Wednesday, March 6, 2002
Top Stories
All-In-One iMac Hard To Come By
The production problems have been caused in part by a shortage of 15-inch LCD flat panels, analysts and sources said.
Stop. Pay Toll. Download.
Backers of a next-generation multimedia compression technology want to charge a controversial fee — but instead their plan is fanning interest in free, open-source alternatives.
Apple: The Comeback Kid?
Don't laugh (or worse, try to change the subject). Apple's new iMac may get businesses to buy its computers again.
News
iPod PIM App Posted
The organizer allows an iPod to store numbers, email addresses, flight numbers and appointment times.
An Apple Every Day
When architect Karen Ho bought her latest Apple iBook recently, she was continuing a 20-year-old family tradition.
Low Profits Don't Faunt PC Firms
Computers provide chance to push more lucrative products.
Opinion
Cultlike Mac Followers Are Touchy Over Criticism
What has most amazed me is the incredible fight-to-the-death loyalty my column's extremely mild criticism generated.
Macs And Businesses Just Don't Mix
OS X has given Steve Jobs' quixotic corporate quest new vigor. Too bad the PC's cubicle dominance appears unshakable.
The Changing Mac Community
Many didn't realize that Steve Jobs was about to change the entire community as we knew it, and all the prodigal sons and daughters who had to leave to explore other platforms were welcomed home again.
Face Off
In case you still don't know, PCs don't run on DOS anymore. They don't crash twice a day. And games are just awesome.
Review
Stitcher 3.1
While it is not the fastest stitching program, its support for VR formats and unique interface make it an ideal tool for creating panoramic environments.
iPhoto 1.0
Easy-to-use photo utility still missing a few key features.
CorelDRAW 10: Great Vector Graphics At A Competitive Price
I'm happy to say that Corel's new CorelDRAW continues the MacDraw legacy of fast, easy-to-use vector-based graphics.
Sidetrack
The World & I
There are certain things in this world which I really want to do. But my doctor says no. Something that I know would bring happiness and all that sort of things to this world, but I can't, no matter how hard I try. It's not like learning C++ or C#. It's not like learning how to ride a bicycle.
Sometimes, I just want to contain all the sorrows in the world. But I can't.
The Worst of Microsoft
After using so many products from Microsoft over so many years, the one product whose user-interface still make me mad is, without a doubt, Microsoft Project.
And, no, I didn't have the opportunity of using Microsoft Word 6 on Macintosh.
Random
An Apple A Day: Splorp.
Wintel
FTC Gives HP-Compaq The Go-ahead
No conditions attached.
DOJ: Microsoft Case Not Strong Enough
The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday conceded that it settled with Microsoft in part because trustbusters failed to prove part of the basic theory of the antitrust case.
Microsoft And DoJ Pitch New Settlement
Lawyers for the two sides will try to convince the judge today that their revised settlement is in the public interest.
Microsoft Designing New Xbox Controller
Aha! Their original focus groups were wrong!