You may recall when Apple was at the center of controversy when it introduced "Dashboard" in Mac OS X, which was a little to similar to a desktop widget program named the Konfabulator.  It looks like the company is trotting down the same path with its recent patent filing for a notification screen on the iPhone.
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When Apple bought PASemi a while back, no one was sure what it had planned for the little company. Suddenly, the internet is abuzz with speculation that Apple has big plans to use the the recent acquisition in their iPhone line.
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Yes, 10.6% U.S. laptop market share doesn’t sound that impressive, but when you think of the hurdles Apple has had to jump to get to this milestone, you’ll realize it wasn’t a small feat.  Has Apple’s success been the product of skill and key management, or was it just a heavy dose of good luck?
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Microsoft has taken a beating in the customer relations department in recent months. Between the botched release of Vista and Apple’s funny and wildly successful ad campaign featuring John Hodges as the inept PC and Justin Long as the hipster Mac, it was time to fight back.
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I hope that soon this tip sheet becomes obsolete. Apple could make that happen with a simple firmware update for this problem, I’m guessing. I’m also guessing they may be dragging their heels on it in spite of criticism because of a possible pending release of new MacBooks and MacBook Pros this Fall.
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I’m excited to tell you about our new podcast, MacJunkies. Starting on September 24th at 2PM, you can hear myself, Jonathan Schlaffer and a rotating list of guests and callers discuss all things Mac. We plan to talk about our favorite Apple news of the week, any rumors that are out there, software for the Mac platform and technical issues with Macs and Mac products, as well as offer tips and tricks and answer listener questions.
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Google has been notoriously slow on getting product into the hands of Mac users lately, and Gears is no exception. After a bit of a wait they have finally released Google Gears for Mac users browsing with Safari.
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Apple has finally released the much anticipated Mac OS Leopard 10.5.5 update today, fixing more than 30 issues the operating system and related applications. The question on everyone’s mind is: does this update fix the problems I’ve been having with MobileMe?
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Keyboard shortcuts save my bacon on a daily basis. Whether it is Evernote, Ubiquity, QuickSilver or TextExpander, I have a growing arsenal of productivity tools that keep me from wasting time on my computer. I talked about TextExpander and Ubiquity already, so let me tell you a bit about how to use QuickSilver.
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Does Apple really have a cavalier attitude toward Windows users? Windows users are starting to think so. The most recent incident involved popular Apple software iTunes.
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