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Creative Cow launches the “All Things Apple” podcast

Posted by Dr. Macenstein Creative cow has launched the “All Things Apple” podcast, covering news about… well, all things Apple. Current episodes focus on news out of NAB, and discuss such topics as the new AJA IO HD card and some of the new developments with the Pro-Res codec. The show is hosted by Walter Biscardi, Creative Cow’s Creative Director (he... Read More

Free on iTunes: My Friends Tigger and Pooh

Posted by Helper Monkey In yet another fine Apple/Disney collaboration, you can now download the premiere episode of Disney Channel’s My Friends Tigger and Pooh on iTunes before it even makes its TV debut. The show attempts to trick kids into learning by providing a fun, mystery solving experience featuring some of the most time-cherished Disney characters. You can download... Read More

Put a RAID 0 in your MacBook, PowerBook, or MacBook Pro

Posted by Helper Monkey If that 60GB-200GB drive that came with your Mac laptop just isn’t cutting it these days, and you’re not put off by the thought of never listening to a CD or watching/burning a DVD again without an external hookup, then MCE has the solution for you. Their OptiBay Hard Drive kit adds a second hard drive to your MacBook, MacBook Pro, and yes, even... Read More

What Jobs DIDN’T mention about iTunes subscriptions: Movies

Posted by Dr. Macenstein Earlier this week, Reuters asked Steve Jobs whether the iTunes store would ever adopt a subscription based approach to music instead of Apple’s current purchase-only model. “Never say never, but customers don’t seem to be interested in it,” Jobs said. “The subscription model has failed so far.” Quite right. However there... Read More

Apple releases first 99¢ iPod game: iQuiz

Posted by Dr. Macenstein Apple has broken from its traditional $4.99 price structure and released the new iPod game iQuiz for just 99¢. iQuiz is a pop culture trivia game designed to test your knowledge of music, movies, and TV shows. You can also choose Music Quiz 2 and iQuiz will test your knowledge of the music on your own iPod, asking questions about artists, tracks, and... Read More

Vote for Steve for TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential Person!

Posted by Helper Monkey Steve Jobs runs the most influential consumer electronics company in the world, and is the largest shareholder of Disney. Yet is Steve Jobs more influential than a South Korean Pop Star? Not according to TIME. TIME Magazine online is having a contest to determine the TIME 100 Most Influential People of the Year, and right now the current leader is Rain,... Read More

“DVD Jon” looking to hire Apple DRM-hackers?

Posted by Dr. Macenstein DVD Jon is arguably the movie industry’s least favorite hacker, having gained infamy a few years back for cracking the copy-protection on commercial DVDs. While the young Norwegian has been keeping a relatively low profile as of late, it would appear he is ready to stir things up again, and this time, it looks like he’s set his sights on the... Read More

The “Great Apple Thesaurus Debate”, part III [UPDATED]

Posted by Dr. Macenstein Well, the continuing saga of the “Who Put What in Apple’s Dictionary/Thesaurus?” has seemingly come to an end. In response to this latest round of inquiry, we received the following e-mail from Grant Barrett, an Assistant Editor who worked directly on the OS X dictionary. Grant no longer works for Oxford University Press, but wanted to... Read More

NAB: Apple debuts Final Cut Studio 2

Posted by Dr. Macenstein Apple today showcased generation 2 of its popular Final Cut Studio package, and it looks to be one of their most important updates to date. All aspects have been upgraded, including Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, Compressor and Motion 3. In addition, a brand new application, called Color, is now included in the Final Cut Studio package. Available in May,... Read More

Oxford claims Apple added the “no democracy in Iraq” line to their thesaurus [UPDATED]

Posted by Dr. Macenstein [Please be sure to check out this link for the most recent developments in this story] A few weeks back we brought you a report detailing an unusual finding in the built-in Dictionary/Thesaurus that ships with OS X. A poster over at rave.com noticed that if you type the word “Democracy” into Mac OS X’s Dictionary widget, and then switch... Read More