Month: August 2003

Customers tired of downloading the 30 or more post-Service Pack 1 patches for Windows XP have eagerly awaited the release of Service Pack 2…

Although the Mac operating system remains a 32-bit OS, Apple said the machines are shipped with a new version…

Microsoft Corp. executives, digging out from the aftermath of an unwelcome Internet worm that wriggled into [at least] 500,000…

We kept rereading Larry Blasko’s piece regarding the MSBlast worm and the importance of applying patches because…

If yours is like most IT departments, you probably aren’t deploying Macintosh systems in large numbers…

xDock is a utility that gives you access to some “secret” features of the Dock in Mac OS X. You can also use it to change…

Today’s Schaeffer’s Street Chatter features Apple Computer…

Popular BuyMusic.com parody DontBuyMusic.com was shut down [last Friday] at the request of Buy.com’s legal team…

International versions of Apple’s iTunes Music Store for Europe “and the non-U.S. Americas are apparently making good progress…

Many of the Rolling Stones’ classic rock ‘n’ roll songs will be available starting today to subscribers in North America of the Rhapsody…

Not so many years ago, anyone taking Apple seriously in the world of enterprise computing was a subject of mockery…

The key to [Apple’s Power Mac G5’s] success will be throughput. The specs of all of the interconnects…

Recent announcements firm up Apple’s leadership in engineering. Even if you’re not swayed by Apple’s efforts…

As we reported yesterday via the NY Times that Power Mac G5’s would begin shipping today, Apple today announced that it has begun shipping…

Apple Computer has recently received much applause for its iTunes music service. But its new Power Mac G5 computers, set to arrive in stores today…

At most, Napster’s new agreements will produce a service similar to BuyMusic.com…

Five years after splitting up with retailer Best Buy Stores Co. Inc., Apple Computer Inc. is agreeing to a trial reconciliation…

Why aren’t Apple Macintosh computers more popular in large mainstream organizations? Whatever the gigahertz numbers say, Macintoshes are comparable in performance…

Macs are better for beginners, cost a bit more, break down less frequently, and work and look the same onscreen…

Any boater that wants to take the Macintosh aboard for real-time display of position on full color charts will be interested in GPSNavX…

KGA Golf is a new title developed specifically for the uDevGame 2002 game development sponsored by iDevGames.com…

Security Update 2003-08-14 addresses a potential vulnerability in the fb_realpath() function…

While welcoming the increased choice for music lovers, European Union regulators said the news bolsters their antitrust case…

The result of the “Site Poll: in which order would you like the Reader feedback displayed?” is conclusive…

To change an industry once is impressive. To do it as many times as Apple has – popularizing innovations like the graphical user interface…

Some think the “system” of patches Microsoft has developed to comabt security and programming flaws is a monumental failure…

‘No more pencils, no more books’ could become more than a summertime anthem in Beachwood Middle School…

With the increasing popularity of digital cameras, scanners and MP3 players which plug into desktop computers, the problem of space on desks is getting messy…

Mac gaming could get a major lift from the G5. Long a weak spot at Apple, the company’s standing has weakened greatly in recent years by the lack of ultra-fast Mac hardware…

Microsoft Corp. said Thursday it has entered an agreement with Europe’s biggest digital music outfit, OD2, to form the continent’s first major a la carte online download service…

This is a poll to determine how users of MacDailyNews would like to see the Reader feedback displayed on the site…

Walt Mossberg writes for The Wall Street Journal, “for years, people have been trying to add audio and video to instant messaging…

One group seems to have totally escaped the hard economic times of the last three years: chief executive officers of major U.S. companies…

The MSBlaster Worm “mushroomed into a full-blown Internet attack Tuesday, affecting as many as 1.4 million computers…

Mom and dad have spoken, and what they say is this: Why should my child work on a Mac in class when most people use PCs at home and in the office?

What follows is an anonymous email we received early this morning posted in its entirety…

Security experts who have studied Blaster say its code will wake up every infected computer Saturday and make it visit the Microsoft Web site…

BusinessWeek’s Newsmaker Q & A focuses on Steve Jobs, “Apple’s visionary-in-chief” who says, “I see a recovery in innovation coming out of this downturn.”

Apple’s “New Music Tuesdays” continue to roll on weekly. Apple has announced new releases to the iTunes Music Store…

If the school prefers one brand or model of computer (and you don’t already have a PC), go with what’s recommended…

BuyMusic.com is intentionally mimicking Apple’s iTunes Music Store’s successful advertising campaign…