Tuesday, January 20, 2004
Top Stories
Mac Vs. Microsoft: The Musical
Will other PC manufacturers follow in HP's footsteps? Only time will tell.
News
SightSpeed Adds Videoconferencing To Mac, Linux
SightSpeed Video Messenger 2.0 gains support for Mac OS X 10.3, with support for Linux expected to follow in the next few weeks.
Groupcal Helps Integrate iCal, Exchange Server
DVD Setback For GarageBand Punters
Mac users without a DVD-capable Mac are locked out of the new music revolution Apple is leading in 2004, its 'year of song'.
Safari Usage Nearly Doubled Since July 2003
Pepsi-iTunes Promotion: 'More Than Pop'
Apple Clarifies Logic At NAMM
Generally, Logic Express 6 can be described as a somewhat stripped-down version of Logic Pro 6.
Safari Exposes IE As A Brave Face For Poor Coding
Safari developer David Hyatt has attacked Internet Explorer for letting website developers get away with writing 'malformed code' and consequently holding back the development of Apple's browser.
Beat Goes On For Musical Instrument Makers
With new software promising to turn home computers into mini-recording studios, the industry is buzzing about its happiest prospect in years: the birth of the digital garage band.
iPod 'Could Be Industry Standard'
"To shareholders of Apple Computer the iPod is more than a miniature music player. It is, potentially, a platform."
Opinion
There Really Is Nothing Like A 'Book
How HP Invented The Market For iPod Resllers
How is it that a company with a filthy rich consumer device division, a long history pushing innovation and portable patents on hand failed to create the iPod?
Once Upon A Time In The Mac World
Did you know that there used to be a time when the Mac used to have some of the best games around?
A CNET Follow-Up
While I'm pleased with the reception of the piece, in some cases I feel my message was clouded, so I wanted to take a moment to clarify a few things so that I'm not misunderstood.
Twenty Years Of Insanely Great Macs
It seems like only yesterday: One commercial runs during the 1984 Super Bowl, and a new personal computer is born... not to mention a legend.
Review
My Beloved .Mac
After painful years spent with some of the most important hosting companies on the web, both for myself and for others, it feels great to find a service that has everything I need and offers more than actually advertised.
Macworld Expo SF 2004 Superlatives
Indiana Jones And The Emperor's Tomb
The action is great, and the story flows well. There are better games out there, and there are certainly many that are worse. Unfortunately, with all this competition, the only thing really distinguishes this game from the others is the Indiana Jones name.
Panther Uncaged
This major revamp of Mac OS X swaps eye-candy for speed and a compelling feature-set.
Sidetrack
RUMOR 20 YEARS AGO : The Macintosh is coming.
BRING ALONG A DICTIONARY : Don't understand what all those menu items at your local Starbucks? Just feel like ordering something random? Be very careful. You might not want second-hand beans.
Wintel
Mkicrosoft Gets Green Light To Punish OS-Less PC Vendors
Bagle Virus Hides As Calculator
Warnings are being issued about the rapidly spreading Bagle Windows worm.