At first sight, the smallest of Apple’s Powerbooks does look too small to get any real work done. However… that diminutive screen is no impediment…
Month: March 2005
Confusing Washinton Post article insinuates that Apple’s iTunes delivers adware
Today, The Arizona Republic has reprinted an article by Don Oldenburg, Washington Post Staff Writer, that was originally published…
Fortune: ‘amazingly small and light iPod shuffle’ has power to change our daily lives
We’re living in a device-centric age. Technology may not yet fully define us, but it increasingly defines how we behave and spend our time…
The Financial Times: Apple’s Mac is back and staging a run
The US government proved that Microsoft possessed, and illegally exploited, monopoly power in the ‘antitrust case of the century…
Apple releases iPod software update 2005-03-23
Apple has released iPod software update 2005-03-23 which delivers iPod software 1.1 (for iPod with color display). The update provides…
Apple’s iPod hits ‘critical mass’ with 40 percent of all-time unit sales coming in last 90 days
White is the new black for MP3 players, thanks to Apple’s now mega-popular iPod and its distinctive pearly appearance. The digital music player…
Motley Fool writer: ‘I’d be surprised if Symantec ever sells a single product to a Mac user again’
Poor Symantec. Not only does it have to contend with competition direct from Mr. Softy himself, but it can’t even get a little love from…
Report: music pirates shun P2P services in favor of using Apple’s iPod to swap music
As legal music downloading takes off as never before, music pirates are shunning peer-to-peer services in favor of using iPods to swap…
Happy 4th Birthday to Apple’s Mac OS X!
Happy 4th Birthday, Mac OS X!
Enderle: Can Sony’s PSP eclipse Apple’s iPod?
Sony is launching their portable video game player this week and the Million units initially slated for the US market have reportedly already…
Apple makes ‘gargantuan effort to leverage iPod success’ by creating wide range of electonic devices
It has become a parlor game in some quarters to try to divine where Apple is going and how it intends to get there — and not just at the dozens…
Tired of defending Windows? Apple’s Mac mini might be the machine for you
Over Christmas, I spent some time cleaning up my Windows PC: removing spyware and adware that was crippling the machine…
Tired of defending Windows? Apple’s Mac mini might be the machine for you
Over Christmas, I spent some time cleaning up my Windows PC: removing spyware and adware that was crippling the machine…
BusinessWeek: What’s going on with the Motorola Apple iTunes mobile phone?
It seemed like a sure thing: the iPod mobile phone. What could be more irresistible than a device combining the digital-music prowess of Apple Computer…
Could Apple’s Mac OS X ever become Microsoft Windows?
While Microsoft’s Windows is less than perfect security wise, Apple hardly has to worry about its OS X platform (at least not as much as Microsoft)…
InfoWorld CTO ‘can’t afford to spend time supporting Macs’
About every six months, a particular event in my life as a working CTO forces me to step back and reconsider the Mac as an enterprise platform…
Apple’s rapt attention to Mac mini’s design is evident inside and outside the box
Apple has long been known for paying more attention to the design of its hardware than most other computer manufacturers…
Firefox 1.0.2 for Mac OS X released
Mozilla has released Firefox 1.0.2 for Mac OS X which is a security and stability update…
Apple settles with man who ‘prereleased’ Apple’s Mac OS X Tiger
Apple Computer has reached a settlement with one of the men it sued for online distribution of its unreleased Mac OS X Tiger operating system…
Symantec cries wolf with misplaced Mac OS X ‘security’ warning
In a perfect would [sic], people might pay for security software based on the number of attacks prevented and the severity of those threats…
OWC announces Mercury Pro Pioneer DVR-109-based dual layer DVD-/+ R/RW external drive
Other World Computing today announced the latest addition to its impressive line of SuperDrives – the OWC Mercury Pro DVR-109 dual layer…
Amazon offers $35 rebate on Apple’s upcoming Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
Amazon is offering a US$35 rebate on Apple’s upcoming Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger which Amazon lists at $129.99. Amazon’s price after the…
EU rejects Microsoft’s antitrust abuse oversight plan
Microsoft Corp. put itself on a collision course with European Union authorities on Wednesday in a dispute over the powers of a trustee…
Apple Mac mini delays frustrate New Zealand
Imagine paying for a computer in January and being told that you’re likely to get hold of it some time in April. That’s just one of the examples…
Wendland: Apple’s ‘Pages’ is ‘clean, crisp, very flexible – I am blown away by its elegance’
After first being blasé about Pages, I am now gaga over it. The more I use it, the more blown away I am by its elegance…
Appeal filed in Apple trade secrets suit
Online journalists who published secrets about Apple Computer Inc. filed an appeal Tuesday in a case that could have broad implications…
Resurrection Day comes quickly for PyMusique
PyMusique is back in effect. That is, at least until the engineers over at Apple figure out another way to block the software…
Corporate Media News: Apple’s Final Cut Pro HD is an impressive step forward
Final Cut Pro HD is an impressive step forward on many fronts. For editors who have already been using previous versions of Final Cut Pro…
Apple Computer acquires SchemaSoft for its file format translation tools
Apple Computer confirmed on Tuesday that it has scooped up SchemaSoft, a small Canadian company that helps software makers translate…
Sydney private school bans Apple iPods
The teenagers’ gadget of choice, the iPod, has been banned by a Sydney private school because they lead to ‘social isolation’
Microsoft offers six tips for not buying an Apple iPod shuffle
Microsoft, not a maker of MP3 player hardware, has nonetheless deemed itself enough of an authority on the subject and is offering its suck…
Personal Computer World review gives Apple’s ‘Mac mini’ 4 out of 5 stars
The real question about the Mac Mini is whether Apple has learnt from its mistakes with the Cube. Having finally had a chance to test one…
OWC and NewerTech announce high-capacity replacement batteries for 14-inch Apple iBooks
Other World Computing (OWC) and Newer Technology, Inc. today announced availability of NuPower high-capacity replacement batteries…
Symantec’s Mac OS X claims dismissed as nonsense, FUD
Symantec’s claim that Apple’s OS X will soon attract more attention from hackers has been dismissed as nonsense, and worse…
Microsoft to use Apple’s ‘Piles’ in Longhorn?
Nealry two years ago, we and others reported on Apple’s patented “Piles” (Apple’s patent was filed in 1994), and the rumors that Apple…
Colleges offering students music services that aren’t cross-platform, don’t work with iPod
Universities, caught in the crossfire between litigation-crazy record companies and music-swapping students, are seeking to appease both…
Pop-under advertising and MacDailyNews
MacDailyNews (MDN) has been expunged from this pundit’s bookmarks. Their use of pop-under advertising has simply become too annoying…
Security report shows Microsoft’s Internet Explorer was unsafe for all but seven days of 2004
Global security consultancy ScanIT shows Microsoft’s Internet Explorer was ‘unsafe’ for 98% of 2004, while rival browser Mozilla…
RUMOR: Apple building satellite-based High Defintion Video Delivery system
The more we look into these developing rumors of Apple’s planned HDVN high-defintion content delivery system, with each new report…
Apple releases Security Update 2005-003
Apple today released “Security Update 2005-003” which delivers a number of security enhancements and is recommended for all Macintosh users…
The day the PyMusique died; Apple kills DVD Jon’s iTunes Music Store hack
Apple Computer has closed a security hole that allowed an underground program to tap into its iTunes Music Store and purchase songs…
Dell can’t match Apple’s Mac mini
Apple Computer’s tiny Mac mini is the only desktop computer DoubleClick has ever lost — if only briefly — on our dining room table…
