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A Mililani, Hawaii woman claims that she purchased a video iPod for her 14-year-old son as a Christmas gift, but when he opened it the device had been replaced by some kind of mystery meat. “He went from joy, really happy joyful,” Rachel Cambra said, “then to discover this, just angry and hurt.”
Cambra said the […]

Now when I get underwear each year for Christmas not once has it ever been a pair of these! For those of you who like to go running in your boxer’s no longer do you have to hold your iPod in your hands or waste countless piles of 20cent pieces for an iPod armband. Now […]

Don’t worry folks we certainly aren’t about to charge for our little blip on the world’s podcasting radar, however it seems that some of the folks over there in old England land have let it slip that in January they’re going to be charging for “podcasts”. What I Want Podcasting promises to offer podcasts for […]

Remember those Apple logo stickers you used to get (or may still do if you’re lucky!) with a new Mac…. well one fan boy has taken things to the next level decorating his vehicle to somewhat “extreme” measures ;)
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The Mac User Show #014 (MP3 – 13.6MB – 38min)
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These are a few of my favourite things….. No I’m not doing a rather bad Julie Andrews impersonation, rather in this episode we take a look at 5 of the most important things I just can’t do without on my Mac.
NEWS
- Apple offers new TV […]

It may not be available here in Australia until March next year (booooooooo MicroSuck!) but for those of you over in US & Japan lands then Engadget has an interesting article on how to integrate your iPod straight in to the 360’s shell. Now if the engineers over @ Apple can follow this perhaps they’ll […]

An article that any woman attached to a software developer (not necessarily Apple guys only) should read. Here’s a small taste:
“I date a geek and I thought I was the only one that had to face these sort of situations. If you’re a geek and you have a girlfriend let her in on the read. […]

It seems back in the younger days of Apple Steve Jobs had a very interesting add on placed in the ROM of the Macs that could be used to show if a competitor had stolen/copy the Mac’s ROM. A few keystrokes into an unmodified infringing machine and a large “Stolen From Apple” icon (featuring a […]

coconutIdentityCard is just a small app that reads out where and when your Mac and your iPod were built by Apple. Just plug in your iPod while the app is running and it will show you the information about your iPod instantly. Because it’s UniversalBinary, it will run also on the upcoming Intel-Based-Macs. It can […]

Apple this week informed its channel partners of a new Mac mini accessory that will make it more convenient for users who like to use the miniature computer in more than one location.
“We are very pleased to announce the Mac mini Power Adapter,” Apple said in a brief bulletin. “The Mac mini Power Adapter […]

The Mac User Show #013 (MP3 – 12.6MB – 37min)
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Ho, ho, ho…. Christmas is once again upon us and I bring you Mac Christmas gift ideas to tame any iPod & Apple fan’s dreams. (Yes I know it sounds like I’m putting on a bad American accent, sorry!)
Links in order of price….
- Range of […]

Adobe Systems today announced the completion of its acquisition of Macromedia which was finalized on Saturday, December 3rd. Additionally, as part of the initial integration of product portfolios, Adobe announced three new product bundles that combine Adobe Creative Suite 2 and Adobe video tools with the recently-released Macromedia Flash Professional 8 and Macromedia Studio 8 […]

Ummm…. this is a tad scary but funny none the less. Head over to ILoveMyMyMacTheSong.com to hear this rather elaborate anthem for Mac users and the wonderous Mac life. Lyrics included on the page along with some interesting info on the song and it’s creators, not to mention the film clip!
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AppleInsider reports that IDG World Expo announced Steve Jobs will be the keynote speaker for MacWorld San Francisco at the Moscone Center on January 10, 2006.
MWSF keynote speeches are typically a forum for Apple to make consumer-level product announcements, with last year’s address releasing the Mac mini and iPod shuffle, along with iLife ‘05 […]

On Nov. 29, the US Patent & Trademark Office revealed that Apple was granted a reissue patent number “RE38,896” for “Apparatus and method for rotating the display orientation of a captured image.” This Reissue Patent makes clear reference to Apple’s QuickTake digital camera that was discontinued in 1997.
Could Apple be preparing to reintroduce a digital […]