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First Apple Store rumored to debut in Philadelphia

A momentus event is almost upon us â€" an Apple Retail Store in Downtown Philly. MacNN reports that Apple has agreed to lease the former Brasserie Perrier restaurant at 1619 Walnut Street in Philadelphia. Despite having a retail presence in eight of the...

Tags: Philadelphia, Apple Inc., PowerPage, Retail, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-01-19

iPhone 3G Pwned

From the "It was only a matter of time" department... Over the weekend, the iPhone Dev Team released PwnageTool 2.0.1, a free jailbreaking and unlocking tool for Apple's iPhone and iPod touch devices â€" including the iPhone 3G. The new version, which can be downloaded from the...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iPhone 3G, Firmware, jason D. O'Grady, Management, PowerPage, Sparkle AppCast URL, Team Management

Blog posts 2008-07-21

Apple announces new Harpertown Mac Pro and Xserve

The Apple Online Store is back online featuring new Mac Pro and Xserve models with the Intel Penryn Harpertown processor. The individual product pages are up as are the press releases.The timing is curious though. Why didn't Apple wait a week and announce the new iron at Macworld Expo? Is...

Tags: jason D. O'Grady, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Apple MacBook Pro, Apple Xserve, Notebooks, Processors, Apple Online Store, Components, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, PowerPage, Semiconductors

Blog posts 2008-01-08

Live from the Apple store: West 14th NYC

Over 2,000 people queued in the snow to see the opening of the West 14th Street NYC Apple storeâ€"the 13th store in the state. Stars including Whoopee Goldberg and Mary J. Blige turned up for the event in the three story glass store. The third floor is dedicated...

Tags: jason D. O'Grady, Apple Inc., PowerPage

Blog posts 2007-12-08

A2DP Bluetooth profile enabled in iPhone firmware 1.1.1

When Apple released iPhone firmware 1.1.1 they may have inadvertently enabled a new, undocumented feature. According to AppleInsider, iPhone 1.1.1 allows you to stream all audio, including iPod songs, audio from movies and TV shows and even keyboard taps and system sounds to a Bluetooth headset. Previously,...

Tags: jason D. O'Grady, Audio, Bluetooth Headset, Headset, Firmware, Apple iPhone, Voicemail, Bluetooth, Apple Inc., Problem, PowerPage

Blog posts 2007-10-01

Apple pays 'Asteroid' legal fees; a timeline

A Santa Clara County Court ordered Apple, Inc. to pay the Electronic Frontier Foundation EFF over US$700,000 in legal fees associated with the defense of three popular Mac-oriented Web sites PowerPage and Apple Insider in response to reports published about an unreleased Firewire breakout box for GarageBand, code-named "Asteroid."MacNN covered...

Tags: Legal, Apple Computer Inc., Electronic Frontier Foundation

Blog posts 2007-01-30

PowerPage wins on appeal

PowerPage wins on appealApple's legal team regroupingThis story is not over. Non disclosure agreements mean what it says.Yeah, this CHAPTER of the story is over.I somehow doubt Jason has ever been required to sign an Apple NDA in regards to publishing the PowerPage. Now, that said, it just means that...

Tags: Team management, PowerPage, Apple NDA, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2006-05-26

PowerPage wins on appeal

The PowerPage and I got a big win today in the Apple vs. Does case.Our petition in O'Grady, et al. v. Superior Court of Santa Clara County (Case: H028579, 6th District) was granted. From the court's 69 page opinion: The trial court denied the motion on the ground that the...

Tags: PowerPage

Blog posts 2006-05-26

PowerPage: The migration blues

I've been getting a ton of email to ask about the deal with my Web site: O'Grady's PowerPage. First, let me dispel some rumors. The PowerPage wasn't shut down by Apple legal, a Denial-Of-Service DOS attack or unpaid domain or hosting bills. And we certainly weren't acquired by a large...

Tags: PowerPage, Powerpage.org

Blog posts 2005-10-11

Additional Resources

Amazing iPhone GPS for $2.99

MotionX GPS Drive ($2.99) is a turn-by-turn GPS application for the iPhone. It turns an iPhone 3G/3GS in to a Personal Navigation Device PND that can help you find your destination whether you're traveling by vehicle or on foot. MotionX GPS Drive also includes iPod, Address Book...

Tags: Apple iPhone, GPS, 3G, Podcasts, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Cellular Phones, Internet, Hardware, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-10-12

Battery preservation and 'Desktop Mode'

In The correct way to use your MacBook's battery I wrote that Apple techs recommend that you regularly charge and run down the battery in its notebooks for maximum battery performance and lifespan. In other words â€" don't leave your MacBook plugged in all the time. In...

Tags: Desktop, Battery, Apple Inc., Bruce Kieffer, Engineering, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-09-17

Episode 118: PowerPage Podcast

Episode 118 of the PowerPage Podcast has been posted. This week we discuss the possibilities of a Beatles announcement at Apple's September 9 event, Snow Leopard software compatibility, 640GB notebook hard drives, more tablet conspiracies and we play "What's on your Mac?" Featuring: Jason O'Grady, Rob Parker and Tom Hesser....

Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-09-02

News to know: Apple; Salesforce.com; CRM; Microsoft; PayPal

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Apple's future TV: Can Web-based apps replace "channels," kill cable? DOJ gives blessing to Oracle-Sun, awaiting EC...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Palm Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., PayPal, CRM, Sales Force Management, Sales

Blog posts 2009-08-21

Episode 117: PowerPage Podcast

Episode 117 of the PowerPage Podcast has been posted. This week we discuss Apple's September 9 event, Snow Leopard and 64-bit, two tablets? fix for MacBook Pro hard drive issue, GPS apps and "What's on your Mac?" Featuring: Jason O'Grady, Rob Parker and Tom Hesser. You can subscribe to...

Tags: GPS, Tablets, 64-Bit, Notebooks, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Processors, Semiconductors, Components, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-08-20

News to know: MySpace-iLike; Gmail; Twitter; Sony Ericsson; Secure smartphones

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Andrew Nusca: MySpace to acquire social music service iLike for $20 million Matthew Miller: Push Gmail comes to the...

Tags: Google Gmail, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Dana Blankenhorn, Smart Phone, Andrew Nusca, Matthew Miller, Twitter, Sam Diaz, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows 7, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), E-mail Providers, E-mail, Research & Development, Cloud Computing, Smart Phones, Hardware, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Internet, Online Communications, Business Operations, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Blog posts 2009-08-18

Episode 116: PowerPage Podcast

Episode 116 of the PowerPage Podcast has been posted. This week we discuss Apple testing iPhone MMS in Washington, Apple's September Keynote, no tablet in 2009?, anti-glare comes back to the MBP15 and "What's on your Mac?" Featuring: Jason D. O'Grady and Rob Parker. You can subscribe to the PowerPage...

Tags: Apple Inc., Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Tablets, Cellular Phones, Notebooks, Digital Music, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-08-17

Episode 115: PowerPage Podcast

Episode 115 of the PowerPage Podcast has been posted. This week we discuss AAPL Q3'09 earnings, Apple tablet redux, App Store woes, firey iPods we play "What's on your Mac?" Featuring: Jason O'Grady and Rob Parker. You can subscribe to it in iTunes. by Jason D. O'Grady

Tags: Apple Inc., Tablets, Digital Music, Digital Media, Notebooks, Financial Accounting, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Finance, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-07-23

Battery percentage indicator for all iPhones

Easily the most under-publicized new feature in the iPhone 3GS is the ability to view the amount of charge remaining in a numerical percentage in addition to the visual indicator that appears on the battery icon. To enable the feature, simply tap: Settings >...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Battery, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-07-10

News to know: Social media spam; Sprint; Windows Mobile; Google

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Jennifer Leggio: Snake oil at its slickest: A social media spam story Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft Silverlight 3 available...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Social Media, Spam, Microsoft Corp., Sprint Communications, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2009-07-10

Episode 114: PowerPage Podcast

Episode 114 of the PowerPage Podcast has been posted. This week we discuss Is Mail.app crashy?, the new 3GHz MBP and 8+ hours of battery life, how to “properly” use your MBP battery, the most under-publicized new feature in the iPhone 3GS and we wrap it up with “What’s on...

Tags: Battery, Engineering, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-07-09