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- Apple releases Mac OS 10.4.9
- Waiting in your Software Update is the Mac OS 10.4.9. Resist the urge to install it tonight, people. Wait at least 72 hours before installing a major software update like this. Personally, Im waiting until at least Monday. The 10.4.9 Update is recommended for PowerPC and Intel-based Mac computers currently...
- Tags: Apple Mac OS, Web site development, Web technology, Operating systems, Intel based Mac, Intel Based, Apple Computer Inc.
- Blog posts 2007-03-13
- Top Secret features in Mac OS 10.5 Leopard
- Steve Jobs' keynote address at WWDC 2006 was a little out of the ordinary. Rather than trumpeting all of the big new features coming to Mac OS 10.5 Leopard (due Spring 2007) Jobs specifically kept some of its major features "top secret." A stark contrast to the showman Jobs who...
- Tags: Apple Computer Inc., Leopard, Mac OS 10.5
- Blog posts 2006-08-08
- Security Update 2006-004 released
- Apple yesterday released Security Update 2006-004 (8.5MB) for Intel and PPC Macs that fixes 26 vulnerabilities in Mac OS X. True to Apple's style and security policy few details were released about the update:For the protection of our customers, Apple does not disclose, discuss, or confirm security issues until a...
- Tags: security, Security Update
- Blog posts 2006-08-02
- Mac OS 10.4.7 update bonus: two-finger right click
- A nice little bonus arrive with yesterday's release of Mac 10.4.7: two-finger right clicking for 15-inch MacBook Pro owners. Originally reported at TUAW Apple's 113MB update for OS X included this nice little feature for MacBook Pro users that previously had to install a hack to get the functionality.Two-finger...
- Tags: Apple Computer Inc., Apple MacBook, Apple MacBook Pro
- Blog posts 2006-06-29
- Mac OS X on x86 reviewed
- Almost as soon as Apple released their OS X for Intel developer kit, enterprising hackers undid the security scheme that was supposed to prevent it from being installed on any old generic beige box. In addition to being able to install OS X on a cheap PC from Wal-Mart, they've...
- Tags: Apple Mac OS X
- Blog posts 2005-11-10
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- Geek Sheet: A Tweaker's Guide to Solid State Drives (SSDs) and Linux
- Is 20th century conventional Winchester multi-platter, multi-head random-access disk technology too quaint for you? Want to run your PC or server on storage devices that consume far less energy than the traditional alternatives? Want a portable or mobile storage unit that will never fail due to G-forces or "crashing?". Looking...
- Tags: Linux, Disk, File System, Solid State Disk, Mandrake, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- MobileTechRoundup show #141, jkOnTheRun is aquired, Sony Reader, battery life, and more
- I had a good time recording MobileTechRoundup show #141 with the two newest members of the Giga Om Media group, James Kendrick and Kevin Tofel. Don't worry listeners and readers, you will still get the same content from those two and from me here on the podcast for the foreseeable...
- Tags: MobileTechRoundup, Sony Corp., Battery, Sony Reader, Kevin, Podcasts, Internet, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Appearance: PPUG meets tomorrow in Philly
- If you're in the Philadelphia area I'd like to invite you to attend the Philadelphia PowerBook User Group PPUG meeting tomorrow at the Manayunk Brewery and Restaurant. We meet from 12 noon to 3pm over lunch and fine local beer. Want to debate my theory on...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Philadelphia, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- iPhone gas application roundup
- On 18 June 2008 I published my iPhone app wishlist and I'm happy that most of my most requested applications have been released (Thank you Texas Hold'Em!). Two my most request applications dealt with fuel, specifically a fuel economy tracker and a cheap gas finder. Several iterations...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Vehicle, MPG, AccuFuel, Gas Finder, Roi/Tco, GPS, 3G, Handhelds, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Cellular Phones, Hardware, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Gaping holes in RealPlayer patched
- Digital media delivery firm RealNetworks has shipped a high-prority patch to cover four gaping holes in its flagship RealPlayer software, warning that the vulnerabilities could put users at risk of code execution attacks. The patch comes a few hours after Secunia released an advisory warning for one...
- Tags: Vulnerability, RealNetworks Inc., RealNetworks RealPlayer, Digital Music, Digital Media, Security, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Crucial (Micron) Solid State Drives
- Crucial Micron Solid State Drive installation and configuration by Jason Perlow
- Tags: Micron Technology Inc., Solid State Disk, Jason Perlow, flash memory, micron, crucial, ssd, solid state drive
- Image galleries 2008-07-25
- Microsoft joins 'patch DNS now' chant; Apple patch missing
- On the heels of the release of weaponized exploit code for the DNS cache poisoning vulnerability, Microsoft has joined the chorus of security pros pleading with DNS server providers to immediately apply patches to protect users from malicious attacks. The Redmond, Wash. security...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, DNS, Vulnerability, Apple Inc., Exploit Code, Microsoft Corp., Attack, Dan Kaminsky, Domain Names, Apple Mac OS X, Networking, Security, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Mystery solved: Apple's new product is iTablet (updated)
- Previously I speculated about the mysterious "product transition" that Apple's Peter Oppenheimer CFO mentioned no less than seven times in the Q3 2008 Earnings conference call with analysts. Some of his quotes from the call: We are working to develop new products that contains technologies...
- Tags: Apple Inc., Tablets, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Cool Tools - Slingpage extends stickies and sharing to Firefox users
- Slingpage, which announced its social browsing extension for Internet Explorer last month, will introduce an equally feature-rich version of its service to Mozilla Firefox users next week. Slingpage offers a way for Web surfers to find information about favorite topics via "Slingcast" feeds as well as create...
- Tags: Monitor, Mozilla Firefox, Note, Tool, Slingpage, Web Browsers, Monitors & Displays, Internet, Hardware, Components, Jennifer Leggio
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- iPhone 3G availability tracker mashup
- Looking for an iPhone 3G? Apple provides an iPhone 3G availability application on their retail Web page that lists iPhone availability by store location. The app appears to be offline as of press time. The problem is that Apple's availability application forces you to drill down store...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iPhone 3G, Mashup, Chris Barnes, 3G, Collaboration, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Rumor Mill: iPhone to get copy, paste and better navi in firmware 2.1
- The most exciting thing around the watercooler today is the rumor that Apple has seeded iPhone firmware 2.1 to developers. MacNN sources tell them that they've found references to cut, copy and paste in the Localizable.strings entry under English.lproj. Woot! According to the story the...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Radio, Apple Inc., Firmware, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- IDA Disassembler on the iPhone? Yep.
- Ilfak Guilfanov has reported that IDA has been ported to the iPhone. Unbelievable? Yes. Is it useful? Who cares! IDA on the iPhone is hot! Don't act like you don't want IDA for your iPhone, you know you do. ...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, IDA, Blogging, Internet, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Microsoft finalizes Windows XP for OLPC laptops
- Microsoft has internally released to manufacturing the version of Windows XP that it has tweaked to run on the One Laptop Per Child XO computer. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- 10 essential gadgets for students
- I chose these from personal experience, but also from asking many friends from around the world who are involved in technology and study at the same time. Some gadgets come with a recommendation, whereas others don't; things like laptops and cell phones can't be selected for everybody, it'd be ridiculous...
- Tags: Headphone, Phone, Cell Phone, Laptop Computer, Lecture, Notebooks, Telecom & Utilities, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- News to know: 'Spam king' dead; Microsoft's cloud; Dell;
- Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Escapee 'Spam King' dead in apparent murder-suicide CBS Denver Video: 'Spam King' Inmate Dies Along With Wife, Daughter Mary Jo Foley: Ozzie foreshadows 'Zurich,' Microsoft's elastic cloud Microsoft to get more 'Apple-like' in PC,...
- Tags: Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
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