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Some Safari news, FYI. I have not tried it, I'm just showing what's out there.

In addition to the news, there are lots of complaints out there about the malware/bloatware-esque installation of Safari when iTunes updates. Apparently it is labeled as a high priority update to iTunes, and selected to be installed by default when iTunes is updated.

Apparently the original EULA contradicted itself. (think: copy/paste from old EULA's :wink2:)
Apple forbids Windows users from installing Safari for Windows | The Register
Apple's Safari license says that users are permitted to install the browser on no more than "a single Apple-labeled computer at a time." This means that if you install Safari for Windows on a Windows PC, you're violating the license.
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The above wording problem was fixed, yesterday.
Apple grants Windows PCs the right to run Safari for Windows | The Register
Apple has changed the license posted to its web site, replacing "a single Apple-labeled computer" with "each computer owned or controlled by you."
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Of course, any security expert is going to be out to find all the flaws right away.
Safari Address Bar Spoofing and Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia
Juan Pablo Lopez Yacubian has discovered two vulnerabilities in Safari, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct spoofing attacks or potentially compromise a user's system.
Solution: Do not browse untrusted web sites.
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Anybody Got Experience with Apple Snow Leopard Server?

I must start up a new office and need to provide file and print sharing, and perhaps intranet (and maybe even internet) hosting. Snow Leopard server seems attractive at first glance. Anybody have experience? I like the built-in collaboration tools like the website creator and wiki creator modules.

(I have no experience with operating servers and I'm not an IT professional.)
 
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Apple TV

I am thinking about buying an Apple TV. I have done very little research, because I am lazy, but my question is, I want to be able to access my iTunes library, but it is on a laptop that is not permanently running. Is there a way to save it to an external hard drive that is plugged into the network?
 
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Just a random hard drive, plugged into a computer, not powered on, and put on the local network for wireless steaming? No.

I also don't think Apple tv can accept an external hard drive connected directly to it.

These type of boxes (Boxee, Roku, Appletv, etc.) are for people with a central computer (normally a desktop) that hold all their media, and for streaming media for people that don't have it on their tv, blue ray player, etc.

Edit: in case you were wondering, some people do create a home server with no connection to a monitor. I know some people just stash it in a closet, or on a shelf somewhere. Yet they will cost $400 to $500 (similar to a low end desktop). They run 24/7, but will normally use low power components. IIRC they cost about $3 in electricity/month to run.
 
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fanaticbuckeye;1828424; said:
That stinks. Our iTunes library is located on our Macbook, so if it is shut off/closed, the ATV wont find it, I assume. This is not really an option then. Thanks.
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No, it won't see it.

I believe AppleTv can sync wirelessly to an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. So if you have any of those you can stream from them. Of course you are limited to their capacity which will be no where near the level of your computer. Not sure how big your library is.

Yet if you went that way, it's just as easy to hook those items up to an entertainment system, and a lot cheaper than buying an AppleTv.
 
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I purchased a Mac Mini for exactly what you are talking about. It's basically a media server that is connected to the two different amps that I run for different zones of the house.

It's a bit more than a MacTV, I guess... but I think it was worth it...
 
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sparcboxbuck;1828501; said:
I purchased a Mac Mini for exactly what you are talking about. It's basically a media server that is connected to the two different amps that I run for different zones of the house.

It's a bit more than a MacTV, I guess... but I think it was worth it...
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If you were ever to post a wiring diagram for what you've done, several of us would probably find it useful ...

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sparcboxbuck;1828501; said:
I purchased a Mac Mini for exactly what you are talking about. It's basically a media server that is connected to the two different amps that I run for different zones of the house.

It's a bit more than a MacTV, I guess... but I think it was worth it...
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Hell for the price of one of those you could build a nice little HTPC.
 
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