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AT&T: iPhone on track for June

Despite yesterdays rumored iPhone launch delays AT&T Chief Operating Officer Randall Stephenson definitively stated that "Our expectations are good. Our testing has been good," and that "iPhone is on target to launch in June." AT&Ts wireless unit which purchased Cingular has an exclusive U.S. deal to sell iPhone in...

Tags: Delay, Software, iWork, iPhone, iLife, Hardware

Blog posts 2007-04-19

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

Crystal ball: Macworld Expo 2007

Another January means another round of fortune telling. The week leading up to Macworld Expo are when pundits predict what Apple has in store for us in the new year. With that lets dive into what Steve Jobs could announce at the Moscone Center in San Francisco one week from...

Tags: iTunes, Macworld Expo, iPod, Apple Computer Inc., iTV, iPhone, MacPro, MacBook, MacBook Pro, iWork, Mac mini, iLife

Blog posts 2007-01-02

Additional Resources

Office 2008 vs. iWork vs. NeoOffice vs. OpenOffice

The more I use these, the more I really don't care for iWork. Sure, Keynote makes some darned pretty presentations, but NeoOffice and OpenOffice for the matter cuts the mustard quite handily. For real polish, you still can't beat Office 2007/2008, as much as I hate to admit...

Tags: Suite, Apple iWork, Office 2008, NeoOffice, X11, OpenOffice, Open Source, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-07-18

Apple announces iPhone 3G; firmware 2.0

As was widely expected, Apple today announced the iPhone 3G and formally demonstrated the new features coming in the iPhone 2.0 firmware update. Both will be available beginning on 11 July 2008:iPhone 3G features: 3G data that is 2.8 times faster than EDGE...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Firmware, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-06-09

Apple: 35 percent of Fortune 500 in iPhone beta

Apple CEO Steve Jobs went a little enterprise in his Worldwide Developer Conference WWDC keynote and put some numbers behind iPhone's traction. As most of the world has known, the iPhone 2.0 software as three parts: Enterprise support, the software development kit SDK and new features. ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Steve Jobs, Apple Inc., Beta, Ed, Corporate Communications, 3G, Marketing, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-06-09

WWDC keynote highlights: iPhone 2.0, MobileMe

Steve Jobs has taken the stage at WWDC and here's what we know so far: The next version of Mac OS X is indeed called "Snow Leopard" In the first 95 days of the SDK being available, over 250k people have downloaded it. iPhone 2...

Tags: Apple iPhone, 3G, Desktops, Cellular Phones, Corporate Communications, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Marketing, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-06-09

Hardware 2.0 WWDC "blogging the blogs" coverage

Unfortunately a series of prior commitments meant that I couldn't make it to WWDC 08. Since I can't be there, I've decided to do the second best thing and cover WWDC from the angle of "blogging the blogs." So, here I am sitting in front of three...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Blog, Blogging, Hardware, App, Steve, 3G, Games, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-06-09

WWDC 2008 live

Live updates and analysis on Steve Job's keynote address at the 2008 Apple Worldwide Developers Conference: 11:50 am: Steve leaves the stage... that's it? What, no Mac announcements other than Snow Leopard? No tablet? No new MacBook? Waaaa. 11:45 am: Available July 11th in...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Phone, Steve Job, Enigmo, 3G, Games, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-06-09

Windows 7: Now a late 2009 deliverable (again)

Windows 7: Now a late 2009 deliverable againI don't care about it. I stick with VistaI don't care about it. I stick with VistaRE: Windows 7: Now a late 2009 deliverable againThat will be nothing new, just think - another operating system delivered in beta status, with millions of people...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Well Let, Microsoft Windows 7, deliverable, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2008-05-28

So what do teachers really want in a computer?

So what do teachers really want in a computer?Office...with the Linux and Windows systems it would probably be best to go with OpenOffice, as it can open .docx, odf, alongside .doc, and the Macs should have at least Neo/OpenOffice for odf and possibly iWork if the teacher requests it.following that,...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, computer, Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, Linux

Discussion threads 2008-05-27

Psystar: Just how loud is it? (updated 2x)

Today was my second day with my spankin' new Psystar Open Computer. Following are some observations. I don't have a wireless card in it yet and my desk is too far away from my router to string an Ethernet cable, so I'm offline for the...

Tags: Database Administrator, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-05-09

Micro-bambi meets Googol-zilla

Micro-bambi meets Googol-zillaWell, search does not have any lock-in, you can switch search providers inthe time it takes you to type a URL. So, Google must compete fiercely and stay ahead of the curve. On the other hand, they guys at MS must be the village idiots. They have NO...

Tags: Engineering, Microsoft Windows 2000, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Micro-bambi, lock in, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-04-29

Liveblogging: Apple's Q2 2008 financial results

In a conference call today with analysts, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) discussed financial results of the second fiscal quarter of 2008 which runs from 01 January – 31 March 2008. Apple's revenue was up 43 percent year-over-year. The company posted revenue of US$7.51 billion and...

Tags: Revenue, Apple iPhone, Apple iPod, Growth, Financial, Apple Inc., Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Operational Accounting, Sales, Finance, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-04-23

Corel WordPerfect X4

Many free and inexpensive office suites are available for download or for use in a Web browser. What's the advantage of paying a pretty penny for a desktop office suite? Corel WordPerfect Office X4 offers a strong software package that comes closest to the breadth and depth of features found...

Tags: Word processors, WordPerfect X4, Corel WordPerfect, Corel Corp.

Product reviews 2008-04-16

OOXML vs. ODF: Lessons learned

OOXML vs. ODF: Lessons learnedIt taught Microsoft that its days are numberedas an all powerful monopoly, and that it cannot just run roughshod wherever it likes without an equal and opposite reaction.It's taught us, the community, that maybe it's time to start lots of lobbying of our own. Perhaps lots...

Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), OOXML, OpenDocument Format, Lessons Learned, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-03-31

Excel:mac 2008 performance issues

Excel:mac 2008 performance issuesnot just ExcelAll of Office 2008 is slow, even when compared to Office 2004 running under Rosetta. Terribly disappointed except for the fact that I use iWork much more anyway.Constructive Criticism: This is what the Air Diary was supposed to be aboutI'm not trying to be a...

Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Web browsers, Microsoft Office, NonZealot, Apple Safari, API, performance

Discussion threads 2008-03-24

iMovie lets students focus on content, not videography

iMovie lets students focus on content, not videographyCan you please post the YouTube links?I have to admit that I am a bit dubious that first time students using iMovie were able to create "professional-looking video". Can you please post the links to the videos you talk about here?I believe that...

Tags: Corporate communications, Apple iMovie, video, videography, video editing

Discussion threads 2008-03-18

Apple takes iPhone corporate in a big way

Apple takes iPhone corporate in a big wayI'll try here, too...So Apple was using the iPhone for corporate executives prior to today's announcement.How did they do it without all this other "stuff"? I never understand why one never sees an answer to that question here.Apple doesn't use Windows, Linux,...

Tags: Keyboards, Desktops, Entourage, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone, Apple takes iPhone, big way, ePocrates, Apple Takes

Discussion threads 2008-03-06

Do Microsoft users want cheap Office or Web-based Office?

Do Microsoft users want cheap Office or Web-based Office?Price is the problemSoftware is increasingly turning into a business where you give the razor for free software license and you charge for the razors (support, patches).That's not longer true only for open source companies, but for traditional software companies too. ...

Tags: Microsoft Office, cheap Office, OpenOffice, Web, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-03-04