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Back to My Mac Leads to Remote Observation, Arrests

Curses, foiled by Back to My Mac, I say, twirling my moustaches! Two men are arrested for theft after stolen laptop with Back to My Mac enabled allows the computer's owner to take pictures and copy files of the alleged burglars.Read more...

by Glenn Fleishman | 2:42 PM |

Getting to Know the Nabaztag Internet Rabbit

The Nabaztag is a plastic rabbit with motorized ears, blinking lights, and a Wi-Fi connection. Is it a silly piece of kitsch for people with too much money on their hands or a brilliant glimpse into the future of smart objects?Read more...

by Joe Kissell | 27 Apr 2008 |

Skype Offers Unmetered Worldwide Calling Plans

Skype launches a set of plans that allow unmetered calling - up to 10,000 minutes per month - to landlines in 34 countries, with prices that start at a few dollars a month for a single country or $9.95 per month for all countries.Read more...

by Glenn Fleishman | 21 Apr 2008 |

BusySync 2.0 Released with Google Calendar Support

BusySync 2.0 is now available, adding Google Calendar support and improving the utility for sharing iCal calendars among multiple Macs across networks.Read more...

by Glenn Fleishman | 18 Apr 2008 |

Punch Through NAT with Port Map's Port Forwarding

Port Map lets you open up access to services running on your local network so you - or anyone else, if you so desire - can access them from anywhere on the Internet.Read more...

by Glenn Fleishman | 16 Apr 2008 |

Reluctantly Switching from Eudora to Apple Mail

How Tonya upgraded over 10 years of email from Eudora to Apple Mail, but not without mistakes and troubles, and what she learned along the way.Read more...

by Tonya Engst | 13 Apr 2008 |

Configure Mail to Prevent iCal Spam

The "Hello Dear" event in Jeff Carlson's iCal calendar wasn't a sweet message from his wife - it was spam automatically added thanks to a setting in Mail that automatically (and invisibly) creates iCal events from .ics file attachments.Read more...

by Jeff Carlson | 10 Apr 2008 |

Dialectic Simplifies Dialing Any Type of Phone

Plato, Hegel, and Marx, move over! Jon Nathan's Dialectic beats the pants off of yours - it looks up phone numbers in your Address Book and then dials the phone (any kind of phone, from zippy new software to old-fashioned hardware).Read more...

by Matt Neuburg | 10 Apr 2008 |

Time Machine via AirPort Disk Is Unsupported, Apple Says

Using Time Machine with drives attached via USB to an 802.11n AirPort Extreme Base Station is an unsupported option, Apple has confirmed.Read more...

by Glenn Fleishman | 07 Apr 2008 |

How to Fix Corrupt Eudora Mailboxes

If you've run into a corrupt Eudora mailbox, fear not, because it's easily fixed with common household materials.Read more...

by Adam C. Engst | 04 Apr 2008 |

MacVoices Podcast Covers Time Capsule Ins and Outs

Listen in as Glenn and Joe chat about Time Capsule: how it works, what's going on behind the scenes, what type of user it's meant for, and more.Read more...

by Tonya Engst | 03 Apr 2008 |

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U.S. Federal Court Declares Email Bankruptcy Illegal

Overwhelmed by email? Considering just deleting all those unread messages in your inbox? Not so fast - doing so may put you in a legally precarious situation.Read more...

by Glenn Fleishman | 01 Apr 2008 |

Outspring Mail Promises Intelligent Filing

The makers of QuickMail debut the first new Mac email program in years: Outspring Mail. Along with the basics, the program boasts unique features like automatic filing based on content analysis, suggestions for automatic replies to frequently asked questions, and the capability to defer dealing with messages for later.Read more...

by Adam C. Engst | 31 Mar 2008 |

Switch Your Network to Gigabit Ethernet

If copying large files and backing up via Time Machine take longer than you'd like across Ethernet, one solution may be to upgrade your network to gigabit Ethernet. Adam explains how he more than doubled the performance of his network for minimal cost, providing all the background you need to do the same for your network.Read more...

by Adam C. Engst | 20 Mar 2008 |

AirPort Update Extends Time Capsule, Adds AirDisk Support

A new firmware update and associated software for Leopard enables an archive option for the internal Time Capsule drive and allows Time Machine backups to drives connected via USB to AirPort Extreme Base Stations.Read more...

by Glenn Fleishman | 19 Mar 2008 |

Safari 3.1 Enhances Performance and Web Standards Support

Apple has released Safari 3.1, boasting about blazing performance and crowing about best-of-class Web standards support. Will it change your world, or is it just another step in Web browser evolution?Read more...

by Adam C. Engst | 18 Mar 2008 |

DealBITS Discount: Save 25% on IPNetMonitorX

If you weren't among our lucky winners, you can still pick up a copy of IPNetMonitorX for only $45 through 03-Apr-08 with the special DealBITS discount.Read more...

by Adam C. Engst | 17 Mar 2008 |

DealBITS Drawing: Win a Copy of IPNetMonitorX

If you're faced with networking questions about the speed of your connection, what services might be active on your Mac without your knowledge, and more, turn to IPNetMonitorX from Sustainable Softworks for the answers. Enter to win a free copy this week!Read more...