If you read my keynote review on Blorge yesterday then you know I don’t own and iPhone. I’m not the only one. Read what fellow blogger Cyndy has to say about the drive by crime Apple and AT&T are committing on loyal customers with the 3G upgrade and rate increase here.
Comment issue fixed. It was the latest version of the plugin Bad Behavior. That sucks - it is the second time that plug in has caused me grief on a blog in various versions. Why does it suck? Because when it works it does a really, really great job at controlling spam. Sending note to plug in creator for a fix.
Let me know if you are having any trouble seeing images or using features. Still working on Writers Well and Books Without Limits as well as a few other sites.
There is a new flaw in its security I wrote about on MacBlorge today. Granted, the flaw requries physical access, but that can be had for the price of a few moment’s inattention in a cafe or office.
The new MacBook Pros are out, and they have a bunch of cool new features, like a multi touch track pad and LED screen on the 17″. Sweet!
TechCrunch is live blogging the key note for everyone here.
The internet is buzzing with the news that Think Secret will be required to cease and desist as a site as part of a court settlement. Most people think this is a bad thing (and it is a bad thing for Think Secret, obviously), but I’m not sure I agree. Let me tell you why.
There are tons of Mac fan blogs and web sites out there, like this one. A lot of them just report news, commentary and product hints and tips, like I do. Many of them follow in Think Secret’s footsteps, however, and try to be the engine behind Apple rumors and “scoops”. Think Secret was one of the first to do this, and it must be said they did it best. They had a cadre of “sources” in and out of the Apple corporate machine that fed them everything from confirmations of rumors to product design plans.
It ended up being the proprietary information like design plans that killed Think Secret, and on this point I agree. I think posting a company’s proprietary information on designs and products is wrong, and it should be punished. Is Apple being too harsh, taking it to court? No. If you follow Apple news at all, you know that they have given Think Secret plenty of warnings over the years. When someone repeatedly does something after you’ve asked them not to, you have to take it to the next level.
The shut down of Think Secret should serve as a caution for the remaining rumor blogs and sites out there. It isn’t OK to divulge secrets that affect a company or person’s bottom line. I’m sure now that Think Secret is down Apple will begin to turn it’s sites on other offenders, so exercise caution, rumor sites.
This 24 Hour Apple News Video Service has just been announced. I haven’t had time to check it out yet, but I thought my readers would want to know ASAP.
Apple released the Apple Gift Guide this week. I can’t believe it is almost Christmas! The link below will get you free shipping on items ordered from the Gift Guide. Enjoy!
Apple Store Gift Guide - Free Shipping on all Gift Guide items.
