All Things Apple

After years of boasting about the Mac's near invincibility, Apple is now advising its customers to install security software on their computers. - Kelly W. via Bookmarklet

the "now" part doesn't seem to be the case — http://url.ie/ymd - Andrey Smirnov

Borderline trolling it is, but this should make for an interesting discussion - Michael Leuker via Bookmarklet

"Allowing Flash — which is a development platform of its own — would just be too dangerous for Apple, a company that enjoys exerting total dominance over its hardware and the software that runs on it. Flash has evolved from being a mere animation player into a multimedia platform capable of running applications of its own. That means Flash would open a new door for application developers to get their software onto the iPhone: Just code them in Flash and put them on a web page. In so doing, Flash would divert business from the App Store, as well as enable publishers to distribute music, videos and movies that could compete with the iTunes Store." - imabonehead

"And aside from taking software control away from Apple, Flash would introduce a slew of other potential headaches as well. Flash apps could hurt battery life, suck up the graphics-processing unit's power, use an inordinate amount of memory, or potentially introduce security risks. Apple has plenty of customer complaints to address about the iPhone; the last thing it needs is to add Adobe and Flash to the pile." - imabonehead

I'm not going to discuss Apple's fascist business approach here... nuff said about that. But how could Flash possibly hurt the battery life any more? :P Seriously though, shouldn't it be left for the customer to decide? If I install, let's say Qik on my phone and it uses my camera and 3G connection in ways that sucks dry the battery in 45 minutes who am I to complain to? Customer experience can only cover the basics from the manufacturers side. The customer is responsible for everything beyond that himself! - Michael Leuker

Undoubtably the most annoying router on the market? Why is it does it suddenly become undetectable? GOD! I've seemed to try everything, anyone have suggestions? - sofarsoshawn

Have you updated the Firmware? Are you running Mac OS X Tiger or Leopard? If your running Leopard with and older firmware version you'll have connection issues. Have you tried connecting directly to the AirPort to see if you get dropped. If you've tried all that and it still doesn't work, try to reboot the AiiPort. If still have no luck, copy down your settings, and perform a hard reboot this will erase all your settings. You'll need to reconfigure the AirPort. Hope this helps. - Gerard Lagana

nothing too major here from my perspective. you'll have to reinstall boxee if you update. - Jon Price

Jon, are you running boxee? If you are how do you like it? I have a membership, but I haven't done anything with my Apple TV for boxee. - Gerard Lagana

yes, I'm running boxee on Macs. it's quite well done and worth checking out, although certainly rough around the edges. makes me think... is this the future of TV? - Jon Price

CREEEEPY...do you keep important stuff on your desktop? Have a screensaver installed on your Mac? Here's how it captures a picture of your desktop and sends it back to Apple. - sofarsoshawn via Bookmarklet

This is why I no longer buy movies and things from iTunes. - Brandon Titus

@Brandon +1001 - Amani

I wish Hollywood would realize that this only stops people who legitimately purchase content. It does not stop people who pirate content or manipulate content. Hollywood should concentrate more on delivering quality content and less on trying to protect that content. - Gerard Lagana

Cool hack or way too much free time? - Mike Mackley via Bookmarklet

Wow! That guy definitely has a lot of time on his hands. - Gerard Lagana

O2... where you at? - Jon Price