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AirPort Utility 6: How to view the Ethernet (WAN) MAC address of a base station

This article explains how to view the Ethernet MAC address of your locally-connected AirPort base station using AirPort Utility 6.

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Apple Rejecting Apps Using Cookie-Tracking Methods, Signaling Push To Its Own Ad Identifier Technology Is Now Underway

Mobile app developers using a technology called “cookie tracking” (sometimes called “Safari flip-flop” or “HTML5 first party cookies”) are starting to have their apps rejected by Apple’s App Review team, we’ve heard from a few different industry sources. With this method … Continue reading

Boot Camp: Installing Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3)

If you attempt to install Microsoft Windows XP SP3 on an Intel-based Mac (Mac Pro, Mac Mini, MacBook, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, or iMac) that is running Windows XP SP2 via Boot Camp, an "Out of disk space" alert may … Continue reading

Why Charlie Wolf lowered his Apple price target to $710

The difference between Wolf and Wall Street may be that he values Apple’s cash holdings FORTUNE — There’s something about Charlie Wolf’s approach to Apple (AAPL) that I find charmingly old school — perhaps because he’s been in business even … Continue reading

Former Director of the CIA and the U.S. National Security Agency, General Michael Hayden, to Address Cyber Threats at IHS CERAWeek 2013

Dateline City:  CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Address is one of several sessions focused on cyber threats and energy infrastructure at the world’s premier energy conference, March 4-8 in Houston. (February 25, 2013) – General Michael Hayden, the former director of the Central … Continue reading

Life, death, calligraphy: The world of Steve Jobs

Sunday, Feb. 24, would have been his 58th birthday FORTUNE — As we did when he was still running Apple (AAPL), we’d like to celebrate Steve Jobs’ life by re-posting what may be the most personal public speech this intensely … Continue reading

We know why Apple makes computers. But why Google?

Chart of the week: Horace Dediu follows the money FORTUNE — Asymco’s Horace Dediu, the master of the tech industry informational graphic, outdid himself with the set of bar charts he posted Friday comparing the revenue and operating income of … Continue reading

FixYa: Apple’s phones 3 times more reliable than Samsung’s

Also, 5 times more reliable than Nokia’s and 27 times more reliable than Motorola’s FORTUNE — FixYa, which bills itself as the leading product Q&A destination on the Web and mobile, published a head-to-head comparison Friday of the reliability of four … Continue reading

Analyst meets with Apple CFO; expects a 6% dividend

Morgan Stanley’s Katy Huberty thinks Apple should borrow cash to pay its shareholders FORTUNE — While Greenlight Capital’s David Einhorn was lobbying shareholders Thursday to support his perpetual preferred stock idea (see Would you buy an iPref from this man?), … Continue reading

Analyst meets with Apple CFO; expects 6% cash return-update

Morgan Stanley’s Katy Huberty thinks Apple should borrow to pay its shareholders FORTUNE — While Greenlight Capital’s David Einhorn was lobbying shareholders Thursday to support his perpetual preferred stock idea (see Would you buy an iPref from this man?), Morgan … Continue reading