Steve Jobs vs Bill Gates: How The iPod Created A Microsoft vs Apple Rematch
Apple's iPod and iTunes have been a huge hit with consumers, and Microsoft is struggling to catch up, as Apple's proprietary strategy has allowed it to dominate the space.
Software
Panic Software Retires Their Audion Application
Do you remember Audion? Way back in 1999 and before the days of iTunes, Audion was (I dare say) the best Macintosh MP3 player/encoder on the market. Napster and Audion were the Mac MP3 power-houses of their day. Ahh, the late-nineties. Back when the record companies were ready to crap their pants because of digital …
Why Digital Music Codecs are Killing Your Songs
Have you ever downloaded a song online, and thought that it sounds off to you? You’re not alone. You might have run into what’s called a “codec killer.” When music is compressed into a digital file, like a MP3 or AAC, the full range of sounds, mostly highs and lows, get reduced. As a result, you’ll never …
4 Car Predictions of the Future (That Will Come True)
What features and technology will we see in the cars of the future? There's no doubt we will see electric and self-driving cars. But what will the in-car entertainment system be like? Will the cars be able to talk to each other? Here are our car predictions of the future...
AT&T Considering Switching Employees from Windows to Mac
Telecom company AT&T isn't happy with the endless Microsoft Windows security issues. Will they switch to Mac or Linux?
REVIEW: iZotope Vinyl Software Emulator
Are you a digital DJ but miss the old school vinyl feel when mixing music on your computer? iZotope Vinyl is an app that creates realistic vinyl sounds that you can add to your mixes. iZotope Vinyl uses 64-bit processing and advanced filtering, modeling and resampling to create authentic “vinyl” simulation. The latest version of iZotope Vinyl provides support for Mac OS …
iPod Agent for PC Now in Beta
If you are a Windows user and get disappointed about much more iPod software there is for Mac users, then iPod Agent will give you a smile. iPod Agent enables you to accomplish various common tasks that previously would have required 3rd party software. And it’s FREE! Our favorite feature is it does not make …
Ripping in Mono: A Creative Way to Save Hard Space
If you’re like me, you want to put as music music on your iPod as possible. I’ve ripped most of my CDs at 128 or 160 kbps. It sounds good and doesn’t take up too much memory per song like a FLAC or Lossless audio file. But have you ever thought about ripping your music in …
TunesTracker: Get alerts when the iTunes Store has music you want
TunesTracker is a free tool for iTunes Music Store addicts. It will search the iTunes Music Store daily for your favorite artists, composers, and songs, and send you an e-mail when iTMS adds songs that match.
More Details on Apple’s Security Update 2004-09-07
Apple just released a security update called "Security Update 2004-09-07". The update provides a number of security enhancements and is recommended for all users.
Matrix Reloaded GL Screen Saver ported to OS X
Matrix nerds rejoice! The infamous “Matrix Reloaded OpenGL ScreenSaver” made by Alex Zolotov has been ported to OS X from Linux. After installing it, I sometimes find myself being sucked into the Matrix. I can just stare at it for hours. The original source code is also available in case you want to port it …
Hot Shots Golf Fore! Is More Fun Than Tiger Woods Golf Games (2004)
Hot Shots Golf Fore! is a fun game and a must get for both avid golfers and casual gamers. Much more fun than Tiger Woods golf.
Can open-source UNIX platform protect Apple’s Mac OS X Tiger?
How safe is your operating system from hackers? Both Mac and PC user face threats, but Apple is betting on the open-source heritage of its UNIX-based operating system to spare Mac OS X Tiger from the never-ending security problems that have plagued Microsoft. Apple’s Tiger operating system update is scheduled to debut Q1 of 2005. This will be the …
Shadowgate Classic: Adventure Gaming at Its Best
Grab your stylus and prepare to slay evil in the game Shadowgate Classic. This is a fun game that plays like a non-text-based Zork.
College P2P File Sharing Is On The Decline
A combination of authorized music services and lawsuits is successfully helping to control illegal file-swapping on campuses, a joint entertainment industry-university group said on Tuesday. In the last year, more than 20 schools have signed up for deeply discounted access to music services such as Napster, MusicNet and RealNetworks’s Rhapsody, the Joint Committee of the …
SayWear Launches First Online T-Shirt Sayings Registry (2004)
Today SayWear announced the first online T-shirt sayings registry and e-commerce site. SayWear enables consumers to register their unique saying and own the one-of-a-kind T-shirt bearing that saying. Users can then purchase that saying on a shirt. According to the site, the first saying purchased by a customer was “Shit Happens”. From SayWear’s about page: “It takes …
Everything you need to know about Apple’s iPod Update 3.0.1
On August 12th, 2004 Apple released iPod software 3.0.1 for iPods with a click wheel. The company says that the updater contains the same software versions as iPod Updater 2004-07-15 for all other iPod models.
