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Mac OS X 10.5 : Server Edition.

I’ve used 10.4 Server quite a bit over the last year, and I have to admit it wasn’t my favourite thing to do.  It seemed like there were all these little tweaks, and hacks needed to do things that any linux server did in one command.  I got suckered into buying it because I assumed [...]

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Macgasm Friday: Late Weekend Edition

Hello! Chris here with the two-days late MGF. See, not that much happened this week in the world of Mac. Sure a new 2GB iPod shuffle came out, but we talked about that. There were some nifty software updates, like Handbrake and Adium, but we talked about those, too. There was lots of iPhone news, though, [...]

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Movie Rentals via iTunes

When Steve Jobs announced that Apple was going to update iTunes and Apple TV to allow movie rentals from the iTunes Store i was quite excited.  Generally I purchase all of my content via DVD and then rip them to view via Front Row.  This method works rather well since my iMac is close enough [...]

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Intelligent Editorial: Obsolescence

If you are a major fanboy shield your eyes. Hehe I knew you wouldn’t anyway so let’s get started. I am really sick of obsolescence, not only on Apple’s front but also anywhere else (HDTV sound familiar?) This, however, is an Apple site so I’ll stick to Apple topics. I know new products mean that [...]

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iHype: Think Different.

Have you seen this one yet? I don’t know about you, but there’s a large part of me that’s actually tired of the fanboy gristmill crooning about the latest iPhone firmware. I’ve foolishly had my hopes raised and dashed on more occasions than I care to count - even as the 2008 Steve-note was in progress! [...]

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