Articles in the Computing Category

Hello From MacWorld 2008
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Posted in Advertising, Apple, Apple Mac, Computing, Design, Gadgets, Internet, iPhone, Marketing, Media, Mobile, Music, Retail, Video on 15 January 2008
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Not actually blogging from here since we’re only #72,000 on Technorati 🙂 … there are only about 15 seats … maybe next year. Other than the keynote, there’s not much to see that’s new – I don’t think Adobe is even here. The nicest booth by far is Belkin’s … If this were in Venice, […]

Microvision Pico Movie Projector for Your iPod
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Posted in Apple, Computing, Design, Film, Gadgets, Marketing, Mobile, Retail, Travel, TV on 11 January 2008
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You’re on a plane, the movie they are offering is NORBIT or the edited 9-minute version of DEADWOOD … fortunately the rotund dude in front of you who had to buy two tickets is sound asleep and he’s wearing a white shirt – just attach the Pico Movie Projector to your iPod and you use […]

The Apple CGI I’m a Mac Santa Holiday Ad
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Posted in Advertising, Apple, Apple Mac, Computing, Design, Internet, Media, TV on 26 December 2007
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In case you missed it – cute, funny, nicely done! (click on screen shot – Apple.com)

How to Hook Up Your LCD Plasma DLP HDTV – HDMI? DVI? Component?
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Posted in Apple, Computing, Gadgets, Marketing, Retail, TV on 25 December 2007
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Congrats on entering the world of HD. Unlike the TV’s of yore (yore being 2003 of course), buying an HDTV and signing up for HD service does NOT assure you of actually receiving HD quality reception on your new TV. YOU HAVE ONE MORE THING TO DO. You need to make sure you are connected […]

iPhone Caller ID: Glitch Fix
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Posted in Apple, Computing, Gadgets, iPhone, Mobile on 7 December 2007
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This might not apply to everyone but if you added additional information to the phone number in ADDRESS BOOK and after transferring/syncing – the iPhone cannot interpret the additional text and the iPhone CALLER ID feature won’t work correctly. As a result, it will only display the incoming numbers only when the person is in […]

AT&T CEO “Leaks” News of iPhone Going 3G
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Posted in Advertising, Apple, Computing, Design, Financial, Gadgets, Internet, iPhone, Marketing, Media, Music, Retail on 2 December 2007
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To some, Randall Stephenson, CEO of AT&T blabbing that a 3G iPhone is coming is a slip of the tongue, to some, it’s a well planned metaphoric stab at Steve Jobs and to others, it’s old news. The bottom line is it’s a combination of all three but the consequences are very mimimal. Why? Because […]

iPhone Review: Aliph Jawbone Bluetooth Headset
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Posted in Apple, Computing, Design, Gadgets, Internet, iPhone, Marketing, Mobile, Retail, Toys on 30 November 2007
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Now that California passed a law that drivers must use a hands free headset, I was forced to go out and get a one … and since a bunch of you were so kind to complain loudly that Apple credited us early iPhone buyers with $100, the headset was essentially a Chistmas present from Apple […]

How to Fix Your Mac DVD & Other DVD Players for $7
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Posted in Apple, Apple Mac, Computing, Gadgets on 27 November 2007
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While not exactly the most exciting bit of technology, before you rip out a wonky DVD player from your Mac (or throw your AV DVD player away), spend $7 to run this cleaning DVD with brushes over the laser eye – in many cases, the ONLY reason your DVD player is working spotty and wonky […]

iPhone “Free” Custom Ringtones Are Back – How To Make Your Own
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Posted in Apple, Apple Mac, Computing, Design, Gadgets, Internet, iPhone, Marketing, Media, Mobile, Music, Retail, Toys on 14 November 2007
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UPGRADE SOME COMPONENTS FIRST You will need to make sure your iPhone is updated to 1.1.2 and iTunes 7.5 & maybe even Quicktime 7.3. Of course, your iPhone upgrade is best handled by clicking on UPDATE after you dock your iPhone and turn on iTunes 7.5. This is a pretty big upgrade including a firmware […]

NBC Direct.com: iTunes Replacement in 11 Steps + Ads!
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Posted in Advertising, Apple, Computing, Design, Gadgets, Internet, iPhone, Marketing, Media, Retail, TV on 12 November 2007
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NBC decided to dump iTunes because they wanted to go down their own path. Why offer consumers, viewers and customer convenience when consumers will do ‘whatever we at NBC say?’ NBC – we’re so good – people should jump through flaming hoops to watch us! iTunes was oh so simple and boring. Sure, ONE CLICK […]