Tiger and Apple TV will put Apple in an interesting situation, once Snow Leopard comes out. See, Apple has a house rule on product lifespan. Only the prior, major, release of Mac OS X is to be supported. That means that if a device can’t be upgraded to the last version of Mac OS X, […]
It appears that the latest Microsoft Office 2008 update (12.1.13), has the same bug the last version did. Namely, if you strip the unnecessary foreign language translations (using a tool like Youpi Optimizer, Monolingual, or even Finder)… the updater will complain that there aren’t any viable installations available. And yes, this is a bug. Apple […]
If you own a MacBook Pro with an NVIDIA GeForce 8600M… you might want to hear this. You may know it’s under recall, if the graphics chip fails. Apple has doubled the warranty to two years on the system’s GPU. But, if I know my readership, you don’t want to wait for it to fail […]
Apple appears to have come to the conclusion that FireWire Target Disk Mode is now just a Pro feature. I’ll explain why it’s essential for everyone… and how Apple can still pull it off. For those of you new to the Mac, Target Disk Mode is a revolutionary feature which takes advantage of FireWire’s ability […]
Microsoft has launched a new tool out called the Web Applications Installer. This is a refined program that does the same functionality as scripts like Fantastico. Basically, you chose what web software you want to install… and the app will configure your Windows Server to run it. So, if you want to install WordPress on […]
Parallels just announced that version 4.0 is coming for Mac. This is probably a make-or-break version for Parallels… it’s the first major version in the wake of VMWare Fusion entering the market. I own both, and prefer VMWare… it has the edge in speed and overall performance. But, Parallels does have a bit better graphics […]
Last month, I was at CTIA Wireless IT, the same day Apple was rolling out new iPods. I walked by the Apple Retail Store on Market St (in San Francisco), and noticed them hauling out the old 3rd-generation iPod nanos. Only they weren’t the ones that you buy. Rather, they were the giant mock-ups that […]
I just sent off my order for a new FON router. Years ago, when FON just got started, I was an early adopter. And, I have to say, FON left a bitter taste in my mouth. The premise of FON hasn’t really changed, though the terms of service have gotten better. You buy a router […]
Just when the first article, criticising Microsoft over this was about to fall off the front page… Microsoft did an about face. If you look at the very-ancient Expert Zone homepage, you’ll now see that Media Center Expert Zone chats have resumed. I’m sure myself, like many others, will enjoy re-re-re-asking key questions… and getting […]
It’s always funny when two arch-nemesis competitors do the same thing, at the same time. It’s even more funny when one wasn’t prompted by the other. Anyways, LogMeIn and Windows Live Mesh both updated their Windows clients today. Just run the update check functions for each on the systray. Oddly enough, neither has posted a […]