MacSurfer's Headline News™ - Hardware/Software

Hardware/Software

"Economy, opportunity seen leading to $599 Apple netbook: Faced with the perfect storm of a bleak market and a boom in ultra-budget portables, Apple is believed by some to be readying its own take on the netbook for the first half of 2009." AppleInsider 11:50 AM

"MacBook Air owners get laid: Mac-centric web forums are abuzz with complaints about MacBook Air display problems. It would seem they're getting laid." The Register 6:02 PM

"Ex-Appler resurrects Mac-friendly RAID: Apple's XServe RAID may have given up the ghost, but now there's a new option for storage-hungry Mac shops." The Register 12/5

"MacBook Air owners get laid: Mac-centric web forums are abuzz with complaints about MacBook Air display problems. It would seem they're getting laid." The Register 12/5

"Spreading iPod Shortage, Turn iPod touch into a Phone, Christmas Ringtones for Your iPhone, and More" Low End Mac 12/5

AppleCare/Helps

"Some Users Citing Gray/White Lines on MacBook Aid Displays" O'Grady's PowerPage 12/5

"DisplayPort MacBook Air users reporting high incidence of grey lines on screens" 9 to 5 Mac 12/5

"iPhone 3G reports: 'The 'Time Zone Support' section of the Settings is very confusing, in my opinion. I had set it to 'On', and when I traveled out of my timezone, it would shift appointments. So in Atlanta, a 3PM EDT appointment would show up as 3PM CDT when I traveled to Dallas. This makes no sense to me, and does not work well if you have to move between timezones, and have conference calls with others. If you ever anticipate changing timezones, just leave 'Time Zone Support' set to 'Off', and all works fine. A 3PM EDT appointment in Atlanta, shows up properly as 2PM CDT in Dallas.'" MacInTouch 12/5

"Along the same lines of moisture sensors in iPod Touches, in the case of iPhones I was wondering if there was any risk of triggering the change to pink due to blowing into the microphone while using the popular Ocarina application. I wonder how well the mic area is weather-sealed. Exhaled human breath is quite moist." MacInTouch 12/5

"I have seen the same sensor issue in some of our family's cell phones. I don't think the anonymous poster is correct in that high humidity (not actual submersion of the sensor) will result in a color change." MacInTouch 12/5

"I recently got rid of my cable connection and got a 160 GB Apple TV. I mostly use it to watch TV shows and podcasts. I haven't tried streaming anything yet, I always sync it. When it first synced, it tried to sync my entire music library and I had to stop it and set up a custom/manual sync. Since then, iTunes keeps giving me error messages that there are files that can't be synced, even though they are no longer part of what I have told it to sync." MacInTouch 12/5

Price Trackers/Deals

"New MacBook Pro Prices And Availability - Up To $300 Off ... Other Extras" MacReviewZone 10:55 AM

"MacBook Air Prices & Availability - Current Models ... Save Up To $150" MacReviewZone 11:42 AM

"There are two new refurbished Apple MacBook Air SuperDrives for $79 in The US Apple Store, 11 were restocked, and 60 were unchanged." While Supplies Last 10:00 AM

"MacUpdate Promo Holiday Bundle - Make 2009 the best year ever for you and your Mac." MacUpdate Promo 12/5

"Humble Daisy Announces Site License Sale for ProfCast - 40% discount" prMac 12/5

"In The US Apple Store 21 refurbished items were restocked including numerous iPods including the iPod touch with shipping within 24 hours, 39 were unchanged, and three were sold out." While Supplies Last 12/5

"Apple Refurbished Product Watch....MacBook Pros Up To $900 Off Original Price" MacReviewZone 12/5

"MacBook Prices & Availability -Currently Shipping -Up To $200 Off... Other Extras" MacReviewZone 12/5