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Is Psystar Mac clone using the Kalyway boot hack?

Is Psystar Mac clone using the Kalyway boot hack?I totally agree[i]But anyone who is doing actual work on a Mac should buy a Mac. And that means a kosher, Apple machine.[/i]If you are serious about your work, then you spend the money on a serious machine, (be it a Windows...

Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Operating systems, Kalyway installer, Apple Inc., Kalyway, Psystar, open source, Apple Software

Discussion threads 2008-04-28

Apple tweaks Software Updater following criticism

Apple tweaks Software Updater following criticismOh give me a breakBecause I point out a simple fact I am a troll? I guess I need to start putting the [sarcasm] sarcasm here [/sarcasm] brackets around what I say??So does that make you the Anti-troll?It seems to me that you've had so...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Digital music, Digital media, Nothing, Apple Only, Apple Inc., Apple Software, Apple iTunes, software, Software Updater, Apple Software Updater

Discussion threads 2008-04-18

Apple releases Safari 3.1.1 security update

Apple releases Safari 3.1.1 security updateAnd they offered it to me, even though I said "ignore" Safari beforeThey also offered me a new iTunes+QuickTime, which I've "ignored" countless times before. (All I have is QuickTime installed.)They offered a new Apple Software Update, which I installed, so maybe the new...

Tags: Security administration, Tools & Techniques, Digital media, Digital music, security, Apple Safari, Apple Inc., Apple Software Update, Apple Software

Discussion threads 2008-04-16

Why OS X costs twice as much as Windows

Why OS X costs twice as much as WindowsMore Closed??Nearly half of OSX is all open source. Freely available for download, including the code. The *ONLY* proprietary part is the GUI that lies on top, and a few key underpinnings such as Core technologies (CoreGraphics, CoreVideo, etc). Now when you...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS X, Apple Software, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-04-09

Apple patches 11 QuickTime flaws

Apple patches 11 QuickTime flawsGreat, means they'll beg me to download iTunes again...I only have QuickTime installed. Every QuickTime is patched, Apple Software Update ASU begs me to download the iTunes+QuickTime bundle, even though the first time iTunes was offered I said ignore it via the menu (and, I...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, SECURITY, Apple Inc., Apple Software, Apple QuickTime

Discussion threads 2008-04-03

Windows Update setup (Apple Software Update versus Microsoft Update)

Windows Update setup Apple Software Update versus Microsoft Update6 of one/half a dozen of the other.Both systems have their pluses and minuses. Both have levels of obscurity and I have had issues with disclosure on both systems. Personally, I find the Apple one a bit better laid out...

Tags: Operating systems, Web browsers, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Windows Update setup, Microsoft Windows Update, Apple Software, Apple Software Update, Microsoft Update

Discussion threads 2008-03-25

Apple plugs eight more QuickTime holes

Apple plugs eight more QuickTime holesDoesn't affect me, I steer clear of all Apple softwareSo far, I've yet to be infected with any type of malware in the 12 years I've been running Windows. Hmm, we already know that [url=http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2006/10/apple_ships_video_ipods_with_w.html] Apple deliberately infects their Windows software with viruses [/url] so...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Digital music, SECURITY, Digital media, Apple Inc., Apple Software, zealot, software, Apple QuickTime, flaw, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2007-07-11

Jobs does Windows with open source

Jobs does Windows with open sourceYeah, I just caught thatBut still, it would be more correct to say that the browser engine is open sourceand I believe has been for a long time. Dana said Safari itself was open source, which is a subtle, yet very important difference. Having Safari...

Tags: Alpha, job, Microsoft Windows, open source, Apple Safari, Apple Inc., Apple Software, Open-Sourced Components

Discussion threads 2007-06-16

"iPhone" FCC confidentiality doc a hoax

"iPhone" FCC confidentiality doc a hoaxThe Apple software they need to put on iPhoneA piece of Apple software that Apple really needs to put on the iPhone is versions of some of the stuff they had on their Newton PDA, particularly the organizer/notes features. The Newton Notes application had...

Tags: Federal government, Apple iPhone, Apple Software, Apple Inc., FCC

Discussion threads 2007-02-08

Dell CEO thinks different about Apple

Dell CEO thinks different about AppleApple would be smart to take him up on it.They could use the extra market share. If anything, having another source would increase Apples share of the hardware market in the long run and increase the OS revenues.They should do itThe problem is still that...

Tags: Linux, Tools & Techniques, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Desktops, Apple Software, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Dell Computer Corp., Intel Corp.

Discussion threads 2005-06-16

Additional Resources

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

Software makers may sue eBay

Tired of being "stiff-armed" by eBay, the Software and Information Industry Association is signaling its ready to sue over pirated software sales on the dominant online auction site, PC World reports. SIIA has offered eBay several suggestions for stemming the sale of pirated software on...

Tags: Software, Software Information Industry Association, eBay Inc., Tiffany, Tools & Techniques, Piracy, Sales Strategy, Management, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Sales, Richard Koman

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

What paper trail?

I've been carting around my latest sheaf of press releases about the green-ness of electronic document technology for weeks now. Yes, as I've blogged before, I am still one of those people who can't help printing out certain emails in order to act on them. Yes, it's bad, I know....

Tags: Xerox Corp., Paper Trail, Survey, Printers, Data Centers, Marketing Research, Hardware, Peripherals, Storage, Data Management, Marketing, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-07-25

EIC podcast: Microsoft's analyst meeting; Icahn's deal; Facebook

On this week's EIC squared podcast, Dan is back and we talk about Microsoft's analyst meeting, Kevin Johnson's departure from the software giant, Carl Icahn's deal with Yahoo and Facebook. The big news this week was Microsoft's financial meeting (see Mary Jo Foley and Ina Fried's coverage)...

Tags: Facebook, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Carl Icahn, Dan, Podcasts, Portals, Internet, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 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

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 2.1 firmware also contains...

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