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Tom's Hardware has a review of the Mobility Radeon 9000 which will hopefully be making it's debut in the revised PowerBook G4 1GHz come late September. Like the desktop Radeon 9700, the Mobility Radeon 9000 is top of the crop for notebook graphics at the moment. (kendall)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-31 at 21:16 CET ]
After reading a story on Slashdot last week about a touchscreen iBook mod, I really didn't think much of it until finding yesterday that the entire Admissions department of my college uses touchscreen enabled 15" LCD iMacs. Two word, simply amazing. I stood in awe as a dozen iMacs were being used seemlessly without mice to do just about everything OS X is capable of. It was almost as if the GUI was designed unintentionally to be used with a touchscreen. Needless to say, I want one. Check out the link below for more information about touchscreen enabled Macs. (kendall)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-31 at 20:54 CET ]
Xlr8yourmac has a how-to for overclocking your 600 and 700MHz 2002 iBooks to 800MHz. Since you don't see the ability to do this often with Macs, I found it quite interesting. This is certainly not for every users but the tech-savy should have no problem. Also, I have no iBook nor any way of testing this hack so apply it at your own risk. For those of you able and willing to test this hack, please post your results in our comment section below. A 100 to 200MHz increase would certainly provide increased performance. >=] (kendall)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-31 at 19:59 CET ] Past And Future Combined To Fight Windows
Remember the roots of Mac OS X? No, I'm not talking about Mac OS 9. I'm talking about how NeXT's operating system was transported to the X86 platform as OpenStep. How OpenStep was ported to PowerPC as Rhapsody. How Rhapsody finally became Mac OS X. The most common part of all these operating environments is what we nowadays call Cocoa.
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-31 at 18:40 CET ]
Apple just released a technote on Mac OS X 10.2 (release notes, bug fixes etc.) on ADC. (fryke)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-31 at 15:06 CET ] Once Upon A Time In Cupertino...
eWeek has a new article about Mac OS X on X86. The project dubbed 'Marklar' is basically just the ongoing process that didn't stop when Apple did not release the final version of the Rhapsody project (Mac OS X Server 1.0) for PC Compatibles. According to the source, which is ThinkSecret's Nick de Plume's source, Marklar is up to par with the latest Jaguar builds - but does not contain the Carbon APIs that would be necessary to run the 'interesting' applications like MS Office or Adobe's and Macromedia's software applications. As far as we know, the Carbon APIs have long been ported to X86, too. However, do not expect an X86 build of Mac OS X near you anytime soon. Apple is building those builds, but it's not in their interest at all to have it released (or leaked) unless it sees any profit from it. Next year, maybe, maybe never. (Contact us, though, if you get near such a Marklar build.) (fryke)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-31 at 08:19 CET ]
Motorola First To Have 90nm Chips
Reuters has the story. Maybe we won't see 'Son of Power4' in our desktop Macs - or IBM chips for that matter - after all? (fryke)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-30 at 18:18 CET ] Getting Rid Of The 'Start Here' Was Right
Strange title, but you'll get it when you read the great column at OSOpinion. It's about where Mac OS X is headed and where OS 9 was (and is, as it isn't further developed any more). (fryke)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-30 at 16:08 CET ]
Coming to our PowerBooks real soon, ATi has introduced the Radeon 9000 Mobility. MacPlus (in French) has more information. (fryke)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-30 at 14:03 CET ]
Several rumour sources throughout Europe are reporting that Apple is preparing to open retail stores in bigger cities. Amsterdam, London, Paris etc. It's about time! MacRumors has the story - and also one about Firewire 2, which is expected to be in all new machines starting 2003. (fryke)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-30 at 14:01 CET ]
Quartz Extreme on Radeon PCI Cards Hack
Xlr8yourmac has posted a how-to found on the Ars Technica forum enabling Quartz Extreme to be use with Radeon PCI cards. Since I have no PCI Radeon cards to test this hack, use at your own risk. Benchmarks and other information can also be found at the link below. For those of you with PCI Radeon cards that try this hack, please post your results in our comments section. (kendall)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-28 at 22:17 CET ] The September/October Predictions
AppleExpo Paris is going to take place. Seybold Conference is going to take place. And maybe a little special event, too. While some people tend to believe that there's not going to be any new hardware 'til 2003, we don't share this view. This autumn will bring us PowerBooks (933, 1000 MHz G4, BlueTooth inside), iBooks (700, 800 MHz G3 'Sahara' processors, BT unlikely but rumoured all the same), iPod II (QuickTime Media Player device, top of the line iPod). Plus we'll see iCal and iSync on our computers. AppleWorks 7 will be introduced and iMovie 3. These are good times ahead! (fryke)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-28 at 18:03 CET ]
BusinessWeek has posted YaJR. Nice to read that those people like Mac OS X 10.2, too. (fryke)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-28 at 17:54 CET ]
Yep, it's out. (fryke)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-28 at 14:00 CET ] The Future Of The Linux Desktop: Mac OS X
There's an article on switching. Again. But from Linux to Mac OS X. (fryke)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-28 at 13:47 CET ]
MacRumors also carries the Hardmac.com story about the PowerBooks, MOSR.com has older and other input on PowerBooks at or around 26. Sep. 2002. Anyway, we're positive that we'll see the new 'Bluetooth' PowerBooks (933/1000 MHz) at either AppleExpo Paris, Seybold Conference or a special event later in the month. Introduction of the latest iMacs and PowerMacs would let us suspect to see new iBooks first (AppleExpo) and PowerBooks at a later event in September. (fryke)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-28 at 13:36 CET ]
New PowerBooks @ AppleExpo Paris?
Hardmac.com (MacBidouille) notes that the current Titanium PowerBook line has been put to EOL (end of life) status all over Europe. 10.-14. Sep. 2002 is AppleExpo Paris (and 9.-12. Sep. 2002 is Seybold). Sounds like we'll be drooling for GHz Tis in half a month... (fryke)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-27 at 16:18 CET ]
MSNBC (I know, I know) has a story on accessing Windows networks from Mac OS X 10.2. (fryke)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-27 at 14:10 CET ]
The final version is out. You'll find release notes under the link. And you can download the binary from ftp.mozilla.org or your local SunSite mirror (these are fast). (fryke)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-27 at 13:53 CET ]
It's a pity. It's really a pity. But Sherlock - outside of the US - is useless. Almost completely. The services included make no sense at all. It tells me that my location doesn't exist, for example. It makes no sense. I've disabled US services and activated Swiss services. Huh? I expected to see no services at all, but nothing changed - there they were. The US services. May the American people be blessed and all, but I think Apple could have made a better job here. What is Apple Switzerland for? Support? Nope, phone calls are answered in Scotland. Btw. Ink is a great handwriting recognition system. I could have written this text with it. Because it is in English. (fryke)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-27 at 13:42 CET ]
You can use the link below to find out how to block 95% of all ads. (fryke)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-26 at 17:27 CET ]
Having had the chance to try out this build of the Jaguar 10.2.1 update, the first thing I noticed is how much more responsive the GUI seems to be. I was disappointed to find that in 10.2, the Dock and different effects such as Magnification and Genie still seemed to be a bit sluggish, much like they were in 10.1. Fortunately, the performance of these effects seems to be noticeably improved. Minimizing and resizing windows in and out of the Dock or while opening and closing them from the finder are especially fluid. Perhaps this is due to tweaks in the QuartzExtreme engine though this can neither be confirmed nor denied since no readme files are contained within the installer. More information as it becomes available. (kendall)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-26 at 07:52 CET ]
It seems that you can transfer files between AIM users that are not using iChat though for some reason it doesn't always work. The first time I tried it just gave me an error beep when clicking on the file transfer button, not allowing me to open the window to choose what file to send. Then, after the person using AOL's AIM disconnected and reconnected, it worked. Unfortunately, after I disconnected and reconnected it stopped working again. After closing the window, typing a few lines of text then trying again it for whatever reason decided to work, again. I guess to say it "works" is an overstatement though saying you can't transfer files between clients wouldn't exactly be true as well. >=P (kendall)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-26 at 07:37 CET ]
Since using iChat for the past several weeks, I have come to enjoy its many wonderful Mac-esque features while at the same time, becoming more and more disappointed with its several limitations.
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-26 at 06:25 CET ] Jaguar 6D42/6D47 Updated Files
Mail.app, CoreServices/AppleFileServer.app, CoreServices/Classic Startup.app, CoreServices/SystemUIServer.app, Image Capture/Type8Camera.app, Image Capture/TWAINBridge.app. -- Install went well on our testing machine with two warnings about storage kernel extensions. As the system's still running, everything seems fine so far. Updates to follow... (fryke)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-26 at 05:29 CET ] O'Reilly: Setting Up A Site Server With Jaguar
Oreillynet.com has a nice article on how to transform your very own Jaguar machine into a webserver. If you don't serve webpages already, go ahead and read it. (It'll help Apache in those statistics, too.) (fryke)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-26 at 04:43 CET ] Off-Topic: Welcome To The 21st Century
... with a bullet. Or a bionic eye. Guess we _are_ the generation that will see electronically enhanced human beings. Hail William Gibson. (fryke)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-26 at 03:47 CET ] Mac OS X 10.2 CD-Burning: No More HFS-Only
It seems like Apple has taken out support for making HFS-only CD-Rs and CD-RWs under Mac OS X 10.2. All CDs you burn in the Finder will now be readable by PCs, too. ;) (fryke)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-26 at 02:58 CET ]
ThinkSecret has a story with a screenshot. We expect the update to be finished at or around 6D55, which should be at the end of the week ahead. The only seeded builds we know of as of today are 6D42 and 6D47. (fryke)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-26 at 02:21 CET ]
Another Small Good Jaguar Feature
Remember using TinkerTool to disable Preview for Column View in the Finder? Well, I do. Not any more. Not only that you can turn it off in the View Prefs, you can also keep it turned on but use a small triangle to turn it on or off instantly. Good for listening to half-downloaded MP3s. Good for JPEGs and GIFs. (fryke)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-25 at 15:54 CET ] Jaguar Events: One Good Reason Apple Is Better Than Microsoft
From the powerpage.org article: "And that's what's amazing about last night. Microsoft hires the Stones, gets girls on roller skates racing around football stadiums trying to get crowds to yell 'Microsoft rocks!', and most of it fails to work. Yet Apple, a quarter century after the Apple II, still manages to embody everything that's cool about computers." (fryke)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-25 at 15:22 CET ] TinkerTool 2.3, Mac OS X 10.2.1
In the ReadMe-File for TinkerTool 2.3, which runs on 10.2 and 10.1, the developer says: "We hope that Apple will publish an update for 10.2 shortly after the official release date (August 24, 2002). If this is the case, the next version of TinkerTool (which will support preference settings of Jaguar more specifically) can be expected to come out four weeks after the release of a Jaguar build with higher product quality." So, no: TT 2.3 does not contain any new features over 2.2 for 10.1. But about four weeks after 10.2.1 we can expect to get some. Sounds like he isn't very pleased with the final build of Mac OS X 10.2... (fryke)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-25 at 12:20 CET ]
By now we all know about Finder's new search function, iChat and Sherlock 3 but what about the 147 other Jaguar improvements that have yet to be touched upon? Well, as I continue to explore Jaguar and make new discoveries, I will post my observations about the little, overlooked improvements I and maybe even you might find interesting.
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-24 at 21:21 CET ] Crippled FTP In Finder Put To Good Use
Now that many more people are actively using Mac OS X 10.2, I'd like to share a tip that makes the crippled FTP function of the new Finder actually useful.
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-24 at 16:59 CET ] Pictures From Palo Alto Store Jaguar Release Party
... and Steve Jobs was there. Thanks for the pics, osNews! (fryke)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-24 at 15:16 CET ]
What Makes The SonyEricsson P800 Tick?
Symbian OS of course! Don't know what it is? Well you should. It's going to change the way we look at and use mobile phones in the future. Think about it. Two beautiful OSs working in perfect harmony thanks to Bluetooth integration. Check out the link below to get a load of what's in store. >=] (kendall)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-23 at 22:39 CET ]
This is of course also the proof that a 6C115 is a 6C115 is a 6C115 is 6C115a. [qed] (fryke)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-23 at 22:36 CET ] Jaguar Security Update Released
The first of hopefully not too many security updates has just been released for Jaguar 10.2, hours before it's official release this evening. Software Update still contains the old style "recycling" loading cursor instead of the new, pulsating "clock" loading cursor. The readme for this update is as follows:
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-23 at 22:25 CET ] SonyEricsson P800 Screen Shots
Are we ready for it? Yes. Is it available? No. Was it supposed to be about now? Yes. Give me that phone, Ericssony! (fryke)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-23 at 21:01 CET ]
That's what you'll find under the link. (fryke)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-23 at 20:38 CET ] Editorial: Why An Apple PDA Would Be A Bad Idea (And The iPod II A Good One)
Steve Jobs said that Apple wasn't gonna make an Apple branded PDA, because that market was a) already saturated and b) PDAs just weren't 'the thing'. People who buy PDAs think he's wrong, but I've got an explanation why he isn't. And it goes as follows.
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-23 at 19:54 CET ]
O'Reilly Network has an article about one editor's quest to use OS X with his Bluetooth enabled Ericsson T68i. Needless to say, it was a success and with a PC USB BT adapter no less! Now that Jaguar is shipping with BT device support and hopefully new Macs as well within the next several months, I found this article to be a good read, especially since my next printer will be a BT enabled one! >=] (kendall)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-23 at 18:23 CET ] Column About Rumour Sites vs. Apple
In a nice column on eWeek about above-mentioned subject, some of the latest rumours are laid out, too. Does that mean that Apple might want to shut up eWeek now, too? (fryke)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-23 at 16:14 CET ]
We have received word that Apple has put AirPort client cards on a waiting list. This, of course, leads to speculation about a new client card being introduced very soon. Combined with the link under this article, this makes much, much more sense. (fryke)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-23 at 14:24 CET ]
What for, you might ask? To have access to a (or several, depending on how many databases you set up) dictionaries via OmniDictionary when you are offline. Jens Ropers has made available a PDF file describing just that: How to set up a DICTD-Server on a Mac OS X machine. (fryke)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-23 at 13:28 CET ]
Fixes bugs. (fryke)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-23 at 02:53 CET ]
Ever stop to ponder the history of Apple Computer’s name and logo? No? Me either. That is until I stumbling upon the article below. Who knew so much went into that little apple with a bite we all take for granted today? One thing is certain; few other companies command the same product association that Apple has come to rely on from their logo. (kendall)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-22 at 23:45 CET ] Funny: Mac OS X 10.2 For PC Compatibles
It costs about 80'000 bucks, though. Hopefully the picture at The Register stays up... (fryke)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-22 at 19:59 CET ]
Some utilities are so great. And even free. 'Hide from Dock' (although an irritating name) adds a 'Hide' option to the Dock menu of running applications. It does this by unveiling a Dock.default that is normally unset. Works fine with Jaguar, didn't test on earlier systems. (fryke)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-22 at 19:38 CET ]
O'Reilly has posted a nice column about the 'Switchers'. Don't we love them? (fryke)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-22 at 16:36 CET ]
The more Windows-centric website www.betanews.com has published their own Jaguar review. This one's good, too. ;-) (fryke)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-22 at 16:10 CET ]
Might we see an even closer relationship between the two companies? (fryke)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-22 at 15:36 CET ] IBM's PowerPC 'Son of Power4' @ 2.0 GHz?
MacUser magazine (UK) reports that IBM aims at a speed of 2.0 GHz for all its next versions of PowerPC processors. Whether this will include the G3, too, is not mentioned, but a G3 @ 2.0 GHz with IBM's SIMD engine (similar to AltiVec™, it's already in the 700 MHz processors of the latest iBooks!) would make a good mobile processor to go with the Son of Power4 PowerPC processor, even if - marketing-wise - it would seem like a step back from the G4 processor. But why not simply name them G5 (Son of Power4) and G5 mobile (newer G3)? We will know more, when the Microprocessor Forum takes place: See an older article on mac.fryke.com... (fryke)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-22 at 12:48 CET ] New York Times Jaguar Review (YaJR)
The day is coming. Sadly, we haven't heard more details about the exact date for iCal & iSync... The review is a good read, although nothing new - for us - is revealed. Ex.: "But if you're the kind of person who gets satisfaction from, say, the hushed thump of a Lexus car door closing, it's the little things in Jaguar, the grace notes, that may mean the most in everyday work." - "Even so, Mac OS X 10.2 is the best-looking, least-intrusive and most thoughtfully designed operating system walking the earth today." (fryke)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-22 at 11:58 CET ]
Still looking for a few co-writers, we're on the move to expand mac.fryke.com further. You can already use the 'user comments' section to comment on our articles and discuss them with others. If you are interested in the development of mac.fryke.com, send us a line using the mail form at the bottom of this page. (fryke)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-21 at 19:38 CET ]
MacCentral has posted its review on the new operating system. And although the OS has not yet been officially released, we feel like it is ages old already. (fryke)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-21 at 16:48 CET ]
One of the most interesting smart phones is out - in the US only, it seems. (A pity...) We sure hope this will be made accessible in Europe too, as there is still a lack of really cool smart phones. It sure looks better than a tréo or a Nokia 7650. Guess we're still waiting for the SonyEricsson P800, too... (fryke)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-21 at 15:25 CET ]
It seems like free- & shareware coders want to give us back some of the missing OS 9 features. This time: Tabbed windows in the Finder. (fryke)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-21 at 14:31 CET ] Goodbye Jaguar, Hello "Panther"
With its next release of OS X not even officially out the door, Apple has turned their attention to the next major update to OS X, code-named "Panther." Formerly known as "Pinot", "Panther" is expected to debut as 10.3 and house Junkyard, a rumored file recovery utility. Could this early name adoption of Apple's all too familiar feline fancy (10.0 was Cheetah, 10.1 was Puma, and 10.2 as we all know will be Jaguar) indicate "Panther" is farther along than expected? Perhaps a March 24, 2003 release for 10.3 is not out of the question. (kendall)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-21 at 08:15 CET ] Short: Microsoft Losing Market Share, Apache Winning...
The new Netcraft numbers are in. And the lines in their graphics show it: Apache is clearly the winner in this round of serving websites to the people. And we like that. Start using your websharing on Mac OS X and be an Apache webserver, too! (fryke)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-21 at 05:13 CET ] New Linksys Dual Wireless Access Point
Linksys has announced availability of a dual wireless access point that not only does AirPort (802.11b), but 802.11a, the new 'standard', too. (Let's hope that Apple goes for this one, too.) From their page: "The Instant Wireless™ Dual-Band Wireless Access Point works simultaneously with both 802.11a and 802.11b wireless standards to bring you the ultimate in wireless freedom." (fryke)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-21 at 04:59 CET ] Web Crawlers, Information Gatherers Needed!
We need about two or three surfers, net crawlers, info gatherers. Or, as I would like to call them, co-writers. There's no money to be made from this project (unless you are a very big company wanting to spend some money on a decent banner-ad that fits mac.fryke.com, that is...), but if you're interested in gathering information relevant to the content of mac.fryke.com, want to write short articles and are able to do so in English language, use the comments form at the bottom of the page for contacting us.
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-21 at 04:43 CET ] In an earlier report (see all articles mode and search for 'AppleWorks 7' for details) we suggested 29. Sep. 2002 as the release date for AppleWorks 7 and the accompanying professional version. The same source that confirmed the date earlier this month now said that "Apple might reconsider on the release date, as this is an important strategic move against Microsoft". We'll try and get more info about the software - and its release date. Whenever you're ready, Apple. Let's take MS head on... (fryke)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-21 at 04:11 CET ]
I've written a page on using your webbrowser and computer via the keyboard more (and less with the mouse). If you want to be fast in using websites and your computer as a whole, read the article! (fryke)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-20 at 19:13 CET ] Want Labels In Mac OS X 10.2 Finder?
Nope, they're not a feature of Jaguar, but someone has coded a first build of a contextual menu item called 'Stereotyper'. You can find it - plus users' opinions - on arstechnica's forums... (fryke)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-20 at 18:32 CET ]
DoveBid.com To Auction Apple Hardware
On August 30, 2002, DoveBid.com will be auctioning unspecified new and reconditioned Apple computers. It would seem Apple is likely trying to move inventory in preparation for the release of updated iBooks, PowerBooks and possibly faster iMacs as noted in past stories. This would certainly coincide with our speculation of new PowerBooks on or around September 26, 2002. (kendall)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-19 at 22:29 CET ] PGP Corporate Desktop 8.0 for Mac OS X
The software should be available for Mac OS X 10.2 later this year (Q4 2002) for odering. This is great news for people who don't want to compile their own GPG. Slashdot has more news on the 'new' PGP Corporation, so the pgp.com link could be slow today. ;-) (fryke)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-19 at 21:17 CET ] kendall is the first of our new writers for mac.fryke.com. From now on you'll see our names next to our stories. So please, if you comment on an article, also mention to which author the comment should be delivered. :-) (fryke)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-19 at 07:37 CET ] Wrapping Up MOSR's Long Rumour
While we think MOSR has done a good job in writing their long piece of Sunday-News, there's really not much 'new' information inside it. It feels more like a MacEvangelist's Hope & Glory festival. But it's a good read. Here - in short - what it's about and what's new... HyperTransport, RapidIO. nVidias motherboard chipsets. (Nothing new so far and we're halfway down the report...) IBM Power4 derivative PowerPC is mentioned as the solution. Sounds good. 18 months away. We can't confirm this information, as IBM has been very quiet about the processor it wants to show off on the Microprocessor Forum on 15. Oct. 2002 (see mac.fryke.com report two weeks ago). iMac & eMac updates 'near the end of the year or later'. Hmm... PowerBooks at 1 GHz 'no later than February next year' sounds good. 'It may get an even more powerful graphics accelerator than the Mobility 7500' doesn't sound like information to us, sounds more like 'intelligent guessing'. (Of course the next PowerBook will have better graphics.) Last item: iBooks. MOSR says, there will be a standard 13" model and a widescreen 14" model. A long wrap-up, we're sorry. It's not that we don't like MOSR (we actually do like them normally, very much so indeed. But to promise a big report with just a mishmash of old information, new guessing and, maybe, some real insider information isn't what MOSR should push late on their Sunday evening's, we think. What we can confirm with our own sources (although they may be the same people writing to MOSR, of course) is the 14" widescreen iBook at 933 MHz. But our sources claim that the 'normal' model will stay at 12", as this model has been incredibly well accepted in the market.
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-19 at 06:50 CET ]
The New York Times has a story (free reg. required) about Apple & iPhone. - Our take: Most of the 'cited proofs' point to the iPod II (aka QuickTime Player), but of course we won't put off the iPhone rumour entirely, mainly because it would make sense for Apple to release an iPhone. Difficulty of world-compatibility aside (we sure hope it'll be GSM/HSCSD/GPRS Bluetooth and IrDA compatible) - Apple could (like it did with iPod) just leave 'the rest' in the dust and finally bring on a phone with a good design and good functionality. Not that SonyEricsson's T68i is too bad, nor Nokia's communicators and smartphones like the 7650 (although too big, all of them), but design is more than just the hardware. Apple can make good UI-design to go with it.
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-19 at 05:27 CET ]
ThinkSecret has a story about the release of Jaguar being a build called 6C115a (in some readme file or something) - and that no code has been changed, so that the GM build 6C115, which went to ADC Select members as Final Candidate 1 is what you'll get when you buy Jaguar. (And we think this is something like the sixth time we've read about 'it' being or not being final.)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-19 at 04:47 CET ] A Windows User's Take on Mac OS X
Always wanted to know what a Windows user thinks when he touches an iMac running Mac OS X? No? Ah, come on...
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-19 at 04:42 CET ]
This week was quite an interesting one. There were some news about the next round of PowerBooks, the new all-dual line of PowerMacs saw the light (and some negative comments, too...), we've heard a bit of Pinot and Junkyard. This was also the week we found the proof that Jaguar is 6C115. A good week, after all. :)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-19 at 03:54 CET ]
After trying out a few, very basic, designs for mac.fryke.com, I think I have found one that fits both my need (hmm...) to make mac.fryke.com resemble story.ch, our German literature platform, and the Mac head in me.
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-19 at 03:05 CET ]
One of the funnier Jaguar reviews...
RagingApathy is running one of the funnier to read Mac OS X 10.2 'Jaguar' reviews. Good read, great information for those who have not yet decided whether to buy the upgrade, too!
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-18 at 22:50 CET ] Dumbness muttering along the web Sometimes the dumbness of 'people' scares me. All over the web people are repeating that Jaguar won't include an installation CD for OS 9. Isn't it a very simple to understand fact that if you have a Mac now and buy Jaguar, the probability that you own a Mac OS 9 CD is near to 100%, and that you can order one if you don't for 19$? Plus: OS 9 is dead, of course. Read: Column at osopinion.com.
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-18 at 18:12 CET ] This is the first release of Fryke's Backup. Give it a try, if you want to, and send comments! -> Fryke's Backup.dmg.
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-18 at 16:25 CET ]
MacWorld has its Mac OS X 10.2 'Jaguar' review up You'll find it under this link. Good review, I think, although they state that the mouse cursor has a little drop shadow (which it had in earlier builds, I remember it being in 6C35, 6C48 but not in later builds, which I welcome).
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-16 at 16:24 CET ]
Spymac has an article about Pinot (Mac OS X 10.3, probably) and Junkyard (if Spymac sources are right, Junkyard will be some file recovering utility). Seems to us like Junkyard is going to be another application only .mac users will get their hands on. Although we'd hate that, as we're no .mac users... ;-) Spymac also states that both things (although unrelated, as it seems) should be shown at MWSF in January early next year. Pinot available on 24. Mar. 2002, perhaps?
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-15 at 20:54 CET ] Apple's education website says: "And for a limited time, you can save up to $380* off the retail price of a PowerBook G4 -- this includes up to an additional $150 savings on top of the regular Apple Store for Education Individuals discount. Act now, this special back-to-school offer expires September 25, 2002." - This sounds like a good date for the introduction of new PowerBooks. Rumoured for the next round are 1 GHz processor (probability: high), Bluetooth integrated (high), SuperDrive in the high end (low). The reason why we set the probability on a SuperDrive equipped PowerBook on 'low' is that the first drives for notebooks just won't fit into the current PowerBook Titanium design. But of course Apple could redesign the PowerBooks. Their design is good, but hasn't been changed for 1.5 years.
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-15 at 12:54 CET ]
Jaguar may contain a security issue According to a thread on AppleInsider.com, Mac OS X 10.2 Release contains a severe issue in its SSL implementation (and the services compiled with it) that should be fixed by the time Jaguar arrives at the stores via a small update, probably already 10.2.1. We tend to think that Apple will have a Security Updater available via Software Update soon, and that 10.2.1 will only appear there later on, probably along with iCal and iSync in September. Write a note if you know more...
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-14 at 15:47 CET ] ... to add the link to the official Apple PowerMac pages..., but they're of course out now - and you knew already. :)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-14 at 00:45 CET ] Around the world: People too negative? The introduction of the all-dual PowerMacs shows me two things: 1. There are too many iWhiners who will never be content, anyway, 2. Most of the negative comments come from people who misunderstand the marketing behind the new PowerMacs (and the old ones, probably): These are the 'professional' machines, dual processor UNIX workstations for developers and graphics pros around the world. This isn't your momma's iMac, but it's neither your neighbour's game-station Pentium4 system with WinXP, it's a real computer for getting real work done. If you _have_ to flame about this comment, fire ahead with the comment section below. I'll post the most intelligent and the dumbest flame on mac.fryke.com :)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-14 at 00:27 CET ]
Specs of the new PowerMacs G4 are out! This link shows the prices, too! More news will follow. Apple Store is down right now. :)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-13 at 14:10 CET ] Spymac has lift-off again? ;-) Jack Campbell - a reader of spymac.com, writes in his column about the 64bit IBM PowerPC that he believes this processor is here already and that we'll see the new PowerMacs filled with them. Jack is a bit picky on the words of the Microprocessor Forum online flyer, as he states that the present tense makes him assume the chip is ready for the market. We think he's way off, of course. We stick to our original story about the new PowerMacs: They'll use the PPC 7470, a new G4 processor from Motorola. But we'll see tomorrow, we guess.
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-13 at 01:50 CET ]
Proof: Final build of Mac OS X 10.2 "Jaguar" is 6C115 Head over to this forum thread at macosx.com to find the proof. A newly delivered iMac 17" contained Jaguar, and it was build number 6C115.
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-12 at 21:27 CET ] iChat: Registering without .mac or AIM account?
After showing iChat to several friends, they all stated the same thing: "I don't want to download AIM and I won't pay for .mac! How do I use iChat, then?" Simple:
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-12 at 19:20 CET ]
iPod II (QuickTime Player Consumer Device) Details known so far: iPod form factor, the front being a reflective TFT screen with 640*320 resolution, digital camera (3 MegaPixel), Toshiba harddrive (20+ GB), stylus and/or finger input ("thumbable"), MP3/AAC/QuickTime/MPEG-4 playback, FireWire connection (for power and data transfer, like iPod), interface a mix between iTunes and iPod (simple, fast), voice recording (it's basically THE journalist's tool with voice rec. and digicam). Price: The device should be expected to be marketed as the top-of-the-line iPod. Availability: Unknown, probably before the christmas buying season. This is one cool (and probably expensive) gadget. It's not a PDA exactly, but like the iPod can be extended with address and notes features, the iPod II will also be much more useful than it initially appears to be.
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-11 at 18:04 CET ] IBM's 64bit PowerPC SIMD AltiVec™ compatible? http://penguinppc.org/ says so. But then again they seem eager to quote them as source for the 'news'. We'd say: IBM hasn't really commented on the processor yet, as it wants to do so on the Microprocessor Forum. So we don't believe *anything* we hear about it until then...
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-11 at 12:27 CET ] Extended Report on Mac OS X 10.2 'Jaguar' - Part IV Testing on a snow iBook/600/combo revealed that the antialiasing setting 'best for LCD' isn't colour based like on the TiBook. Whether there's a technical reason for this (maybe AltiVec™ is used for this in Jaguar?) or a marketing differentiation between the iBook and the TiBook is not known at the moment. (The graphics adapter in that iBook has the same specs as the TiBook 500.)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-11 at 04:32 CET ]
Extended Report on Mac OS X 10.2 'Jaguar' - Part III After playing (and even working) a little bit with Jaguar, I have to say that this really feels like the finished product Mac OS X never was before. I guess people with graphics adapters that can do Quartz Extreme will feel even more pleased with this build, but for me, Jaguar is definitely a must-buy. Go ahead and ask questions in the comments box below...
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-10 at 00:42 CET ]
Extended Report on Mac OS X 10.2 'Jaguar' - Part II
Having moved all my E-Mails to the new Mail.app, I can give some more comments on Jaguar.
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-09 at 19:24 CET ] Extended Report on Mac OS X 10.2 'Jaguar' - Part I
Finally I've found the time to install Mac OS X 10.2 'Jaguar' - and write a report for you. So let's dive right into it. After starting up my Titanium PowerBook G4 500, I notice that the screen with the small classic Macintosh has been replaed with a nice, smooth Apple logo. After a while the installer comes up - and gives better options than any Mac OS X version to date. You can archive an old installation and install 10.2, upgrade to 10.2, erase and reinstall and so on. You can also choose which language packs to install, which reduces the overall size of the installation.
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-09 at 16:54 CET ] Stay tuned this weekend for more information about iCal, the QuickTime Player (iPod II) and a detailed report on the final version of Mac OS X 10.2 'Jaguar'...
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-09 at 15:22 CET ]
Please tell him he's wrong ;-) In yet another article on how Apple should move on to X86, some author writes that Apple is wrong designing good PCs. He says "I haven't a clue." - and he's of course right, although there should be the word 'got' in that sentence. Please flame him.
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-08 at 20:26 CET ] First statements about Bluetooth™ and Jaguar 6C115 You'll find a comment in French under this link. It says that with the D-Link Bluetooth™ adapter, Jaguar works very, very well. Even file transfers to a SonyEricsson T68i have worked wonderfully. vCard exchange seems to be dependent on iSync, though.
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-08 at 18:37 CET ] IBM will discuss its forthcoming 64bit PowerPC processor line at the microprocessor forum. Seems to be based on its Power4 series processors, aimed at desktop (high end) workstation market. Sounds good to us. But this processor probably won't see the market (or even a Mac motherboard) before the end of 2003...
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-08 at 18:17 CET ] Spymac.com has an article on possible nVidia motherboards in the next (or the one after) PowerMacs. It's an interesting concept to de-CPU-ize multimedia and graphics tasks. It's been done before with great (technical, not financial) success with the Commodore Amiga in the late 80s. It would also make perfect sense considering that Apple wants to do this with Quartz Extreme. However, we don't think nVidia could be that interested in providing only Apple with these kinds of 'powers', although the partnership between the two companies seems quite healthy, lately. Fire off your comments, if you want to share them, below...
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-08 at 16:30 CET ] You can use the form at the bottom of this page to send us information, rumours etc. But you can also use it to just say 'hi!', of course.
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-08 at 16:10 CET ] CommonSense™ Department Editorial: Microsoft
The last few weeks have shown a departure from Apple's wooing of Microsoft. Instead, Apple started to replace Microsoft software at the edges of Mac OS X.
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-08 at 16:01 CET ] While 6C115 has left Apple's buildings for production, Apple is preparing the rollout of a few applications, including iSync, iCal and AppleWorks 7 (we have an earlier post on that one, too). Jaguar 6C119 has been finished, and in the release notes, there are statements about compatibility issues of Jaguar with those applications as well as Apple Remote Access 1.02. Some of them will be ironed out inside the applications, but it seems like others have to be corrected in Jaguar. So expect a (small) update to 10.2 soon after its release on the 24. Aug. 2002.
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-08 at 15:10 CET ] More thoughts 'Apple on Intel/AMD' David Coursey has his own thoughts about Apple computers running off Intel/AMD processors. His thoughts aren't that bad, we think, although we're still believing in the G5 processor (knock on wood!). Before writing him the usual flame-mail, think about that he mentions 'in a 18 month period'. Nobody's talking about 'switching' here & now.
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-08 at 01:44 CET ]
New information about the item previously mentioned on mac.fryke.com: The QuickTime Player, aka iPod II. The same source with the last information says that the device has a 3 Megapixel camera and can double as - quite a good - digital camera. All combined, this will be the media device on the market. (No information about the price yet, though...)
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-07 at 22:03 CET ] Update to 'Take a Mac user to lunch' Paul Murphy has posted an update to his article called 'Why you should take a Mac user to lunch'. Good read.
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-07 at 18:55 CET ] Posted earlier on mac.fryke.com: The next generation PowerMac G4 towers will have 333 Mhz DDR SDRAM. Today both MacBidouille & MacRumors (kind of) confirmed those statements.
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-07 at 17:51 CET ]
PowerMacs on 14. Aug. 2002 (updated) Confirmed by two separate sources: The new PowerMacs will appear on 14. Aug. 2002. The specs are - as anticipated - starting at a single processor 1 GHz PowerMac and include a high end Dual 1.4 GHz machine. DDR SDRAM is running at 333 MHz. More info later on - as it arrives...
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-06 at 05:53 CET ]
ThinkSecret has info and pictures about iCal for you following this link.
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-05 at 08:01 CET ]
The last week and this weekend brought quite a bit of information. Read older posts about AppleWorks7 & Office Suite, the new PowerMacs and Mac OS X 10.2 "Jaguar" Golden Master - as well as PDA Rumours along with the anticipated QuickTime Player consumer electronics device. And about that Jaguar GM: The final verdict is still not in, but we're positive that build 6C115 actually made Golden Master, although there have been later builds coming out of Apple. We'll know for certain when the box hits the shelves on 24. Aug. 2002.
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-04 at 14:46 CET ]
AppleWorks 7 confirmed, AppleWorks 7 Office Suite pending... We have received several mails in the last few weeks containing hints on the next version of AppleWorks. We first put them off as 'natural rumours', meaning that whenever there hasn't been a new version of an application for a while, there eventually will be a new version if the opposite isn't proven. Some rumours were about a complete rewrite of the productivity suite in Cocoa while others suggested a 'normal' upgrade in the plain old Carbon fashion. But lately, those rumours are accompanied by dates: AppleWorks 7 will be available for 79$ on 29. Sep. 2002. And it will be Cocoa. "Apple has seen that the Carbon version of AppleWorks wasn't exactly a posterchild application for Mac OS X." states one source. But of more importance to us here at mac.fryke.com: An AppleWorks 7 Office Suite should be made available for 129$ the same day, including the all new presentation tool (the one included in the consumer version is basically the one we know from AppleWorks 6 ported to Cocoa) and better compatibility with Microsoft Office. Various sources that mention the Office Suite also mention that the compatibility with MS Office was better than anything - except the original and OpenOffice.org (hint). Seems like there is some partnership Apple-Sun-OpenOffice.org going on...
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-03 at 17:38 CET ] PowerPage.org has a new Apple PDA rumour. While some of the 'details' sound a bit far off ('regular size harddrive'? that's a bit big...), other details remind us of the QuickTime Player gadget mentioned three entries below. This is getting more interesting. We'll gather more information next week and keep you updated.
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-03 at 12:00 CET ]
Obviously, there is some mish mash about the latest builds, concerning whether they're Golden Master builds or not. The builds however are clearly labeled as 'Final Candidates'. Even 6C117, which has just left Apple, isn't officially considered 'the' Golden Master. Other sources tell me that the GM has already been assigned and that Apple will ship a small update soon after the release of Jaguar on 24. Aug. 2002. We'll keep you updated. Things should clear up over the weekend, when the 'final judgement' information from Friday (the day the GM should be declared) moves in. Stay tuned...
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-02 at 23:49 CET ] Recent rumours say that build 6C116 is Golden Master. However, that build still includes a buglist and is officially the Final Candidate 2. CommonSense? We think a build around 6C120 will be the final version of Jaguar.
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-02 at 20:08 CET ] New information about the next Apple gadget After the introduction of the most recent line of iPods, rumours about the next consumer gadget have ceased to flow in. But yesterday we got a new input from an old source. The 'QuickTime Player' gadget should appear in October, early enough for the Christmas season. It'll be iPod-like (could even be called iPod, too) and will extend the iPod features in the following fields: Video playback (MPEG-4), iPhoto companion, Voice recording capabilities.
[ written by fryke™ on 2002-08-02 at 19:57 CET ] |
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