2008 March

It hasn’t even been released yet, but iPhone hackers claim to have already figured out a way to jailbreak Apple’s iPhone 2.0 software.

The iPhone Dev Team said yesterday (thanks, Gizmodo) it has figured out a way to hack into the iPhone’s bootloader by taking advantage of the way the iPhone authorizes code that can be written to memory. After some modifications, this apparently allows any code to be written to the iPhone, such as applications that haven’t been authorized by Apple, and it should work with any new software version Apple releases, according to the team.

Do you ever see a ad on tv that just sticks in your head? I find myself every so often singing a song I hear from an apple computer ad. I find these ads are soo catchy that i find myself perking up when i hear the song they associate with their products. [...]

I’ve done it again, I’ve scowered the web looking for apps that suited me and my needs. I’ve found apps that are almost necessary for new mac owners, and some of these even work on pc. Did I mention these are all free!
1. Adium: This is an msn alternative. The reason I [...]

Ever since I’ve gotten my macbook I found myself downloading every single widget I found interesting. I’ve finally come to my senses and got rid of the ones i didn’t need. Now i have only the necessities. Here is a list of my top widgets.
1. Weather Channel Radar: This is pretty self [...]

I’ve had many people ask: What is the best laptop for education or college? This interested me since I’m going to be a freshman in college next year. I set out to compare and contrast different types of laptops for education. Why do i say laptop, this is because it is nice [...]

Yes you heard me right a person’s macbook pro has imploded. He is known as bayliss from his flickr account. He was just relaxing surfing the web when he heard a electricle popping noise coming from the back of his macbook pro and he saw sparks and a little flame shoot out. [...]

Before i purchased my mac I got tired of windows and decided to download a linux iso and give it a try. Most people that are computer power users venture out and try new operating systems. Ubuntu was pretty straight forward, you download a free iso, use your program of choice to mount [...]

Office 08 for mac is a new fancy all in one word processing applications. Iwork 08 is apple’s answer for office. I will compare the two and give the good and bad of both sides.

Office 08 retails for about $130 for the standard student edition. Office 08 is really nice looking, the dock [...]

Apple’s Kernel Panic
I just received my first kernel panic on my macbook. For all you non computer junkies, its basically the bluescreen of death, saying your mac has crashed please restart. It scared the hell out of me, i felt as if i was watching a puppy walk across a busy intersection. [...]

I recently got a black macbook, for college next year. After working with windows based computers my whole life i finally decided to venture out and purchase a mac. I went to an apple store in Minneapolis Minnesota to purchase my macbook. The apple store was amazing, i felt like a little [...]