Archive for August 2006
August 3, 2006
· Windows games coming to Intel Macs
· Is Apple's reputation changing?
· External Blu-ray disc burner for Macs unveiled
· Apple Deal Calls For iPod Integration In Most Ford, GM Cars
· Woman Gets Stuck on Toilet, Suffers Burns
August 4, 2006
· Microsoft dares crackers to break Vista
· Apple installs XP on Apple Store iMacs?
· New and Noteworthy: Wireless driver security flaw affects Macs -- but not with native hardware; more
· Apple may ship Merom in Sept.
· Apple stock totters on financial woes
· POLL: Microsoft and partners suffer soon for 'Zune'
· Transsexual chicken wreaks havoc in the henhouse
August 6, 2006
· Record labels sue LimeWire
· German finds frozen dog in her fridge
August 8, 2006
· Apple posts WWDC keynote speech video
· Apple completes Intel transition
· Microsoft kills VirtualPC, VB for Mac
· Apple's Leopard Leaps Out at WWDC
· Apple Unveils Mac Pro Desktop
· Cops quickly find stolen doughnut truck
· Cops: Man stabs 2 in tomato theft attempt
· Bear takes in dinner and a show in Nev.
· Belgian drain covers vanish as metal prices surge
· Polo Ralph Lauren adds twist to window shopping
· Ruby on Rails to ship with Leopard
· Mac OS X Leopard features
· Digidesign promises Mac Pro support
· Sony launches Wi-Fi instant message/music device
· British prostitute takes client to court after he refuses to pay
· Police: Drunken German hands out savings
· "Sperm Monologues": What to tell your unborn child
August 9, 2006
· WWDC: Apple grows Leopard as Vista delays persist
· Skype and iSkoot sign mobile phone deal
· U.S. wireless spectrum sale draws new crowd
· Penguins corralled on highway after accident
· How not to open a grenade...
August 10, 2006
· Video: Inside the Mac Pro@Macworld
· Apple Design Awards 2006 winners
· Quark offers QuarkXPress 7 30-day demo
August 11, 2006
· Google's Picasa service gains Mac client
August 12, 2006
· Apple Among Top Three Companies Favored by Tech Recruits
· Apple's notebooks get Merom upgrade?
· Man picks wrong spot when nature calls
· Experts baffled by water-gurgling tree
· Judge orders online sale of Unabomber goods
· U.S. border cops nab Mexican cheese smuggler
· Sex museum displays Hillary Rodham Clinton bust
· Church in unholy row with strip club
· Move over, Johnny Depp!
· RoboPet
August 13, 2006
· Intel releases open-source graphics drivers
August 14, 2006
· Apple ranks No. 10 in global Web traffic
· Australian teachers beg for Apple's help
· WWDC: Mac OS X Leopard leaks online
· Logitech and Skype Team Up on Internet Calling Desktop
· WiFi transceiver for 17" MacBook Pro @ QuickerTek
· Next iPods to have 120 GB Seagate hard drives?
· Apple plans expansion of "Get a Mac" TV campaign
· Developers: Intel transition going better than expected
· Doctors test anti-smoking vaccine
· LinuxWorld: HP to support Debian Linux
· Nasdaq threatens to delist Apple over late returns
· Google's Blogger service unblocked (again) in China
· Microsoft allows anyone to create XBox games
· Comparing prices: Mac Pro versus PCs
· China bans 'Simpsons' from prime-time TV
· Chicago saying au revoir to foie gras
· "Charm school" helps men perfect the pick-up
· Pickpockets rob man after faeces attack
· Angry woman gets revenge at McDonald's
August 15, 2006
· Jobs slowly sucked into Apple options scandal?
· Apple takes aim at non-affiliated 'pods'
· US teens want iPods for school
· Parallels sells 100,000 copies
· NASA can't find original tape of moon landing
· Mac Pro copper/optical networking cards @ Small Tree Communications
· Leopard first looks: Spotlight @ Macworld
· Concealed Surge Protector debuts @ Belkin
· Apple tops in customer satisfaction
· Microsoft Security website shows Apple Mac and says ‘you’re clean’
· Northwest advised workers to see treasure in trash
· S.C. thieves steal church's kitchen sink
August 16, 2006
· Google launches Wi-Fi network in Mountain View
· Apple quietly updates MBP logic boards
· iPod your pants
· New iPod may have wireless capabilities
August 17, 2006
· MacSoft releases Halo Universal binary
· Apple II tops greatest computer list @ PC World
· Sony Releases 50GB Dual Layer Blu-ray Discs
· Sebastian the cat gets 'grilled'
· 'Hybrid mutant' found dead in Maine
· Foxconn seeking to become Apple notebook manufacturer
· US, Japan to share Blu-ray region code
· Apple retains huge lead in Q2 music player market
· Firefox Cocoa Builds
· Apple denies Wi-Fi iPod
· Drunk man bets to cut off his penis for 2,000 USD and wins the bet
· Monks brawl at peace protest
· Stairway to Heaven Collapses
· Kittens survive frying pan ordeal
· Firefox Cocoa Builds
· Genetically enhanced grass escapes into wild
· What virtualization means for gaming @ Macworld
August 18, 2006
· God Bless This Lube
· Apple releases iPod sweatshop report
· Shift: Verizon's FiOS and Sprint's WiMax get set to fight over the future of the Internet
· Dickies Takes a 'Crack' at Jean Redesign
· Bladder alert lost in translation
· Man Trapped Waist-Deep in Chocolate
August 20, 2006
· MacNotables: Supporting Multiple Mac OS Versions and Becoming a Virtualization Convert
· Firefighters who refused to rescue cat shot at
· Are you SURE you want to remove that?
· Teen Allegedly Uses Oar on Horse Riders
· The women feel bad, but the guys must feel worse
· Woman accused of heroin-soaked panties
· Holdout Bands Give In to iTunes
· Strip poker champ bares all after win
August 21, 2006
· Dell, Sony discussed battery problem 10 months ago
· 5.5 dBi Antenna for MacBook Pro @ QuickerTek
· Google creates Star Trek maps
· Review: Apple's new Mac Pro is a 'screamer' @ Macworld
· Contest for Mac users' wildest (software) fantasies
· Privacy Debacle Hall of Fame
· Belkin WiFi Skype Phone Review @ Gizmodo
· Pics of the iRiver N20, Smallest Screened MP3 Player
· Investors Sue Apple Over Stock Options
· Dear Sir Bill Gates; invoice enclosed. Prompt payment is expected...
· TMO Quick Tip - iChatting a Cell Phone
· Open Warfare in Open Source
· Read that Dell battery serial number closely
· Woman's narrow escape as cow falls from cliff
· It's like if "The Producers" opened an eatery
· Church Fires Teacher for Being Woman
· Wet Lamp: A Submerged Lightbulb
· Vultures lay siege to Amazon jungle city
August 22, 2006
· Linux heavies plan lightweight virtualization
· Yahoo adds phishing shield
· A surface inspired by geckos
· MajorGeeks locals: Police expect bumper pot crop
· Scientists Offer Proof of 'Dark Matter'
· Bob Dylan: Technology Sucks
· XtremeMac offers portable iPod power systems
· Microsoft offers one-click police report via IM
August 23, 2006
· Apple settles Creative lawsuits for $100M
· Mac 911: Streaming radio on Intel Macs @ Macworld
· Brazil threatens to shut down Google.br
· Tower Records files for bankruptcy
· Apple fires staff over Leopard download
· Apple, Dell to discuss battery standard
· Quantas Airlines has new rules for Dells
· Police end funeral striptease acts
· No, that's not a penis pump, Mom. Really
· Woman sought after umbrella poke in the eye
· Porn parade Down Under outdraws Santa Claus
August 24, 2006
· APPLE RECALLS SONY-MADE POWERBOOK, iBOOK BATTERIES
August 25, 2006
· Parents sue in lost iPod drama
· RIAA-Proof Music Sharing
· Creative stock surges on Apple lawsuit win
· Bubba the Grouper goes belly up at 24
· Mo. man sends porn pictures of ex-wife
· Subway fans set record for riding whole system
· Vegas closing 24-hour marriage office
· Bat, Trimmer, Hammer Used in Lawn Brawl
· Malaysia begins push to clean up public toilets
· Milwaukee is named 'Drunkest City'
· Boiled bones show Aztecs butchered, ate invaders
· Owner of software piracy site sentenced
· Short name shortcut @ Macworld
· FastMac announces Dual Layer SuperDrive Upgrade
· Rumour: New Mac due soon?
· Pioneer: Bluetooth iPod adapter coming
· Senior citizens find nurtured "weed" is pot
· Auditor a glutton for punishment
· Snore Stopper-A Sandbag in the Tsunami of Your Loveless Marriage
· Beatles webcam helps foil burglary
· Volcano simulation on your desktop
August 26, 2006
· Botnet Attack Sentence: 3 Years
· Another iPod skips to the loo
· Photo Leads To Suspected Counterfeiter's Capture
August 28, 2006
· Apple takes hit, while HP surges forward
· Three new "Get A Mac" ads debut
· Fish n Flush aquarium toilet tank
· Top 10 Municipal Wi-Fi Plans
· EBay Strikes an Ad Deal With Google
· Photos: Supersonic Private Jets-New York to LA in just over two hours.
· Photos: Going up against iPod
· Website chronicles N.Y. conversations
August 29, 2006
· PowerCADD 7.03 Update now available
· A Watchdog Group Warns Against AOL’s Free Software
· Microsoft damage control combats music DRM hack
· Third Canadian Apple store opens 2 Sep
· Woman crashes car while teaching dog to drive in China
· Only women need apply for traffic police
· Brazilian newborn so big her feet reach over crib's edge
· Fake officials "reopen" New Orleans public housing
· Participant of Sex Dolls Rafting Tournament Disqualified For Sexual Abuse of Apparatus
· Heavy Metal: Rocking Babies To Sleep?
· Woman Crashes When Teaching Dog to Drive
· Bank to woo customers with ATM roulette game
· Italian "Bonnie and Clyde" couple smooch to rob
· Mooove slowly and don't hug Swiss cows, hikers told
· Google CEO Joins Apple's Board of Directors
· iPod spam threatens user data
· AP: 'Japan orders Apple to probe laptops'
· Disabled athlete looses artificial limb after checking it on plane
· FT: 'Universal backs free music rival to iTunes'
August 30, 2006
· OpenOffice hot on tail of NeoOffice, runs native without X11
· Review: Quicken Mac 2007@Macworld
· Analysts recommend Networks embrace iTunes
· New EV-DO, HSDPA wireless broadband interfaces use USB
August 31, 2006
· Miracle is Sunk
· Michigan Pair Blows Robbery Attempt
· Sony launches PlayStation 3 site in Japan
· Mac compatible Sprint EVDO card
· Apple Google alliance threatens Microsoft
· Wal-Mart, Apple spar for movie sales