There have been many high profile PC users who have publicly switched to using Macs. One of the most notable of whom is David Coursey of ZDNet, who wrote a series of articles detailing his experiences in using a Mac for a month. In the end, Mr. Coursey switched and has become a rather vocal…
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Sacrifice No Goats When Buying A Mac
T hereis a Wired News article titled Worshipping at the Altar of Mac, in which the author, Leander Kahney, discusses one of the more emotionally charged issues of Mac ownership: dealing with the Mac-As-A-Cult perception many people seem to have. The article gives a voice to many who believe that Mac ownership, in general, implies…
Apple Brings IP Over FireWire To FireWire Macs; What Does That Mean?
T he gearhead community has been asking for IP over FireWire from Apple, the company that invented FireWire, and today Apple delivered it. The company released a preview release of IP over FireWire that works on FireWire enabled Macs. This is similar to FireNet from UniBrain, a commercial product that effectively does the same thing.…
TMO Reports - Mac Users Turn Out In Force For After-Thanksgiving In-Store "Free Stocking Stuffer" Event
Apple’s in-store event last Friday was another success. The company held its after-Thanksgiving "Hello Stocking" event at all of its 50 retail operations. Based on the successful midnight Jaguar event held in August, Friday’s event was also a success, if not as big as the Jaguar roll out. At the Valley Fair Apple Store in…
A New Racing Game For The Mac Is Here
T here arenit many racing games on the Mac, but Feral Interactive and MacPlay have brought a new one to the table, F1 Championship Season 2000. As the name suggests, this title is a Formula 1 racing game, and it is set up around the real Formula 1 circuit, complete with real tracks, real cars,…
Macromedia Announces Director MX For Mac OS X [Corrected]
[ Correction: We incorrectly reported that Director MX for Windows had been released earlier this year. In actuality, Director MX for Windows is being announced concurrently with Director MX for Mac OS X. The story has been corrected accordingly. – Editor.] Macromedia announced today Director MX for Mac OS X, a major update to their…
Axeoth Awaits: Heroes Of Might And Magic IV Released For Mac
The 3DO Company has released a Mac version of "Heroes of Might and Magic IV". "Heroes of Might and Magic" is a fantasy game set in the fictional world of Axeoth, pitting players against the evil King Gavin Magnus. The Mac version features multiple screen support and six campaigns. According to The 3DO Company: The…
Apple's Windows LAN Manager On Why He Switched, & Why His iMac Is On eBay
"Mac OS X gets out of your way, while Windows wants to be in your face." So said Aaron Adams, Windows LAN manager and the star of one of Apple’s Switch TV ads. When we heard that Mr. Adams was selling his iMac on eBay (link corrected), we wanted to find out why. That answer…
Apple Officially Commits To Macworld SF, Still Vague On Macworld NY 2003
In the much publicized spat between Apple and IDG World Expos over the move of the East Coast show from New York City to Boston in 2004, there have been several developments: IDG announced the move to Boston, Apple announced it would not attend the Boston show and may not attend the 2003 New York…
Apple Upgrades PowerBook G4 Line To 1 GHz, SuperDrives, Radeon 9000 Mobility, Lower Prices
As many Observers expected, Apple today revved both the PowerBook G4 and iBook product lines (see also our full coverage of the iBook updates). Apple’s new PowerBook G4 line packs some very powerful new features, including faster processors at 867 MHz and 1 GHz, a SuperDrive (CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD, DVD-R) on the high end model,…
Indian AIDS Awareness Campaign Relies On Macs, Final Cut Pro 3
A new HIV/AIDS awareness campaign has been launched in India to help educate young people in India about the disease. The campaign is centering around a reality TV show that uses two buses to take young people around to different cities, placing them in challenging situations. Information about AIDS and the sexual transmission of the…
Apple Taps PC Company For "Move2Mac" Migration Software For Switchers
For Switchers moving to a Mac, one of the hassles can be how to get your settings and files from your old PC to your new Mac. News.com brought us word of a company called Detto Technologies that has a solution for this, and it’s called Move2Mac. Move2Mac will help move your Windows settings and…
adnX Ports Mac Version OF MadWare
adnX announces the immediate availability of the MadWare software and the associated drivers (for Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X) for Madplayer of MadWaves.com MadPlayer is the first numerical compositor of digital music in the world. MadPlayer was created by DBtech, a french company. The team of development of adnX carried out the Mac…
.Mac? .Maybe
Y ep! I signed up. I said I would and I did, even though I complained (some would say whined) that Apple is screwing over a lot of folks by not offering a tiered plan that features an e-mail only option. I still believe that. Apple announced yesterday (9/17/02) that 100,000 have signed up for…
Gateway Publishes Report That Shows Its PC Outperforming The iMac
"Gateway Corporation: Profile PC versus Apple iMac Performance Comparison Test" reads the title of a new report released by Gateway Corporation in PDF. The company has released the report, which it commissioned, to help promote its newest PC, the Profile. Gateway has been gunning for Apple’s customers since the release of the Profile, specifically targeting…
TMO Reports - Mac Web Site Shuts Down Forums To Protest Mac Whiners
[Correction: We originally reported Scott William’s name as Scott Williams. In addition, our original report said that the site was offering free e-mail accounts, when in fact MacOSX.com charges for its e-mail service, starting at US$9.95 per year. Both mistakes have been corrected in the article below.] Even as one of our own forum members…
MindRover Being Developed For The Mac Platform
Virtual Programming Ltd are pleased to announce that we have entered into an agreement with Cognitoy to bring their highly acclaimed "Intelligent Robot Simulation/3D strategy game" MindRover – The Europa Project" to the Mac. This is a new genre that encompasses the depth of play found in strategy games with a new concept in player…
PC World: Sick of Blue Screens? Get a Mac!
Then thereis innovation. The 3.5-inch floppy disk drive? First seen on the original Mac. Wireless networking via 802.11b (Wi-Fi)? As AirPort, it rolled out first in Macs. And Macs had built-in ethernet when it was a mere add-on for PCs. Although these technologies werenit invented at Apple, it committed to them long before they trickled…
Old Macs Getting More Valuable & Charging For Jaguar Makes Good Sense...For Apple
[ Editoris Note: The byline for this piece was incorrectly attributed to Bryan Chaffin. Nicolas diPierro is the actual author, and the byline has been changed accordingly.] The man is no dummy. Between the launch of .Mac services and the release of Mac OS X 10.2 with itis new iApps, Steve Jobs is guiding Apple…
Here I Am At MACWORLD, Where's AppleScript?
M ACWORLD New York-the booths are packed, I see a new product everywhere I turn, and I can feel everyoneis excitement; however, something is missing: AppleScript. One of the big reasons I came to the show was to get the scoop on the latest AppleScript news. I have to admit that Iim a bit disappointed…
.Mac? Maybe .Screwed!
I recently changed my ISP. I had Earthlink before but a local provider offered DSL while Earthlink continue to claim they couldnit give it to me. So I jumped ship. Now I have high speed access and a new e-mail address, which I had to tell all my friends about. What a pain! I had…
iMacs Inventory High; Sales Low As Desktop Slump Hits Apple
Remember when you had to wait several weeks to get your mitts on a shiny new iMac? Apple couldn’t make them fast enough. Like a good memory, those days seems to be gone, at least for now. News.com is reporting that some distributors of Apple products to retail stores are carrying a far greater inventory…
Apple Partners With TechTV To Showcase Mac Developers & Software
Apple has announced a very exciting opportunity for Mac developers, in conjunction with TechTV. Brett Larson, TechTV’s Mac expert on TechLive! and The Screen Savers, will accept developer submissions for possible review on TechTV through the Apple Developer Connection (ADC). In other words, Apple’s ADC is making it possible for Mac developers to get national…
Gartner Study Says Macs Cost Less To Maintain Than PCs
Macworld UK noted this morning that a new Gartner study backs up what Mac users have known for years: it’s cheaper to operate a Mac than it is a Windows-based PC. According to the Macworld UK article, the study was conducted at Melbourne University’s Faculty of the Arts. That facility uses some 4,676 Macs and…