New and Noteworthy: Oscars Used As Platform for First iPhone Ad; Xbox 360 And Airport Extreme 802.11n Get Along (sort of); more

Oscars Used As Platform for First iPhone Ad AdRants reports on Apple's first-ever iPhone ad, which aired during the Academy Awards presentation last night. "The soul-thawing ad is Apple's first for the MIRACULOUS IPHONE. It probably won't be the last of efforts to build the shiny white do-all device into the grand culture before its appearance this summer. The spot appeared during last night's Oscars and played several times." More.

Xbox 360 And Airport Extreme 802.11n Get Along (sort of) CrunchGear links to information about linking the Xbox 360 to the second-generation AirPort Extreme 802.11n. "It was only a matter of time before someone found a work around to the Xbox 360, Airport Extreme compatibility issue. If you were one of the many who have been affected by this strange but predictable phenomena then Phil from 25 Experts is here to help out. I can't validate this fix, but maybe one of our gracious readers can tell us if it actually works or not." More.

The Daylight Saving Devil The Baltimore Sun reports on the changes in daylight savings time and their effect on computers, PDAs and cell phones. "At home, where you are the IT department, you have choices to make. The simplest: Wait until March 11 and turn on your computer. If it hasn't recognized the new start of DST, you can set the clock forward an hour and you're good until fall. Of course, that won't fix the problem permanently -- and you might still have some calendar and scheduling problems. It's better to deal with the issue up front. If you recently bought a Windows Vista machine or have a Mac with OS X 10.4.5 or later, don't sweat it. The DST adjustment is built in. Microsoft and Apple have instructions for downloading patches for earlier versions of Windows and the Mac OS, as well as for mobile devices." More.

Previously on MacFixIt:

• Firefox 2.0.0.2 released: Closes security holes
• Apple WWAN Support 1.0 (#2): launch2net updated to resolve connection issues
• E-mail will not download from POP server in Mail.app and other clients -- fixes
• PowerBook/iBook lower RAM slot failure (revisited)

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