Apple to launch movie store, new iPods next week?
Sep 05Tuesday, 12 September is the big coming out day for Core 2 Duo-based iMacs, new generations of iPod and iPod Nano, and Apple’s iTunes Movie store, it has been claimed after Apple began mailing out invites to the media to come along to Cupertino or attend a London-hosted simulcast of the proceedings. A satellite transmission to Europe isn’t a common Apple press conference strategy,...
A ‘perfect’ iTunes equalizer setting
Sep 02Are you somewhat disappointed with the output from iTunes? If so, you might try using the equalizer (Command-2, or the third button from right at the bottom of the main window) to modify the output levels at various frequencies. There are a number of pre-defined settings, but the MacFormat tip contained a different set of suggested levels. Open the equalizer, and from the pop-up menu, select...
New Cordless Phones Let Skype Users Turn Off PC
Sep 02Skype on Thursday announced cordless phones that do not require a running computer to use its Voice over Internet Protocol services. The new class of phones lets users make and receive Skype calls over both Internet and traditional landlines. Skype has partnered with Philips and NetGear to introduce the first two cordless phones with this ability. Skype recently introduced WiFi phones and Skype...
The Decline of the Online Tablature Sites
Sep 02Where have all the tab sites gone? Anyone with a battered six-string and a PC can now satiate their need for material to play simply by viewing tablatures, songs “tabbed” in an easy-to-read format for playback on a guitar, on many popular websites. But recently many of the web’s more popular tab sites are beginning to disappear – much to the dismay of budding guitarists...
Don’t keep secrets on a cell phone!
Sep 01Don’t tell your cell phone any secrets. It might not keep them. Second-hand phones purchased over the Internet surrendered credit card numbers and bank account passwords, business secrets and even evidence of adultery. One married man’s girlfriend sent a text message to his cell phone: His wife was getting suspicious. Perhaps they should cool it for a few days. “So,” she...