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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title>Reader Survey: Leopard the (bad) little things</title><link>http://www.tuaw.com/2007/11/11/reader-survey-leopard-this-bad-little-things/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tuaw.com/2007/11/11/reader-survey-leopard-this-bad-little-things/</guid><comments>http://www.tuaw.com/2007/11/11/reader-survey-leopard-this-bad-little-things/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/surveys-and-polls/" rel="tag">Surveys and Polls</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/leopard/" rel="tag">Leopard</a></p><img vspace="8" hspace="8" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tuaw.com/media/2007/11/leoannoyance111007.jpg" alt="" />Okay so now I want to turn the tables. We just <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/11/11/reader-survey-leopard-the-good-little-things/">posted</a> on the <em>good</em> little things in Leopard. Now I want to focus on the bad or annoying little things. What are the niggling little things that make your time in Leopard less enjoyable? As before, I'll get you started with a few of mine.<br /> <ul>  <li>Network mounts in the Finder sidebar are now in the SHARED submenu. This means an extra click to browse the network mount vs. Tiger.</li>  <li>The dynamic Dock folder icon in stacks. I find this to be especially asinine. The folder icon for stacks in the Dock changes to reflect the first item in the stack. This can be especially confusing when all you stacks now look the same because they all have sub-folders in them.</li>  <li>Because of the translucency, text in the menubar is no longer anti-aliased. This means that my <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;ct=res&amp;cd=1&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.objectpark.net%2Fmcc.html&amp;ei=ja02R4HSCqbMgQSKlLX-Cg&amp;usg=AFQjCNGMnarV-N35LXsPlzMu1a2fmEqJKg&amp;sig2=2-M_QBCV5-kvE-1lZqh5eQ">MenuCalendarClock</a> date and time looks worse than in Tiger.</li>  <li>Spaces isn't smart enough. It will sometimes pull you into a space you don't want to be in because of a dialog sheet.</li> </ul> Okay, so there are a few to get you started. What are your little Leopard annoyances?

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<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/11/11/reader-survey-leopard-this-bad-little-things/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/forward/1036365/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/11/11/reader-survey-leopard-this-bad-little-things/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br />]]></description><category>Leopard</category><dc:creator>Mat Lu</dc:creator><pubDate>2007-11-11T14:00:00+00:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Reader Survey: Leopard the (good) little things</title><link>http://www.tuaw.com/2007/11/11/reader-survey-leopard-the-good-little-things/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tuaw.com/2007/11/11/reader-survey-leopard-the-good-little-things/</guid><comments>http://www.tuaw.com/2007/11/11/reader-survey-leopard-the-good-little-things/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/surveys-and-polls/" rel="tag">Surveys and Polls</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/leopard/" rel="tag">Leopard</a></p><img vspace="8" hspace="8" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tuaw.com/media/2007/11/leocalc111007.jpg" />Okay, we've all had a chance to play around with Leopard for a while, so I thought it was now a good time to take a step back and ask: what are the little things that you really like about Leopard? I'm not talking about the headline new features: Time Machine, Quick Look, etc. Rather, I'm interested in the little features that make Leopard a bit better than Tiger.<br /><br />I want to focus on the good for this post. We'll get to the niggling Leopard annoyances in a separate post. To get us started I thought I'd throw out a few of my favorites. Remember these are not the best or most important new features in Leopard, just little things that make me glad I upgraded.<br /> <ul>   <li>The Finder permissions editor. The permissions editing interface is updated and improved.<br /></li>   <li>The Print sheet. The full print sheet with integrated preview is nicer than Tiger's</li>   <li>The network mount bug seems finally to be fixed. It used to be the case that if you lost connection to a network mount OS X could freeze up. Leopard handles this problem much more graciously.</li>   <li>The spotlight calculator. Need to do a quick calculation? Just invoke Spotlight and type in the equation.</li> </ul> So there are a few to get you started. What are your favorite, but often overlooked, little features in Leopard?

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<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/11/11/reader-survey-leopard-the-good-little-things/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/forward/1036347/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/11/11/reader-survey-leopard-the-good-little-things/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br />]]></description><category>Leopard</category><dc:creator>Mat Lu</dc:creator><pubDate>2007-11-11T12:00:00+00:00</pubDate></item><item><title>POLL: Cheetah, Puma, Jaguar, Panther, Tiger, Leopard, and...</title><link>http://www.tuaw.com/2007/10/25/poll-cheetah-puma-jaguar-panther-tiger-leopard-and/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tuaw.com/2007/10/25/poll-cheetah-puma-jaguar-panther-tiger-leopard-and/</guid><comments>http://www.tuaw.com/2007/10/25/poll-cheetah-puma-jaguar-panther-tiger-leopard-and/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/analysisopinion/" rel="tag">Analysis / Opinion</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/os/" rel="tag">OS</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/surveys-and-polls/" rel="tag">Surveys and Polls</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/leopard/" rel="tag">Leopard</a></p><img vspace="8" hspace="8" border="0" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tuaw.com/media/2007/10/silhouetteimages.jpg" />Oh my. There's nothing we blog monkeys like more than casting our minds forward to the next greatest thing. Now that Leopard is about here and soon to be common place, what's next? What's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_X#Versions">Apple's codename</a> for Mac OS X 10.6? You know it's already in development. So what do you TUAW readers think the next great codename will be? Let us know in this unspun poll. <script type="text/javascript" src="http://unspun.amazon.com/widget/embed/wide/9136?width=448&amp;height=360"></script><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.apple.com/lolcat>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/10/25/poll-cheetah-puma-jaguar-panther-tiger-leopard-and/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/forward/1022355/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/10/25/poll-cheetah-puma-jaguar-panther-tiger-leopard-and/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br />]]></description><category>apple</category><category>cheetah</category><category>leopard</category><category>os-x</category><category>panther</category><category>Polls</category><category>puma</category><category>survey</category><category>tiger</category><dc:creator>Erica Sadun</dc:creator><pubDate>2007-10-25T22:30:00+00:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Survey: 1 in 6 Americans wants an Apple product for Christmas</title><link>http://www.tuaw.com/2007/10/10/survey-1-in-6-americans-wants-an-apple-product-for-christmas/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tuaw.com/2007/10/10/survey-1-in-6-americans-wants-an-apple-product-for-christmas/</guid><comments>http://www.tuaw.com/2007/10/10/survey-1-in-6-americans-wants-an-apple-product-for-christmas/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/surveys-and-polls/" rel="tag">Surveys and Polls</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/apple/" rel="tag">Apple</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/macbook/" rel="tag">MacBook</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/iphone/" rel="tag">iPhone</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/holidays/" rel="tag">Holidays</a></p><img vspace="8" hspace="8" border="0" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tuaw.com/media/2007/10/news-7833-c1a6a88fb0277ef68e1439544a932a5f.jpg" />Too early to think about what you want for the holidays? You're all alone then-- Solutions Research <a href="http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=F1VWJXSZUZ4WMQSNDLRSKH0CJUNN2JVN?articleID=202400758">did a survey on digital products that Americans want</a> to receive this year, and surprisingly, Apple products didn't make the top 10. The leading product was an HDTV, and Windows-based notebooks and Windows-based PCs took the second and fourth slots (you can see <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/10/all-i-want-for-christmas-is-my-hdtv-and-an-apple/">the full top ten list</a> over at Engadget).<br /><br />Apple didn't do too badly, though-- the MacBook hit number 11 and the iPhone was at number 15. And that is a ranking of all generic products, so considering brands, Apple actually lands in the top 5, with 1 in 6 consumers wishing for an Apple product this year.<br /><br />Sounds about right. I need an iPhone before the year is out, and as soon as Leopard comes out, I'll have a Mini, too. Of course, I also want a Wii, and about 50 different games, and a new Macbook Pro, and an iPod Touch... well, let's just say if this survey had polled me, Apple would have showed up a little higher on the list.<br /><br />[via <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/10/all-i-want-for-christmas-is-my-hdtv-and-an-apple/">Engadget</a>]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/10/10/survey-1-in-6-americans-wants-an-apple-product-for-christmas/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/forward/1010257/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/10/10/survey-1-in-6-americans-wants-an-apple-product-for-christmas/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br />]]></description><dc:creator>Mike Schramm</dc:creator><pubDate>2007-10-10T19:30:00+00:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Fewer prepaid alerts after iPhone 1.0.2 update?</title><link>http://www.tuaw.com/2007/08/22/is-it-me-or-are-there-fewer-alerts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tuaw.com/2007/08/22/is-it-me-or-are-there-fewer-alerts/</guid><comments>http://www.tuaw.com/2007/08/22/is-it-me-or-are-there-fewer-alerts/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/surveys-and-polls/" rel="tag">Surveys and Polls</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/iphone/" rel="tag">iPhone</a></p><img vspace="8" hspace="8" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tuaw.com/media/2007/03/iphone.jpg" alt="" /><p>Now that the iPhone 1.0.2 update is out and growing its installed base, do any of you prepaid users notice a difference in the number of "You Last Transaction Cost $0.00" messages? Maybe it's just me but I'm getting the sense they've been cut back significantly. If you have a prepaid account, let me know whether this latest update has affected your useless message count.</p><p>Update: Looks like this is a server-side fix according to several readers.</p> <form action="http://poll.pollcode.com/CiS" method="post">   <table width="425" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="0" bgcolor="#eeeeee">     <tbody>       <tr>         <td colspan="2"><font size="-1" face="Verdana" color="Black"><strong>How has 1.0.2 affected your alerts?</strong></font></td>       </tr>       <tr>         <td width="5"><input type="radio" value="1" name="answer" /></td>         <td><font size="-1" face="Verdana" color="Black">No change as far as I can tell</font></td>       </tr>       <tr>         <td width="5"><input type="radio" value="2" name="answer" /></td>         <td><font size="-1" face="Verdana" color="Black">Too early to tell</font></td>       </tr>       <tr>         <td width="5"><input type="radio" value="3" name="answer" /></td>         <td><font size="-1" face="Verdana" color="Black">Definitely cut down on messages</font></td>       </tr>       <tr>         <td width="5"><input type="radio" value="4" name="answer" /></td>         <td><font size="-1" face="Verdana" color="Black">Don't know</font></td>       </tr>       <tr>         <td width="5"><input type="radio" value="5" name="answer" /></td>         <td><font size="-1" face="Verdana" color="Black">Prepaid? Who goes prepaid anyway?</font></td>       </tr>       <tr>         <td colspan="2"><center><input type="submit" value="Vote" /> <input type="submit" value="View" name="view" /></center></td>       </tr>       <tr>         <td bgcolor="white" align="right" colspan="2"><font size="-2" face="Verdana" color="black">pollcode.com <a href="http://pollcode.com/"><font color="navy">free polls</font></a></font></td>       </tr>     </tbody>   </table> </form><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.tuaw.com/2007/08/21/iphone-software-version-1-0-2/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/08/22/is-it-me-or-are-there-fewer-alerts/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/forward/971502/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/08/22/is-it-me-or-are-there-fewer-alerts/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br />]]></description><category>Alerts</category><category>Notifications</category><category>useless alerts</category><category>UselessAlerts</category><dc:creator>Erica Sadun</dc:creator><pubDate>2007-08-22T15:30:00+00:00</pubDate></item><item><title>MacThemes 2 public voting has begun</title><link>http://www.tuaw.com/2007/08/10/macthemes-2-public-voting-has-begun/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tuaw.com/2007/08/10/macthemes-2-public-voting-has-begun/</guid><comments>http://www.tuaw.com/2007/08/10/macthemes-2-public-voting-has-begun/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/analysisopinion/" rel="tag">Analysis / Opinion</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/os/" rel="tag">OS</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/software/" rel="tag">Software</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/odds-and-ends/" rel="tag">Odds and ends</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/surveys-and-polls/" rel="tag">Surveys and Polls</a></p><img vspace="8" hspace="8" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tuaw.com/media/2007/08/plexis.png.jpg" />Phill Ryu writes in to tell us that <a href="http://phillryu.com/2007/08/08/macthemes-contest-public-voting-begins/">public voting has begun</a> for the latest MacThemes contest (in which three of the themes will be chosen to win $1000 in software and become available for <a href="http://unsanity.com/haxies/shapeshifter">ShapeShifter</a>). There are tons of entries (55, to be exact), and they all look pretty darn good in my civilian opinion.<br /><br />Overall, the public is being pretty discriminating-- the highest score I can find is 3.5 out of 5. Standouts so far are <a href="http://macthemes2.net/contest/themes/pluto/">Pluto</a>, <a href="http://macthemes2.net/contest/themes/aor/">AOR</a>, <a href="http://macthemes2.net/contest/themes/california/">California</a>, and <a href="http://macthemes2.net/contest/themes/plexis/">Plexis</a>, but voting just started, and it's supposed to go through next Wednesday, so I'd expect things to change between now and then.<br /><br />If you're bored, head over to MacThemes and pass out a few ratings for the cause. I guess the public rating will count for half of the final score (with judges accounting for another part of the score), so every vote counts. We should see the winners sometime after the 15th.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://macthemes2.net/contest/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/08/10/macthemes-2-public-voting-has-begun/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/forward/962147/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/08/10/macthemes-2-public-voting-has-begun/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br />]]></description><category>contest</category><category>judging</category><category>macthemes</category><category>phillryu</category><category>public</category><category>rating</category><category>shapeshifter</category><category>voting</category><dc:creator>Mike Schramm</dc:creator><pubDate>2007-08-10T09:00:00+00:00</pubDate></item><item><title>70% of Zune users plan to switch to iPhone</title><link>http://www.tuaw.com/2007/07/23/70-of-zune-users-plan-to-switch-to-iphone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tuaw.com/2007/07/23/70-of-zune-users-plan-to-switch-to-iphone/</guid><comments>http://www.tuaw.com/2007/07/23/70-of-zune-users-plan-to-switch-to-iphone/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/analysisopinion/" rel="tag">Analysis / Opinion</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/surveys-and-polls/" rel="tag">Surveys and Polls</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/apple/" rel="tag">Apple</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/iphone/" rel="tag">iPhone</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tuaw.com/media/2007/07/zune_vs_ipod_g.jpg" />I'm a little skeptical about this one (who is the <a href="http://www.erg-va.com/">Eagle Research Group</a>, and why are they polling people about iPhones and Zunes?) but a new study from the ERG says that a whopping 70% of Zune users are actually <a href="http://www.macworld.co.uk/blogs/index.cfm?RSS&amp;blogid=1&amp;entryid=200">planning a switch</a> to the iPhone. And perhaps even more revealing, 36% of Zune users say they never would have bought one if they'd have known Apple would produce something as "ground-breaking" as the iPhone (well, duh).<br /><br />Of course it's not news that <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/13/installing-the-zune-sucked/">the Zune sucks</a>, and it's definitely not news that the iPhone is a revolutionary little device. But it's an interesting idea that while the Zune has been fighting to stay alive ever since introduction, it might be the iPhone that actually puts it out of its misery.<br /><br />The social hasn't been quelled yet, though. Of the Zune users keeping their phone, 43% say the reason they don't want an iPhone was the lack of storage space for music (which is kind of an obvious conclusion when you're comparing a phone and a music player, innit?). And 22% of those sticking to the Zune say the reason for doing so was simply an overall dislike of "all things Apple." <br /><br />[via <a href="http://daringfireball.net/">DF</a>]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.appletechnews.com/news1/news112.7.19.07.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/07/23/70-of-zune-users-plan-to-switch-to-iphone/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/forward/947473/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/07/23/70-of-zune-users-plan-to-switch-to-iphone/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br />]]></description><category>apple</category><category>iphone</category><category>microsoft</category><category>mp3player</category><category>phone</category><category>poll</category><category>survey</category><category>switchers</category><category>zune</category><dc:creator>Mike Schramm</dc:creator><pubDate>2007-07-23T22:00:00+00:00</pubDate></item><item><title>In The Line: Carrier poll</title><link>http://www.tuaw.com/2007/06/29/in-the-line-carrier-poll/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tuaw.com/2007/06/29/in-the-line-carrier-poll/</guid><comments>http://www.tuaw.com/2007/06/29/in-the-line-carrier-poll/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/surveys-and-polls/" rel="tag">Surveys and Polls</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/iphone/" rel="tag">iPhone</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tuaw.com/media/2007/06/att.jpg" />Fulfilling my duties as Intrepid Blogger, I took a quick poll of the people in line here at the <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/06/29/well-im-in-line/">Apple Store Oakbrook</a> to see which cell carrier they're on, and if they're on another (Verizon, Spring, etc.), were they willing to actually <em>cancel </em>-- with the fee -- their contracts.<br /><br />Of the 42 people I polled (i.e. those who didn't give me the don't-talk-to-me look of death), the results came in:<br /><br />
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    <li>27 people were on AT&amp;T.</li>
    <li>8 people were on another carrier, but didn't need to cancel their contracts (either they pawned them off or were not on contracts in the first place).</li>
    <li>7 people were on another carrier and flat-out canceled their contract, fee and all.</li>
    <li>13 times I mistakenly said "Cingular" instead of "at&amp;t".</li>
    <li>14 people have read and/or are regular readers of TUAW.</li>
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Please note that this poll is completely scientific and 100% reflective of the iPhone purchase demographic.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/06/29/in-the-line-carrier-poll/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/forward/929675/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/06/29/in-the-line-carrier-poll/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br />]]></description><category>iphone</category><dc:creator>Dan Pourhadi</dc:creator><pubDate>2007-06-29T13:00:00+00:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Poll Results: iPhone lineup</title><link>http://www.tuaw.com/2007/06/06/poll-results-iphone-lineup/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tuaw.com/2007/06/06/poll-results-iphone-lineup/</guid><comments>http://www.tuaw.com/2007/06/06/poll-results-iphone-lineup/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/surveys-and-polls/" rel="tag">Surveys and Polls</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/iphone/" rel="tag">iPhone</a></p><img vspace="8" hspace="8" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tuaw.com/media/2007/06/iphonepolreslt.jpg" />There are no iPhone fanboys here.<br /><br />We <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/06/05/tuaw-poll-will-you-line-up-for-an-iphone/">asked</a> you, our readers, if you'd be willing to line up on the 28th to purchase an iPhone on the 29th. In our highly unscientific poll, a full 45% of you said, "No, I have better things to do." Just over 2,100 of respondents (or 28%) said they'll "absolutely" line up, while 18% are considering it and only 9% are willing to commit if the opportunity presents itself.<br /><br />So maybe we won't be camping out...but we do all want one. Right?<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.tuaw.com/2007/06/05/tuaw-poll-will-you-line-up-for-an-iphone/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/06/06/poll-results-iphone-lineup/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/forward/912075/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/06/06/poll-results-iphone-lineup/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br />]]></description><category>iphone</category><category>poll</category><dc:creator>Dave Caolo</dc:creator><pubDate>2007-06-06T19:00:00+00:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Poll results: Buying a black MacBook</title><link>http://www.tuaw.com/2007/05/16/poll-results-buying-a-black-macbook/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tuaw.com/2007/05/16/poll-results-buying-a-black-macbook/</guid><comments>http://www.tuaw.com/2007/05/16/poll-results-buying-a-black-macbook/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/surveys-and-polls/" rel="tag">Surveys and Polls</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/macbook/" rel="tag">MacBook</a></p><img vspace="8" hspace="8" align="right" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tuaw.com/media/2007/05/bmbpollresults.jpg" alt="" />OK, it's results time. <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/05/15/apple-releases-faster-macbooks/">Apple released speedier and roomier MacBooks</a> earlier this week, with a black model priced $125US more than an identically configured white model. <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/05/15/macbook-price-gap-shrinks-a-little/">We asked</a>: Would you cough up the extra greenbacks for a black MacBook? Here are the results:<br /><br />A full 52% of you said "I ain't payin' $125 for paint." The remaining votes were pretty evenly split between the other two options - "Absolutely, it's beautiful" and "I'd consider it." <br /><br />That's a pretty clear statement. No black MacBooks for most of our readers.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.tuaw.com/2007/05/15/macbook-price-gap-shrinks-a-little/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/05/16/poll-results-buying-a-black-macbook/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/forward/897801/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/05/16/poll-results-buying-a-black-macbook/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br />]]></description><category>macbook</category><category>poll</category><dc:creator>Dave Caolo</dc:creator><pubDate>2007-05-16T18:00:00+00:00</pubDate></item><item><title>MacBook price gap shrinks...a little</title><link>http://www.tuaw.com/2007/05/15/macbook-price-gap-shrinks-a-little/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tuaw.com/2007/05/15/macbook-price-gap-shrinks-a-little/</guid><comments>http://www.tuaw.com/2007/05/15/macbook-price-gap-shrinks-a-little/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/surveys-and-polls/" rel="tag">Surveys and Polls</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/macbook/" rel="tag">MacBook</a></p><img vspace="8" hspace="8" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tuaw.com/media/2007/05/whichbook.jpg" />When <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2006/05/16/macbook-is-here-and-its-black/">the MacBook was first introduced</a>, the difference between a black model and a mid-ranged white one was 20GB of disk space and $200US. Today, you can configure a middle-of-the-road white model to exactly match a top-of-the-line black model, and the difference is $125US. <br /><br />Last May, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2006/05/17/poll-results-will-you-buy-a-blackbook/">we asked the poll question: "Will you buy a black MacBook?"</a> and the results were as follows:<br />
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    <li>48% of respondents said "<em>I'm tempted</em>"</li>
    <li>30% said "<em>No way in heck</em>"</li>
    <li>22% just can't wait, declaring, "<em>I simply must have it!</em>"</li>
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<p>Yesterday, Apple announced major improvements to Final Cut Studio. This announcement turned out to be pretty much what we were <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/01/15/what-about-nab2007/">expecting</a> but the FCS2 news still leaves a number of Apple issues missing-in-action. What happened to the High Def movies in iTunes announcement many of us were hoping for? Or some hardware refresh announcements beyond the move to more powerful Mac Pros? Which of the following items do you most want to see Apple announce?</p>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://unspun.amazon.com/widget/embed/wide/4262"></script><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://unspun.amazon.com/widget/embed/wide/4262>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/04/16/poll-missing-announcements/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/forward/875287/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/04/16/poll-missing-announcements/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br />]]></description><category>poll</category><category>unspun</category><dc:creator>Erica Sadun</dc:creator><pubDate>2007-04-16T14:00:00+00:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Poll Results: Updating your iTunes Music</title><link>http://www.tuaw.com/2007/04/04/poll-results-updating-your-itunes-music/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tuaw.com/2007/04/04/poll-results-updating-your-itunes-music/</guid><comments>http://www.tuaw.com/2007/04/04/poll-results-updating-your-itunes-music/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/itunes-store/" rel="tag">iTS</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/itunes/" rel="tag">iTunes</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/surveys-and-polls/" rel="tag">Surveys and Polls</a></p><img align="middle" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tuaw.com/media/2007/04/drmpollresults.png" /><br /><br />The results are in! When Apple announced that users will be able to upgrade some of their music to higher bitrate, DRM-free files for $0.30 each, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/04/03/tuaw-poll-will-you-upgrade-your-itunes-music/">we asked, will you be making the upgrade</a>? Sixty four percent of the 3,951 readers who responded said, "Yes," and the remaining thirty six percent - 1,408 readers - said, "No." <br /><br />A number of you commented that you would have selected "Some" if it had been an option, so take that into consideration when viewing our highly unscientific results. Personally, I won't be upgrading, as I'm not an audiophile and don't feel restricted by Fairplay. C'est la vie.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.tuaw.com/2007/04/03/tuaw-poll-will-you-upgrade-your-itunes-music/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/04/04/poll-results-updating-your-itunes-music/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/forward/866713/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/04/04/poll-results-updating-your-itunes-music/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br />]]></description><category>drm</category><category>emi</category><category>fairplay</category><category>itunes</category><category>polls</category><dc:creator>Dave Caolo</dc:creator><pubDate>2007-04-04T13:00:00+00:00</pubDate></item><item><title>TUAW Poll: Will you upgrade your iTunes music?</title><link>http://www.tuaw.com/2007/04/03/tuaw-poll-will-you-upgrade-your-itunes-music/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tuaw.com/2007/04/03/tuaw-poll-will-you-upgrade-your-itunes-music/</guid><comments>http://www.tuaw.com/2007/04/03/tuaw-poll-will-you-upgrade-your-itunes-music/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/itunes-store/" rel="tag">iTS</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/itunes/" rel="tag">iTunes</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/surveys-and-polls/" rel="tag">Surveys and Polls</a></p><img vspace="8" hspace="8" align="right" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tuaw.com/media/2007/04/emilogo.png" alt="" />Now that Apple and EMI have announced the pending availability of <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/04/02/emi-drm-free-tracks-on-itunes-pricing-and-upgrading/">DRM-free music</a>, we're wondering if you're going to upgrade your music. When the new downloads become available in iTunes this May, you'll be able to "upgrade" the EMI music you already own by spending an extra $0.30US per track. <br /><br />Yesterday, our own <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/04/02/what-those-thirty-cents-buy-you/">Erica pointed out</a> just what you get for your thirty cents, and with that in mind, we ask: "Will you upgrade your iTunes music?" Leave your answer below and check back tomorrow for the results.<br /> <br /> <!-- // Begin Pollhost.com Poll Code // -->
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<!-- // End Pollhost.com Poll Code // --><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.tuaw.com/2007/04/02/emi-drm-free-tracks-on-itunes-pricing-and-upgrading/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/04/03/tuaw-poll-will-you-upgrade-your-itunes-music/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/forward/866124/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/04/03/tuaw-poll-will-you-upgrade-your-itunes-music/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br />]]></description><category>drm</category><category>emi</category><category>itunes</category><category>poll</category><dc:creator>Dave Caolo</dc:creator><pubDate>2007-04-03T10:00:00+00:00</pubDate></item><item><title>WSJ asks: Will the iPhone be a hit or a flop?</title><link>http://www.tuaw.com/2007/01/10/wsj-asks-will-the-iphone-be-a-hit-or-a-flop/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tuaw.com/2007/01/10/wsj-asks-will-the-iphone-be-a-hit-or-a-flop/</guid><comments>http://www.tuaw.com/2007/01/10/wsj-asks-will-the-iphone-be-a-hit-or-a-flop/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/macworld/" rel="tag">Macworld</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/analysisopinion/" rel="tag">Analysis / Opinion</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/cult-of-mac/" rel="tag">Cult of Mac</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/surveys-and-polls/" rel="tag">Surveys and Polls</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/iphone/" rel="tag">iPhone</a></p><img vspace="8" hspace="8" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tuaw.com/media/2007/01/iphoneflop.jpg" />I thought online polls where strictly blog territory, but it seems that august publications like the Wall Street Journal are getting in on the poll fun. The WSJ has a poll up right now that asks, '<a class="maintitle" href="http://forums.wsj.com/viewtopic.php?t=190&amp;start=0&amp;postdays=0&amp;postorder=asc&amp;highlight=">Will the iPhone be a hit like the iPod or a flop like the Newton?</a>' At the right you see how it stands at 5am EST. 83% of people think Apple has a hit on its hands (my one vote is in that category) whilst 17% said, 'Didn't Steve kill the Newton when he returned to Apple? What's up with Newton 2.0?'<br /><br />What do you think? Will Apple score big with the iPhone or is it destined to become a footnote in Apple, Inc's history?<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://forums.wsj.com/viewtopic.php?t=190>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/01/10/wsj-asks-will-the-iphone-be-a-hit-or-a-flop/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/forward/733194/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/01/10/wsj-asks-will-the-iphone-be-a-hit-or-a-flop/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br />]]></description><category>iphone</category><category>wall street journal</category><category>WallStreetJournal</category><dc:creator>Scott McNulty</dc:creator><pubDate>2007-01-10T06:00:00+00:00</pubDate></item><item><title>How much have you spent today?</title><link>http://www.tuaw.com/2007/01/09/how-much-have-you-spent-today/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tuaw.com/2007/01/09/how-much-have-you-spent-today/</guid><comments>http://www.tuaw.com/2007/01/09/how-much-have-you-spent-today/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/macworld/" rel="tag">Macworld</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/surveys-and-polls/" rel="tag">Surveys and Polls</a></p><img width="425" vspace="8" hspace="8" height="283" border="0" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tuaw.com/media/2007/01/burningcash.jpg" alt="" /><br /><br />With <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/tag/appletv">Apple TV</a> and the new <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/tag/airportextreme">AirportExtreme Base Station</a> available today for pre-order from apple.com, I'm wondering how many of you have already whipped out your credit cards and bought one (or two, or three...)?<br /><br />If you placed your order(s), tell us what you bought in the comments.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/01/09/how-much-have-you-spent-today/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/forward/732976/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/01/09/how-much-have-you-spent-today/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br />]]></description><category>airport extreme</category><category>AirportExtreme</category><category>apple store</category><category>apple tv</category><category>AppleStore</category><category>AppleTv</category><category>macworld07</category><dc:creator>Laurie A. Duncan</dc:creator><pubDate>2007-01-09T20:30:00+00:00</pubDate></item><item><title>How many iPods is too many?</title><link>http://www.tuaw.com/2006/12/28/how-many-ipods-is-too-many/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tuaw.com/2006/12/28/how-many-ipods-is-too-many/</guid><comments>http://www.tuaw.com/2006/12/28/how-many-ipods-is-too-many/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/ipodfamily/" rel="tag">iPod Family</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/surveys-and-polls/" rel="tag">Surveys and Polls</a></p><a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2006/11/03/this-is-what-200-ipod-shuffles-looks-like/"><img width="425" vspace="8" hspace="8" height="207" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tuaw.com/media/2006/11/img_2303b.jpg" /></a><br />You may think it's strange that I own eight iPods, but <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16267799/">this MSNBC story</a> tells me I'm not alone in thinking that there's no such thing as "too many iPods."<br /><br />As the story points out, different iPods are better suited for different purposes - much like shoes.<br /><br />My iPod (video) is more useful to me as a portable, digital photo album and video device, as well as for backup of my whole iTunes library, but less useful for every day music listening since it's bulkier than my iPod nano. While my iPod shuffle is better suited for the gym and my iPod photo is best for road trips since most of my car accessories work with it. What do I do with the rest of my iPods? I received my <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2004/09/23/bling-bling-comes-to-the-ipod-mini/">Crystalmini</a> as a gift, and it only leaves the house for special occasions. My original 5GB iPod has a 20hr battery in it, but the scrollwheel is a bit wonky so it doesn't get much use. My 20GB 3rd Gen iPod never brought me much joy and it now used mostly as a portable hard drive. My other iPod shuffle is now on permanent loan to hubby. And honestly, other iPods come and go all the time. When a new iPod comes out, I buy it and try it out and yes - even take it apart. I have to. It's my job to know what's inside so I can better support them when my clients buy them.<br /><br />But enough about my own iPod menagerie... as iPods become more and more <span class="hw">ubiquitous, I bet many of you have more than one and probably have even more of them in your future. So tell me, how many iPods do you currently have, and what are you using them for?<br /></span><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16267799/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2006/12/28/how-many-ipods-is-too-many/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/forward/725546/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2006/12/28/how-many-ipods-is-too-many/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br />]]></description><category>ipod</category><category>ipods</category><category>many ipods</category><category>ManyIpods</category><category>msnbc</category><category>multiple ipods</category><category>MultipleIpods</category><category>too many ipods</category><category>TooManyIpods</category><dc:creator>Laurie A. Duncan</dc:creator><pubDate>2006-12-28T11:30:00+00:00</pubDate></item><item><title>How would you react to a wide-spread Mac OS X virus?</title><link>http://www.tuaw.com/2006/12/11/how-would-you-react-to-a-wide-spread-mac-os-x-virus/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tuaw.com/2006/12/11/how-would-you-react-to-a-wide-spread-mac-os-x-virus/</guid><comments>http://www.tuaw.com/2006/12/11/how-would-you-react-to-a-wide-spread-mac-os-x-virus/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/analysisopinion/" rel="tag">Analysis / Opinion</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/surveys-and-polls/" rel="tag">Surveys and Polls</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/security/" rel="tag">Security</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tuaw.com/media/2006/07/secure.jpg" />One of the long-standing major appeals of the Mac OS has been its relatively small and low-impact ratio of serious security vulnerabilities and virus attacks. Users wear it like a badge on their shoulder, and even Apple has jumped in by flat-out bragging about Mac OS X's security with their latest <a href="http://tuaw.com/tag/getamac">Get a Mac</a> ad campaign.<br /><br />While the debate surrounding exactly why the Mac has earned this reputation has raged at least since the term 'trolling' was coined, I'm a bit more interested in bending the space-time continuum and asking you, dear readers, a hypothetical: what would happen if a truly malicious Mac OS X virus were to break out in large scale? I'm talking about something along the lines of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasser_%28computer_worm%29">Sasser worm</a>, which grounded some Delta Airline flights, brought many other companies to their knees, and is estimated to have caused billions in damage.<br /><br />I know Apple's machines aren't quite as integral to the various operations of our society and businesses like Windows and Linux are, but it would be hard to argue that a good portion of of the Mac user base doesn't care about the security of their chosen OS. With this in mind, I wonder: would you keep your Mac in a day and age when 3rd party virus and security tools become a basic necessity of Mac OS X? Would you bite the bullet and buy Norton Virus Mega Security Bundle Premium 2007 beta 5? Do you think all those switchers - reeled in by Apple's "We don't have any viruses" <a href="http://www.apple.com/getamac/ads/">Get a Mac</a> commercials - would become crippled in disillusion?<br /><br />What say you, TUAW readers. How large of a hole in Apple's security record would be 'too large'?<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2006/12/11/how-would-you-react-to-a-wide-spread-mac-os-x-virus/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/forward/716272/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2006/12/11/how-would-you-react-to-a-wide-spread-mac-os-x-virus/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br />]]></description><category>opinion</category><category>poll</category><category>security</category><category>virus</category><category>viruses</category><category>worm</category><category>worms</category><dc:creator>David Chartier</dc:creator><pubDate>2006-12-11T18:00:00+00:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Apple soliciting feedback from Support Site visitors</title><link>http://www.tuaw.com/2006/12/08/apple-soliciting-feedback-from-support-site-visitors/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tuaw.com/2006/12/08/apple-soliciting-feedback-from-support-site-visitors/</guid><comments>http://www.tuaw.com/2006/12/08/apple-soliciting-feedback-from-support-site-visitors/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/odds-and-ends/" rel="tag">Odds and ends</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/surveys-and-polls/" rel="tag">Surveys and Polls</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/apple/" rel="tag">Apple</a></p><img width="425" vspace="8" hspace="8" height="342" border="0" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tuaw.com/media/2006/12/applesurvey1.jpg" id="vimage_1" alt="" /><br /><br />I was trawling the <a href="http://www.apple.com/support">Apple Support pages</a> last night, when I noticed an orange box appear across the top of the page I was on, all Web 2.0 like. It was an invitation to participate in a short survey regarding my experience with Apple Support. <br /><br />Who am I turn down an opportunity to give Apple a piece of my mind? So I clicked through and was taken to <a href="https://esurvey.advanis.ca/applecare2/">this survey site</a>, where I was presented with "<em>Your opinion is valuable to us. Please take this short survey to help us improve your Apple Support online experience. Thank you.</em>" and then I was asked some innocuous questions. Read the questions after the jump.<br /><p><a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2006/12/08/apple-soliciting-feedback-from-support-site-visitors/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Apple soliciting feedback from Support Site visitors</em></a></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://esurvey.advanis.ca/applecare2/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2006/12/08/apple-soliciting-feedback-from-support-site-visitors/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/forward/714893/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2006/12/08/apple-soliciting-feedback-from-support-site-visitors/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br />]]></description><category>apple support</category><category>apple support survey</category><category>apple survey</category><category>AppleSupport</category><category>AppleSupportSurvey</category><category>AppleSurvey</category><dc:creator>Laurie A. Duncan</dc:creator><pubDate>2006-12-08T14:00:00+00:00</pubDate></item><item><title>TUAW Poll: What keyboard and mouse do you use?</title><link>http://www.tuaw.com/2006/11/07/tuaw-poll-what-keyboard-and-mouse-do-you-use/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tuaw.com/2006/11/07/tuaw-poll-what-keyboard-and-mouse-do-you-use/</guid><comments>http://www.tuaw.com/2006/11/07/tuaw-poll-what-keyboard-and-mouse-do-you-use/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/accessories/" rel="tag">Accessories</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/peripherals/" rel="tag">Peripherals</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/productivity/" rel="tag">Productivity</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/category/surveys-and-polls/" rel="tag">Surveys and Polls</a></p><img width="225" vspace="5" hspace="5" height="100" border="0" align="right" alt="" id="vimage_3" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tuaw.com/media/2006/11/msmouse2.jpg" />I've had keyboards and mice on my mind for the last few days so I thought I'd see what you all are using. To get the poll rolling I asked a few of my colleagues here at TUAW HQ to chime in, too.<br /><br /><strong>David Chartier: <br /></strong><em>iMac - <a href="http://www.apple.com/keyboard/">Apple Pro Keyboard</a> with a <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/oempartners/ProductList.aspx?Type=Mouse">Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer 4.0</a>. Most comfortable.mouse.ever. Sometimes I whip out the <a href="http://www.apple.com/mightymouse/">Mighty Mouse</a> for multimedia/time-based work though. <br />MacBook - built in keyboard and usually the touchpad, though I bring along the Mighty Mouse from my iMac mainly because it packs in a bag easily.</em><br /><br /><strong>Alex Wollenschlaeger:<br /></strong><em>I use the keyboard on my 12" PowerBook (one of the main reasons I got another PowerBook over a MacBook) and a <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/oempartners/ProductList.aspx?Type=Mouse">Microsoft optical mouse</a>. I've used other mice in the past and I've always come back to Microsoft ones. They just feel right. I carry it around with me everywhere because I don't like trackpads too much. Though the new scrolling feature goes a long way to rectifying that.<br /></em><br /><strong>Scott McNulty:</strong><br /> I<em> use the built-in in stuff on my MacBook. On my iMac I have Apple's included keyboard and a <a href="http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/details/US/EN,CRID=2162,CONTENTID=11420">Logitech S 530 Laser mouse</a>.<br /></em><br /><strong>Dan Lurie:</strong><br /><em>When I'm not out and about with my PowerBook, it sits on an iCurve at my desk and I use the standard white Apple keyboard and <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/oempartners/ProductList.aspx?Type=Mouse">Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer</a> (which I love, but I need to get in a wireless <br />version). I'm actually in the market for a new keyboard due some wrist pain I've been having, so I've been looking at the <a href="http://www.keyovation.com/pc-63-2-goldtouch-apple-compatible-keyboard-white-usb.aspx">GoldTouch Mac from KeyOvation</a>.<br /></em><br />As for me? On my home and office desktops I use the <a href="http://matias.ca/osxkeyboard/index.php">Matias OS X keyboard</a>. The symbols are great for me since I always forget where they are. The extra control key and the caps-lock key being out of my way is a blessing and I really love the action on it. I'm a big fan of tactile keys - and this one is quieter than a typical tactile keyboard, which makes hubby happy, but it's still "clicky" enough to make me happy. My mouse is a 5-button, rockin' tilt-scroll <a href="http://www.keyovation.com/pc-63-2-goldtouch-apple-compatible-keyboard-white-usb.aspx">Microsoft Wireless Intellimouse Explorer</a>, which I would be lost without. When I'm on the PowerBook I generally stick with the built-in keyboard and trackpad since I'm typically on-the-go and it's just easier that way.<br /><br />Hmmm... 4 out of 5 bloggers agree that what Microsoft lacks in the OS department they make up for with their mice, which rule. We don't agree on much around here so that's about as resounding of an endorsement as you're going to get from us.<br /><br />Now it's your turn -- What mouse and keyboard are you using with your Mac(s) these days?<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2006/11/07/tuaw-poll-what-keyboard-and-mouse-do-you-use/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/forward/696475/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2006/11/07/tuaw-poll-what-keyboard-and-mouse-do-you-use/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><br />]]></description><category>intellimouse</category><category>keyboard</category><category>mighty mouse</category><category>MightyMouse</category><category>mouse</category><category>poll</category><category>survey</category><category>tuaw poll</category><category>TuawPoll</category><dc:creator>Laurie A. Duncan</dc:creator><pubDate>2006-11-07T08:00:00+00:00</pubDate></item></channel></rss>