Direct Link: MP3 Version Looking for a way to spend $12 million? Maybe you should consider computer games. Destineer Studios, a publisher that makes games for many platforms, including the Mac, just got some big bucks. Join TMO’s Brad Cook in the Context Machine for a look at Mac gaming, and the possibility of iPod-ready…
Freehand/Illustrator Switcher Guide from Adobe
Adobe recently added a Freehand to Illustrator Migration Guide to its Web site, adding to speculation that there is no future for Freehand. The guide is comprehensive, and includes a lot of useful information for Freehand users planning to switch to Illustrator CS2, and Illustrator users that are looking for a nice overview of the…
Apple Hot Deals Update For J and R, MacZone, Publishing Perfection
The new J and R Computerworld Hot Deals page has offers on the Epson Stylus Photo R800 8 ink Photo Printer, Edirolis FA-101 FireWire audio capture interface, Wacomis Graphire (white) 6X8 graphics tablet with pressure sensitive pen & cordless mouse, the Pantone Eye-One Display LT monitor profiling and calibration device, and more. You can find…
Apple May Be Courting Blu-ray for iPod Content
Apple Computer may be looking to get full length movies and other content in iPod format added to upcoming Blu-ray disc movie releases. According to iPod Hub, unnamed sources in the film industry have said that Apple is asking studios to include iPod content ahead of the release of a new version of the video…
Hidden Dimensions -- Boot Camp May be Just the Beginning
Whenever Apple releases a new product, observers, writers, and analysts tend to see the item in very narrow terms. A good case in point is the recent release of Boot Camp. To be sure, Apple is gauging the response to this product, but if the degree of general excitement and Peter Oppenheimer’s comments in the…
Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #50: Drive partitioning, Headphone Technology, and Mail.app Speed
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For April 25th, 2006 Direct Links: MP3 Version or AAC Enhanced Version (courtesy of Michael, aka Computernap!). Your favorite Mac geeks turn 50 this week or, rather, the show does, as John and Dave dance through topics including headphone technology, drive partitioning, and speeding up Mail.app!…
Podcast - Weekly Roundup: Mac People, Meet Intel
Direct Link: MP3 Version What’s worth $112 billion dollars, employs about 100,000 people, earned a paltry $1.4 billion in the last three months, and manufactures the perfect compliment to guacamole? Intel, you say? Never heard of it. This week in the Context Machine: get to know Apple’s new best friend. The Weekly Roundup will be…
Apple Starts Free Computer Take-back Service
Phil Schiller, Appleis senior vice president of WorldWide Product Marketing, said “Apple is committed to supporting our customers and protecting the environment throughout the entire product life cycle, from purchase through to retirement. Now we are making it even easier for Appleis customers to safely and affordably recycle their used computers and iPods.” Apple is…
Set Your Widgets Free!
. If you have a favorite widget that you want available even when Dashboard isnit taking over your whole Desktop, all you have to do is liberate it. Hereis how: Press the F12 key to display the Dashboard layer. Click the plus symbol in the lower left corner of your display to open the widget…
Apple Hot Deals Update for PowerMax
< a href="https://www.apple.com">Apple Computer has updated the Hot Deals pages for PowerMax 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 only get, at…
Apple Drops PortalPlayer for Some iPods
iPod chip supplier PortalPlayer announced on Thursday that Apple will not be using its chips in some upcoming iPod models. The announcement came as a surprise to analysts and investors, especially since estimates peg about 70 percent of the company’s revenue comes from supplying iPod chips. PortalPlayer’s system-on-a-chip processors have been the heart of the…
Apple Avoids Intel Hit for Now
Mac sales for the quarter were essentially on target with Needham estimates at 1.11 million units, compared to the projected 1.15 million units. Mr. Wolf estimated conservatively on iPod sales, and Apple exceeded his expectations. He predicted 8 million units, and Apple actually shipped 8.5 million. Although iPod sales are slowing, Mr. Wolf expects to…
DiscBlaze 6.1.5 Adds Growl Notifications
A pair of bug fixes are also included. DiscBlaze sells for US$29.95 and requires Mac OS X v10.4, a CD or DVD burner compatible with iTunes and/or the Finder, and 700MB of free hard drive space per 80 minutes of CD audio.
iPod Performance Concerns Prudential
iPod sales were generally expected to be around 9 to 10 million units, but they came in at 8.5 million, below Prudentialis estimate of 8.8 million. Part of Mr. Fortunais concern is based on Apple deriving about half of its revenue and about 88 percent of the companyis growth from iPod and music sales. Mac…
Running OPENSTEP on Your Intel Mac
OPENSTEP is the version of NeXTis NEXTSTEP designed to run on non-NeXT hardware, specifically Intel-based hardware in this case. NEXTSTEP itself is the foundation for what became Mac OS X, which was acquired by Apple in the mid-1990s when Apple was looking for a way to replace what we now call Classic Mac OS. OPENSTEP…
iStopMotion 1.9.2 Adds RAW, Intel Mac Support
iStopMotion 1.9.2 is available at the Boinx Software Web site, and is priced at US$39.95 for the DV version, and $349 for the HR version. The update is free for current version 1.x users.
Apple Exec: "We're Seeing a High Level of Interest in Boot Camp"
Boot Camp allows users to boot into either Mac OS X or Windows XP on Intel-powered Macintosh systems, and Apple execs repeated the company line that the software was released in response to customer interest in that ability. “You know, the response has been written about a lot,” said Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer. “We did…
Apple Hot Deals Update For CDW, Small Dog, Sweetwater
The new CDW Mac Warehouse Hot Deals page has offers on Nikon Coolpix L1 6.2, the 3Com OfficeConnect 802.11a/b/g Access point, Sonyis HandyCam DCR-HC36 MiniDV Camcorder for only $399.99, the Epson Stylus CX5800F all-in-one printer, and more. You can find the CDW Mac Warehouse Hot Deals page at Appleis Web site. The new Small Dog…
Investors Watching for Intel Impact
Although Appleis switch to Intel processors is viewed as a good move in the long term, investors fear that the short term impact wonit be as positive. Limited availability of the MacBook Pro, the lack of an Intel-based iBook, and soft Mac mini sales are likely to have a negative impact on quarterly sales. In…
Analyst Maintains 'Neutral' AAPL Rating After Mixed Consumer Survey
Among survey respondents, 93.2% were considered Windows-centric, which means they have only Windows computers (88.8%) or they have Macs too but consider the Windows machines the primary ones (4.4%). Three percent were Mac-only while 1.3% had a Windows/Mac mix but considered the Mac their primary computer. While 50% of the respondents have no plans to…
Podcast - Weekly Roundup: Context Collage (file under 'Porn')
Direct Link: MP3 Version iTunes on a plane, and Apple providing porn. Hey, nothing’s impossible. This week’s Context Machine, featuring TMO morning editor Jeff Gamet, churns through Apple and the airlines, Apple and explicit content, Apple and French politics. The Weekly Roundup will be included in TMO’s main RSS feed, and also in its own…
Burst.com Files Patent Infringement (Counter)Suit Against Apple
Burst.com, Inc. announced Monday that it had filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Apple Computer, saying that Apple’s iTunes Music Store, iTunes software, the iPod devices, and Apple’s QuickTime Streaming products all infringed on patents owned by Burst.com. The suit comes in response to a lawsuit filed by Apple in January of 2006 seeking to…
Cringley: Mac May Offer Best Windows Platform
Boot Camp is only the first step towards virtualization, or running multiple operating systems at the same time, on the Mac. By the time MAc OS X 10.5 ships, it will likely be the most stable and secure platform available for running Windows. Mr. Cringley thinks that Leopard will include built-in protection for operating systems…
