Chronos LC has announced that it is offering one of its apps, StickyBrain, for free during a two day period. The offer is an attempt on the part of the developers to interest Mac users in the company’s offerings, including an update for StickyBrain that will be released soon. The free download includes the opportunity…
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."…
iMac Carrying Case Available From Willow Design
Willow Design is now shipping a carrying case for the recently released flat panel iMac. The case is designed for anyone needing portability for an iMac and it’s accessories. The case features nylon straps and reinforced padded walls as well as space for speakers and keyboard. According to Willow Design: Willow’s Contour Flat Panel iMac…
QuickTime In Your Palm
California-based Media Metastasis said last week it has begun private demonstrations of ZygoVideoH, which consists of server-side compression software and a client-side player for mobile devices. The player presently works with the Visor Prism and Zaurus, Media Metastasis said. The announcement follows RealNetworksi launch of a RealOne streaming media player for Pocket PC devices. Check…
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…
Analysts Frown On Impact From iMac Price Bump
CNNMoney reports that analysts are unhappy after Apple’s announced iMac price hike strategy. Apple’s stock took a hit yesterday as a reaction to the iMac price increase, the article, titled iMac price hikes bruise Apple, says. Analysts seem to buy Apple’s explaination for the increase, but lowered their profit expectations due to the implications of…
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…
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…
MACWORLD Tokyo Photo Journal - Pre-MACWORLD Visit To Mac Store (With Pics)
Pre-MacWorld Tokyo, there are other Mac sights to see around Japan. Nagoya, in central Japan, is home of MacMasters (aka Mac Mart). This is a four story building, housing a store, a refurb floor (called "MacFreak"), and a Mac "school" on the top floor. MacMasters offers a wide variety of computers and third-party peripherals, and…
iMac Shortage - We Found Them In Japan! (With Pics)
Remember folks, Nagoya is just a two hour bullet train ride from Tokyo. You can catch the end of MACWORLD Tokyo, get your iMac, and learn about those extra keys on a Japanese keyboard, all in one trip. (Click the thumbnails for larger versions) The new iMac: A great computer, and it makes a great…
Mac Chatter - The Best & Worst Comments From Around The Mac Web
The Mac Chatter series gathers up some of the juiciest, silliest, most outrageous, and most interesting discussion about the Mac industry from around the Web. Raena Armitage and Bryan Chaffin scour the forums, message boards, and article comments from some of the most (and least) popular hangouts in the Mac Web and beyond. Please note…
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…
Apple Releases Remote Desktop For Education & Corporate Networks
Apple Remote Desktop enables a teacher to keep an eye on all the computer screens in a classroom or lab, distribute software upgrades, perform group demos, and provide online assistance with real-time text communications for students needing individual attention. Apple Remote Desktop is chock full of features. Stop by Apple Software Remote Desktop site for…
Copyrights, Free Speech, & More On Tonight's Your Mac Life
It’s Wednesday, and that means it’s time for another edition of Your Mac Life. Your Mac Life is a weekly QuickTime Streaming broadcast about the Mac industry in the style of a traditional radio talk show. This week’s show features two different segments on copyrights and free speech issues, and Shawn King, the show’s host,…
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
Those Still Living In Pre-OS-X World Need To ?Let It Go,? Cuz All Our Mac Are Belong To Unix
When the change-makers were finished working their magic, the daughters grinned like the little girls they used to be. Once the show began, the mothers, whoid claimed they were fine just the way they were, actually seemed to be preening as they strutted around the stage with their freshly painted faces and temporary finery. Soon…
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…
Computing With Bifocals - iPhoto, The Bifocals Way
iPhoto, The Bifocals Way March 5th, 2002 I have found the perfect reason to really get serious about learning OS X (Operating System X). Before they even returned home from the San Francisco trade show, the TMO staff were raving about iPhoto. iPhoto is a new application, designed by Apple and provided at no cost,…
Mac Chatter - The Best & Worst Mac Forum Posts From Around The Web
The Mac Chatter series gathers up some of the juiciest, silliest, most outrageous, and most interesting discussion about the Mac industry from around the Web. Raena Armitage and Bryan Chaffin scour the forums, message boards, and article comments from some of the most (and least) popular hangouts in the Mac Web and beyond. Please note…
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,…
LA Times & Chicago Tribune Report Good Things About New iMac
James Coates of the Chicago Tribune calls the new iMac, “smooth”, and LA Times’ Jim Heid compares the new iMac and a Gateway 500SE in two new mainstream articles that offer some outstanding exposure to Apple. Better yet, both authors like what they see. James Coates gives an in-depth review of the new consumer Mac…
