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This is part one of an eternally ongoing series about a few of the many things that Apple (and the community behind it) could do to penetrate the modern workplace.

Over the past decade, Apple has enjoyed a breath-taking resurgence. From the release of the iMac to the iPod (maybe you’ve heard of it?), to the MacBook and iTMS, the popularity …

Hey everyone.
I’ve had several emails today from people who indicate that they want to enter the contest, but didn’t find out in time/lost their cat/broke their hip/just got out of jail/etc., and they’ve asked for a little more time.

I understand this was put together in a hurry, and since we only have 9 entries at this time, I’ve decided to …

New iPod Shuffles and 802.11n Update

Ok, so not a big exciting announcement, but I can’t help but think that the press on these (the Shuffles, in particular) will steal some of Vistas glory.

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A little birdie sent us an email with the following goodie about tomorrows (possible?) Apple event:

Tomorrow (Tuesday), Apple will release more information about the iPhone and its “hidden app”. The hidden app will be an app that allows you to wirelessly access your Apple laptop or desktop at home, however you can only use this with Tiger and an Intel …

Found at Mac-Essentials.de

I love that it randomly dials a contact for you.

PS: Digg the original, not this one.

One of the biggest complaints about the otherwise perfect MacBook product line is the extreme heat they put out. Over the past year, I’ve tried several methods of cooling my MacBook Pro, including software tools as well as various fan and cooling systems.
But among the many solutions I’ve tried, the best I’ve found so far is the Vantec LapCool 4 (lpc-430).

Aside from being an excellent way to cool down the system (my MBP 17″ runs at about 42 degrees Celsius on average), it adds a great deal of functionality to the system:

3 USB 2 ports
8 in 1 card reader
Adjustable fan control (low noise, too)
foldable design, perfect for throwing in your bag

Today’s article is geared toward those of us (you) who work with their Macs and frequently save files that they need to send to others, including Windows users.

In some cases, it is necessary to make a couple of small changes when sending out these files…the problem is with ‘file extensions’, and it is an age old issue.

For instance, when you create a Word document, it is saved as (for instance) ‘mydocument.doc’. The ‘.doc’ is the extension. In most Windows applications, that extension is necessary for the computer to know what program opens it (as opposed to your Mac, which uses the files metadata to associate it with an appropriate application).

This article will help you ease the pain of sending/receiving a file that needs to be used cross-platform. We’ll be using Office 2004 applications as the example programs, but most software has similar settings.

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

Tired of holding down ‘option’ every time you use your BootCamp partition or forgetting to switch using the Startup Disk app?
If there’s anything worse than rebooting to quickly launch your OS, then coming back to find you are in the wrong OS again, it has to involve bleeding from an orifice.

Fortunately though, there is a solution. An enterprising fellow by the name of Christoph Pfisterer has created an application called ‘rEFIt‘, which allows you to install a graphical menu on your Intel Mac that lets you choose which OS to boot each time the system starts.

rEFIt booting on my 17″ MBPro