Free iPhone unlocking gets easier
Another day, another iPhone SIM unlocking tool. The group known as the iPhone Dev Team has released a GUI version of the iUnlock software called anySIM. Like iUnlock, anySIM will unlock an iPhone for use with other GSM networks. ...
$100 iPhone credit now available
Details of Apple's iPhone credit have been made official. If you bought an iPhone before August 22, you are eligible for a $100 Apple Store credit. Apple announced the plan last week after the outcry resulting from the company's...
Free iPhone unlocking tool unleashed
Following the news that iPhoneSIMFree has begun distribution of a commercial application to unlock the iPhone for use with non-AT&T GSM carriers, an unofficial group called the iPhone Dev Team has unveiled alternate software for...
Unlocking of iPhones begins worldwide
iPhoneSIMFree's software solution to unlock the iPhone is now officially available from resellers throughout the world (including the US, UK, Australia, Germany, and Saudi Arabia). The software has been tested and confirmed by...
European carriers ink iPhone deals
After months of speculation, the Financial Times in London is reporting that three carriers have signed deals to carry the iPhone in Europe. Several rumors of T-Mobile selling Apple's revolutionary phone in Germany and Orange...
BootPicker: Better dual-boot options for Mac
Ever since Boot Camp was unveiled last spring, schools and businesses have looked to it as a solution for deploying dual-boot solutions to replace two computers (a Mac and a PC) with one (a dual-boot Mac). One of the problems with...
iPhone at Mac OS X Leopard's Expense -- a risky strategy?
After eight months of hype, Apple announced today that Mac OS X Leopard will not ship for another six months. In the brief statement, Apple said that the iPhone has passed several certification checks and remains on target for a...
Apple's AirPort Extreme offers parent's greater control of and monitoring of their children's Internet use
Apple's new AirPort Extreme Base Station packs a lot of punch in terms of performance, range, and features. A lot of reviews have focused on the amazing performance of the 802.11n that AirPort Extreme offers and the fact that it...
Is Apple TV self-healing and just how many TVs/display types can it work with?
The most interesting buzz of the Apple TV seems to be about an ability to detect damage (or hacks) and restore itself to prime condition. It also seems that with the right adapters, it will work with a much wider range of devices...
Making iPhoto easier to use with photo sharing sites
Apple's iPhoto makes organizing all your photos easy. It gives you easy options for ordering prints as well as books, calendars, and cards made up of your photos. And while it does give you some nice options (online photo albums,...
Can't get out of your wireless contract in time for the iPhone? Consider transferring it to someone else
Some of the biggest hesitations people have about purchasing Apple's iPhone when it is released this summer is Apple's exclusive deal with AT&T/Cingular. For some people this presents problems about coverage in specific areas,...
Flip4Mac's Drive-in - Do you want the full DVD experience or just video that can played anywhere?
Flip4Mac recently announced the public beta of Drive-in, an application that allows you to create and store disk images of DVD movies for playback on your Mac (their FAQ indicates they may also be working on a Windows version -- no...
Apple's challenge to breaking into the enterprise IT market
With organizations as large as the US Department of Transportation and the FAA placing a moratorium on purchases of Windows Vista and Microsoft Office 2007, one can't help but wonder if we are beginning to see the end of Microsoft's...
Integrating Mac OS X's Address Book and iCal with Exchange Servers
Macs can easily coexist with Windows PCs in most Windows networks. Apple provides built-in support for accessing shared folders and printers on Windows servers as well as for using Active Directory accounts for logging into Mac OS X...
Customizing Mac OS X's login window for your organization
In my years as a systems administrator for higher education, I always modified the login window environment of Mac OS X for each computer lab that I managed. I did this for a couple of reasons. One was to give the computing...
I'd like an iPhone, hold the phone
I recently ran across a blog entry where the author said he wanted an iPhone minus the phone. This got me wondering whether such a product would have much appeal (as well as whether Apple would ever release one). What would an...
Using Mac OS X Server at small worksites for less money
A couple of months ago, I was talking to a client about various options for designing his organization's Mac OS X Server infrastructure. One of the problems was that they had a number of small work sites that needed a file sharing...
What would a sub-notebook Mac look like?
Last week Mac rumor sites reported that Apple may be adding a sub-notebook to its portable lineup. If true, this would be Apple's first step into the sub-notebook market in a decade. Exactly what a new Apple sub-notebook would...
Booting Mac OS X From a Flash Drive
Mac user Brad Bergeron has posted instructions for turning a flash drive into a bootable disk for Mac OS X. For desktop technicians, flash drives are great tools because you can load all kinds of diagnostic and repair tools onto an...
Reclaiming Disk Space Under Mac OS X
One of the problems many users, myself included, face with portable Macs is that there is generally no easy way to upgrade the internal hard drive (at least not without risking your Apple warranty). If you use a MacBook or MacBook...
