have you all noticed the upsurge in pc vs mac debates on the web? usually around macworld, the debates are refueled since apple usually announces something new, but this year it’s a bit abnormal. i think i know why:
the line between macs and pcs is not so discrete anymore.
with the introduction of intel [...]

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arstechnica has done a nice review of the new intel imac. most notably, they have done some benchmark comparisons with the g5 imac and the dual g5 powermac. overall the new imac did very well and rosetta emulation numbers look promising. i was a bit surprised at the xbench graphics numbers while [...]

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here is a nice 15 minute demostration of the macbook pro in usage. kinda gives you a preview of how it performs.

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the os x page has been updated to say:

Meet the world’s most advanced operating system. Instantly find what you’re looking for. Get information with a single click. Mac OS X Tiger delivers 200+ new features which make it easier than ever to find, access and enjoy everything on your computer. Whether that machine is Intel- [...]

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the new macbook, the new imac, and the new ilife. that pretty much sums it up. nice keynote. look for summaries/commentaries on the next braytek podcast episode.

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it’s about 40 minutes away and i can’t wait. what will apple unveil? new plasmas, new mac minis, new powerbooks, new ibooks? i just hope its some type of hardware and not all software. i want intel macs now!

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nano nano. ipod nano that is. yes please.
braytek, ipodnano

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the killer feature i mentioned in my previous article for podcasts, chapters, is now possible thanks to apple. they have released a command line tool (command line? is this apple?) to insert chapters into your podcasts. the tool can be downloaded here.
also check out apple’s tutorial on creating podcasts with garageband. [...]

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i just checked software update and itunes 4.9 popped out. the major feature in this release is itunes’ ability to manage podcasts.

so far i’m liking the podcast features. it’s really easy to subscribe to podcasts via the itunes music store. so far all the ones i’ve seen have been free. i [...]

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as you may or may not know, gmail provides an interface to your gmail by using atom feeds. to do this, you need to browse to:

https://USER:PASS@gmail.google.com/gmail/feed/atom

USER and PASS are your gmail username and password. today, i was hacking through some my shell scripts for use with geektool and decided it would be useful to [...]

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