To a crowd of happy Apple enthusiasts in Paris, Steve Jobs announced revisions to the PowerBook line of G4 portable Macintosh computers. In addition, Apple has released a wireless keyboard and mouse using Bluetooth technology. The key changes in the PowerBook line are centered around the popular 15" model, which …

For those pondering putting OS X in a "real work environment," Chad Dickerson (InfoWorld's) CTO has written an articlein which he claims that Apple's "It just works!" argument is true.

Great page about Apple's current G5 Dual shipping problems (reportedly caused by Virginia Tech and some other educational institutions getting bumped to the "head of the class").

Baby steps to be assured, but still steps. I received an email this morning from Autodesk (makers of AutoCAD) stating that they will be releasing viewers and import/export tools later this fall. The announcement is available online at their site. They are reiterating that they have not yet decided …

Apple announced today that it's Apple Music Service has served up its 10 millionth song, as of 11:34pm on September 3. This puts their run rate at a little over 500,000 songs per week and still going strong. Now, where did I see that graph saying that the …

Apple has announced this morning that it is moving the iMacs to 1GHz (15") and 1.25GHz (17"), that it has revamped the video processors (moving the 17" to the new GeForce FX 5200) and that it has added USB 2.0 to the cadre of features on the system …

The Rolling Stones now have 18 albums available via the iTunes Music Store. 'nuff said

Those of us waiting for our Dual 2GHz G5's to arrive may have Virginia Tech (and therefore my own tax dollars) to thank, at least in part. According to an article on Think Secret, a Macintosh rumor site, Virginia Tech has ordered 1100 of the monster new 64-bit computers to …

Well the word-on-the-street about the G5 Dual shipments being delayed appears to be true. After 8 weeks of having September 2 as my "Ships on or before" date, Apple has decided to change my ship date to 9/26/03. Thus, it appears that my editing for the Canyon trip …

In what is probably bad news for Apple (and certainly should have been obvious in the beginning), Microsoft has confirmed to MacWorld UK that the company's newly acquired PC emulation software is not compatible with Apple's new G5 computers due to a feature that doesn't exist in the CPU that …

Sun (the author/owner of Java) has posted an article about hosting MIDP development on Apple's OS X. MIDP is the Mobile version of Java (used by phones like the P800). The implementation requires X11, but works very nicely.

Terra Soft Solutions, a systems integrator and the developer of Yellow Dog Linux, has announced that they have won a contract with Lockheed Martin to provide servers for image processing aboard the subs. This sale, which the press release indicates is the largest VAR sale for the Xserve product, shows …

I'm still in the process of downloading copies of the latest Panther Server and Client (I have to do so quickly, because Apple's now sending me three pestering messages a week asking me to see if they've fixed my bugs reported in 10.2). However, there are plenty of other …

Those interested in checking out Quark 6 before making a buying decision can now download a demo (a rather big demo, 100MB) from the Quark site.

Good news for people who like to see outside viewpoints and multi-platform views with the Macintosh includes. The folks at arstechnica have launched a new column, Mac.ars. The first article was published today. Go read it yourself and see if they've hit the mark or left you pining for …

An article in the The Register is reporting that after talking to Apple executive Greg Joswiak, they can confirm that OSX 10.3 (Panther) will be a 32-bit release with accommodations for 64-bit addressing (much as 10.2.7 is intended to be). The approach will allow Apple to continue …

It's pricey, but it's huge! Trans International has announced that they are now shipping a 1GB DDR333 RAM module compatible with Apple's 17" PowerBook. For only $1400, you can have 2GB of RAM in your laptop.

Apparently, if you have a Macintosh, you aren't supposed to even visit BuyMusic.com, Buy.com's new web-based WMP music store. Despite the fact that they're more than happy to bash Apple in their ads (yeah, right "music for the rest of us"), they can't seem to stand the heat …

According to an article from Macworld UK, analysts from Needham and Company believe Apple is poised to take 20% of the online music market. The article goes over the various numbers, including the analysts estimates of what Apple makes per song (they think it is between 5 and 10 cents …

Raindog Records (a subsidiary of Oasis CD Manufacturing) has just announced a service for independent musicians who want to get on to Apple's iTunes Music Service. The package includes everything from getting the data into the right formats to clearing albums (except for cover tunes) straight through to the service …