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Saturday, September 3, 2011

Works in 10.6 and 10.7. Requires a Mac with Bluetooth (probably built-in Bluetooth).

A follow up to the two-year-old hint 10.6: See new functions on various menu bar icons. If you Option-Click the Bluetooth Menulet, you get an option to 'Create Diagnostics Report on Desktop.'

I always assumed this was just the Bluetooth Diagnostics report, but when I clicked it, it created a ZIP on the Desktop: BluetoothReporter_DATE_TIME.zip.

This file is far more useful than I suspected. It contains:

kernel.log
PacketLoggerBluetoothTraceFile.pklg
system.log
system.log.0.bz2
SystemProfilerReport.spx
WebProcess_DATE_TIME_COMPUTERNAME.crash

This is all in one neat Zip file, in two clicks from the Desktop. It's worth it for the System Profiler Report, System Log and Crash Reports alone.

Perfect for sending to a Servi ...

Source: http://feeds.macosxhints.com/click.phdo?i=6e40f81fc6012f1af40da2f1d9f6d855

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My Head Hurts Just From Reading the Headline of This One

Source: http://www.forbes.com/sites/briancaulfield/2011/08/30/why-the-undead-99-touchpad-might-portend-the-ipads-doom/?partner=yahootix

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In It for the Long Haul

Source: http://www.macrumors.com/2011/08/26/apple-awards-tim-cook-1000000-shares-of-stock-as-ceo-bonus/

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Apple CEO Tim Cook Promotes iTunes/iCloud Chief Eddy Cue to Senior VP of Internet Software and Services

Source: http://9to5mac.com/2011/09/01/itunes-chief-eddy-cue-gets-promoted-to-senior-vice-president-of-internet-software-and-services/

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Apple Removes TV Rentals From iTunes

Source: http://www.macstories.net/links/apple-removes-tv-rentals-from-itunes-customers-overwhelmingly-prefer-buying-tv-shows/

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Friday, September 2, 2011

Skype intros FreeTalk Connect-Me home phone adapter

Skype customers in the U.S. and Canada can now buy a home phone adapter called the FreeTalk Connect-Me that gives them the option of using their existing landline or just a traditional phone handset as a Skype phone, either using an unlimited plan or Skype credit to call cell phones, landlines, other Skype users and even make international calls. Once the device is initially set up (using a computer), the computer connection is no longer needed and only a broadband modem is needed....

Source: http://feeds.macnn.com/click.phdo?i=28793788163ce081686b72570bb2beb9

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