This article from MacCentral reports that Apple used their own software and hardware to power the iTunes Music Store. This isn't a huge surprise, but I find it a little odd that they didn't mention it at the initial roll-out. Apparently the back-end is all Apple hardware and WebObjects 5 …

An article in Wired this morning talks about Apple's seemingly surprising ability to stay afloat, innovative, and mostly profitable while the world is mostly Microsoft. He credits a number of factors, including the Clinton justice department, control of the hardware, and the now-tight links to the open-source Unix movement. I …

An article on ThinkSecret reports that developers' feelings toward Apple's developer relations group have been improving in recent months. Word is that the group is more accessible, more responsive to inquiries, and seems to have added evangelists, not only to get the word out on Apple technologies, but to …

Just when you thought it was safe to consider Apple's Apple Music service to be passe and uninteresting (based on the articles I've referenced from CNET), comes along this article from the New York Times, wherein the author thinks that Apple may be the first company to really have …

According to an article on Consumer Reports, Apple is a clear #1 in service of the rated computer manufacturers (including Dell, HP, IBM, Compaq, Gateway and Micron). The company's leads both in terms of system reliability and satisfaction with the various support channels. In each of the channels, Apple had …

From the "a few abusers ruin it for us all" files, Apple has released 4.0.1 of iTunes that "fixes" internet file sharing. Too much press about people using the internet sharing to share files with people they don't know has caused Apple to remove the feature in 4 …

Once again, a new entry from the so-wrong-it's-right category: an enterprising Macintosh programmer has created a HID (Human Interface Device) driver for using XBOX controllers on a Mac. To use it, you will need to have a USB to XBOX cable, and an XBOX controller.

My old school chum, John O'Fallon, and his company Maxum have released iAssist, their software to help you manage your Macintosh servers. It's a bit pricey at $250/user, but if you are managing Macintosh OS X servers and aren't intimately familiar with Unix, you might want to give it …

There's a good article on O'Reilly's MacDevCenter about programming Macintosh software to take full advantage of multiple processors under Apple's OSX. It covers Cocoa and straight C programming and uses some good examples.

So, just how do you override DNS for a hosts file under OS X? This was the question I was asked yesterday when trying to debug a problem for some friends, and I had to go do some research, because I wasn't sure of the answer. The root of the …

Two companies talked about icon management software for the Macintosh today. Both use an "iPhoto-type" interface, including single-windows and light-weight categorization. However, only one of them is currently available. Chicken Byte announced IconBox, which is available for download as a demo and retails for $12.85. IconFactory has announced on …

OK, this is a total fluff story, but The O List now contains the 15GB iPod.

GraphPad, makers of easy to use software for statistical graphing, have released GraphPad Prism 4, a new version of their successful scientific graphing program.

Film industry users of Apple's Keynote presentation product will be happy to see that Keynote Pro has released a new theme just for them. Pitchboards is designed to provide users with all they need to present a movie, TV, or video idea.

CNET reports that Norwegian software company Opera has returned to the Mac with a new version of their browser. But, will it compete with Apple's Safari?

If you have more than one Macintosh or are just getting a bit stingy on disk space (seeing as you have 20-30GB of iPod tunes), you may be wondering how you can play back songs on your iPod while it is connected to your Macintosh. Here are the helpful hints …

Although the Belkin site says that the Auto Kit for iPod with Dock Connector is "Coming Soon!", I can assure you that both the local Tysons Corner Apple Store and Apple's online store have the product in stock. Why is this of interest? Because, it contains not only a …

I got my new slimmer, fatter iPod yesterday and so far, so good. I'll put up more comments as I have time to test various features. However, it struck me that there sure are a lot of pins on that connector at the bottom. What are they all for? Pins …

NASA's TetrUSS fluid dynamics simulation software is now released for the Macintosh. Even if you aren't interested in the package itself, the comments on "Why MacOS X?" are nice to see.

Even if you're not a Macintosh enthusiast, you have to admire Daniele Procida who took an old PowerBook 5300 and turned it into a working computer by enshrining it in a new case made of... Lego. The full article from the BBC News is worth a read (especially since it …