Apologies for the lack of posts, but thinks haven’t stopped in the slightest. I’ll leave the updates on PhoneNews.com to the blog over there, but safe to say, we’re working really hard on improving a few things. Nothing on the level of Snow Leopard, but there’s clearly some cobwebs that have cropped up over the […]
Live Mesh got an update today. While Microsoft hasn’t said it yet, I just put it to the test… and you don’t need User Account Control to use Live Mesh anymore. Now, here’s the catch… the installer may be out of date. So, you may need to enable UAC in Vista, reboot… then install Live […]
Firefox 3.0 is now out. Go grab it and help Mozilla set a world record for the number of downloads in a single day. Firefox 3.0 is a real improvement for both Mac and PC. Both have a dramatically faster download speed, themes that match the operating systems, and the Mac version swapps out older, […]
By now, you’ve probably heard of Mac OS X 10.6, Snow Leopard. Snow Leopard’s goal is to not focus on a single new feature… or rather, not a single new feature for users. Instead, Snow Leopard’s goal is to take a holistic view to Mac OS X performance. In other words, the sole purpose of Snow Leopard’s […]
Windows Search (formerly Windows Desktop Search) has now reached version 4.0. Gone are the days of it being in beta status. I’ve been a tester since day one, and I have to say, it’s one of the few betas I deployed on all of my systems. Windows Search 4.0 dramatically improves the performance of file […]
Microsoft keeps coming up with creative marketing to sell Windows Vista on customers. Now, I actually have far fewer complaints than most about Vista. In fact, all my primary PCs run Vista. But, this marketing line is definintely a new one. In their latest TechNet email, Microsoft decided to use it pitch Vista to IT […]
It’s all over the news today that 117 Best Buy stores are taking part in the largest national e-waste recycling effort ever. It’s a pilot program, so it’s limited to three large areas. But, Best Buy markets are a bit deceptive. For example, the San Francisco region includes Sacramento… a good 90 minutes away. Thankfully, […]
For some reason, Apple doesn’t post all their TV ads in HD… still. Confusing yes, but there is a quick way to get the HD version. See, Apple’s web team makes the ads in HD, they just forget to link to them. Let’s take the latest Coldplay iTunes ad as an example. It only plays […]
No offense to Mr. Eddings, his email box is full today… with junk press requests trying to confirm .Mac’s transition to Me.com. As MacRumors has picked apart, Me.com appears to be the new site for Apple’s .Mac service, and Kenneth Eddings over at Apple is listed in the SOA record as the technical contact… confirming […]
Engadget claims Toshiba has no shame, I say Engadget has no brain. Toshiba today touched on plans to move forward with adding HD into the standard DVD spec, something which I blogged about in-depth previously. Good for them, the more competition, the lower the retail price… the better for consumers.