Remember to re-open the firewall on Port 80 after disabling Apple’s Personal Web Sharing. Apple toggles it automatically with PWS. I needed to create a custom entry in the firewall listings for Apache2 to be accessible from another machine on the network. Big thanks to McClain Looney for the reminder.
Category Archives: Apple
Leo Laporte Gives Up on Podcasting
I’ve subscribed to the Daily Giz Wiz for quite a while now – the combination of goofy banter, unloved gadgets, generally silliness, and it’s brevity makes for great podcasting. It’s the only TWIT-family podcast I was still subscribed. Unfortunately, in today’s – #166 – the new TWIT intro calls it a ‘netcast’. Lame. What’s a …
Tivo HD vs Apple iTV
Jen and I talked about Baby Tivo recently. It’s a paltry 40gig, single-tuner. But, sans-cable, it serves us well. Today, Apple announced their iTV, shipping sometime next year. Priced at $300, plays HD video, HDMI ports, wifi, Front Row (or something like it), everything you’d expect (maybe a DVD drive?). Then later today, I received …
iTunes Podcast Directory Strategy – Divert and Distract
Based on the “Promote Your Podcast and Make Money on iTunes” email I just received from the iTunes Podcasting team, Apple’s podcast directory revenue-generation strategy is two-fold: Divert: Apple wants podcasters to point listeners to the iTunes Podcast directory listing of their podcast – rather then the one controlled by the podcaster. From Apple’s perspective, …
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Finally – Multiple Speakers in iTunes AirTunes
Spent a few moments over lunch refining my wireless network, while making sure everything worked as expected, I noticed a ‘Multiple Speakers’ option in my iTunes v6.0.5 (20). About Frigging Time! When we first set up the Airport Express, I was baffled why I couldn’t have the same music playing in the room with the …
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Small MacBook Pro Joys
After living with a 17″ MacBook Pro for a couple weeks, there’s a couple things I’ve been pleasantly surprised with: MagSafe magnetic power connectorConnecting the power cord takes far less precise alignment than before. Get the connector near the socket and it’s magnetically pulled in. Small joys. Horizontal scrolling trackpadNo, I probably won’t be complaining …
Ahhh, That New Laptop Feel
This post means my new 17″ MacBook Pro is up and running. The keyboard is just a hair stiffer than the PowerBook, and feels a little more tacky. Perfect. It’s fast. Boot time is easily cut in half.
The Aluminum is Blinding
There are 5 MacBook Pros and 2 PowerBooks in the meeting I’m in right now.
Some Powerbook Keys Not Working
Oddest thing. I pulled the PowerBook out the laptop bag and a handful of keys stopped responding. I’ve opened up the Keyboard Viewer to confirm. Here’s the list thus far: return & enter (came back after restart) Tilde Caps Lock F12 (initiates my Dashboard) Disc eject Left square bracket Arrow up Arrow right I plugged …
Disc Drives to Go the Way of Disc Drives
I predict in 2 years, Apple will start shipping computers lacking CD/DVD drives. Why Apple? They were the first to drop 3.5″ floppy drives, Zip drives, and modems. So, how will big, heavy software installs (like OS’s) be shipped? I’m thinking USB flash drives or network connections. What else is the .Mac storage and a …