Tag: Apple

During the Apple financials conference call today, Tim Cook was once again asked about Apple and netbooks and once again he poo pooed the idea. Of course there are stories showing up on the net about Apple telling netbooks to stuff it, etc. Of course Apple is naysaying the netbook. Why would Apple want to… Continue reading Regarding Tim Cook and the stance on netbooks

Apple has finished the transition to DRM free music and at the same time introduced tiered pricing, where songs will be $0.69, $0.99 or $1.29. So let’s see how this affects you! 4 of the current top ten songs are still $0.99 The remaining 6 songs are now $1.29. Thank you, Apple! </sarcasm> Every Johnny… Continue reading iTunes Music Store pricing changes

The wonderful newlywife™ suggested, after hearing me talk about WWDC, that I should go to this years WWDC, with so much going on in the Appleverse, it is about time to jump back into the game. So……..

Here is a list of hidden safari preferences.

Found this gem on MacRumors Forums: Quit Safari, open Terminal and paste in: defaults write com.apple.Safari DebugSafari4TabBarIsOnTop false then press return and relaunch Safari. Your tabs will be back the way they were with Safari 3.

I love Apple, I really do. The recent beta release of Safari 4 has some really exciting features, such as faster javascript, a new Top Hits view and better history searching. However, in an attempt to steal some thunder from Google’s Chrome, Apple moved the task bar from below the bookmarks bar and replaced the… Continue reading Safari 4 takes UI from Windows XP – But not in a good way

As some of you may have read in a recent post, I pondered the quality of Apple products of late. As fate would have it, my MacBook Pro shot fire this morning. Two small flashes of yellow above the F4 key, accompanied by a “zit” noise and the machine powering off. I called AppleCare and… Continue reading Karma, Apple Quality and Excellent Support

Apple is at a peak. The Macintosh is wildly successful. The iPhone even more so. The Apple brand is not just well known, but well known for quality. The “PC/Mac” ad campaign has been very successful, touting how the “Mac just works” while Vista is a dud. Reports I’ve read in the past (I am… Continue reading Has Apple’s success hurt product quality?

Make movie in iMovie Upload to .mac web gallery Get url: http://gallery.mac.com/sriggins#100087 What the hell is that? Why didn’t it let me choose the url to use? iWeb does the same lame stuff. I can’t take this serious with a url like sriggins#100087

I ordered a Mac Pro, Dual Quad Core 2.8 with 2gb RAM and the nVidia 8800GT today from the Apple Store. Just kiddin, Erick. I ordered it via The Beaverton Mac Store, got my PMUG discount (5% for you PMUG members!), and also picked up AppleCare for my MacBook Pro. I’ll add more RAM and… Continue reading Ordered a Mac Pro!

Unconfirmed reports state that Apple Engineer (QuickTime, iTunes and others) “suddenly” passed away. More information is not available at this time. According to Tom’s page he wrote the popular Darkside of the Mac screensaver. Tom worked for Apple for 17 years as of the last update of his page, more like 21 now.

Ok so we need a WEP hex key for my mom’s airport. I fire up my Intel laptop, no dice, Airport UTILITY won’t open an older Extreme, only Airport ADMIN UTILITY. Can I download this app? No, An hour searching on apple.com, nothing. I find 4.0.2 for 10.3.3, but that won’t install. I try 4.0.2… Continue reading Apple Airport software – what a joke

I’ve been wanting a second Macbook Pro power adaptor for awhile, and the stores just don’t seem to have the new, smaller ones in stock, so I ordered it online. $79. Cool. I have $21 left over. Comes in 4-6 weeks. Sigh. 🙂

Here is a hidden URL to their feedback page. Ok so it is not all that hidden, but because many applications have a “Send us feedback” menu item, for those that do not, this will help you out: Apple’s product feedback page

Title: Why does Apple have this compulsion to abuse .Mac? Category: Apple .mac could be such a great service. A shining beacon of Apple design. Now don’t get me wrong, .Mac does some nice things. I use .Mac solely for syncing my address book and bookmarks, which is nice because they are backed up hourly.… Continue reading Why does Apple have this compulsion to abuse .Mac