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Music, movies, TV »

[15 Dec 2011 | No Comment | 299 views]

I’m no luddite, but I haven’t listened much to Spotify in quite awhile. Pandora and plain jane internet radio are still my go to portals for music discovery and I don’t see that changing, well, ever.
That’s likely to do with …

Mac, Software »

[15 Dec 2011 | No Comment | 322 views]

Apple killed Logic Express less than a week ago on December 8, but has released — one last time? — an update for the erstwhile prosumer audio mixing app. What’s new? As this is a point update, it’s more about …

Mac, Software »

[15 Dec 2011 | No Comment | 296 views]

As always, if you’ve got just one Lexmark or Brother printer, run Software Update to get the specific driver you need. For sys admins and archivists, you may begin downloading now and here’s hoping your collection is complete before you …

Mac, Software »

[13 Dec 2011 | One Comment | 752 views]

A very modest update for Apple’s jukebox, device management, cloud portal, store and kitchen sink about town app. Then again, you may be one of those waiting for iTunes Match and/or audio CD import/playback distortion issues.
iTunes 10.5.2,
— iTunes 10.5.2 includes …

Mac, Software »

[13 Dec 2011 | No Comment | 660 views]

You don’t need more than the fingers on your two hands to count the number of shipping Thunderbolt peripherals. Interestingly, Apple’s created and shipped a similar number of Thunderbolt firmware updates and here’s another addition to that growing canon.
• Thunderbolt …

Games, iPad »

[12 Dec 2011 | One Comment | 786 views]

Two years after the original Angry Birds for iPhone shipped, way back in December of 2009, Rovio is marking the occasion by releasing the final episode, Birthday Party, which brings refreshed graphics and 15 new fairly difficult levels (i.e. I …

Mac, Security, Software »

[12 Dec 2011 | No Comment | 646 views]

Bang the drum. Adobe Flash consumes a lot of resources and is insecure, and here’s the latest proof of that. A Russian security research firm has developed an exploit and have demonstrated it in a video.
Researcher Legerov has made their …

Deals, iPad »

[12 Dec 2011 | No Comment | 692 views]

Just in time for budget Christmas shopper. The Cupertino kids has applied fresh discounts to the refurbished iPad 2 and you can pick up a second generation 16GB wifi only Apple tablet for just $419 — a full $80 off …

Deals, Mac, Mobile »

[9 Dec 2011 | No Comment | 545 views]

Are point and shoot cameras passé? No way and there’s no better way to make the point than beefy holiday discounts. Thereupon, the Kodak Store is offer 15 percent and more off everything they’ve got this weekend.
Deals and markdowns include:

Mac, Software »

[9 Dec 2011 | No Comment | 877 views]

Google innovates, but sometimes it takes them a little time to roll them out. Case in point is Picasa, which is finally delivering Google+ sharing and tagging, though even though searchzilla’s social network has already iterated repeatedly since its June …