Wednesday, December 18, 2002
News
New Microsoft MacBU Manager Named
Roz Ho, an eleven-year Microsoft veteran, has been named general manager of the company's Macintosh Business Unit (MacBU).
Connectix Unveils Virtual PC 6.0
Virtual PC 6.0 continues to blur the lines between Mac OS and Windows.
Cherry Hill Students Might Receive Laptops
The school district could launch a pilot program as early as this spring to provide wireless laptop computers for every student and teacher beginning in fourth grade.
Compromised In A Flash
A flaw found in Macromedia's animation software leaves Web surfers vulnerable to attack when they visit an Internet site or, possibly, open an e-mail, a security firm said Tuesday.
NoteTaker 2003 Released For Mac OS X
NoteTaker 2003 is a Mac OS X product for managing personal notes, Web site URLS, lists, outlines, projects, and information of any type that can be stored on a computer.
Macromedia Releases Director MX For OS X
Macromedia has announced the immediate availability of Director MX for OS X, its professional application for creating interactive content for web, kiosks and optical media.
Opinion
OS 9: Alive Or Dead?
The bottom line is that it will cost Quark in the long run.
So Where Does The Buck Stop?
"In the end, either you stand behind the product or you don't. And I decided that if you want to stay in business, you stand behind the product."
There's No Middle Ground For Apple
What's the outlook for Apple Computer?
DoCoMo And MPEG-4 And QuickTime (Oh My?)
It's gutsy to try and spin the DoCoMo announcement as part of an Apple master plan, since DoCoMo's plans to support 3GPP had nothing to do with Apple or QuickTime.
Where Are All The Good Apples?
I want the Mac those folks on TV are using.
Review
New On DVD: A Slideshow Of Your Family's Vacation
The Mac produced by far the best slideshow discs, not only because they were burned onto DVDs instead of VCDs, but because the iDVD program has the handsomest and most professional-looking options for menus and backgrounds.
Gateway And Apple: Substance Vs. Style?
When it comes to Gateway's Profile 4 series and Apple's iMac, the question as to which quality is most apparent between the two becomes as broad as the audience both are trying to reach.
Sidetrack
MY EYES ARE ON YOU : The FBI has a new way of tracking terrorists... that you will never even notice.
Wintel
The New Electric Company
Microsoft is a 21st-century utility — fat , slow, and vulnerable.
Microsoft 'X#' On Tap?
Could Microsoft be working behind the scenes on another new programming language?
German City Drops Windows For Linux
A community of 36,000 in southern Germany, plans to build its entire IT infrastructure on the open source Linux operating system, replacing Windows from Microsoft Corp.