Friday - May 2, 2008
Despite myriad indications to the contrary, Psystar does appear to be an actual company offering a real -- but perhaps not entirely legal -- product. Psystar, of course, is the company that burst onto the national scene with news that it was offering a Mac clone, dubbed the "Open Computer," capable of running the Macintosh OS X Leopard operating system. For Mac users used to paying a premium for the products -- upwards of US$2,000 per machine -- it seemed like a dream come true.
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Tuesday - April 22, 2008
The Internet is a mirror of society -- both the good and bad. Children taking their first steps on the World Wide Web need protection from its ugliest side -- elements like violence, racism, and con games. Yet before you head to the store looking for software to help them in this quest, you should check out the computer's own integrated controls first.
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Sunday - April 20, 2008
Macolytes around the world were buzzing this week with news that an online hardware vendor called "Psystar.com" is selling a US$555 PC called the "Open Computer" that runs the Macintosh OS X Leopard operating system. In fact, for about the same price, you can buy the machine with Windows or Leopard installed -- or buy it for $400 with the open source Linux operating system.
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Thursday - April 17, 2008
Here's why I can't have nice things: Sometimes I like to tinker, and when I do, I can't stop swimming out of my depth. Nothing in my home is safe from a screwdriver, or worse. Not my car, not the thermostat, not the guitar amp, nothing. My "nice" PC has seen its fair share of registry edits to the operating system -- don't even ask about the test mule.
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Sunday - April 13, 2008
The 20-year death grip that Microsoft has held on the core of computing is finally weakening -- pried loose with just two fingers. With one finger you press "Control" and with the other you press "right arrow." Instantly you switch from a Macintosh operating system to a Microsoft Windows OS. Then, with another two-finger press, you switch back again.
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Monday - March 24, 2008
While I believe Apple's hardware is very good, and the Mac operating system is better than either version of Windows, I also believe that average users whose operating system works well for them, and who can buy new hardware that runs the same system, shouldn't feel pressure to change. That's especially true when they have a ready source of support.
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Tuesday - February 26, 2008
Last night, while working at my Mac, I experienced one of those heart stopping moments where you do something you didn't really mean to do, but once you do it, it can't be undone. I threw away all the items in my Keychain folder. All 150 of my passwords, software registration codes, Internet sign-in passwords, credit card numbers, everything.
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Friday - February 15, 2008
It's been a busy week for Apple-focused bloggers -- three major items fell from the Apple tree. Apple released Mac OS X 10.5.2 Monday, and then on Tuesday it delivered both its Apple TV Take Two software update and its professional-grade Aperture photo editing and management solution. Plus, iPhone buzz is alive and well.
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Monday - January 14, 2008
Much of the technology world may have been at CES last week, but there was apparently still plenty of time to discuss events announced there and elsewhere on the Linux blogs. Most recently the focus on Slashdot was Apple, sparked by an article in Apple Matters titled "Apple Is Killing Linux on the Desktop."
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Tuesday - December 18, 2007
Apple's Leopard launch is the most successful operating system release the company has ever experienced, The NPD Group has reported, based on data collected by 50 retail points of sale that include Apple stores as well as brick-and-mortar retail sales from Best Buy, Office Depot and Target. Indirect e-commerce sales from retailers like Amazon.com, Buy.com, and NewEgg.com also figure into the mix.
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Tuesday - December 18, 2007
Apple's patchy year continued Monday as the Mac maker released fixes for some 40 Mac OS X glitches in its ninth security update. In a separate release, Apple also put out an update to plug a flaw in the beta version of its Safari 3 Web browser running on Windows Vista and XP. The company also dealt with 18 other Java-related vulnerabilities in addition to its ongoing QuickTime flaw, with patches released last Thursday.
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