January 6th, 2003
As is tradition in the Mac community, I will dedicate some time and bandwidth to MacWorld speculation. Since we all enjoy those juicy rumors and analysis of what PC users would consider pure insanity. I should start off by noting that various other news sources have found out that no new Macs are [...]
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January 1st, 2003
After a few months of hibernation, MacVillage.net News is coming back in 2003 with a bang. Look for new articles starting on Monday, January 6, 2003. Some great new things are in store for this year including coverage of the upcoming Expo via Handheld devices such as Palm devices and cell phones! [...]
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September 17th, 2002
It has been rumored for over a year that Apple was secretly keeping Mac OS X builds for x86 deep in it?s Cupertino Labs. In recent months, high profile articles have claimed to have testimony confirming the existence of such builds. These statements have generated quite a bit of controversy in the [...]
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September 15th, 2002
According to Apple, in 2003, future Macs will not be able to boot Mac OS 9, limiting them to Mac OS X. [Press Release] Will this actually happen? No way. If you use Mac OS 9, and don?t plan to switch, don?t worry. Why do I make such a bold statement? [...]
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September 6th, 2002
As announced the other week, I will be doing a rather lengthy series on working in a bi-platform environment, particularly Mac OS and Windows. Once again, I am working on my Mac during Weekends, and must use a Windows XP laptop as per schools recommendation. More detailed information can be found hereThe first [...]
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August 25th, 2002
The world isn’t perfect, we all know that. We can’t always use our beloved Macs at our jobs or schools, we also know that. This coming year, I will be taking time to address these issues which seem ignored by everyone else. I will be writing a whole series of articles about [...]
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August 13th, 2002
Apple today announced a revamped PowerMac G4 line, the first time all models ship with dual processors, apparently Apples way of keeping up with Intels 2 GHz + processor speeds. [Link]The new G4′s features speeds up to 1.25 GHz x2 (dual processor of course), and a signifigantly improved bus taking after the Xserve. This [...]
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July 27th, 2002
Microsoft has recently been very vocal about not being able to sell the 750,000 copies they hoped they would. Instead about 300,000 copies have been sold at this time. Microsoft claims that this discrepancy is Apple’s fault because of the low Mac OS X adoption rate due to bad marketing.So who really is [...]
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