Tag: Macintosh

Ok ok so all this hoohaa about a Macintosh trojan. “Oh my God, don’t click those MP3s, someone has finally hacked the Mac!” is what I hear. Not really, folks. Calm down, and here is what is happening. First off, you might have heard this is a new exploit. No. This “trick” could have been… Continue reading Much todo about nothing

This just in – Apple announces hot new LCD Dislays, in 1.7″, 2.0″ and 2.3″ sizes and available in silver, gold, blue, green and “we can’t keep em in stock” red. Dubbed the “Apple Cinema Mini” displays, these displays pack a whollop in such a small space. “Now you can wear your display on your… Continue reading New Apple Displays

I just purchased my 132nd song since the store opened. Much more than I normally buy in a year, and these are all songs I like. I just saw Hedwig and the Angry Inch on DVD and loved the music, so I launched iTunes, did a search and yes, a partial album is there. I… Continue reading I really like iTunes Music Store

If you’d like to see the ad without waiting for the Superbowl, head over to: http://pepsilaw.cjb.net/ It is great! Sticks it right to the RIAA! (of course the RIAA is probably getting a cut from every iTunes sale, but it is the PR of the thing)

4GB, 1000 songs, 0.5 inches, $249 blue, gold, pink, green, white Introducing second member of iPod family – iPod mini “We want to go after high end flash market” New ipod ad New in your head headphones for $39 10gb iPod is now 15gb for same $299 price. 730,000 iPods sold last quarter. All MP3… Continue reading MacWorld

Can I just ask why oh why does Installer Vise’s installer for Photoshop Elements take ONE HOUR to install on my G5? What a lameo installer. Don’t engineers use their own software?

You won’t believe this!

Thanks to Roger for This gem

Bill Joy, the chief geek behind Sun (and Java) has a Dual G5 and much prefers OS X to Linux, as reported in this wired article.

I have posted a summary page with a nice video from a fellow line-member at: Apple Store Grand Opening

So the opening has come and gone. I had a blast! While in line, I met a nice guy from the Eugene Mac group and there were many more babies and small kids than I expected for that time of the morning. The quote of the morning was “Oh my gosh, look at the line!”… Continue reading Apple Store Anecdotes

OK so here I am at Washington Square Mall with Lucien and I’ve posted some early pics. Sure enough, 6:50am was not early enough to be first! Apple Store Pictures Update: At 1:45 I left with Julie (thanks for coming!) and there were still 50+ people in line. Thanks to Lucien for keeping me company… Continue reading Apple Store Portland Grand Opening

Filevault fixes, FW 800 fixes, etc

Keep on swimming keep on swimming I’ll be there with Lucien and friends from PMUG!

Infoworld has a nice little piece on Apple’s Knowledge Navigator (right out of the Alan Kay Dynabook concept) but the coolest part of the article is the link to the video. For those who have not seen the Knowledge Navigator concept video, be sure to take a peek.

Nice review of the G5 including speed tests and movies.

It is so great to see non-Macintosh rags touting Apple hardware for a change: Read about it here