File this one in the Why Morons Can’t Leave Well Enough Alone Department. Former eWeek writer Joe Wilcox lashes out at Steve Jobs with a moronic challenge designed only to get hits to his web site which is full of blather and drivel. Prove me wrong. Yesterday, you officially returned to work after a six-month … Read More »
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Why a smart phone does not a laptop make
I love my iPhone and take it with me constantly, but if you think a smart phone is a full on substitute for a Mac (or Windows) notebook, think again. John R. Quain of Fox News tried an iPhone, a Palm Pre, and an Android G1 to see if they could replace a laptop (John, … Read More »
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Advancing the web with a new Firefox
While you were sleeping last night Mozilla launched a long-awaited update to Firefox. The open source web browser that has everything now has more of it. Firefox 3.5 makes surfing the Web easier and more enjoyable with exciting new features and platform updates that allow Web developers to create the next generation of Web content. … Read More »
Monday, June 29, 2009
Are Microsoft’s browser ads strange?
The browser wars continue but this time Microsoft does what other browser builders don’t: advertise. The web only ads tout features and benefits of Internet Explorer, and feature former Superman Dean Cain in a series of video commercials which mix serious camp with attempts at humor, Microsoft style. Microsoft is only airing the ads online … Read More »
Monday, June 29, 2009
Would you buy a Mac that looks like this?
The Touch Book is a real netbook with a detachable touch screen, smaller keyboard, small price tag, but generally a miniature notebook. It comes with Touch Book OS, but claims to run Ubuntu, Android, and Windows CE. The CPU is an ARM chip from Texas Instruments, the OMAP3530, running with 256MB RAM and 256MB of … Read More »
Monday, June 29, 2009
Apple invents the personal computer. Again. Only $9,995
There was a Mac-like PC before the Mac. 1983 was a tough year for Apple. How difficult was it to sell a PC for almost $10,000 back then? Very. Today, you could buy 8 iMacs for the same money as Apple’s original Lisa. Ted Friedman on the year up to 1984: Apple was in danger. … Read More »
Monday, June 29, 2009
Yet Another Mac Software Bundle
The trend of bundling a bunch of Mac apps for a ridiculously low price continues with a new MacBundle. This software bundle features 11 Mac apps and utilities for less than $50. The MacBundle is somewhat anemic when compared to the MacUpdate or MacHeist bundles earlier this year, but includes Caboodle, ShutterBug, IPNetMonitor, Trampoline, and … Read More »