The “OS X on Intel” movement is unquestionably an exercise in futility, to say nothing of a fine example of outright foolishness. Apple is no more likely to port OS X to Intel than Microsoft is to make Windows open source. There are many reasons for this. First, the publicity the movement has been given…
Our corporate masters are here
Do you read science fiction? Good for you. Do you read William Gibson? If you donit youire missing out. William Gibson is one of the most influental writers of the past couple of decades, and for good reason. At least a couple of Gibsonis books (notably Count Zero) feature the phenomenon of corporate piracy. Competion…
In The Pre-Holiday Drift on Wall Street Apple's Stock Can't Find Traction
Nevertheless, it was a busy day for the tech stocks. Lucent (LU) said it will subtract $125 million off its previously reported earnings due to an accounting error. The bad news sent the network equipment makeris stock to levels not seen since January of 1998. Meanwhile, Nortel (NT), Lucentis Canadian competitor, promised it will —unlike…
[Review] Copy Agent, A Personal Backup Solution
Introduction Connectix Corporation released Copy Agent at MACWORLD NY 2000. The new title is a backup solution, targeted at home users, local area networks (LAN) and small businesses. Installation The process was short and sweet. The installer sent an extension and two control panels to the System Folder, requiring a restart to take advantage of…
It Is That Time Of Year Again: Holiday Lights Updated
Holiday Lights is a shareware program that strings rows of Christmas tree bulbs around the edges of the useris screen, with festive music playing in the background. The colorful lights flash on the desktop while the user works, and the program also includes a screen saver with gently falling snow and other seasonal choices. Holiday…
3dfx To Cease Making Their Own Cards, Voodoo (For Mac) Line Continues
When 3dfx announced the Voodoo3, shortly after their acquisition of board manufacturer STB, the company also announced that they would begin to make their own cards instead of licensing the technology to others. This is when the company also began to support the Mac for the first time with an extended series of beta drivers…
The Mac Observer: On The Flip Side - Choices VS. Standards: What Do We Want?
Choices VS. Standards: What Do We Want? November 14th, 2000 If there is a meaningful issue in computing, it is the concept of standards. Many people consider them sacred, many do not care about their implementation. For new users, it is probably better to learn how to do things uniformly in all areas of the…
Mega Minesweeper Updated
Carrot Software is pleased to announce the latest release of Mega Minesweeper for the Mac OS. MMS is a modern version of minesweeper that supports extreme fields sizes, plug-in based themes and sounds, the ability to save games, and much more. Version 1.6.1 is a minor update that fixes several bugs and adds some new…
The Wait Is Over, Netscape 6.0 Available
Netscape has finally released the new version of their suite of Internet products, Netscape 6.0. Based around the Netscape Navigator browser, Netscape 6.0 promises to offer a lean, powerful browser that maintains compliance with JavaScript and HTML standards. Netscape also hopes that Navigator 6.0 will put Netscape back on the browser map, a market the…
Mac OS X Tip - Classic Apps Not Launching?
While OS X Beta is a truly remarkable piece of software, the system still has some “beta-ish” quirks that need to be worked out. Among the most troubling is the system’s inability to deal with file pointers, or aliases, if the original application is moved. For example, when installing OS X Beta, a series of…
Classic Apps Not Launching?
W hile OS X Beta is a truly remarkable piece of software, the system still has some “beta-ish” quirks that need to be worked out. Among the most troubling is the systemis inability to deal with file pointers, or aliases, if the original application is moved. For example, when installing OS X Beta, a series…
The Election Standoff and HP's Poor Q4 Results Sink Tech Stocks
Biotech stocks ($BTK) were off as a group about 8% due to a Barronis article suggesting the sector is in a value "bubble" much like the Internet stocks experienced earlier in the year. It certainly is the only technology sector still left well in the black for the year and may soon become the last…
Mac Architecture Site On The Move
Architosh, the only site examing architecture and CAD from a Macintosh perspective, is on the move. After having problems with their prior hosting company, Los Angeles’ Reprahduce.com, the site is currently negotiating to switch providers in hope of continuing to serve the Mac community. According to Architosh: BritasMedia, the publisher of the Architosh.com Web site…
But I Digress... - The Mac Is The Smartest OS? Not For Everyone
The Mac Is The Smartest OS? Not For Everyone November 10th, 2000 Two weeks ago, we looked together at the Mac OS and briefly, the theories of Howard Gardner, Professor of Education at Harvard University. Today, I am going to flesh out those original thoughts, and present you with an entirely different way of looking…
Why Are Apple's Laptops A Year Behind Dell's?
"What? Pitiful? XGA resolution of 1024×768? Are you crazy?" Yes, thatis just what I mean. In case you havenit noticed, Dell and IBM have had laptops with much higher screen resolution for a couple of years. 1280×1024. 1400×1100. And finally, this fall, one of the mythic milestones was passed. Dell introduced a laptop whose 15-inch…
November 9th, 2000
Best [1:00 PM] TheMacMind – Mac OS X For Idiots: Cocoa, Carbon, and Darwin We have been talking about OS X now for a couple months, and have been talking about “native” OS X apps, and Carbonized apps, and all kinds of other stuff. Forgive us if we got ahead of ourselves, but this article…
iBrotha - Wanna appreciate your Mac? Try using a PC
Wanna appreciate your Mac? Try using a PC November 6th, 2000 If you want to know what water is, don’t ask a fish. Chinese proverb For the last few months, I’ve been settling into a new job. Also, for the last two months, I’ve been playing with OS X Public Beta. There’s a…
Apple Stock Watch - Tech Stock Rally Sends Apple's Stock Higher by 8.8%
The Nasdaq resumed the tech stock rally that began on Halloween helped by news that technology-driven productivity in the US economy remained strong in the third quarter. Apple’s stock was the best performer in the computer hardware sector as it continues to rally for the fourth consecutive day. The overall tone of the stock markets…
Fuzzy Logic - The Usefulness Of Net Speed & How To Get It For The Mac
The Usefulness Of Net Speed & How To Get It For The Mac November 1st, 2000 "Broadband" Internet is slowly spreading over the world, taking root in the urban areas first. Actually Steve Jobs expresses the opinion that it makes more sense to just call it "fast Internet," since to most folks "broadband" makes as…
Computing With Bifocals - Date & Time & Other Helpful Hints
Date & Time & Other Helpful Hints November 1st, 2000 In response to a reader request I am going to address some more fairly basic things about making your Mac work for you. Date and Time The end of daylight savings time means changing the time on your Mac unless you have automatically set it…
The Mac Observer: On The Flip Side - Group Thinking & The Macintosh Explained
Group Thinking & The Macintosh Explained October 31st, 2000 To be a Mac user, you have to think differently. We have to go past the usual "I stick with what I know" barrier and adventure into the unknown. No matter what we say about Mac users, we all know one thing: we like something other…
Treats for Everyone As Investors Say Good Night to October
Investor optimism was palpable as October, the most dread month of the year for the stock markets, came to an end and the historically best time of the year to own stocks began. The word from the floor of the NYSE is that fund managers are rolling up their sleeves and putting money back to…
Volatile Week Ends on a High Note, But Apple's Stock Languishes
The much weaker than expected gross domestic product in the third quarter means the stock markets wonit have to worry about the Feds raising interest rates again in November. Meanwhile, as the great earnings and growth at JDS Uniphase (JDSU) sink into investorsi collective consciousness, the recent panic selling in the optical networking stocks seems…
Al Gore: I never said I invented the Internet
Or so we were told he claimed. Now he is in a cover story interview on Rolling Stone magazine (I thought this mag was about rock and roll?), and he says he never said so. Here is a quote from the interview: Did you imagine back then that thereid one day be a consumer use…
