Archive for March, 2009
March 11, 2009
The Apple TV is a closed sandbox. Even when ordering, your only options are how much capacity the integrated hard drive has—40 ($229) or 160 gigabytes ($329) — though even the largest of those two choices is puny and inadequate for many (and neither is cheap).
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Posted in Apple TV, Hacks, Tips | No Comments » Posted by: Ronald O Carlson
March 11, 2009
The Web (and the Silicon Valley rumor mill) are abuzz about the current human resources situation at Apple. Is the Cupertino computer and electronics giant hiring or laying off?
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Posted in Apple, Rumors, Steve Jobs | 1 Comment » Posted by: Michael W. Jones
March 11, 2009
When Apple started blowing out iPod shuffle refurbs a week or so ago, no one blinked. The pundits were quiet and there was nary a squeak from the usually raucus rumor sites.
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Posted in Announcements, Apple, iPod, iTunes | 4 Comments » Posted by: Ronald O Carlson
March 10, 2009
The economy swirling down the bowl, joblessness is rising and there doesn’t seem to be any end in sight for the bad news. Still, for some companies, such as our favorite fruit company, the times are less bad than for others.
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Posted in Apple, opinion, Steve Jobs, Windows | 1 Comment » Posted by: Ronald O Carlson
March 10, 2009
Even though it was a huge year for the iPhone and thus for Apple mobile phones sales, the share of the overall market that is represented by the iPhone is very small, indeed. But what does that mean?
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Posted in Apple, iPhone | 2 Comments » Posted by: Michael W. Jones
March 10, 2009
Being in business for yourself is rarely easy. A case in point is the fact that, although a relative handful of have made big money, most of the individuals writing applications for the iPhone make little if any money.
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Posted in Games, iPhone, iPod Touch, news, opinion | 2 Comments » Posted by: Ronald O Carlson
March 9, 2009
It must be Monday: Apple rumors are flying. Today brings us projections that the new Apple operating system, Snow Leopard, will ship this June and that a touchscreen netbook will closely follow it.
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Posted in Apple, iPhone, Leopard, MacBook, Rumors | 2 Comments » Posted by: Michael W. Jones
March 9, 2009
In spite of the fact that more than 20,000 apps have sprouted in a matter of months and many developers have become rich virtually over night, there’s a pungently vocal minority that thinks that Apple has got it wrong.
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Posted in Apple, iPhone, iPod Touch | 5 Comments » Posted by: Ronald O Carlson
March 6, 2009
Other World Computing, Trans International and RamJet have compatible, affordable and ready-right-now memory upgrade kits for Apple’s newest prosumer and consumer desktops, so think twice before you buy RAM from the Apple Store! You may find that you get a much better deal from some of the competition.
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Posted in imac, Mac, Macintosh, news | 1 Comment » Posted by: Ronald O Carlson
March 6, 2009
The release of the Kindle app for the iPhone has created a firestorm of controversy and speculation over what this new software will mean for both Amazon and Apple. Here is some more.
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Posted in Apple, Free Software, iPhone, iPod Touch, opinion | No Comments » Posted by: Michael W. Jones