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If you have been to Apple's web site in the past week, you have seen the specs on Apple TV. They finally released the product last week. I was amazed that it took people so long to realize that Apple TV is just an iPod for your TV. According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, it follows Apple's ideal of simplicity so that people will want it to download movies, TV shows and other video and then display it to a big screen HDTV. It is really going to be interesting to see how this market develops. See the full article at: www.mcall.com
Rep. Lofgren and Rep. Goodlatte Introduce Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act of 2007 -- the bill Criminalizes Spyware Offenses, passed in the House, goes to the Senate -- Washington, D.C. (Read More)
MacTech 25: Cast Your Vote in People's Choice Voting -- it's time for YOU to choose the most influential people in Mac technical community (Read More)
Rumors were flying at the end of last week that Apple was going to delay Mac OS X 10.5 until fall because of issues with compatibility with Windows Vista. Some people are saying that this is only an excuse and the real reason is that Apple needs more time on its "top secret" features. No official announcement from Apple however. Read one of the stories at: www.newsfactor.com
According to this article, Apple's Airport Extreme allows a hard drive to be connected and thus backups can be made wirelessly. In fact, the article claims that it does this job admirably. macdailynews.com
I am a lifetime member of the Tulsa Users of Macintosh Society and I was pleased to see that John Pogue, their current president was able to be quoted in this Tulsa World newspaper story. In the story, the paper says that Apple has obtained a permit to make a $1 million remodeling of a store at Woodland Hills Mall. During the years that I was active in the group, they met at the public library behind the mall. The Tulsa County Library system later built a new building a couple of files further south, but still not far away. This means that members will be able to drop into the store on their way to a meeting. Read the full story at: www.tulsaworld.com
One more list of applications used by a blogger: This one includes: AdiumX for chat, Audacity for audio, Audio Hijack Pro ($) to record audio, BBEdit ($) for text editing, Camino, Chax - iChat extender, Conversation for IRC, ecto ($) for blogging, Handbrake to rip DVDs, NeoOffice and more. See the full list at: www.christopherspenn.com
Starz Entertainment CEO Bob Clasen says that he has been trying to get Disney to negotiate its contract over Internet sales of TV shows and movies. He says that his Starz network has exclusive rights to distribute that material. He also says that the shipment of Apple TV was the final straw that caused him to resort to a lawsuit to protect his company's interest. Read the full story at: www.multichannel.com
A single image gag, but don't wait for the phone. See it at: www.mac-essentials.de
This article appears on Low End Mac's web site. Some of the ways to improve a Mac's performance include:
1. Clean out Startup Items,
2. Turn off Universal Access, Bluetooth, Speech Recognition, and Internet Sharing if You Don't Use Them,
3. Clean Out 'Other' System Preferences,
4. Check Out What 'Build' Your Software Is,
5. Clean Out Unnecessary Code ...
I remember getting a call from a client when the Mac G3s first came out complaining how slow his system was. When I got to his office, I found out he has the standard ram of 64 megs, but had setup a 60 ram disk and then turned on virtual memory. So the computer spent its whole time reading and writing to the hard drive. After reversing his decisions, he was happy. These types of issues are easier to avoid today, but still keep an open mind. Read the full article at: lowendmac.com
Not a computer annoncement, but Ben & Jerry's used to provide some great ice cream to parties at MacWorld Expo in Boston. They will be having their annual free cone day on April 17th. (Also Federal Income Tax dead line day.) The cones will be available from noon until 8 PM.
I am sure that they are asking for donations to a charity, so contribute and enjoy your ice cream. Note: In Fort Worth, the Ben & Jerry's is actually operated by the "Y".
Home Business Trio '07 is a bundle of easy-to-use applications for small or home-based business for Mac OS X ... includes three applications: Money 2.1 for accounting, Relationship 1.0 for customer relationship management and Operation 1.0 - for project management. See the full story...
Reader Scott Eccleston says: "This book is a delight, one of those books that you feel fortunate to have in your hands. And it's really more than one book -- it's five books slipped into one cover" (Read More)
LicenseKeeper The Easiest Way To Capture And Organize Software Licenses -- what you need to keep track of all your products, upgrades and passwords See the full story...
SuperDuper 2.1.4, improves many aspects of this Eddy-award winning application, and adds compatibility support with Leopard for developers using the pre-release version. See the full story...
Groupcal 3 - the program that lets you use your Microsoft Exchange calendar from iCal has been updated (Read More)
SyncTogether is a new Mac-to-Mac synchronization software for individuals, workgroups and families who need to share and synchronize information. See the full story...
"Whenever you're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude."
- Timothy Bentley
"Few things help an individual more than to place responsibility upon them and to let them know that you trust them."
- Booker T. Washington
"We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are."
- Anais Nin
"Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Have a great week... (See last week)
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