Wired has an interesting article describing the "guerrillas" who have invaded this week's MacWorld show in New York to taut their favorite software package (Final Cut Pro) as a mechanism for revolutionizing film. What surprised me was that there are 27,000 members of the FCPUG (Final Cut Pro User …

Don't like the way Safari looks or acts? Microsoft Internet Explorer got you down? If you're a Macintosh developer and have installed the latest SDK from Apple, you can write your own web browser with "one line of code" by following the instructions in this article from CocoaDevCentral. Admittedly, the …

Apple and Volkswagen are doing a promotion this summer wherein new Beetle owners get a new iPod with the car (along with an accessory kit to mate the two). The commercial is very cool.

Jeff Goldblum's voice is back for the new G5 commercial, now available online via QuickTime.

At MacWorld earlier this week, Apple announced a program whereby users of Adobe's Premier can get a copy of Final Cut Express from Apple in exchange for their original disks. The disks can alternately be used for a $500 discount off of the price of Final Cut Pro (also from …

Apple's stock was up in after-market trading after the company announced that they had earned a profit on increased revenues of 1.55B in the last quarter. Although still much smaller than the Microsoft Windows market (Apple is number 7 in personal computer sales), the showing was strong enough to …

An article from CNet discusses a recent drop in Netratings traffic ratings for file sharing services (down about 15% since the end of June). It's an interesting (and provocative) theory, but I'm not sure I agree with it. With the beginning of summer, you see fewer college students, and there …

Apple has released Security Update 07-14-2003 (available through Software Update) which fixes a problem associated with security and the screensaver on OS X. The patch is available as a free download. So much for the complaints about Apple not responding quickly to security issues.

Macintosh users with Apple's Dot Mac service now have the ability to synchronize their bookmarks between their Macs and also to use those same bookmarks from anywhere on the internet. Once enabled, your synchronized bookmarks are available through the web interface at mac.com. I've tried it and it works …

An article from MacMegasite describes a number of new Panther features, including templates in the address book, secure delete in the finder, and the ability to change command key shortcuts either system-wide or in an individual application

Those interested in programming or learning to program the Macintosh using Cocoa, may find the large collection of sample code from Scotland Software All of it is under a pretty liberal license (basically, you need to say where you got the code). Everything from services, to apps, to nibs in …

A posting from ActiveWin indicates that Microsoft is readying a full version of Windows Media Player 9 for Apple's Macintosh computers, to be released this fall. Indications are that all of the CODECs will be supported, including the WMP9 Voice CODEC used by MSNs Messenger Voice service.

The results are in, PC Magazine has tallied the votes, and the Apple Macintosh is clearly sitting atop the computer industry in terms of service and reliability. Dell was also rated an overall A+, with somewhat lesser rankings in some of the areas than Apple. Compaq continues its streak in …

The positive reviews for Apple's new iSight camera and iChat AV software continue to roll in. This time, it's Popular Mechanics adding their kudos for the pair. Once again, the comparison is made to Microsoft's MSN Messenger offering, but once again, the issue of tight integration has given the Apple …

SendStation has announced that they will be releasing an adapter from a standard 6-wire FireWire cable to the new 3G docking connector on the iPod. Although a bit pricey at $16.95, those who travel often and prefer to keep the number of cables down will find it very nice …

Although the press announcements were about the upgrade, I'd never heard of the program Maxi Bidder from Colourfull Creations before yesterday. The software is a $9.95 program for doing eBay sniping from a Macintosh. Sniping is the practice of lurking until a few seconds before the bidding is complete …

The first accessories to show up for the new Apple iSight camera have come from MacMice Workspace Products (makers of a wide variety of physical accessories for the Macintosh). The $39.95 set of three SightClips (also available individually for $14.95 each) includes clips that clamp to the desktop …

An article from CNet quotes Adobe executives as saying that it "would have taken a lot of work to have cross-platform support" and that in a small and crowded market for video products, Adobe was not interested in making the investment to release a new version of Premier Pro for …

An email from the Full Disclosure security mailing list indicates that the MacOS X screen saver will quit itself thus exposing the Macintosh desktop. There is no patch to fix this at of right now, and the individual who published it says that he gave Apple 3 days before posting …

For those who are looking for detailed information on OS X Panther, Apple's upcoming OS for the Macintosh, Rail Head Design has a visual tour.