Samsung has announced a 24-inch (60 cm) LED backlit LCD display with 180 degree viewing and near perfect light uniformity, according to DailyTech. “As notebooks become thinner, the need for LED-backlit screens become more important as they take up far less space and requires less power,” the author reported. “The same is true for desktop…
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Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #99: Sending Mail From Remote, Resetting Routers, Home Wiring
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For Tuesday, April 9, 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). 99 episodes later, John and Dave are still at it, answering your questions and bantering away about all things Mac. Today, the geeks get into sending e-mail…
Analyst: Teens Hot for iPod, iPhone
Based on the survey results, the iPod is the preferred portable media player among teens. 78 percent of high school students own a portable media player, and of those 82 percent are iPods. Sony comes in second at about 4 percent. “We believe that the teen demographic is a critical component of long-term growth in…
Podcast - Apple Report: Down with DRM!
Direct Link: MP3 Version Visit our sponsor, Audible.com to get a free audiobook! The wall of DRM that surround digital downloads showed its first real cracks this week, and TMO’s Chief DRM Antagonist and Editor Bryan Chaffin returns to the Context Machine to talk about it. Why now, and why like this? How will Apple…
Iconfactory Releases iPulse 2.1.8
The Iconfactory released an update to its Mac OX X monitoring utility, iPulse version 2.1.8 on Thursday. The new version “fixes several bugs including reporting process information, properly displaying network statistics when disconnecting from a VPN, and localization. In addition, in the “strange coincidence” department, iPulse now supports CPU reporting on Macs with up to…
Mossberg Loathes Plethora of PC Craplets
Buying a new computer should be a pleasure, aside from configuring user options and transferring files. However, the boatload of adware and trialware on a new Vista PC, craplets, was a severe annoyance, according to Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal on Thursday [Subscription required]. Setting up the desktop and playing with the cool…
WiFi WEP Security Even Worse, Steer Clear
Mathematicians have long known about the flaws in the RC4 key scheduling algorithm in the WEP WiFi Protocol, but in practice, it has required several minutes to break the key. Now, that time is down to 3 seconds, according to German researchers and reported by Computerworld on Wednesday. Erik Tews, a researcher in the computer…
The Real "Three Screen" Opportunity
The wireless industry is enamored with the Three Screen Opportunity, advertising on the TV, computer and mobile phone. However, in terms of actually capitalizing on those three screens, Apple may be in the best position, according to BillDay.com The Macintosh, the Apple TV, and the iPhone comprise the core of those three screens, and while…
EMI/Apple Conference Live Coverage
EMI CEO Eric Nicoli and Apple CEO Steve Jobs are making a joint announcement in London this morning. Check here for the highlights live as it happens. All times listed EDT 8:15am – Nicoli says this furthers their quest to provide consumers with “the best possible digital music experience.” Then straight into two tunes (thus…
MacResearch Solicits Feedback from Scientists
MacResearch.org has solicited feedback from scientists on the issues, requests and needs that scientists using Apple products have on the platform. This information will be provided to Apple. Representatives from MacResearch.org and its sister organizations will be meeting with Apple on April 4th, and they have requested that scientists who have feedback or questions fill…
Apple CEO: Where's the Beef
The move comes as a shock to vegans and vegitarians throughout the central California region. Greenpeace representatives fear this may be just the beginning, and began speculating that Mr. Jobs will eventually reveal that he drives a Hummer fueled by cute small animals with big teardrop eyes. Other experts have already begun to analyze Mr.…
Just A Thought - 50 iPod Uses
Got an iPod? Maybe the better question would be; why don’t you have an iPod? iPods are more than this decade’s WalkMan (a fact that keeps Sony execs sucking down Mylanta faster than you can say “Wasabi!!”), and certainly not a fad, as some other computer maker — who shall remain nameless (but his name…
Audioengine5 Desktop Speakers
Weive already reviewed the Audioengine5 speaker set at iPodObserver.com as an iPod companion, but these speakers are so good, they also need to be reviewed as desktop monitors. When it comes to listening to and recording music, there are no other speakers in this price range that come close to the clarity and balance offered…
Living Without Safari Week 4: Camino
After spending a week with Opera, which was obviously punishment for some horrible transgression I committed in a past life, I was ready to move onto anything. As it turns out, I found Camino to be a capable browser. I didnit really get excited using it, but at least it wasnit Opera. Week 3: Camino…
Analyst: 2Q iPod Sales Between 10 and 11M Units
Mr. Munster lowered his estimate after reviewing NPD sales data for January and February, and then extrapolating March sales based on historical averages. Despite anticipating that Apple will report lower than expected iPod sales, he feels Apple is maintaining its 70 percent market share for portable digital media players. “While iPod units fell slightly month…
Adobe Announces Creative Suite 3 Production Premium
The Universal Binary applications in the suite include Adobe After Effects CS3 Professional, Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended, Adobe Illustrator CS3, Adobe Flash CS3 Professional, Adobe Device Central CS3, and Adobe Bridge CS3. The Intel Mac-only applications include Adobe Premiere Pro CS3, Adobe Soundbooth CS3, Adobe Encore CS3, and Adobe Dynamic Link. The company lists Adobe…
Adobe Unveils Creative Suite 3 Lineup
InDesign CS3 The new version of Adobeis professional page layout application adds several features to help improve design workflows including Multi-file Place, enhanced Quick Apply, Advanced Find/Change, and fast frame fitting. It also includes improved table and cell styles XHTML export to Dreamweaver CS3, automated bullets and numbering for lists, text variables, support for Photoshop…
Mark/Space Ships The Missing Sync for BlackBerry
Mark/Space Inc. announced Tuesday that The Missing Sync for Blackberry, synchronization software for Mac OS X, is now shipping. The Missing Sync for BlackBerry provides reliable synchronization of contacts, calendar events, tasks, memos, and for multimedia-capable BlackBerry devices, photos, podcasts and music via USB. “The software will also download selected albums containing podcasts and unprotected…
DasBoot 1.0.2
System repair utilities are great because they can fix annoying issues that in some cases keep your Mac from booting. If you like to use more than one system repair utility, like DiskWarrior and Drive Genius, you have to reboot your Mac twice – once for each CD. Thatis a problem DasBoot from SubRosaSoft aims…
How Sweet: Sugar-charged Laptop Batteries
Electrochemist Shelley Minteer, Ph.D., is heading up the project and notes that in addition to running on nearly any sugar source, the batteries are also biodegradable. “It demonstrates that by bridging biology and chemistry, we can build a better battery thatis also cleaner for the environment,” she said. The batteries work in a similar fashion…
Dr. Mac: Rants & Raves - How H&R Block Frittered Away Big Bucks & Irritated Potential Customers...
Episode #75 It’s been a while since I offered a genuine rant in this space, but I couldn’t resist sharing this incredible tale of what is perhaps the most inept promotion I’ve ever seen in my life (and I’ve seen a lot). It all began last month when the February issue of Macworld Magazine landed…
Possible Delay Looms for Leopard
The supposed delay will give Apple time to rework Boot Camp to support Windows Vista, unlike the current version which is designed to be compatible with Windows XP. Boot Camp is Appleis software that allows you to install Microsoftis Windows XP operating system along with Mac OS X on Intel-based Macs, and then choose which…
Selective Printer Sharing
If you have an inkjet or laser printer connected to your Mac via USB, you can share that printer with other users on your network. And if you have multiple printers connected to your Mac, you can share all of them. Your Mac must be turned on and awake for printer sharing to work, but…
The Most Secure OS Is... Windows?
Symantecis report looked at the number of operating system patches, and the shortest average time for patch development for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Red Hat Linux, HP-UX, and Sun Solaris over the past six months. The conclusion was that Windows had 39 vulnerabilities, 12 considered high priority or severe, with an average fix time…