Im starting to think there isn't any Apple product that wont be knocked off. But here we have a mac mini knock off. The back ports where so close i didnt know which was which for a second. Well hit the read link for more info and other pics.
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Safari and Webkit Architect David Hyatt responds to macenstein's revelation of Safari speed problems. Without knowing the specific pages used, Hyatt explained what types of things browsers need to do in the background. The most likely suspect? Safari 2 handled JavaScript timeouts precisely; Firefox and Safari 3 don't allow timeouts under 10ms.
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To add to the long list of problems the side bar is now a threat to the operating system. Any 3rd party "gadget" can let hackers get into your system. Symantec says that the side bar can be a threat because the gadgets can incorperate any code they want. To me all this means stay away from vista.
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RIAA to College Students: Settle Now
By BetaNews Staff, BetaNews
February 28, 2007, 5:41 PM
The RIAA said Wednesday that it had sent some 400 letters to individuals at 13 universities offering an opportunity for students accused of piracy to settle with the recording industry. Although the RIAA is not specifying the settlement amount, it is said to be significantly less than what the group would sue for in court.
Over the next several months, the organization expects to send hundreds more settlement offers. According to the RIAA, letters this month were sent to students at schools such as Arizona State University, North Carolina State University, Ohio University, Syracuse University, Amherst, University of Southern California, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and University of Texas, Austin, among others.
CompUSA to Close Half its Stores
By BetaNews Staff, BetaNews
February 28, 2007, 11:14 AM
In a move aimed at helping the company "focus on initiatives that enhance its top performing locations," CompUSA announced Wednesday it would close 126 of its 229 stores as part of a restructuring plan. The closures began last week and would continue into the early part of the summer. The decision would likely impact Apple the most, which stands to lose two percent of its retail locations.
"Based on changing conditions in the consumer retail electronics market, the company identified the need to close and sell stores with low performance or non strategic, old store layouts and locations faced with market saturation," CompUSA CEO Roman Ross said. In addition to the closing of stores, the retailer also said it received a $440 million cash infusion from an unnamed source.
Well this m0d isnt very mini but it involves an ipod mini - the harddrive + FLASH MEMORY. The compact flash cards increase the storage you can have in your mini. Props to the guy who did this! :)
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Now this is pretty damn cool. With OSX google you can say bye bye to viruses and say hello to fun. Hit the read link for OSX google :)
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Spark Fun Electronics has created a serial adapter to basicly let you spy on how people are running? It's signal is about 60 feet so you can hide some where and track other people... Kinda stupid but if you wanna stalk someone buy it.
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The classic Ms. Pac Man has now hit the ipod. Here are some of the features.
- Start the game at the highest maze level you've been able to beat
- Exit game mid-maze and resume
- Play original sounds or your own music
- High scores
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This is good for any PC users wanting to switch. Hit the read link for the artical.
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Looks like Safari slows down your system. From personal experince i know that that is somewhat true. It hogs too much RAM to run on a machine with 512 mb of RAM.
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As much as Mac users want to keep away from windows we still have to use it. Now Parallels has brought new features includeing USB 2.0 functionality, iSight functionality, and CD burning. Hit the read link for details
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