Saturday, November 2, 2002
Top Stories
It Computes: Laptops Equal Better Learning
Maine's idea was to provide every Grade 7 student
in the state with a computer. Already it's making
a difference, its proponents say.
Software Aims To Ease Mac Switch
Apple Computer has a new weapon in its campaign to woo PC users: a $59 piece of software that makes the switch to Macintosh easier.
Microsoft's Weblog Software
Lists in Team Servcies, in a word, are weblogs.
News
Store Hopes To Be Apple Of Consumers' Eye
Apple wants to take a bite out of Indianapolis' PC-dominated computer market by flashing its products at the city's ritziest mall.
iMac, iPod Up For PC Magazine Technical Excellence Award
The awards recognize "individuals and products that have advanced the state of technology and set new standards for technical innovation in 2002."
Opinion
Thinking About Tim O'Reilly's iPhoto Album
We have a new medium here, and its possibilities are very exciting.
Review
Six Degrees: Innovative Software Watches Your Every Move And Help You Retrace Your Steps
Unless you're perfectly organized all the time (and who is?), you can probably make good use of Six Degrees. It makes connections more as a human being does and less as a machine does.
Bunch Of Browsers Stand Up To Explorer
While none of these five blows IE out of the water, each has distinct features that might appeal to individual tastes.
Watch It, Record It, Burn It, Courtesy Of EyeTV
If you like TV, you'll love EyeTV.
Sidetrack
INDUSTORIOUS CLOCK : A cool clock. Can I have one on my Mac?
Wintel
For Microsoft, Ruling Will Sting But Not Really Hurt
More than four years later, little has changed. And there is little in yesterday's ruling on sanctions in the case by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly that will slow down the big software maker.
Money Talks, Microsoft Walks
Yesterday and today, Microsoft has had the power. The court's decision means the company will have it tomorrow, too. If that's in the public interest, then I guess Microsoft 'R' Us.
Microsoft: Freedom To Dominate
Competition took a hit on Friday. So did the usefulness of antitrust law. And so did innovation, which is the worst loss of all.
Microsoft Tunes Windows Media Software
Microsoft Friday will release a near-final version of its Windows Media Player 9 software and announce the availability of a new version of its digital home-movie-making application, which uses the latest Windows Media Video file format.
Will The Tablet PC Be A Write-Off?
The only real quesiton that remains is whether Gates' prediction will come true, or if the Tablet PC will go down in history as another unsuccessful attempt by the Redmond-based software company to drag pen-based computing from its comfortable home in niche vertical markets.
The Microsoft Case: Is It Over?
Microsoft's five-year antitrust case may have reached its anticlimactic end.
Rivals Come Up Short In Decision
U.S. District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly said Friday that she rejected harsh antitrust punishments for Microsoft because they would unfairly benefit its competitors.
Judge OKs Most Of Microsoft Settlement
A federal judge Friday largely accepted a proposed settlement in Microsoft's long-running antitrust case with the U.S. Justice Department.
Is Microsoft Losing Ground To Linux?
Open-source software gave Microsoft a one-two punch this week, with the European Union and an African nonprofit educational organization showing preference for Linux systems.
The Tablet PC: It Rocks
Might as well pawn off the old PC now. Tablet PCs are coming and suddenly even the coolest little laptop looks so 20th century.