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by Tom Krazit, CNET News.com
Next week Apple plans to show off some "exciting new enterprise" features for the iPhone, which will presumably make it easier for those of us who can't push the CIO around to use our iPhones as tools for work.
Will there also be a re-purposed iPod touch — for those areas where the phone is not available — for the business people too?
by Glenn Fleishman, TidBITS
by Larry Dignan, ZDNet.com
by Farhad Manjoo, Salon
Better late than never.
by Heng-Cheong Leong, MyAppleMenu
Tomorrow, I will be starting my 2.5 weeks of reservist duties. So, updates to this website will be very infrequent and minimal. Regular updates will only resume on the 1st of March, when I finally resume my civilian life.
by Jimmy Guterman, O'Reilly Radar
Music is everywhere, just as software is everywhere. It should be easy to sell music, certainly easier than it is to sell software. The music industry has much to learn from the computer software industry about reinvention and staying in touch with the customer.
by Jim Dalrymple, Macworld
by Lisa Schmeiser, Macworld
With the ability to update blogs, track socal-networking sites, and managing RSS feeds, Flock is a highly effective tool for web surfers who want to keep tabs on their miscellaneous online networks.
by Dan Pourhadi, MacUser
In addition to OS X 10.5.2, Apple also dished out a few other software updates for your downloading pleasure.
by Jim Dalrymple, Macworld
Apple released Mac OS X 10.5.2 on Monday, an update that addresses several common complaints regarding some new Leopard features, while also adding new features and fixing numerous bugs.
In 10.5.2, users can view any folder in the Dock as either a Folder or a Stack, and view content as either a Fan, Grid, or List. The 10.5.2 update also adds an option to the Desktop & Screen Saver preferenc epane to turn menu bar translucency off.
See Also:
10.5.2 Update Shows Apple Listens To Users, by Dan Frakes, Macworld.
by Cedric Bosch, MacNN
by Shawn Blanc
My advice for a good backup strategy? Keep it simple. Keep it safe. Don't stress the details.
by Gina Trapani, Lifehacker Australia
Whether you want to stretch your desktop wallpaper or taskbar across two monitors or perfectly snap all your windows into place every time, there are a few utilities that can help you make the most of every last pixel of your dual monitors.
by Christopher Dawson, ZDNet.com
The focus needs to be on the content aind instruction, not on the presentation, right? However, one of the key points of my post was that Macs help some teachers avoid the trap by allowing them to create really engaging content quickly and easily.
by Reuters
Apple Inc is recruiting staff for new retail stores in Germany and Switzerland, according to a job opportunities on its web site.
Will Apple Stores boost sales of iPhoens in Europe, just like they did boosted sales of Macintosh in U.S.?
by Ken Fisher, Ars Technica
The trademark filing seeks to extend the "APPLE" trademark to cover a wide swath fo the gaming world.
But first, will Apple please take my money and sell me some games for my iPod nano?
by Les Posen, CyberPsych
Once more the Apple design team reminds us of the difference between good and great design, the latter perhaps revolving around what designers choose to leave out, rather than include in their designs.
The Air may be, well, five years ahead of its time. The question is, of couse, will Apple see through it for five years?
by David Zeiler, Baltimore Sun
by Glenn Fleishman, Seattle Times
by Jim Lynch, ExtremeTech
by Christopher Breen, Macworld
If you held off on purchasing an iPod touch because it hasn't offered enough of the iPhone's functionality or storage, it may be time to reconsider unbuckling your credit card.
For those who live outside of an iTunes Store, I'd recommend further waiting. Those who bought the early version of the iPod touch cannot easily add on the five 'new' applications. I'd wait at least after the SDK announcement is out, and make a decision then.
by Rob Griffiths, Macworld
by MacNN
by Jim Dalrymple, Macworld
by Brian Chen, Macworld
The MacBook Air is a different kind of beast, and it's going to take a little while for us to learn all its idosyncracies.
by MacNN
by Ryan Kim, San Francisco Chronicle
by Walter S. Mossberg, AllThingsD
The SSD is a promising improvement over the hard drive, but now is not the time for most users to buy it.
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
Cake Mania is a basic, by the numbers Diner Dash clone that's good, but unremarkable.
by Jacqui Cheng, Ars Technica
by John C. Welch, Macworld
One of OS X's biggest strengths is hiding in plain sight.
I used to pay good money for CodeWarrior. Imagine that!
by Ken Mingis, Computerworld
"MacBook Air is designed for people who value portability."
by Kasper Jade, AppleInsider
by Dan Frakes, Macworld
XScope combines a number of onscreen-measurement tools into a single, convenient utility.
by TVTechnology.com
Apple has announcd that it will not have a booth at The NAB Show this year.
See Also:
Apple: "There Are Better Ways To Reach Customers" Than NAB 2008, by Jeff Smykil, Ars Technica.
by Slash Lane, AppleInsider
Shares of Apple Inc. slumped further south on Wednesday amid a weakening macroeconomic outlook and reports of additional production cuts affecting not only the company's handhelds, but also its red-hot notebook business.
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
by James Kendrick, jkOnTheRun
by Jacqui Cheng, Ars Technica
I'm still waiting, here in Singapore.
by Aayush Arya, MacUser
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
This isn't the flashiest strategy game ever, but it's a welcome respite for gamers who miss turn-based strategy games like the old Avalon Hill variety.
by James Galbraith, Macworld
Faster processor, solid-state drive bolster laptop's performance.
by MacNN
by Gregg Keizer, Computerworld
Apple Inc. today patched its QuickTime media player for the second time this year, closing a critical hole that's been known for nearly a month.
by Chris Bowler, The Weekly Review
Can you see the difference?
by Heng-Cheong Leong, MyAppleMenu
This website is going on hiatus for the rest of Feb. Updates will be minimal and irregular, as I celebrates Chinese New Year, followed by 2.5 weeks of reservist duties in the army. (No, I am not celebrating the latter.)
Regular updates will resume on 1 March 2008. See you then.
by Tim Gideon, PC Magazine
by MacNN
by Jeffery Battersby, Macworld
Time logging program offers easy setup but lacks good admin features.
by Rik Myslewski, Macworld
Many refinements provide potent power and upgrade opportunities.
by MacNN
by James Galbraith, Macworld
Built-to-order 3.2GHz Mac Pro turns in top score in our Speedmark tests.
by AppleInsider
Apple on Tuesday added new models of the iPhone and iPod touch which have double the memory, doubling the amount of music, photos and videos that customers can carry with them wherever they go.
by Paul Miller, Engadget
We just received word from multiple sources that the O2 staff has been notified of the 16GB iPhone launch at 1.30pm UK time.
by Jonny Evans, Macworld UK
by Bob LeVitus, Houston Chronicle
Where else can you find a world-class phone, plus video, audio, web and e-mail, all in a single hand-held device with an intuitive user interface?
by Allan Hoffman, Star-Ledger
I see fewer hurdles and a lot more benefits to switching. If you plan to buy a new comptuer, do yourself a favor and at least consider buying a Macintosh.
by MacNN
Austin-based Mindcad today unveiled Incubator 2.4, an update to its outlining and brainstorming program designed for visual thinkers.
by What's Up With Jay?
and the commercials don't lie. They're better. Period.
by Russell Shaw, ZDNet.com
I'm not saying Apple needs to shift to down-market mode. Talking more here about expanding to that market.
by Culture Code
This article is about a single dialog.
by Arik Hesseldahl, BusinessWeek
by AppleInsider
by Rich Mogull, TidBITS
Perhaps I'm taking a little literary license, but as someone who attends sometimes dozens of technology conferences in a year I can definitely report that Macworld is unique.
by Jonny Evans, Macworld UK
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
CheckUp 1.0 helps you check the behavior of a Mac either locally or remotely over a network.
by Peter Cohen, Macworld
From Concentrate Software has announced the release of Paperclip 1.0, a new application that lets you attach "Stickies"-style notes to your documents.
by Jacqui Cheng, Ars Technica
The MacBook Air is the only super-thin notebook that (legally) runs Mac OS X, and we feel that Apple did a decent job at figuring out how its users would use such a computer.
by Jason Fry, Wall Street Journal
I saw all the ads and read about all the neat products and I read my own columns, and so finally I switched. And then three weeks later I'm lugging a busted iMac around Soho. I was just so disappointed.
by Dave Slusher, Evil Genius Chronicles
Later this afternoon, I'm planning on upgrading to Mac OS X 10.4. That isn't a typo.
by Paul Glazowski, Mashable
Apple would do well to seriously invest in its own claim on the web-based pie as we near hte turn of the decade and the internet becomes more and more the place where all things digital reside.
The MacBook Air is the perfect machine for Apple to throw in two or three years of free .Mac subscription to every customer.
by Shawn Blanc
I finally landed with MarsEdit as my preferred method for publishing. I think I made a pretty good choice too, because the more I use it the more I feel it's a Mac app which truly is out of this world.
by Stephen Wildstrom, BusinessWeek
If nothing, my original conclusions about it have strengthened with experience: What seemed good feels even better and the defects feel even more deficient.
by Steve Stroh, TechRepublic
One of the first implications for enterprises resulting from the introduction of the MacBook Air is that it seems likely to me that enterprises are simply going to have to, once again, "make room" for Apple products.
by Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle
Just when it couldn't get any stranger, it did.
by Paul McDougall, InformationWeek
A Microsoft buyout of Yahoo won't help it catch Google, but the ensuring chaos could seriously jeopardize its core Windows and Office products at a time when real alternatives are emeging.
I don't necessarily agree. Having cloud computing baked right into Windows will make the Redmond operating system so much more attractive, especially given Apple's dismal record with .Mac's preceived value with customers. Of course, Microsoft doesn't have a good track record either, and big mergers tend not to work out.
by Gregg Keizer, Computerworld
Support docs detail wireless glitches, Remote Disc work-arounds, headphone trouble.
by Justin Berka, Ars Technica
by David Morgenstern, ZDNet.com
by Don Reisinger, CNET News.com
In an environment where competition is fierce and hype dies quickly, Apple looks a bit lost at this point.
All indications seems to point to Apple doing quite well in the smartphone market — which is a different market from the general cellphone market.
by Karen Haslam, Macworld UK
Thanks to the move to Intel, Apple is no longer dismissed by broadcast facilities. Autodesk senior product marketing manager Rob Hoffman has revealed that his company, the maker of 3D animation software Maya, is seeing more and more interest from Mac using professionals.
by Dwight Silverman, Houston Chronicle
There are recurring items that seem to regularly flummox Mac newbies.
As this author also pointed out, the green button is also a source of confusion — even for some Mac developers. The green button is "Zoom", not "Maximise". There is a difference.
P.S. Or maybe the 'confused' Mac developers are just lazy developers. :-)
by Dan Gillmor, AllThingsD
I suspect I'm in a large class of potential customers. I'd love a computer that's high art, but I need one that's right for hard work.
On the other hand, I'm suspecting that many of the designs — and perhaps even compromises — of the MacBook Air will make their way to the MacBook and MacBook Pro lines.
by Jutin Berka, Ars Technica
by Rick LePage, Macworld
What's most interesting to me is the shift in attitudes and usage. People aren't actually excited about an Aperture update; it's more of a "will it be significantly better" type of vibe.
by Christoper Breen, Macworld
by David Chartier, Ars Technica
by Jim Dalrymple, Macworld
In a recent report, market research firm Gartner predicted Apple will double its U.S. and Western Europe computer market share.
Now, the viruses will finally be here? Right? Yes?
by Dan Moren, Macworld
What the analysts and the media were reacting to was a lack of growth in iPod sales over the previous year.
by Aidan Malley, AppleInsider
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