For years, my desk has been cluttered by two computers — one Macintosh and one PC…
Month: April 2006
USA Today tech writer: Apple’s Boot Camp will get Mac users to switch to Windows
The big technology news this past week was Apple’s beta release of Boot Camp — software that allows Windows XP…
French Trade Minister: Apple’s iTunes must play fair in French music market
Apple Computer Inc. should have anticipated that the exclusive union of its iPod music players and online iTunes…
Griffin invites Mac OS X Tiger users to try Proxi beta
We are hard at work on a new application designed to give you a greater degree of control over not just your Griffin peripherals…
Apple’s legal letter response to third-grader causes complaint, local TV coverage
You wouldn’t think a letter from a third-grader could change a company’s corporate practices…
Handful of Mac users report Boot Camp leaves them stuck with Windows, unable to boot into Mac OS X
Some Mac users are reporting problems with Apple’s Boot Camp, the software that lets Intel-based Macs run Windows…
Pre-Boot Camp report: Apple could double market share on Microsoft defections
Consumers are so distrustful of Microsoft that Apple could double its market share due to defections from the Windows operating system…
RUMOR: Apple delays new video iPod for redesign of touch-screen interface
The roll-out of Apple’s forthcoming video iPod has been delayed substantially after the company encountered problems with the display…
Google unveils Web-based calendar application; interoperates with Apple Computer’s iCal
Google on Thursday unveiled a free Web-based calendar application that is expected to heat up competition with Yahoo and Microsoft…
Apple iPods, Macs featured 250 times on 38 different network primetime during past four months
During the past four months, Apple iPods, Macs and other products have been featured 250 times on 38 different network primetime shows…
Mossberg: ‘Every mainstream consumer doing typical tasks should consider Apple Mac’
It’s a confusing time for computer buyers, and that makes this annual spring buyer’s guide to desktop computers harder to write than usual…
Apple Corps confirms plans to offer remastered Beatles songs for downloading, ‘no firm date yet’
Music by the Beatles, notably absent from the digital revolution, will be made available for downloading by fans of the Fab Four…
Analysts focus on iPod, Mac growth as Apple reports earnings results on April 19
Apple Computer Inc. reports its second-quarter results on April 19, and as often the case, analysts are looking for iPod sales to provide a glimpse…
AnandTech: Using Apple’s MacBook Pro as a Mac and a Windows PC
When I first started using a PowerBook G4 over a year ago it quickly turned into the best experience I’d ever had with a notebook…
The Sims 2 Universal patch (1.0 Rev. D) released for Macintosh
Aspyr Media, Inc. has released a free update for The Sims 2, which allows the game to run natively on Intel-powered Macs…
Five foot tall Apple logo sign could be issue for Apple Retail Store in Portland, Oregon
The debate could come down to a wordless, back-lit sign of a big white apple with a bite out of it. It would measure 5 feet 3 inches by 6 feet 4 inches…
Baig: Boot Camp works so well it reminds me why I prefer Mac OS X to Windows XP in the first place
Remarkable as it sounds, an Apple iMac, at least in most respects, has become the most appealing Windows computer in my house…
Democrats more likely than Republicans to favor taxing Apple iTunes Store downloads
Democratic politicians in state capitols are more likely than Republicans to permit what critics are calling the…
Gartner: Boot Camp won’t expose Mac OS X to Windows viruses or worms
On April 5, 2006, Apple Computer announced that it will support the installation of Microsoft’s Windows XP operating system on Intel-based Macs through a program…
Apple releases Aperture 1.1 for $299; free update for early adopters of Aperture plus $200 coupon
Apple today released Aperture 1.1, a significant update to the revolutionary all-in-one post production tool for photographers…
Remastered Beatles catalog to be offered via Apple’s iTunes Store?
According to a report from World Entertainment News Network via Starpulse, the Beatles catalog is in the process of being remastered for distribution via Apple’s iTunes Music Store…
Intel’s Merom 64-bit CPU reportedly swappable into current Apple Mac mini
The same XtremeSystems site owner who reported that the Mac mini could be processor upgraded simply by swapping out the socketed Intel processor…
TIME 100 Poll: Who do you think are the most influential people of this year? (Steve Jobs leads)
For the first time ever, TIME Magazine is asking visitores to TIME.com to share their opinion on who they think is the world’s…
Roxio releases Popcorn 2; your movies on DVD and Apple iPod
Roxio, a division of Sonic Solutions, today released Popcorn 2, which makes it easy for Mac users to transfer…
Grab the room’s attention by using Apple’s Keynote and dumping Microsoft’s PowerPoint
Les Posen, Melbourne psychiatrist, Macintosh fan and expert in treating fear of flying (http://www.flightwise.com.au), read in a Microsoft…
Retail PC sales up in Q1, Windows Vista delay spurs concerns of slowdown for rest of 2006
Computer makers enjoyed strong year-over-year growth during the first calendar quarter this year, according to new U.S. retail sales data…
Boot Camp could be big win for Apple Macs in schools
Apple’s Boot Camp could be a boon to the company’s presence in the education market. Once the almost exclusive domain…
Apple readies new serial number format
Apple is preparing a revamped serial number format for the company’s hardware products next month which it says will offer better support…
Windows expert’s hands on with Apple’s Boot Camp
A long-held dream of experienced computer users and IT departments was finally fulfilled last week by Apple Computer Inc…
New ‘BMW interface for Apple iPod’ debuts with expanded model availability and features
BMW today announced the debut of a new BMW Interface for iPod that will enable seamless integration of the iPod for the newest generation of BMW models. With the new BMW Interface for iPod…
Report: iBook replacement due soon, 1.2 million Apple 13.3-inch ‘MacBooks’ on order from Asustek
“Asustek Computer Inc., one of Taiwan’s major contract manufacturers of notebook personal computers, reportedly is ready to swallow up Apple Computer’s orders for 1.2 million Intel processor-powered iBooks,” The China Economic News Service reports. “Apple is expected to launch the new iBooks, the company’s first with Intel processors, sometime in the second quarter of this […]
5,000 Coinstar machines in U.S. now turn spare change into Apple iTunes Store gift cards
Change counting firm Coinstar will accept coins for iTunes gift cards according to a report from CNNMoney…
Apple iPod settlement benefits begin flowing to 1G, 2G, 3G iPod owners
In December 2003, Girard Gibbs filed the first class action suit on behalf of all iPod owners in the United States…
Apple Mac primed for market share gains as consumer portable market grows
Research firm IDC recently released forcasts for the notebook market by form factor and end market. In a note to clients, Bear Sterns…
US Border security system left wide open due to Microsoft Windows Zotob worm
“A computer failure that hobbled border-screening systems at airports across the country last August occurred after Homeland Security…
RUMOR: New Apple MacBook to come in colors
When Apple Computer introduces its new line of Intel-based consumer notebooks this spring, the company may once again offer buyers a fashionable option it phased out of its iMac…
Analyst: Apple Remote Desktop 3 release ‘shows that there’s a lot going on at Apple besides iPods’
Apple Computer today revealed a new version of Apple Remote Desktop, the company’s software for managing networked Mac OS X systems…
Intel-based Mac vs. Dell and HP running Windows XP
You’ll forgive me if I seem a little confused these days. Despite the fact that I work in a lab full of Macs, I spend more of my time lately staring at Windows XP…
McAfee exec warns Apple Macs are potential Typhoid Marys on networks
A senior executive from a leading security vendor has warned that Apple Macintosh computers pose a potential threat to the security of networks because…
Analyst: Apple Computer to report second best quarter in its 30 year history
“American Technology Research senior analyst Shaw Wu today commented on Apple’s forthcoming report of its March quarter financial results…
iBooks to be rebranded ‘MacBook’ upon release as soon as this month
It’s almost official — Apple Computer will re-brand its iBook consumer notebooks under the ‘MacBook’ moniker
Belight Software announces Windows to Mac ‘Switcher Contest’ winners
In the end of March, we arranged a special contest in order to celebrate Apple’s 30th anniversary. All visitors were asked…
