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August 3rd 2009

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EU Still Fighting to Ban Internet Explorer
After accusing Microsoft of basically having a monopoly on web browsers by including Internet Explorer in its Windows 7 package, the European Union has reason to be slightly mollified: Microsoft now has a “ballot screen” that allows users to choose which browser they’d like instead of forcing Internet Explorer on them until they can run and download Safari 4. (Or, to be fair, Firefox or Chrome…but you know we’re biased.)

Schmidt Resigns from Apple Board
When we were small, our parents reminded us to play nice, respect other people’s property and ideas, allow for different viewpoints. Well, kids, this ain’t the sandbox any more. Google CEO Eric Schmidt has left the Apple board, of which he has been a member since 2006, due to Google’s encroaching on Apple’s “core businesses.” The denial of the GoogleVoice App last week probably didn’t help anything. Now that there’s more than a plastic bucket at stake, it isn’t smart to play nice—Steve Jobs certainly praised Schmidt’s contributions, but can’t be expected to keep the competition so close he’s in Apple’s board meetings.

Dos (and Don’ts) for Friendly Facebooking
Of course we always mean to be polite, in real life and in cyberspace. But sometimes, posting that awful picture of your friend from the bar last night seems so funny…PC world’s Christopher Null reminds you how to behave to avoid losing all of your Facebook friends. The list is pertinent: choose your friends wisely, limit access to sensitive, personal information, and in the name of all that is holy, stop poking.

The Price of Progress
According to CNN, Apple claims that its products are “almost entirely free of the worst toxic chemicals” present in every piece of high level technology, but there are literally tons of e-waste polluting the world each year that aren’t so ecologically sound. Poor legislation and implementation thereof has contributed to a serious problem: the export of broken computers, TVs and other equipment to developing countries for scavenging. There are obvious chemical risks to the children and adults working the dump sites, where the waste is often burned, causing toxic smoke to blanket the piles of trash that could conceivably have been recycled and gifted to these developing countries to bring them up to speed technologically.

Get Your Groove On
Music is a huge part of our identity, and here at MacTribe we try not only to bring you the latest audio news, but the coolest gadgets and software you can use to channel your inner hipster. Or club kid. Or Swedish death goth. Here are some of our most recent picks for audio recording, regardless of your favorite style. You’re welcome!