Year: 2010

Last.fm comes to AppleTV

Posted by | Sep 21, 2010 | , |

Version 4.2 of aTV Flash (http://firecore.com/atvflash) — an US$49.95 USB flash drive that inserts into the Apple TV and will upgrade it to do various kinds of new things — has been released. 

This version — a free update to registered users of version 4.0 — brings a certified Last.fm app to the Apple TV. It allows you to experience your favorite music and includes support for streaming Last.fm radio, artist bios, artist artwork and scrobbling recent plays back to Last.fm.

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Go to MacTech Conference, get your Apple authorized training paid for

Go to MacTech Conference, get your Apple authorized training paid for

Posted by | Sep 21, 2010 | |

Immediately following the Conference for IT Pros and Mac developers, Apple Authorized Training Center v.2 Consulting is offering a study hour and exam session on Nov. 5, 12:30 am to 4 pm on site at the conference.

Having an Apple Certification is the best way to prove to your clients or employer that you possess the knowledge and know-how to be considered a “guru” in your Mac-related field of expertise.
You can take any Apple Certification Exam that is currently available at the time of testing.

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‘MacNotables’ looks at the changes in TV show viewing

‘MacNotables’ looks at the changes in TV show viewing

Posted by | Sep 21, 2010 | |

The latest edition of “MacNotables” (http://www.macnotables.com/wordpress/), a podcast that serves as home to Mac personalities who will comment on the latest news and opinions in the Mac community, is available.

Jim Dalrymple of “The Loop” is starting to come around to Apple’s way of thinking when it comes to TV show watching, and shares his perspective on the rent vs. buy model, his rapidly dispersing concerns over streaming vs. hard drive-stored media, and what it all means to the consumer.

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CalDigit VR mini now holds up to 2TB

Posted by | Sep 21, 2010 | , |

A little over a year ago, CalDigit (http://www.caldigit.com) introduced the CalDigit VR min, a compact and bus-powered , two-drive RAID system with a quadruple interface.  The CalDigit VR mini is hasn’t gotten any bigger, but it can hold twice as much data and even outperforms the previous generation.

The CalDigit VR mini now supports RAID levels 0, 1 and JBOD, supporting speeds fast enough for high definition video editing, according to the folks at CalDigit. Using eSATA, the CalDigit VR mini can reach speeds of over190MB/s.  

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