Useful Mac OS X Terminal Commands

Mac OS X is a very powerful OS. One of it’s most amazing traits is how well it scales from being dead easy to use for novice users to allowing power users near unlimited capabilities. The former comes from the excellent UI design and GUI tools that Apple has built, the latter from [...]

Self-charging USB AA batteries

A couple of weeks ago we wrote an article about the ultimate road warrior gadget, the Thanko NB-mate USB multi-function hub/charger/speaker/battery charger. Well a company named Moixa Energy has just released a product that will make the NB-mate a bit less necessary: USB rechargeable AA batteries. The USBCell is a little AA [...]

The Register’s Achilles Heel: Andrew Orlowski?

Last Friday, The Register, one of my regular reads posted an article by frequent contributor Andrew Orlowski titled The iPod’s Achilles Heel? It’s er… Reader’s Digest. I took objection to so many of the points Mr. Orlowski made, that I set out to write a rebuttal here on Art Of Geek.

The article in question [...]

Microsoft releases Zune details, world yawns

Microsoft finally went all official on some Zune details today, confirming many of the rumors that have been floating around the ‘net for a while now. The photos that were leaked weeks ago and confirmed from an FCC filing made by Toshiba were the real deal. As rumored, the first Zune device will [...]

A sad tragedy

Art Of Geek extends our deepest heartfelt sympathies to those affected by yesterday’s tragic events at Dawson College in Montreal, especially to the family and friends of Anastasia De Souza, who succumbed to her injuries. May she rest in peace and the memory of her life provide her family and friends with solace.

To those [...]

Apple strengthens iPod, iTunes offerings,
reveals living room strategy

Something strange is going on at Apple these days. First there was that un-Job’s like shared performance at WWDC’06, then Apple releases a new high-end 24″ iMac with little fanfare a week before a scheduled press event. Now we have Steve Jobs trotting out on stage wearing a black dress shirt? [...]