Thanks to a pointer from SlashDot, I found this article by NASA Langley Research Center researcher Craig Hunter. The study compares the G5 against a P4 (and a pair of G4s) in a single processor configuration (done by turning off the second CPU using Apple's CHUD tools) on scalar operations …

The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Metallica, Green Day, Linkin Park (among others) are declining to put their music up on Apple's iTunes. The dispute, according to an article from Reuters via Yahoo! is about the ability to sell single songs. The bands say that they will not bend their "art …

Those at the Apple World Wide Developer's Conference last week had mixed reviews for the wireless access. Although coverage in the facility was excellent as far as signal goes, there were troubles with the volume of users on the system. Most of the problems were because of the sheer numbers …

According to an editorial comment by Rush Limbaugh, the reason that Apple's "superior equipment" doesn't have a larger market share (he suggests double its current share) is it's politics. Um, I'm no big fan of Al Gore, but if I have to choose between Al supporting my computer and Rush …

Charlie White (author of the infamous, and now missing Adobe "PC Preferred" article), has written an editorial piece for Digital Video Editing. Not surprisingly, it takes Apple to task on their PR this week. Although not likely to curry favor with the Macintosh crowd, it is not a bad article …

Apple released version 1.0 of Safari, and it is now available for download or via Software Update if you have a beta version installed. The release is a bit larger than the betas, because it also includes Frameworks that allow non-Apple developers to use the Safari renderer in their …

Along with new computers, Apple announced a bunch of new products and software, including some available now. iChatAV, available for download, is probably the most interesting to most users, with the exception of the 1.0 version of Safari. The new iChat will allow for not only IM, but also …

Apple announced on Monday the G5 series of desktop computers. The computers are serious speed daemons, with the ability to access 8GB of RAM, a fast 1GHz processor bus, SATA storage and up to two 2GHz CPU's processing data in 64-bit chunks. Of course, they won't be available until August …

I love it when this happens. About a week after the iTunes Music store came out, I sent them a note asking for a global "Just Added" list. Now, I'm sure they didn't hear my one request, but they did add the feature. Not only does it show what is …

With Monday's (hopefully) impending announcements from Apple, here are some thoughts on the individual technologies mentioned in the "leak" last week. G5 (aka IBM PowerPC 970) The 970 (which it looks like Apple will be calling the G5), is the first workstation-class chip released from IBM's Power4 architecture of CPUs …

A press release from Metapkg.org announces an alliance between Fink, Gentoo, and OpenDarwin to work together to provide the best opportunity for users of the Macintosh operating system to have access to UNIX and open-source projects. Hopefully, the alignment with "raise the pie higher," as opposed to diluting the …

For those into very serious blue-screen and compositing effects, Apple has announced Shake 3, and upgrade to the compositing package they purchased in February of 2002. The package is pricey ($3900 on the Mac, and $9900 under Linux and IRIX), but it is acknowledged to be the best product in …

According to Apple's QuickTime site, they will be offering a replay of the WWDC Keynote from Monday morning (PDT) after the Keynote is finished. This should provide hours of "fun" for the folks who don't get to go.

I have been refraining from the various blow-by-blow rumors for the upcoming Apple WWDC, but this one is just too juicy to let pass. I will note that the following may well be a hack from outside of Apple or it may just be a huge mistake from inside, but …

Thanks to Amanda for pointing out this new piece of software from Math Game House Software called iStorm. The product provides a combination of electronic chalkboard and voice collaboration application for Mac users. The product costs $19.95 for an individual license and is available for download as a demo …

Apple has released version 3.1 of the Airport software supporting the Airport and Airport Extreme Base Station. The update is available via the web or Software Update. Mainly, this brings the system in line with the 802.11g final specification.

Apple has released version 2.01 of the iPod software. The update includes goodies for both Macintosh and Windows users, but most importantly for the Windows folks are Audible.com support and USB 2.0 support. Better support for Asian languages Enhanced On-The-Go playlist functionality Improved playback performance Improved handling …

In a Rolling Stone article this past week about Apple's recent discussions with independent music companies (covered here), it is revealed that Apple representatives say the company is working on a stored-value model to enable non-credit card purchases of songs from iTunes. It's a great opportunity, and I hope they …

Sony, which has been shipping their FIU-600 fingerprint reader for some time, has now announced that they are shipping it in the US with their "Puppy Suite" authentication integration software, which they also have available for Windows. One annoying thing is that Mac users will be paying about $20 more …

When Dean Kamen was working on preparing his Segway Human Transporter for release, he jetted around the country trying to get advice from people such as Steve Jobs and Jeff Bezos. The Harvard Business School's Working Knowledge has an excerpt from an upcoming book on the Segway (Code Name Ginger …