Video Lan Client (VLC), the popular free “catch-all” media player for Mac OS X, Windows and Linux (where QuickTime falls short or isn’t licensed to play a format, this has become the easy substitute), has been updated to version 0.8.6 according to an article on arstechnica. VLC 0.8.6, which is about an 11 to 22.7 […]
Day: December 13, 2006
I’ve been thinking about iTV a lot lately and something occurred to while watching 60 Minutes on Sunday. Apple could use Macworld Expo to announce a partnership with Netflix on the iTV.
The Unofficial Apple Weblog and MacOSXHints have done their homework today to bring up a few nifty tools for laptop security using what’s already there to catch would-be intruders incorrectly entering passwords to try to gain access to your computer; your Intel-based MacBook or MacBook Pro’s built-in iSight camera. Authsight by Jonathan Zdziarski, uses a […]
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MacBook “Thin” Rumors/Specs Surface
Macosrumors.com has recently published an article to add to the fevered pre-Macworld rumor mill this time of year. The article, which cites sources strong but anonymous sources in both Cupertino and southeast Asia, discusses a “MacBook Thin” portable model which may be en route for the new year. Since the introduction of Apple’s Intel-based hardware […]
Micromat takes anti-piracy measures beyond Windows standards of privacy.