What do you get when you combine a curious mind, a free afternoon, and an affordable accelerometer? You get me recording motion data and having far too much fun when I should be working on something else. The little device that tricked me into spending an afternoon away from my desk in Onsetis HOBO Pendant…
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Mac Market Growth to Fuel Earnings
Mac marketshare is expected to continue growing in 2007, and even a small increase will have a big impact on earnings, according to Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster. Completion of the transition to Intel processors, improved product availability, the growing Apple customer base, and the ability to run Windows on Macs will all act as…
Blackfriars' Marketing Refutes Collapsing iTunes Sales
Forrester Research reported on Monday that an analysis of Apple’s credit card sales showed that iPods are no longer driving iTunes sales. Another site interpreted this as iTunes sales “collapsing.” However, Blackfriars’ Marketing took a look on Tuesday at cumulative iPod and iTunes Store sales and concluded that the Forrester analyst may not have done…
A Free Alternative to IDL
The Gnu Data Language (GDL) is a free alternative to the data visualization and analysis tool, called, IDL, frequently used by scientists. MacResearch.org published a short story on Wednesday about GDL and provided contact information. Dr. Gaurav Khanna wrote: “It [GDL] is fully compatible with IDL 6.0 and it appears to work very well. It…
Macworld Expo Adds Graphic Secrets for Business Session
Topics include: the top 10 design tips for those with zero design skills understanding and managing image resolution adding graphics to Word and Excel documents creating presentations that pop how to share business documents and master PDFs the skinny on image manipulation using Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0 Graphic Secrets for Business runs all day on…
Just A Peek - JBL Radial Speakers For iPod
Currently there are more speaker systems for the iPod than you can shake a dead cat at (or would ever want to). Everybody’s got some way for you to listen to the music on your iPod when you don’t want to keep the music to yourself, and there are systems for every budget; from el-cheapo…
Analyst: Strong December Mac Growth Expected
The supply of Macs has been good at the store level, although iPod supplies have been “somewhat patchy” for the December quarter. 95 percent of the stores interviewed reported solid Mac inventory availability. Mr. Munsteris original model for the quarter projected a one percent drop in Mac sales compared to last quarter. He comments “Contrary…
Dr. Mac: Rants & Raves - Glossy or Not?
Episode #72 So here’s the deal — if you buy a MacBook it comes with a glossy screen whether you like it or not. If you buy a MacBook Pro, however, you have a choice — glossy or not. Or, as Apple’s Web site describes it: MacBook Pro offers an antiglare widescreen display that’s perfect…
Microsoft Could Make Competition Illegal
The combination of the Trusted Platform module (TPM), the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and customary business rules mandated by law could make it illegal for software other than Microsoft’s to read future Office documents. That conclusion was reached in an Information Week article posted Tuesday. Historically, important business documents have been saved in some…
NuLOOQ navigator
Where do you start with the NuLOOQ? It is an input device, but itis not a mouse. It can open documents, control the Adobe Creative Suite 2 applications, and execute keyboard shortcuts. But itis not a keyboard. No, itis far more. It is… NuLOOQ. Logitech designed the NuLOOQ navigator to improve productivity in Photoshop CS2,…
iPods OK in Australia
iPod owners in Australia can breath a sigh of relief now that a proposed copyright law has been amended so that owning an MP3 player, DVD recorder, or other digital recording devices won’t be a criminal offense. The amended bill was voted on by both houses of Parliament, and goes into effect on January 1,…
Apple Launches iTunes Store, Apple Store in New Zealand
Apple Computer announced Tuesday the launch of the iTunes Store (formerly the iTunes Music Store) in New Zealand. The company also announced the online Apple Store for purchasing Macs and iPods. The iTunes Store is opening with more than two million songs priced at NZ$1.79 (US$1.23) per single and NZ$17.99 (US$12.34) per album. Music videos…
Apple Stock Creeps Back Towards $92
Speculation over Apple Computer’s product announcements at Macworld Expo 2007 in January is driving investor interest, along with the company’s stock price, up. As of noon eastern time, that interest had driven Apple’s stock up to US$91.94. Investors are hoping Apple releases the fabled iPhone and a true wide-screen video iPod, and some are speculating…
SketchFighter Alpha 4000
The sniffles have gone around lately and Iive picked up my fair share of them. Itis moments like Friday night where your body holds a minor rebellion against you that make you wonder if youill ever feel up to gaming again. That and fevered dreams in which a giant whale keeps hitting you in the…
DVDpedia 3.3
So many DVDs, so many friends to borrow them. For Mac users, the answer is to find a database application that can manage your library and track who has what. DVDpedia handles that task without a hitch, and throws in a wish list just for good measure. DVDpediais iTunes-like interface is both familiar and well…
Disc Cover 1.2.1
Appleis iLife i06 applications make it easy to build your own music albums and DVD movies, but they lack the ability to create really sharp disc and case liner artwork. Thatis where BeLightis Disc Cover comes in. This design tool has everything you need to make great looking music CD, DVD, and photo CD artwork…
Apple Adds More iPod Board Makers
Apple Computer recently added Gold Circuit Electronics (GCE) to its growing list of iPod printed circuit board makers. The total number of companies producing the circuit boards for Apple, according to DigiTimes, is up to seven. The other board manufacturers are Tripod Technology, Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board (NPC), Unimicron Technology, Compeq Manufacturing, Wus Printed…
Britain Approves iPod Radio Transmitters
Britain has finally legalized the use of FM radio transmitters with iPods, and the amendment to the 1949 Wireless Telegraphy Act goes into effect on December 8, according to Townhall.com. Prior to the change in the U.K. law, owners of products like the iTrip and TuneFM were required to have a radio license, and pay…
WTF: The Ultimate Online Font Finder
This godsend of a Web site analyzes a graphic sample of your mystery font and almost always comes back with exactly what you want to know: Which font is that? I started by scanning a font from a printed document.
Bush: No iPods for North Korea
President Bush is attempting to impose targeted trade sanctions against North Korea to deprive Kim Jong Il of the luxury items he enjoys. One of the items on the list: Apple’s iPod. According to Yahoo! News, the items on the sanction list are products that North Korea’s leader personally covets, or gives as presents to…
Data Guardian 1.0.6
Keeping track of passwords, logins, and account information can be an overwhelming task. Appleis Keychain Access does a fine job of tracking most of that data for you, but sometimes it just isnit enough. Thatis when itis time to bring in the heavy hitters – like Koingois Data Guardian. Data Guardian is a configurable password,…
Your Daily Dose of RPG: DragonFable
For this weekis game, amigo and aspiring programmer Patrick Roanhouse pointed out DragonFable, a cool Flash-based role playing game capable of running on Mac OS X, Windows and Linux. And thanks to him, Iim now somewhat obsessed with earning enough money to buy a pig that knows martial arts to add to my party. Players…
Soldius 1
We live in an age of portable electronic devices, which is perfectly fine until you need to recharge one and there isnit a power outlet around. The Soldius 1 solar charger from mysoldius can get your devices back in business as long as you have sunlight and a little patience. The Soldius 1 folds flat…
What I Want For Christmas
Now it seems that stores start decorating in August, and thereis nothing magical about going toe to toe against a mob of shoppers hell-bent on getting everything on their list. Christmas shopping use to be fun, now its more like a 2 month long game of rugby except there are no teams, itis every man,…