Mac News:

Adobe's Geoff Baum on Merging Paper and Electronic Docs
March 16, 2004

With half a billion copies of its Reader document software in use, Adobe has shown its strength in the digital dimension. Following the release of its new forms-processing software that uses 2D barcode technology, Adobe senior product manager Geoff Baum talked with TechNewsWorld about what the technology will mean for the future of paper forms in the digital world.

SGI Scales Linux to 256 Processors, Plans for 512
March 10, 2004

Silicon Graphics on Wednesday touted as a breakthrough and industry first its achievement of support for as many as 256 Intel Itanium 2 processors with a single instance of the Linux operating system. SGI also said it will meet increasing demand for Altix systems by scaling Linux to 512-processor support in a single system image by the end of this year.

Microsoft Wins Round in Eolas-UC Patent Decision
March 09, 2004

After a rough start to the year, with serious security problems and European antitrust regulators aiming to separate Windows from the company's media player, Microsoft got a win this week as the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) rejected the patent claims of Eolas and the University of California.

From Browser to Platform: Mozilla Rises
February 16, 2004

Didn't Netscape lose the browser war? Mozilla, the technology that lies underneath Netscape products and a slew of its own products, just gets better and better. Netscape is effectively dead, but Mozilla keeps on keeping on. In 2010 we'll look back and say 2003 was the year that Mozilla really began.

Saving Your Web Site from the Search Abyss
February 05, 2004

In the world of e-commerce, SEO, or Search Engine Optimization, is vital. A top position in a major search engine is defined as a citation on the first page or two of results. On the other hand, a site stuck in a low position is lost in an abyss. Here are a few tips for staying afloat amid the sea of results.

Red Hat Moves Away, Xandros Steps In
November 12, 2003

In the wake of Red Hat's recent announcement about abandoning the desktop market in favor of the enterprise, several companies have quickly stepped in to proclaim support for Linux on the desktop. Most recently, Xandros released Xandros Desktop 2.0, a Linux-based distribution with a graphical interface that the company has stressed is easy to use and simple to install.

Web Developers' Dilemma: Text vs. GUI
September 17, 2003

Web developers differ in their approach to site creation and maintenance, and Web development programs have evolved to reflect this dichotomy: Some offer graphical user interfaces, while others are geared toward users who prefer hand-coding HTML. Which tools are best? The answer may depend on the state of an industry that is constantly in flux.