Saturday, March 31, 2007

Full Mac OS X running on Apple TV

Full Mac OS X running on Apple TV
Complete with photos, video and a tutorial on how to turn your Apple TV into a full Mac OS X box.

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Mac OS X Browsers Benchmarked

Mac OS X Browsers Benchmarked
Andreas has a great article at macintalk that puts Mac browsers to the test against one another. He bases the test around intel Macs but also throws in a few things for PPC Macs. The tests cover HTML, CSS, Javascript, and Image loads in all the major browsers. The graphs don't hurt either.

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Intel Mac Mini Beats the XServe G5

Intel Mac Mini Beats the XServe G5
Apple's latest Mac mini system with an Intel Core Duo processor and gigabit Ethernet outperformed an older Xserve G5 server system, according to one user who offers colocation services.

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Friday, March 30, 2007

How To: Organize Your Desktop, Dock, and Bookmarks

How To: Organize Your Desktop, Dock, and Bookmarks
"Disorganization of your desktop, dock, bookmarks, and more can cause clutter and confusion. With a disorganized Mac, valuable time is wasted on finding files, apps, and more. Today I
’m going to show you how to organize several parts of your Mac to make life on the desktop a bit easier...."

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Apple's iPhone will be released on June 11

Apple's iPhone will be released on June 11
Now Cingular is confirming that the release date will be June 11. A customer service manager at Cingular (we called 800-947-5096 and were transferred to sales) gave us that date late Thursday, but, alas, said he didn't have any additional information beyond that.

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Office 2008 for Mac hits beta: ‘Escher’ UI revealed

Office 2008 for Mac hits beta: ‘Escher’ UI revealed
Microsoft's long-awaited Office 2008 has now stepped into the beta stage with a streamlined interface and an all-new "Escher" graphics engine to deliver lush graphic effects and impressive charting.

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JOHN DVORAK: Apple Should Pull the Plug on the iPhone

JOHN DVORAK: Apple Should Pull the Plug on the iPhone
The hype over the unreleased iPhone has actually increased over the past month despite the fact that nobody has seen or used the device. This, if nothing else, proves the power of branding and especially the power of brand loyalty.

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Asterisk running on an Apple TV!

Asterisk running on an Apple TV!
Credit goes to l0rdr0ck from the AwkwardTV project. He is now working on the GUI, since that is required to claim the $500 bounty from Sokol & Associates.

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Thursday, March 29, 2007

Screenshot Tour: A look under the hood of Quicksilver

Screenshot Tour: A look under the hood of Quicksilver
On Monday we took a beginner's look at Quicksilver. We covered a lot of territory, but I didn't address Quicksilver's extensive and somewhat confusing preference pane. Dive into the gallery below for a detailed explanation of each component of Quicksilver. Understanding this bit will go a long ways toward increasing your Quicksilver power.

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Awkward TV Hack Apple TV to Interface with USB Devices!

Awkward TV Hack Apple TV to Interface with USB Devices!
Keyboard+Mouse+ATV=$300 Mac.

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Apple TV, it's on! USB is now working

Apple TV, it's on! USB is now working
After furious efforts and many different methods, the AppleTV now has USB support. This is a HUGE development
for the appleTV community. Details can be found at the awkwardTV wiki. Congrats to all who worked on this.
The future is very bright for this wonderful little device from Apple. Much respect to haxor Turbo for his work.

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ZFS and OS X, growing closer all the time

ZFS and OS X, growing closer all the time
Has the OpenSolaris team accidentally spilled the beans about the future of ZFS for OS X? Well, yes and no.

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ZFS and OS X, growing closer all the time

ZFS and OS X, growing closer all the time
Has the OpenSolaris team accidentally spilled the beans about the future of ZFS for OS X? Well, yes and no.

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