Microsoft apologist Paul Thurott is doing his very best to scribble up a negative spin on Apple’s WWDC Leopard announcements. Poor Paul! After five years of Longhorn waiting and regular Vista disappointments, his very best attempts at poo-pooing Leopard sound a lot like sour grapes. Why is Apple shipping so much innovation while Microsoft struggles to deliver any at all?
Three Reasons Why Microsoft Can’t Ship (and Apple can)
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Alternative Interfaces Part 2
Back in February I posted links to some alternative interfaces. One of them was by Jeff Han, a research scientist for New York University’s Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences. Adobe has posted a fascinating and informative video of Jeff demonstrating his latest developments. The clip runs for just under 10 minutes, so is ideal to […]
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WWDC Leopard Sneak Peek Highlights
Steve Jobs revealed a first glimpse of new Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard features in WWDC opening keynote address. There are additional details and movies illustrating Leopard and Leopard Server features on Apple’s site. Here are some highlights and observations.
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Apple Needs to License its DRM – Soon
There is a fundamental difference between the record business, the movie industry and book publishing. When the iTunes Music Store opened, the recording industry was decimated by piracy. Not just file sharing of MP3’s but simple duplication of CDs being passed around between friends. The recording industry was hemorrhaging money when Steve Jobs got his […]
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The Xserve mini
Introducing the Apple XServe mini: what it is, what it does, and why the world needs it.