http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/27/business/27apple.html While in Paris this year, I was turned away by three different Apple-specific resellers when I asked if I could use one of their locked-down Macs to back up my months’ worth of travel photos. Not an unreasonable response from most businesses, I suppose, but I’m a longtime Apple user (and former employee), so […]
Tag Archives: apple
(Untitled)
http://blogs.business2.com/apple/2007/08/apple-to-nbc-dr.html NBC’s bluff has been called by Apple, and its content has been yanked from the iTunes store. This despite NBC making up a huge percentage of the store’s business. As usual, the contention is the network wanting to charge more for the downloads than it would for a higher-quality DVD box set. I’d go […]
Steve Wozniak Receives $700 Ticket For 105mph In A Prius & ecorazzi.com :: the latest in green gossip
http://www.ecorazzi.com/?p=3687 Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak received a $700 ticket (ouch!) for going 105MPH in a Prius on March 28th. When pressed for comment, Woz denied the charges saying, “Not true,” Wozniak replied:”104 MPH.” Steve, man, you’re kind of undermining the whole “green vehicle” thing by driving it like that. Though one imagines the regenerative-braking energy […]
Apple Takes a Step Back With iMovie 08 – NYTimes.com
http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/08/17/apple-takes-a-step-back-with-imovie-08?em&ex=1187668800&en=2911b934cb25d75c&ei=5087%0A Two underwhelming reviews in two weeks from two Apple stalwarts on two new Apple products. This is a real bodyblow to my old alma mater. Especially since the bitterest of the reviews concerns what was once our killer app, iMovie. It seems the company’s focus on the iPhone has really sapped strength from other […]
Why Apple is the best retailer in America – March 19, 2007
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/03/19/8402321/index.htm?postversion=2007030809 I make no bones about my allegiance to Apple – beloved computing parent and – until recently – my long-time employer. I admire companies who do things right, which is why Apple’s always tops on my brand-loyalty list. I honestly believe the company is out for my best interests, at least in terms of […]
Smithsonian Oral and Video Histories: Steve Jobs
http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/comphist/sj1.html Overlook, if you can, the appalling transcription of this otherwise transfixing Steve Jobs interview. This is Steve pre-Toy Story, pre-return-to-Apple, pre-iPod, but it still reads fresh. The benefit of being a visionary, I suppose. Jobs is right up there with Lincoln on my fantasy dinner-party guestlist. Alot of times we think “Why is the […]
BBC NEWS | Technology | Users warned on Windows cursors
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6509865.stm Animated cursors could prove risky for Windows users, Microsoft has warned. The software giant is investigating reports that the way Windows handles alternatives to the traditional arrow cursor can leave PCs open to attack. By booby-trapping a website or e-mail attachment with code that exploits the flaw, malicious hackers could hijack a Windows PC. […]
Why Apple is the best retailer in America – March 19, 2007
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/03/19/8402321/index.htm?source=yahoo_quote Terrific article with a great insight into Steve Jobs’ willingness to start from scratch and design and redesign until it’s right. We Apple fanatics are not quiet about our love for the company’s products. Jobs’ insistence on intelligent, practical design is infectious – after a while, you become less intrigued by the consistency of […]
Apple (United Kingdom) – Why You’ll Love a Mac – A Mac is the ultimate upgrade.
http://www.apple.com/uk/getamac/ The Peep Show guys take over for the American Mac and PC actors. I’m not sure how I feel about this; the American Mac guy was skanky, but not entirely untrustworthy. I’ve learned, after 3 seasons, that Jez is a brainless twerp who doesn’t produce much of value. This is not how I view […]
(Untitled)
http://blogs.business2.com/utilitybelt/2006/11/vista_microsoft.html?source=yahoo_quote Naturally, I’ll thumb-up anything that rings the death knell for Microsoft, but this is a legitimately thought-provoking piece. As per an earlier Stumble about how Apple has opened the world’s eyes to ease of use and usability, this article also questions how Microsoft will deal with Google’s invasion of the word processing and spreadsheet […]