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Let me begin with this: I think the iPhone is the coolest and most useful piece of tech gear I’ve used in this decade. Nothing has stirred my geeky juices the way the iPhone has since… well, since my first Mac in 1985. And, just as it was with that first Mac, I’m doing everything…

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…

Apple replaced the metal back on the original iPhone model with a colored plastic back on the iPhone 3G, and after little more than two weeks on the market some owners are reporting that the back on their new iPhone is cracking. Apparently the issue is more prominent on the 16GB white-backed iPhone 3G, but…

Listen Now: Download: or (AAC courtesy of Michael Johnston of iPhoneAlley) Show notes for Mac Geek Gab Podcast For July 14, 2008 MobileMe’s out, so Dave and John will discuss what’s different (and what’s the same). Plus it’s summer season in the USA, and that means thunderstorms for a lot of folks, so protecting yourself…

Recently, at the World Wide Developer’s Conference in San Francisco, Apple took what turned out to be very leaky wraps off the second iteration of the iPhone: The iPhone 3G. The new version of the game-changing iPod/Internet tablet/cellphone now offers a built in GPS receiver, better reception, business-friendly upgrades, and the promise of more applications…

Delicious Monster rolled out Delicious Library 2 on Tuesday. The new version of the personal cataloging application added the ability to sync information with your iPhone, and added one-click Web publishing to .Mac accounts. Delicious Library 2 The new version of the CD, DVD, book, video and game cataloger also Bonjour sharing for libraries, Smart…

Direct Link: MP3 Version Apple released new iPhone and iPod touch models, the iPhone is going strong in the smart phone market, and yet another company is going after the company for patent infringement. Yahoo had a tough week, and Apple dropped out of NAB. The Apple Weekly Report will be included in TMO’s main…

Occasionally your iPhone or iPod touch starts syncing when you connected it to your Mac only to drop out of the sync process. Even worse, once the cycle stops, it continues every time you plug your handheld in. This fix is fairly easy, but you won’t find it in iTunes. You’ll know if you are…

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…

"For a list of all the ways technology has failed to improve the quality of life, please press three." – Alice Kahn Asking the Right Questions Every thing I say in this article about Apple is a guess; I have no inside information. As for the rest, all I know is what I’ve read on…

Analyst Kirk Yang, who covers technology for Citigroup in Asia Pacific, said during the Reuters Global Technology, Media and Telecoms Summit in Hong Kong that the fabled “iPod with phone functionality is going to be a category killer.” Nathan Layne reported on his comments for Reuters, noting that the convergence of cell phones and MP3…