Month: December 2002

Apple will participate in a range of activities at Macworld Expo San Francisco including the Keynote presented by none other than Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO onTuesday, January 7, 9:00 a.m. PST in The Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA. He will be joined onstage at 9:30am by his sidekick, Phil Schiller, Senior VP of Worldwide Product […]

Several sources have been saying for weeks now that Apple intends to continue bicoastal Apple Expos on both U.S. coasts, in New York City (Boston is not mentioned) and San Francisco, but they intend to go it alone without IDG. No mention of an Apple-run Tokyo Expo has been reported. Now, LoopRumors reports, “Sources are […]

Connectix Virtual PC for Mac delivers true PC compatibility by enabling your Mac to run Windows applications, access PC networks, use Windows-only Internet applications and share files with PC-based colleagues. Virtual PC provides you with the functionality and compatibility of a Pentium PC through software emulation of the standard Intel chip set and other hardware […]

Mac users couldn’t seem to muster the strength to push iMac designer Jonathon Ive to the top. Liberal filmaker Michael Moore finished in first place with 40.09% of the vote, followed by heavy metal/reality TV star Ozzy Osbourne with 28.80%, Jonathon Ive at 21.12%, and footballer (soccer for U.S. readers) Gary Linekar bringing up the […]

“Author once, deliver anywhere, reach everyone. With Director MX, you can build rich content that delivers real results, integrating interactive audio, video, bitmaps, vectors, text, fonts, and more. Create accessible content for people with disabilities. And deploy on CD/DVD, corporate intranets, or to over 300 million web users with Shockwave Player,” according to the Macromedia […]

iMac has tied with Eppendorf’s Personal MiniSpin for the “coolest design” in The-Scientist’s annual reader choice awards. “The widely-circulated magazine describes the iMac as comprising the ‘ingredients necessary for both serious work and serious fun.’ Also notably, GraphPad’s Prism — a Mac OS X application — received the ‘most useful software’ award,” reports MacNN. Free […]

CosmoSaver lets you visit each of our planets and their moons as a Screen Effect (screensaver) for your Macintosh. Immerse yourself in a beautiful and accurate representation of our solar system including all nine planets, the sun and 29 different moons. Requires OS X, 5 MB Disk Space, Internet connection (for live earth clouds). More […]

Descender is a modern Tetris-style arcade game. It features 1-player puzzle-crunching action, with an additional 2-player battle mode for heated showdowns. Watch out for the fluidly moving pieces and polished 16-bit graphics. Additionally, Descender supports High Scores, and includes backdrops, and a cool surf-rock soundtrack. More info here.

“Stung by massive financial losses and two restructurings in a year’s time, Gateway Computer is trying to quell the flames of discontent with bold moves. Just announced an aggressive advertising campaign that attacks the shortcomings of iMacs…

Infoworld says “After spending quality time with the PowerBook running Mac OS X 10.2.2, we don’t care if we ever touch another $3,500-plus top-end PC notebook. Yes, it is that good, and its value has nothing to do with its sleek looks,” and concluding “The PowerBook G4 isn’t a product to watch; it’s the only […]

If an ad told you, basically, that you had spent on average about fifteen hundred bucks of your hard-earned money on the wrong product, would you “dislike” that ad? USA Today reports, “‘Switchers’ gets a mixed reaction from consumers surveyed by Ad Track, USA TODAY’s weekly poll. About 18% overall like them ‘a lot,’ nearly […]

“You may well not have heard of Jonathan Ive. But you are sure to have seen his work. You may even be using it now. He is the man behind the stunning designs of Apple computers, including both versions of iMac. Still in his 30s, he’s a Briton who is now one of the world’s […]

Having won the “Cultural newsmaker of the Year” category, Jonathon Ive is now competing for the overall BBC Newsmaker of the Year, vs. Ozzy Osbourne, winner of the Showbiz category, Sport category winner Gary Lineker, and Politics and Society winner Michael Moore. BBC writes, “In Culture, it was a rare victory for a designer. Apple […]

“Apple… confirmed that several of its current Macintosh configurations would be able to boot into Mac OS 9 until June 2003. While speculation was that Apple would be making such a move to accommodate customers of QuarkXPress, which is currently only available in an OS 9 version, Apple also pointed to its education customers as […]

“Apple Computer is beginning to falter. Again. After returning to profitability in early 2001 by seducing consumers with candy-colored iMacs and must-have accessories, the Cupertino, Calif.-based company reported some slippage in its fourth quarter, which ended September 28,” reports Hoover’s Online. This, after titling the article, “Apple Store Score,” (we know that might allude to […]

iCal is “disappointing appointments software. Although promising in demonstrations, it lacks many necessary calendar features and is slow… I rarely make predictions, but I expect to see a major revision of iCal into a workable software product and at least a 1.0 version of iSync at January’s Macworld conference in San Francisco,” writes Glenn Fleishman […]

“Enjoy a free copy of Super Nisqually from Gamehouse , and see why it’s called ‘the next Rubik’s Cube.’ Take the challenge

“Today, [Apple’s] balance sheet is pristine, with over $4 billion in cash and short-term investments, equivalent to more than $12 per share. Recent results have been disappointing, as they have been for most tech companies, with Apple posting a fiscal fourth quarter (ended 9/02) loss of $0.13 per share. Still, we think its future is […]

“Boosted by seasonal demand, Taiwanese PC makers and assembly contractors enjoyed strong November sales. …Quanta Computer… did well in November. Quanta expects shipments of 1.8 million units for notebooks and other products in the fourth quarter, higher than earlier projected, due to additional… shipments of iMac LCD monitors for Apple Computer,” reports Vincent Chen for […]

“The $999 Apple iBook is not an extremely high-end system, but it isn’t low-end, either; it’s a good machine at a bargain price. If you’ve been looking to add another Mac to your home network, consider buying this one. Or just tell Santa you’ve been very, very good,” writes Troy Dreier for PC Magazine. Yes, […]

“The 970’s multiple execution units including an AltiVec compatible vector processor are fed by an up to 900-MHz processor interface bus, which can deliver data at a rate of up to 6.4 GBps…In addition to high performance general -purpose processing, application-specific acceleration (such as multimedia) can be achieved through the AltiVec vector engine. Codeveloped by […]

“When Jason Smith lost a beautiful new Mac to a thief with a counterfeit cashier check, he didn’t just get mad – he appealed to the Mac community and they responded. Pretty soon his thief had been tracked down, had his personal information figured out, had pictures of his house and car taken and – […]

Apple has once again made its IP-over-FireWire software package available, but now it’s for ADC Members only. The software preview, initially made available to the public, then pulled, is now only available to registered Apple Developers on its secure ADC Website. Apple says IP-over-FireWire “adds a new Kernel Extension that hooks into the existing network […]