Archive for March, 2008

Safari 3.1 is out. This update makes a couple of big changes. First, Safari for Windows is now out of beta. Second, it brings Windows, Mac (Tiger & Leopard) builds into true sync… oh, and by sync, I mean they’re all much faster and in parity with one-another.
I’ve been testing Safari 3.1 since it was [...]

Sorry folks, I’m writing this as a technical post. I am assuming you know what CableCARD (OCUR) is. I’m also assuming you know about the options with Windows Media Center and using CableCARD with it. If you don’t, I encourage you to run a few web searches and check the technology out… it is the [...]

Comcast for the past few months was alleging that they had “more HD channels” than satellite providers. Obviously, many Comcast customers were not happy with that false advertising…
What Comcast was doing, was counting each offering of an HD On Demand program as counting as a “channel”. Since satellite On Demand programming is not as expansive [...]

It’s official. I’m getting too much email. This year’s CTIA show prep for PhoneNews.com has caused such a deluge of email, that I am not able to function day-to-day communications.
This has brought me to the painful what-to-do-with-the-mail situation. I now have to decide if I’m going to do one of several options:
1) Deal with it. [...]

Several web sites on the Internet (and just about the entire Mac community) has been chattering today about the revealing of an Apple TV DVR patent. This is something that is not new news in the slightest, and I’ll de-bunk where it came from (again).
Unfortuantely, I knew this was coming at some point… which is [...]

Apple’s latest and greatest MacBook Pro is in my hot little hands. This revision is all about being evolutionary, not revolutionary… with significant yet subtle improvements.
Images will follow shortly, where noted. The review has been sitting for a couple of days, and I wanted to get it out the door quickly…

It’s 3 AM, the night before Macworld Expo, an iPhone is ringing in San Francisco. You need a proven leader that can roll with the punches ahead for the day. You need Steve Jobs.
Sorry, couldn’t resist. This video has been posted just about everywhere else, but if you haven’t seen it, it’s new to you!
Watch [...]

If you’ve taken the time to download the iPhone SDK, open up the Aspen Simulator and go to the home screen. Now, go to Hardware menu and chose Lock. SpringBoard (the home screen icons) explode outward to reveal the lock screen.
You got a hint of this effect if you have a Jailbroken iPhone, as the [...]

Someone else was talking to me about AppleCare, and how service technicians have access to Apple Service Diagnostics (ASD) discs. Now, I have a few of these, but not all of them. They’re great for maintaining my practical developer lab in-house, and making sure none of the hardware is broken.
What I don’t understand, is why [...]

A bit delayed, my new MacBook Pro has arrived. I had to order it online to take advantage of my developer discount… normally I get them the day they come out at my local Apple Store.
I’m a bit surprised at the lack of depth of a few of the reviews out there. My new unit [...]