RAID Monitor 3 released

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Squashed Software, formerly Maza Digital, says it has released RAID Monitor 3, a major update to its...

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Crucial M225 Preview

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Crucial this afternoon said it should have a major update to its solid-state drive line later this m...

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Palm Pre Still Sells Well

post from MacNN | The Macintosh News Network on 10 July 2009 03:10:00 PM. © MacNN | The Macintosh News Network

Pacific Crest analyst James Faucette today said that Palm Pre sales are still healthy over a month a...

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BluePhoneElite Partners Your Mac and iPhone for
Calls

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Skype calls are fun, especially given the quality of the mic/speaker hardware built-in to most currently offered Macs. You get hands-free calling, which is especially great if you’re already using your computer anyway. Not everyone has Skype, though, and even fewer people have Skypeout credit, which allows you to call standard mobile phones and landlines. Now there’s a way to call via your iPhone and a Bluetooth connection through your Mac, so you can get all the benefits of Skype (except for video) using your wireless minutes.

BluePhoneElite has previously supported a variety of other phones for Mac calling, but only this latest version brings the much-requested iPhone support to the table. It should work with both the 3G and the 3GS, though I’ve only been able to try it out using the latter. I should also note that I wasn’t able to get it to connect successfully with my iMac, though it worked with my Mac mini and my MacBook Pro. As Smoking Apples points out, it does appear to be a bit buggy in this release, but when it does work, it works simply and well.

I’m sure at least a few people will wonder aloud about why this is even useful, but trust me, as someone who spends the bulk of their day plopped firmly in front of at least one computer screen, the ability to field and make calls from the same device you’re working on, without undue use of your hands or even headset devices, sounds like quite the blessing. So far, BluePhoneElite does not support text messaging on the iPhone (though it does with other devices), so it falls just short of being the ultimate phone/computer work combo. It’s $25 for a full license, but a free 14-day trial ensures you’re not buying anything you can’t/won’t actually use.

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iReadFast, Ecoute

post from MacNN | The Macintosh News Network on 10 July 2009 02:15:00 PM. © MacNN | The Macintosh News Network

Geotagalog 1.4 ($20) is a utility for geotagging photos with a GPS tracklog. The software combines d...

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Bugs & Fixes: iPhone 3.0's mystery Mail bug

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Ted Landua has noticed an iPhone 3.0 bug where Spotlight searches turn up long-deleted e-mails. Here are the details.

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Pre-order Promo on Enfocus products offers free
upgrade and 25% discount

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XChange UK, the source for extended technology worldwide, are pleased to announce a new pre-order promotion for Enfocus' award-winning PitStop Professional and PitStop Server. In addition to the opportunity for users to receive a free upgrade to the next version due out later this year, XChange UK's Summer Promotion includes PitStop Professional and PitStop Server at 25% off the regular retail price until 31st July 2009.

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Office 2010: The Movie

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Check out this fun “trailer” for Microsoft Office 2010. Looks like everyone is getting into the movie trailer game.“All the world’s fonts are at stake!” Heh, funny.[...]

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Patience is a Virtue: Wait to Buy Your Mac and
Save

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They say you can’t time the market, but for some lucky folks, there is special time to buy a new Mac and related accessories. By doing nothing other than waiting for this magic time, you could save an average between five and nine percent on a new computer. It’s all about being at the right place at the right time.

The right place is one the eight states that have computer-inclusive sales tax holidays, and the right time is usually a weekend in August.

Many state legislatures, in an effort to ease the costs of going back to school (and help themselves get re-elected), enacted laws specifying periods of time where certain purchases are tax free. Common exemptions include clothes and back-to-school supplies. Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee also exempt certain computer purchases from sales tax. Click on any of those states and you’ll be linked to the state’s Tax Holiday Information pages.

Each state does it a bit differently, and it can be confusion figuring out what is included and what is excluded. For example, mail order sales that are normally taxed may still be taxed. Some cities can opt out of the state laws, and some cities may charge other taxes which are not exempt. Sometimes the computer cannot be used for business purposes and some peripherals are excluded. None of the states require that the computer be used for educational purchases nor must you be a resident of that state, so if you live near one of these eight states, it might be worth a drive to save some money.

If you decide to take advantage of a sales tax holiday, note that Apple stores will be packed. Go in a few days before and pick out the items you want and find out the exact rules. Based on past experience, Apple stores will have a procedure to get you in and out quickly on the tax holiday weekend, as their stores will have long waits. Want to avoid some of those lines? You might consider purchasing at an Apple Authorized Reseller.

Unless of course you like paying taxes!

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Patience Is a Virtue: Wait to Buy Your Mac and
Save

moneypile

They say you can’t time the market, but for some lucky folks, there is special time to buy a new Mac and related accessories. By doing nothing other than waiting for this magic time, you could save an average of 5-9 percent on a new computer. It’s all about being at the right place at the right time.

The right place is one the eight states that have computer-inclusive sales tax holidays, and the right time is usually a weekend in August.

Many state legislatures, in an effort to ease the costs of going back to school (and help themselves get re-elected), have enacted laws specifying periods of time where certain purchases are tax-free. Common exemptions include clothes and back-to-school supplies. Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee also exempt certain computer purchases from sales tax. Click on the sites of any of those states listed above and you’ll be linked to their respective Tax Holiday Information pages.

Each state does it a bit differently, and it can be confusing trying to figure out what’s included and what’s excluded. For example, mail order sales may still be taxed. Some cities can opt out of the state laws, and some cities may charge other taxes that are not exempt. Occasionally the computer cannot be used for business purposes and some peripherals are excluded. None of the states require that the computer be used for educational purchases nor must you be a resident of that state, so if you live near one of these eight states, it might be worth a drive to save some money.

Unless, of course, you like paying taxes!

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