http://homepage.mac.com/thumper33/iblog/B575273808 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en thumper33@mac.com 2006 by Victor LaBozzetta Thu, 01 Nov 2007 19:40:25 -0400 Thu, 01 Nov 2007 19:40:30 -0400 iBlog 1.4.6 Victor LaBozzetta Tips for X iBlog This blog contains Apple related News, Events, Cool LinX and much more! You can access the full newsletter at http://homepage.mac.com/thumper33/ For information regarding Podcasting, please visit the T4X Educaster site Enjoy! Victor LaBozzetta thumper33@mac.com Tips for X iBlog Technology http://homepage.mac.com/thumper33/iblog/B575273808/C1560562035/E20071101192649/index.html I never thought I'd switch to a Mac. After all, I have used PCs since I was 5 years old. I carried around my old Dell Inspiron 8000, a bulky nine-pound beast of a laptop, throughout high school, and it never suffered from any hardware problems over its five-year lifespan.

    The trouble was Windows — the operating system from hell. ]]> Thu, 01 Nov 2007 19:26:49 -0400 http://homepage.mac.com/thumper33/iblog/B575273808/C1560562035/E20071101192649/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/thumper33/iblog/B575273808/C1560562035/E20071029194015/index.html Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:40:15 -0400 http://homepage.mac.com/thumper33/iblog/B575273808/C1560562035/E20071029194015/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/thumper33/iblog/B575273808/C1560562035/E20071029191731/index.html "The fastest Windows Vista notebook we've tested this year is a Mac." ]]> Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:17:31 -0400 http://homepage.mac.com/thumper33/iblog/B575273808/C1560562035/E20071029191731/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/thumper33/iblog/B575273808/C1560562035/E20071024211155/index.html Apple posts $904M profit as Mac sales top 2 million
October 22, 2007 - Apple earned a profit of $904 million on revenue of $6.22 billion for its fiscal fourth-quarter ending September 29, the company announced Monday. Apple sold 2.164 million Macs, 10.2 million iPods, and 1.119 million iPhones during the quarter. ]]> Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:11:55 -0400 http://homepage.mac.com/thumper33/iblog/B575273808/C1560562035/E20071024211155/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/thumper33/iblog/B575273808/C1560562035/E20071013185936/index.html Sat, 13 Oct 2007 18:59:36 -0400 http://homepage.mac.com/thumper33/iblog/B575273808/C1560562035/E20071013185936/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/thumper33/iblog/B575273808/C120610329/E20071009175102/index.html "...Next month, the Union City district will give out 300 iPods at its schools as part of a $130,000 experiment in one of New Jersey’s poorest urban school systems. The effort has spurred a handful of other districts in the state, including the ones in Perth Amboy and South Brunswick, to start their own iPod programs in the last year, and the project has drawn the attention of educators from Westchester County to Monrovia, Calif." ]]> Tue, 09 Oct 2007 17:51:02 -0400 http://homepage.mac.com/thumper33/iblog/B575273808/C120610329/E20071009175102/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/thumper33/iblog/B575273808/C1560562035/E20070922195349/index.html Phone fever may have obscured the robust growth in Apple's (AAPL - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr) Macs.
People familiar with the company say Apple is selling computers at a blockbuster pace. The Cupertino, Calif., company is expected to sell 2.35 million iMacs and MacBooks this quarter, TheStreet.com has learned. ]]> Sat, 22 Sep 2007 19:53:49 -0400 http://homepage.mac.com/thumper33/iblog/B575273808/C1560562035/E20070922195349/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/thumper33/iblog/B575273808/C470387914/E20070920125933/index.html K-12 Educators: Learn the basics of Filemaker Pro when you download a free 30-day trial copy...
]]> Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:59:33 -0400 http://homepage.mac.com/thumper33/iblog/B575273808/C470387914/E20070920125933/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/thumper33/iblog/B575273808/C1560562035/E20070908113111/index.html Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer, explains features of its new iPod, “iPod Touch,” during the launching ceremony of the new MP3 player, held on Thursday in San Francisco. As the gadget is equipped with wireless Internet capabilities, its users will be able to download songs played at Starbucks in the U.S. on the spot. Apple has also decided to strengthen its iPhone marketing by reducing the price of its eight-gigabyte model by $200. ]]> Sat, 08 Sep 2007 11:31:11 -0400 http://homepage.mac.com/thumper33/iblog/B575273808/C1560562035/E20070908113111/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/thumper33/iblog/B575273808/C202558966/E20070908113010/index.html Microsoft's Macintosh Business Unit used its company blog to post information on a new feature that users will see in the upcoming release of Office 2008 for Mac. Referred to as "Out of Office," the feature has been a mainstay on the Windows side for some time. ]]> Sat, 08 Sep 2007 11:30:10 -0400 http://homepage.mac.com/thumper33/iblog/B575273808/C202558966/E20070908113010/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/thumper33/iblog/B575273808/C1560562035/E20070908102222/index.html To all iPhone customers:
I have received hundreds of emails from iPhone customers who are upset about Apple dropping the price of iPhone by $200 two months after it went on sale. After reading every one of these emails, I have some observations and conclusions. ]]> Sat, 08 Sep 2007 10:22:22 -0400 http://homepage.mac.com/thumper33/iblog/B575273808/C1560562035/E20070908102222/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/thumper33/iblog/B575273808/C1560562035/E20070906062736/index.html
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 5 — Apple unexpectedly cut the price of its iPhone Wednesday, claiming that it was seeking to broaden the market for the popular but expensive phone for the Christmas season.
Bits: More on the Apple Announcement
]]> Thu, 06 Sep 2007 06:27:36 -0400 http://homepage.mac.com/thumper33/iblog/B575273808/C1560562035/E20070906062736/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/thumper33/iblog/B575273808/C1560562035/E20070905060712/index.html iSuppli notes today that the iPhone outsold all other smartphones in July, outpacing the entire Blackberry series, the entire Palm series, and any individual smartphone model from Samsung, Nokia, or Motorola. So much for Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's claim that "There's no chance the iPhone is going to get any significant market share. No chance." ]]> Wed, 05 Sep 2007 06:07:12 -0400 http://homepage.mac.com/thumper33/iblog/B575273808/C1560562035/E20070905060712/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/thumper33/iblog/B575273808/C1560562035/E20070825162819/index.html 'Leetspeak' Is Hot Button With Gamers, Scholars; One Campus Isn't 'LOL' ]]> Sat, 25 Aug 2007 16:28:19 -0400 http://homepage.mac.com/thumper33/iblog/B575273808/C1560562035/E20070825162819/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/thumper33/iblog/B575273808/C1560562035/E20070824201159/index.html August 23, 2007; Page B4
There's no other major item most of us own that is as confusing, unpredictable and unreliable as our personal computers. Everybody has questions about them, and we aim to help. ]]> Fri, 24 Aug 2007 20:11:59 -0400 http://homepage.mac.com/thumper33/iblog/B575273808/C1560562035/E20070824201159/index.html