An Afternoon at the World Trade Center in Portland with Apple Snow Leopard Server

Tomorrow as part of my duties as the founder of LIMUG I will be attending the Apple Snow Leopard server tour held at the World Trade Center Auditorium in Portland Oregon.

LIMUG is the LinkedIn Mac users group with 11,000 members. Be sure to check out the LIMUG website. (Cool logo eh?)

The Apple Snow Leopard seminar is going to cover hardware, software, setup, administration, and integration. It also covers podcast producer to, scripting for system administrators, and the iPhone integration.

The Apple iPhone integration being covered at this seminar is really interesting. There is absolutely no mention of Apple’s new iPad in their entire agenda. I do find it interesting that they do mention the iPod touch to which the new Apple iPad is being referred to as just a larger version. They do plan on discussing how the new Apple Snow Leopard Server can assist with automatically configuring these mobile devices and using that services such as mail, calendar, contacts, and remote access.
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With the advent of the smart phones it makes our jobs as Internet marketers more extensive and we have to consider mobile devices accessing the Internet. I’m attending this event with the hope of picking up some tidbits of information that might not only further my Apple knowledge but also my Internet marketing knowledge.

This event is actually sponsored by Apple Inc. and MacForce one of our local Macintosh suppliers in Portland.

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What Platform is Your Web Site Running On?

As the search engine optimizician I have to deal with Microsoft servers quite often. Even though windows is the most popular operating system for computers, windows servers are not the predominant server used for the world wide web.

I personally like to work with Linux servers. The Linux platform is easier to use. You can create 301 and 302 redirects as well as solving your canonical issues with the addition of a .htaccess file.

A redirect can be accomplished on a Microsoft IIS server by:

• In internet services manager, right click on the file or folder you wish to redirect
• Select the radio titled “a redirection to a URL”.
• Enter the redirection page
• Check “The exact URL entered above” and the “A permanent redirection for this resource”
• Click on “Apply”

You just have to jump through more hoops when you want to do anything on a windows server. Do you know if your site hosted on a Linux or a Windows server?

What Operating System are Your Home and Work Computers Running?

I am actually using three operating systems in my home and work computers. I use Windows XP, Mac OS X, and a few flavors of Linux on my home and work machines. I basically use Mac for every day use, Windows and Linux to check the rendering of sites I have been working on. I also use the Microsoft platform to run certain applications that haven’t been ported to the Apple platform yet.

The Microsoft Windows platform has it’s own set of problems, not the least of which is the long ……………….. long start up time. I usually try to turn on that machine early and let it run through all its stuff while I am getting work done on my Mac. What operating system(s) are you running on your computers?

Worm Infects Millions of Microsoft Computers

In recent weeks a worm, a malicious software program, has swept through corporate, educational and public computer networks around the world. Known as Conficker or Downadup, it is spread by a recently discovered Microsoft Windows vulnerability, by guessing network passwords and by hand-carried consumer gadgets like USB keys.

Experts say it is the worst infection since the Slammer worm exploded through the Internet in January 2003, and it may have infected as many as nine million personal computers around the world…

Microsoft rushed an emergency patch to defend the Windows operating systems against this vulnerability in October, yet the worm has continued to spread even as the level of warnings has grown in recent weeks. Read more…

Enough said, you now have my operating system preferences let me here about yours.

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If you have been following me at all you probably aware that I am a Mac fan.

I have met Steve Wozniak in person before and actually shook his hand. I think The Woz is an incredible person and a great educator.

I ran across this video where the BBC actually sat The Woz down in front of a camera and filmed this interview titled Steve Wozniak: How it began. I thought you might enjoy it.

Because I was unable to over come the auto play feature you can watch the
video by clicking on this link and closing the window when you are finished.

Steve “The Woz” Wozniak co-founded Apple Computer with Steve Jobs. In this video he remembers how it all began from the Computer History Museum in Silicon Valley, California.

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I came across this nice little video.

This is a great example of Marketing for both the song and the computer.

Aren’t Apple Computers great?

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Now That is Marketing | Music | Mac is a post stolen from the Search Engine Optimizician

Stop the presses Danny Sulivan buys a Macintosh computer!
Danny bought a MacBook Pro, 15″ screen, 2.4 GHz.

Here’s the deal. All the Search Engine Land editors had a meeting at SMX West, as Barry’s blogged. I sat down and flipped open my trusty Toshiba Windows XP machine, which I’ve had to go back to while my super-wonderful Sony Vista laptop goes back for repairs. I was the only one without a Mac. Sigh. I knew I’d been beaten.

Plus, the new Macbooks had come out. So I now own a MacBook Pro, 15″ screen, 2.4 GHz. I bought VMWare so that I can get Windows XP running on it, as my security blanket. And I was mean and rude to the Mac employee who sold it to me, complaining I should be able to just buy Mac software for my Intel computers and what, Steve Jobs doesn’t have enough money that he has to resist that.

Danny Sullivan and an Apple computer the next thing you know he will be moving from the UK to the US.
What Danny is moving to California?

After 12 years of living in the UK, I’m going home — back to Southern California, back to Newport Beach.

The next thing you know Danny will be attending SEMpdx SearchFest ’09.

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Explaining the Macintosh Surge

A Quote by David Pogue:

At the risk of enraging the Apple bashers, I can’t keep my mouth shut any longer: Something is going on with the Macintosh.

At this week’s Macworld Expo, there were 475 exhibitors. That’s 100 more booths than last year.

There were 50,000 attendees. That’s 10,000 more people than last year.

A book publisher told me that 2007 Macintosh book sales were up by double-digit leaps over the previous year.

Gartner’s fourth-quarter 2007 research shows that Mac shipments grew 28 percent over the year before, giving it an 6.1 percent market share. (It was 3-point-something only a couple of years ago.)

According to Net Applications, use of the Mac’s Web browser, Safari, climbed 32 percent in 2007.

Apple sold 2.16 million Macs in the last quarter–a new company record.

And anecdotally—well, you probably know somebody who’s switched to the Mac recently.

David goes on to dismiss the iPod “halo effect” and people being fed up with viruses and spyware on Windows.

He lays the blame right in the lap of Windoz Longhorn OSX I mean Vista. Quoting a source as saying “Well, if I have to buy a new machine and learn a new interface, I may as well get the cool-looking, virus-free one.”

This is a very possible explanation of Apple’s gigantic 35 percent leap in just 12 months.

Sounds very plausible to me. I’m on board.

Do you have a better theory?

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Do you live in Portland? Do you have some computers or computer stuff lying around the house or office that you would like to get rid of? Are you looking for a good buy on particular computer stuff?

If the answer to any of the above questions is “yes” I have the answer for you – the PMUG Swapmeet.

This event is for both Macs and PCs. It also includes anything that can be used for either. Microsoft stuff is welcome.

PMUG is holding a Computer Swap Meet Saturday August 4th at the MAC from noon to 3 pm.

Multnomah Arts Center
7688 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR 97219

Tables are available for $25 and half a table for $15.
This event is FREE to buyers.

For more information visit the PMUG website.

See you there.

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Web 2.0: Social Strategies

Hi from the floor of the 2007 Internet Strategy Forum’s Executive Summit. I will actually be posting live.

Rob Smith the editor of the Portland Business Journal is the MC for today’s event. At the end of the day I will be attending a networking event. Just by attending I will have a chance to win a $200 Best Buy gift certificate. Rob just introduced Robert Scoble. Robert is rated the #34 blogger in the world.

Robert Scoble told us the story of when he left M$. He had told his friends to not to tell anyone. In no time at all a blogger Robert didn’t even know had a blog post on his leaving M$. In no time at all it had had been reposted all around the face of the earth. Wow the power of the net. He told us about Twitter and how fast the word spreads over the world.

FaceBook, MySpace for College kids. You are allowed to investigate people with similar likes. Who’s friends are who’s. You can send videos to just your friends or to just one person.

Flickr is up on the screen. Robert is telling us about when he was invited to join John Edwards in his airplane in the campaign trail. John actually had a blogging expert, photo expert, and video person to take care of the internet marketing.

Blog Search tool by Google. You need to see what people are saying about you and or your company.

Kyte.tv is a place where Robert plays or works as the case may be. Techmeme is on the screen now and Robert is talking about how fast the reports are being updated. It has a great page that gives you the hottest tech topics on the web with very quick updates.

By the way Robert uses a Mac.

Rob is now introducing Mark Colombo VP Electronic Channels FedEx. We are getting a lesson on Ben Franklin. Mark is relating Ben Franklin to web 2.0. The way I see it this is a tough comparison. Ben Franklin can be defined to the the details. Web 2.0 is such a hard term to nail down it is like trying to squeeze jello without having it escape through your fingers.

The slide on the screen shows Ben Franklin in front of a Macintosh computer. Mark is using a PeeCee for the presentation. Ummm interesting. Mark defines web 2.0 as the use of newer internet applications. This presentation is really a marketing piece for FedEx in disguise. Final thoughts on FedEx… they are not a web 2.0 company. They don’t even believe in having their own blog.

We are taking a 10 minute break. We are back from the break. Rob just introduced a representative from Rubicon Marketing Group Inc. They are a speaker sponsor for ISF Summit West.

Tim Kopp the CMO of WebTrends is the next speaker. Time came to WebTrends from Coca Cola. Marketing is a conversation not just an information push. Consumers have an explosion of choices today and this brings about increased expectations. This includes personalization.

Technology – Finance – Marketing the intersection is where Web 2.0 pays off. The consumer is in charge. People are using RIA and the over whelming majority believes that it is adding value to their lives. WebTrends will launch their new engagement software in 2 weeks.

Rob is introducing Cammie Dunaway CMO Yahoo!
Building Brands in a Web 2.0 World.

Cammie Dunaway – Chief Marketing Office

Panelists:

• Bryan Rhoads, Sr. Internet Strategist, Social Media, Intel
• Mark Erickson, Sr. Computer Scientist, Adobe
• Linda Gold, Founder, President & CEO, M3i Works
• Thomas Powell, Founder and President, PINT

They Promised we would gain insights from the frontline experiences of Web 2.0 leaders. Maximize the positive impact of the intersection of technology and cultural shifts. Demystify Web 2.0 tools and incorporate practical business and marketing approaches that leverage engineering, applications and worldwide social media. They delivered.

The reason I didn’t give you a more detailed description of this panel discussion is that I was too involved in to take copious notes.

So what’s my take on Web 2.0?

You are going to be involved in Web 2.0.

To use a sports expression. Whether you are playing at home or away is up to you. (good thing I don’t have to define web 2.0)

Up next is Mike Moran

Distinguished IBM Engineer

IBM
Author of Search Engine Marketing, Inc.: Driving Search Traffic to Your Company’s Web Site.

Mike’s topic is Marketing 2.0: Do It Wrong, Quickly.

Mike is contradicting earlier information we received earlier this morning. (About Diet Coke and Mentos)

• Be real
• Be relevant
• Be responsive

What is it we are looking for?

• How are we watching people to see if things are better than before?
• How can you drive demand for your products?
• What are your conversions?
• Your website is for getting people to respond to you and take the next step.
• Whatever that next step is it doesn’t matter.
• How do you measure the results?
• Did the see the message?
• Did they choose it?
• Did they buy it?

Customers will vote with their mice.
Respond to the world not to just your customers.
Do it wrong quickly and then fix it!
Listen Learn and adjust.

Steve Gehlen just introduced the last speaker of the day, Erik Kokkonen
Vice President, Global Publishing Services
CNET Networks

Erik’s Topic: Could The Web 2.0 Party Be Over Already? The Move Toward Enterprise 2.0.

Erik’s presentation was weak. Every third word was “uh” and he read his slides to us. Once I got over the previously mentioned stuff there was content being delivered. Too bad it had already brought to the podium earlier in the day.

The party after was crowded but the energy was high. All and all it was a very good day. Even if I had to wait until I got home to see the “Tour de France”. I can’t wait until tomorrow’s Internet Strategist Career Path Symposium.

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GoLive has 9 Lives!

Adobe Systems announced the release of GoLive 9, a new version of their visual Web page editor. GoLive 9 costs $399; upgrades from previous versions cost $169. There is a trial version available for download.

GoLive is a WYSIWYG web design program that was acquired by Adobe from CyberStudio years ago. Adobe has really upgraded GoLive this edition. Just take a look at some of the feature upgrades GL9 boasts.

Designer styles
Design with character and paragraph styles similar to those in Adobe InDesign software but defined in CSS. Add new styles, edit existing ones, or delete old
styles in the Control panel, or use the Style Options dialog box to define specific properties.

Visual CSS layout
Use a visual CSS layout window to create or verify standards-compliant code that renders faithfully on the latest mobile devices and web browsers. Advanced Positioning and Margin & Padding tools make CSS Layout more visual and easier to use.

Place command
Conveniently place images and other content in pages using the File > Place command. If you place an image, the Save For Web feature automatically opens so you can optimize the image into the appropriate web format.

Updated tools
Work with tools familiar to you from other Adobe applications to select, edit, and create objects on the page. Streamline the design process with new or revised versions of the Text, Container, and Deep Selection tools.

Adobe InDesign integration
Copy or drag specific content components between InDesign and GoLive. Preserve formatting or applied styles, and automatically translate them into CSS.

Color management
Maintain common color settings throughout Adobe applications, and print with a simplified interface for color management.

Platform support
GoLive 9 is a universal binary application that runs natively on Intel® based Macintosh computers. It has also been thoroughly tested on 32-bit versions of Micro$oft Windoz Longhorn OSX Vista Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, and Enterprise editions.

Familiar site management tools
Simplify site management with concepts already familiar to you from Adobe Creative Suite® software. Manage your site from start to finish using a Site Window largely based on Adobe Bridge.

Publish Server
Work on multiple pages on your site and then use the Publish Server to upload, download, and synchronize modified content.

Smart Objects
Save time by placing native Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and PDF files into GoLive as Smart Objects, which re-render on-the-fly when you crop or resize them.

Mac system requirements for GoLive 9 call for a G4 or better processor (including Intel multicore processors), Mac OS X v10.4.8, 256MB RAM, 1GB hard disk space.

GoLive is really alive, really!
Well at least it has 9 lives.

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1986 Mac Plus Vs. 2007 AMD Dual-Core.

Old Mac vs. New PeeCee!

I ran across this on the internet and had to share it with you.

It pits an old Mac Plus running System 6.0.8 against a New PeeCee running Windoz XP and Longhorn Windoz OSX Vista.

You Won’t Believe Who Wins!

The Most Outlandish Computer Comparison Ever!

Bloat. If you think that Americans are getting fatter, take one good look at the operating system (OS) your computer is running right now. It gets larger and more weighed down with every update. We are in the third decade of global personal computing, and have we really progressed that far?

The Comparison

The generally recommended configuration for a Mac Plus is System 6.0.8. This is an OS that needs a legitimate minimum of 1 megabyte of RAM to be able to multitask, connect to a network, print, display WYSIWYG in millions of colours (on modular Macs), as well as run a reasonable GUI. Those are functions that usually require at least 500 times more memory under Windows XP and 1,000 times more memory under Windows Vista.

When we look at OS hard disk requirements, we find similar discrepancies. System 6.0.8 requires 1MB, Windows XP requires 1.5GB and Windows Vista 15GB. Yes, Vista needs 15,000 times the hard disk space as System 6.0.8. In simple text format, you can write 175,000 words in one megabyte which is the size of System 6.0.8. That works out to about two full-length novels. Windows Vista demands enough real estate on your hard drive that you could easily fit 30,000 full-length novels into it.

System 6.0.8 is not only a lot more compact since it has far fewer (mostly useless) features and therefore less code to process, but also because it was written in assembly code instead of the higher level language C. The lower the level of the code language, the less processing cycles are required to get something done.

The Mac Plus has a Motorola 68000 CPU running at 8MHz. The AMD has an Athlon 64 X2 4800+ with two cores, each running at 2.4GHz. In absolute computing power exclusively measured in processor speed, AMD’s combined 4.8GHz is 600 times faster than the Motorola. However, the AMD is a far more advanced processor, thus performs in conventional benchmarks much faster than the old 68000 per Mhz. So it’s very safe to say that the AMD is at least 1,000 times faster than the Mac Plus.

We decided to splurge and fit the maximum possible 4MB RAM into the old Plus. After all it was going up against AMD with its 2x512MB RAM for a total of 1,024MB or 1GB. That’s about 250 times more memory than the Mac.

The Mac was fitted with an external SCSI 40MB Hard Drive. The AMD had an internal IDE 120GB Hard Drive with a 3,000 times greater data capacity. Both drives were under 10% filled.

Conclusion

Check out the results! For the functions that people use most often, the 1986 vintage Mac Plus beats the 2007 AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+: 9 tests to 8! Out of the 17 tests, the antique Mac won 53% of the time! Including a jaw-dropping 52 second whipping of the AMD from the time the Power button is pushed to the time the Desktop is up and useable.

We also didn’t want to overly embarrass the AMD by comparing the time it takes to install the OS vs. the old Mac. The Mac’s average of about a minute is dwarfed by the approximately one hour install time of Windows XP Pro.

Is this to say that the Mac Plus is a better computer than the AMD? Of course not. The technological advancements of 21 years have placed modern PCs in a completely different league of varied capacities. But the “User Experience” has not changed much in two decades. Due to bloated code that has to incorporate hundreds of functions that average users don’t even know exist, let alone ever utilize, the software companies have weighed down our PCs to effectively neutralize their vast speed advantages. When we compare strictly common, everyday, basic user tasks between the Mac Plus and the AMD we find remarkable similarities in overall speed, thus it can be stated that for the majority of simple office uses, the massive advances in technology in the past two decades have brought zero advance in productivity.

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No one expected fists to fly when Micro$oft chairman Bill Gates and Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs appeared on stage together this week. But it’s clear there’s no love lost between Apple and M$.

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates and Apple CEO Steve Jobs took the stage Wednesday night, May 30th at The Wall Street Journal’s D: All Things Digital conference.

Jobs and Gates at times seemed to be overcome about their history together. Indeed, by the end, both men seemed choked up by the emotion of the moment.

Even after being praised for his recent philanthropic efforts, Gates talked more about what he did in the technology industry than what his charitable foundation is doing now.

“The most important work I got a chance to be involved in – no matter what I do – is the personal computer,” Gates said. “That’s my life’s work.”

Of course this appearance wasn’t all “lovey dovey”. At one point Jobs tried to convince Gates that Apple isn’t trying to be mean by poking fun at the “PC guy,” the lovable loser who stands in sharp contrast to Apple’s cool “Mac guy” in the popular series of commercials.

Gates in an interview with Newsweek earlier this year, he’d even questioned the ads’ veracity.

“I’d give a lot to have Steve’s taste – in terms of intuitive taste for people and products,” he said. “The way he does things, it’s just different. It’s magical.”

Similarly, Jobs said that Apple could have learned a lot from Microsoft’s penchant for partnering with other companies in the industry. Partnering simply wasn’t in Apple’s DNA, and the company didn’t learn how to do it until decades after its founding, he said.

“The funny thing is Microsoft’s one of the few companies we were able to partner with (where) that actually worked for both companies,” he said.

The event was the first time Jobs and Gates have made a joint public appearance since the 1997 Boston at Macworld, when Gates joined Jobs via teleconference to announce a landmark deal between their two companies. The previous time the two appeared together at a public event was in the early 1980s.

Jobs is well known for taking pot-shots at his company’s bigger rival. And he didn’t disappoint on Wednesday. The company’s iTunes software is one of the most popular programs on computers running Micro$oft’s Windoz operating system, Jobs noted in his conversation earlier in the day with Mossberg. Indeed, he said, some users have written to tell Apple that iTunes is their favorite Windoz application.

“It’s like giving a glass of ice water to somebody in hell,” he said.

Steve Jobs and Bill Gates at The Wall Street Journal Executive Conference, D: All Things Digital at the Four Seasons Resort Aviara in Carlsbad, California.

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Mac OS X has iPhoto and it works OK for basic editing of photos. I am not very happy with the way it handles saving the photos for use on the web.

I have been looking for an easy to use inexpensive graphic program for my clients to do basic photo editing and produce good looking images small enough to use on the web. I have played around with this program a little bit and it seems to work quite well. The results are quite acceptable. Seashore just might be the answer.

I heard about Seashore this morning in an email from Mug InfoManager. Seashore is an open source image editor for Mac OS X.

Seashore’s features include gradients, textures and anti-aliasing for both text and brush strokes. It also supports multiple layers and alpha channel editing. It uses the same native file format as GIMP.

Seashore is for basic image editing needs of most computer users. It is not intended to provide a replacement for professional image editing products like Photoshop.

Seashore was created by Mark Pazolli with the help of a handful of other developers and helpful users, he still develops it to this day.

Seashore’s features include:

• Full support for the GIMP’s native XCF file format
• Read and write support for the TIFF, PNG, JPEG, JP2000 and GIF file formats
• Read-only support for the BMP, PICT, PDF and XBM file formats
• Layers with over 20 merging effects
• Ability to edit just the primary or alpha channels
• Thorough transparency effects including semi-transparent gradients
• Arbitrary selection regions
• Anti-aliased brush strokes
• 6 basic gradient effects with 16 variations
• Tablet support
• ColorSync support (including embedded profiles in TIFFs and CMYK previewing)
• Plug-in filters

Most features work on Mac OS 10.3 and later, with the exception of JP2000 support for which Mac OS 10.4 is required.

Seashore is an open source program so you can count on the development being continued. It is suggested you use Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later.

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Turning Lamp – won in the “futuristic” category, starts up with a simple pull of a cord as if one were turning on a lamp. Each time you pull, the box changes into a different mode, from Pee Cee to music player to video player.

It still looks an awful lot like the Mac Mini to me!

PHOTOS: Pee Cees THAT BARELY RESEMBLE A Pee Cee

If you thought the iMac only vaguely resembled a legitimate personal computer, wait until you get a load of the winners of the PC Design Contest 2007. From the obscure input devices of the Egg PC to the pull cord-activated Turing Lamp to the Tron-inspired B-Membrain, these radical revisions to collective CPU and peripheral device designs are equal parts science fiction and fashion accessory, only without all the Steve Jobs-style marketing hype. Just call them the anti-iMacs.

Results are in for the PC Design Contest 2007, co-sponsored by Intel Korea and Samsung.
The designs that won were announced last week. Six designs won out of 644 entries.

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Macworld: Editors’ Notes: My day at camp

Last Saturday, I spent the day at camp–MacCamp, to be precise. For the last 20-plus years, the Portland Macintosh Users Group (PMUG) has held these twice-yearly escapes for Mac devotees. Held at the very scenic Silver Falls State Park, MacCamp offers Mac users a three-day-long Mac-focused retreat from urban life. PMUG reserves four lodges (cabins) at the conference center within the park, accommodating up to 56 “campers,” though this isn’t camping in any traditional sense. The cabins contain most of the comforts of home, with the exception of an Internet connection. PMUG charges just enough to cover its costs, and doesn’t turn a profit on the event… What a great atmosphere for a meeting between fellow Mac users. Congrats, PMUG, on yet another successful MacCamp hopefully I’ll be back for the full experience next spring.

Once again it looks as though MacCamp is a success. If you enjoy Macintosh computers and the company of other Mac users maybe you should join the Portland Macintosh Users Group next time around.

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A News article on c|net News.Com (Apple expands Best Buy foothold) explains that Best Buy has been selling iPods and Mac Minis for quite some time. they are now going to pick up the slack created by CompUSA store closings.

This move is expected to expose Mac computers to more of the consumers who would not visit Apple specific stores.

Looks like a win win for both Apple and Best Buy to me! See you at Best Buy, in the Apple department of course.

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Webmasters, if you are planning on using the advanced query searches at Live search don’t bother. It is not just broken it has been shut down. According to a blog entry from Eytan Seidman the lead program manager at Live Search. It was shut down because of too many automated queries.

For those of you who use some of the advanced query syntax in our search engine such as link:, linkdomain: and inurl:, you may have noticed that this functionality has been recently turned off…mass automated usage for data mining. So for now, we have made the tough call to block all queries with these operators…get this back online as soon as possible … Keep an eye on our blog for updates.

MSN once again lives up to its reputation. I was starting to use Live Search more and more and even enjoying it. Oh well, Once again Google and Yahoo! leaves MSN in the dust. Now all I have to do is keep going to the Live Search Weblog to find out if I can use all their search engines features. Man they are really pushing Longhorn (excuse me I mean Vista) there. I guess they had better. Once Leopard is released, M$ OS X Longhorn Vista will loose its luster.

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Skype Gift Day!

Today is a Skype Gift Day you can receive free 10 minutes.

Log in to your account and you will get 10 free minutes.

Free is a good thing.

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Get Ready Apple TV comes with everything you need? Well almost!

This is what you get:

Apple TV for Mac + PC
Wi-Fi 802.11 wireless, 40GB hard drive for up to 50 hours video, Apple Remote
Ships in 1-2 business days with Free Shipping for only $299.00.

Apple TV is “for people who are yearning for a simple way to show on their big TVs all that stuff trapped on their computers.”
— Walt Mossberg and Katherine Boehret, Wall Street Journal

This is what you need:

Widescreen TV
Apple TV works with widescreen TVs, from a variety of manufacturers, capable of:
1080i, 720p, 576p (PAL format), or 480p

Computer
Mac – Mac OS X v10.3.9 or later
PC – Windows XP Home or Professional (SP2)

Network
AirPort Extreme, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n wireless network (video streaming requires 802.11g/n) or 10/100 Base-T Ethernet wired network
Broadband Internet access

Cables
HDMI to HDMI cable, HDMI to DVI cable and analog stereo or optical digital audio, or Component video cable and analog stereo or optical digital audio

Now you are ready to go. Wait a minute you also need iTunes 7.

Now you are really ready go get em’, enjoy.

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‘It is … the superior OS, isn’t it?’ says Wilkes University’s IT chief

Pennsylvania university pulls PC plug, goes all-Mac

According to an article in ComputerWorld, Wilkes University announced March 14th that they will be dumping PeeCees if favor of Macs.
The move will save the liberal arts college more than $150,000 and the students and faculty will still be able to run Windoz.

Scott Byers, vice president for finance and the head of campus IT, also cited the additional security of Mac OS X, school wide access to Apple’s iLife suite, and Apple’s operating system itself as side benefits.

“It is, well, the superior OS, isn’t it?” said Byers, who before the switch was a dyed-in-the-wool Windowz user.

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