SimpleTech is well known for releasing high-end notebook hard drives in USB 2.0 enclosures… for less than the competition. Well, this time around, SimpleTech is beating the competition to the punch on the top-tier drive. Starting today, you can get a 500 GB 2.5-inch SATA drive from Best Buy for only $199.99. (The product pages […]
A huge, huge part of MechaWorks is going to be focused on software development. But, there’s one little problem: I can’t code. Now, that’s not as huge of a problem as it sounds; I’m great at leading programmers. I can diagram and explain every Mac OS X API, I’m able to tell people why things […]
Yes, that’s right. If you have an AirPort Extreme 802.11n and want to use Time Machine, it looks like you now can. I have successfully backed up my 12-inch PowerBook G4 over Wi-Fi to my AirPort Disk… and then restored the entire backup via Wi-Fi from my AirPort Disk. It took an excruciatingly long time […]
Remember how I was talking about all those teasers about how DVD could add HD back into itself. Well, today, introducing DVD Download DL. Engadget totally butchered what it was. In fact, they made a blog post which completely didn’t talk about the announcement… just re-hashed the “super upconversion” news which is old. What is DVD […]
After updating to Mac OS X 10.5.4 (released yesterday), you will want to go to System Preferences > Sharing. Why? Well, all of my Macs added a (2) to the end of their computer names… spontaneously after updating. Now, the “(2)” usually implies that the network detected a second system with the same name. However, […]
Let the testing begin! Go run AirPort Utility and update your base station (or Time Capsule) to firmware 7.3.2. Now, the question remains (as it has with the past two updates), will this patch fix TIme Machine backups via AirPort Disk? Historical Recap: As you may know, and as I’ve crusaded here… Apple told people […]
I saw this one coming a million miles away… and today, it happened. You may have noticed that PhoneNews.com stopped using AdSense Referrals quite a long time ago. Well, today, Google announced they were shutting down the program. It will be replaced by the Google Affiliate Network, formerly DoubleClick Performics. This is all part of […]
One thing that has really caused me to scratch my head since last June, is the difference between how the Ambient Light Sensors (ALS) on iPhone and Mac respond. After doing a lot of testing, I’ve found that the difference can be explained in software. But, that still doesn’t explain exactly why Apple has chose […]
Price Protectr, a site that I’ve blogged about in the past, has gotten another major upgrade. First, they’ve added watching and targeting. This is a little confusing, because they both serve a function similar to the standard price protection feature. But, they’re more aimed at helping you buy better. Watching is simply that, whenever a […]
Microsoft has been buying a lot of ad space on PhoneNews.com for Live Search for Mobile. And, I’m more than happy to take their money. But, I do have to ask… why not just roll Live Search into the platform? It doesn’t make a whole lot of sense why the Live Search application was not […]