Apple Computer has recently released version 1.0.1 of its Reset Utility for the first generation of its iPod Shuffle music player. The utility, when activated, erases all music and data from the iPod Shuffle and installs version 1.1.4 of the software. The software, a 2.1 megabyte download through VersionTracker.com, applies only to the first generation […]
Month: December 2006
CoolBook Tester Beta Released
Magnus Lundhold, creator of CoolBook, a battery testing and configuration utility for Intel-based MacBook and MacBook Pro laptops, has released a beta version of a dynamic frequency stepping utility called CoolBook Tester. Once installed, CoolBook Tester can experiment with different parameters such as voltage and temperature settigns. Users can easily install and uninstall the new […]
It’s almost the end of the year so I thought that it would be a good time to recap your favorite stories from The Apple Core in 2006.
MacHeist Raises Over $190,000 for Charities
MacHeist, creators of the MacHeist Bundle (a bundled combination of software from 10 different developers) has announced that their MacHeist event is over and that the firm was able to raise over $190,000 for charity. The effort, which sold the bundle (worth over $356 if the items were bought individually at full price) for $49, […]
An article over at MacWork.com describes the full story of a PowerBook being destroyed back in November when a Comcast cable technician arrived to install a broadband connection, mated a rooftop power cable with a similar-appearing coaxial cable. The resulting explosion, which the user described as a “bright flash of light accompanied by a very […]