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Need to know what is what on a motherboard for an iMac or for a 6100 then here a site with unofficial diagrams. Note: I don't know anything about macgurus, they appear to be an online parts store. Check it out at: macgurus.com
Sometimes it can take a real effort to find Mac compatible printers, scanners and cameras on HP's web site. But they have grouped them all together on one page. ... see the full story...
Adam Engst writes on TidBITS that he discovered the hardway that Apple is stopping people from using their trademarks in AdWords, which are used to help find web sites. (Entering Mac might bring up MacMall for example.) Fortunately so far, it is only effecting Google's European web site, but who knows what's next. Sounds like a stupid idea to me. Read more...
IDC analysts say that the competition is starting to take interest in what Apple is doing in Enterprise market, as well.
"Their focus has been in a couple of key verticals, especially in markets like digital media -- you can't go anywhere without having Apple in that market," IDC analyst Kelly Quinn. While Apple agrees that their focus has been on more traditional markets like digital media, the introduction of the Xserve RAID storage system has given the company a new set of markets to target. Up to 40% of the companies buying into the market are not Macintosh aligned. ... see the full story...
Apple has sent out invitations showing a black curtain. It apparently will introduce a new product. Speculation ranges from a new video iPod, to a new Powerbook or a PowerMac. Whatever, it should make it for the holiday season. Read more...
Here are a number of photos of card artistry. They are enormous card houses. See them at cardstacker.com
It doesn't matter which browser you use. They all keep track of where you have been on the Internet so that it can make it easier for you to retrace your steps. Unfortunately, that also makes it possible for someone else to open your browser and see where you have been. Bob Rankin of the Internet Tourbus has an article about how to clean up the crumbs that you leave behind. Read it at: askbobrankin.com
Fred Langa, a computer journalist who for a long time now has published a weekly (or is it bi-weekly) e-mail newsletter has take on a new project. He is offereing to go to a subscribers home, picked somewhat at random and do maintenance and cleaning on the system to perform its performance. His first such effort is detailed in the newsletter at the link below. While this is PC specific, there are many things that Mac people can use as well. He starts off with physically cleaning the computer. I have had experience in opening machines and finding them full of cigarette ash. Once I replace a floppy drive that was stuffed with cat hair. (Woman only had 7 cats in her home.) So yes, a computer can get so physically dirty it affects its performance. Read the full article at: langa.com
According to this article, San Francisco is trying to set up a wireless network for its citizens, with the goal being to make the educational and other opportunities of the Internet available to those with under $15,000 incomes. Google is among those proposing to offer the network and Apple is used as an example of lower prices devices used to access the Internet. (iPod and iTunes). It really makes for an interesting read with some really terrific ideas of what the future could be in technology. Somehow I don't think SBC will be sitting idly by while others take a very profitable market from them. I would bet it winds up in the state house. ... see the full story...
This week we introduce a hot line-up from O'Reilly including the iLife: The Missing Manual; Cult of iPod; eBay: The Missing Manual; iPod Shuffle Fan Book; Digital Photography Pocket Guide, 3rd Edition; and Halo 2 Hacks -- discounts up to 35%
We also have the latest book from the "Take Control" folks, taking control of your iPod, as well as Optimize Your Online Business; Asterisk: The Future of Telephony; and Degunking Windows, 2nd Edition
check them out in the books department
Warning: most antivirus programs will not protect you against all forms of malignant software (often called "malware") on their own. Find out how to protect yourself (primarily for Windows users) malware.html
This is the first library of royalty-free, high resolution images for print and high definition animations for broadcast. "Clip Art" for your movies and motion special effects! motionstream.html
Do you have to track your time for billing purposes? TimeCache is the most recommended time-tracking software for the Mac. October Shareware
Alex and Nate from Twinsparc.com shows you how to bridge the gap between Website designs done in Photoshop (or any other graphics editor) and the HTML code required to make them ready for the web.
First download the complete collection of Symbol stamps [HTMLStamps_complete.zip] or go to the download page to download the stamps individually for your favorite programs: Adobe Illustrator CS1; Adobe Illustrator CS2; Adobe Photoshop CS1 or CS2; Adobe InDesign CS2; Macromedia Fireworks; or Microsoft Visio
Then watch the complete step-by-step instructions QuickTime movie ... twinsparc.com
Defining just what Web 2.0 means still engenders much disagreement. Some decry it as a meaningless marketing buzzword, while others have accepted it as the new conventional wisdom. Tim O'Reilly attempts to clarify just what we mean by Web 2.0, digging into the implications of viewing the web as a platform, which applications fall squarely under its purview, and which do not. ... see the full story...
Combined with a hefty 1GB of online storage, Backup 3 provides .Mac subscribers with a robust, easy-to-use workflow for protecting their most valuable data. In this tutorial, Derrick Story shows you how to get the most out of version 3, using both your iDisk and DVDs for preserving your work. Read more...
It's finally happened. Opera, the 3rd player in the browser market (after Microsoft and Mozilla's Firefox), has finally made its popular browser available for free -- without embedded ads. Kevin Yank takes a closer look at the move and what it means. ... see the full story...
by Wei-Meng Lee -- Webcams are useful for videoconferencing, but videoconferencing has not really caught on. Here's how you can set up your webcam as a surveillance system using the appropriate hardware and software ... (Windows) windowsdevcenter.com
"I am extraordinarily patient, provided I get my own way in the end."
- Margaret Thatcher
"Perseverance is a great element of success.
If you only knock long enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody."
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Have a great week... (See last week)
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