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Now that Apple has introduced its new Intel processor-based operating system, Macintosh OS X, it's now possible to actually build your own Mac from scratch. And making your own "Hackintosh" won't even break the bank.
NetApplications announced its annual web browser statistics for year-end 2005. Between Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Opera, and Netscape can you guess who won?
According to AppleInsider, Apple has a new line of iPod products that may be announced at MacWorld in January. These products are more than “accessories” and are being called iPod Companions. One of the rumored iPod companion products is an Apple Boombox with a hard drive, streaming capabilities, and Sirius Satellite radio. AppleInsider isn’t the …
As you are reading this, your blog or website might be down. I’ve never met a Webmaster who hasn’t had their site go down for some reason or another. Staff or friends usually catch it right away but it would be nice to have someone keeping a close eye on your server’s uptime all the …
This swimming pool looks a lot like a giant Sony PSP. The PSP may be a little on the larger size, but it's not visible by satellite... is it?
Ever notice how different computers in movies are from real life? Movie computers are always more powerful, faster and can do anything in a matter of seconds.
To commemorate the anniversary of the first lunar landing, Google has taken Google Maps and Google Earth offshore a few million miles. Google Moon lets you browse and zoom in on the 6 Apollo landing sites.
Hackers have a new way to hack wirelessly your mobile phone via your Bluetooth connection. The technique is called "Bluetooth sniping" and only requires a custom Bluetooth antenna to gain access to your data.
Apple just released a new version of iTunes yesterday and savvy coders have already discovered some clues about Apple's rumored phone product.
If you are using Safari on Tiger, thanks to the magic of widget autoinstall, combined with the meta tag, widgets can be installed automatically in your dashboard. WARNING: The link below will install a widget onto your computer exposing the vulnerability of Tiger!! DO SO ONLY IF YOU KNOW HOW TO DELETE WIDGETS THROUGH LIBRARY …
“Sirius Satellite Radio is latching onto the podcasting phenomenon, launching a show later this month that will feature a daily selection of the increasingly popular do-it-yourself audio programs.” [Via wired.com] Siriusly!! The news of the podcasting move sent Sirius stocks up 5% and more over, gives credibility to a media that is up and coming, …
Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails has posted the band’s new single, “The Hand That Feeds,” as a free download for Apple’s GarageBand application. The song, which weighs in at a hefty 70MB, features multiple tracks that you can easily tweak. “For quite some time I’ve been interested in the idea of allowing you the …
iPod-TV is a free application that transfers television schedules to your iPod. It's like having a TV Guide on your iPod.
Here's a BitTorrent tutorial that will help you install a BitTorrent client and find cool torrents from BitTorrent sites.
To keep your iPod and its contents safe and sound, it is important to keep the firmware and software up-to-date, use a surge protector when charging, back up your files and music, defrag your iPod hard drive, buy a protective case, avoid extreme conditions, maintain battery life, clean the iPod, install anti-virus software, and reformat the iPod.
What's your computer and beer of choice? What if you were to combine them and pretend that your beer was a computer operating system. Here's your Beer OS.
The BSOD error happened during Bill Gates' high-profile 2005 keynote speech at the Consumer Electronics Show.
