A few thoughts on the passing of Steve Jobs.

By , on 6 October, 2011

I’m not an Apple fanboy by any stretch of the imagination — I have one original iPod that was given to me by a company I worked for at the time — but I would be remiss if I didn’t pay my respects to Steve Jobs and all that he accomplished. To say that he . . . → Read More: A few thoughts on the passing of Steve Jobs.

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Own an iPhone or iPad? It’s been tracking everywhere you go for the past year.

By , on 21 April, 2011
Pic of output from iPhone Tracker app.

A sample of the output. The bigger the dot the more times you've been recorded as being there.

Here’s something you probably didn’t know about your iPhone/iPad: It appears to be keeping a record of everyplace you’ve ever been both the device itself and on your computer if you use iTunes to back . . . → Read More: Own an iPhone or iPad? It’s been tracking everywhere you go for the past year.

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Apple’s newest Mac as presented by The Onion.

By , on 7 January, 2009

We have several Mac fans here at work and I often harass them about how Apple seems to think a mouse with two buttons is too complicated for its customers. This new laptop is the next logical step:

Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard . . . → Read More: Apple’s newest Mac as presented by The Onion.

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Seven facts on why you should have anti-virus running on your Mac.

By , on 2 December, 2008

The security through obscurity that Mac users have enjoyed for years is finally starting to crumble and even Apple is owning up to it. They recently put out a support advisory last month in which they recommended that Mac user start running anti-virus software on their machines. It’s long been a gloating point for Mac . . . → Read More: Seven facts on why you should have anti-virus running on your Mac.

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The honeymoon is over for Apple iPhone owners.

By , on 29 September, 2007

The folks over at Gizmodo aren’t happy with the latest firmware update for the Apple iPhone. It seems Apple has followed through on their threat to render any iPhone that had been unlocked so it could work with a carrier other than AT&T into a $400 paperweight and, just to add icing to the cake, . . . → Read More: The honeymoon is over for Apple iPhone owners.

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NBC dumps Apple’s iTunes and moves to Amazon’s Unbox for video downloads.

By , on 5 September, 2007

NBC hasn’t been happy with Apple for awhile now in part because Apple refuses to deviate from its one-price-fits-all policy for downloads. So NBC decided to take its ball and go play with Amazon’s new Unbox download service. The other reason for the switch? Amazon’s Unbox allows for more restrictive DRM on downloads:

“This further . . . → Read More: NBC dumps Apple’s iTunes and moves to Amazon’s Unbox for video downloads.

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