Take a look at http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=1317 , you will notice that it is a FireWire cable in the picture, rather than a USB cable. That is very strange, considering Apple has stopped bundling the FireWire dock connector cable with the iPod for some time now!
Category: Apple
iMac G5 has no internal modem
I’ve just noticed on the Apple store that Apple now have a USB modem that is required for connecting to the internet. This is probably due to the fact that the majority of people connecting tot he net these days do so via broadband rather than dial-up. Is Apple starting the beginning of the end… Continue reading iMac G5 has no internal modem
iPod HD crash
I managed to crash the startup script on my iPod Photo, when trying to update it. The syptoms constantly force restarting its self after starting to read from the HD. I did eventually managed to sort it. How? Put the iPod into disk mode (press and hold select and menu keys to reset, then when… Continue reading iPod HD crash
iTunes 5.0.1 out already
It seems as though there was something up with iTune 5, that Apple have released an update to iTunes. The update is available from http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/ . It seems as though Apple is NOT being explicit on what has changed between versions 5 and 5.0.1.
Yahoo Mail
Unfortunately the new Yahoo Mail service that makes webmail feel like your at you desktop is only available to those who have a @yahoo.com address. See Yahoo’s Beta Signup page. It’s a real shame I only have a @yahoo.co.uk address, I was looking forward to trying it out.
Quicktime 7
It seems as though the release of Quicktime 7 for Windows has been overshaddowed by the releases of the iPhone, iPod Nano and iTunes 5.
iPod Nano out, iTunes 5 out as well!
Apple have just released a new iPod, the iPod Nano. It seems to be simply a larger shuffle with a colour display. There also seems to be a new version of iTunes too according to the page of about the iPod Nano. The new iTunes features a new interface similar to Apple’s Mail in Tiger.… Continue reading iPod Nano out, iTunes 5 out as well!
Spam
I wonder what is happening, I’m starting to get some. Strange, but annoying. You really need to watch out for phishing, i.e. e-mails claiming to be from somewhere, when they are not. I have found a few from eBay and PayPal claiming strange activity on an account apparently belongs to me.
Blogger
So you can use email to blogger!
X11 Forwarding on Mac OS X Client
For those of you who might be wondering how to enable X11 forwarding, like I was. A quick Google search came up with a couple of Developer articles.