http://www.topmactips.com Mac News, Help and Tips blog Fri, 02 Mar 2007 09:49:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Net Applications began March by reporting yet another increase in the amount of traffic the stats firm saw online. A poll of its over 40,000 customer sites worldwide showed that 6.38 percent of surfers were using some variant of the Mac OS. The majority of those, 4.29 percent, were using ... http://www.topmactips.com/2007/03/02/mac-surfers-grow/ Apple has scheduled a special event during the National Association of Broadcasters which takes place on April 15 in Las Vegas. The show focuses on solutions for audio-video and photography professionals. Many major players of the creative pros market such Adobe also attend the event. This special event may be a good ... http://www.topmactips.com/2007/03/02/special-apple-event-at-nab/ Apple released another software update, under Mac OS X's Software Update feature. The first is a security update that "is recommended for all users and improves the security of the following components:" - CoreServices - iChat - UserNotificationCenter Apple also revealed a Daylight Saving Time Update due to recent changes on the dates Daylight ... http://www.topmactips.com/2007/02/16/apple-security-update-2007-002/ With all the hype surrounding the iPhone, mainly from the Apple camp, it was certain that everyone else was going to jump on the iPhone bandwagon. With the announcement of the Sumsung ‘Ultra Smart F700’ , it looks as though Apple’s iPhone will have a run for it's money! Samsungs' F700 shows ... http://www.topmactips.com/2007/02/15/samsungs-iphone-clone-looks-quite-good/ Steve Jobs, the living hero to Apple fans, placed his thoughts on the current state of the music industry and Apple's role in digital rights management. The article reminds users that the iPod can play songs that don't include DRMs, Steve Jobs said that he would like to open its FairPlay ... http://www.topmactips.com/2007/02/08/steve-jobs-shares-his-thoughts-on-digital-rights-management/ One of the top mac analysts (Jesse Tortora) claims that Apple are planning to ditch the old spinning hard drives that are currently used in the bigger iPods and go all solid state on iPod fans. The analyst doesn't have a great deal of respect with Mac Fans around the world ... http://www.topmactips.com/2007/02/08/next-lot-of-ipods-to-have-flash-memory/ Think Secret writes: "Apple's laptop offerings have sported the brightest displays on the market, a feature Apple has been quick to tout in its product announcements and that the company will continue to spearhead in 2007 and beyond as the it embraces a new generation of LCD panels." We have always ... http://www.topmactips.com/2007/02/05/apple-laptops-get-brighter-displays-that-are-lighter-on-battery-juice/