http://macfaq.info Close Windows™... Open a new world! Sat, 09 Aug 2008 19:33:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://macfaq.info/2008/04/02/security-content-of-quicktime-745/ http://macfaq.info/2008/04/02/security-content-of-quicktime-745/#comments Thu, 03 Apr 2008 01:35:15 +0000 macFAQ http://macfaq.info/?p=63 About the security content of QuickTime 7.4.5 Description: An issue in QuickTime’s parsing of ‘crgn’ atoms may result in a heap buffer overflow. Viewing a maliciously crafted movie file may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. This update addresses the issue through improved bounds checking. Credit to Sanbin Li working with TippingPoint’s [...]]]> http://macfaq.info/2008/04/02/security-content-of-quicktime-745/feed/ 0 http://macfaq.info/2008/02/24/the-thought-stops-here-marketwatch/ http://macfaq.info/2008/02/24/the-thought-stops-here-marketwatch/#comments Sun, 24 Feb 2008 20:49:09 +0000 macFAQ http://macfaq.info/2008/02/24/the-thought-stops-here-marketwatch/ Apple forfeits ‘iPhone premium’ as concerns mount over device – MarketWatch I think this is a very ill thought out piece by MarketWatch. Let me explain. First they admit that the iPhone margins could be as high as 60%, which is a very good thing. If 60% isn’t a “premium” I don’t know what is. Now, [...]]]> http://macfaq.info/2008/02/24/the-thought-stops-here-marketwatch/feed/ 0 http://macfaq.info/2008/02/24/rip-xserve-raid/ http://macfaq.info/2008/02/24/rip-xserve-raid/#comments Sun, 24 Feb 2008 16:30:13 +0000 macFAQ http://macfaq.info/2008/02/24/rip-xserve-raid/ http://www.apple.com/xserve/raid/ now redirects… and http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore?family=XserveRAID says that product is unavailable. What gives? Not selling well? Too much commodity?    I can’t imagine what happened. I was under the impression it was selling at least reasonably well. In this era of digital media, space is turning into a precious commodity, and XServe Raid served the media creation folks [...]]]> http://macfaq.info/2008/02/24/rip-xserve-raid/feed/ 0 http://macfaq.info/2008/02/23/iphone-sdk-delayed/ http://macfaq.info/2008/02/23/iphone-sdk-delayed/#comments Sat, 23 Feb 2008 17:18:36 +0000 macFAQ http://macfaq.info/2008/02/23/iphone-sdk-delayed/ Byte of the Apple The iPhone SDK Will Be Late – BusinessWeek Hmm. I am not quite sure what to make of this. I have heard no word one way or the other about the SDK. I can speculate , perhaps, that Apple may he holding back on the SDK to allow those who are rumored  [...]]]> http://macfaq.info/2008/02/23/iphone-sdk-delayed/feed/ 1 http://macfaq.info/2007/12/26/etrade-financial-quotes-research/ http://macfaq.info/2007/12/26/etrade-financial-quotes-research/#comments Thu, 27 Dec 2007 05:58:21 +0000 macFAQ http://macfaq.info/2007/12/26/etrade-financial-quotes-research/ E*TRADE FINANCIAL – Quotes & Research Apple Inc. and News Corporation’s 20th Century Fox have forged a landmark deal that will enable consumers to rent the studio’s recent releases via Internet downloads at Apple’s popular iTunes digital media store, according to reports. The plan amounts to a new video-on-demand service in that it offers users the [...]]]> http://macfaq.info/2007/12/26/etrade-financial-quotes-research/feed/ 0 http://macfaq.info/2007/12/06/8-predictions-for-macworld-2008/ http://macfaq.info/2007/12/06/8-predictions-for-macworld-2008/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:17:44 +0000 macFAQ http://macfaq.info/2007/12/06/8-predictions-for-macworld-2008/ 8 Predictions for Macworld 2008 1. iTunes Update 2. AppleTV Update 3. The Strongest Holiday Season Ever 4. Updated Macbooks 5. No iTablet 6. iPhone and iPod Touch Software Updates 7. iPhone SDK 8. One More thing…Mac Nano In brief there they are. I think most are right on. iTunes update is a no brainer. We already see rental strings in current [...]]]> http://macfaq.info/2007/12/06/8-predictions-for-macworld-2008/feed/ 0 http://macfaq.info/2007/06/01/bill-and-steve-highlights/ http://macfaq.info/2007/06/01/bill-and-steve-highlights/#comments Fri, 01 Jun 2007 16:17:23 +0000 macFAQ http://macfaq.info/2007/06/01/bill-and-steve-highlights/ ]]> http://macfaq.info/2007/06/01/bill-and-steve-highlights/feed/ 0 http://macfaq.info/2007/05/30/microsoft-surface-patent-problems/ http://macfaq.info/2007/05/30/microsoft-surface-patent-problems/#comments Wed, 30 May 2007 18:05:54 +0000 macFAQ http://macfaq.info/2007/05/30/microsoft-surface-patent-problems/ At the All things Digitial conference today, Steve Ballmer introduced what appears to be Microsoft’s idea for the future of computers. Milan, priced initially between 5-10k, will be bought and manufactured by Microsoft, much like the XBox 360. The specifications were not released. The concept is intriguing, interaction with your computer by touch. We have [...]]]> http://macfaq.info/2007/05/30/microsoft-surface-patent-problems/feed/ 2 http://macfaq.info/2007/04/08/the-iphone-conundrum-why-cingular-seekingalpha/ http://macfaq.info/2007/04/08/the-iphone-conundrum-why-cingular-seekingalpha/#comments Sun, 08 Apr 2007 20:51:21 +0000 macFAQ http://macfaq.info/2007/04/08/the-iphone-conundrum-why-cingular-seekingalpha/ The iPhone Conundrum: Why Cingular? – SeekingAlpha “Why is everyone missing the fact that this phone/device will seamlessly switch between Edge and Wi-Fi saving big $$$ on data rates?” That is the reason why I passed on the Palm Treo, they refuse to add wifi to it (the Palm OS version) and I refuse to pay [...]]]> http://macfaq.info/2007/04/08/the-iphone-conundrum-why-cingular-seekingalpha/feed/ 1 http://macfaq.info/2007/01/29/apple-uk-and-ireland-get-a-mac/ http://macfaq.info/2007/01/29/apple-uk-and-ireland-get-a-mac/#comments Mon, 29 Jan 2007 21:58:20 +0000 macFAQ http://macfaq.info/2007/01/29/apple-uk-and-ireland-get-a-mac/ Apple (UK and Ireland) – Get a Mac Funny UK versions of “Get a Mac” videos for our friends on the right side of the pond. ]]> http://macfaq.info/2007/01/29/apple-uk-and-ireland-get-a-mac/feed/ 0