While Apple keeps piling on features to iTunes, there are still times you think, What idiot wrote these SONG NAMES ALL IN CAPS or in all lowercase or the dreaded … 01-AIRBAG-RADIO-OK_COMPUTER … listed entirely in the Song Name listing. How much time do you need to spend to clean that up? Never fear – […]

I understand that journalists want to be cynical and to claim “objectivity.” But when 11 bloggers at ZDNET write over 50+ negative blog posts in a little over a week for a product NOT even out yet? What is that? Proof they are smarter than us? … and more cynical? Proof they are mad at […]

This was a minor thow-away story but others are starting to run with it like it’s some sort of panic, let’s set the story straight. The recap is that someone tore open an Apple TV and told BusinessWeek the components cost Apple $237 or when Apple sells one for $299, they “only” make $62 or […]

We have covered Handbrake and MPEG Streamclip in some details so now it’s time to recap briefly what you want to do and what you need for Mac video (apps recommended are generally in ALL CAPS with LINKS are at the end): I want to have my DVD movies on my Mac so I don’t […]

MPEG StreamClip is the final piece to your Mac video editing and converting all-star lineup.* From their own description, there is practically nothing StreamClip can’t do … and in reality, they pretty much deliver exactly what they promise. It’s a little too much to paste it all in here so at the end is their […]

PaidContent.org is reporting that for your new iphone to work properly you will need an itunes account.  If you want to sync your video and audio content, you gotta have an itunes account. Period.  No credit card on file – sucks to be you. For most companies, this would seem over reaching but coming from […]

  Finally got Safari 3.0 loaded. Let’s cover the good so far. I am on a Mac so I can’t speak of the PC experience but it does seem faster. It took a long time for its first load and I was worried as it was doing some background chugging for a long time but […]

A slew of problems, error messages and just plain sobbing … “big problem with safari 3 beta” “Same problem here. Installer crashed, can’t launch any Cocoa app. iTunes, Coda, Adium, etc… all fail to launch …” “Safari 3 Beta for Windows – app text not showing” “I dont meet the requirements?” 10.49 is the only […]

Western Digital is listing a new 1.5 TB storage external HD that comes Mac formatted.  One trillion bytes holds a ton of stuff even in this digital age.  This is what this tasty box can hold: Up to 428,000 digital photos   That list is straight from the WD web site so you can take […]

Every real marketer has to appreciate how Apple has garnered about $1 BILLION dollars worth of attention, branding, word of mouth and internet buzz with ONE keynote, a few official interviews and now less than 5 TV spots. Of course, everyone has to chime in – everything from outright failure to 45 million sold but […]