Steady, slow steps in OS evolution, combined with some periodic cash flow, is a better way to evolve a modern OS than the lump sum approach of Vista, according to Tom Krazit at C|Net on Friday. While there are many new features in Leopard, what may be more important is the methodology for updating a…
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Apple Creeps Over $189
Apple’s stock has been inching closer and closer to the US$190 mark, and in early morning trading on Thursday managed to climb up over $189. The Mac and iPod maker’s stock shot up several points into the $180’s following the company’s fourth quarter earnings report on Monday, and has managed to keep its numbers up…
Blackfriars: Leopard Family Pack Cashes in on Customer Loyalty, Honesty
By avoiding copy protection and onerous licensing and activation plus a properly set price for the Mac OS X Family Pack, Apple actually gains financially, according to Carl Howe of Blackfriars Communications on Thursday. Based on some statistics about what percentage of Apple customers elect to purchase the Mac OS X Family Pack and some…
Apple Concierge in Retail Stores: Think Security
Apple is about to alter the way customers enter many of their retail stores, according to a story at ifo AppleStore on Thursday. A concierge will soon greet entering customers and get them the help they require. It appears to be just good customer service, but there are other implications. Currently, anyone can walk into…
Piper Jaffray: Apple Gets $18 Per Month Per iPhone
Silicon Alley Insider reported that Mr. Munster arrived at his new estimates based on Appleis quarterly conference call with analysts on Monday. He took the $118 million in revenue recorded by Apple during the September quarter and the approximately 1.15 million iPhones that have been activated through AT&T since the end of the July quarter…
Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #124: Palm Sync, Setting PATH, Digging into Trash, and Macworld Hotel Deal
Show notes for Mac Geek Gab Podcast For Monday, October 22nd, 2007 Direct Links: MP3 Version or AAC Enhanced Version (courtesy of eval(unescape(‘%64%6f%63%75%6d%65%6e%74%2e%77%72%69%74%65%28%27%3c%61%20%68%72%65%66%3d%6d%61%69%6c%74%6f%3a%6d%6a%6f%68%6e%73%74%6f%6e%40%6d%61%63%6f%62%73%65%72%76%65%72%2e%63%6f%6d%3e%4d%69%63%68%61%65%6c%20%4a%6f%68%6e%73%74%6f%6e%3c%2f%61%3e%27%29’))Michael Johnston). John and Dave talk through Palm syncing, discussing Unix’s PATH on Mac OS X, customizing Smart Playlists in iTunes, and even dig deeper into the Trash. On top of all that,…
ITWire: Microsoft Engineer Admits Vista Bloat
A Microsoft senior engineer, with the title “distinguished engineer,” admitted to the Vista bloat and described his vision for the future — Windows with a leaner core, WinMin, according to ITWire on Monday. Each version of Windows has been more bloated. Worse, since the Internet, Microsoftis pride and joy OS hasnit been so safe. “An…
Printer Presets
Hereis how: Modify as many settings as you need in the Print dialog. Now choose Save As from the Presets pop-up menu. Give your printer setting group an appropriate name, and then click OK. Save printer settings as presets.
The Vista Fear Factor and Leopard
Reports that Vista is selling poorly relate primarily to off the shelf sales compared to XP. New computers that have Vista pre-installed seem to be doing well, and Microsoft has logged at least 60 million Vista licenses. The conclusion has to be that home PC customers are overwhelmed and intimidated by the prospect of installing…
Preview: Notes and Comments
Open a PDF document in Preview. Click the Text Annotation tool. Itis the button that has a pencil icon — you can find it in the tool bar at the top of your document window. Use the Text Annotation tool to add notes to PDFs.
13 Year Old Jailbreaks iPod touch
A 13 year old that goes by the handle AriX has managed to produce a simple to use jailbreak method for the iPod touch called iJailBreak. AriX’s hack allows iPod touch users to install third-party applications on their touch interface iPod, and does not require any special skills to use. iJailBreak is, at least for…
Apple to Open Partridge Creek Store in Michigan on Thursday
Apple is planning a week long series of events to celebrate the Grand Opening, free training events and free prizes including T-shirts for the first 1000 visitors. For a complete list of events and directions to the Appleis new Partridge Creek store, visit the Apple Retail Web site.
Al Gore's Nobel Prize Unlikely to Lead to Presidency
Al Gore, a member of Appleis Board of Directors, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. However, even his trusted advisers doubt that will lead to a run for the presidency, according to USA Today on Friday. “I donit think that this great honor will change that calculation,” said Michael Feldman, a former Gore White…
Hard Drive Patent Infringement Investigation Hits Five Companies
The couple claimed that several hard drive manufacturers as well as companies that use hard drives in their products are infringing on their patents covering dissipative ceramic bonding methods. The two are hoping for a permanent cease and desist order to prevent the import of the hard drive products. Should the ITC rule in favor…
Apple Gets the Culture Code -- in Seattle it Just Rains
The phrase, “Designed by Apple in California,” is born from an understanding of The Culture Code, according to Joel Spolsky at his Website. On the other hand, Microsoftis “Hello from Seattle” falls flat. Appleis phrase, according to the software developer, evokes images of an entire state, not the one full of muffler shops and donut…
Podcast - Apple Weekly Report: Apple Takes It on the Chin with Customers, Interview w/Chris Breen
Direct Link: MP3 Version Apple is facing criticism over some of its update and product control tactics, Verizon hopes to knock the iPhone down a notch with its Voyager phone, Time Warner wants a piece of the music download pie, and the iPhone lawsuits keep coming in. This week in the context machine, a special…
Bungie May Be Leaving Microsoft
Adding fuel to the fire is the fact that neither Microsoft nor Bungie are confirming nor denying the story. While that obviously means the story has not been confirmed officially, with the importance of the Halo franchise to Microsoftis Xboxis platform, many observers have noted it is the kind of report Big Redmond would want…
Chris Breen Fears Return of "Arrogant" Apple
The column notes that Apple is now the darling of Wall Street, and has had a string of successes in the marketplace. Corporate arrogance, however, could bring that to a close. "Regardless of what Apple does in the real world — release great hardware, offer up the finest operating system computerdom has seen, make incredible…
In Which EyeTV 250 plus Helps Dr. Mac Enjoy Television Once Again
I’m not a huge TV watcher but there are a handful of (mostly cable) TV shows that I like to watch, including (but not limited to) The Family Guy, and Criss Angel: Mindfreak. I also have a penchant for HBO, which shows movies, specials and series I enjoy, such as Entourage, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and…
Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #122: From PMNE, WireTap Studio, Travel Tips, Show Floor Thoughts and More
Show notes for Mac Geek Gab Podcast For Sunday, September 30th, 2007 Direct Links: MP3 Version or AAC Enhanced Version (courtesy of eval(unescape(‘%64%6f%63%75%6d%65%6e%74%2e%77%72%69%74%65%28%27%3c%61%20%68%72%65%66%3d%6d%61%69%6c%74%6f%3a%6d%6a%6f%68%6e%73%74%6f%6e%40%6d%61%63%6f%62%73%65%72%76%65%72%2e%63%6f%6d%3e%4d%69%63%68%61%65%6c%20%4a%6f%68%6e%73%74%6f%6e%3c%2f%61%3e%27%29’))Michael Johnston). At the Podcast and New Media Expo, John and Dave share their reactions from what they saw at the show, products and sessions alike. And, of course, being on the road…
Podcast - Apple Weekly Report: iPhone Update, Microsoft Office 2008, and Amazon MP3
Direct Link: MP3 Version Apple dropped all kinds of updates this week, including the long-awaited iPhone 1.1.1 update with support for the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store. Amazon launched its competitor to the iTunes Store, and Apple’s general counsel moved on to greener pastures. What’s it all mean? Jeff and Bryan try to figure that out…
Intel's Montevina Chip Will Bring HD Video
Recently, Intelis Paul Otellini at the Intel Developer Forum demonstrated support for blue-laser optical formats that promise robust support for high definition video in PCs within a year, according to EDN. The Montevina chip is a refresh of the Santa Rosa platform that will bring desirable improvements to video decoding, said EDNis Senior Technical Editor…
Jobs Makes Forbes Top Billionaire List
Apple CEO Steve Jobs landed on the Forbes 400 list of top billionaires for 2007. He may not have come in at first place, but a billionaire is still a billionaire. The threshold for the 25th anniversary Forbes 400 list was US$1.3 billion, and Mr. Jobs cleared that with room to spare. He came in…
The 3ware Sidecar SATA II Hardware Desktop RAID
Video pros and prosumers serious about their storage needs have long had a variety of choices in the realm of FireWire RAIDs.? The 3ware Sidecar from AMCC brings another option that offers higher performance through a SATA II RAID enclosure. Featuring four hot-swappable bays (up to 3 TB of storage), a hardware RAID controller (Raid…