Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster said in his brief research note: “We believe Apple will gain share in the PC market in CY06 and Boot Camp may serve to accelerate these market share gains.” In reaction to the news, Mr. Munster said: “Many potential first time Mac users have been reluctant to make the move…
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The Devil's Advocate: MacWindows: The New Trojan Wars
In trying to make some sense of Apple’s joining BAPCo, a Windows benchmarking group, I’ve been thinking history may be repeating itself. The great Trojan war, as everyone probably recalls, was waged because a beautiful woman, Helen, was swifted away from her people. As is not uncommon when issues stemming from affairs of the heart…
Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #46: Life on the Road with the Intel MacBook Pro
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For April 4th, 2006 Direct Links: MP3 Version or AAC Enhanced Version (courtesy of Michael, aka Computernap!). Back from his trip, Dave talks about life on the road with the Intel MacBook Pro; the conversation of keyboard shortcuts and keyboard control continues; the cable vs. DSL…
Podcast - Weekly Roundup: Windows on a Mac, AOL's Video Service, AmigoFish
Direct Link: MP3 Version It’s a Ricky-Goes-Solo Context Machine Extravaganza! Dual-booting Intel Macs, AOL’s upcoming video service, and a look at Amigofish.com. Support the Roundup, win an iPod nano! Check out our Podcast Survey The Weekly Roundup will be included in TMO’s main RSS feed, and also in its own feed if you’d like to…
.Mac iChat Icons
New iChat icons for .Mac members.
iMac G5 Slipping Away
iMac G5: 2-4 shipping days closer to oblivion.
Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #42: Monitoring your Mac with Activity Monitor and More
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For March 6th, 2006 Direct Links: MP3 Version or AAC Enhanced Version (courtesy of Michael, aka Computernap!). John and Dave talk through the various bits of information presented in Mac OS X’s Activity Monitor, which information matters, which doesn’t, and how to make sense of it…
A Little USBling For Your Mac
A gold USB stick for your formal file sharing needs.
NYT, WSJ Give MacBook Pro High Marks
The Good Mr. Mossbergis review compares the MacBook Pro to a late-model PowerBook G4 and HPis Pavilion dv5000t laptop. He rates Appleis new laptop as better than the PowerBook G4 and better than HPis laptop. Mr. Pogue lets the MacBook Pro stand on its own in his review. He adds a spin to Appleis own…
iMac G5 Availability Slipping?
The iMac G5 was replaced at the Macworld Expo in January by the newer Intel Core Duo-based iMac. Apple has been selling both G5 and Intel-based iMacs ever since. The company phased out the 17-inch G5 model a few weeks ago without any fanfare, and most recently phased out the 15-inch PowerBook G4. The PowerBook,…
TMO To Go Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #40: Over-the-Hill Discussions About Viruses, MacBook Pro Ship Dates, and More!
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For February 20th, 2006 Direct Links: MP3 Version or AAC Version (converted by Michael, aka Computernap!). In their “over the hill” 40th episode, John and Dave talk about viruses on the Mac, discuss the shipping status of the MacBook Pro, and answer some listener feedback. Show…
10 Million Macs in 2006
Last year, Apple shipped 4.5 million Macs. The introduction of the Intel-based Mac in January, and the MacBook Pro which started shipping on February 14, are expected to help boost Mac sales. The transition of the rest of the Mac product line from G4 and G5 chips to the Intel Core chip should be completed…
Virtualization the Key to Increasing Mac Market Share?
He explained: “Both VMWare and Microsoft are promising Intel optimized virtualization software that will run any version of Windows, Linux, or BSD with minimal overhead. ” However, the downside to that solution is the need for a licensed copy of Windows, as well as the fact that graphics are still emulated, which rules out gaming.…
Digit Talks With Apple Director Boger About the New iMac
In response, Mr. Boger said: “We tested it two ways. We ran industry-standard benchmarks. SPEC has two types of tests — the integer [test] was three times faster, and floating point was twice as fast. That shows the potential of what the architecture can do.” He added that other reviewers may not have seen the…
Computing with Bifocals - Mac Help Scenarios I & II
Since Christmas last month, I have had the occasion to spend time in our local (Austin, Texas) Apple retail store. First of all I got some Apple gift cards and a Nano as Christmas gifts. Naturally, the second meant that I had to spend the first. Right? Right. So off I went, along with, apparently,…
Computing with Bifocals - 16 Days Without My Mac!?!
As I am writing this I have been without my computer for 16 days. That is s.i.x.t.e.e.n. days. One six. Days. Without my computer. I am writing this in longhand. You remember longhand. We learned it in elementary school. I think it was about third grade. We used paper and pencil and practiced curving our…
Ted Landau's User Friendly View - Before You Buy an Intel Mac
It’s official. The first Intel Macs were announced on January 10 at Macworld Expo. An Intel-based iMac is already shipping and a 15″ MacBook Pro will ship next month. Perhaps you are already chomping at the bit, anxious to get one of these new speed demons for yourself. I understand. In fact, I ordered a…
TMO to Go Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #36: Intel Mac Implications, Listener Feedback, and a QuickBooks Warning
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For January 23rd, 2006 Direct Links: MP3 Version or AAC Version courtesy of Michael, aka Computernap!. Dave and John answer your questions, talk about the implications of the new Intel macs, and issue a warning for users of Quickbooks 2006. All this, and more, in this…
Yojimbo Organizes Personal Info Across Multiple Macs
Once entered in Yojimbo, data can be encrypted according to the AES-256 algorithm standard and it can be used with Mac OS X Sync Services to stay current with a .Mac account. In addition, Yojimbo takes advantage of Spotlight searches, as well as its own search engine, and uses Core Data frameworks to store data.…
iSuppli: Intel iMac Carries $873 Worth of Parts
iSuppli senior analyst Andrew Rassweiler noted that those two items account for 35% of the BOM (bill of materials) cost in the new iMac. Other major integrated circuits in the computer include a $30 northbridge for the ATI Radeon X1600 video card and $20 for GDDR SDRAM (256Mbit x 4) from Samsung. The iMac also…
Should the MacBook Pro Have Waited for Photoshop?
Those who watched Jobsi keynote though will have heard very a different story. During a demo of the new Intel-based Macs, Jobs admitted – to the dismay of professional users everywhere – that Rosetta, the technology used to run PowerPC only Mac applications on Intel Macs, wasnit good enough for professionals. After a demonstration of…
Apple CFO: 'We May Not Be Able to Meet Demand on the MacBook Pro'
Mr. Oppenheimeris comments were delivered in response to a question from Rob Stempl of Credit Suisse First Boston. In a follow-up from Morgan Stanleyis Rebecca Runkle, she asked for specifics, and the CFO replied: “We received reports from a number of customers from different markets that they were postponing purchases pending Macworldis announcement. However, our…
First Time Macworld Trip Report
Monday morning we headed to the Moscone centre to get our badges and then headed out to Cupertino to see the Apple campus. We took CalTrain out to Sunnyvale and grabbed the bus to Cupertino. As I approached Infinite Loop, I took a few snapshots and a nice woman working for Apple made a comment…