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Microsoft Office for Mac 2008: Verdict? It's

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 11:09:16 -0800

I bought Microsoft's newest version of Office for Mac (2008) on Tuesday and have been using it nonstop ever since. (Check out the CNET review here.) It is snappy, intuitive, and even innovative in some ways. (MyDay, seen at right, is a blessing.) In short, Microsoft has done something very, very right with this product. I recommend it to everyone who needs it. Entourage is the biggest area where I see improvements. It is soooo fast compared with Office 2004 for Mac. The UI is gorgeous. My favorite improvement, however, is My Day. It's a floating window that shows my upcoming appointments, "To Do" items, and e-mails that I've flagged for action. It's such a simple addition, but I'm already wholly reliant on it. The product does have some downsides. ...

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Intermedia Offers Business Email on Updated iPod

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 09:47:47 -0800

Intermedia has announced that its Microsoft Exchange 2007-based email services are now available to any iPod touch owner running the Mail application Apple added to the device this week. Intermedia customers can use secure IMAP to download email and receive PDF, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Excel attachments. The company already offers its services to iPhone users.

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First Looks: Contour Design rE charge Universal Charger for iPod & iPhone

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 09:37:46 -0800

Though similar in concept to dual-purpose chargers we've seen in the past, Contour Design's new rE charge Universal Charger (TBD) will be certified as both Made for iPod and Works with iPhone compatible, and is therefore capable of charging either device -- or, thanks to twin USB ports, both at once. Contour will include a Dock Connector cable and a USB to mini USB cable in the package....

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Unborn Babies on Our iPod Creep Us the Hells Out [Babies R Weird]

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 10:07:15 -0800

This is just weird, even for the giddy parents-to-be types who like to run around showing off copies of their ultrasound at work. A hospital in England is one (two?)-upping old-school 2D ultrasounds with 4D scans of your in utero spawn. The scanner (which is apparently not so new itself, per the comments) produces a moving 3D image, which is why we guess they're calling it 4D'"not 'cause it's like tesseract, which I would much rather look at. What is new (and unsettling) is that the hospital's uploading the images to a secure site for bug-eyed mommies-to-be to download to their MP3 player or cellphone. The article is kind of trend-fishing with the iPod headline, since the hospital also gives you the file on a CD or DVD, which you can load up on anything'"like grossest of grossness, a 50-inch TV. Sweet christ, I hope this doesn't become a real trend. [Evening Standard via Spluch]

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iPO at CES - Bill Gates Weighs in on HD DVD/Blu-ray

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 08:46:29 -0800

LAS VEGAS - In an interview with C|Net, Bill Gates was asked about Microsoft's support of HD DVD and Blu-ray in light of Warner's recent announcement supporting Blu-ray. Mr. Gates came down on the side of Internet access to media.

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CES explodes with ever more iPod-compatible

Sat, 12 Jan 2008 11:35:09 -0800

Filed under: Humor, iPod Family, Other Events This is yet another bonanza year of the iPod-docking-station compatible device if early reports from CES are to be believed. New docking solutions include jack-equipped cars, digital photo frames, iPod-compatible pacemakers, genetically modified cattle with horn-implanted docks, wearable dockware, iPod-compatible beer, and so forth. Or something like that. I got a little bored reading through today's press releases and may have embellished a bit. Actually, the iPod-compatible news from CES this year is a bit on the slim side. After last year's Macworld-CES head-to-head grudge match, CES seems to have realized this year that it doesn't produce all that much in the way of interesting Apple-related news. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

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iPO at CES - Microsoft Waffles on HD

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 12:03:24 -0800

LAS VEGAS - There were rumors that Microsoft would introduce an Xbox at CES with an internal HD DVD player. It didn't happen, and, in fact, Microsoft has gently backed away from vigorous support of that format, according to IDG News on Tuesday.

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11 year olds, iPhone repositories and the power of

Tue, 08 Jan 2008 08:42:39 -0800

Filed under: iPod Family, Security, iPhone So while I was gone off, enjoying the wild wonders of Arizona, seems like a big kerfuffle tumulted, disturbed, and then resolved. Mike Rose just dropped me an IM, asking whether the whole "Mikey" thing meant that the iPhone was especially susceptible to malicious influences. Was this the canary in the coal mine? Are bad things coming down the road iPhone-wise? In my opinion? Not so much. This bad patch showed more that users could be quick to respond and capable of handling flackitude than that the iPhone was a particularly vulnerable platform. Less harm was done by Mikey the 11 year old than by the whole recent QuickBooks debacle. It's a given when one computes that bad things happen. Some harm is intentional, some not. What we saw at play here, and is especially obvious in retrospect, was a quick community response. The strong network of Apple/iPhone enthusiasts got the message out and acted with precision and decisiveness. Well done, guys. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

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News: Mix: Netflix, Subway, Orange, Lagotek,

Sun, 06 Jan 2008 10:41:09 -0800

Netflix has announced a partnership with LG Electronics to offer an internet-connected set-top box that will allow Netflix subscribers to download movies and other programming directly to the television set. It s going to be very slick and easy, said Reed Hastings, Netflix s chief executive officer. We want the TV experience to be very relaxing and not like visiting a Web site. The box, which will be released

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iLuv i720 and i730 Bluetooth/FM Kits Let You Reject Calls and Listen to Your iPod Hands Free

Sun, 06 Jan 2008 08:47:03 -0800

The Skinny: The i720 is a line-in iPod/iPhone and hands-free Bluetooth remote, with FM transmission and a caller ID display, plus call reject, transfer and other basic phone commands. It's small, black and fairly attractive and seems pretty useful for ardent multi-taskers. The Catch: It's something else taking up valuable pocket space. The Skinny: Another FM transmitter/hands-free Bluetooth mutant, this kit is for your car, and plugs directly into the iPod's dock port to charge it as well. Call reject, transfer and the usual hands-free Bluetooth commands. It's definitely more useful than standard iPod car kits. The Catch: Kind of ugly. And I'm tired of lower case i's.

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Review: Capdase Crystal Case for iPod nano, iPod classic &

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:04:56 -0800

Like the Soft Jackets, Capdase s Crystal and Alumor Cases are technically fine, but are undone by cheap look and feel issues. We received samples of the Crystal Case for the iPod nano ($10), iPod classic ($12), and iPhone ($15), and the Alumor Case for the nano ($18) and iPhone ($20); we review the cases together here because of their similarities. The iPod nano versions of Crystal and Alumor are virtually identical. Both consist of two clear

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US court of appeals hands Google a patent

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:49:41 -0800

Google's browser toolbar is back in court on patent infringement charges, after a U.S. court of appeals overturned part of a lower court decision. Google's AdSense contextual advertising service, though, is in the

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News: Apple planning iPhone-based transaction

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:21:33 -0800

A new Apple patent application suggests that the company is working on a wireless transaction system for devices such as the iPhone and iPod touch that would allow customers to order quick service items like coffee and fast food directly from their device, and to receive notification when their order was ready. According to the patent, the goal is to avoid an annoying wait in a long queue if the purchaser arrives before completion of the order.

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Mac Users Much More Likely to Pay for Music than PCs

Sat, 22 Dec 2007 10:35:28 -0800

Fifty percent of Mac users pay to download music compared to just 16 percent of PC users, according to market research by the NPD Group.

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News: Sababa Toys rolls out iNo iPod game

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:14:56 -0800

Sababa Toys has introduced the iNo, a new music trivia game system with a built-in iPod Dock. The object of the game is for players to guess the album, artist, or song that plays (or a combination of these) when an iPod is placed into the module. The iNo game system includes a music player with a built-in speaker, four electronic wireless remote controls that stop the music when activated and lock out the other players, and four color-coded scoreboards

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