Saturday, December 15, 2001
Top Stories
Bioinformatics Meets Mac OS X
Many of the important bioinformatics applications that previously existed only for Unix platforms are now being brought over to the Macintosh, thanks to Mac OS X and its Unix underpinnings.
Operating Systems: Expect The Unexpected
Mac OS X and Windows XP (and of course Linux) will represent not only different flavors of the same basic idea of computing, but increasingly different approaches to achieving a variety of tasks using an increasing number of devices.
Out Of The Jar: Mac-Sculpted Music
"It's such a flexible creative medium, and fast — we've added years to our lives in rewind time, track selection and editing."
News
New Apple Retail Store Feels At Home Near Hub
Apple Computer Inc. tomorrow brings its new retail concept to a city that's always had a taste for Apples.
Oscar For Steve Jobs?
The Academy have added a new Oscars category for feature-length animations — the first new award to be created in 20 years.
Apple Staying Mum On Flat-Panel iMacs
Should Apple take the flat-panel route, it will be the latest major computer maker to join the trend.
'Making Awesome iMovies' Is Complete 'Home Film School' Course On CD-ROM
"Video is the most powerful media language in the world. Our mission is to teach people how to communicate in this language."
Public Beta Of Z-Write Available
Z-Write is a word processing organization app designed for use with large writing projects.
Your Right To Link
In this litigious society, you can't even assume that another site wants you to send visitors their way. Crazy, isn't it.
Power Mac G4 Wins Award By Presentations
PowerMac G4 is a graphic designer's dream.
Opinion
Discussion: Apple OS X, BSD And Jordan Hubbard
Early G3s Losing Support
It's disturbing when a company like Symantec decides it can abandon support for hardware that Apple actively supports with the latest OS.
Review
Microsoft Office V.X For Mac Has Plenty Going For It
This is the best version I've ever used, and I've been using Office since time immemorial.
From Walkman To iPod
Making the leap to the next revolutionary mobile audio product.
2001 Game Hall Of Fame
Here's a look at the best of the games that have come out of this year of great change.
Final Cut Pro 3
Apple is certainly proving it's serious about Final Cut Pro.
Checking Out OmniWeb
I think I'm going to really like this browser.
Microsoft Office V. X
High-quality carbonization delivers a strong office suite for OS X.
Sidetrack
Random
Kevin Hemenway: Apache Web-serving with Mac OS X: Part 2.
Chris Stone: Learning the Mac OS X Terminal: Part 1.
Random Google Minute
gus@Shasta.ARPA: Yes folks, eventually, you might be able to port UNIX to the Mac, but it would take so many hardware kluges which are not supported by Apple that it would hardly be a viable product.
Wintel
Microsoft Cleans Up Office XP
In addition to the collection of bug fixes and features enhancements, Microsoft has also included the SharePoint Team Services site migration tool.
HP Jumps Ahead In Notebook Race
HP weathered a tough retail market to become the top notebook seller in October.
HP Petition Irks Some Employees
Some HP employees took exception Friday to what they saw as an attempt by the company to characterize a pro-merger petition as an example of grassroots sentiment.