Archive for November, 2006

iPod Chargers Outselling Zune

Thursday, November 30th, 2006

The demand for everything iPod is so high that even an iPod accessory was outselling Microsoft's new MP3 media player on Amazon.com. Microsoft's new Zune media player, despite heavy marketing, came in only at No. 75 on Amazon's list of 100 best-selling electronics this week. The Zune was trailing many iPod accessories such as Apple's [...]

iPhone Coming Jan 2007

Saturday, November 25th, 2006

Is the arrival of the iPhone, a hybrid mobile phone and iPod music player from Apple Computer, right around the corner? According to analysts, Apple is rumored to be ready to release the "iPhone" at the January 2007 Macworld conference. "From a technical standpoint, the phone is pretty much done," said American Technology Research [...]

Hack OS X Login Screen

Tuesday, November 21st, 2006

Tired of the boring Macintosh OS X login screen? Seeing the same thing every time you turn on your computer can get a little monotonous.
This hack not only lets you change the text on your OS X login screen, but gives you step-by-step instructions on how to change the general appearance.
You [...]

iPod vs Cassette

Monday, November 20th, 2006

In a battle of audio formats, one would think the iPod would easily outdistance the soon-to-be antiquated cassette tape. Au contraire, mon frere.
Daniel Turek (aka No Name No Slogan) performs a pictorial comparison of the two, including life span, price, repair, the drop test and more. See who wins, then see yourself [...]

MSNBC Gets Mac Friendly

Thursday, November 16th, 2006

I guess the Internet video battle between QuickTime, RealPlayer and Windows Media is over. Who won… none of the above. Sites like MySpace and YouTube have made Flash the standard flavor of video on the Internet. Even Microsoft has thrown in the towel. Their news website, MSNBC.com switched over to Flash in October.
It [...]

Turn on iPod Diagnostic Mode

Wednesday, November 15th, 2006

Do you suspect that your iPod has a hardware problem? The iPod's built-in diagnostic mode is a quick and easy way to determine if you have a "bad" iPod.
How to Turn on iPod Diagnostic Mode
The following procedure will activate the iPod Diagnostic Mode with the following iPods (Photo, Nano, Video, and [...]

Apple Credits Already Purchased Songs

Tuesday, November 14th, 2006

Has this happened to you before? You like an artist and buy a few tracks from their album on iTunes. Then you realize that you really like the artist and want to buy the rest of the album. But if you buy each remaining song on the album separately, it costs more than if you [...]

How iTunes Saved The Office

Thursday, November 2nd, 2006

The Office is one of the best shows on network TV. It's clever, witty and very funny. But according to the Nielson ratings, The Office was a dud. The ratings were so bad that NBC almost cancelled it before the end of its first season. But since NBC owns and produces The Office, they had [...]