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Archive for the ‘Quickies’ Category

“iPhone Software Roadmap” media event next week

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

It looks like Apple is going to fill us in on the iPhone SDK next Thursday (3/06), at 10:00am. [LINK]

Unsanity gains limited Leopard support

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

Towards the goal of Leopard compatibility, Unsanity has released new betas of some of their popular apps, including FontCard 1.5.1b1, MenuMaster 1.4.3b1, Silk 2.1.4b1, FruitMenu 3.7b1, and WindowShade X 4.2b1. Check out this blog post for all the details.

Weekend YouTube outage underscores big Internet problem

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

Very interesting article on Macworld RE: this weekends YouTube outage, and what makes the internet work the way it does. [LINK]

Zaping your PRAM after OSX 10.5.2 update

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

If you’re having issues after installing the recent 10.5.2, or Leopard Graphics updates, try zapping the PRAM. [LINK]

The Internet’s Undersea World

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008

Cool map illustrating the undersea cables used to connect us all. [LINK] [via Veerle]

New 16GB iPhone and 32GB iPod Touch

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

Today Apple introduced a new 16GB iPhone and 32GB iPod Touch. Both are available for $499 (usd).

SuperDuper Now Leopard Compatible

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

SuperDuper has just been updated to version 2.5. There’s a few new features, but the big news is Leopard support. The new version is a free upgrade for registered users.

Mail.app inexplicably deleting messages

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

If you’re using Apple’s Mail application and your messages are disappearing, check out this tip at MacFixIt.