By now I’m sure you’ve heard that external FireWire 800 drives using the Oxford 922 chip-set may lose data when you connect them to a Mac running Mac OS X 10.3 Panther. If you haven’t, Apple offers an information page at https://www.apple.com/macosx/firewire800specialmessage.html: A special message for FireWire 800 disk drive users Apple has identified an…
The Back Page - Apple Laptop Program Costs School Board Members Their Jobs
In September, we covered a one-on-one laptop deal in Stillwater, MN. That deal would put iBooks in the hands of every junior high school student and teacher in the town. In October, the deal was restructured to cover but one of the two local junior high schools, and was sealed. On Tuesday of this week,…
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…
Big Mac Passes 10 TFlops, #3 Ranking Not Expected To Change
V irginia Techis “Big Mac” Power Mac G5 cluster has secured its place as the third fastest supercomputer in the world. According to the latest preliminary numbers from the Top 500 Supercomputer Sites, Big Mac is hitting 10.28 TFlop/s on the LINPACK benchmark, giving it a 19 percent performance lead over the forth place supercomputer.…
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…
Intel Processor Could Run OS X & Windows Side By Side
L ast week, we pointed you to a C|Net article in which Intelis CEO, Craig Barrett, said that while OS X could run on an Intel processor, Apple just doesnit seem interested to have it happen. In a new article from PC World titled, "Intel CPU Could Run Macs," Mr. Barrett points out that Intelis…
Apple Hot Deals Update From CDW & OWC
A pple has updated the Hot Deals page for CDW and Other World Computing (OWC) at the Macintosh Product Guide. The Mac Product Guide is a list of Mac compatible hardware and software products on the market. The Hot Deals section of the Product Guide features several Mac retailers and special offers that one can…
Default Folder X Updated With Panther Support
Further improving its EddyAward-winning utility for enhancing Open and Save dialogs, St. Clair Software today released version 1.9 of Default Folder X. In conjunction with this update, it is necessary to warn users that older versions of Default Folder X are completely incompatible with Panther. When Default Folder X 1.8 or earlier is running, it…
G4 iBooks Are Here, Starting At US$1,099
[1:15 PM CDT] G4 iBooks Are Here, Starting At US$1,099 by Bryan Chaffin The wait is over; Apple has dropped the G3 from its product line; the G4 iBook is here. Apple announced three new models of iBook, 800 MHz, 933 MHz, and 1 GHz, all based on Motorola’s G4 processor. Called the iBooks G4,…
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…
Miglia Now Shipping Alchemy TV Card
Miglia Technology today announced the Alchemy TV card. Featuring a high performance Philips tuner and full QuickTime support, AlchemyTV lets you watch TV in full screen mode and listen to FM radio on your PowerMac. Your favourite TV program can even be recorded to your hard drive in the format of your choice. Features: Captures…
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).…
Mumbo Jumbo Shipping New Game "Equilibria"
Anyone searching for balance in their lives can end their quests with Equilibria, the new puzzle game from MumboJumbo, a subsidiary of United Developers, LLC. Equilibria starts with a group of multi-colored marbles on a playing field. As more move in from all sides, players click groups of three or more same-colored marbles to remove…
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…
