Macworld UK noted this morning that a new Gartner study backs up what Mac users have known for years: it’s cheaper to operate a Mac than it is a Windows-based PC. According to the Macworld UK article, the study was conducted at Melbourne University’s Faculty of the Arts. That facility uses some 4,676 Macs and…
Analyst: "Apple In Better Position To Gain Share In 2002 Than 2001"
CNN ran a story on Apple’s new "Real People" ad campaign that contained some interesting quotes from an analyst. Apple’s campaign features Windows users who have switched from Windows to the Mac platform and are quite happy about it. Most of the article features the same information that Mac and mainstream publications alike have been…
MacAmp Lite X Update Features Plugins Power Pack Addition
Subband Software has released an update for MacAmp Lite X, bringing it to version 1.1. MacAmp Lite X is a media player designed for playing and broadcasting MP3 audio files. The update features performance enhancements including an updated Plugins Power Pack and bug fixes. According to Subband Software: Subband Software has just updated MacAmp Lite…
Apple To Use "Real People" Windows Converts In New Ad Campaign
News.com reports that Apple is readying a sets of ads that target Windows users. This comes on the heels of reports last week that Apple was considering putting Windows PCs on display in its Apple Stores for side by side comparisons to the Mac OS. From News.com: The "Real People" ads, which will start appearing…
Cool Waste of Time: Hours Of Wireframe Madness At Sodaplay
I f tinkeringis your thing, youill find hours of addictive fun at Sodaplay. Using Java, this site provides you with something thatis a mix between a KiNex constructor kit and a wireframe modeler, and a little bit of something else entirely different. The objective is simply to build neat stuff. Building something that works looks…
InterMapper Beta Update
Dartware LLC announces that the first beta-test version of InterMapper(R) 3.6.2 is available. InterMapper is a MacOS X and Classic application that monitors the servers, routers, switches and other devices on a network as well as the local and wide area links that connect them, and can notify the network manager about problems via audible…
Apple Releases QuickTime 6 As Preview Release
Apple has released QuickTime 6 as a preview release. QuickTime 6 is a massive upgrade of the QuickTime platform, and includes support for the industry standard MPEG-4 video and music encoding technology. It also includes new tools for Apple to push QuickTime Streaming Server, as well as improved content streaming for consumers, even ones on…
Apple Offers Three Year Mac OS X Subscriptions To Corporate & Education Markets
Apple is offering a deal that you may not be able to pass up, if you’re an IT manager of a group of Macs running OS X that is. Apple has announced the Maintenance Program for Mac OS X. Similar in some regards to Microsoft’s Software Assurance subscription plan, the Maintenance Program for OS X…
MacPlay Releases Bejeweled And Alchemy For Mac Gamers
MacPlay, a subsidiary of United Developers, announced today that the Mac versions of PopCapis wildly popular puzzle games, Bejeweled and Alchemy have reached Gold and have been released for manufacturing. Bejeweled, enjoyed over 17 million times online, is a fast paced gem-matching puzzle that will keep players coming back again and again. Players swap gems…
Why Does Anybody Need To Be In Charge Of Online Speech?
A s anyone whois familiar with the judicial system knows, it takes a long time to get something done. With the advent of the Internet almost two decades ago, there still isnit any definite answer to the question of who has jurisdiction over a dispute that affects people all over the world. If youire in…
Are You Taking Responsibility For Your Own Privacy?
An upcoming report says that while 70% of online consumers say that they’re worried about their privacy, there’s very little they’re willing to do about it themselves. According to a New York Times article, a report to be released today by Jupiter Research shows that both consumers and businesses are particularly lax when it comes…
Microsoft Releases Office v. X Update, MSN Messenger 3.0, & Announces Entourage/Palm Synchronize
M icrosoft has officially released an update for Office v. X, as well as version 3.0 of MSN Messenger. The Office update is dubbed Service Release 1, and includes some 1,500 improvements, tweaks, fixes, and other enhancements. The press release cites the addition of Quartz antialiasing with the as-yet unreleased Mac OS X 10.1.5, improved…
Maine iBook Purchase Threatened With State Budget Shortfall
According to the Wired.com article, the stateis portion of the funding for the program was to be handled through a US$25 million endowment. The contract itself is worth US$37.2 million over four years, with the difference in the endowment and the total being made up of funding from other sources. The problem being encountered is…
1394 Trade Association Formally Licenses "FireWire" Brand Name From Apple
The 1394 Trade Association (1394 TA) and Apple have formally announced that the trade group has licensed the "FireWire" name. The 1394 TA is a platform neutral body whose purpose is to promote the development and use of IEEE 1394, FireWire to most Mac users. The 1394 TA is comprised of the many patent holders…
Record Label Uses (Mac OS) System 6 Look For Web Site
W ired has published a story about a small record label that has adopted a blast from Appleis past. bremsstrahlung recordings, a record label catering to the "lowercase sound" scene, is using a very good implementation of System 6, the 68k Mac OS, as the interface for its Web site. lowercase sound is a minimalist…
Investors Take Early Summer Break
The major market indexes moved lower in early Wednesday trading as investors stayed away from stocks. Continued concerns about the prospects of new terror attacks weighed on the mood of the markets. Moodyis downgraded the credit rating of AT&T and pressure remained on other Dow components such as IBM and Home Depot. Concerns About Consumer…
Apple Offers Free VST FireFly Hard Drive With Upgraded PowerMac Or PowerBook
Our DealsOnTheWeb.com site noted that Apple is offering a free FireFly 5 GB FireWire hard drive with upgraded PowerMac or PowerBook orders. The FireFly hard drive uses the same hard drive mechanism that Apple uses for the iPod, meaning it is quite small. The deal requires you to upgrade a PowerMac G4 or PowerBook G4…
TMO Short Take: 'Beyond The GUI' & The Next Big Thing In Computing, Redux
CKQUOTE> When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him. Jonathan Swift, "Thoughts on Various Subjects, Moral and Diverting"
MacWise Version 10 Released From Carnation
Carnation Software announces MacWise, version 10 MacWise emulates ADDS Viewpoint, Wyse 50, Wyse 60, Wyse 370, Televideo TV 925, DEC VT100 and Prism terminals. Esprit III color is also supported in Wyse 370 mode. MacWise allows a Macintosh to be used as a terminal — connected to a host computer directly, by modem, or over…
Macrobyte Releases Conversant
After three years of development, Macrobyte Resources is pleased to announce the release of Conversant 1.0b1. Conversant is a flexible Web application development platform, with emphasis on groupware applications such as Intranets, project work groups and collaborative learning environments. It provides exceptional integration of Web, email, and even news-based (NNTP) collaboration. Features of the standard…
Apple, The Knock-off King?
iTunes is made by the same developer who used to make SoundJam for Casady & Greene. Apple now releases iTunes for free, putting a serious crimp in the market for shareware MP3 players like Audion, and other apps. iChat will also be a free AIM chat client from Apple, which threatens the markets for the…
Apple CFO Files To Sell More AAPL Shares
R euters is reporting that Apple CFO Fred Anderson has filed to sell more of his AAPL holdings this week on Monday. Since April 22nd, Apple execs have filed to sell shares of the company on 11 different occasions, counting this latest filing. SEC regulations require executives of publicly held companies to file all stock…
Mandolux Issues Its 2000th Desktop Image
A s the words to the theme to Enterprise tells us: Itis been a long road, getting from there to here… Truer words have never been said about Mandolux, provider of classy desktop pix, and Madolux continues its tradition by offering up its 2000th desktop picture. Mando Gomez, the man behind Mandolux, has this to…
MacPlay To Release Freedom Force For Mac Gamers
MacPlay, a subsidiary of United Developers, announced today that it has reached agreement with Crave Entertainment to bring 3 of its top properties to the Macintosh platform. The first title scheduled for release is Freedom Force, a flash back to the ”Silver Age” of comic books in which players can form, train, and lead Freedom…
