Thursday, January 12, 2006
News
Sun And Apple Almost Merged Three Times - Bill Joy
Sun tried to acquire Apple once and then almost merged with Apple on two other occasions, according to Sun co-founder Bill Joy.
Apple Pays Short Thirft In Mac G5 Owners
"It's just a fact of life that technology changes really fast."
Sewing Up The iPod Market
Clothing makers are jumping on the gadget's bandwagon. Will tune-friendly apparel be anything more than a blip on the fashion screen?
Apple-Intel Pact Leaves New PowerPC Mac Users Behind
Analysts say not to fret; the older machines still have some advantages.
It's Unanimous. Bloggers Hate 'MacBook Pro'
Many bloggers feel Apple's style and marketing gurus could have done a better job of renaming the laptops.
XP Won't Run On Intel MacBook, iMac
While Microsoft plans to add EFI support in 32-bit versions of Windows Vista, a final release isn't due until the end of the year.
New iPod Accessories On Display At Macworld Conference In California
Mac Sales Are Surging And Microsoft Is Making Money
Microsoft's top Mac exec declared that 2005 was the "best year ever" for the Mac unit.
Intel: Our Other Customers Aren't Boring
"Moblie Me," Apple Says
Apple has applied for a trademark on the term "Mobile Me," according to a recent filing with the US Patent and Trademark Office.
Intel Offers Apple Programming Tool Beta
Each To His Or Her Own Mac OS X Updates
Apple confirmed that Mac OS X updates starting with 10.4.4 will include only the code necessary for the respective version of the OS you are using: PowerPC or Intel.
Microsoft Offfers Flip4Mac For Free
Flip4Mac is a plugin for QuickTime that allows you to watch Windows Media files in QuickTime itself.
iTunes 6.0.2 Does Automatic Video Conversion Without QuickTime Pro
Opinion
The Secret iLife Of The PPC
iPhoto 06 on a G4 is noticeably slower than an Intel machine. It reminded me of iPhoto 05.
Ten Reasons Your Next PC Will Be From Apple
Here we are, only two weeks into the new year, and already we have a major industry announcement sending shockwaves throughout countless Windows enthusiast communities.
Steve Jobs (?): Apple Discards Information Transmitted By iTunes
That's a good start.
Apple's EcoSystem
Apple's secret sauce is the soothing consistency and reliability of its service.
The Media's Crush On Apple
Apple sparked something bordering on a lovefest among the press. But as the good times roll, are reporters asking the hard questions?
MAKE's "Best Of Macworld SF 2006"
iTunes: An Update About The Update
The core issues are trust and transparency: I want to do business with companies that respect my privacy; I want them to tell me clearly when they're collecing my data; and I'd prefer to opt-in to data collection programs rather than opt-out. Is that so much to ask?
Even Apple's User Interface Has Room For Improvement
A Grand Day Out
Recent important Apple events in the USA have been transmitted via live satellite to the UK, where British and European journalists can sit and watch and pretend they're in the same room as Steve Jobs. I thought perhaps you might like to know what happens at one of these events.
QoD: MacBook Pro And Battery Life?
When I noticed that the battery indicator had numbers next to it, I looked up and saw that it had a little over 4 hours of battery life left.
MacBook Pro... Umm OK?
I thought we were at an exciting time in technology? New ideas. New inventions.
My Perspective On Unsanity's MacBook Pro "Lost In Translation" Post
Lost In Translation: Overcane Of Antflower Milk
We've lost quite a few technologies and features in this transition.
Apple's New Notebooks: Not Necessarily For Bargain Hunters
One thing Apple didn't address with the conversion to Intel processors is the price.
Eyeing The iTunes MiniStore
This isn't about the MiniStore itself. It's about Apple's attitude in rolling this change out to the millions of iTunes users, without as much as a peep about what's going on behind the scene.
Sidetrack
Strange Pacing By Steve Jobs Because Of Last Minute Changes?
The rumor is that some products that was meant to be announced at Macworld were withdrawal, causing the strange pacing at the Expo.
Is there too much of an irony is I eat my sandwich at my work cubicle while reading this article?
It's time to Think Different, Microsoft. How about a Microsoft Windows Vista Macintosh Edition? A Windows OS that installs natively on Apple hardware, but have a VirtualPC that runs Mac OS X Intel, for customers that still have one or two Macintosh application that they need to run occasionally?
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