From Daring Fireball’s Sixty-Six: “The idea that Apple now sells two-thirds of retail computers costing $1000 or more is simply stunning. I (along with many others) have long argued that a simplistic ‘overall PC market share’ number has never been a good metric for gauging the Mac’s success because the ‘overall PC market’ includes millions [...]
From Computer Worlds’s The top 25 overlooked and underrated features in Leopard: “Leopard harnesses the Core Animation libraries code that developers can use to imbue applications with all manner of animated elements to offer [a] stunning new screensaver options [that works] with iPhoto albums or folders of photos that you select….[It] creates a photo mosaic [...]
From Ars Technica’s Apple passes Wal-Mart, now #1 music retailer in US: “Over the past few years, we have watched Apple climb the music sales chart courtesy of the iTunes. Last month we learned that Apple passed Best Buy to become the number two retailer in the the US in December. Now, Apple has ascended [...]
March 19, 2008 – 02:55 pm
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February 22, 2008 – 11:11 am
From Apple Insider’s Mega Apple filing details next-gen ‘multi-touch input surface’: “The latest patent filing from Apple Inc. hints at a next-generation multi-touch ’surface’ that would combine typing, pointing, scrolling, and handwriting capabilities into a single ergonomic design aimed at replacing traditional input devices such as the keyboard, mouse, and drawing tablet.”
February 1, 2008 – 11:29 am
Back in October, I wrote about My Leopard Installation Adventure, but before that, I explained why I was becoming an early adopter of the new Macintosh operating system, which was, namely, that my Mac mini was broken and I hoped Leopard could fix it.
One week ago today, I finally admitted that it couldn’t.
Here’s what happened. [...]
November 5, 2007 – 06:00 am
There’s a new feature in Leopard. It has to do with the “Help” menu, and not just in Apple programs like the Finder or iTunes, but the “Help” menu in any application, including Microsoft Office 2004. You click on the “Help” menu in the top menu bar and along with the regular options, you get [...]
October 24, 2007 – 12:31 pm
Many of you may not know this, but on Friday, Apple will release its new operating system, OS X 10.5, a.k.a. Leopard, into the wild. This is the sixth major operating system that Apple’s delivered in six years (compare to Microsoft, who has said there will only be one major upgrade to Windows during the [...]
October 22, 2007 – 09:44 am
From the NY Times’, As Apple Gains PC Market Share, Jobs Talks of a Decade of Upgrades: “It may have dropped the word “computer” from its name, but Apple is certainly selling plenty of Macs. Driven in part by what analysts call a halo effect from the iPod and the iPhone, the market share of [...]
From Apple’s iCal turns five years old, looks to the future: “July 17 might not seem like that significant of a date for Mac users, but for those of us with a little too much free time on our hands, it’s a cause for (minor) celebration. Today is iCal Synchronicity Day, the one day of [...]
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