Thursday, June 30, 2005
Tech: Extract .CAB files on a Mac
If you ever need to get the contents of a Windows .CAB file or other Windows files that don't normally open on Macs, try File Juicer out. By just dragging files onto the File Juicer program you can extract the contents from a whole array of different Windows only files.
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News: iPod Shuffle
I4U is reporting that there may be new iPod Shuffles coming next week.
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Tuesday, June 28, 2005
News: iTunes 4.9 with Podcasting released
Apple just released iTunes 4.9 today. The new iTunes most notably includes integrated Podcasting features.
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Saturday, June 25, 2005
News: Samsung flash-based drives and Apple laptops
Macworld UK has a report about Samsung's hopes to provide flash memory based mass storage for Apple Powerbooks and iBooks.
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Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Tech: SMS.ac = ScaMS
I've been receving invitations to join SMS.ac for a while now, I fell for it the first couple of times. But now I believe it is a complete scam. I'm not sure how they do it, but the invitations definitely spreads like a virus. I've received multiple invitations from the same friends that I know for a fact have never even heard of SMS.ac let alone send me invitations to sign -up. The common thread it seems is that all these are from friends on my MSN messenger list.http://www.ripoffreport.com/
http://www.unleadedonline.net/
http://linuxathome.com/
http://bre.klaki.net/>
http://www.zephoria.org/
http://anti-trojan.compiac.net/
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Friday, June 17, 2005
Tech: Linux on iPod
Macworld has an article about putting Linux on a 3rd Generation iPod. The download can be found here from iPod-Linux-Installer.We installed this on a 3rd Generation iPod with no problems. It's pretty interesting to play with, but probably not really useful for most people since, music playback is not very well supported. It does offer a better sound recording feature though. The only hiccup we ran into was the contrast on our iPod was too low when the iPod booted into Linux. In case you run into the same problem here's a menu map to get to the contrast setting:
- Music
- Extras
- Settings >
- About
- Date & Time
- Repeat
- Shuffle
- Contrast
- About
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Thursday, June 16, 2005
Tech: Finder Shortcut Keys
Here's another cool shortcut key. This tip is from 2 Guys a Mac and a Website . The following shortcut keys will allow you to switch views in a Finder window:Apple+1 Icon view
Apple+2 List view
Apple+3 Column view
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Tech: Spotlight Shortcut Key
The default Spotlight shortcut key is Command+Space. This may not work however if you use multple input languages in your system, since Command+Space is the shortcut for switching languages. In this case Spotlight uses CTRL+Space as it's shortcut key.These keys can also be changed in System Preferences:
Goto System Preferences > Spotlight > 'Spotlight menu shortcut key:'
Or you can use Spotlight:
Click on the Spotlight icon > Enter "Spotlight" > Hit Return
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Software: Mac-on-Mac
Macslash and Os News have reported a new emulator released for Tiger. It's Mac-on-Mac. It's probably not to useful for most people, but if you absolutely need OS 9 and Classic doesn't work too well, this might be your solution. It may also be helpful in the future when the new Intel Macs come out.
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Tuesday, June 14, 2005
News: Jambo Consulting offers full Data Recovery Services
Drive Savers selects Jambo Consulting as an Authorized Drivesavers Reseller. Jambo Consulting will now offer our customers complete and professional data recovery services. Contact us if you have any kind of Data Recovery questions or needs.
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Tech: Can't burn purchased music from iTunes Music Store
Do you get this message when you're trying to burn music purchased from the iTunes Music Store:"None of the items in this playlist can be burned to disc."
This happens because iTunes is set to burn MP3 CDs. You will need to goto:
iTunes > Preferences > Burning
In this window you need to select either Audio CD or Data CD. See the Apple Documentation for more information.
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Sunday, June 12, 2005
News: Mac OS X for x86 leaked?
Are there leaked versions of the development version of Mac OS X for x86 being circulated on the net? A report is from Mac Daily News suggests that it is. The same story is mentioned on Slashdot as well.Here is the original article: Shape of Days
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Friday, June 10, 2005
Tech: Emailchemy
Emailchemy is a very useful tool if you need to migrate your mail from one mail client to another. For example, you can export your Outlook email on the PC to Emailchhemy. From there you can convert the mail to one of many standard mailbox formats so that you can import into your favorite mail client.
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News: Apple+Intel Prediction from 2002
Wow, found this article mentioned at Daring Fireball. Dan Benjamin certainly did nail the Apple-to-Intel switch prediction.
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Hardware: 30GB Optical Storage card
I4U News reports that a Japanese company Optware has developed a 30 GB credit card sized optical storage card.
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Thursday, June 09, 2005
News: I, Cringly on Appl+Intel
There's a whole lot of buzz about the Apple and Intel deal. This is probably the craziest comments I've seen so far. Cringly suggests that Apple and Intel will merge. What do you think?
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News: Ars Technica on Apple+Intel
Here are some great articles from the guys at Ars Technica:John Siracusa mourns the Power PC
Hannibal on the Apple-to-Intel transition
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Wednesday, June 08, 2005
Tech: Security Update 2005-006 for Tiger
A new Security Update for Mac OS X Tiger has been released.
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Tuesday, June 07, 2005
Sites: iStockphoto
Here's a nice resource for all you aspiring web designers or bloggers out there. iStockphoto provides a large collection of royalty free stock photographs for free and purchase. If you're a photographer, you can even showcase your work on the site.
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Tech: Patchburn and PC DVD Writers
There are many very inexpensive DVD/CD writers out there for PCs. You can get a high quality Lite-On Dual Layer DVD writer for as little as $50. However, these drives do not work properly under Mac OS X. That's where Patchburn comes in. Using Patchburn you can enable disc burning when using these PC DVD/CD writers.
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Monday, June 06, 2005
Tech: OS X Shortcut Keys
Can't remember all those shortcut keys in OS X? Here's a quick list of common shortcut keys from Apple. It includes various system startup options, and numerous otherr shortcut keys provided in OS X.
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Sunday, June 05, 2005
Tech: iPod not showing up?
If you have one of the newer iPods that only come with an USB cable, you may have problems getting it to work with your Mac. As it turns out, using the USB cable with a Mac requires you to have at least Mac OS X 10.3.4. So keep up with those software updates.
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Saturday, June 04, 2005
CNET: Apple moving to Intel
CNET is reporting that Steve Jobs will announce Apple's switch to Intel during the Apple World Wide Developers Conference on Monday. If true, this would send shockwaves throughout the PC sector and the Mac fan base. Stay tuned...
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