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Big Media Risks Hardball with Apple
Big media wants to avoid, in their view, the mistakes of the music industry made with Apple, and may be considering joining Universal/NBC in hardball tactics. However, the business opportunity with Apple is compelling, and media executives are carefully weighing their options, according to Reuters on Wednesday. The stakes are high on both sides. The…
Eudora 8 Blends Eudora, Thunderbird Features
The first public beta of the Eudora 8 email client application was officially released this week. The new version is based on the open source Thunderbird email applications, but retains many of the features found in older versions of Eudora. Eudora 8 and its new Thunderbird look. Although it is a public beta, this is…
Microsoft Loses ISO Vote on OOXML Format
Microsoft has been promoting their OOXML document format as an ISO standard, however in a recent ISO/IEC technical committee vote, the format was denied acceptance as an ISO standard, according to Redmondmag on Tuesday. Microsoftis OOXML document format, to be used in Office 2008 for Macs and Office 2007 for PCs is similar to the…
Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #118: Reviewcast: Wi-Fire, Fireworks, AppFresh, & CSSEdit
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For Monday, September 3rd, 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). In this Reviewcast, John and Dave review the Wi-Fire, Fireworks, AppFresh, and CSSEdit. Don’t miss it! Sponsor: BrowseBack, from SmileOnMyMac: Your visual history tool for the web. Searchable, viewable,…
Akamai Bringing True HD Capability to Internet
Akamai Technologies, Inc. has announced that they have developed the technologies for a consistent, high-definition TV delivery over the Internet. Their system will deliver 1080i and 1080p using VC-1 and MPEG-4 video standards. “As broadband connectivity becomes more ubiquitous, users are demanding ? and frankly should expect ? a high-quality, high-definition video experience on the…
Take A Look At These Two: WordService And You Control: Tunes
Mac fans have a world class user interface in OS X, but no matter how good it is it can never be perfect for everyone, which is why there are so many third party applications for tweaking and enhancing OS X and Apple native apps. Iive stumbled on to two such apps that I think…
iPod Hype Drives AAPL Up
Interest and speculation over what music-related announcements Apple has in store for its September 5 media event has caught the eye of investors. The Mac and iPod maker’s stock has been climbing for the past few days, and topped US$137 Thursday morning. Rumors and predictions over what Apple will spring run from new touch screen…
Editorial - Technical Betrayal Creates Desperadoes
Modern technology companies are often faced with the prospect of making a lot of money, but at the cost of a technical betrayal of their customers. That’s not surprising. What is surprising is that they become oblivious to the consequences as they create a culture of technical desperadoes. Two articles on Monday caught my attention…
AAPL Climbs Following Media Announcement
Although Apple is keeping quiet about what it plans to announce at next Wednesdayis media event in San Francisco, most people are expecting updated iPod models. Rumors claim that the next iPod release will feature models running OS X with touch-sensitive controls similar to the iPhoneis media controls. Appleis media event will be held at…
MailTags 2
Appleis Mail application offers some pretty powerful tools for organizing your email, but it could do so much more. Thanks to indev softwareis MailTags, it does. MailTags is a plug-in for Mail that lets users attach metadata to messages, search tags, and create tasks and events in iCal. The big horse power behind MailTags is…
Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #117: Trash, Migration and Applescript
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For Monday, August 27th, 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 answer your questions, solve your problems, share your tips, and more! Sponsor: Audio Engine: Audioengine 5 — Real speakers designed for portable audio players…
Podcast - Apple Weekly Report: Mac Games, Wikipedia Shenanigans, and Hacked iPhones
Direct Link: MP3 Version Jeff and Bryan have a full plate this week. Electronic Arts is releasing its games for the Mac, and this time they really mean it, Steve Jobs made it into California’s Hall of Fame, Apple and other companies have been altering Wikipedia entries, and there’s plenty of iPhone news, too. The…
Mossberg: Dell Vostro Business System Misses Mark
The new Dell Vostro business focused notebook from Dell misses the mark and is just an OK notebook, not really different enough from consumer models to earn the small-business designation is claims, according to Walt Mossberg, the Personal Technology editor with the Wall Street Journal. Mr. Mossberg is noted for his thorough and balanced review…
Apple, Microsoft, Dell Caught Revising Wikipedia
Apple, Microsoft, and Dell amongst many others have been identified by a new program, Wikipedia Scanner, as having edited or revised sections of Wikipedia to their own advantage, according to Wired Magazine. Wikipedia Scanner was devised by a California Institute of Technology graduate student, Virgil Griffith, to track Wikipedia changes back to the originating IP…
Steve Jobs Inducted into California Hall of Fame
The other inductees include Ansel Adams, Milton Berle, Willie Mays, Robert Mondavi, Rita Moreno, Jackie Robinson, Jonas Salk, M.D., John Steinbeck, Elizabeth Taylor, Earl Warren, John Wayne, and Tiger Woods. California historian Dr. Kevin Starr commented “Creative in so many different ways, these 2007 honorees have one thing in common: California nurtured their talent, and…
Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #116: Fonts, Follow-ups, and Finding Disappearing Folders
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For Monday, August 20th, 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). John and Dave answer your questions about Fonts, Clicks, and Database as well as continuing on with existing topics including wireless security, disappearing folders, and the command line! Sponsor:…
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Former PC Magazine Editor-in-Chief Sours on Vista
Jim Louderback, the former editor-in-chief of PC Magazine, after using Vista for nine months, has soured on the OS. Mr. Louderback is moving on to a new venture, and his departing comments about Vista have nothing to do with his leaving. However, in the process of writing his last column as editor-in-chief, he expressed serious…
Pogue: New iMovie an "Utter Bafflement"
His biggest complaint was that compared to the iMovie HD i06 it replaces, it seems like a stripped down application. “The new iMovie, for example, is probably the only video-editing program on the market with no timeline,” he said. The loss of audio effects, themes, visual effects, and the ability to export sections of movies…
Software Issue Konks Out Skype
The company stated that the problem appears to be software related, but it could take until some time Friday to resolve the issue. Once the problem is corrected, the Skype client application will automatically log in even if it has been running during the outage. Skype is a popular online voice chat client that also…
BW: Apple Masters Teen Marketing
Apple has mastered the art of reaching teenagers, and other companies could learn some lessons on how Apple does it, according to Business Week on Thursday. Appleis success didnit happen overnight. It was a long process whereby early adopters spread the news of the iPod by word of mouth until it became a cultural phenomenon.…
ProTouch keyboard protector
I admit to being somewhat of a clean freak, so products like the iSkin ProTouch keyboard protector naturally appeal to me. Fabricated from a flexible soft silicone and precision molded to fit over each key without affecting your typing, it protects your keyboard from crud both wet and dry. More specifically (according to its Web…
The Mind of Jonathan Ive and Classic Designs
Growing up in the UK in the 1970s, Jonathan Ive must have been exposed to a lot of eclectic design influences, according to Gizmodo on Wednesday. Some speculation on things that influenced the design of the new iMac were showcased. The influence of Telefunken and their classic designs in the 1970s was pointed out by…