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Apple delays new iMac

Apple delays new iMacDelayI dought anyone actually noticed. ;)Something seems wrong here...How can they run out of iMacs? Does anyone even buy them? Last I saw at CompUSA, all the action was around the Windows computers. The Mac section was dead. I actually felt sorry for the Apple rep trying...

Tags: Desktops, EMac, Apple iMac, Apple Inc., new iMac

Discussion threads 2004-07-01

Start-up launches Linux legal protection

Start-up launches Linux legal protectionBetter off buying licenses...As a CIO of one of the most respected Microsoft customers in the world, I advise all firms to buy licenses from SCO directly. This saves the heartache later on down the road. Although I would never touch Linux with a 100 foot...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, EMac, SCO Group Inc., Linux, BayStar, OSS, insurance

Discussion threads 2004-04-19

Apple adds Superdrive to eMac line

Apple adds Superdrive to eMac lineJust wait.....I can hear it now. The eMac is too expensive still. You can get a Dell, Gateway, eMachines etc for 499.00, 399.00, or 299.00 w/rebates of coarse. As for me I'd much rather be in Apples place than being just another...

Tags: Desktop publishing, Desktops, DVD, business department, Apple Inc., EMac, EMACS, Dell Computer Corp., Apple Mac Superdrive

Discussion threads 2004-04-13

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Microsoft releases critical update for Office 2008 for Mac

Microsoft releases critical update for Office 2008 for MacCan OS X survive without MS support?That's will be the big question for the OS.How pissed would people be if MS installed IE with the patch?We have [url=http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1335] legions after legions of Apple fans apologizing [/url] for Apple's "install Safari by default"...

Tags: Web browsers, Desktops, Microsoft Office, critical update, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc., Web browser, Apple Safari

Discussion threads 2008-06-24

Mac clones to rise again?

Mac clones to rise again?Their site is down, but...I would be interested in it if it has a PCI-E slot.I love to see more Mac Clones! Go OpenMac!!!:DJob$ will destroy them with trademark & IP lawsuitsBefore you know it, Job$ will invoke the EULA, patents and trademarks to shut them...

Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, Mac-clone, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-04-14

Mac developers betting hard on Leopard

Mac developers betting hard on LeopardOf course you were impresed.You are a full fledged kool-Aid drinking card holding member of the Cult od the Mac. Now for some reality. There were as many negative articles about Leapord and it's issues as there was good. If 5 million...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Leapard, Leopard, LEOPARD IS, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2008-01-22

Want to know what I'd like to see at MacWorld?

The blogosphere has been buzzing with MacWorld rumors and I have to admit that I can't wait for January 15th myself. As much as I love Kubuntu and Linux in general, OS X has some built-in features (iLife, in particular) that are increasingly attractive. Similarly, while many Apple...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Blogosphere, Desktops, Apple Mac OS X, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-01-10

Rumors of Mac ultralight, tablet: Part 2

Stories are circulating online that Apple may soon release some new form factors: a small multi-touch-savvy tablet the Newton reborn and an ultralight notebook. These are products that many Mac users say they want. But will they really buy them? In my previous post, I looked at...

Tags: Strategy, Steve Jobs, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Tablet, Tablets, Desktops, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, David Morgenstern

Blog posts 2007-10-01

Apple releases new MacBook laptops

Apple releases new MacBook laptopsTypoI want to get the black one with the faster professor!Why still GMA950 for the video?Why don't they have a real GPU in them instead of this Intel junk? The AppleTV has a better video processor than these, and it's 1/4 the price, so it's not...

Tags: Notebooks, Processors, Apple Inc., AppleTV, laptop computer, new MacBook, Intel Centrino, Apple MacBook, processor

Discussion threads 2007-05-15

Apple's Jobs throws HP and Dell under the Prius

Apple's Jobs throws HP and Dell under the PriusElitismLeave it to Mr. Elitist himself to make comments like this. There are people who simply can't afford a flat panel display, but of course Sir Steve has never been interested in those on a limited budget. There are also...

Tags: Monitors & displays, Dell Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., Toyota Prius, Apple Inc., CRT, job

Discussion threads 2007-05-02

Apple zaps 25 more Mac OS X bugs

Apple has issued a mega-update with patches for 25 new security vulnerabilities affecting Mac OS X users.This is the fourth update (89th security patch) issued by Apple in 2007.With Security Update 2007-004, Apple continues to roll out fixes for flaws exposed during the MOAB Month of Apple Bugs project in...

Tags: Responsible disclosure, Pen testing, Hackers, Vulnerability research, Patch Watch, Metasploit, Exploit code, Data theft, Browsers, Apple

Blog posts 2007-04-19

AirDisk and iTunes problems

AirDisk and iTunes problemsHope you've posted a bug report...at http://www.apple.com/feedback/itunesapp.htmlMany Thanks!Many thanks for the heads up!!! I have been thinking that I would purchase a new Airport Extreme to address some of the hassles of trying to share iTunes between my mini and my partner's iBook. It appears...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Apple iTunes, USB Hard Drive, iTunes Library

Discussion threads 2007-03-16

Mac flaw puts Safari surfers at risk

Mac flaw puts Safari surfers at riskMac flaw puts Safari surfers at riskToday isn't the day to get a mac and be done with it. Maybe next time.It must be a slow day forSecunia, so they issue a 'freak-out' notice to the media to whip up some attention. Didn't we...

Tags: SECURITY, Apple Safari, flaw, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, Open Safe, Safari surfer, Microsoft Corp., Mac flaw

Discussion threads 2007-01-11

About those cheaper Apples

About those cheaper ApplesCheaper Apples and other Pipe DreamsApple has always concentrated on the experience to the exclusion of even economy. The presentation of that -- what -- $500 iPhone left me as cold as the Playstation 3, though once again as I listened to Jobs describe it I...

Tags: Desktops, Apple Inc., Mactel, MacPPC, Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2007-01-10

Why my users don't like their Macs

Why my users don't like their MacsYour whole post begs the questionAre you actually providing training for your users? It kind of seems as though either you aren't offering it, or they don't care about taking the time to get trained. Which means you're making a rod for your own...

Tags: Printers, printer, training, prnText WshNetwork.RemovePrinterConnection oPrinters.Item, Step 2 prnText, Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2006-11-16

Congratulations, Apple

Congratulations, AppleSorry to disappoint...This has nothing whatsoever to do with new sales. MacIntosh owners are simply switching processors, which they do en masse everytime Apple changes architectures. One could almost imagine that Apple switches architecture every seven years so that the installed base has to switch. At that rate, in...

Tags: Sales strategy, Sales force management, Desktops, Processors, Digital media, Digital music, Macintosh owner, Apple Inc., sales

Discussion threads 2006-10-20

iMac Education Config: Good deal for schools

Jeff Mao, coordinator of educational technology for the Maine Department of Education, has a review on Macworld of Apple's new iMac Education Configuration. The 17-inch dual-core iMac Apple is selling to education is smaller, lighter, and more energy efficient than the eMac. It's also Intel-based which means, Mao says, that...

Tags: Apple iMac, Jeff Mao

Blog posts 2006-07-26

Apple unveils $899 ed Mac

Apple recently unveiled its new $899 Intel-based iMac version for the education market at the National Educational Computing Conference NECC in San Diego, reports MacCentralMacCentral. The education model has a 17-inch monitor and is a replacement for the eMac, an CRT-based system. Its new chip called the Core...

Tags: Apple Computer Inc.

Blog posts 2006-07-05

Why Dual Boot Macs are Irrelevant for Education, Too

Why Dual Boot Macs are Irrelevant for Education, TooAs you well know, dual boot has been ...... around for a long time on x86 hardware. Isn't bootcamp just another variation on a theme? For MacOSX to justify the premium price of its hardware, it would have to offer...

Tags: Desktops, Apple Macintosh, hardware, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2006-05-09

Better MacOS X Security Numbers

Better MacOS X Security NumbersOf course it's the truth, here's why"Security is more of a feeling than numbers. Do you FEEL secure in your environment"Doesn't mean they ARE more secure, just that the BELIEVE they are more secure....Wrong againSecunia does not lump these things together, it's based on Apple's decision...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, security, operating system, vulnerability, Apple Mac OS

Discussion threads 2006-03-02