Monday, May 7, 2007

Apple Inc. seeking end to music copy restrictions in iTunes talks

Apple Inc. seeking end to music copy restrictions in iTunes talks
The last time Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs took on major recording companies, he refused to budge on his 99-cent price for a song on iTunes. As a new round of talks ramp up this month, however, Jobs has opened the door to higher prices
—as long as music companies let Apple Inc. sell their songs without technology designed to

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Introduction to Open Source Scripting on Mac OS X

Introduction to Open Source Scripting on Mac OS X
If you're new to the world of open source scripting languages
—or just want to brush up on what's unique about Mac OS X—this article will help you get oriented. Mac OS X bundles the most popular scripting languages out of the box: perl, Python, php, tcl, Ruby—not to mention shells such as bash, ksh, zsh, and csh.

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Photos: Apple Store NY Construction

Photos: Apple Store NY Construction
IFO Apple Store posted photos from the construction site of what will be the location of the largest New York City Apple Store.The 3rd Apple Store in New York City is to be located at 401 W. 14th Street in the Meatpacking District. The new store is said to provide 32,000 square feet of floor spa...

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Google Talk in iChat 4.0

Google Talk in iChat 4.0
In the newest build of leopard, iChat 4.0 has a Google Talk option for account types.

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Sunday, May 6, 2007

Apple: Most Innovative Company - 3rd Year in a row

Apple: Most Innovative Company - 3rd Year in a row
Not that this would be surprising...just amusing. "For the third year in a row, the design-driven masters in Cupertino, Calif., lead the pack of creative firms on our list of the World's Most Innovative Companies. Apple manages to dominate any would-be contenders, beating out two-time runner-up Google with more than twice as many votes."

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Ever wonder what that sales guy at 800-MY APPLE has on his desktop? (PICS!)

Ever wonder what that sales guy at 800-MY APPLE has on his desktop? (PICS!)
(Lots of pics linked!) This was a semi-typical day at Apple... Check the screenshot.

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Why Macs have "OK" buttons and not "Do It" or "Make it so"

Why Macs have "OK" buttons and not "Do It" or "Make it so"
Interesting bit of Mac history that explains why "OK" button is so widely used today.

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