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Tired of that boring log in screen on your Mac? On today's Tekzilla Daily, Veronica uses Ravissant to add a personal touch to that display.

Apple has elected to keep its iMac firmly grounded as a productivity device. You'll find few home entertainment conveniences in the new entry-level iMac, and you can find larger screens in other all-in-ones systems for less. Few will offer performance like this iMac, though, and none look as pretty, making it easy to recommend for general purpose computing and for the design conscious.

CNET editor Scott Stein demos some of the new features of Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 preview, which will be available in the fourth quarter of this year.

Apple's revamped basic $999 MacBook now has a faster processor and better graphics, making it possibly the ultimate back-to-school laptop.

Want to stay up-to-date on your Facebook activity on your Mac machine? Veronica introduces you to Facebook's Desktop Notifier, giving you pop-up updates for your comments, likes, events, and more on today's Tekzilla Daily!

Microsoft announces Office for Mac 2011 pricing and release date, CBS is in negotiations to join Hulu Plus, and Research In Motion announces a new a BlackBerry.

Rafe and Josh debate the best ways to turn an unruly rat's nest of data and power cables into a thing of beauty and logic. With bonus rat's nest pictures from listeners! Also, questions about moving from and to Android phones, moving a TV to Singapore, and encrypting Mac hard drives.

Apple's new Mac Mini makes a strong play for the living room with a sleek new design and the addition of HDMI port to output video. HTPC enthusiasts will be skeptical about its value, but the new Mac Mini will likely charm average consumers looking to bring online media to the TV.

The Amazon Kindle adds Twitter and Facebook support, Starbucks is offering free Wi-Fi for all, and a redesigned Mac Mini comes to the Apple Store.

The Library of Congress says you can jailbreak your iPhone, Google releases secure apps for the U.S. government, and Apple releases new iMacs, Mac Pros, LED Cinema Displays and a surprise Magic Trackpad.

On today's episode of The 404 Podcast, hosts Jeff Bakalar, Wilson G. Tang, and Justin Yu discuss Apple's summer iMac and Mac Pro refresh, Apple's new Magic Trackpad, and video game and movie news from Comic Con 2010 in San Diego.

Veronica shows you NameChanger, which lets you modify filenames in bulk.

Problems are still affecting the iPhone 4, but is it affecting Apple's brand and Mac sales? Also, iTunes gets hacked, and we share a clever solution for the iPhone 4.

Preordering for the Apple iPhone 4 started this morning, and users are already reporting serious issues with AT&T's servers. The speed bump appears to happen when account is verified through AT&T, although we've also heard of bottlenecks popping up intermittently throughout the process.

This week on the CNET Tech Review, we get touchy-feely with the iPhone 4; Samsung floods the smartphone market; and OnLive brings PC gaming to the Mac.

Tired of the boring default screensavers on your Mac? On today's Tekzilla Daily, Veronica introduces you to PongSaver, a screensaver that showcases the classic video game.

What's better than a laptop with one screen? Well, how about two? For $9.99, Air Display is an app that transforms your iPad into a wireless extended display for your Mac, even allowing touch controls--and as we discovered, it works pretty well.

A side-by-side comparison of the same Hulu video stretched across a Spring 2010 MacBook Pro and the iPad shows how different the streaming speeds are.


Flicker.com has finally joined Flickr.com in the Yahoo stable. Also, good luck pre-ordering an iPhone 4 -- AT&T can't keep up with Apple users' demands. And introducing the Mac Shuffle! Sorry, we mean the new Mac Mini.

Microsoft Kin phones are arriving; Skype offers multiperson chat; and how to find love in the cruel world of Apple fandom.

This week, we join forces with Internet superstar Molly Wood to discuss some new MacBook updates, the late, great Ronnie James Dio; the upcoming Evo uber-phone; and take a look at some more vintage laptops.

DEK This week: How to keep track of everything with reminder and to-list apps. Also, we (try to) solve Synergy issues, explain DNS, and wake up your Mac from the Internet.

We're a little late to the Core i7 iMac review party, but that doesn't make Apple's highest-end all-in-one any less impressive. With the fastest CPU and the largest display in its category, we find our criticisms of this system mostly wash away in a tide of pixels and best-in-class performance. Anyone with a productivity focus will appreciate what this iMac has to offer.

This week on the CNET Tech Review, how to play Xbox games on your Mac; a minicamcorder Prizefight; and Archos offers Android in tablet form.

While it's not intended as a way to get Flash on your iPad, Air Display turns any iPad into a second monitor for your Mac. And, yes, it can show Flash.

Say it ain't so! The original Apple-AT&T agreement extends through 2012, and this doesn't look good. Another iPhone 4G is spotted in the wild, and Steam comes to the Mac.

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Apple's new 13-inch MacBook Pro looks the same as the old MacBook Pro and still has a Core 2 Duo processor, but its graphics and battery life receive an appreciable boost.

Steam arrives for the Mac, and an iPad Wi-Fi fix is on the way, as is a Google tablet. Plus, Android's gonna get you a free beer.