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Slumdog Millionare on iTunes

Thursday, December 25th, 2008

I am keenly looking forward to the release of Slumdog Millionare in India. The music release is expected shortly, while the film is coming in India in January. In the meanwhile tune in to this free podcast (the link opens in iTunes) from an Apple Special Event at SoHo
Slumdog Millionare soundtrack was also featured on [...]

Jailbroken iPhone or iPod Touch? Don’t update to OSX 10.5.6 yet

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008

According to iSpazio, the latest release of OSX Leopard 10.5.6 (now available if you do a software update) does not recognize a jailbroken iPhone or iPod Touch in DFU mode. So if you have a unlocked/jailbroken iPhone or iPod Touch, chances are iTunes won’t recognize it if you ever have to restore or update it.
However, [...]

50% discount on Manning Press e-books (only today)

Monday, December 8th, 2008

Today (8th Dec 2008), Manning Press is offering a 50% discount on all their Manning Early Access Program books (basically books that are work in progress but are available to readers as e-books) and their regular e-books. This is a part of their ‘Countdown to 2009′ promotion. Use dec8 as the coupon code when checking [...]

Three miscellaneous Mac apps: Caffeine, Backdrop, Smultron

Saturday, December 6th, 2008

Here are three handy Mac applications that I find myself using often. Hope you’ll find them useful too!
Caffeine – does to your machine what caffeine (of the tea/coffee/Coke variety) does to your body – keeps it awake! Imagine you are watching a long-ish video on youtube – just then your screen goes dim and a [...]

Exchange offer on iMacs

Friday, November 28th, 2008

Apple has advertised this full page ad in today’s Mail Today newspaper. Bring any old PC, laptop or TV and get Rs. 6000/- off on a new iMac.

The asterisk next to the offer says – “Conditions apply. Offer valid only for Apple iMac Smart Exchange and cannot be clubbed with any other offer.”
PS. Check out [...]