Opera CEO Jon von Tetzchner commented “We are filing this complaint on behalf of all consumers who are tired of having a monopolist make choices for them.” The company also claimed that Microsoft is intentionally refusing to follow industry standards which hampers the ability of Web developers to create browser-compliant sites. “In addition to promoting…
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Word of the Year: w00t
Merriam-Webster defines “w00t” as a word that “first became popular in competitive online gaming forums as part of what is known as l33t (ileet,i or ielitei) speak — an esoteric computer hacker language in which numbers and symbols are put together to look like letters. Although the double ioi in the word is usually represented…
Anti-porn Bill Could Impact All Open Wi-Fi Networks
The SAFE bill, or Securing Adolescents From Exploitation-Online Act, is intended to help law enforcement with investigating and prosecuting people that use the Internet to distribute child pornography images. The side effect, however, is that anyone with an open Wi-Fi network will be required to comply with the law even if they operate a personal…
Bear Sterns Lifts AAPL Target on Strong Sales
Mr. Neff commented “We continue to see AAPL well positioned for the holidays given the confluence of product cycles for Mac (new iMac, low channel inventory, Leopard OS, BBY store expansion) and iPod (strong new product acceptance).” Like American Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu, Mr. Neff expects that Appleis strong guidance for the December quarter…
Yager: Time Machine Has its Limits
Time machine is designed for home users with Mac desktops and notebook computers, and itis fully automated. However, there may be some users or some occasions when itis better not to use Time Machine at all, according to Tom Yager at Infoworld. In addition, Time Machine provides data archiving, but not data protection. While numerous…
Flash Player 9 Gets H.264 Support
Adobe released Flash Player 9 Update 3 on Tuesday. The new version of the Flash content player added support for H.264 video and High Efficiency AAC (HE-AAC) audio. The update also supports hardware accelerated full screen video playback and multi-core procesors. The new version of Flash gives content creators and providers new options for streaming…
MIF Filter Converts FrameMaker to InDesign
The plug-in preserves page layout, content, settings, colors, anchored frames, paragraph styles, tables, graphic objects, cross references, variables, and more. MIF Filter can be used for free to open and review FrameMaker documents in InDesign, and includes a sliding scale pricing scheme for per-page conversions. Pricing for per-page conversion starts at €0.35 (about US$0.51) per…
Podcast - Apple Weekly Report: Apple & Burst Make Nice, QuickTime Security, Steve Jobs Rules the Business World
Direct Link: MP3 Version Apple and Burst managed to settle their differences over patents, and it only cost Apple $10 million. The iPhone invaded France, Google made a move for the 700MHz wireless spectrum, a QuickTime security flaw reared its ugly head, and it turns out Steve Jobs is the most powerful business person in…
AAPL Climbs Following 3G iPhone News
Word of a 2008 3G-compatible iPhone release didn’t come from Apple, but that didn’t stop the company’s stock from climbing. The Cupertino company’s stock closed on Wednesday at US$180.22, and climbed up over $184 late Thursday morning. The news that Apple is planning on releasing an iPhone model that works on AT&T’s faster 3G wireless…
AAPL Creeps Up Over $176 Again
Apple’s stock took another upswing in after hours trading to climb back up over the US$176 mark early Wednesday morning. The Mac and iPod maker’s stock closed on Tuesday evening at $174.81, continuing the company’s general upward trend. Apple’s market cap is recovering as well. As of closing Tuesday, it was set at $153.05 billion,…
QuickTime RTSP Vulnerability Proof-of-concept Surfaces
A few days after a flaw was discovered in the QuickTime handling of the Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP), researchers have been able to craft a proof-of-concept exploit, according to Computerworld on Thursday. “This particular exploit can cause remote code execution through the QuickTime RTSP protocol vulnerability on Microsoft Windows and Apple systems,” Symantec said.…
MacITT, Apple Matters Defaced by Hacker [Updated]
MacITT, Apple Matters and iPhone Matters, three Apple and Mac related information Web sites, were seemingly defaced by a hacker Monday night. The regular site contents was replaced with a message about “excessive Apple fanboism.” In the end, however, it turned out the defacing was merely a publicity stunt. Three Apple related Web sites were…
Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #129: Fixing Open With Menu, Sharing Calendars, Wirelessly Updating iPod touch, and More
Show notes for Mac Geek Gab Podcast For Monday, November 26th, 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 hit the ground running with a reminder to check your Mac’s battery — and why. Then it’s off to listener questions and tips about fixing duplicates in the…
$10M Says Apple Can Use Burst Patents
Burst originally filed a lawsuit against Apple claiming the company was infringing on its patents with technology used in the iPod, QuickTime, iTunes, and the iTunes Store. Earlier in November 14, of the 36 claims were thrown out leaving 22 claims for Burst to pursue in court sometime in 2008. Burstis legal fees in the…
Snapz Pro X 2.1.2
Appleis Grab application is fine for taking screenshots on your Mac, but for heavy duty use it falls a bit short. Ask anyone that relies on screenshots for their work what they use, and youill probably hear “Snaps Pro X.” Donit expect that to change any time soon, especially now that this venerable screen capture…
Apple Shareholders to Refile Stock Options Case
The judge did leave an opening for the shareholders to amend their complaint with different arguments and additional information, which is exactly what they plan to do. Shareholder lead attorney Mark Molumphy commented “The discovery we have so far has made the case stronger.” A group of Apple shareholders filed the suit against Apple in…
Leopard Matches Vista's Parental Controls, Parents Win
Vista was ahead of Mac OS X Tiger in the control parents have over their kidsi computers. However, Leopard has caught up and matches Vista, according to C|Net on Tuesday. The winner is … parents. The settings in the OS, called parental controls, allow the parent, the administrator of the computer, to set policies, access…
Apple 10-K Report Full of Financial Tidbits
Appleis 10-K Report for the fiscal year ending September 29, 2007 is full of interesting tidbits about financial compensation to its board of directors and senior VPs. Starting on page 24 is a synopsis of the major legal proceedings against Apple. Itis a long list and spans ten pages. On page 35 is a chart…
Marketer: Apple Needs Better Social Skills
Apple, which is renown for its marketing, has failed to engage its customers on a more personal level, doesn’t have a blog and tries to sue its bloggers, according to Andy Beal at Marketing Pilgrim on Friday. Nike and Dell do a much better job of social networking with customers. In a nutshell, Apple doesn’t…
Apple Sued Over iChat Video Background Feature
California-based Digital Background Corporation filed its case against Apple on November 14 in the Illinois Southern Federal District Court. The 1997 patent describes a process where the background in an incoming video signal is repaced by an alternate background in real time — just like iChat can do. While on the surface the patent and…
Apple Hit with Predictive Text Patent Suit
Autotextis “computer-based transcription” patent describes a process where a list of words is presented based on the letters a user is typing. Mac OS X 10.4 and Safari along with IBMis Lotus Notes, Eudora 7.1 from Qualcomm, The Sony PS3, and the Nintendo Wii are listed in the case, as are devices from several other…
Adobe CEO Steps Down, Replaced by Former Apple Employee
Mr. Chizen has worked for Adobe for 14 years, and was CEO for the past seven. John Warnock and Chuck Geschke, co-chairmen of Adobeis Board of Directors, commented “Bruce Chizenis vision has helped transform Adobe from a company that was known mainly for its popular design products into one of the largest and most diversified…
Three Column Mail in Leopard
Dane Harnettis WideMail 0.0.5 plug-in, like Letterbox, adds a three column view to Mail. The first column shows your accounts and mailboxes, the second shows messages, and the third displays the selected message. Message rows in the second column alternate colors which makes it easier to pick out individual emails. WideScreen adds a three column…
AAPL Drops Another 5.75% (-$10.09)
Appleis losses have taken place in the midst of a broader tech selloff, a sector where the company has led gains during the past 18 months of trading. The tech selloff itself has been one of the major victims of a stock downturn triggered by the subprime mortgage crisis. *In the interest of full disclosure,…