The Odds: Pro Bookmakers Weigh In On Tomorrow’s Event
Tomorrow, Oct. 20, Apple will host its much anticipated “Back to the Mac” media event. Many industry observers expect Apple CEO Steve Jobs to announce a new MacBook Air ultra-portable computer, among other things. But what do those who make a living calculating odds think?
Opera 10.63: An Old Workhorse Gets an Update
Opera Software released version 10.63 of their flagship browser on Tuesday, with another round of tweaks, enhancements and bug fixes. Being a consummate Opera fan, I wasted no time checking it out Opera in both Snow Leopard and on my old G4 PowerBook running Tiger.
Fake: A Programmable Browser for OS X
Does the Mac community need another Web browser? Probably not if we're talking conventional browsers, as there's a luxury of choices already available: Safari, Firefox, Chrome, Opera, and a gaggle of others. But Fake is different, and it could just be the time-saver you're looking for.
The Case for a Modular MacBook
My main computer for the past 19 months has been a Core 2 Duo unibody MacBook. It's fast, has an excellent LED backlit display, is quiet and reliable. Nevertheless I still log some three to four hours per day on average with my 10-year-old Pismo PowerBooks.
Will the MacBook Air Survive?
The biggest speculative conundrum for Mac laptop watchers is, "Whither the MacBook Air?" It's been over a year since the Air received its last refresh, and the puzzler is whether it will be getting another or just be allowed to fade away from relevance through neglect.
The Potential Health Risks of Multitouch Devices
Multitouch user input is the current "latest big thing" in mobile computing. However, little is yet known about long-term stresses that using multitouch input systems may inflict on our muscles, nerves, and tendons.
Should There Be iOS Support for the Mac?
My daughter loves her iPhone, and recently observed that the iPhone OS reminds her a lot of Mac OS Classic System 6 -- the operating system on which we both cut our computing teeth some 18 years ago. I think she has a valid point.
iPhone More Important Invention Than Flush Toilets?
Is the iPhone a more important invention than the humble water closet? As one who has lived for extended periods of time in houses and cottages without indoor plumbing, I would say not, but according to your typical British consumer, it is.
Does Ubuntu Capture the “Mac Vision And Spirit” Better Than Mac OS X?
Given Apple's increasingly evident distractedness from Mac OS development as it concentrates more on the mobile space with the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch, some are suggesting that Ubuntu captures the traditional "Mac" spirit and vision better than the actual Mac OS does these days.
R.I.P. Computer Mouse? Not So Fast
Ackerman thinks that something being largely overlooked amidst the tsunami of iPad hype is what he deems its biggest potential "achievement" -- that Apple's touchscreen quasi-PC might have finally struck a fatal blow to the longstanding standard of computer input devices, the computer mouse.
iPad + iBookstore + Smashwords = Free, Low Hassle e-Book Publishing
Have a hankering to be a published author? With the iPad's launch expected to exponentially increase interest in and demand for e-books, a new e-book publishing and distribution platform called Smashwords could be your ticket to , if not necessarily literary fame and fortune, at least the satisfaction of authorship and perhaps a few bucks...
Smaller MacBook Air Would Reassure Us of Apple’s Commitment to Laptops