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Solver to Mac Excel users: 'I will return'
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news

Category: Software

2008-06-27 00:55:24
Like General Patton's famous promise to the Philippines during World War 2, Microsoft's MacBU is telling Excel wielding Mac users that the Solver add-in will be making a comeback.


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IceTV takes program guide case to the High Court
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news

Category: Internet

2008-06-26 05:01:34
A long-running legal squabble between Australia's Nine television network and IceTV, a third-party provider of electronic program guides for PVRs and computers, looks like reaching its climax in the High Court of Australia.


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Spore Galactic Edition climbs from primordial soup
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: New Products

2008-06-25 19:12:47
Due in September, Maxis and EA announce the inevitable limited edition version of Spore.  From the creator The Sims comes Spore Galactic Edition.


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Microsoft delivers Open XML updates for Mac Office but no ODF support
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump

Category: Apple and anything else

2008-06-24 21:36:51
The introduction of Office 2007 brought a wave of document compatibility issues for users of Office 2004, but Microsoft has at last delivered a non-beta version of its Open XML File Format Converter for Mac. And while ODF support has been promised for Office 2007 SP2, there's no sign of it for Office 2008.


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Dastardly duo of Mac OS X Trojan threats on the loose in the wild
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump

Category: Apple and anything else

2008-06-22 21:26:46
Mac users beware: a dastardly duo of Trojans is seeking to suck secrets from your computers, and both have been spotted in the wild. With a little help from an incautious user both Trojans are capable of getting around the Mac's defences and executing code with administrator or root privileges.


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German ingenuity restores Leopard's retrograde step
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump

Category: Apple and anything else

2008-06-20 02:43:53
The new features introduced by Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard generally went down well with the Mac users I know, but a significant minority were irritated when they discovered Apple had hobbled its ability to work with mobile phones. Fortunately a European developer has come to the rescue!


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Mac cloner serves up half-price Leopard Server
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news

Category: Hardware

2008-06-19 21:15:26
Florida-based Mac cloner Psystar is treading on Apple's toes again, offering Mac OS X Server as an option on its new range of rack-mounted servers. The company caused a stir earlier this year when it launched systems built from generic PC components but with Apple's Leopard preinstalled.


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The Apple store “experience”
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic

Category: The gadget blog

2008-06-18 22:26:24
With headlines like “a glass act” and “full of hot air”, the journalist reaction to the Apple store opening extravaganza has been curious to see. But for anyone that has ever been into and shopped at an official Apple store already knows – it’s a retail experience unlike any other.


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Apple going all-in for Intel with OS X 10.6?
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump

Category: Apple and anything else

2008-06-12 00:42:32
Rumours that Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard is to be the first Intel-only version of Apple's operating system have been bolstered but not 100 percent confirmed. What's the latest?


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Apple issues updates for iMovie and iDVD
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump

Category: Apple and anything else

2008-06-11 22:14:20
Apple has followed up the release of the latest version of QuickTime with updates to its iMovie video editing software and iDVD disc authoring application.


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Apple Snow Leopard Server to pounce on enterprise: preview
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature

Category: Enterprise

2008-06-11 00:18:38
With Apple showing a renewed interest in the enterprise, it should be no surprise that Apple will be releasing a server version of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. Some of the features being touted are designed to make this OS an attractive alternative for business servers.


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What's in Apple's MobileMe for me?
Written By: Paul Hosking
Section: Core Dump

Category: Apple and anything else

2008-06-10 22:26:28
If you already subscribe to Apple's .Mac service (a bundle of online storage and other services that are closely integrated with the Finder and Apple software such as Mail, iCal and iPhoto), what will its reincarnation as MobileMe bring?


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OS X “Snow Leopard” proves real, after all: previewed at WWDC
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic

Category: The gadget blog

2008-06-09 22:33:16
Despite the doubt some of my journalistic colleagues expressed over the chance that Apple might decide to preview the next version of OS X, dubbed “Snow Leopard”, at the WWDC, it has happened! OS X 10.5 Leopard owners can rest easy, however: it won’t arrive for at least one year.


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Mixed success for Mac OS X Snow Leopard rumourmongers
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump

Category: Apple and anything else

2008-06-09 21:08:32
Well, the tipsters got the code name right. The working name for Mac OS X 10.6 is Snow Leopard. But what else has now been revealed, and how accurate were the rumours?


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Sydney Apple store opens Thursday June 19, 5pm – iPhone sales date, too?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature

Category: iPhone

2008-06-08 22:02:53
A news report confirms that June 19, 5pm is the day Apple’s first store in the Southern Hemisphere will open – but is it also the day that Apple’s Australian resellers start going out of business?


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Mystery box lands in Australian Apple stores – with 3G iPhone inside?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature

Category: iPhone

2008-06-06 11:29:11
Authorised Australian Apple reseller stores have received a mystery brown box containing a warning label not to open them until June 10 – which is June 9 in the US. Speculation is running rife that a 3G iPhone could be inside, or a dummy phone, or just advertising material. Curiouser and curiouser!


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Adobe file flaw fixed by 10.5.4?
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump

Category: Apple and anything else

2008-06-05 22:29:07
The file corruption bug in Adobe Photoshop CS3 that (re)surfaced when Mac OS X 10.5.3 arrived may be fixed by 10.5.4.


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Mac OS X 10.6 to wipe out instability sins of 10.5?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic

Category: The gadget blog

2008-06-04 20:11:56
With Mac OS X 10.5 being a bit of a lame leopard thanks to all manner of wireless and other minor-ish issues, the best way to move forward may well be... to release a whole new point upgrade! Rumour is that Apple will do just this at the WWDC.


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Gadget electricity costs: a high or low bill is your “CHOICE”
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic

Category: The gadget blog

2008-06-04 01:20:24
Wow, leaving your Playstation 3 on 24x7 for a year and not even using it could cost AUD $250 in electricity alone – was your mother right when she said to turn things off at the wall?!


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New look QuickBooks goes Web Services
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news

Category: Software

2008-06-03 22:16:22
Integration of Web services and a new SQL database engine has made Quickbooks 2008/09 the most significant upgrade to the small business accounting package this century. Will Reckon start selling its popular system as a service?


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