Safari has struggled to gain a foothold in the Windows market since it first got released in a Windows compatible format. How then did the program triple its Windows user base in just one month?

Mediocre and overpriced hardware; that’s the apt description of the Mac Mini.  It may be a “low cost” Mac but it has stagnated while it’s more capable bigger brothers like the MacBook and MacBook Pro have received better and more regular update cycles.  Now, finally, the Mac Mini is getting an incremental boost in processing and graphics power.

The next update to Apple’s Mac OS X Leopard, number 10.5.2, is rumored to have support for World of Warcraft. Anyone who has ever gamed on a Mac knows that this is a big deal. World of Warcraft worked great for us running Tiger on an eMac with some updated hardware, but hasn’t worked well since upgrading to Leopard.

The porn industry is focusing its efforts on creating a niche for iPhone users; not only does that mean revamping content to look sexier on the little screen, but also for using the different aspects of the iPhone to aid in different…more exciting…implementations.  Your iPhone is no longer used for good clean fun.

Word on the street is "the new Mac Pro is the fastest Mac" ever built. Released along side a new Xserve today, these machines aren’t hip enough for the official Macworld keynote later this month, so the company announced them today.

Praise be to the free software gods!  Transmission, the uber-popular torrent client for OS X, has officially “made it,” reaching 1.00 version status.Transmission has long been touted by the Mac torrent community as one of, if not the best, torrent clients due to its system-light requirements, speedy performance and ease of use.  However, for a long while it has been in beta, though it was quite functional and enjoyable. Now it is updated to a fully-functional version with a new look and more functionality.  Best of all, it is still free as ever.  

Never to be left behind on the rumor or future fronts regarding Apple technology, I give you one of Apple’s latest patent applications; this new application describes an OLED-based keyboard that accurately displays what will happen when users strike specific keys.

Though I wince every time I consider how dependent the free world is on Microsoft products, I must admit that Microsoft Office is most times a necessity for Mac users; with that in mind, it either gives me great pleasure or makes me slightly nauseous to announce that the newest iteration of Microsoft Office, 2008, for Mac will be coming out of its closet at MacWorld.

So, you got a few Apple gift cards or some extra spending cash, and you’re about to burst with excitement over your upcoming Apple purchase, right?  But wait, MacWorld is just around the corner; could what you’re wanting to purchase become even shinier, prettier, nicer between now and January 15th?  The answer to your question is forthcoming.

Apple’s meteoric ascent to $200 per share just this month have left many bewildered as to how the company that was, less than a decade ago, in shambles, has risen to the levels of success it currently enjoys.  Naysayers have consistently denied that Apple could reach each progressive plateau of success; however, is there really any chance that Apple could ever reach, say, $600 per share?