Get Apple Store Concierge on Your Desktop- October 6, 2006 OK, this is almost definitely unsanctioned by Apple, but the prominent Torrent Web site Demonoid has posted the software for Apple Store&39;s Concierge. Any visitor to the Genius Bar in recent months will recognize its familiar interface as they waited a half-hour to have their iPod reset. It&39;s an elegant appointment-making solution, and now you can do it in your own home.Granted, the value of this is a bit limited -- why not use a Web browser to make that appointment -- but I say,...http://blog.wired.com/cultofmac/index.blog?entry_id=1569274 Is Zune Vulnerable to Viruses- October 5, 2006 So Microsoft&39;s mildly hyped iPod challenger, Zune, is ready to hit the market. One of its most-talked-about features is wireless song sharing through WiFi.For the sake of argument, yes, that feature could make Zune stand out from the iPod. I think Leander did a great job of explaining why it isn&39;t quite the killer app it&39;s assumed to be in his column yesterday, but there&39;s another aspect to WiFi sharing that is a potential hazard: Malware.What features exist to verify that a...http://blog.wired.com/cultofmac/index.blog?entry_id=1568745 Close-Up of Woz&39;s Magical Steak-Cutting Business Card- October 5, 2006 Remember the creepy exchange between Apple co-founder Steve "Woz" Wozniak and Stephen Colbert on Comedy Central last week where the congenial geek talked using his razor-sharp metal business cards to cut steaks on airplanes Well, feast your eyes. And handle it with care.Via Digg.http://blog.wired.com/cultofmac/index.blog?entry_id=1568726 Former CFO Resigns From Board Over Stock Backdating Scandal- October 4, 2006 Well, the rumblings around allegations of stock "back-dating" at Apple has officially become a scandal. Former Chief Financial Officer Fred Anderson, who served from 1996-2004, has resigned form the company&39;s board of directors, reports The Street. He served from the time of his retirement in June 2004."I apologize to Apple&39;s shareholders and employees for these problems, which happened on my watch. They are completely out of character for Apple," Jobs said in a...http://blog.wired.com/cultofmac/index.blog?entry_id=1568331 They Want Apple Greece! Me too.- October 4, 2006 The current trend of Web sites criticizing Apple&39;s policies by copying the company&39;s site in a satirical manner continues to gain speed, as I was directed today to WewantAppleGreece.com, which pretty much is what it says it is. Though its design doesn&39;t match Apple&39;s quite as much as Greenpeace did.Basically, Greece, unlike most of the rest of Europe, is served by a series of small support and distribution companies instead of an actual extension of Apple itself. As a result,...http://blog.wired.com/cultofmac/index.blog?entry_id=1567926 Thanks for the Surge Today, Guys!- October 4, 2006 No, not that kind of Surge -- a funding surge for the First Annual Claire DanesAppleCult of Mac Back to School Computer Challenge at Donors Choose (around these here parts, we call the FACDACoMBtSCC).In just today, you guys raised $1,000 toward our ultimate goal of $15,000 to buy Macs and other Apple products at underprivileged public schools across the country. We&39;re closest on the Computers For Harlem Students in Special Education project, sitting at 80 percent right now. I believe in your.http://blog.wired.com/cultofmac/index.blog?entry_id=1567938 Albuquerque Apple Store Inadvertantly Revealed- October 4, 2006 Well, the good people of Albuquerque, New Mexico will soon be able to experience the joys of having a local Apple Store themselves. Though Apple didn&39;t mean to let anyone know just yet. It should hit November 1st. The new store will apparently be part of this development, described as a "unique urban development." I&39;m kind of a dork for mixed-use complexes, and this one looks really nice, if a bit too much like San Jose&39;s Santana Row. Hopefully it&39;s better integrated into.http://blog.wired.com/cultofmac/index.blog?entry_id=1567934 Why Doesn&39;t Mac OS X Support Bluetooth Headphones- October 3, 2006 You know, for all the attention given to the prospect of a next-gen iPod that natively supports wireless Bluetooth stereo headphones, I hadn&39;t even considered that this is a feature Apple doesn&39;t yet support on its computers.Reader Jonathan Birge brought it to my attention in a quite delightfully ranty e-mail. He puts it well:While Windows boxes have had such for a while now, the Mac still doesn&39;t support stereo headphones connected via bluetooth. This is a pretty sorry state of...http://blog.wired.com/cultofmac/index.blog?entry_id=1567273 No Macs for Oklahoma!- October 2, 2006 Some places are definitely more Mac-friendly than others. In the Bay Area, Macs are almost as common place as PCs. Others are outright hostile.Paul Moshay, a Mac owner from L.A. claims he found out the hard way that Oklahoma is no friend to Macs, so he&39;s decided to keep all of his future sales of Macs on eBay Oklahoma-free. From a current auction:>>>> NO OKLAHOMA BUYERS <<<< >>>> NO OKLAHOMA BUYERS <<<< eBay...http://blog.wired.com/cultofmac/index.blog?entry_id=1567063 DeCSS Creator Sets Sights on Fairplay- October 2, 2006 Want more evidence that iTunes is the industry standard for downloadable music Its copy protection scheme has been rebuilt by the guy who took down DVD encryption.Jon "DVD Jon" Lech Johanson, the world-famous hacker who, as a teenager, figured out how to decrypt the copy protection on DVDs, has announced he will license a home-brew version of Apple&39;s FairPlay encryption software to people who want to sell iPod-compatible content through non-iTunes channels.Head over to GigaOM.http://blog.wired.com/cultofmac/index.blog?entry_id=1566934 |