Cisco to blame for Duke network problems

Cisco has come out stating that the problem at Duke was not caused by the iPhone. The problem was initialy blamed on iPhones flooding the network with arp requests, but as in typical Duke fashion it appears the blame was laid to early on the iPhone.

You never really know how these things go though, because it could have been one person stating they thought the iPhone was the cause. This same problem could have occurred with any other big corporation after a new product release, and I blame the media and the blogosphere. So much positive information had been out about the iPhone everyone was looking for negative publicity, because it would make for a great story.

This just goes to show that before you point your finger at someone in the spotlight, verify your facts first.

Using the Apple remote in PowerPoint

If you are needing to give a presentation from PowerPoint with your Mac, and you want to use the remote that came with it then Case Apps has what you need. Sofa Control seems to do exactly what I was wanting it to do, plus a little more. The trial last 30 minutes each time you open the application so you will want to buy it unless you want it turning off every 30 minutes, and for $15 its not a bad deal.

1. To use the remote in PowerPoint just launch the Sofa Control application.
2. From here click on the script menu and then installed scripts.
3. Scroll down and double click on Power Point, then choose run script PowerPoint will open at this time.
4. Hit the menu button on the remote, this will bring up an open or close menu for PowerPoint hit the play button on open to browse to your desired presentation then hit the play button again to choose the presentation.
5. To put the slides in presentation view hit the play button, and now you will be able to move through the slides using the left button to go backwards and the right button to go forward.
   

It is a very easy application to use so if you need an application that will give you more control of your Apple remote it is great.

MacBook Pro Upgraded

Apple upgraded the MacBook Pro today so I thought it would be a good idea to compare this generation to the previous generation. Low end will refer to the 15.4 inch for $1999, high end will refer to the 15.4 inch for $2499, and high end will also refer to the 17 inch for $2799.

The first thing is the processor has been upgraded from:

1. Low end 15.4 previously 2.16 core 2 duo, now comes with 2.2 core 2 duo.
2. High end 15.4 and 17 inch previously 2.33 core 2 duo, now comes with 2.4 core 2 duo.
   

Memory has been upgraded on only 1 model, the low end 15.4:

1. Low end 15.4 previously standard 1 gig memory now comes with 2 gig.

Video cards have been upgraded which is a plus for me personally as I prefer Nvidia:

1. Low end previously came with ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 with 128MB of GDDR3 SDRAM and dual link DVI, now comes with NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics with 128MB SDRAM.
2. High end previously came with ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 with 256MB of GDDR3 SDRAM and dual link DVI, now comes with NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics with 256MB SDRAM.

Optical drives have been upgraded from the standard configuration on one model.

1. Low end previously came with 6x super drive, now comes with 8x.

Weight has changed on all 15.4 inch MacBook, and is down .2 pounds. This is due to the use of LED for the display, and this is the main reason I want a new one. Apple is claiming 6 hour battery life for the new 15.4 inch, compared to the previous 5 hour and this should be mostly because of the LED display.

If you want to look at the old tech specs page and the new I have them posted below.

Mac Mini Dead?

Hopefully AppleInsider isn't correct on their prediction the mini will be killed off. It is amazing to me how Apple has not been able to tap into the lower end pc market with the mini. For the price of the mini it is great for low end internet users. The look is also so much better than a clunky pc you can get for the same price.

Apple don't kill the mini you already took the 12-inch PowerBook from us. That is my other gripe give us a 12inch MacBook.