Not to be outdone by Microsoft’s Office ’08 product release, the Vatican has decided to release, after only 1500 years of waiting, “Sins 08”,
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Author: Owen Rubin
Owen Rubin was one of the first people to program arcade video games for Atari a long time ago, and designed arcade video games for almost 15 years. He later joined Apple where he worked on both hardware and software projects, and was the key player on the MacLC, bootable CD, several pieces of Mac system software, as well as a contributor to many other CPU projects. He later worked for Pacific Bell to lead the design of services for the first commercial broadband system in the US, and then went on to be the lead researcher of broadband for Paul Allen's Interval Research. Since then, he has been an executive at a number of startups in security and semiconductors, and CTO of Edison Labs, a startup focusing on helping commercial clients write and develop mobile apps. Right now, he is looking for the next great thing (hint hint!)
No Wonder They Are Going Bankrupt
Ok, the high price of fuel aside, many airlines are having serious trouble making money and staying in business, and when you look at
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Why Yahoo will fail
I use Yahoo Alerts. This is a cool idea where you can put in words to a filter and it searches new web pages,
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Free Offsite backup!
Time Machine is great, but unfortunately, it stores your backup in the same place as your computer. A house fire, burglary, tornado or other
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Why I did not get an iPhone
OK, my Treo 755p does everything the iPhone can do, but it is just not as sexy as an iPhone. In fact, right now,
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Breaking the Entourage Habbit
OK, I finally decided it is time to leave the world of Entourage behind. I happen to like a SINGLE application that does address
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In the “We saw it coming” column…
Letter to the Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin (1802): “I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies.
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I STILL don’t own an iPhone, but…
OK, I still do not own an iPhone. There are two main reasons why. One, I live in the San Francisco Bay Area, with
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Digital TV is coming. Are you ready?
On February 17th, 2009, if you receive off air programming and have not upgraded your TV to receive digital TV signals, your screen will
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Migration without firewire
The high end MacBook 13″ is basically a smaller version of the MacBook Pro 15″, minus the accelerated graphics and the Firewire port. It
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Learning to Develop for iPhone & Android
Have a great idea for an app for the iPhone or Android? Want to learn to design apps, games, or even start your own
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Finally, my Macworld Photo Review, Part 2 Wednesday & Thursday
Tuesday was a hard day, and I hoped Wednesday would be easier. It was not. It was a very full day, so lets have
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A number of products have hit the market recently to let you watch TV on your Mac. Two of these, both “USB sticks†recently caught my attention, so I felt it was time for a head to head comparison of two of these; the Pinnacle’s TV for Mac HD Stick, and Equinux’s TubeStick, both very small USB tuners for your Mac that let you watch TV right on your Macintosh.
Rickshaw Bagworks Medium Commuter Messenger Bag – Review
Today, Owen introduces you to his new yardstick when it comes to measuring messenger bag performance and design. His Timbuk2 bag has been retired, and this new bag has taken its place. Mark Dwight has returned to the world of making bags with Rickshaw Bagworks, his new San Francisco company, and he is back to designing some of the best bags in the world in Owen’s view.
Kensington Ci95m Wireless Mouse w/ Nano Receiver – Review
I was rather intrigued by Kensington’s Ci95 m Wireless Mouse with Nano receiver. Right out of the box, there is a lot to like, and I have not even turned it on yet. The mouse comes in one color combination: silver and dark gray, and looks good. The mouse itself is fairly small, sitting at less than 1†tall, and fits comfortably into your hand at just 6†long by 2.5†wide, and weighing about 4 ounces with batteries installed (and just 1.5 oz without!) It also comes with a VERY TINY “nano†radio receiver, so this is not a Bluetooth mouse, but rather a 2.6 GHz wireless mouse that emulates a wired three-button mouse.
The HP All-In-One L7590 Printer
Review
I am a fan of the multi-function printing device. They take up less space than four machines combined (obviously) and I only need to buy supplies for one machine. Time was, however, when owning one meant compromise on all functions. However, about 8 years ago, the first of what I considered good devices in this class started showing up from companies like Cannon, Brother, and HP, and their abilities continue to grow.
Eikon for Mac from UPEK
Security is just a fingertip away
What does Macintosh security mean to you? There are a lot of things it means to all of us, but there is one idea that seldom ever gets talked about, and on the Mac, was never available, and that is biometrics for authorization. Now finally for the Mac, a biometric device that lets you put your finger right on the problem of Mac security…
Vudu
Review
There are many ways to watch movies at home today. There is Netflix, rental stores, and even devices like Apple TV and Tivo bringing movies into your home via the internet. But a new device from VUDU is going to change the way you will rent movies forever, and for the better too.
Microsoft Office 2008, Word 2008
Review and First impression
A first look at Microsoft Office 2008’s WORD application. Was it worth the four-year wait, or should you stick with what you have? I will take you through Word, the application I use the most to help you decide.
HP Photosmart A826 Snapshot Photo Printer
Review
Are there times when you just want a photo printed from your digital camera. You would like to forget about going to your computer, booting it up, copying the photo off the camera, setting up the printer for photos, and then printing it on a full page printer. Well, HP has a better answer for you, the HP Photosmart A826 Snapshot Photo Printer, and this funny looking little printer is designed for doing just that, printing on the fly.