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Roxio announces Toast 10 at MacWorld

by Mike Schramm (Jan 5th, 2009)

Toast is the granddaddy of CD burning apps nowadays, an act that itself has become relatively obsolete (between iPods, internet radios, FM tuners, and streaming services, do we even really need to put media on a physical format anymore?). Roxio isn't sitting back with their software, though: they've ...

Apple and the imminent death of HD DVD

by Mike Schramm (Feb 18th, 2008)

Time is running out for Toshiba and friends; the high definition format wars are almost over now officially over. HD DVD hasn't found the footing it needed to earn the support of retailers and studios alike, and it seems that Sony's champion, Blu-Ray, is going to win the day. So what does that mean ...

Putting the Apple Store geniuses to the test

by Mike Schramm (Feb 13th, 2008)

Challenging customer service folks in retail stores is pretty much shooting fish in a barrel-- sure, Apple claims to have a great retail environment, but if those Geniuses are getting paid as little as I was when I worked in retail, there's no real reason for them to know the difference between the ...

Blu-ray Arrives for the Mac, Where's HD-DVD

by Mat Lu (Jan 25th, 2007)

As you probably know there's a format war going on right now to be the high-definition successor to DVD between Blu-ray and HD-DVD. Like many computer makers, Apple has thrown their lot in with Blu-ray, primarily because of its higher disc capacity (at least in each format's initial form), but has ...

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