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Computers
When You Bring A 22-Year-Old Mac To The Genius Bar…
3:00AM Adam Frucci | I brought an ancient and non-functioning Mac to the Apple Store in the Meatpacking District in NYC, and this is what happened. More »
Design
The iMac Cylon Mask Is Both Trick And Treat
11:40AM Jesus Diaz | Giz reader Gary Katz has definitely fixed his iMac-o’-lantern error with this wonderful and even dorkierer iMac Cylon Mask. It uses an old lamp iMac base and Larson Scan Kit, like the one used in the Cylon Pumpkin. [Thanks Gary] More »
Gadgets
8:00AM Mark Wilson | Cupertino released a lot of new products today, and it was easy to miss a lot in the press release onslaught. To stay versed in the Tome of Apple, here are 10 things you need to know: More »
10 Things You Need To Know About Apple Today
8:00AM Mark Wilson | Cupertino released a lot of new products today, and it was easy to miss a lot in the press release onslaught. To stay versed in the Tome of Apple, here are 10 things you need to know: More »
Business
Apple Crushes Recession By Selling More Macs, iPhones Than Ever
7:35AM Matt Buchanan | Apple just sold more Macs and iPhones than ever before: 3.05 million Macs and 7.4 million iPhones. iPods, doomed that they are, are still dying. But, Steve promises “some really great new products in the pipeline for 2010.” More »
Software
OS X 10.6.2 Beta Addresses Hard Drive Killing Bug
11:31PM Chris Jacob | We know that Apple is aware of the data-annihilating Guest Account bug in Snow Leopard, and it looks like a fix is on the way. The latest 10.6.2 beta seeded to developers specifically addresses the issue, and throws in a few other tweaks for good measure. If you’re staring at that Guest Account on the login screen with fear and loathing, sit tight. Hopefully this will all be resolved soon. [9to5 Mac]
Peripherals
Buffy Skins On Apple Products, Dual-Fanboys Ascend To Nirvana
1:20AM Mark Wilson | Dark Horse Comics (Buffy, Hellboy) and GelaSkins (those dudes who make reusable sticky skins for iPhones, MacBooks, etc.) have conceived and birthed a line of products to which all geeks will find themselves un-immune. More »
Software
Chrome For Mac Coming In Months Says Schmidt
4:05AM Matt Buchanan | I’m not sure how much we can weight we can put in the prognostications of Eric Schmidt, since he doesn’t even know when the company he’s theoretically in charge of buys entire other companies for millions of dollars, BUT if you’re just looking for some hope, he says that Chrome for Mac will be done in months. Not too surprising, though, since the Chromium builds have been getting more solid for a while now. [MediaMemo]
Software
10:57AM Chris Oaten | Mac users who prefer a Blackberry should be tickled pinkish to learn that RIM is releasing BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac. It will provide syncing of contacts, calendar appointments, tasks and notes. More »
Blackberry Manager For Mac Lands Tomorrow
10:57AM Chris Oaten | Mac users who prefer a Blackberry should be tickled pinkish to learn that RIM is releasing BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac. It will provide syncing of contacts, calendar appointments, tasks and notes. More »
Software
First Snow Leopard Update: 10.6.1 Is Here
6:57AM Wilson Rothman | We knew it was in the works, but now it’s here—the 10.6.1 update, with newer Flash plug-in and tweaks for 3G modems, DVD playback, Dock, Mail and other areas. Have at it. [Apple]
Design
