Archives: May 2004
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Woz visits Pennsylvania elementary school to cap 19-year friendship with school’s librarian
After exchanging pleasantries and Christmas cards with Apple Computer co-founder Steve Wozniak for almost 20 years…
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Microsoft website hacked, defaced by ‘Outlaw Group’
It seems like it has been a while since we were witnessing major hacks on corporate websites, but an entity calling themselves…
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Mac OS X 10.3.4 could come as early as this week
Apple Computer seeded developers on Monday with yet another external build of Mac OS X 10.3.4 Panther…
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Apple iPod posters spoofed with Iraqi prisoner-abuse scandal theme appear in New York City
A spoof of Apple Computer’s fluorescent iPod posters commenting on the recent Iraqi prisoner-abuse scandal started cropping up around New York…
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MSNBC Video for Windows, IE users only; no Mac support offered
MSNBC, a joint venture of Microsoft and NBC News, has updated their online Frequently Asked Questions section to reflect thier “no Mac users welcome” policy…
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MainConcept debuts MPEG Encoder for Macintosh
MainConcept, a world leader in codec and video editing technology, today announced the immediate availability of its MPEG…
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Apple’s Mac G5 64-bit processor means speed for video editors and content creators
It’s been nearly a year since Apple rolled out its groundbreaking new personal computer, the G5. A 64-bit platform…
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FileMaker Server 7 now available
FileMaker has announced the immediate availability of FileMaker Server 7, the new server software for hosting FileMaker Pro 7 database files…
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ClearOne intros AccuMic PC echo-canceling mic for personal computers
ClearOne Communications Inc., a comprehensive provider of conferencing products and services, today introduced AccuMic PC…
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How Mac OS X Mail’s Junk Filter works and how it can work better for you
I have some good news and some bad news. The good news is that Mail’s Junk Mail filter, when properly configured…
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Ocean Waves 0.6 for Mac OS X can lull you to sleep, works with iPod
Ocean Waves 0.6 generates simulated sound of ocean waves. Unlike the recorded real sound of ocean waves on audio CDs…
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Washington Times: Is it absurd to spend $2,500 on a desktop computer? Not if it’s a Mac
Is it absurd to spend $2,500 on a desktop computer? Well, that depends on who you are and what you want to do…
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Government Computer News: Apple ‘iBook is a lean, clean machine’
The G4 Apple iBook reminds me a little of a greyhound. Looking sleek and way too delicate, it becomes a ‘Like, wow, man!’ competitor…
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RUMOR: New 4G iPod to offer encoding capabilities
According to a seemingly reliable, yet unconfirmed report, the micro-chip Apple plans to use in its 4th generation…
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Thurrott asks for portable Apple Macintosh buying advice
So I sold my 17-inch widescreen iMac to a friend (for a smoking deal) this week… What now? Part of me honestly considered…
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Unsanity updates free utility to fix latest Mac OS X ‘URL Schemes’ vulnerability
A vulnerability in Apple’s Mac OS X results in a potential situation in which a malicious person could execute arbitrary…
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W Hotels to heavily promote Apple’s iTunes Music Store
Ever since W Hotels was launched in 1998, the chain has tried to position itself as the cool and hippest of hotel brands…
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Secunia issues ‘extremely critical’ vulnerability alert for Mac OS X
A vulnerability has been reported in Mac OS X, allowing malicious web sites to compromise a vulnerable system…
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Sony lumbers after Apple but it’s not working
In a windowless room near Sony’s headquarters in the Shinagawa district of Tokyo, shelves hold hundreds of versions of…
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Why is Steve Jobs playing coy with Pixar?
Coy is rarely a word used to describe Steven Jobs. So it is more than a little surprising that he seems almost…
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Mac users and Muslims: both misunderstood by the vast majority
The choice to use a Mac or to be Muslim in today’s world is not easily understood. In a world where the vast majority of computers are PC…
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Microsoft’s Office 2004 for Mac OS X holds appeal for business Mac users
The latest Macintosh edition of Microsoft Corp.’s Office suite does text, e-mail, spreadsheets and presentations with aplomb…
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Newsday reviewer gets confused about Apple’s iPhoto
The extraordinary growth of digital cameras in the mass market has left millions of consumers with billions of snapshots loitering inside their cameras’ memories…
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Apple posts Security Update 2004-05-24 for Mac OS X 10.3.3, 10.2.8
Security Update 2004-05-24 for Mac OS X 10.3.3 delivers a number of security enhancements and is recommended…
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Cringely: is this the beginning of the end for Macintosh hardware?
The news was… that Apple [created] a separate iPod division because the little music players are such a huge success…
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