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Macintosh News Macintosh News © 2008 Nononina, Inc. Terms of Use About Alltop Acknowledgments Site by Electric Pulp Inspired by popurls We've got Mac news covered. Perhaps we can interest you in our World News and Green topics. MACNN US Defense Dept may balk at Apple's PA Semi buy 27 Apr 2008 | 11:05 pm With little incentive to continue selling PowerPC-based chips, the US Department of Defense may plead its case against Apple following the announcement of the $278 million buyout of startup chipmaker PA Semi. The acquisition appears to be focused on the company's intellectual property and talent for reducing chip power consumption rather than its p... Adobe discontinues GoLive, offers cross-grade 27 Apr 2008 | 10:15 pm Adobe on Monday announced that GoLive website creation tool has been discontinued in favor of Dreamweaver, the popular design tool acquired from Macromedia a little more than three years ago; confirming reports from a almost two years ago (which the company later denied and subsequently promised continued support), Adobe said it has ceased developm... Beta iPhone firmware code points to iTunes control 27 Apr 2008 | 4:20 pm Apple may be preparing to add iPhone (and iPod touch) functions to connect to and play media from nearby iTunes sources. Citing an "anonymous tipster," TUAW reports that code found in the latest firmware release points to a new iPhone application called iControl, which it says could be part of Apple's own plan to release new software applications b... Mac Pilot 3 adds 200 new system tweaks 27 Apr 2008 | 12:15 pm Koingo Software has unveiled Mac Pilot 3, the incarnation of its tinker tool for Mac OS X that sports approximately two hundred new features and enhancements. According to the company, the total number of features in Mac Pilot now exceeds six-hundred, allowing users to completely customize the Dock, Finder, Safari, and numerous other Apple and thir... iPhone, N95 in Canada by summer? 26 Apr 2008 | 12:55 pm Two top smartphones may finally be available on an official basis in Canada before the summer, according to separate reports. The Toronto Star cites industry contacts who tell the newspaper that the country's lone major GSM cell provider, Rogers, aims to launch the iPhone in time for it to be included in a campaign promoting touchscreen phones at ... TidBITS: Mac News for the Rest of Us Getting to Know the Nabaztag Internet Rabbit 27 Apr 2008 | 4:36 pm Shortly after I moved to France last year, Glenn Fleishman offered to introduce me to his contacts at a company called Violet that's based here in Paris. (And thus, by the way, it's pronounced "vee-oh-LAY.") Violet is best known as the developer of the Nabaztag Internet-enabled rabbit, and this product sounded sufficiently wacky that I was delighted to pay its creators a visit. It turned out they're located just down the street from me, about a ten-minute walk away, and I'd unknowingly passed their offices dozens of times already. So I set up an appointment, and Morgen and I met with Rafi… Take Control News: iPhone Ebook Updated with Latest Info 25 Apr 2008 | 10:11 am We're pleased to announce version 1.1 of troubleshooting guru Ted Landau's "Take Control of Your iPhone," which is updated for the iPhone 1.1.4 software and chock full of the latest advice for getting the most out of your iPhone, whether you want to know about syncing, how EDGE and Wi-Fi interoperate, the latest features in Maps, configuring Mail, hacking your iPhone, creating (or buying) ringtones, dealing with your battery, and much more. The ebook also has a strong problem-solving focus, so if your iPhone is behaving badly, you'll likely find a solution. (Existing owners of the ebook can… Hand Coding HTML Is Still in Vogue 25 Apr 2008 | 9:52 am Back in 1994, when I first learned to write HTML code for display in NCSA Mosaic, I thought, "There's got to be a better way." After all, I was coming off nearly a decade of typesetting and working with desktop publishing, starting with a Mac Plus and PageMaker 1.0 at my high school's newspaper. The code never bothered me; I had also learned in high school how to code on a Compugraphic typesetting system that used a similar method of embedded tags for formatting. But this was 1994! Surely, a graphical editor existed that would put a nice wrapper around HTML's intricacies. It's therefore… TidBITS Watchlist: Notable Software Updates for 28-Apr-08 25 Apr 2008 | 12:48 am Boot Camp Update 2.1 from Apple "addresses issues and improves compatibility with Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Windows Vista running on a Mac computer using Boot Camp." Anyone running Windows XP under Boot Camp who plans to install Microsoft's Service Pack 3 when it is released later this month must install this Boot Camp Update first. The free update comes in three versions - one for Windows XP (215 MB), one for Windows Vista 32-bit (228 MB), and one for Windows Vista 64-bit (236 MB). These updates must all be applied while running Windows, and are also available through Apple's… Get More From the iPhone's Text Widget 24 Apr 2008 | 4:04 pm [This article is based on a section of Ted's ebook, "Take Control of Your iPhone." Ted tweaked some parts to bring it fully up-to-date for TidBITS, and we reorganized it somewhat to make it fit better in the TidBITS format. And remember, through 29-Apr-08, the ebook is 50 percent off. -Tonya] You can use the iPhone's Text widget to send and receive text messages, also called SMS messages, the same messaging capability available via most mobile phones. The iPhone, however, makes text messaging much more convenient, because the Text widget displays the back and forth of a conversation, much the… MACRUMORS First Customer Receives Psystar Mac Clone 27 Apr 2008 | 10:29 pm Gizmodo posts the first video evidence of the existence of the Psystar OpenComputer in the wild. One of their readers who actually received their OpenComputer and was kind enough to provide video proof. (There have been questions about the company's... iControl iTunes Player for iPhone? 27 Apr 2008 | 12:23 am TUAW claims that they've heard that Apple is working on a new iPhone application called "iControl" which will allow the iPhone to control and stream media from local iTunes libraries:TUAW is told that a media navigator will allow you... Retail Sources Confirm iMac Refresh 26 Apr 2008 | 11:38 am Following early rumors that the iMac would finally see revisions next week, we've heard from multiple retail sources that new iMac part numbers have indeed appeared in their systems. As GeekSugar predicted, the prices for U.S. system... Black Case iPhone Photo... Just a 3rd Party Cover? 26 Apr 2008 | 9:12 am An old WinandMac article reveals that the glossy black iPhone photo first revealed by iPodObserver is simply a 3rd party "protection case" for the iPhone. The image was revisited yesterday based on claims by Engadget that the u... Psystar Demos 'Open Computer' on Video 25 Apr 2008 | 4:50 pm Despite Gizmodo's claim that Psystar was a hoax, Psystar has posted a video demonstrating 3 "Open Computer" systems running Mac OS X, Ubuntu and Windows XP. In mid-April, news of Psystar's OpenMac clone (since renamed ... The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs My presentations versus Michael Dell's Steve 26 Apr 2008 | 6:57 pm There's no comparison. Hit the link and check out the slides. What the hell is Michael even trying to express with that slide? OLPC plagued by "stuck" keys Steve 24 Apr 2008 | 6:03 pm See here. These POS machines are crapping out because they used shitty parts in the keyboards and now the keys are getting stuck down and you can't get them unstuck. The freetards who bought them now find themselves stuck (sorry) with machines that don't work. Money quote: "Meanwhile, members of the forums are also reporting that by taking the keyboard out of the XO laptop and rubbing on the underlying sensor, you might fix the stuck key, but that's not a 100% solution."Somehow Intel must be to blame. Or Microsoft. How long till Double-N comes up with some new conspiracy theory? The Goatberg Game: Fun for everyone Steve 24 Apr 2008 | 5:41 pm So apparently in the newsroom at the Wall Street Journal they pretty much all hate Goatberg and they have this game they play where every time Goatberg publishes a column they count how many times he uses the word "I" -- and it's usually a lot. They also count up other "me-related" words like me, mine and my. The joke at the Journal is that someday Walt will publish a column where every word is I.The funny part is how many of these references to himself are absolutely unnecessary. You could take them out and the sentence would not lose anything. Example from his column today about a new cell… Beastmaster, I have made you my bitch Steve 24 Apr 2008 | 5:19 pm So Microsoft just put out their numbers and they suck. And I've seen some handwringing about how this must mean the economy is having problems but come on. We know what's having problems. It's Vista. And they're not going to have their next version until 2010, and that's according to the Borg itself. Reality is probaby worse. But let's assume they're right. That means we have two friggin years to keep smoking their weed and stealing their customers. As for that big economic slowdown, you may have noticed that it doesn't seem to be hurting us. Our earnings were up 36%, mostly thanks to Mac… OLPC: And then there was one Steve 22 Apr 2008 | 11:47 am Well it's getting kinda lonely around the Cambridge headquarters of the OLPC craptop intiative. Walter Bender, designer of the device's almost completely unusuable Sugar interface, has resigned. OLPC News reported that Bender was leaving in a huff because Nicholas Negroponte is going to use Windows XP on the green machine. Not so, Bender insists. In his exit statement Bender says two years of non-stop work (imagine that! two whole years) has wiped him out and he needs a break. So, um, he's quitting. Apparently the idea of a vacation did not occur to him. And that's it. His departure follows… Macworld Adobe discontinues GoLive 27 Apr 2008 | 9:01 pm Adobe has discontinued sales and development of its Web design software GoLive in favor of Dreamweaver, which it acquired as part of its Macromedia purchase. Microsoft-Yahoo deadline passes with no deal 27 Apr 2008 | 2:08 pm Yahoo failed to agree to an acquisition deal with Microsoft by Saturday, the deadline Microsoft had set for wrapping up negotiations. Analysis: What’s behind Apple’s P.A. Semi purchase 25 Apr 2008 | 5:13 pm When news emerged this week that Apple paid $278 million for microprocessor design firm P.A. Semi, speculation swirled that its chips would soon appear in new mobile products from Cupertino. But in Rik Myslewski’s analysis, Apple may have bought the firm to add its engineering expertise. iPod Case Roundup: Waterworld Edition 25 Apr 2008 | 3:35 pm With spring here and summer on the way, Dan Frakes takes a look at several iPod cases designed to keep your portable player safe and dry. FrankenMac in the Lab 25 Apr 2008 | 3:32 pm Brian Chen is joined by Lab director James Galbraith, who acts as our tour guide into the inner workings of the Rob Griffiths’ home-built Mac OS machine. They talk briefly about its performance and some of its peculiarities. The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) New iPod ad, now featuring silhouettes Cory Bohon 27 Apr 2008 | 9:20 pm Filed under: iPod Family It's been a long time since we've seen new iPod ads featuring the old silhouettes. Well, after taking a break from them, Apple has decided to release a new silhouette ad. It was shown on TV in the US today and can be seen by going to the Apple iTunes page and clicking "Watch the new ad" underneath the "Featured on iTunes" section. The music is apparently "Shut Up and Let Me Go" by UK band the Ting Tings.Thanks for the tip, Bren.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Reminder: Talkcast tonight at 10 PM EDT Christina Warren 27 Apr 2008 | 4:00 pm Filed under: TUAW Business, Podcasts Well, it's Sunday, and as always TUAW will be starting the week off with our weekly live talkcast, thanks to the cool guys at TalkShoe. Michael Rose is on the road, but may still have a chance to call in and chat. I'll be taking over hosting duties for the night; we'll be taking calls and discussing the big Apple news (and Apple rumors) of the week. We'll also be giving away some schwag and software in what may possibly be our first "Movie Based Mac Trivia Challenge." Once again, you can join the conversation on TalkShoe by using the shiny new browser-only… Rumors: Jabber support spotted by iPhone insider Erica Sadun 27 Apr 2008 | 3:00 pm Filed under: iPod Family, Rumors, iPhoneOur anonymous iControl tipster has returned and tells us that a new XMPP framework has been spotten in the latest iPhone firmware. XMPP refers to the open source standard developed by the Jabber community for instant messaging. Remember back in March when Apple announced it would support native instant messaging? In a nutshell, it looks like Apple's new iPhone-based chat will be built on Jabber/XMPP.Unfortunately, we're told that this XMPP support remains in a private framework and will not be available to 3rd party SDK developers. Apple has made a… Jobs to Intel: she means nothing to me Mat Lu 27 Apr 2008 | 2:00 pm Filed under: Hardware, Steve JobsAs we noted earlier this week Apple purchased of the chip design firm P. A. Semi and speculation has been rampant about what it all means. Well the Journal is reporting that Jobs spoke recently about Apple's relationship with Intel saying: "We have a great partnership with Intel. We expect that to continue forever." He further suggested that the acquisition was mainly to improve chips to go in portable devices and dismissed speculation about a return to the Power PC platform (the technology on which P. A. Semi's designs are based).[via… iPhone 101: typing accented characters Mat Lu 27 Apr 2008 | 11:00 am Filed under: iPod Family, Tips and tricks, iPhone, iPhone 101Over at MacTips they have a nice tip which I figured would make for a good iPhone 101. If you find yourself needing to type an accented character (acutes, graves, umlauts, etc.), all you have to do is hold down the relevant key for a couple of seconds and voilà a nice pop-up menu will appear with the available choices. The trick works for a number of different characters besides the vowels (e.g. 'z' and '?') and seems to function as well on the iPod touch.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments VersionTracker: Mac OS X Flexify 2.34 27 Apr 2008 | 10:23 pm Photoshop plugin changes spherical panoramas into new shapes Small Business Tracker 1.8.5.4 27 Apr 2008 | 10:22 pm time, expense, invoice, inventory Inventory Tracker Plus 2.8.5.4 27 Apr 2008 | 10:21 pm inventory & personal info manager MKVtools 2.0 27 Apr 2008 | 10:17 pm tool for converting OGM & MKV files Screenflick 1.5.3 27 Apr 2008 | 10:16 pm screen recording solution Infinite Loop Rumor: 3G iPhone gets GPS, thicker, glossier 26 Apr 2008 | 10:23 am Newly rumored specs and an old photo combine to take iPhone hysteria to the Grand mal level.Read More... Friday afternoon Apple links, fourth Friday of April edition 25 Apr 2008 | 12:50 pm This Friday's Apple links include a unique iPhone unpacking sequence, news about Parallels, an iMac rumor, Apple's move up the Fortune 500 list, and a parody video.Read More... Halo effect picking up slack from iPod slowdown 25 Apr 2008 | 9:47 am Some are afraid that the days of massive iPod sales growth are over and that Apple may soon face negative growth year-over-year. Others, however, believe that Apple's iPod-related business lines will help the company weather the coming iPod slowdown.Read More... WSJ: Jobs Still Hearts Intel, P.A. Semi "just a friend" 25 Apr 2008 | 8:56 am Some think Apple's acquisition of P.A. Semi means it could be the end of their relationship with Intel. Steve Jobs says everything is just fine between the two.Read More... Yet another analyst predicts 3G iPhone at WWDC 25 Apr 2008 | 7:23 am According to analyst Shaw Wu, all signs point to the launch of a 3G iPhone at WWDC, along with minor design changes and a price drop for existing models.Read More... RoughlyDrafted Magazine Evernote for Mac, iPhone to make managing information overload easy danieleran 25 Apr 2008 | 8:25 am With the deluge of data hitting users in the modern age, managing piles of information has become increasingly important but also more difficult. Evernote is on its way to both the Mac and the iPhone, and promises to simplify the effort needed to catalog, tag and organize web clippings, text and handwritten notes, photos, emails, audio clippings, and more, making it easy to search and review all those bits later without having to think too hard about how to do it. Continues: Evernote for Mac, iPhone to make managing information overload easy Why Did Apple Buy PA Semi? danieleran 23 Apr 2008 | 9:50 pm Daniel Eran Dilger Just ahead of its recession defying, record setting Q2 2008 earnings reports, Apple revealed plans to buy PA Semi, a chip designer specializing in processors based on IBM’s Power architecture. This news sparked a flurry of confusion from observers: why is Apple getting into the semiconductor business after partnering with Intel in its Mac systems, aligning with ARM licensees for its mobile WiFi iPhone platform, and particularly after decisively migrating away from PowerPC in 2006? (more…) Windows Vista, 7, and Singularity: The New Copland, Gershwin, Taligent danieleran 21 Apr 2008 | 9:40 pm Daniel Eran Dilger Microsoft’s current and future operating system projects, Windows Vista, Windows Seven, and Singularity, share too much in common with Apple’s failures of the mid-90s. Each project bears a striking resemblance to the three catastrophes that nearly killed Apple in the early 90s, and for many of the same core reasons. Here’s why, and what this means for the future of the PC desktop, the Windows platform, and new emerging mobile markets. (more…) How Microsoft has become the Beleaguered Apple ‘96 danieleran 18 Apr 2008 | 9:58 pm Daniel Eran Dilger Windows Enthusiasts have been working hard to advance the idea that Apple has become the new Microsoft, supposedly by monopolizing the market for music sales and MP3 players and in creating new bodies of technology in its own image to discover territories outside of Microsoft’s reach. However, they’re missing something far more interesting: Microsoft is reverting to become the beleaguered old Apple of the mid 90s. Here’s how. (more…) IBM’s Strategic Interest in Macs Goes Beyond Pilot Program danieleran 18 Apr 2008 | 11:43 am Daniel Eran Dilger The Mac pilot program within IBM Research, outlined in the previous article, is only a small part of IBM’s corporate efforts to diversify its computing platforms and push the adoption of Macs in particular. A number of internal sources wrote to provide additional details on IBM’s current and future plans. (more…) MacFixIt Boot Camp 2.1: problems installing; spontaneous reboots 25 Apr 2008 | 10:30 am Many users are experiencing problems installing this update. Boot Camp 2.1 released: supports Windows XP SP3 24 Apr 2008 | 4:20 pm Obviates issues seen with developer builds of XP SP3. Psystar clones "do not support Leopard reinstallation" 24 Apr 2008 | 10:30 am As if you weren't wary already. Windows XP SP3 precautions for Boot Camp users 23 Apr 2008 | 11:35 am Beta builds pose issues. MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 1.5.1: problems booting; function keys broken; more 23 Apr 2008 | 10:30 am aGEEKspot iTunes Store May Capture One-Quarter of Worldwide Music by 2012 ageekspot 27 Apr 2008 | 5:14 pm iTunes Store May Capture One-Quarter of Worldwide Music by 2012 Since its debut five years ago Monday, Apple’s iTunes Store has sold more than 4 billion songs and accounts for approximately 70 percent of digital music sold worldwide. In the next five years, it may well account for a staggering 28 percent of all music sold worldwide. By 2012, digital music is projected to account for 40 percent of music sold, according to InStat. If Apple holds onto its current market share, it will account for more than one-quarter of all music sales by its ninth birthday. Not bad for freeware. Apple to ‘unlock’ iPhone??? ageekspot 27 Apr 2008 | 4:55 pm Analyst: Apple coming to terms with iPhone ‘unlocking’ Apple's attitude about unlocked iPhones hints that the company will abandon its business model of grabbing a piece of mobile carriers' revenues in order to make its goal of selling 10 million smart phones this year, an analyst said Thursday. “ They seemed absolutely blithe about making the 10-million number,” said Ezra Gottheil, an analyst with Technology Business Research, referring to comments by Apple executives during Wednesday’s earnings conference call. “And I get the funny sense that ultimately the whole idea of… No go AGAIN! Microsoft-Yahoo deadline passes with no deal ageekspot 27 Apr 2008 | 4:39 pm Microsoft-Yahoo deadline passes with no deal Yahoo failed to agree to an acquisition deal with Microsoft by Saturday, the deadline Microsoft had set for wrapping up negotiations. (Via Macworld.) IT departments running out of excuses not to use Macs ageekspot 27 Apr 2008 | 4:31 pm IT departments running out of excuses not to use Macs In spite of their stability and ease of use, Macs have long been shunned by IT departments everywhere. It is getting harder and harder for IT departments to come up with reasons not to include Macs in their short lists of hardware, however. With factors from a greater number of users embracing the Apple interface to greater availability of cross platform options, IT is running out of excuses. More and more people in the work force are asking their IT departments to either switch to or offer Macs as an option. Up until now, there weren’t… Typing accented characters-iPhone 101 ageekspot 27 Apr 2008 | 2:03 pm iPhone 101: typing accented characters Over at MacTips they have a nice tip which I figured would make for a good iPhone 101. If you find yourself needing to type an accented character (acutes, graves, umlauts, etc.), all you have to do is hold down the relevant key for a couple of seconds and voilà a nice pop-up menu will appear with the available choices. The trick works for a number of different characters besides the vowels (e.g. ‘z’ and ‘?’) and seems to function as well on the iPod touch. (Via (TUAW).) OS X Help Prevent iTunes from creating unnecessary clutter and cruft Scott Haneda 18 Apr 2008 | 5:41 am iTunes has gone from a simple music management application to a full-fledged media management tool. Gone are the days of just managing your music files, iTunes now takes on the roll of managing video, audio, and can even help organize pdf files. With all the power iTunes offers, it can become overwhelming. iTunes desires to be your default player for near all media types. An amusing audio clip from Family Guy or The Simpsons ends up getting imported into iTunes. This audio clip then relentlessly follows you around and makes its way to your iPod and iPhone on your next synchronization. Customize your OS X clock and use it as a system lockup monitor Scott Haneda 16 Apr 2008 | 3:35 am It’s just a clock, how in the heck can it be used to tell you if your system is locked up? To be honest, it really can’t. However, I have used this tactic since way back in the OS 9 days, and it still works pretty darn well under OS X. First I will start with the basics, customizing the clock, what you can change, and why you may want to. After a small history lesson in how OS 9 was not as smartly multi-threaded as OS X, I can then explain just how you can use your clock as a visual aid to tell you if your computer is stuck. Read the rest of Customize your OS X clock and use it as… Change the translucent menu bar setting Scott Haneda 15 Apr 2008 | 5:52 am With OS X Leopard 10.5, Apple brought forward a pretty strange change to the menu bar. The main menu bar had a mandatory translucency applied. This meant you could see your desktop image through the menu bar. The internets were quite upset about this “feature”. In my opinion, rightly so. Luckily, so much noise was made about the change, that as long as you have ran your software updates, you can finally turn this “feature” off. Read the rest of Change the translucent menu bar setting (252 words) © OS X Help 2008. • Permalink • No comment An important lesson on troubleshooting software applications Scott Haneda 13 Apr 2008 | 7:03 pm A few days ago, one of our readers sent in an email asking if I had any idea why Internet Explorer would not load web pages in his installation of Virtual PC. Every now and then I will take an interest in a users problems and see if I can not help them troubleshoot the issue. We had a few rounds of email, over the course of a few days, in the end, I was unable to help. A solution was found, but not by myself, rather the user figured it out on their own. The solution was simple, and one I usually try as a first step, as should everyone. This time, it never crossed my mind, as I wrongfully… Understanding RSS in Safari Scott Haneda 10 Apr 2008 | 11:53 pm There have been a few comments on the site asking for us to cover RSS. I have several direct emails from readers asking the same. Today, we will explain what RSS is, how it can help you keep up to date with the rapidly changing web, and in general, what a near mandatory tool it is. My gut tells me new users have no idea what RSS is, let alone the value it holds. I suspect that since there are links to RSS feeds on nearly every site, people are curious, but just have no idea where to turn to for good advice. A Google search will show you nice definitions of RSS. You may walk away understanding… iPod Touch Hacks Which jailbreak to use?!? rAwks 13 Apr 2008 | 4:44 pm There are so many mixed feelings and thoughts about which jailbreak to use. I can’t give you a DEFINITE answer on which one to use. All I can do is write a post about my jailbreak experiences to express how I feel about them. Then it’s your choice on which one to use.  When I first started writing for ipodtouchhacks.com, I used Ziphone 2.6 and I did stumble upon a few obstacles. I ran into the BSD root error, my permissions for the notes app was messed up, and my mail app was always crashing. All these problems that occurred were easily fixed by either doing a hard reset,… Emulators and ROMs rAwks 13 Apr 2008 | 4:43 pm We get tons of questions regarding topics such as emulators and adding games onto those emulators. Getting an emulator for a certain video game system is easy
the hard part is finding the ROMs and/or BIOs for the emulator. Add this source http://iappcat.com/r/6675into Installer. After your sources refresh, click on your install tab and click on the folder named “rAwks.” This is a repo I created that includes all the emulators out there and some ROM and BIO packages. I can’t guarantee all the ROMs or BIOs will work, but most of them do. Usually the way you add ROMs into your emulator… Detailed Instructions on How To SSH The Lone Stag 9 Apr 2008 | 8:56 pm SSH’ing is a useful skill to know. It can help get apps to work, enable you to create custom backgrounds and icon images, copy content directly from your iPod, and so much more. Once you get used to the navigation, it is quite easy and will help you become a better hacker. Now, onto the steps. 1. What You Need A jailbroken iPod (read my previous posts on how to get your iPod jailbroken) In Settings, click general, auto-lock, never Make sure you have WiFi and a computer or this will not work 2. Install OpenSSH on your iPod In installer, go to install, all packages, OpenSSH 3. Download… We need testers
 rAwks 8 Apr 2008 | 11:44 pm Do you have a lot of time on your hands? Do you spend hours of the day dealing with your iPod? (Customizing, installing, etc.) Are you the type of person who enjoys figuring out solutions when caught in a jam? We are looking for any hackers out there who would like to be testers for us to find common problems with jailbreaks. We’re interested in hackers that really know their stuff (*cough*
dloader girl
tledbett…*cough*) and that are willing to restore their iPod a couple times. Let us know if you’re interested in being a tester for us. You can either email me or Lone Stag. Important Solutions The Lone Stag 6 Apr 2008 | 5:38 pm This is a post rAwks and I jointly wrote about common questions we see. These questions are aimed for owners of a jailbroken 1.1.4 iPod Touch. First, a foreword from rAwks: Lots of people have been asking us questions about problems they have faced with jailbreaking their device. I understand
before I was a writer for this site, I would panic to Lone Stag for help. We don’t mind helping other’s out with problems, but sometimes it gets TOO repetitive. I know it’s a hassle to read through 100+ comments to find the answer that you’re looking for. So
this post will hopefully break it… MacDailyNews RUMOR: Apple working on ‘iControl’ iTunes controller app for iPhone webmaster@macdailynews.com 27 Apr 2008 | 7:44 pm According to code found in the latest firmware release, Apple is working on a new iPhone application called iControl... Hundreds of thousands of Microsoft web servers hacked; including government servers webmaster@macdailynews.com 27 Apr 2008 | 10:49 am Hundreds of thousands of Web sites - including several at the United Nations and in the U.K. government... Desperate Microsoft to count Windows XP sales as Vista sales webmaster@macdailynews.com 27 Apr 2008 | 10:34 am InfoWorld confirms that Dell will sell and support Windows XP to consumers beyond the June 30 Microsoft... RIM engineers call touchscreen BlackBerry ‘Apple Killer’ webmaster@macdailynews.com 27 Apr 2008 | 8:54 am R.I.M. may have trouble dominating the smartphone market’s next phase... Apple to launch iPhone in Canada with Rogers soon? webmaster@macdailynews.com 26 Apr 2008 | 9:36 am The stars finally seem to be aligned for a Canadian launch of Apple's popular iPhone... Apple-Project.com Apple Finally Gets Mobile? myonlinelife@mac.com 21 Apr 2008 | 6:06 am It looks like Apple might have got the message in Europe that consumers gain nothing from carrier-locked iPhones, so Apple might be launching the next iteration of their mobile phone completely unlocked. ...The other reason I think Apple will continue with its locked iPhone model in the States is that pesky exclusive deal with ATT. ...If Apple penned a 1-year exclusive with ATT that's great, but I've never seen any mention of an ATT exclusive that short. ...But US consumers aren't demanding SIM-free phones and they're paying Apple (and ATT, for that matter) what Apple is asking for their… MacBook Air: LED Pusher myonlinelife@mac.com 18 Apr 2008 | 8:28 am MacBook Air haters hear this: the next portable you buy might have a LED display thanks to the inimitable MBA: The MacBook Air has become the best advertisement for why companies should use LED (light-emitting diode) backlights in notebook screens, and is driving adoption, according to market researcher DisplaySearch. Ad: Treat yourself to a brand new MacBook Air 1.6GHz SBUX Launches WifI For Real myonlinelife@mac.com 18 Apr 2008 | 6:53 am When you tap Safari on your iPhone, you'll see (6)six options. ...It's not like you can take it with you, after all. ...Ad: Treat yourself to a brand new MacBook Air 1.6GHz Twitter on iPhone myonlinelife@mac.com 17 Apr 2008 | 6:09 am John Gruber's Daring Fireball has the most comprehensive look at Twitter on iPhone I've ever come across. ...It requires some finger work, but it's the best Web-based option out there in my experience. Ad: Treat yourself to a brand new MacBook Air 1.6GHz First reports of AT&T WifFi & Starbucks myonlinelife@mac.com 15 Apr 2008 | 9:08 pm First reports of AT&T's wifi partnership with Starbucks are rolling in. ...Looking forward to hearing a report of what the launch page looks like on Apple's handset. ...Ad: Treat yourself to a brand new MacBook Air 1.6GHz Apple Gazette Apple Gazette Daily 255 - Nike+iPod patents, Apple updates, and Edge issues Michael 25 Apr 2008 | 12:33 pm podcast sponsor link:Click Here to check out Audible! Click the link above to get your free audio book from Audible, and help support Apple Gazette at the same time! Today’s Show: Nike+iPod patents, Apple updates, and Edge issues You can subscribe via iTunes, or by RSS feed, or
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anywhere else? Michael 25 Apr 2008 | 6:31 am For the last week the Edge network has been almost non-existent in Central Texas, where I live. It has been so sporadic that, at times, my wife and I can be sitting at a table together, and one of our iPhones will connect to the Internet, while the other one won’t be able to. I have confirmed with some other iPhone owners in the area that this is not an isolated incident to our phones, and appears to be an ongoing problem here in our service area. At&t is no help about the problem, treating like there is something wrong with our iPhones, and trying to send us to Apple tech support… Apple Gazette Daily 254 - Apple lawsuit, 2nd Quarter Financial and more! Michael 24 Apr 2008 | 1:28 pm podcast sponsor link:Click Here to check out Audible! Click the link above to get your free audio book from Audible, and help support Apple Gazette at the same time! Today’s Show: Apple lawsuit, 2nd Quarter financials, streaming TV on iPhone and more! You can subscribe via iTunes, or by RSS feed, or
 you can listen to the episode right here: In addition to that, you can also download the Apple Gazette Daily Widget and listen to every episode of the show right on your Dashboard. Click Here to download. Stream TV to your iPhone with MythTV iPhone FrontEnd Michael 24 Apr 2008 | 7:42 am MythTV is great Linux-based, Tivo-like, software that allows you to build your own DVR. It has a great community online building a variety of plug-ins, themes, and other features. The latest of which, is an iPhone FrontEnd. Users have the ability to browse recorded shows, view program information, and stream videos to their iPhone. You can watch a demonstration video below: If you’re a MythTV user, you can click here to download the iPhone software for your MythTV box. If not, you can get started with MythTV on their official site, right here. MacTips Reading PDFs on the Mac Travis Jeffery 27 Apr 2008 | 6:00 am These days everything is moving digital. Today there is digital signage (for advertisements), magazines post their articles on their Web sites often for free or in online subscriptions, newspapers are going completely Internet based and the list goes on and on. Another industry whose medium is making the transition is the book industry. The popular O’Reilly publishing company’s now has what’s called the Safari Books Online service, and the Pragmatic Bookshelf has every one of their books in PDF format and also pre-release their books (called Betas just like software). This… Typing Accents on the iPhone and iPod Touch Omer Zach 26 Apr 2008 | 6:00 am Gizmodo recently posted out that keyboard localization and accents in SMS messages can lead to bloodbaths, so I figured it would be useful to point out how easy it is to put accents over letters on the iPhone; maybe it will save some lives. The default view when the iPhone keyboard pops up on your screen shows a QWERTY keyboard, a shift key, a space bar, a delete key, a return key, and a button at the bottom-left that sends you off to find more symbols to type. All these buttons, yet there are no dedicated ones for accents. However, typing accents is quite possible. To add an accent to a… Split Up Contacts List into Multiple Windows in Adium Omer Zach 26 Apr 2008 | 12:26 am Adium just keeps getting better and better. While messing around with one of Adium’s features the other day, I found a way to split up your contact list into multiple sections, by group. To break up your contact list, hold Command and drag the header for any of your groups off of the window it is currently in. You can put two windows of groups together either by holding Command and dragging them back in the same way, or simply dragging (without Command) one of the windows under the other one until it snaps into place, and then letting go. Another way is to press Command-W while the… Clean Up Your Desktop the Quicksilver Way Brad Jasper 25 Apr 2008 | 5:00 am On any given day, my desktop is filled with screenshots and images I’ve saved while writing tips. Often my desktop looks like the following: There are a couple of methods to get around saving images to the desktop–including saving them to the clipboard–but I actually really like this method. I have my bottom right corner of my screen set to show the desktop, so while writing a post I mouse over–grab whichever image I need and jump back into Ecto. The whole process takes about 2 seconds–it makes me extremely productive while writing tips. But when things get… Quote Specific Section in Reply on Mail.app Brad Jasper 25 Apr 2008 | 5:00 am Mail.app has a handy feature that lets you only quote a specific section when replying to an e-mail. To accomplish this, select the block of text you want to quote: Click reply and you’ll have a new message with only the selected text quoted: This is great when CC’ing someone without showing them the entire e-mail–only the part you want them to focus on. Thanks Matt Jones for submitting this tip. Check out our other Mail Tips. O'Grady's PowerPage MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 1.5.1: Hits and Misses chrisbarylick 25 Apr 2008 | 6:12 am Things will never be perfect with computer software, but some moments get funkier than others. According to MacFixIt, a number of users have reported issues with Apple's newly-released MacBook Pro Firmware Update 1.5.1 software. In given cases where the... The Apple Core: Jobs Back for Questioning in Backdated Stock Options Scandal chrisbarylick 25 Apr 2008 | 6:05 am Despite a US$1.05 billion second quarter profit, Apple CEO Steve Jobs is back under fire for his receipt of backdated stock options. The issue, which raised a number of legal and accounting issues regarding improper disclosures, has drawn the... Apple Releases Boot Camp 2.1 Update chrisbarylick 25 Apr 2008 | 6:00 am Late Thursday, Apple released Boot Camp 2.1, the latest version of a package of software that allows Macs to run Windows XP or Vista on a separate partition of their computers. The new version, which can be downloaded from... Opera 9.50 Beta 2 Out the Door chrisbarylick 24 Apr 2008 | 9:48 am On Thursday, Opera Software ASA released version 9.50 beta 2 of its popular web browser. The new version, a 14.3 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: -Full text history search is now part of the address field,... Apple States 200,000 Developers to Date for iPhone SDK chrisbarylick 24 Apr 2008 | 6:56 am During yesterday's conference call to release second quarter financial statements, Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer revealed that the company has signed up 200,000 developers to date for its iPhone software development kit. According to Macworld UK, Oppenheimer called the response... iPhone, Therefore I blog Good read in today's NY Times Jimmy Greenfield 27 Apr 2008 | 9:45 am Sunday, April 27, 2008 -- 11:40 a.m. -- on my couch As I get ready to head to the office, I found a great article over at the New York Times about Apple's assault on BlackBerry and the reaction from the industry. Registration required, but a good read that really doesn't shed much new light, but it's interesting that so many people are looking at Apple's big move as a move against R.I.M. and not other companies. Check it out here. Hey, I look at it this way, RIM ... if this doesn't work out, there's always delicious Blackberry syrup. Mmmm, syrup. And let me know what you think in the… The Flux Capacitor is what makes iPhone time travel possible Jimmy Greenfield 25 Apr 2008 | 2:11 pm Friday, April 25, 2008 -- 4:03 p.m. -- at my desk I don't think Engadget got a hold of a Flux Capacitor -- or a DeLorean, for that matter -- but it claims to have some specific knowledge of what the next iPhone is going to look like. Maybe it does. I know I don't. The only way I see a conversation about the world's most secretive product taking place is in a garage 10 floors underground in shadows and silhouettes. But hey ... there's a chance the information is real. I'll post a link to Engadget, because it's entertaining reading. The site that the photo on Engadget is from is not one I… iPhone or otherwise, Twitter is a powerful tool Jimmy Greenfield 25 Apr 2008 | 12:24 pm Friday, April 25, 2008 -- 2:18 p.m. -- at my desk I always talk about how I use Twitter to interact with callers and why you should consider signing up if you haven't (see the right rail). Today, caller Jason alerted me to a great story on CNN about a California student who Twittered his way out of an Egyptian jail. Really interesting reading here, not only about the actual getting out of jail, but what Twitter does and is capable of. Let me know your thoughts. I'm always curious. Thanks for calling. More free Wi-Fi coming to Starbucks soon Jimmy Greenfield 25 Apr 2008 | 10:41 am Friday, April 25, 2008 -- 12:28 p.m. -- at my desk If you are an AT&T high-speed Internet customer (meaning, you have broadband at home), you'll have free access to Wi-Fi at Starbucks starting May 1. At this time, iPhone users who also subscribe to qualifying AT&T services receive the free access. Currently, I have all I can eat free Wi-Fi at all McDonald's via AT&T and soon that will expand to more than 7,000 Starbucks locations nationwide. As of May 1, qualifying AT&T customers can connect to the Internet from Wi-Fi enabled company-operated Starbucks locations nationwide by simply selecting… The end of the 8GB iPhone in the UK? Jimmy Greenfield 25 Apr 2008 | 8:00 am Friday, April 25, 2008 -- 9:54 a.m. -- at my desk **UPDATE (4/25 10:09 a.m.) -- here's what O2 had to say to me just now: "We have been delighted with the response to our iPhone price promotion which has surpassed our expectations, clearly demonstrating the continued appetite in the market for the iPhone nearly six months since launch. We still have 8GB and 16GB iPhones in stock although availability of the 8GB device is now limited. The objectives of the price promotion were clearly to ensure the device remained competitive in this fast changing market and to maintain sales momentum beyond… iAppblog Interesting Finding in a Recent Apple Patent EDIT-XTREEM 21 Apr 2008 | 8:47 pm In a recent patent relating to mobile instant messaging, I came upon an interesting picture. In a couple of the pictures, it shows figure 164, which says Optical Sensor beside it. Why is this so interesting? Because it is on the front side of the device. I dugg a bit deaper and found a couple refernces to 164, including a part detailing a CCD (charge-coupled device), or basicially a camera on the front of the device. If this proves to be true, can we expect to see a camera on the front of the iPhone? It also goes on and talks about video conferencing. I think this further points to 3G in the… iAppblog now has a Favicon EDIT-XTREEM 13 Apr 2008 | 4:15 pm I recently made a Favicon for iAppblog. Though it looks similar to the Apple Apps Icon, I have remade it, no copy/paste here! I would enjoy your feedback on it. I have further plans for it, watch the site in the coming days. MacHeist Retail Bundle Now Available EDIT-XTREEM 13 Apr 2008 | 2:57 pm The MacHeist Retail Bundle is now available. It is a great way to get into Mac Shareware for a very reasonable price. For only $49 you get 12 Great Mac Apps. The included apps are: Awaken Cha-Ching CoverSutra DEVONthink Personal iClip Overflow Wallet WriteRoom XSlimmer Enigmo Bugdom 2 Nanosaur 2 Best of all, they are running a referral program, you can sign up for the site and earn credits by referring friends to buy the bundle. The credits will be redeemable for some great apps (which will be announced on Monday). Check back here soon for a hint at one of the referral apps. In the mean time,… Interview with Brian Amerige, of Extendmac EDIT-XTREEM 3 Apr 2008 | 6:00 am I recently had the chance to talk to Brian Amerige of Extendmac. Thanks to Brian for taking the time for this interview. Flow makes its public debut on April 4th, 9 Months after the first external alpha testing began. What are you most proud of in Flow? Yeah, that’s right. I had a smallish group of people for the early alphas, and then moved on to the significantly larger beta group. I certainly didn’t intend to (or want to) keep Flow in beta for so long, but due to time constraints (see http://blog.extendmac.com/a-glimpse-inside-one-year-later/ for what I mean by “time… Product Idea: .Mac for the iPhone EDIT-XTREEM 26 Mar 2008 | 6:51 pm While working today, I thought of an interesting concept, .Mac for the iPhone. What if you could get an @iphone.com email, similar to those of the blackberry users’ (@*carrier*.blackberry.net)? Backup your iPhone from anywhere, access files on your Mac and upload your pictures directly from your camera roll to it? And Sync your calendars and contacts to it? Would you be more willing to pay the $99 a year for .Mac with these ideas included? I can tell you that I would. So why would Apple do this? To me, this idea is interesting, but it doesn’t appear to be so revolutionary. For… Appletell Porta Party lets you party in a box Alec Feld 25 Apr 2008 | 11:32 pm Section: Apple NewsOne piece seemed to stand out at LA Art Weekend, the Porta Party. Although the box looks like a mobile toilet mixed with an older-generation iPod nano, it’s actually a box, that people can party in. Go in, plug in your iPod, and dance all you wish. The revolutionary anti-social device created by Nick Rodrigues allows you to party without other people, a party for yourself, by yourself, in a way. Sadly, if you need to use the toilet, the maker has not installed one inside of the device. However, the feature could technically become an accessory, add-on, or included in… Apple granted three new iPhone input patents Patrick Lutz 25 Apr 2008 | 10:53 pm Section: Apple News, Updates, iPhone + Communications, iPhoneThe US Patent and Trademark Office published several of Apple’s patent approvals today, all of which relate to different aspects of the iPhone’s functionality. The first patent that has been approved deals with organization of the iPhone’s interface, mainly to reduce the clutter of adding too many visual elements to a document. The patent indicates the use of nested interface elements, for example, clicking a button to bring up a menu with operations that the user may perform. The second patent approved by the US… Spend 5 bucks to get rid of Leopard annoyance, lose coffee for a day Alec Feld 25 Apr 2008 | 9:45 pm Section: Software + Apps, UtilitiesThere are few things that I truly hate about Leopard, but one of those few things are the confirmation dialog boxes when opening newly downloaded apps. A new app, iQuarantine X, seeks to not just change, but completely remove and prevent from that dialog box from ever showing up again. Although I’m betting this can be done with a simple Terminal command, you’ll have to shell out a hefty $5 for iQuarantine X. If the dialog boxes annoy you that much (and you download that many new apps), then you may want to spend the cash and just download it. Of… Here we go again, new iMacs rumored to arrive next week! Josh Holat 25 Apr 2008 | 7:14 pm Section: Apple, Apple News, Retail & Apple Store, Rumors, Updates, Mac + Computers, Desktops, iMacGeeksugar, who was right about the new MacBook Pros refresh last time around, is now reporting that new iMacs will be out next week, most likely on Tuesday. The last time this product was updated was all the way back in August 2007, but that was a complete case redesign. These new machines will be at the same price points, but will have faster speeds (i.e. the new Penryn processors) and a larger hard drive. With recent news of Apple shipping 2.289 million Macs this most recent… Boot Camp 2.1 released, world keeps on crapping Alec Feld 25 Apr 2008 | 7:07 pm Section: Apple News, Updates, Software + Apps, Utđàçäćëû telecomfm gsmphone k610 êóïèòü ôëțîđćńöćíòíûé êđàńêà rittal ńâćòÿùèéńÿ êđàńêà óòță âńêđûòèć àâòî macintosh