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Seeking the iPhone in Adobe's annual analyst briefings: Even if you're not an analyst, Adobe's 2008 financial briefings available online make interesting viewing, from its showcase of new AIR tools to the "soul" of Adobe, Google and Microsoft. And then there's the iPhone. The recordings cover the morning and afternoon sessions...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Adobe Systems Inc., Google Inc., Corporate Communications, Advertising & Promotion, Financial Accounting, Marketing, Finance, David Morgenstern; Blog posts 2008-05-08
Is Mac OS X Leopard, Safari 3.x too dark?: At one time, Mac OS X's Aqua interface was light and colorful. Now it's taken a darker turn, and at times, in some applications, on some displays and for some eyes, much darker. At the same time, Apple also lets us make lemonade...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS X Leopard, Apple Safari, Tab, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Desktops, Software, Hardware, David Morgenstern; Blog posts 2008-05-06
Is Apple selling off its professional software titles?: The slimmest hint of a rumor can gain steam when cycled around the Internet. It seems to be happening with rumor that Apple is pitching its professional applications such as Final Cut Pro. The rumor was buried below the fold in the Friday Pulpit posting by Robert...; Tags: Software, Adobe Systems Inc., Apple Inc., Video, Final Cut Pro, Corporate Communications, Marketing, David Morgenstern; Blog posts 2008-05-05
Adobe's Open Screen Project: Back at ya' Apple!: Flash maker Adobe on Thursday announced a consortium of phone and electronics vendors that will rally around Flash and Adobe Air content. But is the real target Apple? According to several Web and video developers, it's Adobe that needs to get on the iPhone bandwagon, not the...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Adobe Systems Inc., Apple Inc., Safari Team, Corporate Communications, Channel Management, Telecom & Utilities, Marketing, David Morgenstern; Blog posts 2008-05-01
iPhone 3G: Release the rumors!: Will the new iPhone be had in July for $199? Despite the buzz, nothing is certain about the next-generation iPhone — except that it will be the biggest mobile game machine of the back-to-school season. The story of the moment is by Scott...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, 3G, Apple Inc., Volume Button, Games, Advertising & Promotion, Personal Technology, Marketing, David Morgenstern; Blog posts 2008-04-29

Is Psystar Mac clone using the Kalyway boot hack?: The video on Monday was posted to Gizmodo. A reader named Patrick (Whiskeyfrown) made a video showing the machine's connections to the back to the monitor (somehow making the demo more legit?) and then a video of its boot process into Mac OS X. ...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., DVD, Kalyway, Desktops, Hardware, David Morgenstern; Blog posts 2008-04-28
Apple's PA Semi buyout: A defensive move?: According to reports, Apple purchased embedded chip maker PA Semi this week and the rumors are flying: that Apple is back in chipset business; or that Apple is going back to the PowerPC for some future device (since PA Semi made PowerPC-based processor). However, some chip analysts say that it...; Tags: Exponential Technology, Apple Inc., IBM PowerPC, Chip, PA Semi, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Processors, Hardware, Networking, Components, David Morgenstern; Blog posts 2008-04-25
VMware updates Fusion: The company on Wednesday evening announced a free update, Fusion 1.1.2, which adds support for Time Machine backup of virtual machines as well as Windows XP SP3 Boot Camp partitions. According to a post on the VMware company blog, the maintenance update also fixes an issue when...; Tags: VMware Fusion, Apple MacBook, Backup, VMware Inc., Virtual Machine, David Morgenstern; Blog posts 2008-04-24
Hints of Apple's new strategies in its Q3 financial call: Setting aside the news of a very strong quarter — stronger than predicted and accomplished in a consumer market worried over the emerging economic slowdown (aka recession) — Apple revealed renewed strength in some key segments and geographies. At the same time, executives gave a hint of Apple's vision of...; Tags: Strategy, Financial, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Notebooks, Desktops, Sales, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, David Morgenstern; Blog posts 2008-04-24
Crazy sales video rocks out: 'Gotta get me some' Windows Vista: Microsoft can't seem to catch a break, whether from Apple's latest ads targeting switchers, or in a crazy music video celebrating Vista SP1 that was done by Redmond's channel group. Jupiter Research Analyst Michael Gartenburg pointed to this video on YouTube called Windows...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Video, Object Management Group, Gartenberg, Sales Strategy, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Sales Force Management, Sales, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, David Morgenstern; Blog posts 2008-04-22
Is it wise to loosen Entourage's attachment security policy?: Entourage 2008 is very strict in its blocking of attachments and some users may find its security rules restrictive. However, with a bit of effort, users can tell Entourage to loosen up on various Mac OS X files, Mime content and certain file name extensions. However, whether...; Tags: Security, Apple Macintosh, Extension, Entourage 2008, Default Rule, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, E-mail, Desktops, Operating Systems, Scripting Languages, Software, Online Communications, Hardware, Software/Web Development, Web Development, David Morgenstern; Blog posts 2008-04-22
Are there enough suckers in the world to make a market for Mac clones?: Much like the fascination one finds when driving by a traffic accident, the Mac community is abuzz with questions of whether or not the supposed Mac cloner Psystar is a real company and will sell real Mac clones. But the real question is whether anyone in their right mind will...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Machine, Psystar, Desktops, Hardware, David Morgenstern; Blog posts 2008-04-21
Apple seeking engineers with the right touch: A sign that multi-touch input could be moving across Apple's product lines are its many job postings for touch engineers and managers. From my search of Apple's Job Opportunities site, I could see a growing team to handle the company's touch technology. There were postings for hardware...; Tags: Job, Team, Apple Inc., Hardware, Team Management, Recruitment & Selection, Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, David Morgenstern; Blog posts 2008-04-15
Preview's CMYK conversion bug: Apple keeps improving its Preview application that comes with Mac OS X. However, a recent Apple technical note warns that when converting color spaces and formats, the software may bring unexpected (and unwelcome) changes to an image. According to the Knowledgebase document, the colors shift during the conversion of...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, JPEG, Image, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Operating Systems, Software, David Morgenstern; Blog posts 2008-04-15
FirmTek targets MacBook Air owners with hub for FireWire, eSATA: Announced on Monday at the NAB expo, the SeriTek/SpyderHUB is a small 4-ounce storage hub for FireWire and eSATA drives. Based on its spec sheet, the device will provide a wide range of capabilities including eSATA booting for Mac OS X, and hardware-based striping. While the price has yet to...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple MacBook, RAID, Hardware, eSATA, SpyderHUB, FirmTek eSATA, Spyder, FireWire, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, David Morgenstern; Blog posts 2008-04-14
GizMac updates small Xserve enclosures with air filtration system: To little surprise given its company name, GizMac has targeted Mac-centric applications such as digital video production for its line of XRackPro2 rackmount server cabinets with noise dampening capabilities. Now, its smaller 4U and 6U come with air filtration, previously available as options on its larger 12U and 25U server...; Tags: Apple Xserve, Enclosure, XRackPro2, XRackPro2 Price Tag, Servers, Hardware, David Morgenstern; Blog posts 2008-04-14
Software Update may balk at recent firmware updates: According to an Apple technical note posted on Wednesday, the automatic Software Update software that pushes updates to the masses may not display the EFI and SMC firmware updates released earlier this week. Users should check their version numbers and download the software manually, the document...; Tags: Software, Apple Macintosh, Firmware Update, Firmware, David Morgenstern; Blog posts 2008-04-09
User experience begins with the software installer: Writer John Welch on his Bynkii blog ranted up a storm this week over his experience installing Adobe Systems' Creative Suite 3. He wonders how it could happen that a software powerhouse could offer such a terrible installer. Or maybe it's because Adobe is so big — Welch isn't the...; Tags: Software, Adobe Systems Inc., User Experience, John Welch, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Strategy, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Management, David Morgenstern; Blog posts 2008-04-08
Could the Olympics spoil Back to School sales?: Supply chain blogs recently warned that the Chinese government may close down a number of manufacturing industries during the Olympic games this summer and other posters warn that shipping and production slowdowns could be felt around China. The site says games could disrupt the flow of technology hard-goods in the...; Tags: China, Olympic Games, Supply Chain, Apple Inc., Sales, Manufacturing, Games, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Personal Technology, Enterprise Software, Software, David Morgenstern; Blog posts 2008-04-08
Apple unsupports the AirDisk?: According to a Monday post on the Tidbits Mac news site, Apple representatives reportedly confirmed that the company won't support AirDisks, or Time Machine backups to a hard drive connected to Apple's Airport Extreme router. Contributing Editor Glenn Fleishman said lack of support "means is that if...; Tags: Router, Apple Inc., Backups, Routers & Switches, Network Technology, Networking, David Morgenstern; Blog posts 2008-04-07