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Delivering automatic, constant, complete, wireless backups
“You can’t imagine how satisfying it is to know that if your hard drive dies, you will lose no more than one hour of work,” relates David Pogue (nytimes.com) in his review of Time Capsule. “T...more
Creating Algorithmic Art on a Mac
Using his 24-inch iMac, Jean-Pierre Hébert, the 68-year-old artist-in-residence at the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics at UC Santa Barbara, California, creates “algorithmic art” in a vari...more
Time Capsule can save digital heirlooms
“If your mom or dad has a Mac, help them safeguard their digital heirlooms with Apple’s Time Capsule,” implores Eric M. Strauss (abcnews.com). “Time Capsule combines simple setup and a speedy...more
Pro Tip of the Week: Browsing privately in public
If you’re browsing the web on a public computer, the last thing you want to do is leave personal information about yourself behind for others to discover. Of course, if you use Safari, you have a nu...more
Macworld awards “stunning” 24-inch iMac a 4.5-mouse rating
“A slate of under-the-hood improvements have facilitated a performance spike in the standard models that makes them an especially good value for people looking to upgrade,” reports Roman Loyola (m...more
Nik Software ships Viveza plug-in for Aperture 2.1
Nik Software today announced that its eagerly awaited Viveza plug-in for Aperture 2.1 is available for immediate download. Powered by U Point technology, the Viveza plug-in lets photographers make loc...more
Quick Tip of the Week: Using iChat to transfer files
A great way to text, set up video conferences with multiple parties, or host remote Keynote presentations, iChat also offers a fast and simple way to exchange large files with clients or colleagues. F...more
Xserve “carries pervasive big iron design to the mainstream”
In his glowing review of the new 8-core Xserve, Tom Yager (infoworld.com) asserts that it “breaks the PC server mold with big iron-class reliability, availability, and serviceability features, but w...more
Discovering the cure for computer headaches
At Intezyne Technologies, viruses, spyware, and endless restarts kept researchers at the biotechnology startup from job one: finding better treatments for catastrophic illnesses. But the company put t...more
Enjoy Tribeca 2008 Filmmaker Talks
To celebrate the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival, such talented artists as Tony Gilroy, Amy Poehler, Clive Owen. Errol Morris, Jeremiah Zagar, and Wong Kar Wai came to the Apple Retail Store, SoHo, to spea...more
Looking for a last minute Mother’s Day Gift?
If your Mom’s not comfortable with computers, consider computer training as a Mother’s Day gift this year, suggests Troy Wolverton (mercurynews.com). Apple offers “a program it calls One to One....more
Mobile News Network now available for iPhone
The Associated Press today launched a new service for iPhone. Called Mobile News Network, the service — now with more than 100 participating newspapers — delivers local news, sports, news video, n...more
Mac OS X Leopard Server caters to small business
“Apple’s put a load of work into Leopard Server, and it shows,” reports Oliver Rist (pcmag.com). Awarding Mac OS X Leopard Server a four-star Editor’s rating, Rist notes that “after explorin...more
To top pro Rick Sammon, image editing prowess of Aperture 2.1 simply “awesome”
Rick Sammon (doubeexposure.com) offers his “top ten list of Aperture 2.1 features that help me maximize my time when working (and playing) in the digital darkroom — features that also help me crea...more
MediaStorm: Visionary Journalism
“All you need is an idea and a Mac,” says Brian Storm, the founder and prime mover behind MediaStorm. On his award-winning, multimedia storytelling site, Storm has used Aperture, Final Cut Studio,...more
The Mac in the Grey Flannel Suit
Peter Burrows (BusinessWeek) notes that customer enthusiasm is pushing more and more Macs into the Enterprise and that “the call is coming from mainstream users, people who may have started off with...more
“The iconic all-in-one desktop”
PC Magazine awards 4/5 stars to the new 24-inch iMac, calling it “the iconic all-in-one desktop that others try to emulate.” Praising its energy efficiency, lack of pre-loaded “bloatware,” an...more
CNET rates iMac “best in class”
Awarding the new 24-inch 2.8GHz iMac an Editor’s Choice, CNET gives it an 8.5/10 score and says, “Given its strong application performance and competitive price, we give the iMac a strong recommen...more
“I now lust for this laptop”
When Elizabeth Mateo (cnnmoney.com) put three ultraportables through their paces, only one stole her heart. MacBook Air. “Using the Air,” she says, “is like Christmas, your birthday, and Valenti...more
“I can’t think of a simpler, easier backup system than Time Capsule”
Explains Rob Pegoraro (washingtonpost.com) Time Capsule “combines a fast 802.11n WiFi router and a massive external hard drive in an enclosure no bigger than a regular AirPort Extreme router.” Wor...more
