Category: 626: Mac Treat #90, All About iPhone OS 3.0, Soapbox: Designated Hitter is a Travesty!

There seems to be a bunch of rain in the forecast for the next several days. The garden loves it (and so do the weeds) but motorcyclists don’t. I may have to just buck-up and do a rain-or-shine ride over to Laconia for the last day of Bike Week, but this could also be a…

This week’s Featured Special is a little esoteric for many users, but we have an amazing price and it’s worth sharing. Right now we have some Apple refurbished Quad-Core 2.8GHz Xserves loaded with 6GB RAM and an 80GB drive module, for only $2299.99. Since these are Apple refurbished, they have a full one-year factory warranty…

*Start Soapbox* The new MLB iPhone application will now stream live game video in addition to the audio feeds. The first game to be boardcast is the Cubs versus White Sox. We are in the midst of inter-league play and once again, that unfortunate mistake that will always make the American League the junior league…

A few weeks ago, we posted an article about a critical security vulnerability in Java on Mac OS X. Morgan Aldridge wrote “It’s a couple of vulnerabilities that can be taken advantage of to run commands outside of the browser as the user that launched the browser.” Read the original post “by clicking here.”:http://blog.smalldog.com/article/java-vulnerability-on-mac-os-x/ The…

Apple released the much-anticipated iPhone OS 3.0 software on Wednesday, and since then, we have been busy over here testing what’s new. With over 100 new features, v3.0 is no minor upgrade for iPhone and iPod touch users. However, after all the buzz, the transition to v3.0 seemed a little anti-climactic. Only one new app…

*1. Cut and Paste.* Finally. Cut and paste of text on the iPhone works well, and is implemented in a way that could also work well on any touch-screen based computer. *2. Notes Sync.* As many have said, it was silly/bizarre that this wasn’t supported on earlier versions of the iPhone OS. Notes is useful…

The iPhone and iPod touch are amazing devices with many useful but hidden or undocumented features. Discovering these hidden features and having “ah ha” moments is part of the fun of owning an iPod touch or iPhone. It’s equally fun to share your iPhone tips and tricks with other iPhone owners, because you get to…

_Dear Friends,_ My strawberries are not quite ready, but over in the Champlain Valley with the milder weather and longer growing season, fresh local berries are now available. Those strawberries you get in the winter sure look like strawberries–I mean they are red and have that little green stem–but the resemblance ends there. The winter…