Pixar Animation Studios, which brought the world Monsters Inc. and Toy Story, is switching from Sun Microsystems to Intel…
Month: February 2003
BMW locks Mac users out of information site; contact info here
We don’t drive Yugos. And we don’t do Windows. We are Mac users. And Mac users are more likely than the average schmo to be able to recognize quality products…
Virex 7.2 with auto ‘eUpdate’ posted for .Mac members
Virex 7.2, now with automatic eUpdate, has been posted for .Mac members…
Microsoft preparing ‘Reverse Switcher’ campaign
Microsoft is planning to launch a new Switcher marketing campaign geared toward Apple users…
Knockout spammers with Mac OS X Mail’s ‘Bounce To Sender’ command
Mac OS X Mail can help you deliver a staggering blow to spammers…
Now showing: The World’s Most Annoying QuickTime movie
This very annoying movie is by filmmaker Terry O’Deen…
Apple V.P. says retail stores to spread to Europe in ‘6-18 months’
In an interview with Sunday Business newspaper, Pascal Cagni, Apple’s vice president and general manager of Europe, Middle East and Africa, revealed…
Add a Valentine folder to your Mac
Keep your Valentine’s Day emails, flower orders, iPhoto picture books, and more inside…
Use your Mac function keys to launch commonly used documents
Do you open the same files over and over again, day after day? FLaunch can end that searching & clicking…
Xupport provides graphical UI to Mac OS X command-line utilities
Xupport 1.2.5, billed as “the ultimate support tool” provides a graphical interface to a number of Mac OS X command-line utilities…
Microsoft warns open-source threat may force them to cut software prices
Microsoft is warning that the success of the open-source movement could hurt its sales, potentially forcing the software giant to cut prices…
Dell to start killing floppy drives over four and a half years after Apple led the way
For nearly 16 years, one piece of personal computer technology has remained the same: the floppy disk drive…
Keep your OS X Mac organized with Alfred
Alfred is an easy to use, customizable, universal plug-ins manager…
NewsHunter automates downloads from Usenet newsgroups
NewsHunter is an application that lets you automate the process of downloading images and files from newsgroups….
Quickly build sophisticated web databases with Qilan
Qilan empowers developers to quickly build and deploy sophisticated web database management systems without a knowledge of SQL…
IDG World Expo’s Greco quitting in midst of MacWorld fiasco
The chief executive of IDG World Expo is quitting his post, in the midst of delicate negotiations to persuade Apple Computer Inc. to attend IDG’s Macworld trade show in Boston next year…
Pro Tools 6.0 for Mac OS X now available
Mac OS X Support, a new look, more organization, more MIDI, and more control define Por Tools 6.0 …
Safari impact so dramatic Chimera developer may pull plug
Safari has had a dramatic impact wider than the Mac…
Keynote vs. PowerPoint vs. Impress
eWeek’s Jason Brooks looks at Apple’s new Keynote presentation application in relation to Microsoft’s PowerPoint and OpenOffice Impress…
BusinessWeek: ‘immense potential’ of Rendezvous ‘a direct challenge to Microsoft’
Apple is delivering on the immense potential of its no-fuss networking system. With luck, it could be a direct challenge to Microsoft…
Seven essential keyboard shortcuts for Mac OS X Jaguar
In no particular order, here are seven keyboard shortcuts for Mac OS X 10.2 that everyone running Jaguar should know…
Steve Jobs’ Pixar about to put the hurt on Disney
Pixar’s chief could shop for a new deal soon–leaving Disney minus an asset it sorely needs…
Portland Macintosh Users Group hosts Macintosh swap meet
Apple Computer Swap Meet: The Portland Macintosh Users Group (Oregon, USA) hosts a swap meet for Macintosh computers and related products…
Microsoft in talks with Apple to avoid court battle
According to Bloomberg, Microsoft is talking to Apple to avoid a challenge to a planned $1.1 billion antitrust settlement..
PC Magazine pits FireWire vs. USB 2.0; ignores FireWire 800
480 megabits per second (Mbps) for USB 2.0 and 400 Mbps for FireWire. So which one should you use?
Apple unveils updated iMacs and eMacs
Apple today announced its Spring line of iMac computers, featuring two new models…
Adobe Photoshop 7.0.x AltiVecCore Update plug-in released
This plug-in enhances the reliability of Adobe Photoshop 7.0.x software running on a Mac OS X system that uses the G4 processor…
Your Mac as radio station; broadcast your Mac’s MP3 files to the world
MP3 Streamer is a server that allows MP3 to be streamed on a local network or on the Internet…
iPassConnect upgraded for Mac OS X
iPass announced today it has upgraded iPassConnect to version 2.3 for Mac OS X…
Web statistics firm says Apple Safari browser shows ‘fast adoption rate’
OneStat.com, the number one provider of real-time web site analytics, today reported that Apple’s Safari browser has shown a fast adoptation rate with a global usage share of 0.11 percent in the first weeks of its public launch. Opera 7 is not so successful as Apple’s Safari. Opera 7 has a global usage share of […]
Roger Ebert slams Windows in ‘Final Destination 2’ movie review
Everything that could possibly go wrong does, except that he didn’t get a Windows machine…
Microsoft crushing QuickTime, Real by leveraging Windows monopoly yet again?
The Redmond, Wash.-based company is engaged in a tried-and-true tactic of giving away highly valuable technology as a means of getting a foothold in an emerging market…
Mac dealers upset with Apple; growing number of lawsuits filed
Mac sellers say computer maker cuts them out in favor of its outlets — and they’re fighting mad…
Columnist explores Keynote vs. PowerPoint
Keynote may finally give Mac users a viable alternative to Microsoft’s category-defining PowerPoint…
Adobe announces ‘Work Smart Save Big’ promotion
Adobe is offering rebates of US$75 or US$150 on purchases of two or more eligible products through April 30, 2003…