Software developer Andrea Fabrizi has released G4FanControl 0.2, a small utility that can be used to specify a certain minimum temperature limit that much be reached before the fans on an iBook G4 or PowerBook G4 laptop start up (note: Apple sets the default temperature limit to 60¬∞ on these units). The G4FanControl utility is […]
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Microsoft “Amnesty Bin” Comes to Life
An “iPod Amnesty Bin” has surfaced over at the Microsoft Zune development headquarters. Here, a plastic bin with a photo of a green apple and the words “Bite me” have been placed out in public, employees being challenged to willingly give up their iPod players. Per the above image via Flickr, not many have. According […]
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Cool Apps Receive Timely Updates
It’s been a little while since we did a software roundup, but several incredibly useful applications have just received updates within the past few days. Here we go: iSale 4.1: One of the quintessential Mac tools for eBay, iSale has been updated to version 4.1. The new version, a 57.9 megabyte download, adds the following […]
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Poll: Your WWDC Wish List
With Apple’s Worldwide Developer’s Conference just a few weeks away, what would you guys like to see come out of the event?: What new products would you like to see come out of Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference next month? An updated MacBook Pro with a Santa Rosa chip architecture. An upgraded Mac Mini. An upgraded […]
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Review: Spire Torq Backpack
Most of you know by now that I’m something of a bag-o-holic. It’s probably because I’m so attached to my MacBook Pro and because I take it everywhere but regardless, I really dig bags or all shapes and sizes. One bag I’m currently digging is the Torq (US$170) backpack from Spire. Spire is a bunch […]