iWork Pages, EPS Files, Printing, and You
What was supposed to be a simple, five minute procedure… turned into an hour-long debacle. I wanted to print out a door sign for the MechaWorks meeting room at E3. Simple, right? I opened up iWork Pages, dropped the MechaWorks logo (in TIFF format) in, and the MechaWorks icon (in EPS format), sized them to [...]
Apple Will Let You Get Credit Card-less iTunes Account, if You Pick The Right Doorway
I don’t blame Apple for wanting customers who can impulse buy. But, at the same time, there are a lot of parents, consumers, and less well off people that don’t even want to have that option for the intended user. They want an iTunes Account that doesn’t have purchasing strings attached. Now, there was a [...]
Apple Doesn’t Buy Companies Like EA
I’ve been hounded by emails pretty much non-stop ever since TheStreet.com reported on a potential Apple/Electronic Arts deal. Apple doesn’t buy companies like EA. Apple buys small to mid-range companies with large amounts of intellectual property. That IP can be tapped and used to make new chips, add multi-touch to iPhone, and all sorts of [...]
Mac OS X 10.5.7: So New, We’re Requiring It Before Its Release
Looks like Apple made a rare goof-up and is requiring 10.5.7 (Juno)… before it even ships. Try to download and install the latest update to X11. You’ll get a weird surprise.
Lies, Damned Lies, and Monday Morning Quarterbacking
Let’s rewind a few days. Back when we started talking about HD on iPhone. The web site MacRumors posted coverage of our article, but the last paragraph pretty much sent the time into outrage. The last paragraph read: “PhoneNews.com has not been a regular source of Apple rumors and their last try wasn’t accurate.” Immediately [...]
Don’t Forget History: Original iPhone & TV Out
There has been a lot of buzz about HD and iPhone lately. I’m sure you’ve heard something about that by now. But, let’s take a look at history for a second first, just in case the crowds at Moscone West decide revolt if Apple doesn’t announce iPhone HD at WWDC. When the original iPhone came [...]
Yesterday’s Derailment Brought to You By: Apple SuperDrive
You may have noticed not as much got done today as I said would happen. After a bunch of crud in the morning, I decided to burn a disc in my MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2008). To my chagrin, yet another coaster had been produced. I was keeping a stack of the coasters that this [...]
Once Again, 24 Rips Off Metal Gear Solid (Spoiler Alert)
Scarred and tired, Jack Bauer has been infected by a supervirus and must take on a derelict PMC, hellbent on world domination. Sound familiar? If you’ve played Metal Gear Solid 4, you’ve officially been there and done that. I’ve long talked off-the-blog about 24′s continual ripping off of Metal Gear Solid. People have finally started [...]
Safari 4: Whoa.
For the first time, I’ve found a web browser that makes Web 2.0 apps feel like desktop ones. And, that browser is Safari 4. Safari 4 may lack all those community plugins, a point for which Safari is constantly critisized. But, that’s because people take Safari for granted. That’s right. People take for granted that [...]
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