Applelinks Tech Web Reader - Thursday, January 17, 2008
Products And Politics Mix At Macworld
Dell Tells Customer 'Mac Is Good Option'
Google bringing Picasa to the Mac later this year
Apple's OS X Takes Over International Market
The Importance of Cross Platform Compatibility
Apple's Macworld star: It's not the MacBook Air, it's the AppleTV
Eighth Annual MacBowl Pits Leading Mac Companies in Fierce Battle, While Benefiting a San Francisco Public School's Technology Program
The Mac Night Owl: Expo Update #2: Everything is Not Coming Up Roses!
Gene Steinberg reviews the Macworld Expo keynote with cutting-edge commentator David Biedny, industry analyst Ross Rubin, and tech junkie Denis Motova this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE
Products And Politics Mix At Macworld
The Associated Press reports:
Amid iPod upgrades, movie deals and Apple TV price cuts, there was a tinge of politics at the Macworld Conference & Expo.
But it didn't come from Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs. The man electing to wade into political waters Tuesday was the musical guest, Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Randy Newman.
Newman and his piano were rolled out on a moving stage and he quickly launched into his song, "A Few Words in Defense of Our Country."
For the full report click here.
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Dell Tells Customer 'Mac Is Good Option'
The Register's Kelly Fiveash reports:
Computer giant Dell stunned a Reg reader seeking a processor upgrade when it told him he might want to consider a "Mac".
The El Reg reader had emailed the firm's hardware technical support team asking whether it was possible to upgrade his one year old Dimension 9150's processor to a Core2 CPU without having to also replace other components.
Here's how Dell hardware frontline responded:
"Thank you for your response to Dell hardware tech support. It's true that if you want to upgrade the processor to a high end, you need to upgrade motherboard and consequently other devices like PSU, proc fan etc. I would suggest that purchasing a new PC is a better option than to upgrade it on this system as replacing the motherboard and processor is going to be expensive.
It's better you get a new system with duo or quad core processor. Mac is a good option. You may also look at XPS systems of Dell [XPS One is the best in XPS performance line], you may google on this system to get more information."
For the full report visit here:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/01/16/dell_mac_good_option/
Google bringing Picasa to the Mac later this year
Ars Technica's David Chartier reports:
At the Macworld Google booth, TechCrunch was able to find out that Google is bringing Picasa, its popular Windows-only photo manager and editor, to the Mac sometime this year. From my experiences tinkering with Picasa on my brother's PC during the holidays, it was clear that Picasa does some pretty interesting things in very different ways from iPhoto. I can only hope that Google maintains that unique approach to photo organizing while bringing this app to the Mac where users are notorious for banging the "do it like Apple!" drum.
For the full report click here.
Apple's OS X Takes Over International Market
OSWeekly's Brandon Watts says:
No matter how you cut it, OS X is doing fantastic in the United States. People that didn't care about it before now have a reason to care because of Leopard and the disappointing reception of Vista. Nowadays, whenever I go to a technology conference or a place where people can be seen with their laptops (such as a Starbucks), I see more Macs than other competitive brands....
Apple's presence is certainly growing in the United States, but I've always been curious as to how adoption of OS X is going in other countries. I had the opportunity to visit Paris for business reasons early last year, and I have to say, I definitely noticed a difference. I was carrying my PowerBook around, but for the most part, people were using PC laptops.....
I've always wanted to visit Japan, and since it's such a technologically advanced country, I'm sure that I'd enjoy it. Anyway, the report went on to say that sales of OS X have outdone those of Windows for the first time in history, which is huge....
To read more, click here.
The Importance of Cross Platform Compatibility
OSWeekly's Brandon Watts says:
I've gone on and on about how important cross-platform software really is in the past, and my mission to spread the word about its importance will continue. It can be frustrating to hear about a great application, become intrigued by its features and functionality, and then find out that it's only available for one operating system. Oh, the humanity!....
During my evangelization of cross-platform software the other day, I realized there was a flaw in my reasoning that I needed to correct. For a long time, I've been saying that the development of cross-platform solutions should be a goal for every software developer (it's my goal, too), but if you're going to just write them in only one way and push the same exact code out to every platform, then maybe you're not truly ready to go cross-platform.
To read more, click here.
Apple's Macworld star: It's not the MacBook Air, it's the AppleTV
BloggingStocks' Brian White says:
Although Apple, Inc's Macworld keynote address by CEO Steve Jobs was followed by millions of eyeballs yesterday, the biggest "wow" product was the announcement of the MacBook Air, the world's thinnest and perhaps most advanced miniature laptop computer. While the MacBook Air stole the show, an announced enhancement to an existing Apple product should have been highlighted more.
Yes, I'm talking about the Apple TV.....
The Apple TV product, as it will be in a few weeks when the software update becomes available, will become arguably the best equipped product to pull entertainment content from the internet directly to a small box that's connected to the living room TV.
To read more, click here.
Eighth Annual MacBowl Pits Leading Mac Companies in Fierce Battle, While Benefiting a San Francisco Public School's Technology Program
[ Press Release ]
Macworld and Aspyr Media, Inc. will once again co-host the annual MacBowl, an invitation-only Mac industry bowling competition with proceeds benefiting computer education in a San Francisco public elementary school. Companies competing for the coveted MacBowl trophy have made cash and /or product donations for the 2008 MacBowl recipient, Yick Wo Elementary School in The City's North Beach district.
What: Eighth annual MacBowl, Mac industry bowling competition and charity event to help build a computer lab and support computer education in San Francisco public elementary schools. Participation is by invitation only. Members of the media are invited by advanced arrangement, only, which can be requested by contacting Rose Kwass at or 415-978-3168.
Who: Macworld and Aspyr Media, Inc. co-host the event. Participating companies include Ambrosia Software, Apple, CCP, Elgato Systems, Freeverse, Logitech, Microsoft, Other World Computing, Roxio, and Smith Micro Software.
When: Thursday, January 17, 2008 at 6:00 p.m.
Where: Yerba Buena Bowl, 750 Folsom Street, San Francisco.
Why: It's a fun-filled event that raises funds and technology equipment for local kids who need help. MacBowl's participants help make a difference in a San Francisco public elementary school.
The Mac Night Owl: Expo Update #2: Everything is Not Coming Up Roses!
When you depart from a Steve Jobs keynote, it's usually hard to keep from smiling, and the same holds true, in large part, when you watch the QuickTime playback stream, although you aren't sharing the "reality distortion field" experience with thousands of fellow Mac users and tech pundits.
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Gene Steinberg reviews the Macworld Expo keynote with cutting-edge commentator David Biedny, industry analyst Ross Rubin, and tech junkie Denis Motova this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE
During this week's all-star episode, the Night Owl covers the hot new products from Apple Inc. that were introduced during the Steve Jobs keynote.
First up will be key industry analyst Ross Rubin, of the NPD Group, who will weigh in on the impact of the MacBook Air and other new Apple gear to the tech marketplace.
HostICan's Denis Motova joins Gene in our new "Tech Junkies" segment to decide whether the MacBook Air is for him.
For a hard-nosed viewpoint on the good, bad and ugly aspects of the Expo keynote, we'll take another excursion into the wild and wooly "David Biedny Zone."
You can tune into the broadcast Thursday night from 6:00 to 8:00 PM Pacific, 9:00 to 11:00 PM Eastern, at:
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Our new chat room will also be open for listener participation. An archive of the show will be available for downloading and listening at your convenience within four hours after the original broadcast.
You can also access our show's Podcast feed, now available at:
http://www.techbroadcasting.com/nightowl.xml
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