During a conversation at work a friend of mine, I shall call her DeeDee, mentioned a situation she was involved in while on a recent flight. She was chilling with her iPod, getting into her music, oblivious to the world around her, when the person seated next to her started up a conversation. DeeDee said…
Safari, Firefox Market Share Dropped in January
The statistical change is small enough that each of the browsers essentially held its own for the month.
Adobe Intel Support: October at the Earliest
In an FAQ that lists Adobeis plans, the company stated that is is committed to supporting Intel-based Macs with most of its existing Mac products, and that it is transitioning its code development to Appleis Xcode so that it can build UB compliant applications. Adobeis document states “Adobe does not plan to re-release current products…
Computing with Bifocals - Mac Help Scenarios I & II
Since Christmas last month, I have had the occasion to spend time in our local (Austin, Texas) Apple retail store. First of all I got some Apple gift cards and a Nano as Christmas gifts. Naturally, the second meant that I had to spend the first. Right? Right. So off I went, along with, apparently,…
Computing with Bifocals - 16 Days Without My Mac!?!
As I am writing this I have been without my computer for 16 days. That is s.i.x.t.e.e.n. days. One six. Days. Without my computer. I am writing this in longhand. You remember longhand. We learned it in elementary school. I think it was about third grade. We used paper and pencil and practiced curving our…
Will Intel Switch Lead to Rise in OS X Exploits?
“Attackers have been focused on the [Intel] x86 for over a decade,” Oliver Friedrichs, a senior manager at Symantec Corp. Security Response, told the reporter. “Macintosh will have a lot more exposure than when it was on PowerPC.” Mr. Friedrichs pointed out that hackers “have access to hundreds of documents and examples of how to…
Report: Microsoft Mulls Making Its iPod Competitor, but With Games
covered this on Thursday, but todayis coverage includes a Spin that looks at what Microsoft might be missing.] Microsoft is contemplating making its own digital media device to directly compete with Appleis iPod, according to a report from BusinessWeek. Writing for the magazine, Jay Greene reported that the company is considering its own device as…
MacSoft Fixes Laptop Trackpad Problem in Zoo Tycoon 2
The strategy game lets players manage every aspect of a zoo, including animal exhibits, concessions, employees, and more. You can explore the zoo as a zoo keeper, or a park guest in 3D, and a bonus DVD with features from National Geographicis “Totally Wild” series is also included. Zoo Tycoon 2 is priced at US$39.99.
Security Researcher Slams OS X For 'Ancient Flaws'
Mr. Archibald added that Apple has left its code “relatively under-audited, which leaves a lot of low-hanging bugs.” As an example, he cited the now-patched “dsidentity” bug, which affected Mac OS X v10.4. It “could have easily been exploited to grant a non-privileged user with admin rights and allow that user to create and remove…
Ted Landau's User Friendly View - Before You Buy an Intel Mac
It’s official. The first Intel Macs were announced on January 10 at Macworld Expo. An Intel-based iMac is already shipping and a 15″ MacBook Pro will ship next month. Perhaps you are already chomping at the bit, anxious to get one of these new speed demons for yourself. I understand. In fact, I ordered a…
Disney Buys Pixar for $7.4 Billion; Jobs on Disney Board [Update]
Pixar president Ed Catmull will be the president of the newly formed Pixar and Disney animation studios, and creative mastermind John Lasseter will be the Chief Creative Officer of the animation studios. "Disney and Pixar can now collaborate without the barriers that come from two different companies with two different sets of shareholders," said Steve…
iWork Grabs Number 2 Office Suite Spot
Despite the fact that Apple has been fairly low key about iWork over the past year, it still came in with 17.4 percent of the Mac market, compared to Office for the Macis 82 percent. Microsoft, however, does have the upper hand in this battle, since Office is available for both Mac and Windows platforms,…
TMO to Go Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #36: Intel Mac Implications, Listener Feedback, and a QuickBooks Warning
Show notes for TMO To Go: Mac Geek Gab For January 23rd, 2006 Direct Links: MP3 Version or AAC Version courtesy of Michael, aka Computernap!. Dave and John answer your questions, talk about the implications of the new Intel macs, and issue a warning for users of Quickbooks 2006. All this, and more, in this…
Yojimbo Organizes Personal Info Across Multiple Macs
Once entered in Yojimbo, data can be encrypted according to the AES-256 algorithm standard and it can be used with Mac OS X Sync Services to stay current with a .Mac account. In addition, Yojimbo takes advantage of Spotlight searches, as well as its own search engine, and uses Core Data frameworks to store data.…
Jobs May Become Disney's Largest Share Holder
Steve Jobs is on track to become the single largest individual shareholder in Disney stock if the rumors that the Magic Kingdom will buy Pixar come true. In addition to his duties as Apple’s CEO, Mr. Jobs is also the chairman and CEO of the wildly successful Pixar animation studio. According to the Wall Street…
Source-Live Streams Content from Pro Tools
Stream-Live should be shipping by January 23, and is priced at US$395.
Band Not So Happy with Apple Ad [Updated]
From the bandis Web site: It has recently come to our attention that Apple Computersi new television commercial for the Intel chip features a shot-for-shot recreation of our video for iSuch Great Heightsi made by the same filmmakers responsible for the original. We did not approve this commercialization and are extremely disappointed with both parties…
Citigroup Cuts Apple Target Price
Citigroup also stated that it does not see any near-term positive or negative catalysts, and feels that Appleis guidance may be conservative. The lower earnings estimate is based on the potential that Apple will not be able to meet consumer demand for the soon to be released Intel-based MacBook Pro. After its debut at Macworld…
iSuppli: Intel iMac Carries $873 Worth of Parts
iSuppli senior analyst Andrew Rassweiler noted that those two items account for 35% of the BOM (bill of materials) cost in the new iMac. Other major integrated circuits in the computer include a $30 northbridge for the ATI Radeon X1600 video card and $20 for GDDR SDRAM (256Mbit x 4) from Samsung. The iMac also…
Should the MacBook Pro Have Waited for Photoshop?
Those who watched Jobsi keynote though will have heard very a different story. During a demo of the new Intel-based Macs, Jobs admitted – to the dismay of professional users everywhere – that Rosetta, the technology used to run PowerPC only Mac applications on Intel Macs, wasnit good enough for professionals. After a demonstration of…
Apple CFO: 'We May Not Be Able to Meet Demand on the MacBook Pro'
Mr. Oppenheimeris comments were delivered in response to a question from Rob Stempl of Credit Suisse First Boston. In a follow-up from Morgan Stanleyis Rebecca Runkle, she asked for specifics, and the CFO replied: “We received reports from a number of customers from different markets that they were postponing purchases pending Macworldis announcement. However, our…
Analyst: Dell Could File Anti-Competitive Suit Against Apple
“If Dell wanted to offer one of their boxes running Mac software they could of course just buy the packaged OS. However, if they wanted to purchase OS X on an OEM basis and were turned down, Brookwood believes this could be grounds for the suit.” Mr. Schwartz added that the suit could claim that…
