So you’ve just retired an aging PC and have decided to replace it with a shiny new Mac. Great! You probably already know that the Mac excels for photos, music and everything digital but when it comes to security one of the first question many users ask is “do I need to install an anti-virus [...]
“When the Sony Walkman was launched, 30 years ago this week, it started a revolution in portable music. But how does it compare with its digital successors? The Magazine invited 13-year-old Scott Campbell to swap his iPod for a Walkman for a week.” Full Story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8117619.stm
Apple today announced the public beta of Safari 4, the world’s fastest and most innovative web browser for Mac and Windows PCs. The Nitro engine in Safari 4 runs JavaScript 4.2 times faster than Safari 3.* Innovative new features that make browsing more intuitive and enjoyable include Top Sites, for a stunning visual preview of [...]
TheRegister reported recently on a research study that indicates you will be more likely to buy a Mac if you eat a Belgian Truffle. Really? Read on: A second study again had people eat or resist a chocolate truffle and asked them to indicate how much they desired several products that are symbols of status [...]
The media this weekend has been tooting more about Adobe Flash Player running on the iPhone. Apparently now Apple and Adobe are working together. Who cares? I don’t. I really, really don’t care about flash on the iPhone. It’s legacy and unnecessary. We have plenty of other ways, all involving open standards – CSS, DHTML, [...]
Greetings Koders, There will be a CocoaHeads meeting on Thursday September 9th. CocoaHeads is an international Mac programmer’s group. We specialize in Cocoa, but everything Mac programming related is welcome. Why Should I Attend? Meeting other Mac OS X developers in person is both fun and immensely useful. There’s no better way to learn Cocoa [...]
I’m off to the mothership in March. Yes, Apple HQ in Cupertino California. This year, Saint Patrick’s Day will be spent with a pint of guinness and a fiber channel switch. Sounds hot, doesn’t it? Well, it is for a nerd I guess. So what’s XSAN? It’s a like a file-server on speed. [...]
As many people know, computers are incredibly complex devices. Millions of transistors carry electrical signals at the speed of light, and billions of calculations are performed every second (a 2.4 GHz processor can perform 2.4 billion calculations per second). The speeds and microscopic size of internal computer components can boggle the mind – to fully [...]
A couple years ago I moved from a G4 to a MacBook Pro 17″. It was a huge change for me, more screen space, couldn’t open it while on a plane because it was too big, but we were doing a lot of work for TV2/Dansk at the time and in the absence of two [...]
We opted not to go to MacWorld this year because we had just been in California in November for Apple Advance Camp, and another trip across the country just wasn’t in the cards. Usually the big reason for going, aside from the networking, is to be at the Keynote presentation and see Apple CEO/President Steve [...]
