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Expo: DriveSavers’ iPhone app simulates solid state drive failures

Expo: DriveSavers’ iPhone app simulates solid state drive failures

Posted by | Feb 11, 2010 | |

Macworld Expo: DriveSavers (http://www.drivesaversdatarecovery.com), which specializes in data recovery services, adds solid-state drive (SSD) failures to its iPhone application, DriveSaver.

The free iPhone application is a hard drive simulator that educates users about hard drive data storage technology. A Flash-based web version of DriveSaver is available now at http://www.drivesaversdatarecovery.com . It’s useful to anyone who ever wanted to see inside a SSD or any hard drive and learn why drives fail.

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Apple releases firmware update for the Apple TV

Posted by | Feb 11, 2010 | , |

Apple has released firmware update 3.0.2 for the Apple TV. According to “AppleInsider” (http://www.appleinsider.com) it appears to be related to the release of Aperture 3.0, which made changes to how that software shares images over the local network, in addition to adding support for iPhoto’s Places and Faces features.

Users have also reported that since applying the update their Apple TV has stopped experiencing problems related to switching its HDMI output cable, the article adds. Firmware update 3.0.2 also tweaks the user interface to enhance the readability of text.

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Couture Book releases new book plug-in for Aperture 3

Posted by | Feb 11, 2010 | , |

Couture Book has released a new book plug-in that allows users of Aperture 3, the new version of Apple’s photo editing and management software, to design and order museum-quality photo books directly within Aperture.

The Couture Book plug-in for Aperture 3 makes it easier than ever to create unique hand-sewn press-printed photo books, says Phyllis Lane, co-founder of Couture Book. The plug-in (http://www.couturebook.com/) allows photographers to build their photo books using themed templates professionally designed by Couture Book.

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Online viewing not the future of TV just yet

Posted by | Feb 11, 2010 | |

If Apple is expecting its Macs, iPhones, iPads, etc., to be the future of TV viewing, Jobs & Company have their work cut for them. Despite the growing amount of video available online, less than 8% of U.S. broadband households are considering canceling their pay-TV services in favor of online video, according to Parks Associates (http://www.parksassociates.com).

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