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It seems that Windows on the Mac is just not going to happen any time soon. Why? It’s pretty simple, at least according to some of the experts!
So, what’s the big problem?
Mac OS X isn’t using BIOS, but instead it is using the new Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI). This is a new technology developed [...]
iPod Hi-Fi! As the Web site states: “Fill your home with sound, not stereo components. Keep your music collection at your fingertips, not in countless CD cases…”
I am very interested to hear how this thing sounds. For the $350 price tag, it had better be good! I am sure I will get one to [...]
Just showing up on the Apple Web site today is the new Intel-based Mac mini. Boasting 4x speed over its predecessor, and the many other add-ons including Front Row, Apple Remote, and software to allow media control from the comforts of your couch.
This thing looks sweet and I can’t wait to get one. Although [...]
Steve Wozniak just recently let some of his thoughts be known on what he thinks about all this crazy Apple stuff going on. While “the other Steve” lays out some tid bits on Apple going Intel and the iPod distracting from the company’s original goal, it’s what Woz says at the end of the [...]
It seems business - the downloading business - is good for Apple. So good in fact that it went out and bought a Tier IV data center that was once made for MCI in 2001. With the telecom’s problems and all, the data center was never used and at what usually costs $1,200 [...]
Was it all in Steve Jobs plan from the beginning when he allowed Disney to buy Pixar? Did the master of saving ailing companies see an opportunity to nab an under valued Hollywood studio from the clutches of Tinsel-town? Maybe. According to analyst Christopher Whalen, of New York-based managing director of Institutional [...]
How you handle bad things in front of a large audience filled with the press determines what kind of ring leader you are at that circus. Steve Jobs is well known for his charisma, but how does he do when Macs lockup, web sites error out, and cameras don’t turn on? Well take [...]
It was time to do some maintenance work on my wife’s iBook. I forget her computer most of the time in my maintenance runs. That’s terrible because I should take care of her iBook; I mean, she is the most important person in my life, so taking good care of her computer should not be [...]
It’s not often I get too excited about web browsers, but man, I just found one that looks to be an amazing one. Based on Mozilla, like Firefox, Flock takes a different approach from the other browsers available. Concentrating on the blog and image sharing space that has become so popular in the [...]
The first MacBook Pros are making their way into the wild and outside of the PowerBrick power adapter that’s bigger then the state of Road Island, the big topic of discussion is its battery power being in the range of 2.5 hours for “normal” use. Ouch! Add a DVD spinning into that equation [...]
Sonos has gone Universal. Releasing news today that the Santa Barbra-based company is now supporting both PowerPC and Intel based Macs, it proudly informed the SvenOnTech today that, “By providing this new support, those Mac users lucky enough to get their hands on the new Intel-based Mac models will be able to continue to [...]
Looks like there’s a big security hole in Safari (as well as Firefox) that takes advantage of the “open safe files” feature. From 4null4.de:
If this facility runs across a shell script that is missing the so-called Shebang-row, the system won’t ask the user whether to execute the file automatically anymore - it’ll just execute [...]
Yes, there is some nasty news from the malicious code front. This time it’s not, like always, on the PC, but on our beloved Macs! This was something waiting to happen, though; the popularity is rising and so is the threat of viruses and Trojans.
The site Mac Rumors reported the following:
On the evening of [...]
Like to see Steve Jobs in his trademark turtle neck? Want to seem him dance in it? Well, head on over to Memention AB’s site and download the Jumping Steve iTunes Plug-in. With the plug-in, Steve will dance to your music be it Mozart or Metallica. He’ll even dance to your [...]
Apple has quietly released iTunes 6.0.3. No specifics for Apple’s site other than, “iTunes 6.0.3 includes stability and performance improvements over iTunes 6.0.2.” SvenOnTech speculates the improvements are related to the Universal build to allow for better performance on the Intel iMac and the just shipped MacBook Pros. No other new features [...]
One thing I hate, hate, HATE, about Windows is when my system drive dies or becomes corrupted. Totally out of luck when that happens. Sure, I have backups and restores will get me back and going…hours later and with some (okay, more like a lot) stuff not totally working, but it’s better then no restore [...]
There is another new thing around called Darwine.
The idea is that you can run Windows apps natively under OS X. These applications don’t require any emulators, which is a very nice performance boost, of course!
There are some screen dumps available in the forums, which shows you WinZip under OS X! You can check out [...]
It seems that there is a little cloud on the bright and shining Mac Intel horizon.
It is reported that there are some troubles with the video card. The problem occurs when playing videos with the frontrow media browser. On some computers you see horizontal lines, ghosting, and some video tearing.
The thing that interests me is [...]
Always nice, there is a new update available! As usual, you can download the update via Software Update. The following stuff is updated!
iChat video conferencing
Safari rendering of Web pages
Usability of Dashboard and widgets
Viewing of QuickTime streaming media behind a firewall
Printing to some Epson printer models
iDisk and Portable Home Directory syncing
Time zone and daylight savings for [...]
Always nice, there is a new update available! As usual, you can download the update via Software Update. The following stuff is updated!
iChat video conferencing
Safari rendering of Web pages
Usability of Dashboard and widgets
Viewing of QuickTime streaming media behind a firewall
Printing to some Epson printer models
iDisk and Portable Home Directory syncing
Time zone and daylight savings for [...]
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