Why, Apple, did you swap the eject and menu buttons on the Leopard version of DVD Player.app? I find myself many times ejecting a DVD when I am intending, out of habit, to go to the menu.
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Secunia has issued a security advisory (SA27755) for a buffer overflow exploit in QuickTime and has labeled it as “extremely critical”. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error when processing RTSP replies and can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted RTSP reply containing an overly long “Content-Type” [...]
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The Refurbished iPod section of the Apple Store arrived at this end of the holiday weekend with hardly any iPods left in stock. Good news for Apple, bad news for me, as I was planning on picking up a refurbished iPod nano. Update 1:45 pm: Apple now has some more iPods listed on their refurb [...]
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Are you looking for an entry level digital camera for yourself or someone else this Christmas? Here are my recommendations — Kodak EasyShare C613, Canon PowerShot A560, and Nikon Coolpix L11. The three cameras are all at least 6 megapixels, with the Canon leading the pack with 7.1 megapixels of resolution. The Canon also leads [...]
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I stopped by Circuit City’s website this morning and bought the Toshiba S-D4000. Not a bad deal for a name brand DVD player.
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Yeah, I got up early so that I would be ready to check out the Black Friday deals that Apple said would start at 12:01 am PST. Unfortunately, it is now 12:16 am PST and the Apple Store is still down. Update: It is 12:42 am PST and the store is now accessible.
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Here is a list of top notebooks and portables. I find it interesting that the Asus Eee PC and the Nokia N810 are at the top of the list.  The Eee PC is even enticing for me, as a small-form factor notebook which runs linux.
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The Apple Store is offering free engraving and $5 gift wrapping on iPods and iPhones. Be sure to take advantage of this offer. Apple can ship your iPod, iPhone, and select Apple software and accessories in their signature gift box with a bright red ribbon and personalized greeting card.
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Intego is reporting what to me is old news. See my post from October 4, 2007 for an example of this problem.
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MacBooks start at $899 at the Apple Store. Check out this great deal while it lasts. Save big on Apple-certified refurbished Macs
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