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- Technology top tips for students
- Technology top tips for students11. Buy a Mac and not a Windows PCThe Mac will give you the flexibility to run either Mac OS X and excellent version of UNIX with a great GUI and/or Windows XP or Vista from the same machine. With an inexpensive add-on, it can also...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-01
- iPhone 3G tethering App pulled by Apple
- iPhone 3G tethering App pulled by AppleGet Your Computer Online using your iPhone's Data Connection[url=http://lifehacker.com/398961/get-your-computer-online-using-your-iphones-data-connection]FYI[/url]But, if you had an Nokia N95, you wouldn't be writing this plaintiff article--you'd have choices.Heck, I even have [url=http://www.joikuspot.com/]JoikuSpot[/url] which allows my phone to act as a 'hotspot' AP which means I can tether to...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-01
- Adding up Sun's pieces
- Adding up Sun's piecesFocus on the small businessIf Sun wants to monetize their strategy have a separate sales channel focus on the SMB's that don't have deep pockets and entrenched technology and are willing to listen when someone says there is a better cheaper way of doing things.Sun has too...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-22
- Apple and Business — Is it 25 Years Too Late?
- Hey, Apple's releasing the Insanely Great iPhone SDK so we can all write enterprise iPhone applications! They're going to make the iPhone compete with the BlackBerry and hook it up to corporate Exchange email servers! Whoopee! Apple has a Business strategy! Oy vey. Look,...
- Blog posts 2008-03-07
- WebObjects (dmg)
- WebObjects is Apple's enterprise framework for developing scalable Web applications using proven object-oriented design principals. Because it is written in Java, after you build your application on the Mac you can deploy it most anywhere, running it stand-alone or combined with other application servers. This version is the first release...
- Software downloads 2008-03-04
- Application Servers Update (dmg)
- This update upgrades various Java application server components shipped in Mac OS X Server 10.3. WebObjects 5.2.3 deployment, which contains many important fixes and is qualified on the Java 1.4.2 platform. JBoss is upgraded to version 3.2.3 and contains new security features and fixes. Tomcat has been updated to version...
- Software downloads 2008-02-27
- Apple updates Xsan, gets out of RAID business
- Apple updates Xsan, gets out of RAID businessApple should get out of the server arenaApple should learn its lesson - stop trying to make it in the enterprise market. I do not know anyone that would buy apple hardware and Promise raid controllers and SOFTWARE SAN for their virtual...
- Discussion threads 2008-02-19
- MacBook+Air+Diary-Day+20%3A+Cutting+the+cord
- MacBook+Air+Diary-Day+20%3A+Cutting+the+cordDecent BonusIt's a decent bonus if you already have AT&T DSL, but I'm not going to switch to a slower service to get access at Starbucks/McDonalds for free. The airport service is much more valuable for travellers, for sure.Many people are already above a 3mb download speed at home,...
- Discussion threads 2008-02-19
- MacBook Air SSD - Is it worth the money?
- MacBook Air SSD - Is it worth the money?I thought the original HYPE was "Instant on"?Didn't one of the first ZDNet articles tout that this AirBook came on as soon as you open the lid?Maybe I'm dreaming!RE: MacBook Air SSD - Is it worth the money?The MacBook Air isn't worth...
- Discussion threads 2008-02-06
- Why Macworld will blow CES out of the water - again
- Why Macworld will blow CES out of the water - againI think you mean Comdex, not Networld + InteropI believe Comdex is the event technology show to which you refer, not Networld+Interop. Interop (as it's known once again--having dropped the "networld" part of its name in 2005) is still alive...
- Discussion threads 2008-01-11
- Rich Internet application predictions for 2008
- Rich Internet application predictions for 2008Google + AdobeIt would be cool to see Google and Adobe form a partnership. If Google were to provide more of their services based on Flex/AIR, I think it would be a great more forward for the web. That would really get everyone else...
- Discussion threads 2008-01-10
- Are Mac users more honest than Windows users?
- Are Mac users more honest than Windows users?Apple has charged for a new OS 5 times in 7 yearsWhile I agree that the family pack is a better deal from Apple, Apple has charged for a new OS 5 times in 7 years where you pay full price for what...
- Discussion threads 2007-12-17
- Apple plugs holes in Xcode
- Apple has shipped a new version of its Xcode Developer Tools to patch three security holes that allow malicious hackers to launch code execution or privilege escalation attacks. The update, available for Mac OS X v10.4.x and Mac OS X v10.5, blocks an attack...
- Blog posts 2007-10-31
- Leopards and development platform strategies
- Leopards and development platform strategiesWowNo Mac fans have posted angry, longwinded responses to this yet? And no linux fans have posted sarcastic, dismissive reponses to this yet? Not to mention smug MS fan responses....But seriously folks, I'm not a developer, but I can imagine that the 80%+ marketshare that MS...
- Discussion threads 2007-10-30
- iPhone firmware 1.1.1 released; breaks everything
- iPhone firmware 1.1.1 released; breaks everythingMessage has been deleted.Haha - Go Windows MobileThere are some nice Windows mobile 5/6 PDAs with VGA screens out there like the Fujitsu C550/560.Ya it's not a iPhone/iPod Touch, but at least it's a real computer and MS lets you install software!!!!!!!!!!RE: iPhone firmware 1.1.1...
- Discussion threads 2007-09-27
- Microsoft sets pricing on Office 2008 for Mac
- Microsoft sets pricing on Office 2008 for MacThe usual rip offWhy any UK Mac user would bother with 'Office For Mac' is beyond me. Quite apart from the availability of Open Office, look at the pricing !http://store.apple.com/Apple/WebObjects/ukstore.woa/9154042/wo/8Y4Zqra4c3CV3tSIge7QjzEXMBX/0.0.28.7.5.5.3.5.1.1.1.3.1£299.95 = $605 US dollars$605 US dollars verus FREE. No contest.All you APPLE guys......should...
- Discussion threads 2007-09-25
- Will the rumor machine ruin Apple's iPod surprise?
- The clamor of rumors keeps growing about Apple's "beat goes on" event set for Wednesday morning in San Francisco. But could there be a let-down if the company just shows cool, new iPods? As is the case with any Apple introduction, there's a great amount of speculation...
- Blog posts 2007-09-04
- Note to publishers: Make your CDs platform-independent!
- Note to publishers: Make your CDs platform-independent!Publishing economics[i]why not just include a rich Internet application on the disk? Or files to install on a web server? Or straight HTML, Javascript, etc., that can be run on any CD-ROM, whether it’s installed on a Mac, Linux box, or a brand new...
- Discussion threads 2007-08-15
- Shut down Dell and give the money back to shareholders
- Shut down Dell and give the money back to shareholdersdamn dell financialI got ripped off by dell as did my friends. Promise this and don't get it and charged more. I was involved in the class action suit and got a refund. $4oo. less than I was harrassed for. The...
- Discussion threads 2007-07-29
- Touch mice and wheeled keyboards, Apple's new patents
- Touch mice and wheeled keyboards, Apple's new patentsThat click wheel takes a LOT of spaceWhat's wrong with a traditional scroll wheel built into the keyboard? I have one of those and it works fine, and only takes maybe two inches vertically and a half an inch horizontally.Bluetooth in KeyboardWhy not...
- Discussion threads 2007-04-13










