Apple has quietly made the Apple USB modem incompatible with OS X Lion, which was verified on Cult of Mac when they tried to use their modem and received an error message. While it’s true that most people don’t need or want to connect to the Internet via dial-up and that other USB modems will work if they have updated drivers, some people do occasionally need dial-up, especially for fax functionality.

Sunday, January 16th marked the quarter-century anniversary of the Macintosh Plus’s 1986 release. The Plus is widely considered to have been the first real workhorse tool variant of the original compact AIO desktop Macs, with an 8MHz 68000 Motorola processor, able to support up to 4MB of user-upgradable RAM and connect to external SCSI devices, including external hard drives. Other members of the compact Mac family included the 128K, the 512K, the Mac SE, the Mac SE-30, the Mac Classic and the Mac Classic II.

Let’s see…150 MacBook Airs or 1 Apple-1? An original Apple-1, including the original packaging and a letter signed by Steve Jobs, will be auctioned off at Christie’s of London on November 23rd. Originally sold for $666.66 (did you have to include your soul with that sale?), the computer is expected to auction for around $150,000 to $250,000.

Monster Cable, like many other technology companies, is riding the wave of CES 2010. An updated line of in-ear headphones have made it to light, as well as a couple of new and exciting products that, if they’re successful, could feature in many homes as a valuable part of the Internet-access infrastructure. Let’s take a look at what Monster Cable have brought to the table this week.

Eye-Fi has announced their newest wireless SDHC memory card, called the Pro X2. It builds on the first Eye-Fi Pro card with more storage space, faster memory speed, faster network access and more features to keep you wanting it. The Eye-Fi Pro X2 has 8GB of space and is Class 6, meaning it’s fast enough for most purposes, including shooting tons of high megapixel pictures fast.

When Apple announced their smorgasbord of product refreshes last week, the first thing I did was order a Mac Mini. Okay, that’s just a reflex, but after that was taken care of, I started to think; something is different, and I don’t like it. I’m fairly certain the source of my mild dissatisfaction with the recent announcements stemmed from the absence of that Steve Jobs touch.

Yesterday, Apple somewhat quietly updated both the Time Capsule and Airport Extreme. Most everything stayed the same as previous version with the exception of a few fun details like guest networking and simultaneous dual-band Wi-Fi.

omcast, the cable and high-speed internet provider, is test marketing a public wifi program which allows subscribers to access the internet while away from their homes. Since this is a preliminary trial, there is no information on any expansion in NJ or other states, or if the service could be available to non-subscribers. Of course, certain cities have started their own initiatives to have wireless signals available everywhere—can a system exist where several companies are offering competing public wifi?

One of the things that has always surprised me about the Mac web is that computer migration doesn’t get more press. The ease with which you can move files and identities on Mac OS X is astounding, simply astounding. There’s just no way around that. When I think of how hard it used to be in Mac OS Classic, I picture my dad mowing the yard with that motorless rotary push mower. It’s archaic. Nay! Barbaric!

And brothers and sisters, don’t even get me started on what has to be done on the PC. Is there software out there that helps? I imagine there must be, but I’ve worked with people who have passed up significant computer upgrades at the office simply because the don’t want to deal with the hassle of copying files, reinstalling software, transferring their web and e-mail accounts, and losing their Minesweeper scores.

Yes, it’s true you actually have to do that on the PC (or get your IT department to do it for you). On the Mac, it’s as simple as connecting your new computer to your old with a Firewire cable, and…

Uh, wait. What did I just say? What kind of cable? Oh. Okay, well, it’s at times like this that I like to quote my favorite philosopher, Charlie Brown:

“Aaarrrgh!”

Broadcom has announced their newest chip for mobiles. The chip supports Bluetooth, FM radio (reception and transmission) and 802.11n at speeds of up to 50Mbps. On top of all of that, the chip doesn’t drain batteries like you might expect. The iPhone 3G already owes some of its parts to Broadcom, so it’s quite likely more »