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Victor Agreda, Jr.
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Victor's introduction to technology was the Apple ][ his dad bought in 1979. Since then he's used Amiga's, Commodore's, Tandy's, even a PC and a Mac or two. While his primary machine is an aging iBook, he also uses a machine with a removable drive system. On "Frankencomp" he runs a little bit of everything, Windows (and all the variants via emulation), Linux (just a couple of distros for now), coming soon: OS X. Victor's background includes 3d animation and filmmaking, and a little bit of web development. He's also seen software from the inside-out, having had just a taste of programming. His favorite artifact: a cassette tape with Applesoft BASIC on it, copyright 1979, by Microsoft.

Win a bunch of iPod-waterproofing gear, just in time for pool season


What could be better than relaxing in the pool this summer? How about swimming to your favorite tunes? We first saw the H20 audio case and headphones at Macworld, soaking in a tub of bubbling water (see our pic in the gallery). Now you've got a chance to win the 3rd-gen nano-sized waterproof case and matching waterproof headphones for yourself. Both are waterproof up to 10 feet. As a bonus, we're throwing in a ifrogz ibagz case that'll fit pretty much any other flavor of iPod. The ifrogz case isn't waterproof, but it is water resistant and is perfect for taking your tunes to the beach without worries of getting sand in your teensy jukeboxes.

There will only be one winner in this giveaway, and they will receive all three items (courtesy our friends at Dr. Bott).

  • To enter, leave a comment on this post (and verify the comment so it appears on the page).
  • The comment must be left before Monday, May 5 11:59pm Eastern Time.
  • You may enter once.
  • One winner will be selected in a random drawing.
  • The winner will receive: ifrogz ibagz (retail $4), H20 Audio's waterproof housing for iPod nano 3G (retail $80), H20 Audio's H3 waterproof headphones (retail $50).
  • Click here for complete Official Rules.

Gallery: Waterproof and resistant cases

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Engadget tries to fry an egg on Penryn MacBook Pro

engadget penryn macbook pro testOK, they didn't really try to fry an egg. But for those of us using those first searing-heat MBP's, you'll be happy to know the Penryn MacBook Pro's are a little cooler (temperature-wise anyway). On average, about 10° F cooler, and the fans run slower and quieter. Sorry if this kills any MacGuyver-esque plans of using Penryn laptops as emergency griddles.

For a much more detailed analysis of the Penryn advantages, check out the Engadget post, complete with Xbench tests and a flavorful grid with all the analysis.

Win portable goodies for your Valentine


Gallery: TUAW Valentine's Giveaway Prizes


Whether you've got a significant other who deserves something awesome for Valentine's Day, or you're just celebrating a certain Mac blogger's birthday, here's your chance for some free loot. We're giving away one of each of the following, courtesy Dr. Bott:

  • Marware Protection Pack Plus for 15" MacBook Pro
  • MacBook BookEndz Docking Station (13")
  • 12" iBook laptop case (red) from Melissa Beth designs
  • One pack of 3 Rubi silicone cases for the iPhone from MCA (black, clear, pink)
  • One clear Sport Grip for the iPod Touch from Marware
That means five people will win something, so please indicate your preference (trust us, the iBook case won't fit your 17" MBP and I couldn't get it to fit a 13" MacBook) in the comments. Again, to be clear, we've got ONE of each prize, for a total of five prizes, to be given to five individuals-- winning doesn't mean you get everything listed above. Got it? Great. Full details below.
  • To enter, leave one comment on this post and validate it (one entry per person, but you may indicate as many preferred prizes as you like in that one comment).
  • The comment must be left before February 10, 11:59 PM Eastern Time.
  • You may enter once.
  • Five winners will be selected in a random drawing.
  • Prizes: Clear Sport Grip ($15), MCA cases ($20), Protection Pack ($35), Melissa Beth 12" case ($150), BookEndz 13" ($160)
  • Click Here for complete Official Rules.
View the prizes here.

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iPhones from around the world

Where in the world are Apple's missing 1.3 million iPhones? Iran? Holland? South Africa? Yes! Lots of other places too.

We asked for pics and you answered: iPhones from around the world, from countries where the iPhone isn't even sold with service. Canada makes sense, as a quick trip across the border will land you an iPhone. China also makes sense, as it wouldn't be Hong Kong without a gray market plethora of unlocked iPhones, would it? We got reports from almost every part of the globe, and put together a nice little gallery to show just how popular this gadget is -- service or not. Where there's a hack, there's a way...

Gallery: iPhones around the world

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Win a MacBook Air poster

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One item in our loot from Macworld was a shiny new (though now slightly ruffled from the flight) MacBook Air poster. You want it? Sure thing, just leave a comment and validate. It may be the closest some of us will get to a real MacBook Air, until 2011, when all MacBooks adopt the same form factor, naturally.

  • To enter, leave a comment on this post, validate it so it appears in the comments section.
  • The comment must be left before February 3, 11:59PM Eastern Time.
  • You may enter once. We'll check.
  • One winner will be selected in a random drawing.
  • The one winner will receive a MacBook Air poster, worth whatever is being fetched on ebay, because you can't buy this thing anywhere.
  • Click Here for complete Official Rules (after the jump).

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Swag bag winners, t-shirt replacements, many more giveaways to follow

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This morning I finally shipped out the first round of swag-bag winners from our Talkcasts. Congratulations to those who called in, I hope you enjoy your junk prizes. Unfortunately our pre-Macworld t-shirt winners wound up with their t-shirts handed out at Macworld, and those were the very last of our version 1.0 TUAW t-shirts. Time and budgets will tell if we make more. Instead, I shipped the folks who responded to my winner emails some goodies courtesy Dr. Bott.

And speaking of Dr. Bott, they've been generous enough to provide a big bag (or two) of goodies from the likes of Griffin, Marware, H20 Audio, ifrogz and other cool manufacturers. So be on the lookout for more giveaways-- my wife won't let me keep this stuff lying around the house forever! (Hint: we've got an extra MacBook Air poster hidden away)

I'd also like to thank Equinux for the copies of Coverscout and Mail Stationery Packs, plus some show swag, which is also making its way out to you lucky readers.

Tour all of Macworld 2008 in less than five minutes


Two weeks ago the world was a-twitter with speculation as to what in the world Apple meant by "Something is in the Air." Of course, if you tuned in to our talkcast, you heard a pretty good tip on that score, but the next day El Steve-O dropped a shiny-new, paper-thin, slightly-underpowered (depending on your needs) portable in our collective laps.

So as we bid adieu to TUAW's complete Macworld 2008 coverage, we'd like to point out you can relive the magic in several ways. First there's the video in this post, with a frantic run-through of the floor, interviews, booths and more. Second, there's our Macworld 2008 tagged pages. And lastly, our Macworld 2008 summary page, nicely organized into manageable chunks so you can find what you need quickly. We're still uploading all these videos to the various video places around the web, and as we update individual posts, we'll update the Macworld 2008 page too.

The next big event for us will be WWDC (whenever that happens to be, but last year it was June 11-15). Of course, TUAW will be there, interviewing developers and hopefully hosting another fun meetup. Stay tuned!

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130 Great photos from Macworld and 2 ugly ones


Gallery: Macworld 2008 in pictures


If you've got the time, we've got the pixels. Relive the glory of Macworld 2008 even if you weren't there with our 132 pictures from the show, featuring:
  • Pics from the Ars Technica/Gizmodo party
  • Pics of the Modbook
  • Lots of show-floor pics featuring tons of vendors
  • A shot of team TUAW in our temporary HQ at the Marriott
  • Images of Mac luminaries, possibly one of them slightly inebriated
Some are blurrier than an Engadget spy photo, and some are NSFW (where NSFW = Not Safe for Wallpaper). Enjoy!

How much wood would a woodchuck chuck to make a bunch of press kits?


Gallery: Macworld press kit waste


In the press room at Macworld there was a little foyer with alphabetized buckets where you could pick up press kits from the various vendors. This is an exercise in wastefulness, as many of the press kits are glossy folders filled with photocopies and CD's.

Now, I realize the coordination required to put all this on a single DVD or USB drive would be immense, so I'm not blaming Macworld/IDG here, but surely there's got to be a better way. I've made a gallery of the leftover press releases, CD's and cases I was left with-- and I didn't even take everything! I also had to discard all the covering folders for what I did grab, because I didn't want to pay $60 extra for the additional weight in my luggage (no kidding, it was like an extra 10 lbs. of junk). Sadly, that stuff got trashed in my hotel room, and I'm sure it didn't get recycled. Maybe next year the dream of a "paperless" Macworld can be realized...

Show floor video: Webex lets you collaborate across platforms

webex pc to mac connectivity, remote access and sharingSo let's say you've got a Panther machine on your DSL connection with a firewall, and another computer across town running Windows 98 on a dual-ISDN connection, but you really need to control the Mac from the PC. No dice, right? According to Webex, this might just be possible,* although your experience won't be a zippy thrill-ride.

Webex uses a subscription-based tool to allow remote access across computers, and at Macworld they were talking about Mac-to-PC friendliness. Scott had a chat and wound up with pricing (it's as cheap as $10.35/month), a website (pcnow.com), and the aforementioned horrific scenario of connectivity. Oh, and they've got iPhone compatibility of a sort, just be aware of the limitations.

*In theory, Webex engineers say a 56k connection will allow connectivity. The specs also provide compatibility with Panther and Win98 on the low end. Note I said "low end" which means the performance won't be anything close to a high-speed connection and some more current OS'es.

Full video explanation after the jump.

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Show floor video: BusySync



BusyMac had a good thing going with BusySync 1 and 1.5: seamlessly share and edit calendar info across your home or business LAN using iCal. Version 2 (due next month) features sync via the cloud-- so you can sync a work and home computer, even if you don't work at home. There's also Google Calendar support in BusySync 2, which could be the holy grail many of us have been looking for. Mike does a quick run through in the video.

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