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iPod FM Transmitter by matt

Hopefully there are some South African iPod owners reading this. A question for you: I've just bought myself an iPod and I'm looking at buying an FM transmitter. Have you got any advice for me regarding which device is best and possibly what to look for in a FM transmitter? There are two that I can get here in ZA.... they are the Griffin iTrip Auto and the Monster iCarPlay Plus . How much static do you pick up with yours? What frequency do you tune yours to? Share this post: email it! | bookmark...
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Intel Macs could run XP, but.... by matt

If you've been following the MacWorld events you might have heard that Apple officially approves of customers loading Windows on their new hardware. There are however some limitations, as Paul Thurrott explains on WinInfo : One technical problem will require some thinking, at least for Windows XP users. The new Macs use a new type of BIOS named Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI), which Intel developed. This interface is currently incompatible with the 32-bit version of XP. However, it's likely that...
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Don't Steal Mac OS X by matt

With the release of the long awaited MacBook's based on Intel's new Core and CoreDuo chips, Apple has placed a lighthearted warning for people trying to hack Mac OS X. -------------------------------------------------- <key>_name</key> <string>Dont Steal Mac OS X</string> [...] <string>Copyright (c) 2006 Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved. <string>The purpose of this Apple software is to protect Apple copyrighted materials from unauthorized copying and use...
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The future is Mac : part 3 by matt

In response to comments by the infamous “v” regarding Apples choice of Intel versus AMD; I think the answer can be found here and here . Most of the platforms that will initially receive the Intel chips will be the small form factor and mobile machines, mostly due to Intel's brilliant Centrino CPU line. AMD do not have the lead that Intel does on the mobile platform yet; and it just makes sense for Apple to stick with the market leader. The question is though; would you pay a premium...
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The future is Mac : part 2 by matt

In an article I didn't read, C|Net notes a couple interesting points which put a different spin on this whole story... “ Jobs said the next version of OS X, called Leopard, will be released in late 2006 or early 2007. That is the same time frame as Microsoft's next Windows update, dubbed Longhorn” Well, depending on your sources it will either coincide with Longhorn's release or come just after it. ”...the issue of running Windows on Macs, saying there are no plans to sell or support...
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