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- 2 wireless alternatives to Apple's Magic Mouse, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 10.27. Whether you prefer buttons to buttonless, are still using Mac OS X 10.4, or don't like Bluetooth, Targus has mice to consider.
- Jumpcut, a free clipboard manager for OS X, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 10.26. PTHPasteboard, once a free clipboard manager, has gone commercial. Jumpcut has stepped into the gap and works very nicely.
- My Windows 7 launch party, Frank Fox, Stop the Noiz, 10.23. "The final surprise was that things started to slow down during my demo. I had XP Mode running, several open windows, and a half dozen other apps running."
- MacBook best selling Mac ever, new MacBook disassembled and reviewed, new notebook cases, and more, The 'Book Review, 10.23. Also Apple ignores netbook market and thrives, resurrecting a dead 'Book, seamless dual display from Samsung, new drives, bargain 'Books from $179 to $2,294, and more.
- OS X beats Win 7, record Apple profits, new iMac and Magic Mouse, Mac mini updated, and more, Mac News Review, 10.23. Also iFixit dissects the new Magic Mouse, Samsung's energy efficient external 3.5" hard drive, Photoshop Elements 8 for Mac, and more.
- No Verizon iPhone any time soon, but Verizon may have another Apple opportunity, Tim Nash, Taking Back the Market, 10.23. Put simply, the iPhone is a GSM device that Apple would have to re-engineer for Verizon's CDMA network. But Apple's tablet could benefit from Verizon's 3G network.
- iTouch and iPhone sales up, no 'public performance' royalties for ringtones, grocery app, and more, iNews Review, 10.23. Also living in App Space, car controlled by iPhone, women ignore ads on iPhone, free flight tracking app, two new safety apps, and more.
- The Late 2009 iMac value equation, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 10.21. With larger 16:9 displays, the new iMacs bring a lot of value to the table, but there are some close-out bargains.
- The Late 2009 Mac mini value equation, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 10.21. We called the Mac mini 'the best value in desktop Macs' two months ago, and the refreshed Mac mini only improves that value.
- The Late 2009 MacBook value equation, Dan Knight, Mac Musings, 10.21. The redesigned consumer MacBook uses unibody construction, gains LED backlighting and battery life, but loses FireWire.
- A useful Eudora feature, FireWire ports in Apple displays, having enough RAM, and more, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 10.21. Also upgrading from Panther to Leopard, Low End Mac's new PC swap list, and reasons to avoid QuickPADs.
- iMac (Late 2009), 10.20. Bigger displays with 16:9 ratio, 3.06 GHz standard, 2.66 GHz quad-core i7 option, similar pricing.
- Mac mini (Late 2009), 10.20. Speed boost, more base RAM, bigger base hard drive, same base price.
- MacBook (Late 2009), 10.20. Polycarbonate unibody design, faster CPU, built-in 7 hour battery, no change in price.
- Free Mailsmith Is the BBEdit of email clients, Charles Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 10.20. If you're looking for an efficient, powerful, flexible, scriptable plain text email client for POP3 email, Mailsmith could be for you.
Around the Web
- Opinion: Spelling: A Rebuttal from Wired's Copydesk, Lee Simmons, Wired, 2012.01.31. "No, it doesn't matter how we spell any given word; what matters is that we agree on some particular spelling. Standards are what make communication possible...."
- Benchmarks: USB 3.0 Roundup #2: 3.5" Drive Enclosures, Bare Feats, 2012.02.03. 6 GB/s SSD tested in various USB 3 enclosures shows it can be 55-60% as fast as Thunderbolt - and far more affordable at that.
- Advocacy: Kill the Caps Lock, Matthew J.X. Malady, Slate, 2012.02.01. Why Caps Lock should be eliminated, the em-dash should be added, and the exclamation point should be moved.
- Analysis: Is Apple's Thunderbolt Truly Lightning-Fast?, Glenn Derene, Popular Mechanics, 2012.01.31. With real hard drives, Thunderbolt is only 3x as fast as USB 2.0 and FireWire - and no faster than USB 3.
- Analysis: iOS web browser shoot-out: alternatives to Safari on the iPad, Charles W. Moore, AppleTell, 2012.01.29. "...Safari may be the best of the iOS browser pack, ahead of my other favorites Dolphin, Diigo, and Terra, especially now that the iOS 5 version has real tabs."
- Analysis: Apple vs. PC Shipments: 'PC' Decline Worse Than Reported, Tom Reestman, The Small Wave, 2012.01.31. Those 5.9" PC decline figures include Apple's growth. Remove Apple, and it drops to an 8.5% decline.
- Advice: Sync Your Contacts with Twitter to Add Usernames & Photos to Your Address Book [iOS Tip], Killian Bell, Cult of Mac, 2012.01.31. Simple instructions for syncing more info for Twitter users in your Address Book.
- Opinion: 7 Days Living with . . . the Other Computer (Apple Mac OS X), v, Pocketlint, 2012.01.24. Longtime Windows user after one week using a Mac: "Nothing really feels weird or different anymore, it just feels easier."
- Opinion: Our Time Is Now, Stephen Hackett, 512 Pixels, 2012.01.25. "In this new world, we are not the weird hippies holding on to our obscure computers and even more obscure software titles. Talking about iPad apps in line at Starbucks isn't weird anymore."
- Analysis: Apple's Massive Numbers and Some Context, MG Siegler, TechCrunch, 2012.01.24. "Apple's profit of $13.1 billion was equal to their revenue in Q4 2010 . . . To be clear, that was just a year and a quarter ago. That's how quickly Apple is growing."
- History: Old Mac of the Month: The PowerMac 8100/100 AV, Erik Schmidt, 512 Pixels, 2012.01.19. "...the springboard for my entry into the world of professional web development. I was fortunate to be in the right place at the right time with the right equipment."
- Advice: Copy a Bootable Mac OS 9 Install Disc, PPC Luddite, 2012.01.18. Most tools won't burn a bootable CD from your Mac OS 9 install, but good old Toast will.
- Advice: Going Google-Free: The Best Alternatives to Google Services on the Web, Whitson Gordon, Lifehacker, 2012.01.17. "What you may not realize is that, despite the quality of Google's products, someone else is doing it better - and placing all your eggs in Google's basket isn't necessarily the best thing."
- Analysis: Hand-me-down iPhones good for both carriers and Apple, study finds, Mikey Campbell, AppleInsider, 2012.01.17. Half of iPhone users pass along their old iPhone when upgrading, adding a second tier of new iPhone users.
- Software: Mozilla slows pace of Firefox 9 upgrades, Gregg Keizer, Macworld, 2012.01.17. "Firefox 9's slow upgrade appears to conflict with Mozilla's rapid-release schedule that ships a new version every six weeks."
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