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Will Apple Refresh The Apple TV At WWDC?
May 30th
There has been a lot of buzz over rumors that Apple will announce a new Apple TV at WWDC on June 7th. Engadget has posted that It has heard news from “a source very close to Apple” that an Apple TV update is coming. In this post I will be going over some of the featurtes of the rumored Apple TV as well as giving my opinion.
Some of the features of the rumored Apple TV update are:
- Smaller, iPhone like design.
- 1080p video.
- Cloud storage.
- Lower price point; $99.
- Runs on iPhone OS 4.
- Runs on Apple’s A4 CPU.
I find some of these new features really interesting. More >
Review: ScreenGrab for Mac
May 19th
Do you like to take screenshots? What do you do with the screenshot after you take it? Do they just sit there on your desktop feeling all lonely and unused? Why don’t you share them!
That’s where ScreenGrab for Mac comes in. ScreenGrab has something a little different from the built-in screenshot taking keyboard shortcut in Mac OS X.What makes ScreenGrab different is that it gives you the option to have your screenshots automatically named and uploaded to your website via FTP.
ScreenGrab has other nice features including automatically shortening the url of the image, open in web browser after upload, delete local More >
CPAleyTech.com IRC Channel Now Open!
May 10th
Calling all chatters! The official IRC channel of CPAley’s Tech Blog is now up. If you don’t know what IRC is, it stands for Internet Relay Chat. Look it up on Wikipedia.
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Review: Belkin N+ Wireless Router
May 8th
How do you connect to the internet? WiFi? Ethernet? Yesterday I picked up a new wireless router for my home. I got a Belkin N+ Wireless Router for about $75.00 from Amazon.com. Today I will be giving you an in-depth review of the router.
The Belkin N+ Wireless Router is a great router. It supports 802.11n, USB network storage, gigabit ethernet, and up to a 1200 feet range. One feature that I thought was nifty was the light that shows you how much data you are downloading at any given time. As for the USB storage, there’s still a lot missing. First More >
Review: Xbox LIVE Vision
Apr 21st
Have you ever wanted to video chat on the Xbox 360? This is where the Xbox LIVE Vision comes in. The XBL Vision works as both a camera for video chatting on the Xbox 360 and also as a webcam. Today I will be reviewing the camera both as a webcam an as a video chatting device for the 360.
360 Video Chat:
This is pretty lame. I don’t know why but for some reason, it’s hard to video chat when nobody has a camera. It might be because I don’t have 3,000 friends on XBL. Does Microsoft need to utilize the More >
StreamDesk: Watch Live Streams Right From Your Desktop!
Apr 13th
Do you watch live streams? They seem to be the new big thing online. With services live Ustream and Justin.tv, anyone can broadcast a live show directly from their desk. But how do we watch their streams? Yes, we can watch them on the streaming service’s website and sometimes on the streamer’s website. But what if you want to watch it on your desktop without opening up your web browser? That’s where StreamDesk comes in.
StreamDesk is a dead-simple application for both the Mac and PC which allows you to watch live streams from all the popular streaming services right on More >
iPhone OS 4: My Opinion
Apr 9th
Yesterday Apple announced iPhone OS 4 at their headquarters in Cupertino Calif. This new OS update includes many great features including multitasking, enhanced mail, customizable home screen wallpaper, etc.. In this post I will be expressing my thoughts and opinions on OS 4.
Multitasking
This is big. Yes, I know, Apple isn’t the first to announce multitasking but this just could kill android and maybe even WebOS. Both theese operating systems are heavilly based on multitasking. Palm and Google are going to have to mix it up a bit before everyone moves over to iPhone when OS 4 comes.
Enhanced Mail
The way that More >