Technology
BeOS is OS X in a parallel universe
Gil Amelio: Information From Answers.com To replace Copland and fulfill the need for a next-generation operating system for the Macintosh, Amelio started negotiations to buy Be, Incorporated, makers of BeOS, but negotiations stalled when Be CEO Jean-Louis Gassée wanted $400 million, Apple offered $125m maximum. In November 1996, Amelio started discussions with Steve Jobs’ NeXT, … Continue reading
Memory status strangeness on Mac
I increased the amount of RAM on a 1.8 Ghz Powermac (the 1st generation one with a 900 MHz frontside bus and 8 Gb of maximum RAM) from 3 Gb to 5 Gb, and strangely enough, although About This Mac shows 5 Gb, in the Activity Monitor under System Memory, it only shows 1 Gb … Continue reading
iPod reset instructions
Sometimes an iPod freezes and locks up. Here’s how to make it functional again: With a 4G iPod, you have to have it plugged in via the power supply or the firewire cable, switch the hold button on and then off, then press the menu and middle button until the Apple icon appears for a … Continue reading
AAPL’s roller coaster ride
I recently purchased Apple at $72 a share. It’s been on a little bit of a roller coaster ride recently with a recent high of 86.40. Right now, the stock is trading at $77. The recent uptick was probably due to the excitement over MacWorld and the announcement and shipment of the new Intel Macs. … Continue reading
Mossberg iMac Intel review
Mossberg iMac Intel review From Mossberg’s review and other things I’ve read, it appears the transition from PowerPC to Intel chips will be relatively smooth. I wonder when they’ll come out with Dual Duo-Core Macs for the professional market.
Microsoft, Apple Sign 5-Year Software Pact – MSNBC Wire Services – MSNBC.com
Microsoft, Apple Sign 5-Year Software Pact – MSNBC Wire Services – MSNBC.com This is huge. I can imagine getting a nice Mac Tower in the future with an Intel CPU. Most of the time I would run OS X, but when I want to play games, I’d just boot into Windows. This is also great … Continue reading
Should Kids Play Games? – Kotaku
Should Kids Play Games? – Kotaku Great letter on Should Kids Play Games. I’ve already seen the gaming addiction with my 5-year old daughter. My wife was so mad when she kept telling my daughter to stop playing Barbie Magic Pegasus, but 15 minutes later, she’d be back at the game.
Crazy eBay mom | Strange Ebay Items
Crazy eBay mom | Strange Ebay Items Refrigerator magnets, calendars, and no room to sleep in the bedroom. An Ebay user gone amuck!
CGSociety – Maya 7 Steps Up
CGSociety – Maya 7 Steps Up I think the funniest thing about this article was that Alias was owned by a Canadian school teacher’s pension fund.
MSI NX7800GT-VT2D256E review
A few months ago, I removed an ASUS 6800GT from my Sony VGC-RA828G when I was doing some troubleshooting to see why my computer was crashing. The problem turned out to be some bad RAM, but in the troubleshooting process I replaced the 6800GT with the ATI X600XT which came with the Sony and never … Continue reading