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iWebMore: Flash, Google ads, iframes in iWeb

iWeb Apple's web site creator and blogging software uses slick Apple-designed templates but they're very restrictive. In particular, it is impossible to edit the HTML directly. Not any more, with the...

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Explosive tales of Apple power adaptors

Are Apple's notebook power supplies badly designed and dangerous? I have wondered about this since my own powerbrick sparked up and burnt out a few months ago. Then an article appeared on digg which...

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Apple products come to Harris Tech

Coles Myer's computer retailer Harris Technology says it now sells everything you can buy at Apple's own online store -- a major change for the company, which has typically focused on servicing the...

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Gruber, Kahney and Siegel on WWDC's decline

Attendees of Apple's most recent Worldwide Developer Conference in San Francisco were less than happy with how they were treated. But it seems their main concern wasn't what you might expect.

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CrossOver: run Windows apps natively in OS X

CodeWeavers has released an free beta of an app that allows Windows software to run natively in OS X on Intel-based Macs -- albeit with some quirks at this stage.

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Apple updates iMacs, releases 24" model

Calm my beating heart! Apple has released a gorgeous new 24 iMac and upgraded the whole iMac line with Intel Core 2 Duo chips. Sexy, fast, roomy. What more could you want?

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Is Apple ready to relaunch the Cube?

Is Apple ready to relaunch the Cube? A patent granted to the company last week looks a lot like the Cube of 2000. What could it be?

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8GB scratchless Nano, 80GB iPod Gorilla

Apple's new iPod models are cheaper, shinier and smaller than before. But it's notallgood news... Apple has introduced yet another different connector for the Shuffle.

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iTunes 7: Handy backup option, eye candy

iTunes 7 has a few handy new features: a quick backup option, the ability to download high-res album art for your entire library free of charge, and the ability to scroll through your album covers.

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Window shopping only for Aussies in the new iTunes movie store

NoPirates of the Caribbeanfor us Aussie iPod owners: we're forced to continue being Pirates of the Asia-Pacific Region.

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Microsoft deliberately blocking disc burning software in Vista, claims Alcohol

It's no coincidence that none of the major DVD burning apps work properly in Vista yet: Microsoft is blocking the drivers needed for them to work, according to Alcohol Soft, the company behind the...

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Microsoft releases Vista RC1 for public download

Microsoft has released Vista RC1 for public download. If you're running a previous beta, I highly recommend you get RC1: it's a dramatic improvement in terms of speed, driver support and stability.

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Extra punch for Safari with updated add-ons

Firefox may be more politically correct, Camino may be sleeker, OmniWeb smarter, but Safari is still the King of Mac browsers. At least in the popularity stakes. Two add-ons for browser most Mac users...

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Apple releases Aperture update

Apple has released an update to Aperture, iPhoto's big brother, which is aimed at the needs of professional photographers. Aperture 1.5 brings more flexible library management, improved handling of...

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$1million for more Mac-like PCs

Intel is offering $US1million for PC makers to make sexier, smaller computers. The enormous bounty follows Microsoft's development of a PC 'industrial design toolkit'. What's causing this change in the...

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MacBook Pro Pr0n

A Mac website has taken the theme of tech being sexy to a whole new level, unveiling their Mac Chick of the Month. Pictured right, Christina wearing just a MacBook Pro.

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HOW TO: Install Vista RC2 on an Intel Mac with Boot Camp

Dan Warne, chief honcho at APC's web site, asked if I would do a post on installing the new Windows Vista RC2 release on an Intel Mac using the recent update to Boot Camp. Sure, I said, no worries;...

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Parallels Workstation and CrossOver get smarter

Virtualisation of Windows apps on Mac is rapidly maturing, whether you want install the whole OS (Parallels Workstation) or just run individual Windows apps (CrossOver).

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Apple ad gets down to business

Apple's ad campaign hasn't always told the full story about how useful Macs can be. A new ad takes Mac guys into the office.

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What’s on your iPod? Windows malware

Apple has revealed today that it shipped video iPods with more content than their new owners bargained for.

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Optus announces tech support for Macs

After drawing the ire of the Mac community for years, Optus finally announced today it would offer tech support for Macs on its DSL broadband services. One can't help wondering, why now?

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Skype 2.0 for Mac (video-chat!) goes gold

Skype 2.0 moved out of beta today and is now an official release. It brings with it cross-platform video-chatting which breaks the iChat Mac-only stranglehold. Of course, progress comes at a price....

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MacBook Pros updated with Core 2 Duo chips

Overnight Apple launched an updated range of MacBook Pros, all of which are now powered by Intel Core 2 Duo chips. Apple claims a 39% speed boost over the previous model, making the latest MacBook Pros...

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Disco public Beta - Burn, baby, burn!

The much-hyped new optical media burning app for Mac, Disco, has just been released as a public beta. It couples simplicity and power with some serious eye-candy. Visualisations while you burn, anyone?

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HOW TO: Wrangle Boot Camp 1.1.2 drivers into Windows Vista RC2

The release of Apple'sBoot Camp 1.1.2brings some substantial driver improvements for running Windows on Macs, but if you've moved on from XP to Vista already, it's not at all easy to install the new...

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Roll your own Gmail with Greasemonkey

Five Greasemonkey tricks (well, four Greasemonkey tricks and one extension really) can quickly make Gmail more pleasant and more powerful to use and better integrate it with GCal and Google Reader.

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Apple MacBook gets Core 2 Duo

Apple has updated its consumer range of MacBook laptops, giving them a speed boost through new Core 2 Duo processors in line with the MacBook Pro update a fortnight ago. Mid and high-end models also...

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CrossOver Mac 6.0 beta 3 leaps forward: runs Windows apps better in Mac OS X

A new beta of CrossOver for Mac was released today. Office 2003 (especially Outlook) gets a boost in the new emulator. Several substantial improvements at the system-level make the whole thing much...

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Delayed take-off for in-flight iPods in AU

Don't hold your breath for the iPod inflight experience as announced by Apple a couple of days ago: one of the airlines in the deal that flies to Australia -- United -- has poured some cold water on...

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Ubercool Mac text editor comes to Windows

The cutting-edge Mac OS X text editor, TextMate, which won Best Mac OS X Developer Tool at this year's Apple Design Awards, has been ported to Windows.

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MediaFour announces MacDrive for Vista

Getting a Windows install up and running under Boot Camp is only half the battle. There's the (large) problem of Windows being unable to read the Mac's HFS+ file system. A solution exists for XP users...

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Finally, a use for that Apple remote control!

A nifty piece of software called Mira lets you dust off your Apple infra-red remote and make good use of it to control a Keynote presentation or operate VLC as you watch a movie, and more.

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One day Apple Australia sale

The Australian Apple Store is holding a rare one-day sale with some good deals on iPod and iPod gear as well as MacBooks and iMacs.

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The lock-out begins for Office Mac users

The launch of Office 2007 for Windows signals the beginning of a long lock-out for Office for Mac users, who will be unable to read the new file formats.

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Creammonkey: Greasemonkey for Safari

Creammonkey aims to bring the power of Firefox's Greasemonkey extension to Safari. I should tell you that it is nowhere close, but it can still perform tricks that makes Safari more pleasant to use.

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OS X Leopard will create no new jobs

Shock research shows that Apple's new operating system, Leopard, will create no new jobs when it is launched early next year.

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$10,000 for an alternative to Apple .Mac

The notMac Challenge is offering a prize of $10,000 to the first developer to come up with a open-source dotMac replacement service. Let's be honest. We all need it. Apple's .Mac service is dead in the...

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Mac users crack the Office 2007 code

Mac users have been hard at work investigating how to crack Microsoft's cryptic Office 2007 code. The finding: the Catholic church is not to blame, and there are four ways to open the docs which we've...

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Top 10 things to love about the Apple iPhone

Excuse me, I'm going to gush. Steve Jobs has again demonstrated that the core values of Apple -- innovation, design and attention to the end-user experience -- in a phone. I'm in love (again).

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Jajah brings VoIP to Apple iPhone

American telephony company Jajah has announced that it will offer VoIP software for the iPhone when it is released to US consumers in June. But it's not quite what it seems...

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Apple to slug users for 802.11n drivers

Apple will charge its customers $US4.99 ($6.36) in order to unlock support for the new 802.11n wireless protocol which is already built-in but hidden in newest Macs.

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Best value 8Mbit/s ADSL broadband plans revealed

More ISPs are switching on their 8Mbit/s ADSL services, with Internode the latest to offer its customers the option of higher speed broadband outside its own ADSL2+ coverage areas.

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Aussies to pay $2.99 for Apple 802.11n patch

Apple has confirmed that Australians with Macs capable of running the new, high-speed, wide-range 802.11n wireless standard will need to pay up for the forthcoming 802.11n wireless enablers.

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Australian company tackles the iPod repairs that Apple won't touch

Has Apple told you your best repair option for a broken iPod is buying a new one? Not any more. A new Australian company offers to repair almost any busted bit at a lower cost.

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Microsoft launches digital photos service, Apple doesn't

It's not every day that Microsoft can do something that Apple can't. In fact it hardly every happens. But today it has.

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MacFUSE: Is it worth it (yet)?

The recent release of MacFUSE, an OS X port of the Linux FUSE (Filesystem in Userspace) kernel module, has generated a lot of well-deserved hype. But does it live up to the hype and deliver the usable...

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Steve Jobs wants to ditch iPod, iTunes DRM

Steve Jobs has challenged the music industry to drop its demands for DRM protection on music sold online.

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Apple Store for Melbourne (and Sydney too)!

Melbourne's famous Fun Factory will be demolished to make way for an Apple Store, according to an exclusive reporton AppleInsider. Sydney will also get an Apple Store, as we tipped four months ago.

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Australian telco heavyweight Telstra launches attack on Apple iPhone

Telstra Operations Chief Greg Winn has unleashed a blistering attack on Apple's new iPhone, labelling it old hat and suggesting that Apple doesn't have the gumption to produce a capable mobile phone.

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Is your mobile Vista compatible?

Inexplicably, virtually all the major phone manufacturers have been caught with their pants down over Vista compatibility.

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