When Apple launched the Power Mac G5, it did so with a claim that the G5 was the world’s fastest personal computer. From Steve Jobs touting this at the WWDC, to promotional messages on Apple’s Web site, to a TV commercial that ran for a few weeks, the claim of "world’s fastest" was made loud…
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Macron Software Releases Full Version Of Auto-Dialer
Macron software released today the final version of ABDialer, the most complete and software-only phone dialer for Mac OS X Address Book. After the first beta, released ad the end of August, many improvements were made to integrate ABDialer with other applications. Using AppleScript, Mac OS X Services or the clipboard ABDialer can dial the…
UPDATE: McDonald's May Give Away 1 Billion Songs Through iTMS
McDonaldis Corp. (MCD) plans to give away up to 1 billion songs to customers after PepsiCo Inc. (PEP) announced a deal to give away 100 million downloads from Appleis iTunes music service, the New York Post said on Thursday. Both the soft-drink maker and the fast-food company are paying Appleis (AAPL) retail price of 99…
Xbox Moves To IBM; PowerPC In Microsoft's Future?
M ondayis announcement that Microsoft Corp. will use International Business Machines Corp.is semiconductor technology in its next generation Xbox videogame system has left industry watchers with more questions than answers. Up for debate is whether the new device will use a PowerPC chip at its core, similar to that used in the PowerMac G5. If…
4,000 Greet Cleveland Apple Store Opening
F or most people, October 24, 2003 was a Friday like any other. However, for tens of thousands of people from Michigan to Pennsylvania, this particular Friday held the promise of the new. There was electricity in the air that could be sensed for miles around, signaling the opening of the very upscale Legacy Village…
C|Net: Apple Patches 10.3, Leaves 10.2 Users Out In The Cold
Apple has produced a very stable, very secure operating system in OS X, but what happens when a new version comes out, like the recent OS X 10.3? According to an article at C|Net, OS X 10.2 users have been denied a security update, while users of the hot-off-the-presses version of the operating system were…
Independent Co: Panther In A Microsoft World
Apple’s new killer cat, Panther, seems to be a hit; reviews that border on raves are popping up all over the place. Here’s an article from the Independent, a newspaper from the U.K., titled, Charles Arthur: ‘Can Panther fit into a Windows-dominated world?’. The author, Charles Arthur, tells of his brother’s efforts to rid neighbors…
iEvents Updated With Improved 10.3 Look
YENCO.COM has released an update for iEvents, bringing it to version 2.0.7. iEvents is a client-side Web calendar app designed to allow the downloading of events and calendars from Web sites. The maintenance update improves the Panther appearance. According to YENCO.COM: YENCO.COM is proud to announce the release of iEvents 2.0.7! Events is a powerful…
Missing The Boat On Panther
N early every Mac web site has posted some kind of Panther (X.3) review, and nearly all reviewers have missed the boat. The most revolutionary feature of Panther has been almost universally overlooked. It is easy to find stories that hype or deride the new brushed metal look of the Finder. Most even mention how…
A Tale Of Two Coasts: From SoHo To Santa Clara, Panther Drew The Crowds (W/Pics)
Apple’s product roll out events are old-hat now. Apple announces a new product, schedules a big promotion in each of its Apple Stores, and then has the kinds of crowds that other retailers only dream about lining up outside the store before the event even opens. Such was the case this past weekend with the…
Computing With Bifocals - A Mouse With A Retractable Tail, Browser Tips, & Software Update
HINT: New computer users may be unfamiliar with some of the terms used in this column. If you come across something you are unfamiliar with you may go to the Computing With Bifocals Index for help. Oh Boy. A New Toy Kensington has a new item out called the Pocket Mouse Optical Pro. This optical…
iRiver Offers 20GB MP3 Player With Onboard MP3 Encoding
i River America, maker of portable music players, has announced the release of a new hard drive based player, the iRiver iHP-120. The new player offers an extra long battery life (16 hours), a remote controller, a 20 GB hard drive, and the ability to encode MP3s without a PC. The product uses USB 2.0…
More Bad News For Windows Users: Serious Flaws Found In Microsoft Apps
S till more problems for Microsoft: Yahoo! News is reporting that the Redmond software giant has issued advisories and patches for seven new flaws found in several Microsoft applications. This news does little to improve Microsoftis image, which has taken a beating of late due to a rash of flaws found in other applications and…
Apple To Launch Biggest Ad Campaign Since 1984 With Pepsi
Apple has teamed up with Pepsi to give away 100 million free iTunes Music Store (iTMS) songs. Starting February 1st, 100 million 20 ounce and 1 liter bottles of Pepsi will have codes under the cap for a free iTMS song. The promotion will kick off with a Super Bowl ad, and will run through…
The Back Page - Bill Gates: "We Invented Personal Computing"
Reality Distortion Field – n. A field exuded by Apple founder Steve Jobs that causes those around him to believe whatever he wants. There are some who say that Steve Jobs exudes a Reality Distortion Field (RDF), but new evidence has just emerged suggesting that others in the industry have a Self Delusion Field (SDF).…
Mailsmith 2, A Light, Fast E-Mail Client
Authoris Note: I want to preface this by saying that I get a lot of e-mail. No, really, I do. Itis all I can do to keep it from becoming a nuisance. Due to that, though, itis very important that I get along well with my e-mail client, and itis a relationship that Iive ventured…
PC World Looks At The Differences Between Intel, AMD, Apple
W hat should your next computer be? Should it have a processor made by Intel, or rival AMD? Or should it not be an x86-based PC at all? An article from PC World (via Yahoo News) looks at exactly this issue. The article first compares the offerings from Intel and AMD, coming to the conclusion…
TIBCO International Rendezvous Demand "Plainly Absurd" Says Developer
T he controversy surrounding Appleis use of the name Rendezvous has extended to third-party developers. Just one week after TIBCO Software filed suit against Apple alleging trademark infringement, independent software developer Andrew Wellington received a cease-and-desist letter from TIBCOis law firm regarding Rendezvous for Proteus, a plug-in that enables users of the Alien Technologyis Proteus…
Microsoft Has A Dedicated Multimedia OS, Should Apple Follow?
A n article at the Baltimore Sun by David Zeiler is examining Microsoftis Windows XP Media Center Edition and the possibility of Apple entering this emerging market. Traditionally, Apple examines a potential market closely before determining if it should enter it or not. For instance, Mr. Zeiler points out that despite seeming demand, Apple has…
New Technology Liquid-Cools CPUs For More Speed
T he world wants faster computer processors, as if the new 2 GHZ and the impending 3 GHZ G5 arenit fast enough. There are only a few ways to push a CPU to higher clock speeds; cramming more transistors onto the chip and increasing on-chip bus speeds help, but if you figure out a way…
Apple Vs. Dell For 130,000 Michigan School Laptops
I tis Apple vs. Dell. In the beginning, Dell CEO Michael Dell dismissed Apple as having more value to its stockholders by simply selling its assets and giving the money to its shareholders. Lo! And there came the days of response, where Apple CEO Steve Jobs showed a large picture of Michael Dell with a…
John Sculley On Apple Today, & HyperCard Regrets
C|Net has published an interesting interview with former Apple CEO John Sculley. Mr. Sculley left Apple in the early 1990s after overseeing some of Apple’s headiest expansion, and is somewhat credited with both the failures ad triumphs of the Newton, as well as a variety of other things beyond the scope of this article. The…
2003 Damages From Windows Viruses Tops 9/11 Insurance Claims
U K security firm mi2g is suggesting that reliance on Microsoft could be a threat to the global economy. According to a statement received by TMO, global damage during the 3rd quarter, which ended in September, from malware (viruses and worms such as Swen, SoBig, and MSBlast) topped US$64.5 billion. This includes lost productivity from…
Virginia Tech Rep Comments On Why G5 Super Computer Is Important
I DG News Services has published a story about Virginia Techis G5 Super Computer. The Super Computer was announced earlier this month, and will be built from 1100 dual processor 2.0 GHz Power Mac G5s, each with 4 GB of RAM, for a total of 2200 CPUs and more than 4 Terrabytes of RAM. The…