More iPhone

Things are still up in the air over at the Wireless Spectrum Auction. After ten rounds...well, I'm not sure exactly what's happening, actually. Companies are bidding on things, I've got that. But this is going to be a bit of a drawn out processs.

Meanwhile, ITBusiness says the iPhone will boost Canada's Wireless Service Market. To which I reply, "duh." I'm thinking about getting one, and I can't even use it from home, as I live in a GSM free zone. And I must say, I keep seeing "All you can eat" getting tossed around, which would be very nice....

,Mac is a-changin?

Cnet reports that other people are reporting that there are some changes deep in the code with 10.5.3 that suggests that Apple now has the ability to rename .mac to...

Well, that's just it. It isn't a change, it is a code string that gives them the ability to change the name. 

If they do change the name, I hope that's not the only thing that changes; I'm working on a post about .mac, with a few possible suggestions for fixes. Look for that sometime later next century. 

Daily Reading: I'm not the only one who liked 10.5.3

Macworld says that the recent upgrade is helping a number of third party developers, too. 

Music, music...

This has nothing to do with Apple news as such, though it is about something produced on a Mac (albiet a Mac running OS 9; I'm supposed to be helping the sound tech upgrade his system at his soonest possible convenience, but that has yet to come to pass).

A few weeks ago, my band went into the studio and laid down some tracks. Last night we went back to do a mixdown. While we're not quite finished, we got it to a point where it is ready for public consumption. And since there are at least two people who read this blog regularly, I thought you might be interested in hearing what I am doing with my life. And I fully expect a comment from MS to the effect that it sucks, but that's why I have moderation set on. 

Nonono. If you have music related comments, feel free to leave them. 

You can find out about the band, as well as listen to the two new songs (Something to See and Acappella Bone) at our Reverbnation page. 

Wireless Auction Begins

Yesterday, bidding started in the Wireless Spectrum Auction. This is a good thing, because part of the mandate with this auction is to open up a fair swack of the spectrum to someone who is not Telus, Bell or Rogers. 

For iPhone users-to-be, this is a good thing. While down the US and the UK there are exclusive carrier contracts, stories have been springing up from around the world that the iPhone will have multiple carriers in a variety of countries. 

Canada, of course, is not one of these countries. But not because Apple wants to go exclusive here, it's just that they have no choice. 

However, if a couple more players enter the game, they are going to put an end to Roger's monopoly on the GSM band, because that, too, is one of the rules for this auction. 

For those of you who are passionate about your wireless, or at least curious about what's happening, the best place to watch the action is at Wireless North, where they are providing a play-by-play description. 

For those of you who think watching Wireless Spectrum Auctions is about as much fun as watching paint dry, have no fear; you shall be updated on how this affects your life as Mac users. 

Google Syncing

If you are a gmail user, as I am, rejoice. 10.5.3 adds Google Contact Syncing. Assuming you have an iPhone or iPod Touch. 

Lifehacker has an article on how to sync without these devices. Coolio. 

Me? I'm just glad 10.5.3 brought my apps back to life. 

CBC Goes Mobile

Folks over at ehmac are noting that the CBC web browser is defaulting to the Mobile Browser on Macs. Not sure if this problem affects Windows users, too, but it is a bit disconcerting trying to read a web page 50 characters wide....

Update: 11:00 MST. And now CBC is just down. 

Update: Like, a week later. It's back, if you hadn't noticed.