OS X Security: Encrypting External Disks

Encrypting Disks Under 10.8 or 10.9 If you’re running Mountain Lion or Mavericks, this process is really, really easy. However, even though this first method theoretically shouldn’t erase any data on the drive, be sure you have a backup before you begin just in case things go all nutty on you. Better safe than…well, you know.…

NeatReceipts Helps You Organize Your World

NeatReceipts® utilizes a Neat™ portable scanner and NeatWorks for Mac software to scan receipts, business cards, and documents which you can store. From that information you can create expense reports, searchable PDF files, assign tax categories (US and Canada), and maintain IRS-accepted copies of your receipts. You can also export data to Excel or Quicken.…

Microsoft Announces, then Withdraws its Own App Store: SkyMarket

Perhaps Microsoft wanted to make a splash with its annoucement for a manager to run Microsoftis own version of Appleis App Store, according to Internetnews on Wednesday. However, the job posting has been withdrawn, and Microsoft wonit comment. The advertisement was found at ComputerJobs.com and described a services for Windows Mobile called SkyMarket. The lead…

Just A Thought - An iPhone! Finally!

There I am, driving through a torrential downpour while crossing a bridge a few miles east of Mobile Alabama, on my way to a wedding (my niece on my wife’s side of the family) when my ancient RAZR vibrates. I always check the numbers nowadays because telemarketers (who aren’t supposed to use computerized calling to…

The Back Page - iPhone's Price Drop All About the App Store

Watching the discussion and analysis of the iPhone 3G, what’s getting the most attention — particularly from the stock market world — is not so much the new features, but rather the price drop and change in business model. Many people seem to think that Apple lowered the price merely to move more units, and…

Just a Thought - Is That An iPhone In Your Pocket...

This is a fun time of year. The Summer sun is just starting to get its groove on, beaches swarm with scantily suited bathers, theme parks hum with throngs of thrill seekers, even the forests and national parks around the country strain to capacity as vacationers seek places to unwind and commune with Nature. True…

ChangeWave Looks at what BlackBerry and iPhone Customers Love Most

Previously, ChangeWave looked at the customer satisfaction levels of RIM’s BlackBerry and Apple’s iPhone. They saw an evolving two horse race in the U.S. smartphone market. Now, ChangeWave has looked at what customers of the two phones love most about them. “The previous report showed excellent consumer satisfaction levels for the two smart phone frontrunners…

Analyst Sacconaghi Predicts Apple's Q2 Numbers

Apple will come in at slightly higher than consensus revenues at US$6.99B, according to Bernstein Research analyst Toni Sacconaghi who provided his estimates on Friday. In addition, Mr. Sacconaghi put his estimated earnings per share (EPS) at US$1.12, gross margins at 35 percent, higher than Appleis previous guidance of 32 percent thanks to favorable NAND…

Thomson Financial Sees AAPL Turnaround Signs

Thomson Financialis Squawk Box, (TSB) a source of commentary and intelligence on market-moving activity, said on Monday that they see early turnaround signs for AAPL based on three separate timing indicators. They reported that the risk-reward for AAPL now favors buyers. In the report, carried by Forbes, Thomsonis sequential timing indicators flashed a reversal signal…

PC World: Vista, Leopard, iPhone Top Tech Disappointments

PC Worldis Biggest Tech Disappointments list for 2007 is out, and Microsoftis Windows Vista operating system ranked at the top of the list. Microsoft wasnit alone on the list, however, because Appleis iPhone and Mac OS X 10.5 operating system made the cut as well. “Five years in the making and this is the best…

AAPL Climbs Following 3G iPhone News

Word of a 2008 3G-compatible iPhone release didn’t come from Apple, but that didn’t stop the company’s stock from climbing. The Cupertino company’s stock closed on Wednesday at US$180.22, and climbed up over $184 late Thursday morning. The news that Apple is planning on releasing an iPhone model that works on AT&T’s faster 3G wireless…

Apple Hit with Predictive Text Patent Suit

Autotextis “computer-based transcription” patent describes a process where a list of words is presented based on the letters a user is typing. Mac OS X 10.4 and Safari along with IBMis Lotus Notes, Eudora 7.1 from Qualcomm, The Sony PS3, and the Nintendo Wii are listed in the case, as are devices from several other…

Piper Jaffray: Apple Gets $18 Per Month Per iPhone

Silicon Alley Insider reported that Mr. Munster arrived at his new estimates based on Appleis quarterly conference call with analysts on Monday. He took the $118 million in revenue recorded by Apple during the September quarter and the approximately 1.15 million iPhones that have been activated through AT&T since the end of the July quarter…

Cringely: iPhone Pricing Incident Tightly Scripted

Bob Cringely, an expert observer of Apple and Steve Jobs, wrote at PBS on Friday that the entire iPhone incident, from price reduction to public letter and store credit was a tightly scripted exercise in marketing and ego gratification. “This week?s iPhone pricing story, in which Apple punished its most loyal users by dropping the…

Editorial - Technical Betrayal Creates Desperadoes

Modern technology companies are often faced with the prospect of making a lot of money, but at the cost of a technical betrayal of their customers. That’s not surprising. What is surprising is that they become oblivious to the consequences as they create a culture of technical desperadoes. Two articles on Monday caught my attention…

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…

Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #111: iTunes, Imaging (drives), iPhone tips, and Intriguing New Questions

Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For Monday, July 16th, 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). Dave and John talk through iTunes password and large file-management issues, share some tips about cloning your old Mac up to your new one, play some very interesting reader…