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The5thElephant: The way it solves the problem is by flickering reality at the same rate as the screen, making you not realize it's still happening. more »
Joe Stoner: Matt, I'm sure you enjoy the casual writing style, but did you have to type out "wanna" nine times? If it's a big article and you're going to feature ... more »
syko21: Note of Warning: If you leave the network share mounted on snow leopard and put your laptop to sleep it will not be able to access it on wake. Its a k... more »
bfdhud: Dropbox is the easiest way to share files between osx and win more »
deanbmmv: 1. make sure its FAT32 for maximum compatibility 2. copy files over 3. walk to Mac, plug it in 4. copy files off 5. rinse repeat 6. laugh at people sh... more »
Eric: Question: My school runs Mac servers and I want to connect to shares from my PC at home. Macs can connect from anywhere using "Go - Connect to Server... more »
Theo Pak: I use Dropbox. It's easier for me because it automatically syncs every connected computer, plus it has a nice web interface. It's basically a fancy gu... more »
Louis Krause: That's way too much work. Something should be done to make this an easier process. more »
Rohit Chander: You guys should discuss crossover cable sharing. Supposedly that is extremely fast and I have always wanted to learn how to do it between my mac and p... more »
Noobs-R-Us: No Panasonic. That's why I use Lightroom! more »
AreWeThereYeti: Well if an ebook app for small screens is stupid, then I and a lot of other people are really stupid, because I have read tons of free ebooks on the e... more »
Kaiser-Machead: Sort of puts another dent in the whole Macs-for-media thing. The fact that compatibility wasn't there in the first place is sad. more »
bornonbord: Well paint me silly: Was the entire Mac platform completely unable to deal with RAW from these cameras until now, or just Mac OS? In other words, wer... more »
Robb Nunya: I used Mobipocket for about a year on a Blackberry Bold. Sorry if your eyes can't handle it, old man! Also, you any halfway decent e-reader program wi... more »
devwild: "and as long as the ebooks cost less on the BlackBerry platform than they do on the Kindle (and as proper books)," Please stop this, you seem to stil... more »
pantsonfireliarliar: Nothing hearsay about the Mac app. Amazon itself says it's coming soon. more »
devwild: I get the distinct impression that you have very little real-world experience with readers and the reader community based on your comments in these ar... more »
Algerad: It makes me laugh that eBook readers make people so angry. It's like the Kindle killed their mothers or something. more »
jerkstore99: We get it. You don't like ereaders. If you don't see the appeal and value of $24 new releases for $9.99 delivered wirelessly to a device with an ein... more »
geekymitch: Ummm, the pitiful life of a blackberry battery? Have you used an iphone? My blackberry, with occasional use, can go for 5 days at a time without eve... more »

#apple

Firmware Update for 27-Inch iMacs to Fix Flickering Screens
Apple has released a graphics firmware update for the new 27-inch iMacs which will hopefully fix the flickering screen issue plaguing many users. Has anyone downloaded it yet? And is it making a difference? [Mac Rumors]
#howto

How To: Make Your PC and Mac Share Stuff Like Best Friends
Networking is stupid. You'd think it'd be real darn easy to share stuff between PCs and Macs, but it's not as nearly simple as it should be. So, here's how to make 'em talk and share stuff like best friends. More »
#digitalcameras

Finally, Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 2.7 for Mac
I've been waiting for this damn update for months: Apple's dropped the latest RAW compatibility update—2.7 to be precise—for Mac, which adds compatibility for these fine cameras: More »
#ereaders

Kindle App For BlackBerry Is A Stupid Idea
In my hate-post against ereaders last week, I claimed that Amazon's protecting itself with its iPhone Kindle app, as the ereader market won't last as long as people think. More »
#bestof2009

Most Popular Featured Desktops of 2009
Our readers have submitted thousands of screenshots of their best desktop configurations, and over the year we've featured some truly impressive and unique desktops with you. Here's a look back at some of the best this year had to offer. More »
#apple

I Can't Believe It Took Us This Long
While it looks like the famous tagline has been tweaked for legal reasons, I know a xylographic of Justin Long when I see one. As does my green Reading folder. $12. [Etsy via ChipChick]
#vlc

VLC for Mac Might Die, Unless You Save It
The current number of developers for VLC on Mac is right around, um, zero. Not good for an open source project powered by volunteers! So development on the 64-bit version has been stalled, and if new devs can't be found, Mac VLC could end with version 1.1.0. Gulp. [VideoLan via Slashdot, MacNN]
#apple

Apple Nemesis Psystar Permanently Banned From Selling Mac Clones
I feared that the Apple vs Psystar battle would just fizzle out, but it's ending with a strong punch as Apple Insider reports that Apple has been granted a permanent injunction against Psystar, marking the end of shady Mac clones. More »
#iphoneapps

Pastebot Is a Brilliant, Syncable Clipboard for the iPhone
You know how Microsoft Office's clipboard lets you keep track of everything you've copied and pasted on your PC? This is like that, for the iPhone. Except flashier, and with wireless syncing.
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#apple

Apple Delays Shipping 27-inch iMac Amidst Reported Display Issues
Mark's new iMac works just fine, but he may be the exception, as we get word this weekend that Apple has delayed shipping anymore 27-inch iMacs until it can sort of this display issue. More »
#browsers

Google Chrome for Mac and Linux: They're Here
The wait's been long, sometimes hard, but it's finally here: The first Chrome beta for Mac and Linux. It's missing all kinds of stuff, like a bookmark manager. But damn if it isn't fast. Oh, the fun don't stop there. More »
#iphone

Use Your iPhone or iPod touch to Lock Your Mac
While I prefer to use a long password to protect my computer, I like the idea of being able to use a physical key to lock it. This is precisely what Airlock does, using your iPhone. It works great. More »
#appletablet

Apple Registers TabletMac Trademark After Dueling Axiotron MacBook Modders
It may be a case of Apple simply protecting its brand name, but in light of all the Apple tablet rumors, we're treating its recent purchase of the "TabletMac" trademark as yet more evidence stacking up in our favour. More »
#apple

Apple's Black Friday Sale?
Oh, it's on. [Apple]
#dealzmodo

Every Mac Price-Compared Across Retailers
AppleInsider has a ridiculously handy chart that compares prices on Mac sales across various retailers. Granted, it's not taking into account Apple's Black Friday deals, but there are hundreds of dollars to be saved if you're interested. [AppleInsider]
#apple

What Happens When You Bring a 22-Year-Old Mac to the Genius Bar?

I didn't know, so I figured I'd give it a shot. I brought an ancient and non-functioning 1987 Macintosh Plus 1MB to the Apple Store in the Meatpacking District in NYC, and this is what happened. More »
#microsoft

Microsoft Disowns Manager For Suggesting That A Mac OS Inspired Windows 7
Poor Microsoft Partner Group Manager Simon Aldous. His Microsoft brethren is calling him uninformed and practically disowning him for the quotes he threw out earlier about Windows 7 basing its UI on the Mac OS. More »
#blockquote

Microsoft Manager Admits Mac Influence Amidst Other Nonsense
Windows 7 has taken some heat for aping a few Mac OS UI features, but it's certainly not a copycat OS—something Microsoft Partner Group Manager Simon Aldous might not know, given his recent quote. More »
#mediastreaming

Orb Media Streaming Finally Available For Macs
Orb's been out for a while, but now there's OS X 10.5 and 10.6 compatibility. Mac users can finally use the app to stream all sorts of media from iTunes to nearly any internet-connected device. Oh, and it's completely free. More »
#apple

Steve Jobs' Original Name for the iMac Was So Horrifying It Would Explode Your Ears
The iMac revived Apple after a decade of sickly malaise. The name is so obviously iconic. So it's shocking that Steve Jobs hated it and wanted to call it something so awful it would "curdle your blood." More »
#snowleopard

Parallels 5 Runs Windows 7 Right Next to Snow Leopard With Full Multitouchiness
It's a virtual war: VMWare Fusion 3 for Snow Kitty and Win7 popped out last week, and now here's Parallels 5. It's also fully 64-bit, with Windows apps that behave like native ones, including full multitouch gestures, and more zoomzoom. More »
#os

More Giz Readers Own Macs Than PCs
Surprisingly, our our poll yesterday revealed that Mac owners were running neck and neck with PC owners, each commanding 41% of the vote. Although Mac owners have maintained an extremely slight edge over the last few hours in actual numbers. More »
#questionoftheday

Do You Use a Mac Or a PC As Your Personal Home Computer?
Now that Windows 7 and Snow Leopard are both out in the wild, it is time, once again, to take stock of the state of home computing. That is to say, are you using a Mac or a PC? More »
#photography

Image.jpg Could Be The First Analog Digital Photo Frame
Save those precious moments for posterity with the image.jpg photo frame. Digital and analog worlds collide with a silk-screened, wooden representation of a Mac image window that will contain a picture you probably took with a digital camera. More »
#snowleopard

VMWare Fusion 3 Fuses Snow Leopard and Windows 7 With Full 64-Bit Power
VMWare's Fusion 3—with full support for Snow Leopard and Windows 7—is out today. Besides being natively 64-bit in Snow Leopard, it lets you migrate a PC to your virtual machine, launches Windows apps like native apps, and more. More »
#halloween

The iMac Cylon Mask Is Both Trick and Treat
Giz reader Gary Katz has definitely fixed his iMac-o'-lantern error with this wonderful and even dorkierer iMac Cylon Mask. It uses an old lamp iMac base and Larson Scan Kit, like the one used in the Cylon Pumpkin. [Thanks Gary]
#apple

Apple Kills ZFS Plans for Snow Leopard
Don't hold your breath for the ZFS filesystem to appear in any future Snow Leopard updates. A message yesterday on the project's homepage very clearly acknowledges that development has stopped completely. More »
#psystar

Psystar's $50 Software Lets You Put Snow Leopard on a Non-Hacked PC
Not content with waging a crazy legal battle with Apple based on just selling hardware with Snow Leopard on it, Psystar is now selling software that lets you put OS X on any new PC. More »
#howto

How to Survive Boot Camp (and Run Win 7 on a Mac)
Windows 7 and Snow Leopard are great. And cheap. Boot Camp's the free, official way to run them both natively on one machine. It's easy to setup, and just works, except when it doesn't. Here's how to survive Boot Camp. More »
#windows7

Microsoft's Favorite Windows 7 Statistic
Sure, 91 percent of release candidate testers surveyed said they'd recommend Windows 7 to friends and family. But, undoubtedly Microsoft's favorite statistic is that 80 percent of Mac users in the survey said they'd recommend Windows 7 to friends and family too. More »
#roundups

10 Things You Need to Know About Apple's New Stuff
Cupertino released a lot of new products today, and it was easy to miss something in the press release onslaught. To stay versed in the Tome of Apple, here are 10 things you need to know: More »
#apple

New Unibody LED MacBook Hands On
At the center of today's minor product explosion, Apple's refreshed $1000 White MacBook is the only right-fielder: It's got a rubberized bottom, multitouch trackpad, LED backlighting, the MacBook Pro's non-replaceable battery, and healthy spec bumps. UPDATED More »
#apple

Apple Crushes Recession by Selling More Macs and iPhones Than Ever Before
Apple just sold more Macs and iPhones than ever before: 3.05 million Macs and 7.4 million iPhones. iPods, doomed that they are, are still dying. But, Steve promises "some really great new products in the pipeline for 2010." Updated live. More »
#apple

OS X 10.6.2 Beta Addresses Hard Drive Killing Bug
We know that Apple is aware of the data-annihilating Guest Account bug in Snow Leopard, and it looks like a fix is on the way. The latest 10.6.2 beta seeded to developers specifically addresses the issue, and throws in a few other tweaks for good measure. If you're staring at that Guest Account on the login screen with fear and loathing, sit tight. Hopefully this will all be resolved soon. [9to5 Mac]
#apple

You'll Be Seeing Justin Long's Smarmy Apple Face a Lot More Soon
Windows 7 launches a week from today, so you're probably ready for the Microsoft advertising blitz that's already started. But are you prepared for the Apple Windows 7 onslaught? More »
#btw

You Can Use Google Chrome for Mac Right Now
Google CEO Eric Schmidt says Chrome for Macs is coming in a couple months, but if you're impatient and only mildly adventurous, you can run it a surprisingly solid early version right now. More »
#cases

Buffy and Hellboy Skins on Apple Products, Dual-Fanboys Ascend to Nirvana
Dark Horse Comics (Buffy, Hellboy) and GelaSkins (those dudes who make reusable sticky skins for iPhones, Macbooks, etc) have conceived and birthed a line of products to which all geeks will find themselves un-immune. More »
#psystar

Final Round of Psystar vs Apple Might Be Called Off
I'm pissed. For months, I've been waiting for the Psystar vs Apple trial to hit the court. And now both companies are filing motions for summary judgments and potentially denying me a show? More »
#chrome

Chrome for Mac Coming in Months Says Guy Nominally in Charge of Google
I'm not sure how much we can weight we can put in the prognostications of Eric Schmidt, since he doesn't even know when the company he's theoretically in charge of buys entire other companies for millions of dollars, BUT if you're just looking for some hope, he says that Chrome for Mac will be done in months. Not too surprising, though, since the Chromium builds have been getting more solid for a while now. [MediaMemo]
#zune

Microsoft: There's Still a Sliver of Hope For Zune On Apple Products
Microsoft's all about letting little nuggets loose this fine afternoon: a Microsoft rep just told Mary Jo Foley that the company is mulling "port[ing] the Zune software and services to other platforms, including Apple's." Hey, yes! Do that! More »

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