A ppleis Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Operations, Timothy Cook, has filed to sell 310,000 shares of his Apple holdings. Mr. Cookis intent to sell, which Dow Jones reported as having been filed to take place on April 25th and 29th, is the second filing Mr. Cook has made recently. The first was…
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Bryan Chaffin is the cofounder of The Mac Observer and currently serves as Afternoon Editor. He has contributed to MacAddict and MacFormat magazines, and co-authored the last two updates of iPad and iPad Pro for Dummies with Bob “Dr. Mac” LeVitus and Ed Baig. You can find out more about Bryan at his personal site, GeekTells, or find his Twitter link below.
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Microsoft's Education License: All PCs & Macs Must Pay. Red Hat Offers Free Linux & Services To Schools
We first commented on Microsoft’s recent attempt to extract unearned money from school systems two weeks ago, but the folks at The Register UK have delved deep into Microsoft’s actual licensing terms to see what they could find. In a piece titled "Compulsory Windows: for Macs, and people without PCs?," the publication offers some specifics…
Apple Officially Unveils Mac OS X 10.2, New Features Listed
Apple kicked off the 2002 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) by introducing Mac OS X 10.2 as a preview to developers. The event was launched with a keynote by Apple CEO Steve Jobs, where he told the crowd that OS 9 is dead. According to a News.com report, Mr. Jobs opened up the keynote with a…
Apple: 3000 Mac OS X Apps, 46% Of ADC Are Unix Or Java Coders, 100% Growth In Developer Community
Apple previewed Mac OS X 10.2 today, and as part of this week’s WWDC festivities, the company also touted the fact that there are some 3000 Mac OS X apps. Apple also says that there has been 100% growth in its developer community and that 46% of the members of the Apple Developer Connection (Apple’s…
Adobe Wins Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Macromedia
A dobe announced today that it had won a patent infringement lawsuit against Macromedia. The company received a favorable verdict from a jury trial in which it had accused Macromedia of willfully infringing on Adobeis patents governing reconfigurable tabbed palettes. From Adobe: Adobe Systems Incorporated today announced that it has received a favorable jury verdict…
Apple Introduces Apple Branded DVI - ADC Adapter
Apple has announced a new DVI – ADC (Apple Display Connector) adapter, appropriately called the Apple DVI to ADC Adapter. The adapter was announced with the company’s new TiBook line, which includes a DVI-out connector, but no ADC port. Apple’s own LCD display line uses the proprietary ADC connector, which combines power, USB, and the…
Macromedia Brings Fireworks To Mac OS X With Fireworks MX
M acromedia has announced Fireworks MX, the newest version of the companyis flagship Web graphics development app. The new version includes new features for creating JavaScript images (rollovers, pop-up menus, and the like), in addition to new ways to work with XML and other dynamically driven images. Fireworks MX is part of the companyis new…
Gates Quibbles On Support For Mac Office, Recalls Threat To Kill It In Retaliation
Bill Gates has been taking the stand as a witness for Microsoft during antitrust hearings currently taking place. Mr. Gates, Chairman of Microsoft, and the Chief Software Architect for the company, was appearing as a witness for the defense, his own company. Nine States and the District of Columbia are continuing to pursue the case…
Couple Retire 15 Year Old Mac SE, Upgrade To iMac G4
T here is something magical about the Mac, though many PC users (and even some Mac users) donit understand that. For instance, how many people would use an old 286 or 386 today, especially as a production machine? There are probably a few that have been converted to Linux here and there, but then how…
Apple CFO Fred Anderson Files To Sell 100,000 Shares Of Apple Stock
F red Anderson, the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Apple, has filed to sell 100,000 shares of his Apple holdings. According to a Dow Jones report, Mr. Anderson planned on selling the stock on Tuesday. Executives of publicly held corporations are required to disclose their stock transactions in SEC filings, including the…
University Of Texas Colleges Require Students To Have "Apple Laptops"
H ow many times have we heard about a school or a university requiring its incoming students to have a Windows laptop? The tables have turned, at least at a couple of colleges at the University of Texas. The Austin American Statesman, the only daily in Austin, is reporting that the colleges of education, fine…
Will Microsoft Abandon The Mac Platform? No Way!
For one thing, the MBU makes money for Microsoft. It makes a lot of money for the company. Microsoft likes to make money, and Microsoft is perpetually on a quest to increase its revenues. The companyis shareholders like for Microsoft to make money, too. Those shareholders might well question a move from the company that…
Apple Claims To "Lead The Industry" In DVD Burning
Apple has released a press release designed to get a bit of free PR concerning its DVD-R products. In a release titled "Apple Leads the Industry in DVD Burning," the company is announcing that it has shipped more than 500,000 SuperDrive equipped iMacs and PowerMacs. More importantly, the company has also shipped more than 2…
Apple & Panasonic Announce FireWire In Professional Tape Decks, Support For 24 FPS Mini-DV Camcorder
Apple and Panasonic have jointly announced two important announcements at NAB for the Mac platform as a DV editing platform. First up is built in FireWire in two of Panasonic’s professional tape decks, the DVCPRO50 and DVCPRO HD. Panasonic also announced the AG-DVX100 24P mini-DV camcorder, which the company is touting as the first mini-DV…
Apple Buys FireWire Developer Zayante, & What It Means [Corrected]
[Editor’s Note: We originally reported USB 2.0, 1394a, and 1394b throughput incorrectly, as pointed out by Observers "algr" and Matt in the comments below. The article has been corrected with the proper figures.] Apple has announced a new acquisition today, the purchase of Zayante. Zayante is the developer of low-level FireWire technologies, including controlling software…
Maya Price Drops Go Into Effect Today
Alias|Wavefront(tm), an SGI company, announced that a lower standard list price of its highly popular Maya(r) 3D animation software comes into effect today. Maya Complete(tm), formerly priced at $7,500 will now sell for $1,999* and Maya Unlimited(tm), which formerly sold for $16,000 will be priced at $6,999*. The repricing marks the companyis decision to position…
Apple Store (Online) Adds "90 Days, Same As Cash" Terms
With three months same-as-cash and interest rates as low as 9.99%, now is a great time to get the Apple products you need. In most cases you will get a decision on your loan application within 30 seconds. Apple Instant Loans up to $25,000 are available to qualified customers with a choice of four repayment…
Note To Developers: Apple Posts Session Grids For WWDC
Join thousands of developers in San Jose May 6-10 at Appleis Worldwide Developers Conference where youill learn about the future of Mac OS X, Appleis new Unix-based operating system. Immerse yourself in Apple technologies during this information-packed, five day event. Discuss issues, share ideas, and solve problems with Apple engineers and your peers in a…
Maine iBook Purchase Signed Into Law, US$25 Million Program Puts iBooks Into Schools Across The Stat
King is predicting that in four years laptops will continue because it will be that successful. "Iim so confident that this will prove itself to be powerful and important that it will be very difficult to not fund it in the future." The annual cost of $7 million is cheap, he said, considering itis less…
Apple Asks For PC Users' Feedback
Apple has posted a brand new Web page on its site that asks for PC users’ feedback. Divided into two sections, one asking for comments from PC people looking to switch, and one asking for comments from PC people who have already made the switch, Apple is looking help in understanding how PC users think.…
The Coolest FireWire Hub Ever, The Godzilla Hub
"AAARRRGGGHHH!!!! Run, run! Itis Godzilla! The blue light ROCKS! The beast from above… This is where the cables go.
The Back Page - Analyzing The MW Tokyo Keynote From The Show Floor
Steve Jobs’ keynote for MACWORLD Tokyo was not without its usual controversy. The event was held yesterday in Tokyo’s Big Sight, a snazzy venue that is everything that many Westerner’s think of as being “Japanese.” It’s cool looking, and it seems “futuristic.” Too bad IDG Japan is disorganized, not computerized, and treats the press to…
Thoughts From The Show Floor, Day 1 & 2
With those sorts of numbers, one might logically leap to the conclusion that the floor itself would also be packed to the gills with vendors. The interesting truth is that this is not the way it is. MACWORLD Tokyo is approximately 1/3 to 1/4 the physical size of either MACWORLD San Francisco or MACWORLD New…
Mac Chatter - The Best & Worst Comments From Around The Mac Web
The Mac Chatter series gathers up some of the juiciest, silliest, most outrageous, and most interesting discussion about the Mac industry from around the Web. Raena Armitage and Bryan Chaffin scour the forums, message boards, and article comments from some of the most (and least) popular hangouts in the Mac Web and beyond. Please note…