MacFixIt.com has written a roundup piece regarding the lower RAM slot failure present on some PowerBook G4 and iBook laptops. The article suggests a battery of tests and workarounds that can be performed, the first being to re-seat and swapping RAM modules, later switching the RAM modules between slots. Hardware problems are also mentioned, the […]
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In the midst of juggling every accessory possible for your car to handle your ever-increasing collection of electronic devices, a firm called BlueTraks may have a catch-all solution en route. The recently released BT-211 features both a hands-free BlueTooth panel, an iPod control system, 4.2″ touch screen display and is hard-wired to the vehicle’s bus […]
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PGP Desktop Home 9.6 Beta Released
PGP Corporation has released version 9.6 of its PGP Desktop Home encryption suite. The software, which retails for US$99, helps provide greater systemwide privacy via encryption, decryption, digital signatures, verification and recipient key lookups. These technologies plug into your Mac’s e-mail and instant messaging programs as well as selected files, which can be secured and […]
On Thursday, Xackup announced the launch of Bandwagon, an online iTunes library backup server and backup client for US$69 a year. Within this price frame, users can use a queue manager program to select which items are backed up to the server while a clever implementation of Spotlight searches through what’s been uploaded and sends […]
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iPods to Become Flight Data Recorders
Flight is reporting that U.S. light aircraft manufacturer LoPresti Speed Merchants plants to include the iPod into its “Fury” model’s avionics system. The iPod, which will be outfitted with specialized softwre, will act as a hard disk (or “black box”) and be able to record more than 500 hours of flight time data. Collected data […]