Direct Link: MP3 Version For this week’s Context Machine fodder, Apple is shipping 802.11n in Macs, even before the standard is finalized. Also, Cingular starts supporting music transfer to phones from computers. Ricky and Jeff also take a look at Samson’s CL8 microphone in the Product Roundup. The Weekly Roundup will be included in TMO’s…
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Adobe Launches Acrobat 8
Adobe also announced a Web-based collaboration service called Acrobat Connect. The service lets Acrobat users work together in “always on” meeting rooms through a Web browser. Acrobat 8 Professional is priced at US$449, and upgrades from qualifying earlier versions cost $159. Acrobat 8 Standard costs $299, and qualifying upgrades are $99. The free Adobe Reader…
The Mac Observer: The Apple Trader - Election 2000: This Year, Think Different
Election 2000: This Year, Think Different November 6th, 2000 It’s difficult to focus on Apple Computer’s trivial problems of the day before the 2000 US Presidential election. Steve Jobs has made no secret of the fact he supports Al Gore; therefore, with your permission, I’ll use Apple’s well-known support of the Democrats to segue into…
Delayed Apple Payment Helps Creative
Creative Technology on Tuesday said that it received its US$100 million patent lawsuit settlement from Apple on Oct. 6, which means that it will be applied to the current quarter, rather than the previous one. While the company received the money later than it expected to, Creative said that the delayed payment will help its…
Podcast - Weekly Roundup: Cracking iTunes+iPod, Merging AMD+ATI
Direct Link: MP3 Version This week the Context Machine is back in action! Ricky and Jeff take a closer look at the top two stories of the week: the DVD Jon hack of iTunes+iPod, and the unfolding AMD/ATI merger. What impact will those stories have on the music business and on the Mac? Tune in…
Apple Safe From NASDAQ De-Listing for Now
In a filing with the SEC, Apple said that it “received a written notification from the staff of The Nasdaq Stock Market stating that the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel has granted the Companyis request for continued listing on The Nasdaq Stock Market, subject to the condition that the Company shall file its Form 10-Q for…
Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #76: Core 2 Duo, Shortcuts, and More
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For October 29th, 2006 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 talk through the differences in the Intel Core 2 Duo, and other additions to the MacBook Pro. On top of that, some of your tips and questions…
OmniDazzle
Presenters and teachers that need to draw attention to their mouse cursor during a presentation often try little tricks like jiggling their mouse and saying “look here.” OmniDazzle gives you a better option: It highlights your cursor, and even throws in a few extra bells and whistles just for good measure. When OmniDazzle is running,…
AMD: Merger With ATI to Include CPU, GPU Merger
In addition to setting its sights on the 2007 launch of Windows Vista, the combined company plans to reach further into consumer electronics, where it hopes to snag a presence in cell phones, smartphones, and video game consoles. Apple currently uses only Intel processors in its computers, although some models offer ATI graphics, rather than…
Analyst: 'iPod Growth Will Continue Around 30% Year-Over-Year'
“Despite talk of market saturation, we believe iPod growth will continue at around 30% y/y,” Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster wrote at the beginning of a new report he issued Tuesday. He added: “In the next 6 months the iPhone and iTV will add two more cylinders to the Apple growth engine.” Some pundits have…
Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #75: Syncing, Sleeping, Spindown and Skype
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For October 23rd, 2006 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). This week, it’s all about you! Answering your questions and sharing your tips on Syncing, Sleep, Spindown, and Skype, this one’s just… succulent! Show Sponsor: TeachMac If you’re using iTunes…
Seasonality 1.3.2
Depending on your occupation or personal interests, weather tracking can be a necessary task, or an interesting diversion. Seasonality 1.3.2 from Gaucho Software covers both bases for you. Seasonality is a weather monitoring application that displays current conditions, forecasts, and weather history for multiple cities from a single window. You can view seven-day forecasts, satellite…
Pop-A-Tronic
My game plan is to claim I invented both radium and pilates. Even if Iim not entirely honest in this context, Big Blue Bubbleis Pop-A-Tronic is. One of the best pure puzzle games Iive played in a long time, Pop-A-Tronic focuses on the task of providing a fun arcade-style game, and succeeds admirably in doing…
Building Websites with Mambo
There are scads of amazing technologies available to help you build a better Web site. The problem lies in finding the right tools for your needs, and then learning how to use those tools. For users interested in Joomla!, formerly known as Mambo, Building Websites with Mambo A step by step tutorial from Packt Publishing…
Analyst: 'Options Backdating is in AAPL's Rearview Mirror, Jobs Will Remain CEO'
Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster on Wednesday took a look at the options backdating issues surrounding Apple and its CEO, Steve Jobs, concluding: “We believe the options backdating issue is in Appleis rearview mirror and Steve Jobs will remain Appleis CEO.” He acknowledged: “Although these issues tarnish Appleis squeaky clean image, they do not impact…
Apple Acknowledges Windows Virus in Some Video iPods [UPDATED]
“Far less than one percent” of the video iPods Apple shipped after Sept. 12, 2006 contain a Windows virus known as RavMonE.exe, the company acknowledged on Tuesday. Greg Joswiak, Apple’s vice-president of worldwide iPod marketing, cited that statistic in a conversation with Playlist, adding: “So far we have seen less than 25 reports … The…
Very Odd Games
The games weire talking about donit necessarily have to have stellar graphics; a stick figure can be made just as engaging as a highly detailed, gun-toting alien if its done right. And doing it right, not just once, but more times than you shake a sore joystick thumb at is the subject of this installment…
Apple Buys FinalTouch Software Maker Silicon Color
Silicon Coloris products are aimed at digital video editors who work with Macs–the companyis Web site touts their use by The Discovery Channel, as well as the creators of promos for the movie X-Men 3: The Last Stand. A MacCentral reader speculated that Apple will likely roll the technology into Final Cut Pro and could…
AppZapper 1.7 Adds Application Exporting
In theory, uninstalling applications in Mac OS X should be as simple as a drag-and-drop to the Trash. Unfortunately, the reality is that some application components, like preferences and other support files, may get left behind to take up unnecessary hard drive space. AppZapperis goal is to help you root out and remove applications and…
HP Computers First to Receive Intel Quad-Core Chips
Hewlett-Packard workstations due to be introduced on Nov. 13 will run on Intel’s new quad-core processors, dubbed Xeon 5300, according to IDG News. Rival AMD, which is wrapping up its purchase of graphics card maker ATI, isn’t expected to launch quad-core processors before the middle of next year. Reporter Ben Ames noted that AMD claims…
Consumer Reports: 'iPods Rule, But Consider Other Brands'
Consumer Reports has released the results of a July survey it conducted on MP3 players, which the magazine combined with feedback from its own testing and reporting, concluding that despite the iPod’s dominance, it “has its flaws.” Of course, the magazine acknowledged that its survey didn’t include comments on the new iPods Apple introduced last…
Redline: Virtual Racing w/Fast Cars
Redline: Virtual Racing w/Fast Cars In this episode, allow me to introduce you to an enjoyable game/simulation that won’t do anything to improve your productivity, sex life, or looks, but is inexpensive, fun, and worth trying. It’s called Redline and it’s Ambrosia Software’s excellent new race car simulation/game. I’m a sucker for fast cars. I…
TMO Reports - MacAddict Circulation Falls 10,000 in Six Months, Audit Shows
MacAddict magazine’s average circulation plummeted by almost 10,000 in the first six months of this year compared to the last six months of 2005, new figures released Wednesday from the publication auditing bureau BPA Worldwide revealed. The news that the magazine’s average of issues distributed is now at an all-time low comes just days after…
Intel Sued Over Chip Patents
On Wednesday, Intel was sued by Transmeta, which said that the semiconductor giant violated ten of its processor design and power efficiency techniques patents. According to IDG News, Transmeta listed Intel’s Pentium III, Pentium 4, Pentium M, Core, and Core 2 processors as those in violation; it asked for an injunction keeping the company from…