Jul

8

MobileMe is On the Way.

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July 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Have you stopped by the .mac system status page lately?  If so, then this little message was there to meet you:
MobileMe Launch
7/9/2008, 6pm-12am PT
As part of the MobileMe launch, www.mac.com will be taken offline at 6pm PT on Wednesday, July 9th.
Members will be unable to access www.mac.com or any .Mac services during this time with the exception [...]

Jul

3

Apple Market Share Keeps Chugging Along

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July 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment

What if I told you that you were going to make one-third more money than you do now in one year?  Would that be OK with you?  I know a 33% raise would sure make my day.  Well, that’s the spot that Apple finds themselves in.
The Apple marketshare has grown by 33% in one year.  [...]

Jul

2

.Mac Bookmarks Getting Tweaked Soon

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July 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The image says it all.  If you use .Mac to sync and control your bookmarks, then you have been warned that July 6th is a big day for you.
Presumably, there is some major MobileMe patching going on around the 6th , and the first causalty of the change will be the existing .mac bookmark syncing [...]

Jul

1

Is Your MacBook Pro too Slow? ZDNet Overclock It!

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July 1, 2008 | 2 Comments

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If you are running a MacBook Pro, and you wish that the speedy little machine was even faster, then head over to ZDnet and download ZDnet Clock.  This handy little piece of software will allow you to speed up your XServe Server or your MacBook Pro.
According to ZDnet, the latest generation Mac [...]

Jun

30

Apple Updates Mac OS X Leopard - 10.5.4

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June 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment

As I sit here typing this, I am running the latest and greatest that OS X Leopard has to offer; I am on 10.5.4.  Yep, that’s right, if you run software update right now, you could join me on the newest secure version of Leopard.Here are a few of the updates:

Recent Apple security updates.
Addresses AirPort [...]

Jun

27

iPhone Remote for iTunes 7.7

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June 27, 2008 | 1 Comment

According to many sites out there in the intertubes, iPhone firmware 2.0 will enable your iPod Touch or iPhone to work as a remote (over you network).  Presumably, you will be able to stop, start, change tracks, etc. 
This is a great new feature on the horizon. In actuallity, the possibilities are endless.  Will iTunes be [...]

Jun

26

MacHeist Bundle Sells Parallels Desktop for a Steal

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June 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Are you familiar with Parallels Desktop?  It is the virtualization software that allows you to use different OS’s on your Mac.  Lots of people use it and lots of people paid the $79 bucks it usually cost.  Well, if you are interested in Parallels but haven’t jumped yet, now is the time.
MacHeist, the discount Apple [...]

Jun

25

Snow Leopard Might Be Something Afterall

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June 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment

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AppleInsider has a great piece out today regarding five undisclosed features of Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard).  It is worth reading because it has started to change my mind about the OS upgrade just a little bit.
When I heard about Snow Leopard at WWDC, I was underwhelmed.  To me, it seemed [...]

Jun

24

Microsoft - Updates A Go Go Today

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June 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I know, this is a Apple blog.  I know, Microsoft is a dirty word to many Apple fans, but for many, including myself, I need to use Microsoft Office to be compatible with the other half of the world.  So, that being said, as I sit here typing this, my Microsoft auto-updater is running giving [...]

Jun

23

Play Poker - Catch a Virus

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June 23, 2008 | 3 Comments

photo credit: vonguard
Security firm Intego has released details on two Trojan Horse Viruses circulating in the wild that have it out for your precious Mac.
The first one, posing as a poker game, asks you for your admin password and then uploads the password and your machines information to a central server so that it [...]

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