Apple and Cisco Reach iPhone Agreement

Published this week in TidBITS 868
Both parties entered into settlement talks quickly. The agreement announced on 21-Feb-07 states that both parties recognize trademark rights that have been granted, and both can use the iPhone trademark on their products worldwide. Both Apple and Cisco will dismiss all legal actions against each other, and will work on interoperability, without any specific agreements.

Optical Illusion Of The Day

Dashboard - Just For Fun - Apple: downloads
Picture of the day type of widget that displays latest optical illusion from Mighty Optical Illusions website (http://www.moillusions.com) and displays it on your Dashboard.

requires Mac OS X 10.4 or later

Old Hard Drive…No Enclosure… No Problem

Macsupport - Macintosh News, Reviews and Mac Help
Newer Technology recently accounced their Universal Drive Adapter which allows old hard drives to be accessed without an enclosure. The adapter is simply a cable with a USB connection at one end, and IDE/ATA/ATAPI 40 pin or Serial-ATA terminals at the other end. Those terminals allow the adapter to interface with a wide range of 2.5″, 3.5″, or 5.25″ hard drives or optical drives including those found in laptop and desktop computers.

Video Flashback by Apple Gazette

Apple Computer iMac G3 “Colors” Commercial
Here’s a flashback video to the early days of the iMac when color was all the rage…

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Apple update patches iChat, disk image flaws

AppleInsider - Apple Inc. on Thursday issued a security update that stomps out four critical flaws within its Mac OS X operating system, all of which were first revealed last month as part of the 'Month of Apple Bugs' project run by independent security analysts.

use Software Update under the Apple icon or in System Preferences

Mac Malware: Slow but Steady Evolution - Mac News
The number of OS X security vulnerabilities is on the rise, which may have something to do with Apple's growing personal computer market share. Still, the operating system remains an infrequent victim for malware hackers compared to Windows systems. Though incidents are increasing, most malware targeting OS X remains one-off, proof-of-concept code.

More Movies On The iTunes Store...

Unless You're In Canada - Macsupport

Google spreads the love on Valentines Day

Posted by Garett Rogers, ZDNet.com
"As for Gmail, users can now sign up for the service without being invited -- even though this was falsely reported about a week ago, this time it's the real deal. When the news first 'broke', Canada was one of the countries still unable to sign up -- but now I can confirm that registering for a Gmail account is as easy as hitting 'Sign Up' on the main page (no invite or cellphone required)"

Apple Inc. and The Beatles' Apple Corps Ltd. Enter into New Agreement

(AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
Apple Press Release: "Commenting on the settlement, Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO said, "We love the Beatles, and it has been painful being at odds with them over these trademarks. It feels great to resolve this in a positive manner, and in a way that should remove the potential of further disagreements in the future."

Apple - Thoughts on Music By Steve Jobs, February 6, 2007

desk at work

desk at work on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Apple seeds new Mac OS X 10.4.9 build

Think Secret
Mac OS X 10.4.9, as a minor update to Tiger, is primarily designed to iron out existing kinks in the OS rather than delivering any more substantial improvements or feature changes. The update could be the last software revision to the OS until Leopard if the company's previous version-naming conventions hold.

Apple - Mac OS X - Leopard Sneak Peek

Daylight Saving Time May Bite the Out-of-Date

TidBITS 864 (2007-01-29)
This change means that any device which automatically changes its clock to match Daylight Saving Time, such as a VCR, either needs to be updated with new rules, or must have its clock changed manually on the affected dates. Apple included the new rules for Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger in the 10.4.6 update.

kootenay mac "desktop pick of the week"

OS X Wave - InterfaceLIFT: Widescreen Wallpaper

Geek desk

Geek desk on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Modding Motorola in OS X.

ModMyMoto - Software Modding and Updates for Motorola Phones
Congratulations! Your phone is now connected to your Mac!