Monthly Archives: September 2011

∞ Bartz: Yahoo 'f***ed me over'

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Fortune: On Tuesday, Bartz was in New York, to speak at Citigroup’s (C) technology conference the next day, when she was supposed to call Bostock at 6 p.m. “I called him at 6:06,” she recalls. When he got on the … Continued

∞ Colin McRae: DiRT 2 comes to the Mac

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Feral Interactive on Thursday announced the release of Colin McRae: DiRT 2 for the Mac. It costs $39.99 and is available from online download services including the Mac App Store. It comes to retailers on Thursday, September 15, 2011. Colin … Continued

∞ Apple: iTunes U tops 600 million downloads

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In researching my recent story, iTunes U: Educating the world, Apple provided me with some updated figures for its free education portal on iTunes. According to Apple, iTunes U has had more than 600 million downloads since it first launched … Continued

∞ Arrington fired from TechCrunch

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Fortune: Arrington mostly stayed out of the public fray until yesterday when he demanded that TechCrunch either be given full editorial independence or sold back to Arrington and other legacy shareholders (AOL had purchased the site last year). But AOL … Continued

∞ Arq backup

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Arq backs up the critical files on your Mac to the Internet. Your backups are stored at Amazon S3 (“Simple Storage Service”), the gold standard of reliable online storage in the industry, backed by Amazon.com, a large stable company. Backups … Continued

∞ Dave Caolo reviews Alfred

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I’ve been using Alfred for many months. On the surface it’s an app launcher, and that’s how I use it most of the time. After assigning a hotkey combination (I chose Command-Space), its main window is only a tap away. … Continued

∞ iTunes U: Educating the world

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Apple’s iTunes software is used by millions of consumers to purchase music, videos and apps for their devices, but the software is also used by higher education institutions to educate people from around the world. iTunes U is a collection … Continued

∞ MacUpdate software bundle: 11 Mac apps for $50

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MacUpdate on Wednesday kicked off its annual software bundle deal. This year they are offering 11 Mac apps for $49.99 — the apps purchased separately would cost $487. Apps in this year’s bundle include Toast 11 Titanium, Data Rescue 3 … Continued

∞ Ultimate Guitar updates iPhone apps

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Ultimate Guitar has long been my favorite tablature Web sites and I also downloaded the tab app as soon as it become available. There is an update for one of the company’s apps with another on the way. Ultimate Guitar … Continued

∞ Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz fired

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Kara Swisher: To all, I am very sad to tell you that I’ve just been fired over the phone by Yahoo’s Chairman of the Board. It has been my pleasure to work with all of you and I wish you … Continued

∞ Google shows interest in Hulu

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But by looking at what Google’s competitors are offering, you can get a sense of what’s in play. As the Financial Times reported this weekend, Yahoo, Amazon and Dish are all expected to offer between $1.5 billion and $2 billion … Continued

∞ Sony tablets 'offer a choice, not an echo'

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Technologizer: “… don’t expect either to be the Great iPad Competitor that leads folks to conclude that it’s possible to compete effectively with Apple’s tablet…But neither one feels generic, either–they’re the sort of tablets you might expect Sony to come … Continued

∞ Jerry's Lefty Guitars

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Very interesting story. Jerry is right handed and played guitar that way until he lost a finger. To continue playing playing he had to switch to being a lefty and then opened the store.

∞ Studiometry 9 focuses on CRM

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Oranged Software has released Studiometry 9, a major upgrade to their business management software for Mac and Windows. It costs $199.95, with upgrades available for $59.95. Studiometry helps you organize, plan, track and invoice, providing you with the tools needed … Continued

∞ League of Legends Mac cancelled

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Inside Mac Games: Riot Games has announced the cancellation of League of Legends’ Mac beta client, which the company was developing in partnership with TransGaming. Riot cited the reason for cancellation as an inability to maintain consistent parity between Mac and Windows PC … Continued

∞ Apple may have to reveal iPads sales in Australia

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Apple’s claim that the Samsung tablet’s release in Australia will hurt iPad sales may carry little weight if it doesn’t provide the numbers, Federal Court Justice Annabelle Bennett said in Sydney Federal Court today. “Unless Apple puts on evidence showing … Continued

∞ Sidekick

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Big thanks to Sidekick by Oomph for sponsoring this week’s RSS feed. Sidekick is a stealth little Mac app that automatically updates laptop settings based on where you are. It takes care of annoying tasks so you can focus on … Continued