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Apples New Mighty Mouse to Use An Accelerometer Like the Wiimote

Essentially, the "Mightier Mouse" will use two different mechanisms to track movement. The first, that we already know and love, is the optical tracki

Ruby on Rails 1.2 released!

Get out your party balloons and funny hats because we 're there, baby. Yes, sire, Rails 1.2 is finally available in all it's glory. It took a little

Install Windows to a Macintosh USB drive (without Bootcamp).

A guide to running Windows on an Intel Macintosh, from an external disk drive, without using Bootcamp. Earlier guides require the internal drive to be

Humorous take on Universals talks with Apple.

Daring fireball takes a (fictional) peek inside the discussions between Apple and Universal with regards to licensing "stolen" music on the iPod.

iPod Killed the Radio Star

....ever since that fateful day on October 21, 2001 when Apple released a revolutionary music player known as the iPod, no one knew that it would chan

iTunes Sales Are Surging: iTunes Revenue Grows a Robust 84%

revenue from Apple Computer's iTunes digital media download service rose by 84 percent during the first three quarters of 2006 versus the same period

Scrivener: Powerful OS X app for writers

If you write like I do (and I pray that you do not), you have a messy approach to drafting that is iterative, intuitive, and far from linear. Scrivene

Oddsmodo iPhone: The Chances Cisco will Destroy Apple in Court-Gizmodo

Gizmodo has a story on the odds on the Cisco/Apple lawsuit. Go check it out to see whose favored!

The Real First Apple Phone

The first Apple Phone with a date patent listed as December 10, 1985 (more than a quarter of a century old) and filed in 1982. You 'll note in the di

Apple Bullies Bloggers, Again

Today Apple is engaging in similar tactics against a number of bloggers who simply reported on the fact that someone created a skin for Windows Mobile

First look: A guided tour of Apples Leopard Server OS

Look for Leopard to be an exciting release. Recently, I had a chance to sit down with a few folks from Apple Computer Inc. who gave me a guided tour o

The Most Famous Mac Switcher, Ellen Feiss talks about Macs, Drugs, and Fame

A large part of your mythology seems to stem from the internet 's obsession with the idea that you were "high" during the filming of your Switch ad.

Why are Mac fans so enthusiastic, while Windows fans arent?

How many of you have ever been coaxed to convert to Windows? Anyone? Yes, you there, in the back, how did that conversation go? “Look at this nice Tos

Get a Mac Ads in the UK!

It took it's time but the UK's got it's own set of Get a Mac ads, and even better with Michell and Webb as the Mac and PC. The ads look at the same a

iPod Getting Podcasts Menu

Apple has filed a new patent application for a method of browsing podcasts. It ’s patent 20060265637, Utilization Of Podcasts on Portable Media Devic

LG KE850 = iPhone?

With a 3.5" touch-screen interface and (almost) Apple-like minimalist design, this forthcoming LG phone (likely to be released as a member of the Choc

How to install Linux applications in OS X - a complete walkthrough

This tutorial will take you each and every step of the way through installing Linux programs in OS X - using Fink and FinkCommander.

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OpenOffice.org for Mac OS X Released!

Submitted 6/7/2007 8:56:15 PM - porting.openoffice.org

After many many years OpenOffice.org has finally released the first download for Mac OS X that doesn't require X11!! It's just a first release, but go help these guys to test it out today, quash the bugs, and finally bring OpenOffice to OS X!

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Camino 1.5 released!

Submitted 6/7/2007 8:56:15 PM - www.caminobrowser.org

The Camino Project has worked to create a browser that is as functional and elegant as the computers it runs on. The Camino web browser is powerful, secure, and ready to meet the needs of all users while remaining simple and elegant in its design. No

Views 471 Comment (9) | Camino

ZFS To Become Default File System In Leopard

Submitted 6/7/2007 8:56:15 PM - www.macrumors.com

Perhaps overcome with excitement (and forgetting that Apple doesn't like such pre-emptive disclosures), Sun's Jonathan Schwartz announced today at Sun event in Washington D.C. that Apple would be making ZFS the file system in Mac OS 10.5 Leopard.

Views 417 Comment (9) | ZFS Become Default File System Leopard

Heres a Direct Video Link of Steve Jobs at All Things Digital 2007

Submitted 6/1/2007 11:08:51 PM - link.brightcove.com

Forget the play-by-play over at Engadget (which I greatly appreciated), here's the actual video from the conference.

Views 350 Comment (0) | Heres Direct Video Link Steve Jobs Things Digital 2007

iTunes 7.1.2 DRM cracked

Submitted 5/16/2007 6:15:11 AM - www.hymn-project.org

This utility will scrub DRM from YOUR music files and make a backup copy of the originals for safe keeping. Great for iPod owners who now have another brand of music player - iTunes will convert your AAC files to MP3 when you're ready to run away fro

Views 144 Comment (0) | iTunes DRM cracked

Forget ?tv - stream MOVIES from iTunes directly to Xbox 360!

Submitted 5/16/2007 6:15:11 AM - www.nullriver.com

Nullriver Software has released version 3.0 of its popular Connect360 program, which previously allowed streaming of music from iTunes, photos from iPhoto and limited WMV only movies to Xbox 360. This new version (coupled with the Spring Update for y

Views 211 Comment (0) | Forget stream MOVIES from directly Xbox 360

MediaFork and HandBrake are now one

Submitted 3/6/2007 7:09:26 PM - handbrake.m0k.org

MediaFork, a DVD ripper for Mac OS X, Linux and Windows, has reunited with HandBrake, the project it forked from.

Views 316 Comment (0) | MediaFork HandBrake now one

How to use metadata as a file system on OS X

Submitted 2/9/2007 9:18:09 PM - theappleblog.com

This article covers how to organize your filing system using spotlight and metadata, effectively ditching hierarchical filing.

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Norway responds to Jobs open letter

Submitted 2/9/2007 9:17:44 PM - www.macnn.com

Senior advisor Torgeir Waterhouse of the Norwegian Consumer Council has responded to Apple CEO Steve Jobs' open letter concerning digital rights management and free music, which the executive published earlier today.

Views 198 Comment (0) | Norway responds open letter

Surprise, Surprise! RIAA Fires Back at Apple over DRM

Submitted 2/9/2007 9:17:33 PM - hosted.ap.org

Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs challenged major record labels to strip copying restrictions from music sold online, but the RIAA fired back Wednesday, suggesting the company should open up its anti-piracy technology to rivals instead.

Views 255 Comment (0) | Surprise RIAA Fires Back Apple over

Syncing Google Calendar With iCal

Submitted 1/31/2007 9:52:52 AM - www.googletutor.com

Google calendar can be a great tool for organizing your life. However, sometimes you would still want to use your own desktop application. Apple 's iCal, which is built-into Mac OS X, can be used to subscribe to your Google Calendar, and will automa

Views 187 Comment (0) | Syncing Google Calendar With iCal

Seven Applications for Writing and Note Taking

Submitted 1/26/2007 8:20:15 AM - theappleblog.com

A rundown of 7 applications for note taking and information organization.

Views 230 Comment (0) | Seven Applications Writing Note Taking

Let OS X developers at the iPhone. Please

Submitted 1/26/2007 8:19:03 AM - www.43folders.com

I feel like Apple was abandoning an opportunity to make this more than a phone, and more that an iPod, and even - let's be frank about the elephant in the room - much more than a Palm or a Pocket PC. There's the potential here for some serious George

Views 224 Comment (1) | Let developers iPhone Please

The first iPod on Apple.com

Submitted 1/18/2007 4:41:05 AM - web.archive.org

(probably a dupe but what the hey?) An archive of the first time the iPod appeared on Apple.com. Fancy Quicktime demo, Mr. Jobs, but trust me, it won't sell...

Views 224 Comment (0) | first iPod com

The Road to KDE 4: Full Mac OS X Support

Submitted 1/16/2007 11:33:29 PM - dot.kde.org

"Just because KDE has been designed to be portable across Linux, FreeBSD and other UNIX/X11 environments for an age now, doesn't mean we aren't up for the occasional challenge. [....] Today I am focusing on the KDE/Mac developments for KDE 4. Read o

Views 231 Comment (0) | Road KDE Full Support

An Initial Analysis on the Apple iPhone(Today Released)

Submitted 1/9/2007 11:55:15 PM - www.osnews.com

Apple today announced the long awaited iPhone, a device that I predicted about years 1.5 ago that it would happen (I won't forget how a fellow editor from a Mac site emailed me to say that I am crazy after reading my blog back then). But the iPhone i

Views 182 Comment (0) | Initial Analysis Today

iPhones size when compared to other devices

Submitted 1/9/2007 11:55:15 PM - www.kottke.org

Kottke made an iPhone's sized cardbox, and compared it to other mobile, iPod, Wiimote, etc..

Views 261 Comment (0) | iPhones size when compared other devices

An Initial Analysis on the Apple iPhone(Today Released)

Apple today announced the long awaited iPhone, a device that I predicted about years 1.5 ago that it would happen (I won't forget how a fellow editor

Mac OS 7.5 on a DS

"Mac on ds? You might think its crazy but with lazyone's mini vmac ds you can emulate mac os 6 to 7.5.5"

Mozilla: Apples Safari browser coming to Windows

Will Apple release a version of its Safari browser for Windows? The Mozilla Foundation seems to believe such a move is a distinct possibility. The out

Pink Noise generator for OSX

This app has worked wonders on reducing distractions at work. App is compiled for PowerPC, but includes source to compile as universal binary using X

Apple Logo Birthmark

Tittle speaks for its self...

Think Secret Releases Re-Cap of Macworld 07 Rumors, iPhone: 90% Chance

With some 24 hours until Apple CEO Steve Jobs takes the stage at the Moscone Center in San Francisco to kick off Macworld Expo, Think Secret presents

New Leopard build gallery reveals OS far from finished, but coming along

Gallery. "A first-hand evaluation of the latest Mac OS X 10.5 build provided to developers reveals steady progress has been made with the operating s

New Holiday Get A Mac Ad Airs!

Three new Mac ads have been posted on Apple's site.• Gift Exchange• Sales Pitch• Meant for Work

HUGE MAC OSX APP LIST!

More apps than you can shake a stick at!

Classic TSS - Kevin builds a G4 Mac that runs OS X

Kevin Rose builds a G4 Mac on The Screen Savers. That's how it was before OSX86.

David Pogue proves that Vista didnt copy OS X

A feature by feature comparison to prove MS hasn't copied Apple. Very funny.

10 Ways to Trick out your Mac

Customizing your Mac is easier than ever these days. I started combing the web looking for new ways to “trick out” my Mac, and found these 10 links. T

Official Apple Page on Apple TV

Your computer is the center of your digital life. Your TV is the center of your entertainment life. But what if you want to watch movies, TV shows, mo

Parallels: We wont virtualize OS X until Apple says so

Legal issues aside, Parallels doesn't want to strain its relationship with Apple, who can be rather fickle at times about which companies are in its f

iTude keeps iTunes authorized without taking up an authorization slot

Tired of having iTunes not let your authorize your computer because you've used up all five slots? iTude lets you keep your computer authorized. OS X

What the Hell is ZFS?

Well what ever it is it seams very important to Apple "Populating 128-bit file systems would exceed the quantum limits of earth-based storage. You cou

CNBC: Apple is already working on the iPhone 2.0

Apple has yet to announce the iPhone, however, CNBC says the iPhone 2.0 is already in the works. They state that it will have iChat video features and