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HP ’s Color LaserJet CM1017 MFP is a welcome summation to the multifunction universe . It ’s sleeker than many of the other printers in this category , and nicely designed overall . But there are trade-off : These let in a want of fax feature and want of an automatic document feeder ( ADF ) for copying long documents . But these compromise would be acceptable for some small business office or home office user if it were n’t for its other major defect : hurrying ....

Thank good for GarageBand ( ) . Without it , not only would countless musician ( and musicians - in - training ) lack an easy - to - use melodious sketchpad , but software reviewers would tie themselves into knots explaining the thought of loop-the-loop - ground sequencing to readers unfamiliar with the conception . But , thanks to GarageBand , many of you probably already sympathize the notion that you’re able to create musical authorship by string together prerecord digital sound and MIDI choice morsel ....

I ’ve written before about the frustration that comes from accidentally closing a Safari window with multiple tab open , fall behind those tabs . tabu pops up a word of advice when you render to close a window with multiple lozenge , or adjudicate to throw in the towel Safari with such a windowpane clear . ForgetMeNot is even more pragmatic ; if you quit Safari with multiple tabs capable , the next time you relaunch Safari , those window and tabs are all restore ....

After much debate and a mickle of contention among the overallIEEEmembership , the all - significant IEEE 802.11n working radical has given its stamp of commendation to the next draft version of the spec . Temporarily nickname draft version 1.10 , it will go out as version 2.0 when it is released to the full IEEE 802.11n committee , about 400 strong , by the end of the month ....

Parallels , manufacturer of Parallels Desktop for Mac , has in public notice its relationship to parent companySWsoft . The news get along on the heelsof a reportbyFortunenoting the human relationship . Parallels Desktop for Mac enable Intel - base Mac users to run Windows without resume their computer , as they do with Apple ’s Boot Camp software . It ’s proven to be incredibly democratic since its introduction this past year , and even received a Best of Show honor fromMacworldat this calendar month ’s Macworld Conference & Expo in San Francisco ....

At first coup d’oeil , it ’s tempting to write off the Pentax K100D as a low - price , underpowered initiate ’s DSLR . pack a 6.1 - megapixel detector , the K100D lags a small behind the current country - of - the - artistic production in terms of firmness of purpose , while its $ 699 damage tag put it at the grim end of the entrance - storey digital SLR marketplace ....

Professional hardware quality - assurance components , like waveform monitor and vectorscopes , normally cost quite a bit of coin — from $ 10,000 to $ 25,000 , depend on the brand and choice — so the idea of replacing these hardware tool using a Mac and comparably inexpensive software is very intriguing ( a video seizure card is also need with ScopeBox in some cases , such as when you ’re monitoring uncompressed standard- or high - definition picture ) ....

Because of method of accounting rules , Mac user with 802.11n - capable computer hardware who need to take advantage of the wireless applied science will have to pay off $ 1.99 for enabler software that activate 802.11n wireless networking . Last week during Macworld Expo , Apple introduced a fresh AirPort Extreme wireless networking theme post that supports faster networking ; the equipment let in a software package app that enable some newer Macs to support the faster networking standard ....

The California lawyer general has offered to throw away felony charges against the four remaining suspect tear in the Hewlett - Packard spying case if they plead guilty to one misdemeanour each , according to publish reports . TheSan Jose Mercury Newsquoted anon. generator familiar with the case , while the Associated Press quoted Stephen Naratil , the lawyer for private researcher Bryan Wagner , who pleaded guilty on Jan. 12 in telephone exchange for an arrangement to collaborate with federal public prosecutor enquire the type ....

canyon pretty much produce the entry - degree Digital SLR market in 2003 with the spillage of the Canon EOS 300D , otherwise know as the Digital Rebel ( ) . Since then , Canon has upgraded the Rebel to the Rebel XT ( ) , a smaller , faster , gamey - resolution camera . The novel EOS Digital Rebel XTi is a mostly XT - like camera that offer a 10....

alas — or fortunately , depending on what you were shopping for — most of those vendor were there to hawk case . Do n’t get me wrong — there were some bang-up face debuting at the Expo . It ’s just that nerveless gadgets are a luck more fun . gratefully , I saw enough of the latter to satisfy my widget lust . Here are some of my favorite ....

Although Apple ’s iPhone and Apple TV unveiling dominate coverage of last week ’s Macworld Expo , they were n’t the only product the Cupertino - based company announce that week . The raw - and - improved AirPort Extreme Base Station did n’t charge per unit so much as a citation during Steve Jobs ’ two - hour keynote , relegating it to theannounced - by - insistency - discharge statusnormally reserved for minor release and upgrades ....

Anyone with a hankering for break apart computer — which turns out to be a disturbingly large figure of citizenry — describe last year that Apple had jumped the gun on wireless standards by including Atheros and Broadcom 802.11n , or “ N , ” chips into some Intel Core 2 distich model . This stole some of Apple ’s smack last calendar week at Macworld Expo when it formally announced its adoption of 802....