"Gateway Corporation: Profile PC versus Apple iMac Performance Comparison Test" reads the title of a new report released by Gateway Corporation in PDF. The company has released the report, which it commissioned, to help promote its newest PC, the Profile. Gateway has been gunning for Apple’s customers since the release of the Profile, specifically targeting…
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TMO Reports - Mac Web Site Shuts Down Forums To Protest Mac Whiners
[Correction: We originally reported Scott William’s name as Scott Williams. In addition, our original report said that the site was offering free e-mail accounts, when in fact MacOSX.com charges for its e-mail service, starting at US$9.95 per year. Both mistakes have been corrected in the article below.] Even as one of our own forum members…
MindRover Being Developed For The Mac Platform
Virtual Programming Ltd are pleased to announce that we have entered into an agreement with Cognitoy to bring their highly acclaimed "Intelligent Robot Simulation/3D strategy game" MindRover – The Europa Project" to the Mac. This is a new genre that encompasses the depth of play found in strategy games with a new concept in player…
PC World: Sick of Blue Screens? Get a Mac!
Then thereis innovation. The 3.5-inch floppy disk drive? First seen on the original Mac. Wireless networking via 802.11b (Wi-Fi)? As AirPort, it rolled out first in Macs. And Macs had built-in ethernet when it was a mere add-on for PCs. Although these technologies werenit invented at Apple, it committed to them long before they trickled…
Old Macs Getting More Valuable & Charging For Jaguar Makes Good Sense...For Apple
[ Editoris Note: The byline for this piece was incorrectly attributed to Bryan Chaffin. Nicolas diPierro is the actual author, and the byline has been changed accordingly.] The man is no dummy. Between the launch of .Mac services and the release of Mac OS X 10.2 with itis new iApps, Steve Jobs is guiding Apple…
Here I Am At MACWORLD, Where's AppleScript?
M ACWORLD New York-the booths are packed, I see a new product everywhere I turn, and I can feel everyoneis excitement; however, something is missing: AppleScript. One of the big reasons I came to the show was to get the scoop on the latest AppleScript news. I have to admit that Iim a bit disappointed…
.Mac? Maybe .Screwed!
I recently changed my ISP. I had Earthlink before but a local provider offered DSL while Earthlink continue to claim they couldnit give it to me. So I jumped ship. Now I have high speed access and a new e-mail address, which I had to tell all my friends about. What a pain! I had…
iMacs Inventory High; Sales Low As Desktop Slump Hits Apple
Remember when you had to wait several weeks to get your mitts on a shiny new iMac? Apple couldn’t make them fast enough. Like a good memory, those days seems to be gone, at least for now. News.com is reporting that some distributors of Apple products to retail stores are carrying a far greater inventory…
Apple Partners With TechTV To Showcase Mac Developers & Software
Apple has announced a very exciting opportunity for Mac developers, in conjunction with TechTV. Brett Larson, TechTV’s Mac expert on TechLive! and The Screen Savers, will accept developer submissions for possible review on TechTV through the Apple Developer Connection (ADC). In other words, Apple’s ADC is making it possible for Mac developers to get national…
Gartner Study Says Macs Cost Less To Maintain Than PCs
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
One Mac User's (Successful) Effort To Get A Mac In His Windows Run Company
W ant to convince your employer to buy you a TiBook? I, like many Mac users, am frustrated with having to use Windows based personal computers in the workplace. At home I have the new flat panel iMac with the SuperDrive and an iMac DV 400SE. My "work" computer is a Windows laptop that causes…
TMO Reports - Apple's iChat Meets Mixed Reaction From Mac Users
During last week’s World Wide Developer Conference, Apple introduced the next major revision of Mac OS X, code named Jaguar. One of the features of the new OS is an Instant Messaging application called iChat, which Apple said would be built into Jaguar. iChat is based on AOL’s AIM network, and allows iChat users to…
The Back Page - AOL: The Next Mac Cloner?
There have been all sorts of interesting developments going on between our favorite computer company and our least favorite online service. Apple and AOL seem to be getting cozy of late, with iChat using the AIM network, a recent ad for Mac OS X aimed at Unix users featuring a Netscape icon in the Dock,…
Macs In Schools - CUE Spring 2002 Conference: Mac Magic in Anaheim (With Pics)
The Spring CUE (Computer Using Educators) 2002 Conference was held at the Anaheim Convention Center May 9-11. The Convention Center sits adjacent to Disneyland, between a colorful mix of 50s era motels and eateries and modern-day strip malls, hotels and restaurants that surround the popular theme park. If the Magic Kingdom really is "The Happiest…
Microsoft's Education License: All PCs & Macs Must Pay. Red Hat Offers Free Linux & Services To Schools
We first commented on Microsoft’s recent attempt to extract unearned money from school systems two weeks ago, but the folks at The Register UK have delved deep into Microsoft’s actual licensing terms to see what they could find. In a piece titled "Compulsory Windows: for Macs, and people without PCs?," the publication offers some specifics…
Media Asset Manager Updated With iPhoto Support
Rune Lindman today announced the release of version 5.1 of QPict Media Organizer. What are new features in QPict Media Organizer 5.1? This new version adds iPhoto Import. This lets you use iPhoto for importing from camera and QPict for advanced searches and batch processing. Now also includes advanced Font File Support for index view,…
Mercury News' Dawn C. Chmielewski Adds iMac To Her PC House
PCs and iMacs working together together harmoniously. Well, almost. So believes Dawn C. Chmielewski of the Mercury News, who recently bought a new iMac and and Airport and found things were not as hard as she expected them to be. Ms. Chmielewski says: I set aside a whole Saturday afternoon to set up the new…
Gates Quibbles On Support For Mac Office, Recalls Threat To Kill It In Retaliation
Bill Gates has been taking the stand as a witness for Microsoft during antitrust hearings currently taking place. Mr. Gates, Chairman of Microsoft, and the Chief Software Architect for the company, was appearing as a witness for the defense, his own company. Nine States and the District of Columbia are continuing to pursue the case…
Couple Retire 15 Year Old Mac SE, Upgrade To iMac G4
T here is something magical about the Mac, though many PC users (and even some Mac users) donit understand that. For instance, how many people would use an old 286 or 386 today, especially as a production machine? There are probably a few that have been converted to Linux here and there, but then how…
