Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For May 30th, 2006 Direct Links: MP3 Version or AAC Enhanced Version (courtesy of Michael, aka Computernap!). Dave reviews the SpeckTone Retro speakers; John and he talk through IP-based printer sharing, Apple’s ProCare support, Automounting, and Michael joins in for iTunes Library Sharing. Then, in a…
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Parallels Final Pre-release Adds Compressor
Parallels Desktop for Mac RC2 is available for download at the Parallels Web site. The official version will be priced at US$79.99, or $49.99 during the first 30 days after it is released. Customers that pre-ordered Parallels Desktop for $39.99 will get the enhanced version at no additional cost.
Just a Thought - Visualizing Apple Virtualization
You know, waaaaay back when computers ran MVS and UNIX, and computer makers had names like IBM, Honeywell, Univac, and Burroughs, virtual systems and thin clients were the normal way of doing business. Of course, we didn’t call them virtual systems and thin clients, mainframes had terminals (dumb terminals usually) and Unix systems ran X-Servers and…
Apple Sells PowerSchool to Pearson [Updated]
Pearson has agreed to acquire the PowerSchool division from Apple Computer according to a report from Reuters. The deal terms were not disclosed, but Pearson does plan to develop iPod compatible content for students and teachers. Pearson will develop a series of podcasts for educators that cover topics like professional development and working with students…
Ted Landau's User Friendly View - DVD-RAM reconsidered. Seriously.
Back in late 1999, when Power Mac G4 computers first arrived on the scene, most came with a DVD-RAM drive. It’s not a mystery why Apple initially put its faith in this format. They had the advantages of floppy disks but without their downsides. Specifically, DVD-RAM discs offered much greater capacity and reliability than floppies;…
iPod Class Action Team Deals with More Controversy
The law firm of Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro was thrust back into the spotlight on Wednesday after an open letter from the man they named as a plaintiff in a class action law suit against Apple claimed that the firm used his name without consent. In October 2005, the firm filed a suit against Apple…
iPod Growth Still in Early Stage
Analyst Robert Semple commented “We believe Apple is still in the early stages of its product expansion and that the company can grow its iPod units at least 20% for the foreseeable future.” Europe is poised as a potential growth target with its limited 7.1 percent market penetration, compared to 15.5 percent in the United…
Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #54: Home Networking, Automounting, and Cool Shareware!
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For May 22nd, 2006 Direct Links: MP3 Version or AAC Enhanced Version (courtesy of Michael, aka Computernap!). Home networking and cool shareware are the new tidbits introduced in this episode, along with continuing conversations about MacBook Pro support and Automounting shares at boot. Enjoy! If you’re…
Analyst: Current Quarter iPod Sales Likely to Miss Street Estimate
However, Mr. Munster did issue a caveat: “As a result of iGrads and Dadsi buying, we believe May and June iPod sales will likely be better than what was seen in April … When the second month of data is released, our analysis will likely lead to a slightly different iPod unit figure than what…
Hidden Dimensions -- A Technical Analysis of Apple's New TV Ads
"Had him, and we lost him." — Apple "Restarting" TV commercial There is a lot going on in the new Apple TV ads that hasn’t been discussed. No one has really analyzed them from a no-nonsense marketing standpoint, so I think it’s time to do that. To get some perspective, let’s look first at what…
Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #53: Troubleshooting Prejudice Strikes!
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For May 15th, 2006 Direct Links: MP3 Version or AAC Enhanced Version (courtesy of Michael, aka Computernap!). Dave talks about a tech support issue he had with his Mac setup this weekend, and how it’s bad to assume anything without confirming it first! John and Dave…
Podcast - Weekly Roundup: Apple Gets its Way
Direct Link: MP3 Version This week turned up a decision in Apple v. Apple, and change in the French political wind. Jeff Gamet and Ricky Spero power up the Context Machine to sort out the news. The Weekly Roundup will be included in TMO’s main RSS feed, and also in its own feed if you’d…
French Amendment Drops Open DRM Requirement
The controversial copyright bill that would force companies like Apple, Sony, and Microsoft to open their proprietary Digital Rights Management (DRM) copy protection technologies to competitors has been approved by the French Senate with an amendment that offers an avenue to keep the copy protection schemes private. According to Macworld UK, the bill maintained the…
Unauthorized Mac Clones Hit the Streets
Mac clones may be cheap, but they arenit legal.
Web Community Shares News and Blog Feeds
Taking the concept a step further, you can glean additional information from the people that subscribe to specific RSS feeds. Share Your OPML attempts to do just that by giving you an easy way to add your list watched RSS feeds to a growing online database. For the uninitiated, RSS is a data format used…
Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #52: Security Solutions and Tech Support Tactics
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For May 8th, 2006 Direct Links: MP3 Version or AAC Enhanced Version (courtesy of Michael, aka Computernap!). John and Dave talk through security recommendations and tech support tactics which leads Dave into a great rant about how folks have been dealing with Apple’s MacBook Pro issues.…
Hidden Dimensions -- Checking the Consumer Boxes
"Customers set up a hierarchy of values, wants, and needs based on empirical data, opinions, word-of-mouth references, and previous experiences with products and services. They use that information to make purchasing decisions." — Regis McKenna When I was selling Apple products to the Federal Government, I reaffirmed that it’s often difficult to get beyond the…
Apple Computer Wins Logo Battle Against Beatles
At the center of the legal battle was a 1991 agreement between the two companies where Apple Computer paid Apple Corps US$26.5 million in exchange for expanded use of the apple-shaped logo. The Beatles holding company claimed that using the logo to sell music was a violation of that agreement. Apple Computer contended that it…
Samsung Caught Plagiarizing Apple Icons
Samsungis Skin interface (left) and TextEdit (right).
Apple Legal Issues Cease & Desist Over Service Manual Posting
Apple’s legal department has issued a cease and desist notice to the webmaster of the Web site Something Awful, insisting that he remove a link to a MacBook Pro service manual posted by a forum member. Many owners of the new computer have complained that it runs unbearably hot, as The Mac Observer detailed on…
Analyst Addresses '22 Unanswered Questions on Apple'
Looking first at Appleis best-selling iPod, he said he doesnit think Apple will integrate an FM tuner in the iPod, “at least in the near term.” He doesnit expect Apple to drop the iPod shuffle, nor add new features to the low-end MP3 player, as the former would give up the low end of the…
Columnist: 'Apple lifestyle campaign misses the point'
He acknowledges that “the Mac is easier to use, more reliable, much better for music and movies and, despite recent controversy, much less of a security risk.” He asks “Hasnit the general public known about most of these things since 1986?” and then provides his own answer: “Most people use a Windows PC at work…
Dvorak Details Eight Reasons Microsoft is 'Dead in the Water'
While he doesnit think Microsoft “is about to stop making gobs of money,” he thinks “there is virtually nothing interesting or exciting happening (with the lone exception of the Xbox 360) with anything the company is doing.” On top of that, planned Windows and Microsoft Office upgrades lack the “imust-havei qualities needed to boost sales…
ProjectForum, CourseForum 5.0 Receive Universal Binary Update, More
While both applications are similar, ProjectForum is geared toward project teams in the business space while CourseForum has an educational focus. Both are available as a hosted service, with pricing starting at US$20 a month for ProjectForum and $15 a month for CourseForum, or as downloadable software, with pricing starting at $249 and $119, respectively.