Steve’s health is rapidly declining. Apple is choosing to remove the hype factor strategically vs letting the hype destroy apple when the inevitable news comes later this spring.
This strategic loss will be less of a bang with investors. This is why Macworld is a no-go anymore. No more Steve means no more hype. Saying they are no longer needing [Macworld] is the cover designed by the worldwide “loyalty” department.
Category: General Tech
Espresso’s Beta Shows Up
Espresso, Macrabbit’s new suite of web-building applications, has hit beta:
As you may know, we planned to have Espresso ready in November. Unfortunately our schedule slipped and while we have an active private beta program, everybody else was getting a little antsy. With this in mind, we have decided to open up the Espresso Beta to everyone until we reach the final. Espresso is already a great editor — and we love using it ourselves — but we want to make more changes before slapping the official “version 1” seal on. This Public Beta allows us to do that without being an annoying tease.
Shameless Plug
Google Support Document 107906:
Browsers are getting faster and better at running web applications like Google Mail that use browser technology to its limits. In order to get the best experience possible and make Google Mail run an average of twice as fast, we suggest that you upgrade your browser to one of the fastest Google Mail supported browsers that work on Windows.
The options listed? Firefox, and Google’s own Chrome browser.
Another "OS Showdown" Post
So much about this article makes me mad, I can’t decide what to quote.
I Threw Up A Little In My Mouth
I usually like Lifehacker, but today, I’m not sure:
We had to look at this desktop twice to make sure it really was Windows.
I mean, that’s horrific.
Linux Users to Get Notifications
Mark Shuttleworth (Ubuntu guy) says that notifications should be simplified to completely eliminate the need for user interaction. To accommodate that goal, the new notification system will not support response buttons or any other interactive elements. This change is intended to reduce the disruption caused by notifications. He says that applications which require persistent notifications should use panel notification area icons and that conventional popups and other mechanisms can be used for messages that require an interactive response.
We’re Not As Cool As We Used To Be
Windows PC owners always pull the “Macs aren’t compatible with any decent software” card when bashing Apple. But that insult is clearly outdated if Barack Obama was able to win the U.S. presidency with a Mac as his computing weapon (while using iChat to stay in touch with his family, no less). And wait — there’s one more thing: Obama has his own official iPhone application! Can we all “think different” if we’re all using the same trendy gadgets?
The First Domains
PC World has posted a list of the first 100 “.com” domains registered. Symbolics.com was the first. Xerox was # 7. Adobe, #42. Apple, #64. Microsoft isn’t on the list.
Lenovo Launches Dual-Screen Notebook
And it got beat to death with an ugly stick. I don’t see this going anywhere. The thing is 11 pounds and $3,600. And somewhat pointless.
Mac Plus + G4 Cube = Awesome
Flickr user charles_mangin:
Transplanting the innards of a G4 Cube into the body of a Mac Plus.
It’s as awesome as I hoped it would be.
[Via Newton Poetry.]
Mactini: All the Apple Netbook You’ll Need
British comedian Peter Serafinowicz has come up with the “Mactini.” [Via Gizmodo.]
Parallels 4.0 for Mac Gets Reviewed
I don’t want to seem like I’m completely ripping Parallels Desktop 4. There is no doubt that this is a great program feature-wise, and in a few months, when the code is polished, it will be an easily recommendable upgrade. As it stands, though, I just can’t suggest that people make the jump unless they are prepared to deal with some problems. It really is a shame that the bugs are so significant, since the Parallels programmers managed to get quad-core working for non-server Windows clients where VMware couldn’t. But launching too early has obviously come at a steep price.