10 Unexpected Uses of the iPod

10 Unexpected Uses of the iPod
New technologies often have unintended uses. Take the Ipod as a case in point. It was developed with the intention of playing music (and later videos), but its applications now go well beyond that. Here are 10 surprising uses, some of which involve fighting crime, saving lives, and throwing meaner curve balls.

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Top 30 mistakes made by new Mac users

Top 30 mistakes made by new Mac users
Having switched a little less than a year ago, I learned most of these things on my own. This list would have probably saved me a lot of time and hassle.

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Steve Jobs never said NO to 'Movie' Subscriptions...Next iTunes Feature?

Steve Jobs never said NO to 'Movie' Subscriptions...Next iTunes Feature?
Reuters asked Steve Jobs whether the iTunes store would ever adopt a subscription based approach to music...
“Never say never, but customers don’t seem to be interested in it,” Jobs said. “The subscription model has failed so far.” Quite right. However there can be no doubt that a “renting" model has worked for decades...the home video business

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Put a RAID 0 in your MacBook, PowerBook, or MacBook Pr

Put a RAID 0 in your MacBook, PowerBook, or MacBook Pr
If that 60GB-200GB drive that came with your Mac laptop just isn
’t cutting it these days...here's a cool solution by outfitting your MacBook Pro with a RAID 0 setup using two 320GB 5400 rpm drives like Eric Cheng did.

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First Photos from Apple iPhone?

First Photos from Apple iPhone?
An unusual story has popped up on MobileGuerilla claiming to have found the first photos from an Apple iPhone on the web.The search method seemed rather primitive... they simply searched for "taken with an Apple iPhone" on Google and found a set of Flickr images (now removed) tagged with the phr...

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Special Report: Third Manhattan Apple store to dwarf them all

Special Report: Third Manhattan Apple store to dwarf them all
"New information confirmed about Apple Inc.'s third flagship outlet in the city not only pinpoints the store's coveted location in a fashionable district -- it shows the electronics maker at its most ambitious with a shop that promises to eclipse the size of all other Apple Stores in the region."

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What's in my menubar? (OSX)

What's in my menubar? (OSX)
Seems like every time another Mac user looks over my shoulder, they freak out over the number of little icons I have up in my menubar. And — like all Mac geeks — we have to immediately start trading information, learning tricks, and sharing tips. I’m sure you know the drill by now.

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Shootout: 8-core Mac Pro versus 4-core Mac Pro (UPDATED)

Shootout: 8-core Mac Pro versus 4-core Mac Pro (UPDATED)
After Effects 7 CS3 was over 25% faster! Quicktime export to iPod format was 38% faster using SIX streams at the same time!

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Apple iPhone's Slippery Secret

Apple iPhone's Slippery Secret
Scattered reports from people who have put their hands on pre-release models say the main problem is not the rumored battery life shortfall, but the sleek, slippery surface.

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Apple Posts Battery Update 1.2

Apple Posts Battery Update 1.2
Apple has posted Battery Update 1.2, which updates battery firmware and improves battery functionality according to Apple.The update affects most Intel-based Apple laptops.

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Hidden Mac O SX Terminal Features Make Live Easier (pics)

Hidden Mac O SX Terminal Features Make Live Easier (pics)
How to use background images and other awesome features built into Mac O SX terminal.

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Apple Working on iWeb Pro

Apple Working on iWeb Pro
"iWeb Pro is said to offer an easy to use web authoring interface for small to mid sized companies. While the current version of iWeb is more of a complementary tool to .Mac, iWeb Pro is said to be a complete stand alone product. Tight integration with Apples iLife suite remain an important feature, allowing easy publishing of multimedia content."

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Apple Notifies Partners: DRM-free Music and DRM-free Music Videos Soon

Apple Notifies Partners: DRM-free Music and DRM-free Music Videos Soon
Yesterday, Apple sent out short notices to their iTunes partners who provide the music content to the iTunes store. The notices let partners know that they would soon be able to offer DRM-free music and DRM-free music videos to customers through iTunes.

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In Comments About Apple Chief, Questions of Motive

In Comments About Apple Chief, Questions of Motive
“From our standpoint, the key fact in assessing Mr. Anderson
’s liability is that regardless of what he may or may not have believed, he had before him e-mails that stated the price was picked with hindsight and that the board’s authorization was dated on a date when no event occurred,”

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Backup your Mac online with Mozy

Backup your Mac online with Mozy
Mozy has been offering an excellent automated online backup service for Windows users for a while now, but the company has now launched a Mac OS X client. There's a dearth of companies offering backup solutions for Mac users. While some may say that's because Macs don't crash as frequently as Windows machines

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Steve Jobs: Customer's Don't Seem Interested in Music Subscriptions

Steve Jobs: Customer's Don't Seem Interested in Music Subscriptions
According to Jobs "never say never, but customers don't seem to be interested in it". The article suggests that he is unlikely to give into pressure from record labels to offer a subscription model for music on iTunes.

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Apple to build new features into iPhone, Apple TV free of charge

Apple to build new features into iPhone, Apple TV free of charge
Apple said Wednesday it will leverage its proven capability in the area of software development to gradually add new software features and applications to its iPhone and Apple TV products free of charge.

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