The Mac ObserverThe Mac Observer: You'll Get Your Mac News Here From Now On...Using Flash and Shockwave on a Mac- August 12, 2008 Shockwave and Flash are both multimedia players for the Mac. Knowing the difference between the two and keeping up to date with the the right version of each for your Mac, however, can be tricky. TMO sorts it all outhttp://www.macobserver.com/article/2008/08/12.7.shtml Microsoft's Last Ditch Effort to Save Zune- August 12, 2008 The Microsoft Zune has sold less than 2 million units while Apple has sold 150 million iPods. To breathe some new life into the Zune, Microsoft is planning to roll Windows Mobile 7 and Vista into the mix to create a platform, but the plan has major flaws, according to Daniel Dilger at Roughly...http://www.macobserver.com/article/2008/08/12.6.shtml iPodObserver - iPhone 3G Connection Issues May be Chip Problem- August 12, 2008 Some iPhone 3G owners are complaining of poor and dropped connections, and the cause of the problem could be related to chips used in the combination iPod and smartphone. The chips in question likely come from Infineon Technologies and may suffer from issues that cause the iPhone to perform poorly on 3G wireless networkshttp://www.ipodobserver.com/story/36863 Hot Forum Topic - Reader Poll: How Many iPhone Sales Have You Influenced- August 12, 2008 Word of mouth can be one of the most powerful marketing tools for any product, so today TMO readers are talking about how many people they've influenced that have gone on to buy an iPhone. Take the reader poll and let us know how you've impacted iPhone saleshttp://www.macobserver.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=69530 ProPresenter 3.4 Adds 3 Screen, Alpha Key Modules- August 12, 2008 Renewed Vision announced the immediate availability of ProPresenter 3.4 on Tuesday. The update for the media playback and lyric presentation application added the ability to display lyrics as well as span or tile backgrounds on three screens when used with the Matrox TripleHead2Go...http://www.macobserver.com/article/2008/08/12.3.shtml Sonnet Intros 2-port Gigabit Ethernet Adapters- August 12, 2008 Sonnet Technologies announced the immediate availability of the Presto Gigabit PCIe Server and Presto Gigabit PCI-X Server network adapter cards for the PowerMac, Mac Pro, and Xserve on Tuesday. Both adapters include two Gigabit Ethernet ports and auto failover protection...http://www.macobserver.com/article/2008/08/12.2.shtml TextExpander 2.4 Improves Menu Performance, More- August 12, 2008 SmileOnMyMac announced the immediate availability of TextExpander 2.4 on Tuesday. The update for the abbreviation auto-expander improved the responsiveness of its menu bar icon, and added the ability to navigate the menu via keyboardhttp://www.macobserver.com/article/2008/08/12.1.shtml Podcast - Mac Geek Gab 163: MAC Address Filtering, Startup Passwords, iCal Syncing, and Beachballs!- August 12, 2008 <a href="http:www.macobserver.comarticle20080811.13.shtml"><img src="http:www.macobserver.compodcast200806macgeekgablogo.jpg" class="teas_thumb" alt="Mac Geek Gab" width="128" height="128" border="0"><a> John and Dave talk about how to filter different computers -- at different times -- from your wireless network, a new take on syncing -- and not syncing -- calendars via MobileMe, and among other things...http://www.macobserver.com/article/2008/08/11.13.shtml Credit Suisse Initiates Apple Coverage- August 11, 2008 On Friday, Credit Suisse announced that they are initiating coverage of Apple with an Outperform rating and a target price in 12 months of US$200.00. Apple's changing iPhone business model is seen as a positive move for profitabilityhttp://www.macobserver.com/article/2008/08/11.10.shtml NBC Makes Web Olympics Viewing Tough for Mac Users- August 11, 2008 Macs users who have a PowerPC Mac are out of luck if they want to watch the Beijing Olympics at NBC.com. For those who do have an Intel Mac, they'll have to download Microsoft's Silverlight, still in betahttp://www.macobserver.com/article/2008/08/11.9.shtml |