Wednesday, April 23, 2003
Top Stories
Deep Inside Apple's Piles
Piles were seen as complementary to the folder filing system, which was used more for archiving than grouping recently used, but related documents.
News
The Next Outrage In CEO Pay?
Apple Computer has always prided itself on being a trend-setting company. Still, CEO Steve Jobs couldn't have been happy when recent headlines trumpeted his revised compensation package as the latest innovation in corporate gluttony.
Apple Completes Employee Stock Option Exchange
FileMaker Conference Set For August 24-27
Macromedia Makes A Data Connection
The goal of the development tool is to make it easier for Flash applications to integrate with a wide range of data sources such as XML documents, databases, application servers and Web services.
Schools Look To Wireless Net Access For Learning Boost
Most U.S. public schools are equipped with desktop computers and computer labs, but the relatively new wireless Internet technology called Wi-Fi gives pupils instant access to the Internet to help with any subject in any classroom.
FileMaker-To-Keynote Tool Released
Apple database software subsidiary FileMaker has released a free FileMaker-to-Keynote tool that allows you to transform data contained within FileMaker Pro 6 databases into native presentations for Apple's new Keynote software.
Opinion
A Plea For A Better Help System
Apple's New Tune
Will the company's much-hyped music service help it grow market share? Doubtful, considering whom it's partnering with.
Branch Out From The Core
Should a PC maker own a music company? It's a daring move, but anything is possible.
Steve, Steer Clear Of Universal Music
Here are five good reasons why Apple should pass on this deal.
Review
Least Expensive Laptops? Hint: It Ain't Dell...
For the first time in my life, I found myself unable to justify the purchase of a Windows PC, instead discovering that Apple offered more for the money.
Apple 17-Inch PowerBook
The latest portable from Apple is a home run. It keeps the best parts of the 12-inch and 15-inch PowerBooks and adds enough features to make it more desirable.
Simple, Little Machines Can Make A Big Difference
Just how important is raw processing speed? Not very, it turns out.
Wi-Fi Antenna Enables Web Surfing By The Pool
I'm looking forward to wireless freedom this summer. I'm planning to write my columns as I catch some rays by the pool, providing yet another example of why Wi-Fi is so hot.
Apple 17-Inch PowerBook G4
The 17-inch PowerBook has it all. I'm not sure that there's any stock configuration for any notebook computer that comes close to matching the features of this machine.
Sidetrack
INFEST, BUFFERFLY-MAN! : "Then I realized that [Microsoft] was using a bug as their mascot and the symbolism became clear," observed joaquim.
Wintel
Intel Plans Itanium Course Correction
Intel will release software later this year designed to dramatically improve how well its Itanium chips run programs written for its Pentium or Xeon processors.
Microsoft's Security Straw Man
Microsoft needs to take a more radical approach to bulletproofing its software. Until then, I and many others are not going to be very confident that the Microsoft software we use is not teeming with bugs and holes waiting to be discovered by the malevolent. Trustworthy Computing? You've got a long way to go, baby.
Latest Windows XP Patch Can Slow Down PCs
Microsoft's latest security patch can cause computers running Windows XP to slow down to a crawl, affected users say.