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This repair program applies to eMacs that exhibit a certain video or power-related issue as a result of component failure. To find out if your eMac qualifies, see Apples web site.
TransMedia expanded its Glide Effortless social network last week, by adding a calendar, word processing, and the ability to synchronize files between two computers and a cell phone.
Despite the new calendar and word processing applications, TransMedia Chairman and CEO Donald Leka sees the major advance with his company's network to be the automated PC-to-PC-to-cell-phone synchronization.
This is particularly note worthy, because Microsoft has dropped synchronization from Vista. (Read More)
This week we cover Apple MacBook upgrades and more ... Apple updates MacBook firmware * Apple swaps out dirty MacBooks * MacBook look-alike * Apple Removes the Word "Lap" from "laptop" * A hot laptop isn't easy on the thighs * Back in black * Wireless dropouts * Faulty MacBook Pro surfaces * EV-DO ExpressCard coming * Apple glitch * Marware protection packs * Woodcrest, Conroe and Merom * upgraded MacBook in India * SMC Firmware Update * Yellowish Stains * Discoloration Issue * MagSafe adapters for cars . (Two pages full!) www.user-groups.net/apple/
The plot thickens as more editors chime in: * Looking for a Little Honesty In The Net Neutrality Debate? * Debunking the myths * pro-con: is net neutrality good for the little guy? * Protecting Net Neutrality From The Neutricidal Telcos * Broadcast flag suddenly reappears in telecom bill * Senate delays vote * Reasons to favor 'Net neutrality ... and a dozen others. See the Net Neutrality INDEX or this week's coverage...
"Apple Trusts It's Customers While Microsoft Puts Buggy "Phone Home" Spyware on Its OS"
This tech blog is pretty much a rant about how Microsoft uses Windows Genuine Update Notification to spy on its customers. He does recommend Firewall Leak Tester to remove the Notification program. (Read More)
Apparently analysts are predicting that the new iPod nanos and video iPods will be delayed. The issue on the nanos is a switch in RAM providers, while with the video boxes, they need extend the battery life. This article is predicting that the new nanos will be available in time for Christmas, (barely) but that the video iPods will be delayed until sometime in 2007. ... see the full story...
QuickTime 7.1.2 addresses an issue previewing iDVD projects and is recommended for all QuickTime 7 users. Download using software update or at: www.apple.com/quicktime/
This updater is Universal. The update includes a new iSync "with several improvements." More details and download ... ... see the full story...
This comprehensive guide takes a close look at advertising on the web-how it works and how Google's advertising programs can turn your site into a money maker. (Read More)
Flash Design Portfolio-Builder Program -- Master Animator Chris Georgenes Instructs Creative Pros in Flash Animation for DesignMentor Training
Make Great Looking, Sophisticated Web Sites -- Create, Maintain, Update Them using Dreamweaver 8: The Missing Manual ... see the full story...
On The Job 2.1, featuring new fixed rate tasks is the most elegant, and user friendly time tracking software on the Macintosh platform (Read More)
Adobe has released updates for two of its Creative Suite applications, InDesign and InCopy, bringing both applications to version 4.0.3. They provide key fixes in the areas of file corruption, shortcuts, text and fonts, inline graphics, German hyphenation, performance, SING glyphlets and text import, among other changes. See: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=3399 ... see the full story...
"We are closest to people when we help them grow."
- Milton Mayeroff
"Any American who is prepared to run for president should automatically, by definition, be disqualified from ever doing so."
- Gore Vidal
"There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval."
- George Santayana
"I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it."
- Thomas Jefferson
Have a great week... (See last week)
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