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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