If you are looking for a deal on a refurbished iPod before Christmas, you may have missed out. All that is left at the time of this post is the black 8GB iPod nano for $149.00. Also available is the 40GB refurbished Apple TV for $229.00 and the 160GB refurbished Apple TV for $339.00.
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Apple has posted a new update for Safari for Windows. From their site: Changes in Safari 3.0.4 for Windows beta: Latest security updates Improved stability Improved compatibility Improved JavaScript and application launch performance Resize windows from any side New keyboard shortcuts Additional font smoothing option International text input methods Advanced text (contextual forms, international scripts) [...]
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The Macalope has an interesting article rebutting PC World’s placement of the iPhone in the 15 Biggest Tech Disappointments of 2007.
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Intuit claims that the problem that caused deletion of some users’ Desktop folder has been fixed (via their community forums). Proceed with caution (ie. backup your important files).
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For most items in the Apple Store, December 21 is the absolute latest you can order and still receive your order by December 25th. Check Apple’s shipping calendar to be sure you don’t miss the cut-off.
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Here are the two iPods I engraved this evening.   Also check out these engravings.
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Security Update 2007-009 • Address Book CVE-ID: CVE-2007-4708 Available for: Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X Server v10.4.11 Impact: Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution Description: A format string vulnerability exists in Address Book’s URL handler. By enticing a user to visit a maliciously [...]
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Thanks goes out to Nima Yousefi for the heads up concerning Fox Searchlight’s recent addition of scripts in downloadable PDF format. I was also unaware the Paramount Vantage was already doing this.
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If you are a user of QuickBooks for Mac, beware that there is a problem with the latest update for QuickBooks 2006 and 2007. The updater is showing a “not enough free space” message (regardless if enough free space actually exists – and keep in mind, this appears to be a 100K update), if the [...]
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Would you like to create your own ringtones for your iPhone? Here’s how Apple recommends to do that. Here’s what you need to do it: GarageBand 4.1.1 or later iTunes 7.5 or later iPhone with software version 1.1.2 or later To create a custom ringtone Set up a cycle region that covers the area you [...]
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