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He acknowledges that “the Mac is easier to use, more reliable, much better for music and movies and, despite recent controversy, much less of a security risk.” He asks “Hasnit the general public known about most of these things since 1986?” and then provides his own answer: “Most people use a Windows PC at work…

While he doesnit think Microsoft “is about to stop making gobs of money,” he thinks “there is virtually nothing interesting or exciting happening (with the lone exception of the Xbox 360) with anything the company is doing.” On top of that, planned Windows and Microsoft Office upgrades lack the “imust-havei qualities needed to boost sales…

While both applications are similar, ProjectForum is geared toward project teams in the business space while CourseForum has an educational focus. Both are available as a hosted service, with pricing starting at US$20 a month for ProjectForum and $15 a month for CourseForum, or as downloadable software, with pricing starting at $249 and $119, respectively.

Mr. Wu expects to see an Intel-based iBook replacement in June or July, which will be important for the back-to-school selling season. In addition, the analyst said that the iBook “is the second most important volume product in the Mac business (the most important being the iMac).” Mr. Wu also sees Apple doubling the iPod…

Phil Schiller, Appleis senior vice president of WorldWide Product Marketing, said “Apple is committed to supporting our customers and protecting the environment throughout the entire product life cycle, from purchase through to retirement. Now we are making it even easier for Appleis customers to safely and affordably recycle their used computers and iPods.” Apple is…

. If you have a favorite widget that you want available even when Dashboard isnit taking over your whole Desktop, all you have to do is liberate it. Hereis how: Press the F12 key to display the Dashboard layer. Click the plus symbol in the lower left corner of your display to open the widget…

A pair of bug fixes are also included. DiscBlaze sells for US$29.95 and requires Mac OS X v10.4, a CD or DVD burner compatible with iTunes and/or the Finder, and 700MB of free hard drive space per 80 minutes of CD audio.

iPod sales were generally expected to be around 9 to 10 million units, but they came in at 8.5 million, below Prudentialis estimate of 8.8 million. Part of Mr. Fortunais concern is based on Apple deriving about half of its revenue and about 88 percent of the companyis growth from iPod and music sales. Mac…

Mac sales for the quarter were essentially on target with Needham estimates at 1.11 million units, compared to the projected 1.15 million units. Mr. Wolf estimated conservatively on iPod sales, and Apple exceeded his expectations. He predicted 8 million units, and Apple actually shipped 8.5 million. Although iPod sales are slowing, Mr. Wolf expects to…

Although Appleis switch to Intel processors is viewed as a good move in the long term, investors fear that the short term impact wonit be as positive. Limited availability of the MacBook Pro, the lack of an Intel-based iBook, and soft Mac mini sales are likely to have a negative impact on quarterly sales. In…

Among survey respondents, 93.2% were considered Windows-centric, which means they have only Windows computers (88.8%) or they have Macs too but consider the Windows machines the primary ones (4.4%). Three percent were Mac-only while 1.3% had a Windows/Mac mix but considered the Mac their primary computer. While 50% of the respondents have no plans to…

A Microsoft spokeswoman said that her company will comply with the request. Intel had no comment, while AMD told Mr. Ames that it is simply looking for the same type of documents it had already requested from other companies. However, Mr. Ames pointed out, some of those firms are resisting the requests. AMD is seeking…

Instead of a response from Mr. Jobs, she received a form letter from Appleis law department informing her that the company does not accept unsolicited ideas, and also told her not to send any more suggestions. Appleis Web site explains the company policy, and also offers a Web page with links to feedback forms. Sheais…

Hotspot Locator Dashboard widget because it handles two tasks for me: It finds the Internet hotspots for the area Iim traveling to; and it also shows me the hotspots that are within range of my powerbook, along with their signal strength and whether or not they are password protected. JiWireis Hotspot Locator widget shows if…