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Sony has introduced a new portable e-mail/MP3/video device aimed at 18 to 22 year olds, and people who use instant messaging as a primary means of communication.
It is from Sony's Vaio computer division, it is WiFi enabled and allows Web browsing, e-mail, instant messaging, MP3, video and Skype. Sounds like a decent college device. It will be available in September at about $350 through Sonystyle.com and Sony Style stores. It should also be at the big box stores and others. (Sony Mylo) ... see the full story...
CEA says that home and portable audio sales rose to $4.68 billion in the US for the first six months of the year. However they do point out that MP3 player sales only grew 43.3 percent compared to 119% for the same period last year. The home market has actually dropped. Also at TWICE, after free registration, (Read More)
Fanatic.Net used to be a great source for getting old Apple commercials and other video. They decided however to turn their podcasts into just an audio cast and moved their videos to the web and now run that as a separate RSS feed. They even have a local service provider commercial that turns a bunch of iPods into a chain of dominos. See it at: jemca.watchmactv.com
Saying that it would cost to much and take to long to make a Universal Version of Virtual PC, Microsoft announced that they would discontinue the development of the Mac version. For some reason, they didn't find it to costly to make the switch to a PC version after they bought the software from Connectix. (Read More)
We have all heard of Boot Camp and Parallel to enable Windows on an Intel Mac. Now VMware has announced a version of their product for running other operating systems within Mac OS X. More info and volunteer to be a beta tester
At the WWDC Microsoft announced that they would be dropping support for Visual Basic for Applications on the Mac. The new version of Office will be able to open files with VBA macros in them, they just wouldn't be able to edit or run those macros. Read more at the following blogs:
Microsoft Mac BU employee blog
ArsTechnica blog ... see the full story...
At the AlwaysOn conference at Stanford on Thursday, Steve Wozniak announced that he is planning a little trip... ... see the full story...
Remember Zork, Infidel, Hitchhiker's Guide? These and other games from the Mac classic OS days are available at this web site.
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MacFun not only has downloadable games for Mac, but they also promise support on line games for the Mac. In fact, this site is Mac only. www.macfun.com
This is an emulator that allows the running of Mac OS X on a PC. Features: * PowerPC G3 processor emulation
* Ethernet networking
* The ability to run multiple PowerPC-based operating systems Limitations:
* Does not support AltiVec (a.k.a., Apple's "Velocity Engine").
* No sound support
* Does not support USB
* The emulation is slow
Read more and dowload
The Virtual PC and VBA for Office Announcement in the Info Manager's Humble Opinion mean that Microsoft will be soon be taking off its gloves and will within a couple of years drop all support for Macintosh.
See the full story...
Annapolis Apple Slice Turns Twenty -- It was in 1986 that a bunch of hearty, enthusiastic Mac users got together to share their interest in their little Macs. See the full story...
Our good friend Brad Gibson reviews MicroMemo, a new breed of third-party iPod voice recorders See the full story...
Thefts of iPod MP3 players, high-end gadgets and other gear are up 34 percent from last year in Los Angeles. The thefts make up for around 1,700 of the LA's 8,000 total reported robberies, the Los Angeles Times reported. See UPI story
Chris Howard, for applematters.com says:
"some of the new features in Leopard but also provided clues to what the "Top Secret" feature might be."
He follows the keynote and highlights the most impressive features of the new system -- saying:
"Overall I'm impressed. Leopard is probably on par at this stage with Tiger as far as bang-for-buck, maybe a little ahead. And that will only get better. This OS X will be definitely be worth the upgrade price"
Our favorite is the new bandwidth-sucking iChat features
Read Chris's Story
Macintouch ordered a standard-configuration Mac Pro right after Apple's announcement, and share their first impressions. (you can also download their System Profiler description: macproprofile.zip
The full Macintouch story
Here's your opportunity to own Personal Items from the original Unabomber's Cabin! U.S. District Judge Garland Burrell Jr. has ordered personal items seized in 1996 from Unabomber Theodore Kaczynski's Montana cabin to be sold online -- including books, tools, clothing and two checkbooks. Items will be sold at a "reasonably advertised Internet auction." ABC NEWS
Security Flaw in Microsoft Windows Leaves Millions Vulnerable, says Jonathan Silverstein in this report that The Department of Homeland Security is advising Windows PC owners across the nation to update their computers or face a potential attack from hackers.
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"The Department of Homeland Security is recommending that Windows Operating Systems users apply Microsoft security patch MS06-040 as quickly as possible -- This security patch is designed to protect against a vulnerability that, if exploited, could enable an attacker to remotely take control of an affected system."
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See the full story...
Flash Player 9 achieves up to 10 times faster performance. Flash is installed on over 600 million internet-connected personal computers and mobile devices worldwide. Adobe Flash Player 9 is for Apple's Intel-based Macs and is free to download. See the full story and download...
Apple has released ExpressCard Update 1.0, resolving an issue that prevented the system from sleeping when some cards were inserted in the ExpressCard/34 slot.... See the full story...
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