Below are posts from January 2007
Jan 20, 2007 | | Tags:
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Due to a DMCA notice served on our webhost by Apple, we have removed the Leopard screenshots. We apologize for the inconvenience. While you are here though, please feel free to take a look around at some of the other great articles, tips and stories we have to offer.
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Jan 20, 2007 | | Tags:
apple
Due to a DMCA notice served on our webhost by Apple, we have removed the Leopard screenshots. We apologize for the inconvenience. While you are here though, please feel free to take a look around at some of the other great articles, tips and stories we have to offer.
You could also click this link, courtesy of Google:
http://images.google.com/images?q=+leopard+apple
Or, you could read some of our other recent posts:
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Jan 18, 2007 | | Tags:
apple
We’re having a contest! Submit your entry for our new logo and on February 17th we will choose the winner.
The deadline for entries is 12 noon EST, February 3rd, 2007. All entries will be posted immediately after on the 3rd, and the logo with the most votes on February 17th @ 12 noon EST wins!
The winner gets a classic G3 iMac (fully functional and complete), shipped anywhere in the continental US!

Details, rules and criteria after the jump!
Jan 16, 2007 | | Tags:
apple
AppleInsider reports that Apple is going to impose an 802.11n unlocking fee on Intel Mac owners:
Essentially, later model Macbooks and MB Pros have shipped with the capability to use the forthcoming 802.11n spectrum. However, it is an ‘unofficial’ addition not touted in any product literature.
While it’s only $5 to download the firmware update, it seems rather cheap of Apple to charge for it. But, as the article points out, they have to charge *something* to circumvent possible legal issues.
Perhaps they’ll include a free $5 iTunes gift certificate in the download.
Jan 15, 2007 | | Tags:
apple
Cross posted from our sister site, Techpedia, here’s a look at one of the cooler apps for the Mac, Lilt:
An excellent new app called ‘Lilt’ is out from Jon Nathan, the maker of such Mac gems as Docktop and Preferential Treatment.
Lilt allows you to control your Mac using the ambient light and sudden motion sensors on 2004+ iBooks/Powerbooks/Macbooks. By assigning actions to specific criteria (example: if the left light sensor goes darker by 25%, switch to the previous iTunes track), you can do almost anything using your hands. (Which, in retrospect, is a little creepy…)


Jon has thoughtfully included several Applescripts in the downloadable image, and just as an fyi, you can also use the actions to launch applications or perform such actions as locking the screen or starting your screensaver.
Jan 11, 2007 |
FUSE is now available for OS X! What does this mean to you? How about read/write to NTFS (whoohoo!), SSH FS, Picasa FS and more?
Boot Camp just got a little more attractive, eh?
Download and read more about Fuse here:
macfuse on Google Code
And if all the compilation instructions there seem tough, you can grab a pre-compiled installer here: Installer package from AFP548
Some of the filesystems you can mount with Fuse on OS X include:
* SSH filesystem
* Spotlight filesystem (like smart folders, but shows results in the filesystem)
* Picasa FS (very very nice… Make folders in the filesystem and …
Apple VPs confirm no 3rd party iPhone apps – (TUAW):
Looks like I’ll be keeping my 60gb iPod and Cingular 8125 for a while longer. It’s a shame really…the iPhone/i6 could have been a killer SmartPhone.
The lucky Gizmodo guys got their paws on an actual iPhone plus an hour of Q&A with some Apple VPs. Here are some of their scoops: The OS isn’t going to be “OS X for real.” It’s more like a pseudo-OS X and, like the iPod, it will not have a public API and open development. This confirms what Dan posted earlier today about no user-installable apps. Which is a shame. I’d really love to see the iPod and iPhone get opened up for more third party software. The screen is the same polycarbonite material as the iPod overlaid with a touch element. Finally, there won’t be any WiFi or cellular data syncing, only sync-via-docking.
By locking out developers, Apple is doing nothing but encouraging their competitors to mimic their designs and do things better. While this is a noble movement from a ‘we want the world to be better’ viewpoint, it’s not so great for investors and fans of the company.
Jan 10, 2007 |
Allume, makers of Stuffit, AquaZone and Spring Cleaning, have a special running for Macworld: up to 40% off, meaning you can get these apps for a substantial savings. Time to stock up!
Stuffit 11 Deluxe for Mac – Normal: $79 / Sale: $49
FAXstf Pro – Normal: $49.99 / Sale: $20
AquaZone Deluxe – Normal: $25 / Sale: $20

Click here for the MacWorld Specials at Allume!
Jan 10, 2007 |
Parallels Desktop for Mac Update Release Candidate:
# NEW! USB 2.0 support – “Plug and play” popular USB devices like external hard drives, printers, scanners and USB 2.0 web cameras, and use them at full native speed.
* NOTE! Current Build 3120 doesn’t support iSight and some other web cameras
# NEW! Full-feature virtual CD/DVD drive – Burn CDs and DVDs directly in virtual machines, and play any copy-protected CD or DVD just like you would on a real PC
# NEW! Coherence – The groundbreaking feature that lets you run Windows applications without seeing Windows just got …
After years of waiting and endless speculation, Apple has finally released the iPhone. Loaded with features and packed with dazzling graphics, widgets and overall coolness, the iPhone would appear to be the end all/be all cellular/smart/media phone.
But is it? This article discusses five things that the iPhone is missing that could keep it from being serious competition to other convergent phones such as the Treo, Motorola Q or the Blackberry or even consumer devices like the Razr or Chocolate.
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