When Apple announced that it was going to sell OS X Lion exclusively as a digital download, many were skeptical. By not selling physical copies of the operating system, wouldn’t Apple be crippling Lion’s consumer reach? As it turns out, Lion has already sold...Microsoft Follows In Apple’s Footsteps By Deciding To Sell Windows 8 Digitally
When Apple announced that it was going to sell OS X Lion exclusively as a digital download, many were skeptical. By not selling physical copies of the operating system, wouldn’t Apple be crippling Lion’s consumer reach? As it turns out, Lion has already sold...Skype adds Facebook-to-Facebook calling to desktop client
Skype announced in a blog post today a new version of its desktop client that supports Facebook0-to-Facebook video calls and other enhancements such as smoother video rendering on the Mac platform and group screen sharing for Windows users with a Premium subscription, which is currently available for Mac users. Users who are chatting one-on-one will also be...
Use TrueCrypt For Multi-Platform Encryption Support [OS X Tips]
Yesterday, I wrote a tip about using FileVault 2 encryption in Mac OS X Lion to encrypt a variety of external devices and SD cards. Although I like FileVault 2, I mentioned that it had some caveats. The most glaring caveat is that media...Gartner: Apple and Asus were the big winners in Europe in Q3
Their PC shipments grew by double digits while the broader market fell more than 11%
Even without counting the iPad, Apple (AAPL) gained smartly on the major personal computer vendors in Europe last quarter according to a report issued Monday by Gartner, Inc.
While the broader market for PCs fell 11.4% in the quarter, Apple's Mac shipments...
Microsoft pushes out emergency fix to block Duqu zero-day exploit
Last night, Microsoft released a workaround to block a Windows kernel vulnerability recently found to be exploited by the installer for the Duqu virus, a Stuxnet-like worm discovered in October. The attack, discovered by Hungari...
Format A Flash Drive To Work With OS X And Windows [Video How-To]
For users who work with both Macs and PCs, having a flash drive that can work between both and seamlessly transport files can be critical. The tricky part is choosing the filesystem that provides the best interoperability between both computers. In this video, I’ll...Apple: 5 timeless lessons from the Graphing Calculator story
A project developed during the company's dark ages has much to teach us today
Truncated Dodecahedron created on Graphing Calculator by J. Snuszka
"I had been paid to do a job, and I wanted to finish it. My electronic badge still opened Apple's doors, so I just kept showing up."
So begins the bizarre story Ron Avitzur tells about...
Kinect for Windows SDK going commercial in early 2012
The Kinect for Windows SDK, a beta version of which is already available to developers, is being prepared for a commercial rollout in early 2012.
The current beta version is targeted at academics, enthusiasts, and...
You tell us: why do IT shops block employee Macs more than PCs?
Love them, hate them, or profit off them immensely, one thing is certainly true about employees: they'll inevitably try to bring their own tech onto the corporate network. Our report last week about Forrester Research's latest IT...
Forrester relents: Recommends Macs for business because your boss wants one
IT managers’ thinking is influenced by a myriad of business factors, including research studies advising them not to adopt Apple’s computers. But their attitude is changing as Forrester Research, one of the most outspoken proponents of the Mac-free business environment, now backpedals on their 2008 report which called for a total banishment of Macs in...
Hell freezes over: Forrester urges IT to support the Mac
The voice of Windows in the enterprise discovers that Mac users are more productive
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That 41% of enterprises won't let Apple (AAPL) PCs anywhere near their computing services -- not even e-mail or the Internet -- should come as no surprise to the IT professionals who subscribe to Forrester Research's market research reports. After...
Steve Jobs: ‘My worst and stupidest staging event’
Gates looming over Jobs at Macworld 1997
Among the highlights of the excerpt from Walter Isaacson's Steve Jobs in the current issue of Fortune is the story of how Jobs repaired Apple's (AAPL) relationship with Microsoft (MSFT) just in time to get Bill Gates to participate in his 1997 MacWorld keynote. Jobs waited until the end to introduce, after a...
