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Asus Eee PC 4G Windows Review
Wall Street Journal's technology pundit says the a version of the iPhone with 3G cellular-wireless access is coming in the next two months. [in Brighthand]
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IE8 Beta 1 For Developers Now Available in Chinese (Simplified) and German
[in WinBeta.org]
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First Look: The Beta of Photoshop Express
A growing audience of photo enthusiasts has recently emerged that seeks quick photo editing directly in the browser and on the go. Meet Adobe Photoshop Express.
[in PC World: Market Trends]
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SanDisk Cruzer brings SecurID two-factor authentication to secure USB flash drive
A "Two-For-One" solution provides integrated secure data storage and two-factor authentication technology in a single package.
[in Geekzone, mobile forums]
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Will Apple report another 2-million-Mac quarter on April 23rd?
Apple will announce its earnings for the second quarter of the fiscal year on April 23... [in MacDailyNews]
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Imagine Cup 2008 New Zealand results are in
Last week I spent Thursday at the Microsoft offices in Auckland, judging the Imagine Cup 2008. This year's topic is "environment" and we had very good entries in the contest.The judges were instructed to select three teams to go to the New Zealand finals, but we couldn't select only three - so at the end we agreed to select four teams to go through.The teams are pictured below, in no particular order:
[in Geekzone, mobile forums]
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Definitive fixes for Apple TV not showing up in iTunes
A problem in which the Apple TV does not show up in iTunes' device list has proven particularly persistent and frustrating. The issue can materialize randomly, or after updates to iTunes or the Apple TV software. We've published a variety of fixes in recent weeks, none universal. Using a shotgun approach, however, most users can solve the problem, applying some combination of the following solutions:Just say "OK" Navigate to the Apple TV tab iTunes preferences, and simply click the "OK" button. This simple act may trigger a reappearance of the Apple TV in iTunes' device list.Reset the Apple TV Reset the Apple TV by unplugging it from the power outlet, waiting about five seconds, then plugging it in again. Try the solution above "Just say 'OK'" again.Turn off firewall Open System Preferences, then click on the Security pane. Check the box next to "Allow all incoming connections." MacFixIt reader Mike writes:"When the firewall was configured to allow specific apps, I kept getting a message saying the some port, 39xx something I think, was not opened. However, in Leopard unlike in previous versions, there does not seem to be a way to open specifically-numbered ports. Bummer. I can't tell whether the offending port is open or closed in Leopard. Also, there is no app that I could have added to the enumerated list of good apps because Apple TV doesn't have an app, it just has a wireless connection. It looks like a Catch 22."[Apple suggests making sure that UDP port 5353 on your Firewall is open]Reduce Heat Some users have found that placing the Apple TV in near proximity to other devices that generate significant heat detrimental to proper operation. MacFixit reader Brett Wickens writes:"In my case, my AppleTV was on top of my DirecTV HD DVR. Both pump out a lot of heat and I found that my AppleTV was overheating so the OS was freezing (when I turned it on, I got a stationery Apple Logo in the middle of the screen, and of course it could not be seen by iTunes). I moved the Apple TV to be adjacent to the DVR and since then it remains cooler and has not frozen/disappeared from iTunes."Use static IP address Adjust the DHCP range on on your router or Base station to assign addresses manually manually. Changed the Apple TV to a static IP address, and check for persistence of the issue.Connect to TV Make sure that your Apple TV is actually connected to an output device. MacFixIt reader Andy Ringsmuth writes:"My TV only has one DVI port, and I've got a DVI-HDMI cable that I manually switch between the AppleTV, my BluRay player and my DirecTV box depending on what I'm watching. If the AppleTV doesn't show up in iTunes, I've noticed that if I make sure the AppleTV is plugged in to the TV, then it will show up."Reinstall iTunes Try reinstalling the latest version of iTunes. If that doesn't work, you may need to reinstall the Apple Mobile Device package as well. This can be accomplished by installing Pacifist, the dragging the iTunes install package onto Pacifist and using the "Install" button in the Pacifist window. One reader writes:"What I eventually did was completely remove all of iTunes, including the AppleMobileService and other iTunes related items, then reinstall iTunes. I also had my APpleTV at the "Connect to iTunes" screen, and left it there. Mysteriously, my AppleTV suddenly showed up after playing with the "Look for AppleTV" option in the Preferences. But I did notice it took a little while for iTunes to actually notice it. While all my iTunes shared servers showed up immediately on iTunes startup, the AppleTV was never discovered until many minutes later (about 5 minutes after iTunes has started, then the AppleTV shows up)."Change wireless channels Change the channel used by your wireless router -- interference may be at play. See our wireless tutorial for more information.Feedback? Late-breakers@macfixit.com. [in MacFixIt]
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Spotlight problems since recent updates
Users are reporting a bevy of Spotlight issues after the recent QuickTime 7.4.5, iTunes 7.6.2 and Front Row 2.1.3 updates. Since these updates were released, and installed in quick succession by many users, it's difficult to peg the culpable package.Some exemplary reports:"I have an External LaCie 1TB Drive that is a Journaled Filesystem. Recently I have noticed that Spotight is not "seeing" some (like lots!) of the files on this Drive even though the search term is in the filename as a complete word. The Drive has some 270,000 files. Deleting and reindexing the Spotlight index on the drive does not fix the problem." -- Bob Easson"Seems that since the last Quicktime/Keynote/FrontRow upgrade, my MacBook Pro has glacial startup times and Spotlight keeps re-indexing my hard drive. This was not a problem before, but cruising the threads has shown the depth of the re-indexing problem." -- John Rozum"I updated the trio QuickTime/iTunes/FrontRow and now when I restart I get an error that Spotlight has crashed. I can't proceed beyond this error loop (can't ignore or relaunch) just keeps crashing, can't get to Finder. Repaired permissions and disk via Mac OSX CD, still no luck" -- James YoungThe first procedure you should try in the case of general Spotlight issues after a major system update is the following:Download the utility Spotless.Use the tool to erase the Spotlight index.Restart your Mac.If that doesn't solve your problem, there is likely some data on your drive that is causing Spotlight to choke while it's indexing. Launch the Console application (located in /Applications/Utilities, then select system.log from the left-hand pane. In Filter field (upper-right corner), type Spotlight and look for any entries that might indicate faulty data. Also try the search term mds. When any suspect entries turn up, seek them our on your volume(s) and temporarily remove them from Spotlight indexing via this process:Find the problematic file(s) or folder(s) in the Finder and leave the window openLaunch System Preferences and go to the Spotlight paneClick the Privacy tabDrag the offending file(s)/folder(s) to the Privacy tab, then perform the aforementioned process for removing the Spotlight index.One of the most common culprits for choking Spotlight is Entourage. Launch Entourage and access Preferences under the "Entourage" menu. Click Spotlight, then uncheck the box next to "Include Entourage items in Spotlight search results." You can also use the "Rebuild" option to solve some related issues.Feedback? Late-breakers@macfixit.com. [in MacFixIt]
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Updated devel/bzr to 1.3 [xtraeme 2008-04-07]
[in NetBSD - Fresh Packages]
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