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…
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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…
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…
WSJ: iLife '08 Apps a Pleasure to Use
The Wall Street Journalis Katherine Boehret reviewed iLife i08 on a new iMac Wednesday and found the iPhoto and iMovie applications a pleasure to use. [Subscription Required.] Ms. Boehret noted that while the new iMacs are powerful, elegant consumer PCs, the big change was the iLife i08 suite. Also, some minor changes to the iMac…
Apple CEO Jabs HD Camera Makers
Mr. Jobsis comments may have been an attempt to put some pressure on camcorder makers to ramp up the quality of their products. Even though most consumers wonit be able to tell that their home movies arenit full HD quality, some will, and they may look to Apple for an explanation. By orchestrating a preemptive…
Customer Satisfaction with PCs Down, Apple Still Leads
The American Customer Satisfaction Index recently found that customer satisfaction with their PCs is declining, in general. Apple still leads everyone, but Appleis score has also declined. The annual survey was conducted by the University of Michigan by asking 80,000 customers how they viewed quality, price, problems and future purchasing plans. C|Net covered the results…
Google Maps: Traffic
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iWork by the Numbers: No Threat to Microsoft. Maybe. [UPDATED]
Microsoft earns nearly a billion dollars each year on MS Office sales to Macintosh customers. It commands 91 percent of the Mac market for that product category. iWork, on the other hand, has about 9 percent of that market. As a result, even the addition of Numbers is unlikely to affect Microsoft, yet the cold-war-like…
Your Mac Life Features The Fake Steve Jobs
Your Mac Life (YML) with Shawn King, which airs every Wednesday night, will feature a chat with the recently unmasked Fake Steve Jobs. “While Your Mac Life is decidedly unhappy the “mystery” of Fake Steve Jobs has been revealed, we are very happy to be able to bring you his very first live interview!” Shawn…
Analysis of AAPL Suggests Consolidation and Optimism
Investors seem a bit disappointed by the current lack of iPhone sales news and data. Despite the iMac announcement Tuesday and the reaffirmation of Apple as a premiere computer company and electronics firm, a period of consolidation, similar to June 2007, is in effect according to Joseph Hargett with Shaeffers Research. “Despite the shiny new…
Dell, Inspired by Apple, Warming to Virtualization
Dell, taking a page from Appleis playbook, is turning to virtualization to provide customers what they want and promote the use of Linux on business and consumer desktops, according to Information Week on Wednesday. Dellis CTO, Kevin Kettler, gave a keynote presentation on Tuesday at LinuxWorld in San Francisco. In it, he provided a vision…
Apple Announces iLife '08 [Updated]
Apple CEO Steve Jobs stated “This is the biggest jump in iLife since we first introduced it many, many years ago.” iPhoto i08 The new version of iPhoto adds several new features including the ability to group images by event, hide photos, and improved the editing features. It also added a theme-based home printing option,…
Apple Launches iWork '08, Introduces Numbers
Keynote i08 The new version of Keynote, Appleis presentation application, added new text effects, new animated text effects, and new transitions. It also gained an Instant Alpha feature that automatically removes the background from an image. Keynote i08 added A-to-B animations, making it easier to build build dynamic and fluid presentations. Apple CEO Steve Jobs…
MoniSwitch Pro DVI DL (for DVI + USB) KVM Switch
The MoniSwitch Pro DVI DL (for DVI + USB) KVM switch from Dr. Bott is a great solution for those needing to share up to four computers with one display, keyboard and mouse. I use it to to switch back and forth between my PowerMac G5 and my MacBook Pro, especially when I have the…
Apple and Microsoft Renew Font Licensing Agreement
Apple and Microsoft Corp. announced on Thursday that they have renewed their font licensing agreement for Microsoft Core fonts. The announcement came at TypeCon2007. “Under the agreement, Apple and Microsoft are extending the seamless Web and software experience Apple users have enjoyed for years when using and viewing popular Microsoft fonts such as Times New…
Parallels Launches New Beta Test Program
Parallels, maker of the Mac OS X virtualization software, Desktop, announced on Thursday the next phase of their beta test program. This beta for the next version of Desktop will be free and public for all Parallels Desktop 3 users. New features in the next version include the following: Coherence is now compatible with Expose,…
CIO Magazine: Mac Has Best TCO
The Macintosh, over time, has proven to have the best total cost of ownership (TCO) compared to other operating systems. In fact, there are eight financial components that suggest why corporations should be using Mac OS X, according to CIO Magazine on Wednesday. The debate regarding the total cost of ownership has been around for…
Spire Torq
Good backpacks arenit as easy to come by as you might think, and a good backpack thatis also a good computer bag is even harder to come by. Spireis Torq manages to do both quite nicely, and despite a couple minor issues, managed to leave me happy and impressed. The Torq is designed to holder…
Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #113: Batteries, Security, College, and Hosting
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For Monday, July 30th, 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). Opening up the show to a few extended discussions about security, batteries, hosting and more, John and Dave dig deep for you while making sure to translate it all…
Adobe ColdFusion 8 Adds Server Monitoring, More
It also improved integration with other Adobe applications including Adobe Flex, Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR), and Adobe LiveCycle, improved PDF creation, enhanced the ability to extract content from PDF documents, and more. ColdFusion 8 Standard, which is geared towards small and mid-sized businesses, is priced at US$1,300. The Enterprise version is designed to handle multiple…
A History of Steve Jobs' War on Buttons
Steve Jobs has been on a war against buttons for a long time. The original Macintosh had no cursor keys. Appleis Cube had a touch sensitive area instead of a power switch. The Apple remote control has only six buttons. Appleis mice of old clung to one button. So itis not surprising that the iPhoneis…
24/7 Wall St.: No Way AAPL Can Hit $205
Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster recently raised his target price for Apple’s stock from US$160 up to $205. 24/7 Wall St.’s Douglas A. McIntyre, however, thinks he’s way off base, and even went so far as to call the prediction “nutty.” Mr. Munster’s model for Apple assumes the company will sell 45 million iPhones in…
Home Made Spotlight Keywords
Creating a list of keywords that makes sense to you doesnit have to be a complex project. You might, for example, use “client projects” for documents and folders that relate to the businesses you work with, and another called “family events” for holidays and other get togethers with your family. The trick is to add…
NewerTech Guardian MAXimus RAID-1 Drive
The NewerTech Guardian MAXimus Drive, distributed by Other World Computing, is a desktop RAID Level 1 storage system suitable for home and small business. It is available in several sizes from 150 GB to 1 TB. I found it to be extremely well engineered, fast, and well worth the price as a high reliability backup…