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iPod

Retractable iPod Sync Cable

When it comes to accessories, I’m all about saving space. Cables are the bane of my existence and I try to carry as few as humanly possibly. One of the few that makes the cut is my iPod sync cable because, unfortunately, I’m addicted to bass and have to update my iPod music frequently. One […]

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Hardware

Overnight HDD Upgrade for your 'Book

TechRestore, Inc. (a PowerPage sponsor) is now offering 160GB overnight hard drive upgrades for PowerBooks, iBooks and PC notebooks. The service includes overnight pickup of your notebook from any location in the continental U.S., installation of the new 160GB drive, data transfer and return overnight shipping for US$490. Your old hard drive is returned so […]

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Software

Airport Express Update Allows Multi-Room Streaming

Lost in the hoopla of all the Macworld giddiness is a cool new feature available to users of Apple’s Airport Express. Previously, you could only use the AirTunes feature to broadcast music to a single AirPort Express base station, but in the AirPort Express Firmware Update 6.3 Apple has quietly added the ability to stream […]

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The Apple Core

The Apple Core: Steve Jobs in mouse ears?

There’s a ton of speculation swirling that Disney is set to announce a buyout of Pixar Animation Studios for somewhere in the range of US$7 Billion. The acquisition would make Steve Jobs the largest individual shareholder of Disney according to a story on AppleXNet. Read the rest of the story on my ZDNet Blog: The […]

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Software

VMWare for Mac OS X

The only PC emulators on the Mac (that I know of) are Microsoft Virtual PC (formerly Connectix Virtual PC), and iEmulator. But what about VMWare? When I enquired about a Mac OS X version of VMware their sales department replied saying that they “do not provide information in advance of an official press release.” If […]