There are a lot of misconceptions about the Macintosh, but one misconception that has persisted is the myth that Macs are incapable of using multi-button mice. And those who know this myth is false still complain about Apple not shipping computers with two button mice. Gear Live cub reporter XIcarus wanted to share a bit of background on what many believe to be Apple’s stubborness to conform… Gear Live [

I’ve seen a ton of articles around the web lately comparing the Mac mini to the near full size desktop PC. What they fail to compare is the amount of computing power per square inch you get with the mini. So, I decided to take it upon myself to create the fastest PC possible with the size constraints of the mini’s small form factor… See the ‘how to’ here: Kevin Rose [ article cont ]

Contrary to the British (and probably the rest of the west’s) propaganda which claims that more then 70% of the population in Iraq voted, we have had clear sources tell us that Polling stations in Iraq were empty. This makes sense seeing as the majority ‘Sunni’ population are in fact boycotting the elections. Weather or not it is true about the turnouts of the elections, we can surely say that they will not be fair and completely biased. Well think about it, since when can you have elections under occupation?! I mean is that even possible. There are curfews and people would have...

Attempted arson charges against a veteran Tukwila fire lieutenant were dismissed last week after another person claimed responsibility for trying to set fire to his house in Mountlake Terrace, the Snohomish County prosecutor’s office said Thursday. The charge had been filed against Philip Scott Lyons, 48, who is back on the job, Tukwila Fire Chief Nick Olivas said. He was on administrative leave and had been assigned other duties since he was charged. “We’re very happy about it,” Olivas said. “We’re definitely glad to get him back on shift.” The charge...

A federal judge took pity on a Minnesota teen Friday, sentencing him to just a year and a half in prison for unleashing a variant of the Blaster Internet worm that crippled nearly 50,000 computers. U.S. District Judge Marsha Pechman said Jeffrey Lee Parson’s neglectful parents were to blame for the psychological troubles that led to his actions in the summer of 2003. The Internet “has created a dark hole, a dungeon if you will, for people who have mental illnesses or people who are lonely,” Pechman said. “I didn’t see any parent standing there saying, ‘It’s...

Howard Wen has interviewed ‘FutureProof’ of the JHymn project, a DRM removal application for iTunes song files laden, or ‘crippled’ as some say, to prevent filesharing. FutureProof tells us how Apple’s DRM works, how to rip it out using JHymn, how they build on the work of ‘DVD’ Jon Johansen, and how to upgrade to that brand new iShuffle safely. Wow, this must be the first app to remove a DRM, I’m happy to see it’s not Microsoft’s

Police say a man involved in the recent robbery of a Domino’s Pizza delivery woman would be a good candidate for “World’s Dumbest Criminal.” New Castle County police say that after two men robbed the woman, one of them called the victim on his cell phone to apologize — and to ask her out on a date. The victim, 18, declined the request. Instead, she gave the cell phone number to police, who arrested Brent Brown, 25, on Thursday. Through a photo lineup, the victim also identified Brown as one of the robbers. Besides Brown, police also arrested an 18-year-old man and...

Are you one of those people that thinks that red M&Ms taste better than green ones? Well, this guy has the solution for all your problems: the M&M sorter