Mac News Today
Link Archive: July 2004
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- Upgrade: OWC offers full line of Macintosh SuperDrives, Kirk Hiner, Applelinks, 07.28. "Internal 8x-speed SuperDrives for most PowerMac models start at just $99, with many special software and media bundle options available to choose from."
- News: IBM readies dual-core PowerPC, Daniel Drew Turner, eWeek, 07.26. "The PowerPC 970MP will contain two processing units per chip, with each carrying its own execution core, Level 1 cache and storage subsystems including a Level 2 cache."
- Opinion: All hail the iPhone, Mike Davidson, 07.25. "...it is becoming rapidly clear that Apple is ripe to enter the cell phone market within the extremely near future."
- Advice: A few simple steps toward improving your Mac's performance, Charles W. Moore, Mac Basics, Applelinks, 07.23. How to get the best performance out of OS X on your Mac.
- Opinion: OS 9, mine, all mine, Giles Turnbull, MacDevCenter, 07.23. "And as far as Ken is concerned, the old Mac OS wins hands-down."
- Opinion: Wither art thou, low end Mac?, Alex Kayhill, Mac 360, 07.23. "How does the eMac compete for $799. Compare prices anywhere. Compare what you get."
- History: The money machines, Ellen Florian, Fortune, 07.23. "The humble ATM revolutionized the way we deal with money and turned global commerce into a 24/7 affair."
- Opinion: .mac isn't worth the investment, Al Fasoldt, The Post-Standard, 07.21. The author of this piece completely ignores the usefulness of iCal publishing and using iSync if you have more than one Mac.
- Advice: Switching to the Mac on a budget: How to reinvent your entire computing universe for under a thousand dollars, Bill Palmer, BillPalmer.net, 07.20. "...unlike some computer companies (Dell comes immediately to mind), when Apple says $799, it actually means $799. No non-existent rebates, no bait-and-switch tactics, none of that."
- Analysis: Twelve inch iBook vs twelve inch PowerBook revisited, Charles W. Moore, Road Warrior, Mac Opinion, 07.20. The 1.33 GHz PowerBook G4 costs 45% more than the 1 GHz iBook G4. Is it really worth it?
- Opinion: Partitioning redux, post and riposte, Charles W. Moore, OS X Odyssey, Applelinks, 07.19. The numerous advantages of partitioning your Mac's hard drive.
- Opinion: The new iPod, Steven Levy, MSNBC/Newsweek, 07.19. A bit thinner, new iPod copies controls from iPod mini, boosts battery life to 12 hours, and drops price US$100.
- Virus: First Pocket PC virus discovered, BBC News, 07.19. "[BitDefender] said the virus posed no threat and was produced only as a 'proof of concept' by its creators."
- Advice: 12 steps to improving your Mac's performance, Joli Ballew, O'Reilly Network, 07.16. "Figuring out what causes the slowdown is a start to getting better performance. Knowing the cause of the problem is only half the battle; though."
- News: Apple's market share at 3.7 percent, MacNN, 07.16. "Apple was the No. 5 PC vendor in the US market in the second quarter with a 3.7% market share behind Dell (32.9%), HP (19.3%), Gateway (5.6%), and IBM (5.6%)."
- Web: The little rumor site that could, Leander Kahney, Wired, 07.15. "Claiming more than 600,000 registered members, Spymac has become one of the biggest sites about the Mac, and it is beginning to flex its newfound muscle."
- Opinion: History repeated as Apple slams CPU supplier, Tony Smith, The Register, 07.15. New iMac introduction delayed by IBM's inability to produce G5 processor in required volume. Sounds like Motorola in the G4 era....
- AAPL: Apple shares rise 12 percent on results, Reuters, 07.15. "...shares jumped 12 percent on Thursday after the maker of the Macintosh computer and iPod digital music player posted third-quarter net income that tripled from a year ago...."
- Hardware: The G5 iMac, MacSlash, 07.14. "During today's Quarter 3 results conference call, Apple announced that the next iMac will have a G5 processor...."
- AAPL: Apple 3Q earnings surge to $61 million, Brad Gibson, Mac Observer, 07.14. "The highest third-quarter revenue in eight years . . . improved Mac computer sales of 19% and robust iPod portable music player sales up 162% were catalysts for the rosy earnings...."
- Opinion: The annoying world of computing, Thom Holwerda, OSNews, 07.12. "Whether it be Linux, Windows, BeOS or whatever other obscure OS: they require so much time to load."
- Rights: iPod undermines Microsoft on copy-locked CDs, John Borland, Cnet, 07.12. "...the fact that makers of antipiracy technology are approaching Apple and the iPod marks a new direction for copy protection."
- News: Macworld's back in Beantown, Leander Kahney, Wired, 07.12. "IDG, the show's owner, expects about 60 vendors and 10,000 visitors, down from 55,000 visitors and more than twice as many exhibitors in 1996."
- Software: Why Microsoft Office Mac 2004 scares me, Bob Levitus, Dr. Mac: Rants & Raves, Mac Observer, 07.09. "...I am sorely tempted to delete the whole Office 2004 suite until an update arrives, at which time I'll gladly give it another shot and see if they got it right yet."
- Analysis: Apple makes a play for NT orphans, Mary Jo Foley, eWeek, 07.09. "To capitalize on potentially disenfranchised Windows server customers, Apple is planning on providing an NT migration tool as part of the Mac OS X Server 10.4 Tiger release...."
- Opinion: Sony to step up Walkman ad campaign, Vern Seward, Mac Observer, 07.09. "It is clear that Sony wants Apple's leadership in the world of portable music players, a position it once firmly held with its line of Walkman cassette and CD players."
- Software: Charles Moore reviews three OS X backup utilities, Charles W. Moore, Applelinks, 07.09. Three low-end backup programs for the Mac OS X user.
- Opinion: Oh, just go get yourself an eMac and call it a night, Bill Palmer, BillPalmer.net, 07.02. The flat panel iMac is dead. Long live the eMac!
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