Thursday, November 9, 2006
News
Apple Ditches 'Mac Guy' In New Ads
Adobe Ships Creative Suite 2.3
Adobe is now shipping Creative Suite 2.3, an enhanced version of the application bundle that now includes Dreamweaver 8 and Acrobat Professional 8.
Apple Says Huge Interest In New iPod
Liberating iPods In Cambridge
iPods have become a symbol of everything that free and open source software and free culture advocates oppose.
PocketMac Add-On Secures Data On Macs
Email Backup Pro: Automated email backup solution.
AppelJack: Troubleshoot a computer even if you can't load the GUI, or don't have a startup CD handy.
Opinion
Whither The iPod?
Yes, the ubiquitous music player is a powerful force. But what comes next?
And Then There Were Two: Fox Inking Deal To Sell Movies On iTunes?
Review
Apple MacBook Pro 15-Inch (Core 2 Duo)
The Apple MacBook Pro 15-inch (Core 2 Duo) offers the performance and features of the best laptops on the market.
Sidetrack
Congradulations to Microsoft, who has just finished writing Vista. I think all software developers know how difficult to finish a product, and I think nobody outside of Microsoft will really know how difficult it is to finish Vista.
With Apple coming back strong in the OS department, and with Linux continuing to be on the trail, I hope that in, say, 10 years' time, I may be able to say that I am proud to be developing on Windows, just like I can already say that I am proud to be developing on Mac OS X.
(Yes, I do develop for Windows. If you will go over to my employer's web site, you may take a glimpse of one of the product that is my baby. I won't tell you which one, though, so you'll have to guess. :-) )
Where, o where, dear Apple, is the Zune-trashing, thunder-stealing iPod that I have been waiting?
:-)
Wintel
Trying Out The Zune: iPod It's Not
Competition is good and all. But what, exactly, is the point of the Zune? It seems like an awful lot of duplication — in a bigger, heavier form with fewer features — just to indulge Microsoft's "we want some o'that" envy.
Microsoft's Zune Challenges iPod
The iPod and iTunes are still the champs. Still, I expect the Zune to attract some converts and to get better with time. And this kind of competition from a big company with deep pockets and lots of talent is good for consumers in the long run.
Microsoft: Vista RTM A 'Significant Milestone'
The code for Windows Vista has finally been released to manufacturing, Jim Allchin, co-president of Microsoft's platforms and services division, announced in a media teleconference on Nov 8.
