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Tom's Macs Blog December 2007 Archive

By Tom Nelson, About.com Guide to Macs

Rumor: iTunes Movie Rentals

Friday December 28, 2007
According to the Financial Times, Apple and News Corporation, owner of Twentieth Century Fox, have reached an agreement that will allow film buffs to download movies from the iTunes Store ... Read More

Apple Stock Hits All-Time High

Wednesday December 26, 2007
If you bought shares in Apple back when alleged experts were predicting the company's imminent and certain demise, you're entitled to feel pretty smug. Apple's stock price hit $200 a ... Read More

They're in the Army Now

Tuesday December 25, 2007
Andy Greenberg reports in Forbes magazine that the U.S. Army is working to integrate Macs into its enterprise information system. The reasoning is security via diversity. A network built around ... Read More

Rumor Site ‘Think Secret’ to Stop Publishing

Thursday December 20, 2007
After reaching a settlement with Apple, Think Secret, one of the most popular Apple rumor sites, will be closing down. In 2004, Think Secret leaked news about the upcoming Mac Mini ... Read More

QuickBooks Ate My Desktop

Tuesday December 18, 2007
QuickBooks Pro 2006 for Mac is reported to be gobbling up desktops left and right. In essence, it turns the desktop folder, where many of us store tons of information, ... Read More

Security Update: Apple QuickTime 7.3.1

Friday December 14, 2007
Today Apple released an updated version of QuickTime to address a security issue in QuickTime's Real-Time Streaming Protocol. The exploit, first noticed by Secunia, could allow execution of arbitrary code ... Read More

Time (Machine) Has Come Today

Thursday December 13, 2007
I have a confession to make. Although I know better, I’m as guilty as the next person of procrastinating about backups. With the latest version of Mac OS X, I ... Read More

Macworld 2008: Visions of Keynotes Danced Through Their Heads

Wednesday December 12, 2007
It’s mid-December, a time when the heads of Mac users are full of festive holiday thoughts – and wishes that the holidays would hurry up and be over, because that ... Read More
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