Let the games begin! When Apple left support for Intel Atom processors out of Mac OS X 10.6.2, we all knew it would be a matter days before savvy netbook users would re-instate the functionality and now that’s exactly what’s happened—rock on.
After receiving a legal snot-o-gram from Baker & McKenzie asking his company to change the name of one its applications so it would no longer contain the word “iPod,” Little App Factory CEO John Devor decided to take matters into his own hands and write Steve Jobs personally. Surprisingly enough the Apple CEO actually responded, though this story doesn’t have a happy ending.
A warranty intermediary says that HP has the worst reliability and Asus the best when it comes to notebook computers. And — this should come as no surprise — netbooks are 20 percent more likely than full size laptops to break in the first year.
No one satisfies with vaporware like Apple. This device hasn’t been seen let alone used by anyone, but pundits of every stripe are tripping over each other to declare the Mac tablet, a.k.a. iPod touch on steroids, the next insanely great thing from Steve Jobs and his merry band of elves.
Both the hackintosh maker and Apple had requested summary judgements from the bench, a risky move that could have delivered a stinging rebuke and lopsided defeat to either side. Nevertheless, it was the Cupertino, California-based Mac, iPod and iPhone that prevailed with the judge coming down against the illegal cloner on nearly every charge — a likely death blow.
Parents arguing in public — it’s just embarrassing and it’s impossible not to feel sympathy for their kids. In this case, it’s the word of a corporate sales guy who made an off-the-cuff remark about Windows 7’s origins and the operating system’s designers now saying those remarks were “inaccurate and uniformed.”
You’ve really gotta give Apple and its marketing people credit for always being on message and keeping tight control of what’s said — you just don’t hear faux pas like this from them. Granted, they get caught lying from time to time, but never plumping other companies’ products, especially not Microsoft’s.
NVidia CEO Jen-Hsun “whoop ass” Huang was recently interviewed in Dubai where he went on about his love for Apple products, which fill his home. However, as he went on about how well his company is getting on with the Cupertino, California-based Mac, iPod and iPhone maker, there was something completely out of place on the desk in front of him, which looks remarkably like a legendary though still unreleased Apple product — the Mac tablet.
In the nearly 10 years I’ve been running OS X, it hasn’t happened to me yet, but the day when I stare blankly at my Mac’s login screen is coming — it’s just a matter time. Thereupon, it’s better to be prepared for the inevitable, so read this tutorial, print it out and put it where you can find it when the time comes.
Whether you’re looking for some simple clue to his success or just gotta scratch that (tech) celebrity itch, Steve Jobs is an elusive source. Moreover, in the infrequent glimpses we do get, it’s hard to get a feel for who he really is. Here’re a few candids, some never seen before, providing insight into Apple’s enigmatic CEO.
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