th, 2007 Direct Links: MP3 Version or AAC Enhanced Version (coming soon courtesy of Michael Johnston of iPhone Alley). Christmas Eve finds John and Dave talking about System Updates, resolving issues with iPhoto imports, diagnosing a flaky router, and tracking Santa! Subscribe (for free!), download,…
iPod VP Scores $9.22M Stock Grant
Mr. Fadell was the first person to join Appleis iPod team in 2001, and was promoted to vice president of iPod engineering in 2004. He became senior vice president of the iPod division in April 2006. Appleis iPod is considered the dominant portable media player and has sold nearly 120 million units since its launch…
eWeek: iWork '08 One of 2007's Most Important Products
eWeek has published its list of the ten most important tech products of 2007, and Apple’s iWork ’08 is on the list. Google apps and the RIM BlackBerry 8820 are also on the list. Absent was the Apple iPhone. According to eWeek, Apple reinvigorated the office productivity market with distinctive new features and “demonstrated that…
IW: Leopard Server Passes Turnkey Sniff Test
While Appleis Mac OS X desktop OS is well known, Apple has also been hard at work developing a turnkey server version, Leopard Server, that takes a unique and bold approach, according to Tom Yager at Infoworld on Tuesday. Apple has continued its tradition of making Leopard Server simple to use for the enterprise in…
NYC Pensioners Pursue Apple Lawsuit
Even though a federal Judge said the New York City Employee Retirement Systemis suit against Apple over improperly backdated stock option grants didnit hold water, the organization is moving forward with its case. The group filed a new version of its suit this week, and a hearing is scheduled in January to see if the…