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Squeeze Hidden Functionality Out of Every Corner of Your Mac with the Option Key [Shortcuts]

If there's one thing we never tire of, it's exploiting hidden features within an operating system. Today, we take a look at the Mac's Option key (also known as Alt), and all the hidden goodness that comes with it. More »

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Apple to hold iPhone 4 press conference this Friday

Apple to hold iPhone 4 press conference this Friday: "

Headline says it all folks. Obviously the company is going to be getting out in front of this antenna drama (finally). We've been invited and we'll be there, presumably reporting live! It all happens at 10AM PT, Friday the 16th.

Apple to hold iPhone 4 press conference this Friday originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Steve Jobs on Bill Gates over the years

Steve Jobs on Bill Gates over the years: "To say the least, Bill and Steve had had an interesting rivalry over the years. Of course, Bill Gates has retired to charity work leaving Steve Ballmer in charge of Microsoft.
The Huffington Post has put a fun post together of some of Jobs' best quotes about Gates. My favorite is from 2006:
'I have no problem with their (Microsoft's) success, they've earned their success for the most part. I have a problem with the fact that they just make really third-rate products.'
As the years have gone on, Jobs has mellowed a bit. In a joint appearance at the All Things Digital Conference in 2007 the two titans joked and laughed with each other.
So take a quick trip down memory lane and see the Steve Jobs fireworks before you fire off your own tonight.

TUAWSteve Jobs on Bill Gates over the years originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sun, 04 Jul 2010 20:00:00 EST.

Modena university names engineering faculty after Enzo Ferrari

Modena university names engineering faculty after Enzo Ferrari: "

Filed under: Europe, Ferrari

Hoping to land a job at Ferrari after graduation? The company's been known to recruit straight out of college, but your best bet may be to enroll at the Enzo Ferrari Faculty of Engineering at the University of Modena e Reggio Emilia.



The Italian automaker has been fostering closer and closer ties with the thousand-year-old institute of higher education, having established the 'Mille Chili' laboratory there last year. The recent dedication of the engineering faculty in Enzo's name takes it a step further in cementing ties between the two institutions.



The dedication was carried out by Enzo's son Piero Ferrari (who serves as the company's vice-chairman) and Luca di Montezemolo, both of whom were awarded honorary degrees by the school. Details in the press release after the jump.



[Source: Ferrari]

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Modena university names engineering faculty after Enzo Ferrari originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 21 Jun 2010 07:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Google to employees: 'Mac or Linux, but no more Windows'

We first heard rumors of this policy change a couple of months ago, but now it's made the papers: the Financial Times is reporting that Google is phasing out the use of Windows internally, as employees are migrated to either Linux or Mac OS X on machine turnovers or new hires. The policy change was precipitated in large part by the security breach attributed to Chinese hackers; Google's IT leaders apparently feel that Microsoft's OS represents too great a risk across the enterprise to leave it in place.

The story says that in January, subsequent to the security breaches, Windows installations on desktop computers were no longer allowed, although laptops were still eligible for Windows at the employee's discretion. Many Google staffers, however, were already heading for the Mac as a security measure, and at this point things have been pretty well laid down in stone: 'Getting a new Windows machine now requires CIO approval,' according to one anonymous Googler quoted by the FT.

Google has long offered employees a choice of OS for their primary workstation, and some dissatisfaction with the new rules has been registered; however, the sentiment is apparently not that negative, considering the alternative possibilities. 'It would have made more people upset if they banned Macs rather than Windows,' says an unnamed employee. No doubt.
Business Insider suggests that Google's infrastructure represents about 20,000 Windows licenses that now will not be renewed or upgraded. Of course, the existing Wintel hardware will run Ubuntu Linux or the company's upcoming Chrome OS, but adding Mac OS X to the mix will mean purchasing Mac hardware. Maybe that's what the Steve-Eric Coffee Summit was about: truckloads of MacBook Pros heading for the Googleplex.

(As one commenter suggests below, this also means that malware developers may have new reason to focus their efforts on Mac OS X. Every silver lining has a cloud.)

TUAWGoogle to employees: 'Mac or Linux, but no more Windows' originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 31 May 2010 21:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Tweetie to be the official iPhone Twitter client

Twitter has found a great way to advertise their official iPhone client

Making the Google Chrome Speed Tests