10 Beach Photography Tips

10 Beach Photography Tips
Beaches present digital camera owners with a number of wonderful opportunities as they are places of natural beauty, color and interesting light. However they also present a variety of challenges including camera damage, privacy issues and making large open spaces interesting.

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Don't Torrent That iTunes Plus Song...

Don't Torrent That iTunes Plus Song...
Sure, you can now download music from the iTunes store without DRM but that doesn't mean you should just willy nilly start sharing that music with your friends. For one thing, it's illegal. For another, your account information is embedded into that m4a music file. Don't believe me? Try this yourself.

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Rumor: iPhone Data Plan only $30

Rumor: iPhone Data Plan only $30
Today, much of the tech press is interested in speculating on the iPhone's data plan. Here's something new to add to the conversation. Last week, when a Cingular business sales rep told me that the date for release was June 11th, she also told me that the data plan would be $30 bucks.

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Apple Releases iTunes 7.2, Launches iTunes Plus (DRM Free)

Apple Releases iTunes 7.2, Launches iTunes Plus (DRM Free)
Apple released iTunes 7.2 updated in the Mac OS X Software Update tonight, which offers "iTunes Plus", Apple's new DRM-free $1.29 offerings
With iTunes 7.2, preview and purchase iTunes Plus music
—new higher-quality, DRM-free music downloads from participating music labels.

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12 Tips for Mac OS X Address Book

12 Tips for Mac OS X Address Book
The Mac OS X Address Book has loads of features that are often overlooked by most users. Here are a few tips to save you time and let you make the most of Address Book. Includes how to share your contacts, search for attachments they sent you, merge duplicate entries, and automatically put contacts' sites in your Safari Bookmarks Bar.

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Exclusive: A Day in the Life of an Apple Genius

Exclusive: A Day in the Life of an Apple Genius
Apple jealously guards its Apple Store "geniuses" -- the tech-support people behind Apple's Genius Bars. The editors of Mac|Life, however, got two of those geniuses to talk. Here are their unapproved-by-Apple comments on what it's like to work for Apple.

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DRM-free iTunes set this week

DRM-free iTunes set this week
The seeming delay for introducing the new tier of content has been primarily attributed to a desire to offer the entire catalog at once in the unprotected format rather than a gradual rollout. The companies' technicians are simply in the later stages of encoding and hosting the files before they go live, the contact says.

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