UGN InfoManagerI couldn't find the name of the minister who is doing this book, but he is asking for help in how you use the Macintosh in your ministry. The book is to be published by Thomas Nelson. From the web site I gather that the author's last name is Lang.
Continue reading »I missed this article on the AutoCad blog back on April 1st when it first appeared, but I have always been fascinated by AutoCad.
Continue reading »According a news report published in the Wall Street Journal late Friday, Apple CEO Steve Jobs received a liver transplant about two months ago to treat an undisclosed medical condition,
Continue reading »This Australian article talks about the experience switching from PC to Mac. The first thing mentioned is the learning curve. For example getting used to not having a visible button on the current MacBooks. It also mentions that the Mac doesn't have a Backspace key, just a Delete key that doesn't work like the delete key on a PC.
Continue reading »As has been widely noted in the blogosphere this week, Friday night Facebook will begin allowing users to register their own plain-language Facebook domain names, like facebook.com/my.name
Continue reading »Associated Press reporter Christopher Bodeen writes about the steps taken by the Chinese government prior to Tiananmen Square protests 20th anniversary. Chinese authorities have rounded up dissidents and shipped them out of town. Now, they've even shut down Twitter.
Continue reading »What does former AT&T boss Ed "not gonna use my pipes for free" Whitacre know about cars? What do Canadians know about 'Net Neutrality'? Not much.
Continue reading »The Digital Lifestyle will be providing live coverage before, during, and after the keynote address at Apple's Worldwide Developer's Conference, Monday June 8th. Live video coverage will begin at 12:30 PM ET / 9:30 AM PT, half an hour before the scheduled start of the Keynote. Throughout the Keynote, The Digital Lifestyle will summarize and comment on the latest details from blogs across the internet.
Continue reading »More and more people are using Macs and PCs as video centers. Some are even connecting them to HD TV sets. Hulu has become a source for much of that video. Now they have announced Hulu Desktop clients so that it is possible to watch the shows without using a browser.
Continue reading »Late last month, Google introduced their new product Wave. Wave will be open source and will be a communication and collaboration tool. It really looks interesting and unfortunately we won't be able to experience it until later in the year.
Continue reading »well, vacation time is upon us -- and if your plans include a trip to the magic kingdom of Disneyland, you'll want this app for your iPhone! (They also have one for DisneyWorld)
Continue reading »Backing up your Mac to a remote storage facility may help you avert a disaster! Twin online backup solution for Mac OS X is a true Mac product that preserves Finder info, resource forks, ACLs, Privileges and comes with an elegant user interface and a powerful assistant. It even supports offline backups to external drives.
Continue reading »What happens if ICANN is privatized in September? The board of the internet governing body is no longer accountable to any entity. The organization is already failing to properly administrate the DNS system, once government overview goes away, so does all manner of accountability and private security. Privatization must be stopped. Read:
If you're a professional publisher, or deal with color printing of any kind, then you know you need to stay up to date with Pantone Color System. Now you can hook right in
Continue reading »Since vacation time is upon us, I figure this is an appropriate announcement for Memorial Day. Last week, TimeStream Software announced the release of the powerful new "Walt Disney World" Notescast(R) for the iPhone and iPod touch. With over 200 pages of information, over 150 photos, and rich in-depth content, the new Walt Disney World Notescast is a comprehensive vacation planner and in-park guide covering nearly every aspect of the entire resort and all four theme parks, including the Magic Kingdom(R), Epcot(R), Disney's Animal Kingdom(R), Disney's Hollywood Studios(TM) and more.
Continue reading »I always like to promote local companies. Well Dallas is almost local. ;-)
This is a company that helps developers with beta testers.
Now you can re-mount the disk like a hard drive volume and add or remove files, or even edit and change files several times. BurnAgain FS 1.0.2, a free update to the CD/DVD multisession burning utility for Mac OS X.
Continue reading »According to an article in the Honolulu Advertiser, the Hawaii Macintosh and Apple Users Society is presenting a full day of Macintosh activity called "Mac Springfest" net Saturday from 9 AM to 4 PM at the Japanese-American Institute of Management Science building.
Continue reading »We have talked about "MacHeads," The Movie in the past. But this article talks about the background on how it was made.
Continue reading »A non repairable threat attack has continued since Sunday, against all Microsoft Windows operating systems (not DOS) eminating from Ukraine, Russia and Turkey. Trojan comes attached to a phishing spam claiming to be from Western Union.
Continue reading »O'Reilly Media and TechWeb have opened the Call for Participation for the second edition of Web 2.0 Expo New York, scheduled for November 16-19 at the Javits Center in New York City.
Continue reading »I believe that this film was originally telecast on PBS back in 1996. It starts out with a lot of detail about the MITS computer, the Altair which was the first "personal computer." It was the one that caused Bill Gates and Paul Allen to drop out of college and provide BASIC for the Altair.
Continue reading »After April's rumblings of the iBotNet virus attacking Macs, which got little or no press, those of us on the frontlines knew is was basically a hoax Trojan that infected a very small number of Macs. This week, Bob Levitus wrote for The Chronicle, putting the situation in perspective saying "Virus' isn’t what you’ve heard it is"
Continue reading »Pages in iLife '09 is really a good update. But we can always use more templates and Jumsoft has announced an upgrade to its selection of templates for Pages by releasing 50 new ones. Pages templates can be easily applied to a vast range of documents including brochures, invitations, memos, invoices, flyers, photo albums, newsletters, catalogues, business cards, etc. enhancing their visual identity.
Continue reading »Dragan Milic announced Springy 1.5.2 late last month. It is a powerful archiving utility for Mac OS X. Springy integrates seamlessly with the Finder and includes some incredibly useful features. Users have the ability to see at a glance, the contents of an archive or disk image without being forced to extract any file from it, add, and/or extract files of choice from an existing archive, as well as previewing them. All archiving tasks can be done via Drag and Drop or through Finder contextual menu plug-in.
Continue reading »Late last week, Roadside Attraction announced the release of CraigsHarves 1.1 as well as the release of the Lite version.
Continue reading »At the end of last month, Vnu.net ran the article with the above title.
According to the article, Adobe issued a security alert about a serious flaw in all shipping versions of its Reader software, affecting PC, Apple and Unix versions.
I know that most of us Mac users have taken our security benefits for granted. For those still running "Classic", you are as safe as ever. However by adding a command line in OSX, new vulnerabilities have take root. We have all heard about new malware and have begun to wonder about getting an anti-virus program.
Continue reading »I believe that I first heard of this via one of the Leo Laporte podcasts. This is a device about the size of most cell phone AC adapters. It puts an external USB hard drive plugged into it on the Internet.
Continue reading »Those of us who were around back when Microsoft got started really don't know the full story. Just as we don't know the full story of most things.
Continue reading »An article with the above headline ran this past week on the Register's web site. Since I recently signed up with the North Texas branch of Time Warner Cable, it was of particular interest to me.
Continue reading »What would you be willing to pay FaceBook a couple of bucks for? Vanity address? Custom Layout capabilities? According to Sheryl Sandberg, they're looking at options -- and a dollar from 200-million users is pretty sweet change ...
Continue reading »While Microsoft slams Mac for being "expensive" we wonder what they mean by "expensive"? Microsoft and Windows has caused the Pentagon to spend $100 million on Cyberattacks in the last 6 months. This Associated Press article provides stark reality to the difference between Mac OS and others.
Continue reading »Yes, it's another race -- to be the buyer of the one-billionth iPhone app at iTunes. We remember the flurry of festivities surrounding the sale of the one-millionth tune from iTunes. This time the lucky winner takes nearly $13,000 in Apple gear just for purchasing a 2-dollar app. Currently, they're selling at a rate of : 6,000 every minute, 360,000 every hour and 8.6 million a day.
Continue reading »The new travel photo book is the first web-based tool to create a dynamic travel photo book. The locr travel photo book automatically integrates location information, digital maps and background information without additional software or extensive technical knowledge. Content is automatically generated from various professional and user generated sources and aggregated into an innovative travel photo book.
Continue reading »Michael DeAgonia wrote this review for ComputerWorld. What I find amazing is that I didn't know that Airport Extreme had Dual-Band Wi-Fi. And that I didn't even know what that meant for sure.
Continue reading »UGNN anchor desk checked progress on Conficker early this morning to find quiet reports, and even a bit of levity linking the worm to WOZ's demise on Dancing with the Stars ...
Continue reading »Well, the blogosphere is buzzing about the WWDC coming your way in June -- but this time it's not all about the next version of the iPhone, the iTab or other products. Some are wondering if it will also represent the swan song for Machead's monarch and icon Steve Jobs.
Continue reading »IGG Software has just released iBank 3.4.1, the newest upgrade to its flagship application for personal and small business finance management. This release ($60, or free to existing iBank 3 users) is available for immediate download.
Continue reading »John Markoff has this article in the New York Times. There really hasn't been a self replicating attack on Windows for at least a couple of years.
Continue reading »If you own a small business, and you’re looking for ways to increase productivity, FileMaker may help you get better organized with its new FileMaker Business Productivity Kit.
Continue reading »QuickerTek has announced the Apple Juicz External Battery works for the new Aluminum 13 inch MacBook and the 15 inch Aluminum MacBook Pro. For the MacBook users the Apple Juicz battery gives them up to 12 additional hours of computing power while the MacBook Pro users will get up to 10 additional hours depending on how they are using it. Mac users have far more flexibility in how, where and when they choose to use their computers.
Continue reading »This story is amazing. It is amazing that Microsoft has announced that they will be building new retail stores. So PC World Magazine has posted a story called "10 Ways Microsoft's Retail Stores Will Differ From Apple Stores."
Continue reading »As you know recently we had the 25th anniversary of the Mac. But before the Mac was the Apple Computer. Apple was incorporated in April 1976.
Continue reading »MacTracker has been around for awhile, but I haven't looked for a couple of years. I looked at it this evening.
Continue reading »On the Mac's 25th Anniversary Adam Engst answers the question "what was the Best Mac Ever?"
Continue reading »Steve Jobs apparently doesn't honor anniversaries saying that it doesn't pay to look back, only forward. But despite the fact that the 20th Anniversary Mac was released in 1997, the Mac it self is only 25 years old 12 years later. ('97 was actually Apple Computer, Inc's 20th.
Continue reading »SMUG member Terry Bowman ("The Mac Doctor") has forwarded these two news bursts -- one on the recently discovered Safari vulnerability, and the other on Seagate hard drive failures:
Continue reading »I don't know if you read TidBITS regularly, but Glenn Fleishman takes a jab at Jobs surrogate Phil Schiller's keynote...
E-String Technologies, Inc. is pleased to announce the launch of iPhone Developer Training Courses in the USA. The course offers developers endless opportunities in this exciting, dynamic market. The course was launched in the United Kingdom in December and was very successfully received.
At last -- an alternative spreadsheet for Mac. Tables enables you to organise and present data very simply.
Continue reading »As we enter the new year, signs that cypercrime is on the rise increase. Here's a line-up of developments since the first of the year:
* Spam Levels on the Rise, Again
* The IRS is not trying to e-mail you.
* Fake CNN site hides a Trojan
* Best Practices for Protecting yourself
* Twitter hack explained by hacker
* Hack forces Twitter into 'full security review'
iPhone updates find some interesting links including: * Refurbished iPhones * iPhone flirting * Palm's Comeback * Microsoft Tag iPhone app * Two-factor iPhone authentication and more.
Continue reading »Philip Michaels of Macworld.com brings a summary of the event, but the interesting part are the comments from readers! If you didn't make the show, and were too tied up to log in and follow along, this is probably the summary you want to read...
Continue reading »I sure by now you have realized that the Mac turns 25 on 1/24/2009. Yes the lady has been running down that aisle and throwing the hammer for a long time now.
Steve Jobs doesn't like to look back, but the rest of do. There are a lot of stories in the comments on this web site.
Continue reading »Those at MacWorld Expo may have already seen the new Apple centric documentary, "Welcome to Macintosh", but what about the rest of us? The filmmakers Rob Baca and Josh Rizzo willhave a special one-tjime online screening and will participate in a live chat during the screening so that views can ask questions about the film.
Continue reading »It appears that Palm has decided not to slip off without a fight. At CES, they announced its new Pre smart phone with its WebOS operating system.
Continue reading »Blogs are buzzing that Steve Jobs says he's been afflicted by a hormone imbalance that has caused weight loss. Sources say he wrote to AppleFreaks saying ...
Continue reading »Jobs a no-show, Apple pulling out -- will Woz be enough? Will IDG ask for help? This will be interesting to follow as the saga of Macworld unfolds...
Continue reading »For the first time, MacWorld attendees have the opportunity to win a vacation just for doing something that comes naturally: meeting new people. During MacWorld 2009, every new personal or business contact made by attendees using their iPhone and free app beamME provides an entry into the beamME/Up Sweepstakes. Bonus entries are also available for completing fun challenges, like beaming people named Wozniak. One lucky winner will fly away to sunny Hawaii.
Continue reading »By now everyone who normally reads our news bits knows about Apple's decision to not be a part of MacWorld Expo in 2010. This article by Peter Cohen of Macworld.com covers many of the challenges involved in Expo continuing into the future.
I’ve been attending Macworld Expos regularly since about 1991 or so, first as a civilian, then as a booth worker, and, for the past decade or so, as a journalist. I’ve seen the show evolve and change a lot over the years.
Continue reading »In the Eastside Business newspaper, the Bellevue, Washington paper talks about Mac Ace, a local computer service firm recycling Macs. Something I would like to see MUGs do. My local group had a member who was providing classic Mac systems to a local grade school's students. I was able to help him on occasion but my own family needs prevented me from taking over from him and continuing his work.
Continue reading »Now you can download a free Christmas pack, with 20 Cliparts, 2 iWeb themes, 1 Keynote, and 8 Mail Stationery themes. Whether the presentation, email, or particular Web site is entertaining, technical, scientific, or educational, Jumsoft suggests that you use a Christmas pack and states that the Christmas and the New Year's atmosphere is great for any activity.
Continue reading »Extra fun at Macworld Expo! Respected author, consultant and radio personality, Deb Shadovitz again steps into her role as social hostess for her fifth annual party at Macworld Expo in San Francisco, CA as part of the conference's external festivities. The Mac Mingle is a unique opportunity for all Macworld Expo attendees - old-timers, first-timers, software vendors, hardware vendors - to get to know one another.
Continue reading »Motocross is an exciting racing game in the tradition of classic arcade games. The player rides a motorbike using the built-in accelerometer of the iPhone and has to climb steep montains, master fast-paced hillsides, cross shaky bridges and make daring jumps over intimidating canyons
Continue reading »Mac OSX Hints has posted this short article on how to download YouTube videos directly in Safari.
Continue reading »Netbooks seem to be all the rage now if you listen to many of the non-Macintosh sites.
Apple of course has a different opinion. Here is an article at Engadget that indicates that RadioShack will be selling an Acer Aspire One for $99.99.
Ilene Hoffman contacted me and let me know that the 2009 MacWorld Event List is now on line.
Continue reading »Last Friday, Intel said it is researching technology to harvest free energy from the environment, which could lead to devices such as mobile phones running for indefinite periods without recharging.
Continue reading »"Welcome to Macintosh - The documentary for the rest of us" is now available on DVD. "Welcome to Macintosh" explores the history, culture and worldwide impact of Apple Inc. and the Macintosh. In addition to the film, the DVD includes over 3 hours of extra content including extended interviews, a making of featurette, trailers, photo journal, and more. The "Welcome to Macintosh" DVD is available now with shipments beginning December 15th.
Continue reading »With the economy unravelling, says Web 2.0 for Business specialist WorkLight, the online shopping world is changing as companies look to augment their traditional online shopping destinations by leveraging Web 2.0 tools.
Nuance for the iPod nano 4G is a slim, colorful leather case with a detachable hand strap that adds another fun way to use your nano.
Continue reading »Are you studying a new language? Your class notebook is an endless list of words that you have to learn? You remember that your teacher told you how to say a lot of useful things but, can you find them in your notebok? You need to keep your words
Continue reading »On the eve of its 10 year anniversary, FMForums looks back in celebration of this milestone event. Over the past decade, nearly 50,000 members have collectively shaped FMForums to be the largest and most renowned FileMaker-based forum. Continually recognized as the front runner when it comes to the exchange of ideas, techniques and information, developers at every skill level agree that FMForums is an indispensable - and free - FileMaker resource.
Continue reading »It's the most violated law in America ... are you speeding? Wouldn't you like to know who's watching? Njection LLC has introduced Njection Mobile (NMobile), their worldwide speed trap notification system for iPhone 3G.
Continue reading »Unmarked software has rolled out TextSoap 6.0.1, an update to its text processing utility for Mac OS X. This is a favorite of many Mac users, and this update will be considered a "must have"
Continue reading »Giftory helps keep track of gift giving and receiving for multiple people, on multiple occasions, over a period of years. It can also help with setting and keeping detailed budgets for any gift-giving occasion. Create entries for gifts exchanged between two people, and sort and display the lists of gifts in a variety of ways.
Continue reading »Need photos for Keynote? Jumsoft has released Keynote Photos 3.0, a collection of more than 300 textured photographs. Keynote Photos 3.0 fills the presentation creation gaps in Jumsoft's Keynote theme and illustration add-ons.
Continue reading »ReaddleDocs connects iPhone to popular online file storages -- now users can copy documents from MobileMe iDisk, Box.Net, FilesAnywhere and others
Continue reading »Wow!! Imagine a new version of Lotus Symphony for the Mac. I remember when Lotus announced Modern Jazz for the Mac, but never delivered after Microsoft Excel took off so well. Modern Jazz for the Mac and Symphony for the PC had one big limitation that kept it from selling. No Macros.
Continue reading »Last Friday, Microsoft announced that Eric Wilfrid will take over the leadership of its Macintosh Business Unit.
Continue reading »Adam Engst has announced the release of the significantly rewritten "Take Control of Your 802.11n AirPort Network," the latest in the line of Glenn Fleishman's Take Control titles about AirPort networking. They removed "Extreme" from the title due to the release of the 802.11n-based AirPort Express and Time Capsule.
Continue reading »Once a real annoyance to Mac users who use Flickr for photo deployment is losing the photos. Now, you're safe with PhotoCopy, a full featured online photo management program. Never lose photos again... keep'em backed up!
Continue reading »Macinfopreneur Millard Grubb announces new Mac website to show entrepreneurs how to use their Macs to make cash easily. Right out of the box, a Mac is perfect for creating products, promo items, DVDs, audio, you name it. This site provides resources, special reports, tips and techniques for Mac entrepreneurs. On November 1, Macintosh owners worldwide will finally have an opportunity to quickly learn how to use their Macs to create business.
Continue reading »MacObserver reported that a group of former Apple employees have set up a new company to build RAID systems for the Macintosh user.
Continue reading »The UK government is giving 20,000 disadvantaged kids in Suffolk and Oldham free PCs. The 'Next Generation Learning' plan aims to spend £300m on children 7 to 18 years of age. Besides the purchase of a PC, there will be software purchased and one year of broadband access along with three years of technical help.
Continue reading »If you have Apple's ultracompact USB power adapter, then take heed to their Exchange Program -- you may have a problem in the making ...
Continue reading »Second Gear is holding a Halloween promotion for their flagship application "Today." ... through the month of October, users can pick up a license for Today for the price of $12, a 20% discount off the regular price.
Continue reading »Answering the lure of Apple’s iPhone, BlackBerry is determined to maintain users CrackBerry addiction. The new BlackBerry Storm handset could be quite cool.
Continue reading »SAVE THE DATE: Macworld Conference & Expo is just around the corner., Macworld will take place January 5-9, 2009 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.
Adobe Systems made the Adobe Creative Suite 4 product family immediately availabile, as of 15 October. CS4 is the highly-anticipated release of industry-leading design and development software for virtually every creative workflow.
Continue reading »A free, searchable database of the Presidential Debate transcript has been released by askSam Systems.
Continue reading »Second Gear, a leading developer of productivity applications for Mac OS X, has announced a Halloween promotion for their flagship application Today. Through the month of October, users can pick up a license for Today for the price of $12, a 20% discount off the regular price.
Continue reading »David Pogue writes in this New York Times blog entry that things that we consider basic computer knowledge is not known by everyone. He gives the example of double clicking on a word to select it after seeing a person carefully drag across the word to select it.
Continue reading »NEXT WEEK END
Tulsa's third annual Tulsa TechFest has been announced by local volunteer organizers. The technology community will unite for the event at OSU-Tulsa's downtown campus on Thursday, October 9th and Friday, October 10th, 2008.
Yesterday, and over night a wave of phishing attacks hit the servers targeting Apple Mobile Me users, and others who might not know the specifics of the phish. There were several, all from different "senders" but leading to the same address. READ THIS ALERT
Continue reading »MacSupportJobs is offering a free single job post until the end of September 2008 to promote the launch of the site dedicated to the recruitment of Mac support professionals.
Continue reading »Last Friday, Apple announced that under certain conditions the new ultracompact Apple USB power adapter’s metal prongs can break off and remain in a power outlet, creating the risk of electric shock.
Continue reading »nova media has announced iCON 401, a wireless USB modem for Macintosh computers with memory stick functionality. The iCON 401 is a new USB modem which offers worldwide mobile Internet access for Mac OS X users and can be used as a memory stick as well. It has won the red dot award for product design in 2008 and includes launch2net, the Internet connection wizard from nova media.
Continue reading »Livestation has introduced client software for PowerPC Macs and announced a new partnership with a German broadcaster for its online system.
Continue reading »All of our preaching for the complete dismantling and restructuring of ICANN is now being validated and reinforced by activities from several other internet crime-fighting agencies. We've reported the investigative work by KnujOn.com many, many times. A second agency has now entered the fray to provide yet more substantial evidence that ICANN is at the root of the cybercrime problem.
Read this article at www.safenetting.com
This is an old article, published over a year ago, but I hadn't seen it until today. (Thanks to Stumble On.)
Continue reading »Do you fly a lot? This new "checkpoint friendly" briefcase-style laptop bag is not only very cool, it boasts a highly protective compartment for a laptop, with a clear, unobstructed x-ray view of the laptop for easy TSA security checks!
Continue reading »Keep Your Word 1.0 for Mac OS X Leopard lets you build your own dictionary, classifying and grouping the terms exactly how you want to, while helping you to learn the longest list of words thanks to its different exercise modes.
Continue reading »Here's the ultimate 'life-of-the-party' application for iPhone and iTouch users. Not only is this a game -- but a treasure trove of trivia on just about any subject the party calls for... it's called Trivial
Three short pieces about the latest Net Neutrality struggle -- Comcast limiting bandwidth and the FTC says no -- where will it go?
Continue reading »In all the hype surrounding the presidential campaign this season the computer user has largely been left out. Neither side is making any mention of net neutrality, cybercrime, internet security or the impending cyberwars. We haven't heard so much as a whimper from either candidate about the now-cold case for Net Neutrality. So, if you use a computer, you'll need to dig deeply ...
Continue reading »August 23, 2008, at 9:30 a.m. -- Washington Apple Pi invites you to improve your digital photography by getting superior shots, moving images to storage media safely, and learning a new presentation methods.
On August 1st, MacMod announces the beginning of the 5th annual "Great MacMod Challenge" sponsored by iFixit. MacMod is home to Apple Macintosh computer users who modify their computer and software, in sometimes extreme cases. The Great MacMod Challenge 2008 is the fifth of the annual event where computer "modders" submit their creations for a review by a panel of judges for over $2000 worth of prizes.
Continue reading »Apple is giving away tons of iPod Touchs via their Back to School program. So while undoubtedly the iPod Touch isn't as hot as the iPhone, Kevin Purdy, the author of this article points out that for him and probably many other people, the Touch would suffice.
Continue reading »Two Calcutta guys pilfered the long established Scrabble property -- Hasbro sued, Facebook thought it was okay. So, what's going on ???
Continue reading »This site has some very interesting photos of early Apple history.
Continue reading »Submissions Now Open for Web 2.0 Summit Launch Pad -- Fourth Edition Launch Pad Addresses the World's Need for Change
Continue reading »That is the title of an article on the RealGeek blog.
Of course, this is the result of Apple's new App Store and the applications that are available from it.
Continue reading »According to an article in BusinessWeek, an analyst has said that RadioShack Corporation is planning to test a new concept that will emulate the Apple Inc.'s retail stores.
Continue reading »VoIP News has an article talking about various options for Voice Over Internet Protocol on the iPhone.
Continue reading »I have been using Evernote to manage my notes for this blog for about three weeks now. I am planning on doing about a 15 minute presentation at out next MUG meeting.
Continue reading »Over the past several months we’ve reported on several issues within the ivory towers of Internet domain name management that affects every Internet user. These issues are now boiling to critical mass and you should at least be aware of what’s going on…
iPhone news is humming about last week's launch with a few problems. Was it worth the wait? Ryan Faas puts his opinion in Computerworld. Alexander Wolfe shares his
fun video and his iTrip to the iPhone 3G Store. After that, Patrick Mannion
brings you a littl peek under the hood of the new Apple iPhone 3G; and we wrap it up with Brad Reed's Network World 20 Cool IPhone Apps
Coinciding with the opening of Apple's App Store for iPhone applications, Black Pixel Luminance launched Aria Touch to the public. Aria Touch turns your iPhone or iPod Touch into a standalone task management system.
Information Appliance Associates, creators of industry-leading connectivity solutions, announces the release of the PocketMac MacThemes for BlackBerry, the first tool to transform the look and feel of a BlackBerry into a miniature Macintosh. The MacTheme replaces the standard icons and images of the BlackBerry with those of original, yet very familiar Mac-like icons, complete with familiar colors and backgrounds.
Continue reading »On TidBITS, Glenn Fleishman has an article about how Microsoft has decided it isn't worth the effort to kill the music purchased on its MSN Music Store.
Continue reading »By leveraging the suite of capabilities that EDA solutions offer, enterprises can easily integrate Macs and achieve the same level of control, security, policy compliance and service that they currently have with their Windows platforms.
Continue reading »With a hard bod and healthy mind, your clients can conquer the world. As Vicki, a personal fitness trainer, you must help all sorts of people from newbie joggers to muscle-bound weight lifters reach their personal goals.
Continue reading »Those of us who cut our computer teeth on Apple ][+ and //e computers, will find the Apple Archives web site interesting.
Continue reading »On June 19th, SecureMac announced that they had discovered multiple versions of a new Trojan in the wild that affects Mac OS X 10.4 and 10.5.
Continue reading »OpenOffice has been mentioned here several times as an Alternative to Microsoft's products. Currently for the Macintosh, OpenOffice comes in two flavors even if one of them is still in beta.
Continue reading »Microspot 3D Toolbox is a unique "build your own" 3D application which may be expanded into an advanced modeling, rendering and animation package.
Continue reading »Savant Systems Invites WWDC Developers to a party -- Mac OS X Engineers: Now you can rock the house.
Continue reading »Cult film all about Macintosh made its US premiere earlier this year at the Wisconsin Film Festival in April -- now slated for screenings in Germany and Ohio this summer! Here's the trailer ...
Continue reading »Somehow I missed this announcement from Bare Bones Software when it was sent out back in February.
Yojimbo is an easy to use information organizer. It requires Mac OS X 10.4.3 or newer.
Continue reading »Adam Engst has written an article which takes the counter point to a David Pogue article that claims that e-books will pretty much be pirated once they hit the Internet.
Continue reading »The Digital Lifestyle will be providing live coverage before, during, and after Steve Jobs' keynote address at Apple's Worldwide Developer's Conference, Monday June 9th.
Continue reading »Firefox 3 is almost ready for prime time. To celebrate they are going to try to set a record for amount of software downloaded in 24 hours.
Continue reading »Engadget has an article indicating that StyleTap announced that it will be bringing its Palm OS emulator to the iPhone and iPod touch.
Continue reading »Most of us know that iChat works with AIM, Google, Jabber and IRC. I have used Adium as an alternative when I wanted to connect with Yahoo, MSN and others.
But this blogger seems to have it worked out so that you can use iChat to get those working as well.
Continue reading »Adam Engst has announced two new Take Control Books. They are on GarageBand '08.
Continue reading »Macgamestore is celebrating its fourth year anniversary with a fantastic giveaway -- a 20-inch iMac (value of $1199) but you have to get in there before June 1st!
Continue reading »David Alison gives reason in his blog as to why it took him so long to switch to the Mac. He used Windows for 17 years.
Continue reading »Sente 5.2 works with Pages '08 files in their native format, all document formatting and content are preserved, making it far easier to use Pages for academic writing.
Continue reading »Alltop.com, my new favorite news site has updated its topic list by adding some new topics.
Continue reading »The OS Files is a one stop portal for all operating systems that run on the x86 platform. This includes Windows, Windows Server, DOS, DR-DOS, Unix (including Darwin, Mac OS X, Solaris, etc.), Linux, and others.
Continue reading »A UGNN reader at a Norwalk, CT firm is searching to hire 3 game testers/gamers to work onsite at their client's facility in New York city. Pass this along ...
Continue reading »In the past, I have talked some about the Computer Museum and Apple Folk Tales as ways to relive the past.
I just came from the Mac Minute web site. The Flack family has posted a brief article in appreciation of the thoughts of so many people who worked with Stan over the years.
Continue reading »The Reverend Doctor Bobby Newton takes his message to the Big Screen in the upcoming film, "MacHEADS" -- a documentary about fanaticism and unconditional devotion to a corporate brand.
Continue reading »You read our review of the Flip Video camera last December. At that time we registered for the Flip Video Spotlight program. We've been approved for this wonderful opportunity. User groups and other non-profits can show how they are changing the world through this program...
Continue reading »This site has a number of desktop pictures that resemble the iPod advertisements.
Continue reading »The City of Augusta, Ga., has announced that it is ready to proceed with its plan to implement a wireless broadband internet network by the end of this year. The second largest city in Georgia and home to the PGA's Masters Tournament will be releasing its Request for Proposal (RFP) within weeks.
Continue reading »At Roughly Drafted, Daniel Eran Dilger has speculated about how Apple could use .Mac to support the iPhone AND replace revenue that it is loosing to iPhones that are not on revenue sharing phone networks.
Continue reading »This opinion piece by Ryan Faas has been published in Computerworld.
His idea is to talk about the "hidden" features that we may not have heard about or even noticed.
As many of you know, i Sync has been not only the premier solution for syncing data with cell phones, in many cases, it has been the only solution. Now there has been an update to iSync to allow new phones to be synced with Macs. Cell phone owners can use the iSync plugins from nova media. The new 6.0 version adds 13 new plugins for phones from Nokia, Samsung and Motorola.
Continue reading »Dana Gardner has published a story with the above title on MacNewsWorld. She leads off with "There's only about two to three more years left in the client hardware innovation business before the end-points go pure commodity. Yep, that's right, the iPhone and the Air are the beginning of the end, just because there's not too much more innovation needed down there in the hardware space."
Continue reading »"Welcome to Macintosh - The documentary for the rest of us" is slated to premiere on April 6, 2008 at the tenth annual Wisconsin Film Festival, in Madison, WI.
Continue reading »On March 18th, Apple patched 10 vulnerabilities in Safari for OS X and 3 in Safari for Windows. Computer World discusses the flaws and quotes a security analyst.
Continue reading »Chinese Cyber Attack, Malware cocktails and then the bad news : Homeland Security's cyber defense update, Cyber Storm I and Cyber Storm II. Is it enough?
Continue reading »Miglia, a leading brand in digital media products, today announced the release of the Mac only TV Mini HD Express for US "free to air" digital television users.
Continue reading »This is a great idea for getting software suggestions for the new SDK on the iPhone and iPod Touch.
Continue reading »As you may be aware, in the Microsoft Office 2008, Microsoft has made it easy to save Powerpoint files in JPEG format so that they can easily be ported to the iPhone or iPod to be displayed there. iPresent It however takes this concept at least a step further.
Continue reading »I just watched the iPhone SDK Special event on Apple's web site and WOW!!
Push email, support for email/calendar syncing direct from the Exchange Server to the iPhone. Additionally ...
Adam C. Engst is reporting on the continuing saga of MacBook keyboard woes...
Continue reading »The Apple Mac mini (2-GHz Core 2 Duo) seems to be getting a lot of press these days...
Continue reading »By now you have probably seen that Apple is claiming to be the #2 music retailer in the U.S by surpassing Best Buy and Target. (NPD is making this statement.)
Continue reading »Hordes of Orcs Tower Defense ... watch out, they're coming to get you
Continue reading »Serious about making movies? Keep reading...
Continue reading »20MacApps brings you a Bundle of 20 Apps for 40 Dollars with No Repeats
Continue reading »QuickerTek has upgraded the high-end Apple AirPort Extreme Base Station (802.11n). Dualy Extreme with 1 Watt of RF power, enables the Base Station with additional speed and range - up to five times the standard wireless range. The increased power seeks out more distant wireless signals and locks onto them with twin 500 milliWatt transceivers (or 1 Watt Transceivers) coupled to two antennas that create two combined signals paths for up to five times more wireless range.
Alltop is a new site that specializes in listing All the Top stories of the day in a number of categories.
Continue reading »Hertzfield, Kawasaki, and a score of other Mac notables (Real ones!) come together for "Welcome to Macintosh - The documentary for the rest of us" exploring the many ways Apple Computer has changed the world.
Continue reading »Tired of using only half of the DVD? Now you can burn again...
Continue reading »KnowMac's KnowLeopard is an innovative new software product to help make learning about Mac OS X Leopard easy.
Continue reading »BusyMac's BusySync has a new upgrade to its calendar sharing utility that now supports synching over the Internet...
Campfire Chat is just that, the ability to chat on the Internet. You can sign up on their web site and then conduct chats privately over the net. It is aimed at businesses primarily, but there is a free account.
Continue reading »We're learning that Mac products are really a lot more fragile than they should be. Tracking the results of wear and tear on Powerbooks over the past five years shows they really need careful handling and some protection...
There's a good chance your new iPhone will be stolen. iPhone theft has become more popular now than iPod theft. After all, there's a lot more identity to be stolen on an iPhone than an ipod.
Continue reading »Circuit City has been struggling to maintain market share for a number years. In order to increase traffic in their stores they are going to go after the gaming market.
Continue reading »I remember when Guy Kawasaki turned down being the CEO of Yahoo because he didn't see how a search engine could make money. Now Microsoft is offering $44.6 Billion in cash or stock. Payable per stockholder.
Continue reading »PimpMyNews was announced at Macworld Expo. It is a "talking social news application" for the iPhone and the iPod Touch.
Continue reading »We have all been familiar with what started life as the iPod and later became iLounge.
Here is a web site that aims to provide forums and other support for the MacBooks in general and the MacBook Air in particular.
We have all heard of VoIP products such as Skype or Vontage. Thanks to the Daily Giz Wiz podcast of Dick DeBartolo and Leo Deporte, we now have MagicJack.
In this article by Jon Peddie, it is pointed out that Intel got its start making custom chips for its customers. Thus it isn't too surprising that Apple was able to get a low power, powerful chip from Intel on an exclusive basis for its new MacBook Air.
Continue reading »Been hankering to grab some music? If you got an 20,000 tune iPod, and filled it with iTunes, it will cost you $20,000. Napster has announced it will shift its entire download sales catalog to the MP3 format in the second calendar quarter of 2008 with low monthly downloads...
Continue reading »The Sony Mylo looks like a hand-held game player -- but is really much more. So why did it miss its market and will the newest version captivate young people at last?
Continue reading »Did we see the "Windows iPhone" at CES? Maybe. Here, you'll find a whole collection of images and commentary on the next Windows device...
Continue reading »I have mentioned this site before, but they recently hit the one million minutes of viewed content benchmark.
Continue reading »David Pogue has written an article with the above title on his blog.
In starting his blog he lists some impressive stats for Apple, the Apple products and MacWorld Expo.
These include at Expo 475 exhibitors, 100 more than last year. 50,000 attendees, 10,000 more than last year.
According to an article in InformationWeek IBM is looking to work more closely with Apple. This includes porting its Informix "Cheetah" database to Leopard and introducing a version of its Lotus Notes e-mail client for the iPhone at Lotusphere conference next week in Orlando.
Continue reading »MineSweeper is an attempt at taking over a Mac through the web.
Continue reading »Washington Apple Pi, will play host to Aaron Davis, from Apple to discuss and demonstrate the innovations you saw announced today at Macworld Expo...
Continue reading »Freeverse, developer of some of the best games and creative software for Mac OS X, will be hosting a booth at Macworld Expo & Conference in San Francisco. Freeverse is also giving away 100 free Exhibit Hall passes.
Continue reading »Stevenote Live is a new way to get your fix of Apple's Macworld keynote, with live streaming of pictures and audio of the event. A panel of guests from around the world will share their opinions with viewers
Continue reading »The Digital Lifestyle will be teaming up with several Mac-related sites for live video coverage of Apple's Macworld announcements. Using live streaming technology from Mogulus, The Digital Lifestyle will provide live anchored coverage of the first day of Macworld, along with live reports from the MacMost podcast team, theiLife blog, and iJustine, in and around the show floor.
Continue reading »WindowsSecrets.com says that when comparing different Microsoft programs they find that Microsoft charges some customers for what is provided free to others.
Continue reading »I wanted to make one more reminder that Ilene Hoffman has published her MacWorld Event List, which is the 23rd anniversary of this list started by Robert Hess
Continue reading »Relaunch of Macfun.com, free copy of 3D Hearts Deluxe
Continue reading »Houdah Software Announces HoudahSpot 2: Leopard Edition
Continue reading »Tickets are now on sale for the seventh annual FCPUG "SuperMeet" to be held January, 16
Continue reading »Earlier today, the Netscape group at AOL announced that they were going to shut down their development work.
Continue reading »app4mac has released CheckUp Preview 2, an innovative tool to check the health of a Mac computer. The computer monitoring software allows you to view the activities of a Mac and control the health with an innovative user interface.
Continue reading »Cynical Peak Software has updated Cyndicate 1.1, their next generation RSS/Atom aggregator and content management application for Mac OS X. Version 1.1 brings better Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard compatibility and adds a number of new features.
Continue reading »One of the best-selling games on Windows is now available for Mac users -- Help the Professor track down 100's of stolen antiques as you travel the globe to retrieve priceless antiques and hidden artifacts.
Continue reading »If you think you've got what it takes to be a world class graphic artist or designer, here's your chance...
Continue reading »Nothing's worse than buying a gift which uses a memory card, but doesn't come with one -- except buying a card which turns out to be a fake! BEWARE
Continue reading »RoughlyDrafted found a report from Canalys that shows that Apple's iPhone is already the second best selling smartphone in North America behind RIM's Blackberry -- and tops the 2007 most searched for words in Google...
Continue reading »PC World's Dan Tynan picks his choices for the year's biggest technology losers. We would agree with some -- others, maybe not. Apple's Leopard and iPhone are amongst the top 15 disappointments...
Continue reading »Recently, at what was billed as a 25th Anniversary of the Commodore 64, the story was told about how the two Steves invited Commodore to their garage to talk about Commodore building and selling Apple II computers with the Steves being employees.
Continue reading »Last Wednesday, SWsoft announced that it would change its name to Parallels, that will be more in line with its primary product. This name change will occur early next year.
Continue reading »There have been 40-45 MacWorld Expos held in the United States. I have attended 3 Apple Fests prior the the Mac being introduced and nearly one half of the Expos. So, I got to thinking back to what I would have done differently and what would make it a better experience.
Continue reading »Notae 2.2 brings significant improvements over the previous version of the popular advanced notebook software
Continue reading »Mojotones 1.3 for Mac OS X is an easy-to-use utility for the creation of ringtones from audio files.
Continue reading »I have long wanted to learn REALbasic. This looks like a perfect opportunity to get instructions at a inexpensive cost. The publisher of REALbasic Developer magazine is offering all five years of back issues.
Continue reading »Once they hit Wal-Mart/Sams and Staples, you know it had to happen. According to CE industry trade journal, TWICE, Best Buy will start carrying Dell computers and notebooks in January. Best Buy will now carry the 5 most popular brands in the U.S.
Continue reading »It would seem to be a work around, but Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac's PowerPoint will let users port PowerPoint presentations to iPhones and video-equipped iPods.
Continue reading »In the above titled article ArsTechnica points out that there is an undocumented loader in Leopard for Portable Executables. Portable Executables is a type of file used in 32-bit and 64 bit versions of Windows.
Continue reading »Here comes an iPod Cable that puts your iPod into any 2008 Ford, Lincoln or Mercury product ...
Ford gets iPod hook-up
(http://www.user-groups.net/news/ipod_sync_cable.html)
TidBITS has published an article with the above title. By now you have probably heard about the announcement from the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team concerning a vulnerability in Quicktime on both Macs and PCs.
Continue reading »Crimson Sky Software Introduces BitClamp - The AppZapper of Encryption
Continue reading »I have subscribed to Research Buzz newsletter for about 9 years now. The most recent issue has a couple of article which I find interesting. The firs is about a Podcast that is a directory of Museums with some other museum information thrown in for good measure.
Continue reading »Yazsoft has rolled out Speed Download 4.1.16.
Continue reading »DVDxDV Veescope Key 1.0, is a professional chroma keying plugin for Final Cut Studio and Motion.
Continue reading »BusyMac has rolled out BusySync 1.0, their multi-user calendar sharing utility for iCal.
Continue reading »Mobile phone suite for Mac now includes SMS-Manager, Leopard-Ready, supports quick-dial and quick-SMS
Continue reading »Our good friend Ilene Hoffman has some good news
Continue reading »According to a Fortune blog article with the above title, Apple is serious about developing more enterprise applications for the iPhone. They are using Facebook to look for the engineers.
Continue reading »Ergonis Software PopChar X 3.3, the popular tool for inserting umlauts and special characters into the text of any application.
Continue reading »MailSteward is the ultimate email archiving solution for the Mac.
Continue reading »Stocks down? Stocks up? Dollar down? Oil up? In today's topsy-turvy stock market world you won't know what's up or down without relying on someone else, or watching the trends on your own trusted computer! BeSoft has answers
Continue reading »If you like App4Mac products like we do, then you'll really like...
Continue reading »Washington Apple Pi invites you to hear what is required to install the new Leopard Operating System and listen to how it will purr on your Macintosh.
November 17
This wouldn't be a lot of news except for a deal that Current Energy, a Dallas outlet is doing for the military in Iraq.
Continue reading »All those who wanted to monetize their web sites had a big boost a couple of years ago when Google rolled out their AdSense program. I jumped on board, just like I jumped on the new upstart named "Amazon" when they first appeared on the scene. Amazon has cut its affiliates commissions back to near-oblivion, in the interest of their profits -- why did we think Google wouldn't do the same?
Macintosh OS now lets users partition their Apple servers into multiple, virtual machines allowing for "other copies of Mac OS X Server software."
Continue reading »Postino RSS reader and podcast player gets advanced features such as audio and video podcast management, RSS feed auto-discovery, search subscription, multi-tabbed web browsing and PostinoLive, a guide referencing the most popular audio and video podcasts.
Continue reading »For the past day we've had 149 attempts to place links into the 'comments' here in UGNN which redirect the user to a download site where a trojan is downloaded. During tracking this criminal, we discovered this security notice published by Intego yesterday...
Continue reading »I don't know if this is just a Photoshop trick or if someone actually plated these devices.
But they really do look pretty.
With the news that Facebook is valued at $15 billion after taking Microsoft as an investment partner, it is easy to see the importance of social networking and the impact it is making on the way businesses and communities communicate. To make social networking easier for users, MyLifeBrand is making some significant additions.
Continue reading »If you're near Monterey, California you may want to check out the
2007 6Sight Future of Imaging Conference (November 8) FotoNation will be showcasing some of the best international research scientists on face-based imaging technology
I am always looking for new entertainment software. Red Marble Games is a Mac-only game publisher, who has announced the immediate availability of its Holiday Fun Pack bundle for the 2007 holiday season...
The Register has reported that Microsoft updated a search utility on PCs and Servers that administrators had locked down. The problem became apparent when the computers bogged down when indexing the hard drives.
Continue reading »Apple Mac OS® X Leopard will go on sale Friday, October 26 at 6:00 p.m. at Apple's retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers, and that Apple's online store is now accepting pre-orders.
KeyCue 4.0 brings menu shortcuts to life by making them clickable.
Continue reading »I really don't believe that a phone has to have 5 reasons to beat the iPhone to be successful, but this article does seem to have them all.
Continue reading »Ambrosia Software's WireTap Studio: Record. Edit. Play -- totally fantastic!
Continue reading »Goiser Software announces the update of iCalViewer to version 2.1.1, their application/screen saver utility for Apple's calendar application, iCal.
Continue reading »John Boudreau writes in the Mercury news: "With all the hoopla surrounding the iPhone and the new matchbox-like iPods, it's easy to forget Apple remains at its core a computer company."
This is one of those stories that shows how Apple gets it with customer service.
A customer who had his iPhone for over two weeks had to return it for repairs.
In an article entitled "Holiday TV pricing is key for retailers." Business Week is saying that already the writing is on the wall for low prices this year. Wal-Mart has already announced price cuts of 10 to 50 percent on its "Top 12 Toys of Christmas."
This month I signed up with AT&T's Uverse service. It is their response to Verizon's FiOS. Instead of 100% Fiber, Uverse is Fiber to the curb and then copper into the home.
Remember the days when you could back up important files and directories to a CD? What you need is a good multi-session DVD burner, right?
Continue reading »Gift season is just around the corner, and these luxurious cases for Apple's recently announced iPods are designed for protection and accessibility while keeping the look stylish and compact. Best of all... they feel good!
Continue reading »As the networks switch to other web sites and Amazon starts a serious music competitor to iTunes, Apple may have started to loose market share.
Wired has an article that makes a number of cases that the networks may not be off track after all.
Now, with the popularity of Apple's Boot Camp, Parallels Desktop or VMWare's Fusion, security and protection against cybercrime attacks is no longer just a PC problem.
Continue reading »With the release of the latest iPhone upgrade, many people if not all of them that hacked the iPhone are regretting their efforts. So how do you reverse the process? there hasn't been nearly as much research done on that procedure.
Continue reading »This is kind of a strange year for Apple Expo Paris. Apple has been off making iPhone announcements all over Europe, but not doing much at the Expo. Of coruse, in the past Apple has made many product announcement in Paris. And since the demise of the east coast MacWorld Expo we have come to expect more from Apple Expo.
Continue reading »New Riders, Pearson’s Web design imprint have announced a dedicated conference for the Web design community, VOICES THAT MATTER: WEB DESIGN CONFERENCE featuring speakers include bestselling authors and leading web design experts
Continue reading »If you bought your iPhone before August 22, you may be eligible for an instant $100 electronic credit
Continue reading »I assume that most mac readers of this material already know about MacSurfer Headline News. But that might not be a valid assumption. This past week, MacSurfer when live with their latest update.
Continue reading »It is not unusual for a computer user to need new drivers for various reasons. DriversPlanet helps the user to find them.
Continue reading »I don't know who is responsible for this parody, but it really is funny.
Continue reading »tagtraum industries has rolled out version 1.2 of beaTunes - an iTunes add-on for Mac & Windows, popular especially amongst DJs, athletes, audiophiles and iPod users.
Continue reading »Daniel Dilger in an article on Roughly Drafted says that Steve Jobs wanted to allow users to make ring tones out of any song that they owned. In fact, he even mentions in the article that it is a relatively simple matter to get any file approved.
Continue reading »On Monday Apple announced it sold its one millionth iPhone yesterday, just 74 days after its introduction on June 29.
Continue reading »About a week ago, I talked about Ambrosia Software's iToner for adding ring tones to the iPhone. Of course, a couple of days later Apple introduced the iPod Touch and announced their own sales of ring tones.
Continue reading »Shortly after the announcement to lower iPhone prices, Steve Jobs wrote this letter to all iPhone owners...
Continue reading »I used to really depend on Quickeys to increase my productivity. Back in Mac Classic days I used Quickeys to take a text file from a mainframe and move it to an Excel file. It activated an Excel macro. On the Mac Plus I was using at the time it was a 5 hour process. But at least I didn't have to sit there the whole time.
Continue reading »We all know that iPods are desirable and thus targets of theft. But what if you could hide what you are carrying in something less desirable?
Continue reading »There is a lot of speculation going on about the Apple Event this Wednesday. Big screen iPod, Beatles on iTunes, European iPhone partner or something else.
Continue reading »Last week, Andrew Welch announced that his company Ambrosia Software has a new application for sale that allows you to add custom ringtones to your iPhone without hacking and only requires a simple "Drag, drop, and sync" routine.
Continue reading »Last week, NBC announced that they would not be renewing their contract with Apple to sell their TV shows once the contract ends at the end of the year. Apple quickly responded with "who needs the 2007-8 season any way." (Or words to that effect.)
Continue reading »iFixit, the Mac + iPod do-it-yourself company, has announced its entrance into the iPhone industry with a complete iPhone repair guide and iPhone parts store.
Continue reading »Taiwan based maker of PCs earlier this week announced that it has agreed to acquire Gateway for Gateway for $US710 million.
Continue reading »Seeqpod is a new web site that streams audio and video files. They do this by doing a search for the files on the net and then streams them from that location. So they do not have to have any content on their site.
Continue reading »My local paper, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram ran an article last week about Flash Drives. These are now required equipment for many students starting in middle school if not earlier.
Continue reading »As you may know, YouTube has announced an advertising overlay for its videos. After all, that is how Google makes its money. But there is some descent.
Continue reading »Safe Netting guru Joe Showker points out some rather bad news for iMovie fans...
Continue reading »Last week we mentioned the question about the lack of an Intel Inside sticker on the new iMacs, but if you look at other personal computer manufactures, you will find that Apple is not alone in reducing its "Intel Inside" references.
Continue reading »We thought you'd like to know that we've released Skype 2.7 for Mac Beta. With "beta" on the label, there may be some wrinkles, kinks and unsprayed bugs which we'll remove in time for a public release. With that in mind, feel free to download and play with it.
Continue reading »So, there will be yet another Microsoft Office for the Mac... it's coming in January
Continue reading »This Computer World article actually appears to make sense. They point out that Apple has beat Microsoft at getting the Open XML format for Excel ported to the Mac.
Continue reading »ChangeWave last week posted some of the results of a survey on how the iPhone is effecting the cell phone industry.
Continue reading »This is a paraphrase of a question asked by a reporter at the Apple media event last week. Steve Jobs replied to an roar of laughter.
Continue reading »Universal has been working with Apple on a day by day, case by case basis.
Now they have agreed to offer DRM-free songs... on Rhapsody.
The sentiment expressed in the title of this article is indisputable. However those of us who were around in those days remember the happening a little differently than what is reported in the body of the article.
Continue reading »Scott Bourne's Apple Phone Show web site has this article listing the 13 airports in North American where you can access Boingo's Wi-Fi network for the rest of the month.
Continue reading »We hae talked about altenatives to Microsoft Office a number of times here. However, PC World has presented an article that is probably the most complete that I have seen yet.
Continue reading »DataPilot has a series of software for transfering files to/from computer and cell phone or MP3 players. This will help reduce phone bills.
Continue reading »John Dvorak has long been known as a Mac basher. Perhaps a little unfairly, since he was paid to be the "devil's advocate" at Mac User magazine in the 80's and early 90's. But now in a Fox News column, he admits to using a Mac on a job.
Continue reading »Last Thursday Apple announced its 3rd quarter earnings. The results were unbelievably good. But what really was intriguing was the hints that were given concerning new products.
Continue reading »According to IDC Apple is now virtually tied for 3rd place in U.S. market share with Gateway.
Continue reading »Mike Elgan, on his Rawfeed Blog has posted an article about 2000 new iPhone applications. How is this possible you say?
I believe I have reported on RemoteBuddy before as an applicaton that can enable cell phones and other devices to to work as a remote for an Appe TV. However now there is a new use with RemoteBuddy on an iPhone.
Continue reading »Adaptive Path Presents UX Week 2007
Continue reading »In a brief article with the above title, Computer World said that it was a few days after the normal Tuesday security patch release that Microsoft remembered that the patch was also available for Macintosh 2004 Office users.
Continue reading »Unless you've been living under a rock, you've heard a lot about Apple's iPhone. Will it change the world? Seth Fogie doubts it.
Continue reading »Well, the author didn't say "bad", but that is what he meant. They mostly sound like nit picking to me, but there are a few that do sound unlike Apple.
Continue reading »Storm Worm, Hidden In Phony E-Card Spam, Strikes Again -- ALERT: Beware of "Greeting Card" spam.
Continue reading »Scott Bourne of the Apple Phone Show has listed these two warnings on his blog.
Continue reading »They say all good things are worth waiting for -- judging by my initial reactions and the media coverage of Apple's big iPod rollout, the wait was worth it...
Continue reading »With all the excitement about the iPhone you may have missed this new phone service.
Continue reading »Scott Bourne of the Apple Phone Show podcast and web site has an article concerning his iPhone activation issues. He waited for hours for activation.
Continue reading »According to newswireless.net, Apple will announce on Monday July 2nd, that Vodafone, T-Mobile of Germany and Carphone Warehouse will be the carriers for various parts of Europe.
Continue reading »AT&T and Apple have finally announced what the iPhone will really cost.
Continue reading »More than 20 personal productivity and industry update workshops will highlight the 14th Southwest User Group Conference ...
Continue reading »According to The NPD Group, Apple's share of desktop and notebook sales online and through brick-and-mortar stores rose in May when compared to April.
Continue reading »People keep saying that digital books are the wave of the future. Adobe has introduced its Digital Editions for reading and managing eBooks.
Continue reading »Steve Jobs told us a couple of weeks ago that applcation development from the iPod would be as Ajax or Web 2.0 applications. There are now several sites that aim to provide a list of available applications.
Continue reading »We've maintained all along that Apple products are only for those who can afford them, and the iPhone once again proves our point.
Continue reading »Nearly a week ago, Bloomberg reported that Apple was in talks with some of the movie studios to allow them to start an online film rental service.
Continue reading »Last Friday, the BBC reported that eBay pulled all of its advertisements via Google 's Adsense because of Google putting on an event at the same time as eBay's annual merchants' conference.
Continue reading »An article with the above title appeared on the InformationWeek web site this week.
Continue reading »Help wanted. We've set up a job listings for members ... New job openings posted daily.
Grapevines are buzzing... see the videos, commercials, and lots of comments from all over the world. 'So Bright... So Beautiful... Ah, My Precious.' ... See them all...
As most of you probably know, effective February 17, 2009 we will no longer be able to receive over the air broadcasts on analog TV. However, many people do not know and retailers have been instructed to put warnings on the TV sets.
Continue reading »Isn't it a real insult to have your "five-hour" MacBook or PowerBook battery only last an hour and 45-minutes? Well, NewerTech is doing something about that...
Continue reading »This is an interesting comparison. Just how much more can we do with a modern computer running Vista or XP compared to a MacPlus from 1986 running Macintosh System 6.0.8?
Continue reading »Time magazine is calling Google the secret ingredient of the iPhone. I am not sure how secret it is.
Continue reading »If you believe the Register, the number is less than 10 million in 2008. However, Merrill Lynch is saying that Apple is likely to ship 4 million iPhones this year alone.
Continue reading »Within 48 hours of the first sales of DRM free music tracks on iTunes, a surprise was disclosed.
Continue reading »I remember when Adobe bought Aldus and we wondered how long Freehand would survive...
Continue reading »If you've wanted Google's 3D in Photoshop, you can wait no longer.
Continue reading »Free download: iPod-based guide for Apple's upcoming Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC).
Continue reading »Microsoft Releases Word OOXML Converter for Office for Mac
Continue reading »Last Tuesday Paul McCartney's music appeared on a number of sites, including Napster, Rhapsody and Urge as well as Zune's Marketplace.
Continue reading »We talked about Pandora a few weeks ago. This is the web site that lets you do the programming for a personalized radio station. Of course you needed a Internet connection to listen.
Continue reading »The smooth new Zen Wav is positioned to take another shot at Apple's iPod Nano...
Continue reading »Skype's new 'call-transfer' feature comes to the Mac, even before Windows, to let you push calls to another number...
Continue reading »Washington D.C. and Northern Virginia: Lesa Snider King highlights Apple PI Photo Contest meeting on May 26
Continue reading »Dr. Mac reports in from his recent tour of the Mid Atlantic...
Continue reading »The new DragThing 5.8 is a significant update to the popular dock application for Mac OS X, and now Drop Drawers is connected!
Continue reading »Well, it looks like this is the latest site to be "in".
This site will let you do you own blog like MySpace, but it provides you with lots of extra ways to post.
According to Outlaw Consulting, the top 15 most trusted brands are topped by Apple, followed by Trader Joe's, Jet Blue, In-N-Out Burger and Ben & Jerry's.
Continue reading »At its JavaOne developer conference in San Francisco, Sun unveiled software for running cell phones.
Continue reading »Media Rights Technologies and BlueBeat.com sent Cease and Desist to Microsoft, Apple, Adobe and Real Networks.
Continue reading »The news buzzed all over the internet about Apple's recent patent for a 2-sided iPhone...
Continue reading »The cover story of Information Week this week is about the 12 most important software in the 13 year history of the web. If you discount the web itself, that leaves 11.
Continue reading »I have one friend who has a pacemaker and recently purchased his first iPod, a 5th generation 80 gig one. This story from Bloomberg and Reuters reprinted in several newspapers around the country says that a 17 year old high school student and his doctor father conducted a research project that made the above claim.
Continue reading »SlingPlayer has been available for PC users for some time.
Continue reading »The OLPC project has had a goal for sometime of providing a $100 laptop for school children. However, the Indian government wants to do it even cheaper.
Continue reading »Telestream has released an update to its Flip4Mac. Flip4Mac is used to allow playing WMP files on a Mac.
Continue reading »Valet is a cool application laucher -- and actually records the apps for you
Continue reading »As most of you know, there are a lot of independent films that aren’t available from the iTunes store. Jaman is a web site that allows downloads for a $4.99 purchase or rent for $1.99.
Continue reading »Last week, Apple sent out a short message to independent music producers to let them know that they can sell DRM free tracks if the choose. This includes DRM free music videos.
Continue reading »Last week, Microsoft as well as Apple announced their financial results for the most recent quarter. Microsoft's profits rose 65%. They credited sales of Office and Vista.
Continue reading »Manage your incoming links the smart way!
Continue reading »BlogAssist 2.1 gives you a System menu item to help with HTML markup for blogs and more.
Continue reading »Freeverse Think, is a new way of working with your Mac when you just need to focus. Think is a cleverly streamlined application to shift your workflow from overwhelming to under-control with just the flick of a mouse.
Continue reading »St. Clair Software is the producer of Default Folder X 3.0.3, the award-winning utility for enhancing Open and Save dialogs on the Macintosh OS X platform.
Continue reading »Mac celebrities Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus, and Macworld's Chris Breen are coming your way next week
Continue reading »"Why Apple's customer base is so loyal and enthusiastic" is the title of an article on the BlackFriar's web site. i believe that it is right on.
Continue reading »This past week, Chris Breen gives us a warning about Internet Radio. It seems that the greed of the RIAA is once again proving that they can kill their own business.
Continue reading »DasBoot makes most any external device a boot drive -- for Mac users
Continue reading »I came across an article in today's Fort Worth Star Telegram about the Pew internt & American Life Project. In it, it quotes online teens as saying they exaggerate their content on Myspace or FaceBook.
Continue reading »LinkOptimizer is the solution for reducing the size of images linked to Adobe InDesign document automatically.
Continue reading »Mozilla released version 2 of Thunderbird earlier today.
Continue reading »Ghost Action is a Mac application that helps you get organized, increase your productivity, and make better use of your time.
Continue reading »...move your information between your Mac and BlackBerry handset successfully.
According to Jack Germain at MacNewsWorld, the Intel Macs make it easier for small businesses to make the switch since they can still use Windows programs after making the switch.
Continue reading »What happens when the big fish begin gobbling up the other big fish?
This new technology uses a range of colored dyes in dye- sensitized solar cells.
This should make it cost 1/10 the expense of current technology.
According to DigiTimes last Friday Apple plans on adding Wi-Fi to its iPods in time for the Holiday season.
Caphyon has rolled out Advanced Link Manager 3.4, a tool that helps manage your web site incoming links. Advanced Link Manager runs on Mac OS X, Windows 98/2000/XP, and Linux.
Micronet raises the capacity bar for SMB NAS customers with Platinum NAS 4.0
Continue reading »Get back your inbox with powerful Bayesian spam filtering to popular e-mail clients.
Continue reading »Many of the news outlets are buzzing about the major leaps in popularity enjoyed by FireFox -- while Safari falls. See how the top browsers line up . . .
Continue reading »Proving that the Zune is not the iPod killer that was promised,
Continue reading »CompUSA vs. Best Buy? Selling Macs? Here's what I found...
Continue reading »Apple Unveils Higher Quality DRM-Free Music on the iTunes Store ... DRM-Free Songs From EMI Available on iTunes for $1.29 in May
Continue reading »MacTech 25: Cast Your Vote in People's Choice Voting -- it's time for YOU to choose the most influential people in Mac technical community
Continue reading »SuperDuper 2.1.4, improves many aspects of this Eddy-award winning application, and adds compatibility support with Leopard for developers using the pre-release version.
Continue reading »I felt great last week when I got email from my contact at the SEC... letting me know of the launch of "Operation Spamalot"
Continue reading »Boy, I tell'ya, I love that Gadgets site.
Continue reading »DocumentWallet, is the document management application for Mac OS X that gives users the ability to easily scan, manage and archive documents.
Continue reading »You've heard us rage about BBEdit before -- as simply the ONE important piece of software for every Mac user. Now, Bare Bones Software has rolled out BBEdit 8.6.1
Continue reading »Last week, Steve Jobs put out a public letter calling for the end of Digital Rights Management. Here, we present a brief overview of just some of the industry pros to cons...
Moneydance 2007 is being called the most intuitive personal finance manager for Mac, Windows, and Linux.
Continue reading »The TeachMeIT MS Office 2007 helps users master new features added by Microsoft such as ribbons, galleries, live preview and contextual tabs
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Ambrosia Software has rolled out the latest release of Dragster 1.0.1.
Continue reading »Chasing the iPhone story
Continue reading »Yes, it is that time of year again. I found it interesting that TurboTax is now including the Mac version on the same CD as the PC version.
Continue reading »Early in the "rich media" revolution, I predicted it would turn out to be an intellectual properties nightmare. Now, it looks like that prediction is coming true.
Continue reading »According to NewsMax.com, retailers are already experiencing problems with Windows Vista. Then the security holes allow hackers and criminals easy access...
Continue reading »In the wake of iPhone vs. iPhone, what would you say to zPhone... a.k.a. "Zune Phone" ...
Continue reading »Where does net neutrality stand with the Democratic take over?
Continue reading »After the long running success of the PDF format, Adobe finally plans to turn it over for approval as a formal ISO standard.
Continue reading »Vista opens tomorrow... news media spins
Continue reading »ModBook - First Fully Functional Mac Tablet Solution Wins Macworld Magazine, Macsimum News, & PowerPage Awards
Continue reading »... intended for people who want to manage their finances quickly and easily regardless of which operating system(s) they use.
Continue reading »... free update to the personal finance manager application for Mac OS X... .
Continue reading »The Zoom ADSL X6 is an all-in-one solution for sharing ADSL service.
Continue reading »Follow along with our iPhone coverage from knock-offs to Microsoft's CEO...
Continue reading »They always say: "Immitation is the best form of flattery... " but Apple's lawyers don't agree.
Continue reading »It's Coming: Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac - bringing enhanced compatibility and Mac-first, Mac-only capabilities.
Continue reading »Apple sez it's silly
Continue reading »Several Adobe Acrobat exploits have been discovered to inflict potentially serious damage on unwary users.
Continue reading »Key links to Macworld forcasts
Continue reading »A universally respected author and digital imaging expert Bruce Fraser passed away at home in the company of his wife and friends on December 16, 2006. He had been diagnosed with terminal lung cancer earlier this year. There will be a tribute event at Macworld Expo, January 10
Continue reading »From Sudoku for Christmas to free screensavers and security tools, try these favorite shareware programs for the holidays...
Continue reading »Yahoo! Music will introduce the beta version of Video 3.0, a new music video player that will change the way users watch music videos online.
Continue reading »BlitzClick Software has released Savvy Clipboard 2.1, an update to its popular Mac OS X clipboard manager for PowerPC and Intel-based Mac's.
Continue reading »Will your next phone be... everything? Keep reading
Continue reading »News may be scarce, but the battle isn't over.. Issues have a way of fading out of the consumer's mind them until it's too late. So we continue our vigil to follow the twists and turns of the issues, hopefully to keep you informed. Effects of the Electons on Net Neutrality
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Continue reading »Cool new PCD from Motorola...
Continue reading »Horizon Interactive Awards Opens Call For Entries 2007
Continue reading »Apple Announces New 8GB Model of iPod nano (PRODUCT) RED Special Edition
Continue reading »Tah-dah... the "American Idol" of the Macintosh world
Continue reading »Looking for Way to Fight Phishing -- If you read the news, you would think something is getting done.
Continue reading »Finger pointing, blame game as Apple's rising star suffers from a little sniffle ...
Continue reading »BONO is enlisting companies to donate money to the Global Fund... "Painting the Town RED"
Continue reading »Apple MacBook owners organizing class action lawsuit
Continue reading »Hackers Stepping Up Pace of Microsoft Exploits -- the Software Maker Responds With an Unusually High Number of Security Fixes
Continue reading »What is phishing? Phishing is a fraudulent attempt, usually made through email, to steal your personal information. Who's doing something about it? The PhishTank...
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News channels are buzzing about the hottest takeover since MySpace.com
Continue reading »"While male video gamers still outnumber women 2 to 1, women have the edge in online games, a survey has found" says CNET's Candace Lombardi
Continue reading »by Lynn Wegley, InfoManager, with coeditor Fred Showker...
Macintosh Computer Expo * Free Tickets to DigitalLife 2006 * Fall Projects With Your Printer * The Daily Show and Net Neutrality * OS 9 software for Google Chat * UGU - San Francisco * IM Across the Net? * Music Wiki Web Guide * Aperture 1.5 * Quotes and others...
October 12 – 15, 2006 - Javits Center - New York
Continue reading »a comprehensive Wiki of mainstream musical artists
Continue reading »NCMUG California: MCE Returns Bigger and Better Than Ever
Continue reading »Here's a bold statement: "Nearly one-third of INSTANT MESSAGING USERS would give up WATCHING American Idol IN ORDER to IM with people on other services"
Continue reading »For whom the bell tolls?
Continue reading »The "Mug InfoManager for Monday, September 25, 2006" has been posted here in full ...