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Thoughts on Steve Jobs' Macworld Keynote

Thoughts on Steve Jobs' Macworld KeynotePSSSTMac users are constantly befuddled and frustrated by being forced to download Windows Media Player which I will never do ALL over the web, to watch almost anything. So the fact that you had to download Apple's software to watch Apple's Keynote Speech is hardly...

Tags: Podcasts, Digital music, Mac-user, Steve Jobs, iLife 06, WMP, podcast, Podcast Studio, Apple Inc., Apple iLife

Discussion threads 2006-01-11

Live from Macworld

Live from MacworldSome things to look for1. Apple stock taking a major jump.2. Backorders developing very rapidly for the MacBook Pro - and probably the new iMac. If the new MacBook Pro is 4 - 5 times faster you can expect sales rates to jump close to...

Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, MacBook Price, iLife 06, Apple Inc., Apple MacBook, Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2006-01-10

Apple may be readying iLife update

Apple may be readying iLife updateiLife 06 for sureWhy name iLife "05" if you're not going to have an "06" update to sell?Look for iLife 06 as well as iWork 06. iLife 06 will add sufficient features for 05 users to reach for their credit cards. I'd personally...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, MSCE, Apple iLife, iLife 06, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2006-01-05

Top 10 things Apple could announce at Macworld Expo

Top 10 things Apple could announce at Macworld ExpoForgot One: Wireless BT HeadphonesOops, I forgot one: Bluetooth headphones.http://www.powerpage.org/archives/2005/12/leak_is_in_the_air_bluetooth_headphones_1.htmlThere's a lot of buzz about Apple releasing wireless BT headphones or even an iPod with Bluetooth. Personally I think that the sound quality would be poor and that it would diminish the...

Tags: Bluetooth, Notebooks, Wi-Fi, MWSF, Apple Inc., IBOOKS, Intel Corp., iLife 06, iWork 06

Discussion threads 2006-01-03

Additional Resources

Microsoft still working on an Adobe Lightroom competitor, but with a social twist

Maybe MS needs myLife instead of focusing on cloud everything.I've been a Windows user since Windows 1.0 on MS-DOS. I used Multiplan and Word with a mouse before Windows even existed. Over the years I've purchased so many copies of MS Office, OS upgrades, mice, keyboards, joysticks, development environments (MASM,...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Corp., photograph, Microsoft Windows Vista, Adobe Lightroom, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

iLife '09

Photo gallery:Apple iLife '09Apple's iLife '09 may be just an evolutionary upgrade from iLife '08, but oh what an evolution. iPhoto gets some major new features with face recognition, geotagging, and social networking integration; iMovie sees a return of advanced features that went away with '08; GarageBand gets some major...

Tags: False Positives, Apple iPhoto, Apple iLife, photograph, facial recognition

Product reviews 2009-02-02

Apple quietly releases iLife '09 hardware up-to-date program

As usual, Apple has rolled out a low-cost upgrade ("up-to-date" in Apple parlance) program for iLife '09. It works like this: if you purchased a Mac even a refurbished one on or after 06 January 2009 that doesn't come with iLife '09 you can upgrade to iLife...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple iLife, Apple Inc., Desktops, Retail, Hardware, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-01-12

Why desktop Linux really hasn't (yet) succeeded

Why desktop Linux really hasn't yet succeededneeds to be todaythat is why open source fails to compete. It can't compete in the "next year" it needs to compete now and to do so, means changing it's mode of operation into a revenue generating and proprietary format.In the long...

Tags: Operating systems, OpenOffice, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Desktops, Apache Software Foundation, Linux, Microsoft Windows, operating system, OpenOffice.org, desktop Linux, desktop

Discussion threads 2007-09-25

Apple's shrinking packaging

Have you seen Apple's packaging lately? It keeps getting smaller and smaller.Take a look, for example, at the retail boxes for iLife (pictured at right.)iLife '04 shipped in a traditional software "big box." Measuring 9.5 x 8 x 1.75-inches the '04 box weighed in at 133 cubic inches.The iLife '05...

Tags: Apple iLife, Apple Inc., Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2007-08-17

iWeb: Apple's stillborn application

iWeb: Apple's stillborn applicationTranslationIt really sucks that iWeb isn't a commercial quality web publishing package. After all, I paid $15.80 for it.iLife '08 gets very mixed reviewsiLife '08 seems to gather a lot of negative press because of odd changes, strange omissions, radical shifts (iTube,I mean iMovie) and bugs iWeb....

Tags: Web site development, Web technology, Channel management, Workforce management, Apple iWeb, Apple iLife, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-08-15

iWeb: Apple's stillborn application

I was preparing a blog post about how Apple is neglecting their software suites when they released iLife '08 and iWork '08 last week. Although updated, there are still huge functionality gaps in some of the applications and it's a shame.My biggest problem is with iWeb which is part of...

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple iWeb, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2007-08-15

Apple iWork '08

The $79 iWork '08 appears to be a good deal for anyone needing an affordable office suite for the Mac. Apple has finally added a spreadsheet application. At first glance, Numbers is an elegant no-brainer for anyone migrating from Microsoft Excel. In the past, many Mac aficionados bought Microsoft Excel...

Tags: Word processors, PRODUCTIVITY, Apple iWork, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Microsoft Word

Product reviews 2007-08-13

Apple iLife '08

Photo gallery:Apple iLife '08Apple is touting what it calls the biggest changes to iLife in more than five years. iPhoto gets some nice ease-of-use adjustments; iMovie changes radically from its predecessor; and the most obvious addition to GarageBand is a virtual stage for composing original songs. iWeb enables widgets, new...

Tags: Desktops, Memory, Apple Inc., Apple iPhoto, photograph, Apple iLife

Product reviews 2007-08-09

Poll: Fake Steve Jobs matters more than the real thing

Poll: Fake Steve Jobs matters more than the real thingHey wait a mintue , ZDNETs fakesteveballmer wasn't included .What gives ? Oh well fakesteveballmer , I guess no one is really looking to duplicate the monkeyboy dance . That sure is strange .There was a time...... when declaring someone the...

Tags: Blogging, Microsoft Office, Mary Queen, Scots, Microsoft Corp., blog, Microsoft Office 2007

Discussion threads 2007-06-15

Leopard to include iWork and iLife?

Think Secret is reporting that the next major update to Mac OS X (10.5, a.k.a. "Leopard") will arrive in June, probably during Apples Worldwide Developers Conference WWDC. The interesting part of the story is that Apple is reported to be mulling the inclusion of iLife and iWork as free part...

Tags: Software, Mac OS, iWork, iLife

Blog posts 2007-04-02

My MacBook Pro Experience - Day 29

Over the past month Ive had the opportunity to use many of the applications that came bundled with my MacBook Pro. In this post Ill try and give the non Mac OS X users who are reading this article a little of the flavor of these applications. FinderI have...

Tags: Apple, Ive, Mac, My MacBook Pro Experience

Blog posts 2007-02-09

Apple MacBook Pro (Core 2 Duo 2.33GHz, 17-inch)

The 13.3-inch Apple MacBook and 15.4-inch MacBook Pro, both featuring Intel Core 2 Duo processors, impressed us by mixing Apple's lauded industrial design and user-friendly operating system with the kind of high-end hardware usually seen only on the PC side--not to mention the ability to run Windows XP through Boot...

Tags: Notebooks, Intel Core 2 Duo, Apple MacBook, Apple MacBook Pro, laptop computer, Apple Computer Inc.

Product reviews 2007-01-24

Phone, video hub expected at Macworld

Phone, video hub expected at MacworldI'd hate to be on the Apple treadmill!!They "might" announce iPhone, something that MS customers have had for years with Windows Mobile Smartphones.They "might" release iTV, something that MS customers have had for years with Windows Media Center + XBox.They "might" show you Leopard with...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Operating systems, TVs, video, Apple Inc., phone, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Apple Macintosh, window

Discussion threads 2007-01-08

Apple MacBook (Core 2 Duo 2.0GHz)

Now that the high-end MacBook Pro has Intel's Core 2 Duo CPU, it's high time the latest processor technology filtered down to Apple's more consumer-friendly MacBook line. There are three MacBook models, one with a 1.83GHz CPU and two with 2.0GHz CPUs. The MacBook starts at a mere $1,099, but...

Tags: Notebooks, Intel Core 2 Duo, Apple Computer Inc., Apple MacBook, Apple MacBook Pro

Product reviews 2006-11-15

Apple MacBook Pro (15.4-inch 2.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo)

The MacBook Pro was introduced earlier this year with Intel's Core Duo processor, and now Apple's high-end laptop gets a boost to Intel's latest-and-greatest processor, the Core 2 Duo. Other than the updated CPU, the rest of the MacBook Pro remains largely the same, with appreciated bumps to the memory...

Tags: Notebooks, Processors, Intel Corp., game, Apple MacBook, Apple MacBook Pro, Intel Core 2 Duo, Apple Computer Inc., laptop computer, Intel Core Duo

Product reviews 2006-11-03