‘Macsimum Recommended Reading’ for Aug. 27
Posted by Dennis Sellers 
Aug 27, 2008 at 5:01pm
“Too many temptations out there? iPhone on call with health tips: Cell phones can’t actually get hot enough to pop popcorn, regardless of what you may have seen on YouTube. But some do have other unexpected abilities that just might help improve your quality of life.”—Chicago Tribune
“PC Makers Offer Enhancements for Speed, Ease: Much of what makes a personal computer isn’t the box, but the way it works when it’s booted up. But the experience has become tarnished recently by the release of Microsoft Corp.’s Vista operating system, which some users complain has glitches and can be slow on start-up. Moreover, trial software—sometimes called bloatware—that PC manufacturers preload onto computers can further clog the machine.”—Wall Street Journal
“Professor iPod: While some schools are busy confiscating iPods when they see students using them in class, a middle school in North Carolina is attempting to create a program that will give iPod touches to all students. The plan is to capture student interest through technology and develop curriculum that focuses on using the devices for creative and educational purposes.”—News & Observer
“Apple’s Mac Growth Spurt Slowing Down?: Apple’s incredible Mac growth streak appears to be losing steam. Time for some updated laptops?”—Silicon Valley Insider
“iPhone ad rapped as misleading: A television advert for the iPhone misled consumers, the Advertising Standards Authority has ruled. Two complaints to the watchdog noted that the advert said ‘all the parts of the internet are on the iPhone’.”—BBC
“After the Core 2 Duo chip, what’s next for Apple laptops? Hitting the sweet spot between too slow and fast enough is critical: It’s always a bit of a delicate dance, running the laptop division at a computer company—certainly at one that’s as vertically integrated as Apple, and certainly when the next generation of the company’s popular MacBook and MacBook Pro lines are being prepped for release.”—Computerworld
“Repeat tests show iPhone 3G doesn’t suffer from faulty hardware: After lab results demonstrated that the iPhone 3G’s antenna actually functions normally, critics complained that the tests didn’t represent their own experiences. So the tests were performed again on two phones that had been experiencing severe problems for some users; the verdict was the same: no hardware problems found.”—AppleInsider
“NZ iPhone snow reports a World first: A Christchurch based website company has created a global first – a snow report system for the Apple iPhone.”—Scoop
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Dennis Sellers
Dennis has been a newspaper editor/reporter (seven years) and teacher (seven years). He has over 4,000 magazine, newspaper and online articles to his credit. He has also covered the Mac and tech industries for over a decade for such online publications as MacCentral, MacMinute and now MacsimumNews.
