Let me preface that this is pure speculation. I haven’t read, yet, that this is actually true. BUT…
Apple just released a new decoder that is visually lossless and provides uncompressed HD quality at SD data rates. This means HD quality in a smaller file size, which has been one of the biggest obstacles listed for why there isn’t HD content on the iTunes store today.
Of course, Apple isn’t saying anything about this being a possibility, but smaller file sizes with the same lossless quality streamed straight to your Apple TV… It’s only a matter of time.
You can get the new …read more

I absolutely love keyboard shortcuts. The quicker I can get to something without navigating a menu tree, the better. Recently I discovered a few keyboard shortcuts that are making my life simpler and my day better.
Hide Dock
I know the dock can autohide, but most of the time I prefer to have it out in the open. Occasionally, though, it simply gets in the way. Turns out you can dynamically hide and unhide the dock with [Command]+[option]+D.
Tab Browsing
I am a tab junky. Seriously. I just closed a bunch of tabs in Firefox and I still have 39 tabs open in …read more

With more people getting their hands on the iPhone 3G, you might be interested in

I have finally found a drawing tablet I actually want and Snapvillage is giving one away.

The Cintiq 21UX interactive pen display provides the best-of-class pen experience for working directly on the screen. It combines the advantages of a large-format LCD monitor with the control, comfort, and productivity of Wacom’s most sophisticated patented cordless, battery-free pen technology.

Naturally I am hoping that I win, but I thought I’d share the opportunity with you as well. You can enter once a day until September 5th.  If you win, be sure to let us know.
Enter to win Here

Lately my Hard Drive has been getting kind of full. This has made things run a little slower than I’d like (especially PhotoShop), but it also limited my ability to import more CD’s from my wife’s collection into iTunes or import as many pictures as we’ve been taking of the new baby. So I decided to move my iTunes and iPhoto libraries to my external Hard Drive.
iTunes was fairly easy. You change the iTunes Music Folder location under the Advanced tab in preferences. Click consolidate library under the Advanced menu and everything copies over. (Keep in mind, this copies, not …read more

I stumble across Tritton Technologies a couple of years ago when searching for easy multi-monitor solutions for my computer. About the time I discovered them I switched to Mac and none of their products were Mac compatible. Until Now.

From the Press Release:
VISTA, CALIF. – August 5, 2008 – TRITTON Technologies, a pioneering leader in USB external video card technology, today announced the launch of the SEE2 Xtreme. The long awaited Mac-compatible version delivers on the promise of providing an external USB 2.0 video card solution for Apple users. An ideal solution for multi-tasking, the SEE2 Xtreme enables users …read more

USB has definitely won the format war, as far as widespread distribution is concerned. It is easy, it is inexpensive, every computer comes with it pre-installed. But unlike other format wars (Blue-Ray vs. HD-DVD), the winner doesn’t get to eliminate the loser in this battle. FireWire just keeps hanging on and getting better.
Last week, the IEEE announced a new standard for IEEE 1394 that will bring FireWire speeds up to 3.2 gbps. With all of the advantages of FireWire and the new speed capabilities of the coming standard, I don’t see FireWire going anywhere anytime soon for the serious externals …read more

So the big selling point of the new iPhone 3G has been speed. “Twice as fast for half the cost”. But like all internet connections, the promised speed and your actual speed on any given day are probably not quite the same. On most days, my home internet connection runs at about 75% of promised speed down and about 95% up. Occassionally its closer to 50%/50% and once or twice it has run faster than promised.
So how do you check the speed on your iPhone or iPod touch? Well DSL Reports has come up with an iPhone speed test page. …read more

Recently I came across a post about the new file backup service, Dropbox. After a little digging, I got myself an invite to the private beta, and got it set up.
Set up was truly a breeze. This is one of those programs that just seem to work. I have it installed on my Mac and on my Windows XP Desktop. From receiving the beta invitation to uploading files was 3 steps. I’d write a tutorial, but really, it’s just that easy.
The best part is that the software is designed, specifically, to sync one folder on your computer to the …read more

So today I accidentally stumbled across the new Windows marketing campaign. If you haven’t seen it, check out “The Mojave Experiment”. The gist of the campaign is that Microsoft disguised Windows Vista and told random people that it was the new Windows OS, code named Mojave. After a brief demo and rave reviews, they revealed to everyone the secret. What you just saw was Windows Vista.
The comment I loved the most was one guys shocked disbelief with a simple question. “So why is it faster?” And I guess that’s my point for sharing this.
One of the things I dislike about …read more