Apple has released a press release designed to get a bit of free PR concerning its DVD-R products. In a release titled "Apple Leads the Industry in DVD Burning," the company is announcing that it has shipped more than 500,000 SuperDrive equipped iMacs and PowerMacs. More importantly, the company has also shipped more than 2…
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Apple & Panasonic Announce FireWire In Professional Tape Decks, Support For 24 FPS Mini-DV Camcorder
Apple and Panasonic have jointly announced two important announcements at NAB for the Mac platform as a DV editing platform. First up is built in FireWire in two of Panasonic’s professional tape decks, the DVCPRO50 and DVCPRO HD. Panasonic also announced the AG-DVX100 24P mini-DV camcorder, which the company is touting as the first mini-DV…
Big Blues
The markets were sent into a tail-spin this morning by a profit warning from IBM. It was the first profit warning from Big Blue in over a decade. The global computer giant announced that quarterly revenue would be down over $1 billion from previous forecasts to about $18.6 billion and net earnings would be off…
Apple Prunes 375 Jobs, 50 More To Go
There are fewer sales and support folks at Apple these days, according to a C/NET article, which states that Apple cut 375 of those positions in the quarter ending in December of 2001. The C/NET article, by Ian Fired, titled Apple pares a small number of jobs, says: The cuts, which are the latest in…
TMO Short Take: Ozzy Osbourne, I. T. Job Security & The ?Ease of Use? Myth
Since I been in show business and got some money, I bought a house. First house I ever had, and those [expletive delete] can kill ya. Everything be $500 when [repairmen and salesmen] come to your house: "What you want is $500." I said, "I ainit even told you what I…" "I donit give a…
IRC 101: What Is It & How Do I Use It?
So you’ve got friends who’ve invited you to chat with them in IRC, but what is IRC? Neglected by many after the advent of AOL’s Instant Messenger service and its spin-offs, IRC is a gigantic and diverse chat community where people with common interests can chat on any topic imaginable. Once you learn the basics,…
Apple Buys FireWire Developer Zayante, & What It Means [Corrected]
[Editor’s Note: We originally reported USB 2.0, 1394a, and 1394b throughput incorrectly, as pointed out by Observers "algr" and Matt in the comments below. The article has been corrected with the proper figures.] Apple has announced a new acquisition today, the purchase of Zayante. Zayante is the developer of low-level FireWire technologies, including controlling software…
High Tech: Low Volume
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 10,198.29, off about 1.1% on the day. The Nasdaq Composite dropped to 1,784.35 and the Nasdaq 100 Index fell to 1,394.21. Both Nasdaq indicators mirrored the Dowis 1.1% decline. The tech market continues to suffer from low investor interest and concerns that recovery in the technology sectors will…
Search Google Service Menu Item Now Available
A simple background service to allow you to select text in (nearly) any application and press “Shift-Apple-G” to launch a Google search for that text. This release is context aware. When you select text from Project Builder, a browser opens up searching developer.apple.com instead of Google. You can define your own contexts (application-grain) and choose…
On The Flip Side - Apple Should Not Change Its Advertising Approach
Apple Should Not Change Its Advertising Approach April 2nd, 2002 If you believe that Apple needs to conquer a part of the PC market to expand its share of the computer market, allow me to say this: forget about it. For several different reasons, this is highly improbable. There are people who criticize Apple’s advertising…
Need A Rush In QuickTime? Endorphin.com
Endorphin.com is a new site which features news and happenings in Californiais Monterey, Carmel, and Big Sur region. Whatis great about this site is the copious use of QuickTime video. We donit mean those dinky, grainy, washed out videos you sometimes see at other sites. No siree. Weire talking about big, gorgeous, colorful videos, with…
Note To Developers: Apple Posts Session Grids For WWDC
Join thousands of developers in San Jose May 6-10 at Appleis Worldwide Developers Conference where youill learn about the future of Mac OS X, Appleis new Unix-based operating system. Immerse yourself in Apple technologies during this information-packed, five day event. Discuss issues, share ideas, and solve problems with Apple engineers and your peers in a…
Maine iBook Purchase Signed Into Law, US$25 Million Program Puts iBooks Into Schools Across The Stat
King is predicting that in four years laptops will continue because it will be that successful. "Iim so confident that this will prove itself to be powerful and important that it will be very difficult to not fund it in the future." The annual cost of $7 million is cheap, he said, considering itis less…
TMO Short Take -- Do the Apple Stores Need Evangelists... or Salesmen?
Jones said, "I wanna get someplace. I like to get someplace good, be gainfully employ, make me a livin wage." "Just what I suspected," Ignatius said angrily. "In other words, you want to become totally bourgeois. You people have all been brainwashed. I imagine that youid like to become a success or something equally vile."…
Apple Asks For PC Users' Feedback
Apple has posted a brand new Web page on its site that asks for PC users’ feedback. Divided into two sections, one asking for comments from PC people looking to switch, and one asking for comments from PC people who have already made the switch, Apple is looking help in understanding how PC users think.…
The Coolest FireWire Hub Ever, The Godzilla Hub
"AAARRRGGGHHH!!!! Run, run! Itis Godzilla! The blue light ROCKS! The beast from above… This is where the cables go.
The Back Page - Analyzing The MW Tokyo Keynote From The Show Floor
Steve Jobs’ keynote for MACWORLD Tokyo was not without its usual controversy. The event was held yesterday in Tokyo’s Big Sight, a snazzy venue that is everything that many Westerner’s think of as being “Japanese.” It’s cool looking, and it seems “futuristic.” Too bad IDG Japan is disorganized, not computerized, and treats the press to…
TMO's Guide To Tokyo Booth "Campaign Ladies"
Campaign Ladies are often aspiring models hired by "Scouts" who prowl Japanis subways and streets looking for attractive women. This is a large industry in Japan, and it is very much an expected part of any trade show. Just like in the States, these folks are hired talent and almost never work for the company…
Thoughts From The Show Floor, Day 1 & 2
With those sorts of numbers, one might logically leap to the conclusion that the floor itself would also be packed to the gills with vendors. The interesting truth is that this is not the way it is. MACWORLD Tokyo is approximately 1/3 to 1/4 the physical size of either MACWORLD San Francisco or MACWORLD New…
VistaPro Update Released From MonkeyByte
MonkeyByte.com is proud to announce that we have reached an agreement with Ideas From the Deep (IFD) to have a new and updated version of VistaPro created for the Macintosh Operating system! Version 1.31 of this cutting edge 3D animation tool is receiving a much requested upgrade for the new year and plans are in…
TMO Short Take -- iNET (not .NET): Apple?s Next Digital-Hub Application
He who lets the world choose his plan of life for him, has no need of any other faculties than the one of imitation. He who chooses his plan for himself, employs all his faculties. John Stuart Mill
TMO Announcement: Prepping For MACWORLD Tokyo With TMO Japanese Giveaway
*** The Mac Observer is pleased to announce our first drawing for TMO Subscribers. If you are like us, you have tons of Mac and Apple stuff you have collected over the years. You have the way cool 6-colored Apple mug you took from your boss when he wasnit looking. You have the stickers that…
TMO Short Take: This Column Has Nothing To Do With Prince, Or With Macs
In [writing], my first desire has always been to interest the listener; if I donit interest him, he will soon stop being a listener. But I have never been eager that he should think as I think, but only that he should think. I hope that he will agree with me, but, if he does…
Where Have All The (Mac) Zealots Gone?
Usually the person will walk away quickly or call the cops, but every once in a while, one will hear me tell my Mac tale. These people who listen to me seldom buy Macs unless the word “Big” is in front of it, and then only if you give them the money to do so,…