Apple

With the ruling on the weekend, and Apple lawyers putting the final stake in rogue company Psystar’s heart, it is clear to see that you just don’t mess with the legal system put in place by the computer industry, which may be the thing that people hate most.
The article I posted concerning the dubious usage [...]

An article on Groklaw today, gives the news that Psystar, the company that believed it could take on the lawyers of Cupertino, where others had failed, has been left with no legal standing for any of its ventures, whatsoever.
Psystar just got what’s coming to them in the California case. Here’s the order [PDF]. It’s a [...]

While perusing the ComputerWorld site, I found that ex-PCWorld editor-in-chief Harry McCracken has penned a series of six articles to ease the Windows user into the use of a modern Mac.
In the articles covered are making the jump, getting around at first on OS X, getting your files moved to the new machine, running Windows [...]

During the time I have been involved with computers, there have been several would-be competitors to Apple, but none has held on as long as Florida company Psystar.
In the early days, the cloning revolved around building a similar motherboard, and then actually physically copying the ROMs  of the Apple machine. Though I never was interested [...]

It was pretty amazing when startup company Psystar decided to make its own Hackintosh, as Apple had fought and won against other upstart companies trying to horn in on their business. When the court battle was announced, the smart money was on the quick removal of this little thorn from Apple’s side, and never hearing [...]

Apple has released a new mouse today, one that no longer uses the Mighty Mouse moniker, as it was found that the cartoon rodent was not amused by their use of his name.
The mouse not only loses its name, but the buttons that controlled it, and the small ’scroll ball’ that many believed was a [...]

The famous company from Santa Clara, and the really famous one from Cupertino, are both a bit beleaguered these days, with AMD having problems fighting off the gains in CPU marketshare of Intel, and Apple fighting off the onslaught of the many PC companies, all eager to take a bite out of the Apple pie.
One [...]

Just a short one this time, but a very important principle that i’ve noted over 20 years of dealing with Microsoft and Apple.
Right now, there is an article on Ars Technica, that explains the problem some are having with the Snow Leopard upgrade. While problems are something that Apple certainly has, the method of dealing [...]

Have you ever wondered why there is so much differentiation in all the various browsers based upon the WebKit [engine]?
I must admit, I haven’t given it that much thought, but after reading an article in InfoWorld, I must admit I was not fully in possession of the facts. (as an Opera user, I think that [...]

The Kindle is one of those devices that answers a need, yet I don’t personally get excited about its success. I want to see something that is open-source, with an easy way to save content on some other media, what has been purchased. I suppose I am strange like that – I have the idea [...]

No, this is not a slam on the iPhone, or Apple. I am a fan of both; if there was a way to get a an iPhone with support, I’d have one.
Unfortunately, Mr. Jobs screwed the pooch on his choice of providers to align with, as AT&T has been, and perhaps always will be, the [...]

With the problems encountered (see here and here) by Apple users with the upgrades to Snow Leopard, it must be really satisfying to be a programmer at Microsoft. After all the flack the Microsoft programmers and designers get, always hearing how Apple computers ‘simply work’, it must feel like a moment they wish to have [...]

Washington, D.C., that is. As in the meetings where lobbyists try to get their agendas insinuated into the mainstream. It is reported as true by an article in slashdot.
My first thought, without having to read any further, was “Of course, they are. Why would they not be? It is part of their corporate methodology.” Why [...]

It really is amazing to see how some people will decide that the best way to get some talk going about a new product is to start a small bashing session, and then come back with all the reasons why the bashing should not be.
There is probably a name for this in the advertising world, [...]

Apparently the sound beating that all the competing browsers give Internet Explorer 8 is not enough to keep them from spending still more money to bring attention to it. With the release of Firefox 3.5 yesterday, you must admit that Microsoft certainly isn’t afraid to spend, bringing ads for IE8 to market on the very [...]