R AID: Redundant Array of Independent Disks. RAID is the technology that allows computer users to use multiple hard drives as one large and/or fast drive. The main two versions allow for speed (called striping), or for redundancy (called mirroring). A quick Google search offers this fairly accurate and concise explanation from Infortrend, a RAID…
Apple Exec Responds To Benchmarking Controversy
In a somewhat rare move, an Apple executive has commented directly on the subject. In a recent phone interview posted to Slashdot, Appleis Vice President of Hardware Marketing Greg Joswiak claimed that Appleis G5 and P4/Xeon comparisons were designed to be as fair and balanced as possible, disclosing all details in an effort to prove…
The Back Page - Lies, Damned Lies, & Benchmarks
[Update 6/25/2003: Since I wrote this column, Apple VP Greg Joswiak has answered many of the criticisms discussed below (see TMO’s full coverage for more information). It remains to be seen if all the things Apple’s detractors have complained about are, after all, quite appropriate, but the company is being very transparent and up front…
Just A Thought - AppleWorks Lament: In A Vacuum, No One Can Hear You Type...
AppleWorks sucks! Let me qualify that statement before you storm my home — pitchforks, clubs, and torches in hand — and demand my head on a platter: AppleWorks is a competent suite of office tools that has essentially remained unchanged for several years now. It has not been made to take full advantage of OS…
MacHack Report - In Anticipation Of The WWDC, From MacHack
Amidst the buzz and hubbub swirling about from the World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC), there is the little-conference-that-could: MacHack. Normally MacHack takes place one month after the WWDC, but a schedule change threw Apple’s developer conference to just a few days after the scrappier affair in Michigan. While the WWDC has taken some of MacHack’s…
Apple Releases iPod 2.0.1 Software, Improves Functionality & Support
iPod Software 2.0.1 System software requirements: Mac OS X 10.1.5 or later If your iPod requires updating, the iPod Software Updater will run the next time you plug in your iPod and iTunes is launched. For your reference, the iPod Software Updater is installed in the Utilities folder in the Applications Folder. […] Changes since…
Mix Up On Apple Store Could Reveal Details On New PowerMacs
L ast night, a very interesting piece of information was posted on Appleis online Apple Store. On the companyis PowerMac G4 Web page at the Apple Store, the list of specs for the PowerMac G4 was briefly replaced by a list of specs that are far beyond anything currently offered by the Mac maker. The…
A Real Mac To PC Switcher Ready To Dump The Mac
H eis mad, and heis just not going to take it any more. Dale Tournemille is a Canadian journalist who says he is leaving the Mac platform after 10 years as a "faithful Mac user and firm believer that it was indeed iinsanely great.i" The reason, according to a rant posted at Mssr. Tournemilleis Web…
Jobs Won't Do Macworld CreativePro Keynote, But Greg Joswiak Will
IDG World Expo has announced the keynote speaker for Macworld CreativePro in July. Greg Joswiak, Apple’s vice president of hardware product marketing, will be the man in the spotlight. This will mark the first time Steve Jobs has not given the keynote address at a Macworld since his return to the throne in 1997. Macworld…
Mac OS X Tip - No Password, No Root, No CD? No Problem.
Say you’ve lost your account password, you don’t have a system CD on hand, and you didn’t enable root. Say you have no other way to log into that machine. Say you need access to the files on that machine right now. Say you’re in deep you-know-what, bucko. Fortunately, there’s a five minute fix –…
The Devil's Advocate - Apple Files For New Multiple "Persona" Patent For Use In PDAs
This is not an Apple PDA? For a company that swears it has no plans on releasing or pursuing a PDA, Apple has a funny way of showing it. And "it" looks something like this: (Click each image for a larger, more legible version.) The above device can be found in a patent application, 20030107606,…
Apple Files For New Multiple "Persona" Patent For Use In PDAs
This is not an Apple PDA? For a company that swears it has no plans on releasing or pursuing a PDA, Apple has a funny way of showing it. And "it" looks something like this: (Click each image for a larger, more legible version.) The above device can be found in a patent application, 20030107606,…
No More IE Development Could Hold Back The Web
Believe it or not, all three are linked to spell Bad News: not necessarily for Mac users, but for the Web in general. Ending development on IE for both platforms says that Microsoft has conquered the Web, sees no reason to keep innovating in the browser department, and prefers to put all their energies into…
Competitors Accuse Microsoft Of Abusing Antitrust Settlement Terms
This may possibly surprise you, but Microsoft is being accused of abusing the terms of the antitrust settlement worked out last year between the company and the DoJ. The Washington Post is reporting that Microsoft is charging what some are calling exorbitant prices to be able to access some Microsoft technology. The technology — some…
Mac Developer Directory Adds MacHack & WWDC Search Feature
German company GeBE has added a couple of new features to its Mac Developer Directory for the two big upcoming developer shows, the World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) and MacHack. The Mac Developer Directory is an online directory of Mac developers that is designed to allow companies and other potential customers to more easily find…
The Open Group Turns The Unix Legal Gun On Apple
More importantly, the Cupertino, CA company has counter sued TOG to get the Unix trademark invalidated because, the company says, the term has come to be generic in nature. Lindows.com, a maker of Linux-based computers, successfully counter sued Microsoft to have that companyis trademark on “Windows” revoked for similar reasons. That case is still in…
myPhoto Updated To Version 1.2, Adds Slideshow Mode And Bug Fixes
myPhoto 1.2 automatically shares all of your photo albums, captions, etc from iPhoto onto your personal web site with a search engine and much more. This release adds a localization engine (as well as full English, French, German, and Russian translations). Added a slideshow mode, the ability to resize images, new admin options, and much…
Apple Offers QuarkXPress 6 For US$150 Below Retail
I n our article about the release of QuarkXPress 6 for Mac OS X, we noted that Apple is offering the new software for US$899.95. Thatis US$150 below the retail price of US$1045, and judging by the e-mail we received concerning that note, it obviously warranted a standalone mention (see our full coverage on the…
GNUstep, Mac OS X Compatible On Intel Hardware
Macintosh OS X for Intel processors has long been a topic of debate for Apple aficionados. Regardless of where you stand on that debate, whether you’re for or against Apple using Intel processors, there is another option brewing: GNUstep. In the Beginning There Was NeXTstep What is GNUstep? Well let’s step back just a bit.…
IBM Posts Pictures Of PPC 970 (Pics Included)
TMO recently discovered that there were product pictures of it on IBMis Microelectronics Photo Catalog that we hadnit seen before. After checking with IBM, it turns out that they were part of the initial product announcement in October 2002. Despite the age, we thought people would be interested in seeing them. The image on the…
Apple To Work With MP3.com Europe To Promote iPod
Internet Magazine, a UK general interest Web site we are not familiar with, is reporting that Apple and MP3.com Europe are working together to promote the iPod. According to the site, MP3.com Europe will send out e-mails to its members touting the iPod, and free music that will be available to them. The site also…
Steve Wozniak On Apple, Steve Jobs, "Pirates," In Interview With Baltimore Sun
T he Baltimore Sun has published an outstanding, and exclusive, interview with Steve Wozniak, cofounder of Apple. The interview was conducted by David Zeiler as part of his weekly Mac column for the Sun called The Mac Experience. The interview took place in Baltimore after Mr. Wozniak attended the 25th anniversary of the Maryland Apple…
Guardian (UK) Profile Apple's Jonathan Ive
Yesterday we reported that Jonathan Ive had been named Designer of the Year by the UK’s Design Museum. Relating to that development, and the £25,000 prize that went with it, The Guardian, a prominent UK newspaper, has published a story about him that is part news article, part profile, and part interview. Mr. Ive is…
Internet Music Sharing Workaround Found For Itunes
A tutorial at lostboi.com offers instructions on how you can resume outside sharing using either the open source utility mDNSResponder or Rendezvous Beacon, which is shareware. The concept is rather straightforward and uses a common networking technique, not an iTunes hack, to fool it into believing the stream is originating from inside the local network.
