Archive for March, 2008
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
(Via Apple Hot News.)
"Simply put, there's never been an easier way to back up," reports Bob Levitus (chronicle.com) in his review of Time Capsule. After a few minor installation steps, you just "open the Time Machine System Preference pane on your Mac and click a few times. Leopard's Time Machine ...
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Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
(Via AccelerateYourMac.)
Codeweavers (makers of Crossover Mac) has released Crossover Games 7.0.0. (7-day Trial version available.) Clip from their page "CrossOver Games is capable of running a range of Windows games. To see if your favorite game is supported, please check our CrossOver Compatibility Center. CodeWeavers officially supports the following games ...
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Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
Of interest to Penguin readers today ...Mac mini: Creative Uses for the Little Mac that Could | The Apple BlogMany people have done some very creative things with the Mac minis, and while I don’t have any sales numbers from Apple, it is possible that all these creative minds have ...
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Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
MacDailyNews
"The CEO of Sony BMG Music Entertainment says that the company is developing an online music subscription service that would give users unlimited access to its music and be compatible with a host of digital music players," Matt Moore reports for The Associated Press.
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Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
Macworld
The steel MacCuff mini secures the Mac mini to the back of a display, under a desk or under a table. It includes a 33cm DVI-to-VGA monitor cable and two cable ties to secure the cables to the bracket. It features an open-frame design that provides for normal Wi-Fi ...
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Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
This weekend marked a very special date as Mac OS X turned 7 years old. Mac OS X was launched on March 21, 2001. Throughout the years, Mac OS X has definitely seen its share of changes. In these 7 years, OS X has been through ...
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Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
We got the new Razr V3s last night. I have to say that, though it's clearly in a different class than the Blackberry, it's very Mac friendly. I was able to sync my Address Book and iCal to the phone via Bluetooth with no effort. That's something I could never ...
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Sunday, March 23rd, 2008
Having a large external disk available on my network via AirPort Extreme (APE) was one of the reasons I upgraded from my old Air Port to APE. Certainly the ?n? specification and speed boost set high expectations.
I had just purchased a MacBookPro (MBP)and enjoyed the boost in productivity from the ...
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Sunday, March 23rd, 2008
If you're a Mac-head with writing skills, news, tips and opinions to share, and some time to kill, I'm looking for contributors and editors to add to "A Penguin in the Orchard." Register then send me an email at steidler [at] gmail.com. I'd love to broaden the range of posts ...
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Sunday, March 23rd, 2008
(Via MacNN.)
On February 19th, Apple released a nonspecific update regarding its Airport ecosystem and Time Machine ñ simply stating optimizations and driver fixes ñ but it is revealed to allow Time Capsule-like functionality with standard Airport Extreme Base Stations. According to Macworld, the update allows users to back up using ...
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