Thursday, March 4, 2004
Top Stories
Pepsi Super Bowl Promo Airs Before Caps Available
Steve Jobs predicted last October that he would sell 100 million downloads by the end of April. Based on the digital downloads that have been sold so far this year, Jobs has a long way to go.
Apple Silences Beeps, Hissing
Apple confirmed this week that there was a noise issue with some of its dual-processor Power Mac G5 models and said the issue has been fixed for new machines rolling off the production lines.
News
Apple Stock Has Higest Close Since May 2002
Apple Financial Gurus Talk About The Company's Future
Apple IBM G5 Leads AMD, Intel, Experts Say
Apple's move to G5 processors from IBM is giving the company a clear advantage against manufacturers using chips from Intel or AMD, an industry expert has said.
iPod Mini 'Facing Deathmatch'
"Technological innovations have a nasty habit of being superseded by inferior competitors."
iPods Could Transform Apple Computer
Apple Opens A Store, And It Clicks
For some Apple fanatics, the queue's the thing.
Opinion
iPod Zombies In New Yrok — It's True
The iPod is allowing Apple to reach people that may not have given the company a second look a couple of years ago.
Things I Don't Like About Being A Mac User
Lose Mini, Gain Microdrive
My motto: "I destroy 'em so you don't have to!"
The Sky Is Falling! Again!
The Macintosh community is still active and alive.
Review
Apple Has Plenty Of Tricks And Treats
Every operating system has hidden features. Here are more of my favorite undocumented, hidden or unappreciated tips and tricks for Mac OS X.
Sidetrack
Wintel
Email 'Leak' Suggests SCO Got Up To $100m From MS
An email apparently leaked from SCO suggests that SCO is far more dependent on Microsoft financial backing than previously thought.
Microsoft To Automate Windows Security
Microsoft plans to release a new version of its popular Windows XP software that automatically downloads and installs software patches onto personal computers, one of the company's most aggressive moves to promote Internet safety.
Show And Tell At Microsoft's Annual Research Fest
Office productivity software, sure. Computer operating systems, you bet. But who knew anyone at Microsoft was working on technology to help in the fight against HIV?
What "XP Reloaded" Means For Longhorn
It turns out that the road to Longhorn is not quite as straight a line as expected.