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Vonage VOIP and VPN using AirPort (Snow)

After recently purchasing the Vonage VOIP service for cheap unlimited telephone over the Internet, I found that everything seemed to work after the very simple setup. I was able to use the telephone in under five minutes and I was able to hook up my AirPort (Snow) base station and use the Internet. However, I […]

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Hardware

WiebeTech Shipping Bus-Powered FireWire 800 Portable Drive

WiebeTech is now shipping a 200GB 7200RPM UltraGB+ portable drive enclosure that is accessible through a FireWire 800 interface (400 compatible). UltraGB+ is bus-powered, allowing you to access massive amounts of data without carrying an AC adapter. When attached to an adequately powered FireWire host port, it will function just like any other desktop drive. […]

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iPod mini 2 Unboxing

Dr-mip from Kodawarison.com has already recieved his iPod mini 2 and has posted pictures of the unboxing (English, Japanese). I wonder how long it will be until he takes it apart? Doctor, what time is surgery?

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Opinion

Apple Ditches FireWire in Favor of USB, Worlds Collide

In probably the most surprising move in the announcement of the new iPods yesterday Apple has unbundled the FireWire cable in favor of (Gasp!) USB. Has Steve Jobs lost his mind? Read More…

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iPod Opinion

Is the Monochrome iPod on the way out?

It looks to me like the US$349 30GB iPod Photo is a much better deal than the remaining 20GB monochrome iPod at US$299. You have to love U2 or the color black to get the US$349 20GB U2 edition. It looks like Apple will simplify the iPod line shortly to just three players: the Shuffle […]