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Apple Market Share

Apple Market Share

Aug 24, 2010

Hit up your good buddy Google and ask "What is Apple's market share?" and your likely to get a plethora of different answers. Apple's market share calculations are unique.

iAds coming to OS X?

iAds coming to OS X?

Jul 22, 2010

Apple Insider is running an article on the update renewal of Apple’s patent on Advertisements in Operating Systems.  The article describes the patent details and operation.  It appears that an iAd would open on the desktop and prohibit other OS functions from working until the iAd was viewed or interacted with in some way. The patent now appears to cover...

How to bond or pair an Apple Remote

How to bond or pair an Apple Remote

Jul 14, 2010

Have you ever been in a room with multiple Apple computers, and one or more remotes. The experience can drive you insane as a single remote starts controlling several computers.

How to block all Remote Controls in OS X

How to block all Remote Controls in OS X

Jul 14, 2010

Sometimes when you are around many Mac users and everyone has a remote, say during presentations it can be annoying to have others remote controls messing with your Mac. Or in the case of a kiosk computer, you don't ever want a remote control to function.

Penny Killed the iPhone 4 – Podcast

Penny Killed the iPhone 4 – Podcast

Jul 11, 2010

In this episode, Mike shows how a simple Penny can destroy the reception of the iPhone 4 antenna. I wouldn't carry the iPhone in the same pocket as one with change.