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  • Battery Update for 15-in PowerBook

    If you have a 15-inch Aluminum PowerBook, you may want to run your Software Update to see if there’s a firmware update for…

  • Windows on Intel Mac Contest is Over

    It’s official. The hack has been completed. “narf2006” and “blanka”, two programmers were able to build a dual boot iMac Intel. There are…

  • Mul-ti-Pass!

    (Of course, it’s customary that you say that like Leeloo from The Fifth Element does) Last week, Apple started offering a couple of…

  • Barkings Comments Upgrade

    Last week we started getting our first comment spam here on Barkings (aww, we’re growing up!), so we did some minor upgrades to…

  • Simple Application Backups

    I worry that I might have a major crash, or an sync error that wipes out all my data. Sync errors are a particular concern.

  • Why AppleCare is Important

    In general I’m not one to buy the extended warranty programs on big ticket items (a stove, dishwasher), and had I not worked…

  • Google Mars

    In honor of Percival Lowell’s birthday, Google announced Google Mars. In that tradition, NASA researchers Noel Gorelick and Michael Weiss-Malik from Arizona State…

  • You say Origami, I say Newton

    There were several UMPC aka Ultra Micro PC revealed at CeBIT the other day and I have to say that they look eerily…

  • Meet the newest Small Dog!

    The newest addition to the Small Dog family is actually a dog! Princess Shortcake Maggie was recently adopted from the North Country Animal…

  • MacZOT a Day.

    Looking for great Mac OS X shareware applications? As of March 1st, there’s a new site in the Mac community: MacZOT! … and…

  • QuickerTek Connect Wireless Antenna!

    This week QuickerTek announced their line-up of Connect wireless Antennae. This little baby has lots of potential uses, but its primary job is…