Apple has released version 1.1 of the software for Apple TV. The software includes a security update and support for YouTube videos. I covered my impressions of Apple TV in this post.
The software update is only available through Apple TV’s software update feature. Apple TV checks for updates on a weekly basis so Apple TV’s [...]
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I bought an Apple TV a couple of weeks ago and I figured I’d give my first impressions. I’ll jump to the bottom line first to make things easier since the general slant of the review will be positive but the bottom line is less than positive and the Apple TV may not be for [...]
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Mozy updated their Mac client (a.k.a. MacMozy) earlier this week. The latest version is now 0.5.1.0.
The only documented fix over version 0.5.0.0 is a fix identified as “Memory leak/ absurd resource usage”. A full list of earlier fixes and additional information can be found in the MacMoxy FAQ.
While not new to this latest version a [...]
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070618-study-inkjet-printers-are-filthy-lying-thieves.html
Ars Technica has an article reporting on a study financed by Epson that evaluates the efficiency of inkjet cartridges. The study simply defined “efficiency” as the percentage of ink used by the time the printer reported it was out of ink. I liked the article because it justified my Epson R340. But what would I [...]
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http://getautobahn.com/
Swarmcast has released a free iTunes download accelerator, caller Autobahn, which claims to accelerate iTunes downloads. The software is for Microsoft Windows only.
Swarmcast claims an increase in download speeds of up to 90% (10X improvement) by using what they call multi-source streaming. This seems similar to bittorrent in theory except it’s not p2p, instead all [...]
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http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9730672-7.html
CNet has a article that says Apple has announced that the iPhone will have a full 8 hours of talk time and up to 250 hours of standby time. The battery will last six hours on the Internet, seven hours of video and 24 hours of audio playback. Naturally all of these are “up to” [...]
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