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The Apple Core

The Apple Core: iTunes 7 and iPod 1.2 update confound users

When Steve Jobs announced iTunes 7 I couldn’t reload the download page fast enough. I was anxious to try out the first whole number upgrade to Apple’s venerable jukebox application in almost a year. In the 10 or so days that I’ve been using the new iTunes I’ve had little or no problems with it. […]

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Woz to Speak in Philadelphia

Woz is slated to speak in Philadelphia on Saturday, 30 September and the PowerPage will be in attendance. If you’re planning on attending get in touch. Steve Wozniak iWoz: From Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It Saturday, September 30, 2006 at 2:00PM Central […]

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wireless

Introducing Wireless Philadelphia

Wireless Philadelphia is the non-profit organization that – along with its Internet partner Earthlink – is helping Philadelphia to become the nation’s first completely wireless major city. Wireless Philadelphia was created to make high-speed Internet access more available and affordable through Digital Inclusion. WP will help all citizens, businesses, schools, and community organizations embrace this […]

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The Apple Core

The Apple Core: Sony rips off MacBook design

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but Sony may have taken this one a little too far. The consumer electronic giant’s latest notebook looks like a blatant ripoff of Apple’s wildly popular MacBook. Read the rest of the story on my ZDNet Blog: The Apple Core.

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Software

REVIEW: Fission – Lossless Audio Editing for Compressed Files

Rogue Amoeba (makers of cool sound tools, such as Audio Hijack / Pro and Airfoil) has released Fission, a unique sound editor that allows for “Lossless” editing of compressed (mp3, AAC) audio files. The compressed formats split up a sound file into a series of small frames (~1/40 of a second each), which are very […]