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- 2 wireless alternatives to Apple's Magic Mouse, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 10.27. Whether you prefer buttons to buttonless, are still using Mac OS X 10.4, or don't like Bluetooth, Targus has mice to consider.
- Jumpcut, a free clipboard manager for OS X, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 10.26. PTHPasteboard, once a free clipboard manager, has gone commercial. Jumpcut has stepped into the gap and works very nicely.
- My Windows 7 launch party, Frank Fox, Stop the Noiz, 10.23. "The final surprise was that things started to slow down during my demo. I had XP Mode running, several open windows, and a half dozen other apps running."
- MacBook best selling Mac ever, new MacBook disassembled and reviewed, new notebook cases, and more, The 'Book Review, 10.23. Also Apple ignores netbook market and thrives, resurrecting a dead 'Book, seamless dual display from Samsung, new drives, bargain 'Books from $179 to $2,294, and more.
- OS X beats Win 7, record Apple profits, new iMac and Magic Mouse, Mac mini updated, and more, Mac News Review, 10.23. Also iFixit dissects the new Magic Mouse, Samsung's energy efficient external 3.5" hard drive, Photoshop Elements 8 for Mac, and more.
- No Verizon iPhone any time soon, but Verizon may have another Apple opportunity, Tim Nash, Taking Back the Market, 10.23. Put simply, the iPhone is a GSM device that Apple would have to re-engineer for Verizon's CDMA network. But Apple's tablet could benefit from Verizon's 3G network.
- iTouch and iPhone sales up, no 'public performance' royalties for ringtones, grocery app, and more, iNews Review, 10.23. Also living in App Space, car controlled by iPhone, women ignore ads on iPhone, free flight tracking app, two new safety apps, and more.
- The Late 2009 iMac value equation, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 10.21. With larger 16:9 displays, the new iMacs bring a lot of value to the table, but there are some close-out bargains.
- The Late 2009 Mac mini value equation, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 10.21. We called the Mac mini 'the best value in desktop Macs' two months ago, and the refreshed Mac mini only improves that value.
- The Late 2009 MacBook value equation, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 10.21. The redesigned consumer MacBook uses unibody construction, gains LED backlighting and battery life, but loses FireWire.
- A useful Eudora feature, FireWire ports in Apple displays, having enough RAM, and more, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 10.21. Also upgrading from Panther to Leopard, Low End Mac's new PC swap list, and reasons to avoid QuickPADs.
- iMac (Late 2009), 10.20. Bigger displays with 16:9 ratio, 3.06 GHz standard, 2.66 GHz quad-core i7 option, similar pricing.
- Mac mini (Late 2009), 10.20. Speed boost, more base RAM, bigger base hard drive, same base price.
- MacBook (Late 2009), 10.20. Polycarbonate unibody design, faster CPU, built-in 7 hour battery, no change in price.
- Free Mailsmith Is the BBEdit of email clients, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 10.20. If you're looking for an efficient, powerful, flexible, scriptable plain text email client for POP3 email, Mailsmith could be for you.
Around the Web
- History: Old Mac of the Month: Performa 5200, K.H. Schumann, 512 Pixels, 2012.05.21. "...if this was one of Apple's worst machines, it is no wonder that Apple products are still considered as the finest the electronics market has to offer."
- Security: Security Jargon Decoded, Lysa Myers, Intego, 2012.05.17. What security people mean by malware, virus, Trojan, worm, exploit, and other terms.
- History: Drugs, Cops & Dismemberment: The Crazy Adventures of a Vintage Mac Collector, Adam Rosen, Cult of Mac, 2012.05.17. A Mac prototype with a 5.25" floppy drive, a Lisa prototype with a green screen (remember those?), and a transparent Mac SE are highlights of his collection.
- Software: Protect Your Mac with ClamXav for Free, Rob LeFebvre, Cult of Mac, 2012.05.17. "For me, having free, up-to-date virus protection software on my computer is important."
- Analysis: Oops! Five CEOs Who Should Have Already Been Fired (Cisco, GE, WalMart, Sears, Microsoft), , 2012.05.15. #1. Microsoft's Steve Ballmer has made the former leader a lackluster player, decimated Microsoft's value, and is taking other companies (Dell, HP, etc.) down as well.
- Analysis: What's Wrong with Windows 8, Thom Holwerda, OSNews, 2012.05.14. "...the main reason why Windows 8 is such a pain to use with a mouse and keyboard. You can't directly switch to a desktop application...."
- Opinion: Why Dropbox Remains My Pick of the Cloud Services Litter, Charles W. Moore, AppleTell, 2012.05.14. "Dropbox has pretty much just worked", and it's one of only two services that supports Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, which some of us still use daily.
- Review: Hands-on with Five Antivirus Apps for the Mac, Jacqui Cheng, Ars Technica, 2012.05.13. Two free antivirus apps (Sophos and Avast) provide all the security most Mac users need. Alternatives cost $40-50 per year.
- History: Resurrecting a Macintosh Color Classic, Adam Rosen, Vintage Mac Museum, 2012.05.12. "...this little underpowered Mac has become a pleasant reminder of simpler times past . . . I finally have a working model in the Vintage Mac Museum, though it took some effort to resurrect."
Rights:
Windows 8 on ARM Restrictions Could Fall Afoul of EU Browser Ballot Deal, Ryan Paul, Ars Technica, 2012.05.15.
As part of of its EU antitrust settlement, Microsoft agreed to let users choose which browser they wanted to use with Windows. Win8 doesn't do that.- News:
HP Restarts Tablet Manufacturing, Chicago Tribune, 2012.05.10.
HP is going back into the tablet business after the disaster known as TouchPad. New model will run Windows 8, not webOS.
- Analysis: Reading diglloyd.com on the Apple iPhone/iPad, diglloyd.com, 2012.05.14. Even if your iPhone or iPad has a Retina Display, what you see will not match the true quality of the images as viewed on a computer.
- OS X: Safari Update Automatically Disables Old Versions of Flash, Jim Dalrymple, The Loop, 2012.05.09. Not only does Safari 5.1.7 block old versions of Flash, it also includes a link for the latest version. (OS X 10.6.8 and later)
- Analysis: Half of All Macs Will Lack Access to Security Updates by Summer, Gregg Keizer, Computerworld, 2012.05.07. If Apple follows form, OS X 10.6 will stop receiving security updates when 10.8 shis, leaving nearly 50% of in-use Macs behind.
- Virus: Mac Malware Infection Rates Remaining Constant, Topher Kessler, CNET News, 2012.05.07. Flashback infections have fallen from about 600,000 Macs (around 1% of the installed base) to roughly 100,000 - and holding.
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