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Microsoft has been caught in the act by John Gruber for ripping off Apple. First there was the graphic pinch Microsoft

Can you see the difference? But, to make matters worse it would appear that spellcheck didn’t work out so well for the good folks at Microsoft. Business is not spelled “Busines”

I guess it might be a new marketing angle. They could also try Bidness, Da Biz or Cash Only. Whatever it happens to be there is no doubt that Microsoft web site folks use Macs for their work. But, that won’t help them with revisionist history.

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Mmmmm, tasty. Adobe is apparently set to release a beta for CS3 shortly according to Think Secret.

Sources say that satiating owners of Intel-based Macs was one of the primary reasons driving Adobe to release the public beta. Photoshop CS2 is a PowerPC-native application that must run under Rosetta on Intel-based Macs, significantly curtailing performance. Apple has previously cited the lack of Universal Binary applications from Adobe, optimized both for Intel and PowerPC chips, as a contributing factor to lower Mac Pro system sales.

The missus will be happy.

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Tags: Adobe CS3, Photoshop, Adobe Beta Release

I have had a problem with a crashed hard drive in the past and I wasn’t sure how to get my mp3 files off to restore the library. Here is a nice article that tackles this subject.

For those who aren’t hip to the current state of affairs, I should explain that in order to deter music piracy, iTunes and the iPod were originally designed so that music would travel in one direction only—from the computer to the iPod. This has now changed somewhat. With iTunes 7, when you attach an iPod you own to a computer authorized with your Apple ID, iTunes will offer to copy protected content from the iPod to your computer. But that remains the only Apple-blessed way to move music from the iPod to your computer.

For the full article read on.

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Tags: Music, iPod, iPod Recovery, Music Piracy, Music Backup

Holy crap! How do I get a signing bonus like this?? This is running over on ThinkSecret.

Apple’s newest senior vice president and general counsel, Donald J. Rosenberg, has received 200,000 shares of restricted stock as part of the deal that saw the long-time IBM veteran leave his position there to join Apple in November.

According to filings with the SEC, Mr. Rosenberg’s 200,000 shares will be exercisable in four years on December 1, 2010. The stock is worth about $18.25 million based on Tuesday’s closing price.

Lucky bastage.

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Tags: Apple General Counsel, Signing Bonus, Apple

This is a bit stale but it is further evidence that points to the possible “iphone”.

While the patent, which is listed as Serial Number 501184, does not specifically mention the long-rumored iPhone, it does hint that Apple appears to be moving forward with its plans for a cell phone that possibly includes some type of iTunes tie-in.

According to the application, Apple is asking for a patent for “A portable computing device capable of wireless communications, the portable computing device comprising: an enclosure that surrounds and protects the internal operational components of the portable computing device, the enclosure including a structural wall formed from a ceramic material that permits wireless communications.”

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Tags: Apple, iPhone, USPTO

The P2P community is pissed. Super pissed in fact as BitTorrent has announced that it has purchased the company that authored uTorrent. This on the heels of the announcement that BitTorrent will partner with various large media houses to provide access to content. Here is a sampling of the reactions…

This is a fucking disgrace. Bram has made deals with various film companies and such just to make a buck from them. And to be honest with out “illegal” downloading bittorrent wouldn’t be what it is today. So Bram if you fuck this up it’s your ass that shits on this community.

and

back to bit comet for me… too bad, utorrent used to be a great application.

and the pervasive

this sucks

The free ride looks like it is coming to an end.

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Tags: BitTorrent, uTorrent, Bram Cohen, P2P

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Things are getting interesting now with Apple (not that it hasn’t been interesting for the last year or so). The rumour mill has it that the Jobs megalith is entertaining the thought of moving into the video game console market.

“We think the videogame market represents a distinct possibility for Apple, especially considering that it recently announced the availability of videogames for its iPod through its iTunes store,” said Tortora.

“The game console device could be morphed out of some combination of the MacMini and iTV, while the handheld player could be developed as an enhancement for a future version of the widescreen iPod,” the analyst explained.

In-ter-esting.

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Tags: Apple, Video Games, Game Console

Here’s a neat tip for moving the Dock in OS X.

Okay, so you’re working in a program like Final Cut Pro or iMovie, which takes up every vertical inch of the screen, and when you go to adjust something near the bottom, the Dock keeps popping up. Oh sure, you could move the Dock to where it’s anchored on the left or right side of the screen, but that just feels weird. But what if you could move it temporarily to the left or right, and then get it back to the bottom when you close Final Cut Pro, in just one click?

Hold the shift key, click directly on the Dock’s divider line (on the far right side of the Dock), and drag the Dock to the left or right side of your screen. Bam! It moves over to the side. Then, once you quit Final Cut Pro, just shift-click on that divider line and slam it back to the bottom (okay, drag it back to the bottom). A draggable Dock — is that cool or what!

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Tags: Mac Tip, Move Dock, OS X, Apple

Adobe has released a new version of it’s popular software that addresses some security holes in earlier versions. Also, they have provided a link to an Adobe PDF security guide.

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Tags: Adobe, Acrobat Reader, Vulnerability, New Version

For the gamer freak in your household Sony is now providing downloadable games for the PSP. The titles available include

“Cool Boarders,” “Crash Bandicoot,” “Hot Shots Golf 2,” “Syphon Filter,” and “Tekken 2″ — however, Sony added in a press release that future titles would be made available later this month.

Great stuff for the socially challenged on your Holiday list.

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Tags: Playstation, PSP Downloads, Sony Games