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ZDNet Author Biography: Jason D. O'Grady is the editor of PowerPage.org, which has been publishing daily mobile technology news since December 1995. Jason has contributed to MacWEEK, Macworld, MacAddict, MacPower Japan, and written chapters for The Macintosh Bible, Eighth Edition and The Macintosh Bible, Panther Edition Peachpit Press. He also co-founded the...; more about Jason D. O'Grady »

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MWSF09 Best in Show: GelaSkins: If you're still here at Macworld Expo and got a few bucks left in your wallet, drop by the Gelaskins booth (Moscone South 305) for one last cool Mac accessory. GelaSkins offer a kick ass way to personalize your iPhone and MacBook without having to worry about...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Lid, Apple MacBook, Graphics, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O'Grady; Blog posts 2009-01-09
MW exhibitors: traffic down about 20%: A couple of exhibitors I spoke to on the show floor here at Macworld Expo told me that booth traffic was down "about 20 percent" over last year. Some were higher or lower but a couple said 20 percent was a good number. Some exhibitors selling products directly on the...; Tags: Traffic, Jason D. O'Grady; Blog posts 2009-01-09
Apple dumping Macworld Expo for CES?: A salacious rumor originating at Cult of Mac making the rounds here in San Francisco is that Apple will be exhibiting at the International Consumer Electronics Show CES in Las Vegas in 2010. The source, citing "friends who work at Apple," insisted the company is...; Tags: Apple Inc., Engineering, Consumer Electronics, TVs, Digital Music, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Jason D. O'Grady; Blog posts 2009-01-09
iPhotos '09: Wither Aperture?: Apple's announcement of iPhoto '09 has most people attending Macworld Expo in a lather over its stunning new features. But there's a segment of the Mac population that isn't exactly thrilled with iPhoto's ever expanding feature set – Aperture owners. You see, Aperture ($199) is marketed as...; Tags: Apple iPhoto, Aperture, Aperture Owner, Desktops, Hardware, Jason D. O'Grady; Blog posts 2009-01-09
MWSF Appearance: Peachpit Press booth: I'll be giving a talk about my new book The Garmin nüvi Pocket Guide at the Peachpit Press booth (Moscone South 812) today at 2:00pm here at Macworld Expo. This year Peachpit has a 30-by-30 foot booth featuring a bookstore, Safari Books Online demo area, and an...; Tags: Booth, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components, Jason D. O'Grady; Blog posts 2009-01-08

Apple updates iTunes store T's and C's: Some time in the last 24 hours Apple updated the Terms and Conditions for the iTunes Store, requiring users to agree to them before doing any browsing or shopping. I'm sure that the changes are probably due to Apple's new pricing and larger DRM-free catalog (hooray!) but...; Tags: C, Apple Inc., Apple iTunes, C/C++, Digital Music, Digital Media, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O'Grady; Blog posts 2009-01-08
Four core iPhones and firmware 3.0: One of the most interesting rumors I've been tracking here at Macworld Expo in San Francisco surrounds the mysterious four-core iPhone. While the current iPhone has roughly the processing power of the Sony PSP, an upgraded four core iPhone would slaughter pretty much every portable gaming platform on the market....; Tags: Apple iPhone, Firmware, Games, Personal Technology, Jason D. O'Grady; Blog posts 2009-01-08
iWork sort of shipping; requires 10.5.6: I stopped into the Apple Store on Stockton Street in San Francisco in search of a copy of iWork '09, which Phil Schiller announced was available now. To my dismay the helpful store representative told me that they "should" have it by the end of the week and that online...; Tags: Apple Inc., Apple iWork, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Operating Systems, Desktops, Software, Hardware, Jason D. O'Grady; Blog posts 2009-01-08
MWSF09 Best in Show: DJay: DJay ($50) is one of my favorite software titles here at Macworld Expo and I'm awarding it with an O'Grady's Best in Show award for it's slick interface and...; Tags: Track, BPM, Business Process Automation, Operational Planning, Strategy, Enterprise Software, It Operations, Business Operations, Management, Software, Jason D. O'Grady; Blog posts 2009-01-07
Finding bandwidth in San Francisco: One thing that's been driving me nuts here at Macworld Expo in San Francisco is the horrible state of affairs with bandwidth and the AT&T 3G cloud. Phone calls are hit or miss on AT&T's cell network. About half of my calls don't connect, fail in the middle or otherwise...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Bandwidth, Network, AT&T Corp., Phone Call, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O'Grady; Blog posts 2009-01-07
MacBook Pro 17 (Early 2009) observations: For me the new, unibody MacBook Pro 17-inch (PN MB604LL/A) is probably the most exciting thing announced here at Macworld Expo. Not only because I'm more of a hardware guy but also because I'm a MacBook freak. So, where to start? The MBP has three compelling new features. ...; Tags: Apple MacBook, Battery, Apple Inc., Apple MacBook Pro, MBP, MBP17, Screen Option, Engineering, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O'Grady; Blog posts 2009-01-06
Macworld Expo 2009 keynote stream posted: Apple has posted a stream of today's keynote address by Phil Schiller at Macworld Expo here in San Francisco. The Apple Keynotes podcast iTunes has not yet been updated as of this writing. Apple's Web site features rotating pages with new announcements today. All the information can...; Tags: Apple Inc., Apple MacBook Pro, Apple Online Store, Notebooks, Podcasts, Digital Music, Digital Media, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Internet, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O'Grady; Blog posts 2009-01-06
Live: Philip Schiller keynote at Macworld 2009: Bookmark this page for live, real-time coverage of the Philip Schiller keynote at Macworld Expo 2009. by Jason D. O'Grady; Tags: Apple iMovie, Battery, Applause, Photograph, Feature, Apple iWork, Apple iPhoto, Philip Schiller, PST, Templates, Artist Lesson, Places, Engineering, Jason D. O'Grady; Blog posts 2009-01-06
Jobs releases statement about his health: Apple released the following statement from CEO Steve Jobs to address the persistent rumors that his health is failing due to his visible weight loss over the last year. Dear Apple Community, For the first time in a decade, I'm getting to spend the holiday season...; Tags: Job, Health Care, Apple Inc., Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Jason D. O'Grady; Blog posts 2009-01-05
Oh crystal ball, what will Macworld Expo 2009 bring?: San Francisco – Ah, Macworld Expo. Don't you just love this time of year? Thousands of Mac faithful descend upon the fair city by the bay for a week of excitement, nostalgia and imbibing. The buzz in San Francisco's downtown is palpable, especially in the bars, restaurants...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Macintosh, Apple Intel Mac Mini, Apple MacBook, Apple iMac, Apple Inc., AppleInsider, Desktops, Hardware, Jason D. O'Grady; Blog posts 2009-01-04
iMacworld app gets major update in v.1.1: In mid-December iMacworld iPhone app was released – but it was really more of a beta, limited to a simple list of exhibitors by name and by booth number. IDG and developer Zami.com released iMacworld version 1.1 (iTunes, free) today which is the real deal. It's a...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Conference, App, iMacworld App, iMacworld 1.1, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O'Grady; Blog posts 2009-01-04
MWSF09: Images from the show floor and Apple booth: Days before the opening of the (last?) Macworld Expo in San Francisco, setteB.IT has published two photo galleries (1, 2), some of which show the Apple booth in various stages of assembly. The pictures good for getting pumped up for The Big Dance next week. The text is...; Tags: Booth, Apple Inc., Photograph, Jason D. O'Grady; Blog posts 2009-01-02
Rumor: iWork to migrate to the Web for Macworld Expo: A rumor making the rounds (originatng from 9To5Mac.com) claims that Apple may use Macworld Expo – which starts next week in San Francisco – to launch a Web-based version of iWork. iWork '08 currently comprises three apps: Kenote presentations, Numbers spreadsheet, and Pages word processor and is...; Tags: Web, Apple Inc., Macworld Expo, Apple iWork, Productivity, Channel Management, Marketing, Jason D. O'Grady; Blog posts 2009-01-02
Fix uncovered for mass Zunecide: At 2am on 31 December 2008 30GB Zune's around the world committed mass suicide when the internal clock software that deals with leap year crapped the proverbial bed. Despite screams of panic heard from a small minority of worldwide music player owners due to the "Y2K9 bug,"...; Tags: Microsoft Zune, Music Player, Media Players, Digital Music, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O'Grady; Blog posts 2009-01-02
Amazon Remembers, a brilliant iPhone companion: One of the interesting aspects of the Amazon Mobile app (iTunes, free) that I reviewed on 03 December 2008 is its experimental Amazon Remembers feature. Amazon Remembers allows you to take a picture of an item with the iPhone camera that you want to remember....; Tags: Apple iPhone, Amazon.com Inc., Amazon Remembers, E-mail, Engineering, Online Communications, Jason D. O'Grady; Blog posts 2008-12-31