The quality of your microphone can make the difference between a good podcast and a professional podcast. The Podcaster from Rode is one microphone that can give you that studio sounding quality without requiring extra hardware. The Podcaster is a dynamic mic that connects to your Mac via USB and does not require any type…
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The Vista Migration Is Not an Opportunity for Apple
A Gartner analyst maintains that Apple shouldnit consider the Microsoft Vista rollout an opportunity, but rather a diversion from Appleis strengths. The Gartner analysis was presented at the IT-Enquirer on Tuesday. Because Vista is a distraction for IT professionals who would rather go about their business rather than spend day and night testing and certifying…
Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #90: From Geek Speak to Human For You
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For January 22nd, 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). ARD, WEP, 802.11n — sound geeky? It is, but John and Dave translate it all into human language for your listening pleasure! Sponsor: TeachMac If you’re using iTunes to download…
A Cool Waste of Time - Odd Ads
We are a consumer nation. We will buy rocks if its packaged and advertised right. (Don’t laugh,it’s been done.) Advertising is the key. Through eye-catching graphics and memorable slogans, snake oil salesmen sell their wares to an unsuspecting public, duping them out of hard earn cash for paraphernalia that sometimes doesn’t work and is often…
OmniWeb 5.5.3
Appleis Safari Web browser is perfectly fine, but it isnit the only option available. In fact, one of the best browsers Iive ever used doesnit come from Apple – it hails from the Omni Group, and itis called OmniWeb. OmniWeb is a full-featured browser, complete with RSS support, a robust history and bookmark system, and…
AirPort Extreme Update Addresses Security Issue
This issue affects Intel-based Core Duo MacBook Pro, MacBook, and Mac mini computers, but not Core 2 Duo systems. AirPort Extreme Update 2007-001 is available via Appleis Software Update application, or as a stand-alone installer from the Apple Web site.
Pooling Printers
Printer pools work like this: If you have more than one printer on your network, or maybe a couple of printers that are similar, you can group them together in a printer pool. When you choose a pool instead of a single printer to output a document from any application, your Mac figures out which…
Some Computers are Not Ready for Daylight Saving Time
Not every computer operating system now running is ready for the automatic switch to Daylight Saving Time (DST) when it arrives on March 11th, 2007. Charles Moore at The Low End Mac discussed the situation, another possible “Y2K” scenario, on Friday. Mac OS X has been patched to account for the new, earlier change over…
Open Source Meteorologist Gets Patched
During the Hurricanes of 2004, I often went out in the wind and rain just to experience the nature of the storms first hand. I love the moodiness of fog, the sharpness of a clear and starry night, the awe of an approaching thunderhead, the bite of an Arctic cold front, and the sauna-like heat…
Road Trip Effect Pro 2.5.4
Road Trip Effect Pro from Sol Robots is one of those interesting applications that addresses a need you may not even realize you have. Once I started experimenting with its map animation tools, however, I realized that there are all kinds of uses for an app like this. Road Trip Effect Pro has one primary…
The Biggest Competitor to Vista: Windows XP
Microsoftis own Windows XP will be the biggest competitor to Vista and be the main factor in Vistais slow growth according to Gartner. The Gartner report was cited at the Sydney Morning Herald on Tuesday. The Gartner report said that Vista would only end up on about 12 percent of PCs found in the home…
TMO Quick Tip - Fast Web Browsing with Lynx
Safari, Firefox, and OmniWeb are all great Web browsers that render most modern sites, display videos and play audio so you can experience the Internet in multimedia goodness, but that isn’t always the best way to view all that the Web has to offer. For some, a taste of the old-school graphics-free style of Web…
Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #89: Bulging Capacitors, Syncing iTunes, and ATA Busses Demystified
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For January 22nd, 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). Bulging capacitors, syncing and sharing iTunes, and ATA busses are just a few of the topics covered in today’s show. Listen as John and Dave demistify the geekier side of…
Apple CEO Questioned in Options Investigation
In an independent internal investigation that Apple commissioned, information surfaced that showed some members of the companyis management team were involved in improperly backdating stock option grants. The investigation concluded that the current management, including Mr. Jobs, were not involved in any misconduct. The government, however, is continuing its criminal investigation. Nell Minow, editor at…
TMO Interviews Marketcircle's CEO Alykhan Jetha
TMO got together with the President and CEO Alykhan Jetha of Marketcircle at Macworld to talk about his company, their Mac only Daylite 3 productivity suite, and their new Billings 2 software. Daylite 3 is a software package that elegantly ties together calendaring, projects, tasks, contacts, and also integrates with Appleis Mail app. The Mac…
Apple Options Prosecutors Quit
The loss of both Mr. Steskal and his supervisor, Mr. Ryan, could cause delays in federal investigations into improper backdating at Apple as well as several other companies while new investigators are assigned to the cases. A spokesperson for northern Californiais U.S Attorneyis office commented “US Attorney Ryan is taking care to ensure a smooth…
Parallels Reveals That It Is Controled by SWsoft
Parallels Software revealed that it is controlled by SWsoft on Monday. Mr. Ben Rudolph, Parallelis Director of Marketing, characterized this as a substantial announcement, but affirmed that nothing has changed as a result. He told TMO: “Parallels will still have its own brand, site, and team, we will simply be leveraging SWsoft?s substantial experience, talent…
Podcast - Apple Report: Exhibitors Big and Small Sound off on MWSF
Direct Link: MP3 Version During MWSF, Ricky collected vendor reactions to the show. Find out — straight from the horse’s mouth — what MWSF was like from the eyes of exhibitors. The Apple Weekly Report will be included in TMO’s main RSS feed, and also in its own feed if you’d like to add it…
launch2net 1.5.3
Using your cell phone as a modem to connect your Mac to the Internet can be a complex and frustrating chore, especially if you have to manually enter archaic Hayes modem commands to get everything working correctly. The better – and painless – way to accomplish the task is by using nova mediais launch2net. Many…
MacSpeech Certifies Wireless Mic for iListen
The Airline 77 is priced at US$449, and additional information is available at the Samson Web site. iListen allows you to control your Mac and many applications with your voice, as well as dictate to applications instead of typing. iListen is priced starting at $99.
Apple Exec: iLife '07? Stay Tuned
Many, including The Mac Observer, expected Apple to announce an update to iLife at this yearis Macworld Expo, the venue for most iLife announcements. Said announcement did not, however, take place. While iLife doesnit have a major impact on Appleis sales throughout the year, it does have a positive impact on the companyis gross margins,…
Analyst: Apple Likely to Post Postive Quarter
American Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu expects Apple Inc. will report earnings lightly above industry consensus during its first quarter financial report on Wednesday. He commented “Based on our analysis, we believe Apple is on track to report results above the upper-end of its guidance of $6.0-6.2 billion in revenue and $0.70-0.73 in EPS.” But…
inkBook 1.3.1
The idea of using your Mac like a free-form tablet or sheet of paper isnit new, but ways to effectively make that happen are few and far between. inkBook from Mage Software does just that, and it actually works. inkBook takes advantage of the Ink technology thatis built into Mac OS X. With an Ink-aware…
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