Hopefully more treat than trick, Apple has released 10.4.3. Said to fix hundreds of bugs, the release installer is approximately 100MB in size.
The 10.4.3 Update delivers overall improved reliability and compatibility for Mac OS X v10.4 and is recommended for all users.
It includes fixes for:
- AFP, SMB/CIFS, NFS and FTP network file services
- AirPort [...]

To help get in the mood this fine All Hallow’s Eve, take a listen to The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe.
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Our 4th installment, and our most spook-tacular yet. The Tech Top Three takes a terrifying turn with stories about robots run amuck, mind-control devices, and zombies on the hunt. And in the gaming table… Vampires!
Episode 4 (17.2 MB, 37:38)
Show Notes:

Giant robots on the Dutch coastline (Wired)
Remote control for humans (CNN)
Microsoft’s zombie spam [...]

Perfectly timed for halloween comes a story of Microsoft hunting down spammers using a zombie.
Microsoft set-up a clean Windows PC and infected it with malicious code (I am guessing this part was particularly easy), in effect, turning it into a zombie. In just 20 days, the zombie PC received 5 million connection requests from [...]

Podcasting is wonderful… not only can you listen to your favorite geeks, but you can also listen to academic lectures from top universities.

List of Academic Lecture Podcasts
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SpikeTV has just released a list of the nominees for this year’s videogame awards. Yes, its a sham… but what award shows aren’t? At least this show doesn’t have a bunch of actors thanking “God for the incredible gifts they were given.” Instead we get to listen to Samuel L. “Mutha*****ng” Jackson [...]

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I freakin’ kid you not.
Wizards of the Coast is sponsoring an offical Worldwide D&D Game Day.
Saturday, November 5th. No matter where you are, look at their list of participating stores and go check this out. I know I will.

Ok, for those of you who feel like they haven’t thrown enough money Lucas’ way, there is another chance. You can head over to the Museum of Science for the world premiere of the Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination exhibit which happens on October 27th.
Spend freely, I hear George needs a new [...]

… now that Xbox Live is down for maintenance.
If you listened to the latest installment of the BostonGeek Podcast, you probably know that we had discussed what people can do today while Xbox Live is down for maintenance. I thought I would post a list to help all those who are suffering.

Read a book
Shower [...]

I can’t help but notice that this dude still has his site up. I find his work intriguing and I am wowed at his new site interface.
Famous for the “look closely at the picture and find out what’s wrong….and BOOOOO!!! SCARED YA!” shenigan, I’m sure the following link will please the MAC users out [...]

Cocktails are plentiful on this week’s episode. This week in the Tech Top 3 we discuss the latest in the Google Print project, this past week’s Apple announcements, and recent updates to the battle between Blu Ray and HD DVD.
On the Gaming Table, we talk about ID Software and Quake 4, Xbox Live going [...]

Oh, Jackie boy. What a fine mess you’ve dug yourself into. It was only a matter of time, though, wasn’t it?
Like Comstock and McCarthy before you, your self-important frothing at the mouth has finally turned you into nothing more than a caricature. Your empty threats, your insane ramblings, your absolute devotion to [...]

Update:
Looks like Ringling Bros. was in town (and leaving) for their next destination.
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Not sure what was going on, but driving back to Boston through Somerville and Cambridge last night proved to be quite interesting when we passed a large number of elephants being led down Route 28 (going northbound).

This week in the Tech Top Three we discuss Samsung’s price-fixing, Microsoft’s partnerships, and the big Apple announcements. In the Gaming Table, we talk about crazy Jack Thompson, the Munchkins card game, and our Dungeons and Dragons campaign.
Episode 2 (22.8MB , 49:46)
Show notes:

Samsung Pleads Guilty (Reuters)
Microsoft Settles with Real (LA Times)
Microsft Partners [...]

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The most personally useful thing that came out of the recent Apple announcement is the ability to gift songs, albums, and playlists. I don’t have any immediate plans to buy a fancy iPod that sorta plays video and I already own an iMac (although not near as nice as the new one). Being [...]

Check out this link:
Stewie Live
In the box, tell Stewie what to do. Some of my favorite command words:
Poop
Shoot
Dance
Sex
Eat
Sleep
Try ‘em out and see if you can come up with some of your own!

I’m the IT manager at my company. Woo. Considering I am a department of exactly one, that means about as much as… well, as nothing. It means nothing. Sorry, I was going somewhere with that simily, but it’s after ten and I’m sleepy.
So, to get back to my point, I get [...]

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