World of Apple

Awhile back, John C. Dvorak wrote a column for PCMagazine Online illustrating his opinions about Apple switching to the Windows Operating System. While this article listed many good and well researched points, many people were dead against the idea, and made sure everyone knew it.

But…

….He might not be so crazy after all.

Today, Apple announced Boot Camp, a revolutionary way to dual boot Windows and Mac OS X on Macs. Now, before you go out and buy a Mac, ready to get started, stop; there are a few things to think about.

First off, Apple does not sell Microsoft Windows - you have to buy your own copy.
Second, Apple does not support Microsoft Windows - if you have a problem, you are out of luck.
Third, you need an Intel Mac - you can’t use that old G4 in the closet to run Windows.

But the fun doesn’t stop there. Not only can you get the Boot Camp Beta now, but also with Leopard, it will be built in. That means, built into the OS, you will be able boot Windows. That sounds great and all, but for Apple, it is just another brick in the wall, and we wouldn’t want that. However, this brick in the wall business won’t happen, because many people believe this concept will be taken to the next level…

…But how?

Some people believe that you can have a Windows application on your desktop, and when you click it, you will be booted quickly into Windows. The other way around, you can have a Mac application on your Windows (on the Macintosh computer) desktop, and you can quickly boot into OS X.

This would be the turning point for Apple’s market share. Consumers don’t trust Microsoft, but they are forced to use their software because of compatibility issues. That is all about to change. Here is an example I found on a website: (Weblogs Inc.)

“Imagine a school budget that simply replaces all the computers campus-wide with new Intel Macs that can run anything we throw at them. Need to run Windows? Image the iMac with the WinXP image. Need to run Mac OS X? Image the iMac with the Tiger (or Leopard) image. Need to run either (because it’s a dual-purpose classroom)? Install both and teach the lab assistants and instructors how switch between the environments. It might even be scheduled to reboot the classroom between classes so it’s transparent to the end-user.”

What do you think? I think that Dvorak isn’t crazy, and us Macheads are slowly being pushed to the Windows OS.

Apple has officially announced that the Southlake Town Square store will open this Saturday at 10am.

The Texan Store will be giving away 1000 t-shirts to the first through the doors and of course the opening sweepstake is up for winning.

Apple today quietly released a new technology called Boot Camp, allowing users to install Windows XP in an Intel Mac.

Space Maker - to adjust the size of your partitions

More and more people are buying and loving Macs. To make this choice simply irresistible, Apple will include technology in the next major release of Mac OS X, Leopard, that lets you install and run the Windows XP operating system on your Mac. Called Boot Camp (for now), you can download a public beta today.

Of note the page also made the following reference to Mac OS X 10.5:

Developers can learn all about the sixth major release of Mac OS X this century at Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference, to be held August 7-11 in San Francisco.

“Apple had a strangely quiet 30th birthday over the weekend, but it hasn’t been staying in and watching Pixar films – according to a UK retailer we’ve been speaking to, it’s been adding the finishing touches to a Bluetooth iPod,” Mark Wilson writes for Stuff Magazine.

It is unknown then such a product will be released, but just last week Amazon was selling many iPods for below suggested retail prices.

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The Stuff Magazine article also makes reference to an Apple patent filing which shows that a Bluetooth picture frame is also somewhere in the works.

Warners and Apple have made the brand new Red Hot Chilli Peppers album, “Stadium Arcadium” exclusively available through iTunes.

The album can be pre-ordered for £14.99 ($19.90) and available for download on May 9, but customers will receive “Dani California” the single immediately after they pre-order, Apple have also teamed up with Ticketmaster to offer a special concert ticket for the upcoming Chill Peppers tour.

“The Red Hot Chili Peppers’ fans are going to love the combination of music, video and even concert tickets available on the iTunes Music Store,” said Tom Whalley, chairman and CEO of Warner Bros. “This is the first Red Hot Chili Peppers album in over three years and we think music fans are going to be delighted with what we’ve done with Apple.”

“This is an incredible offering for fans of the Red Hot Chili Peppers,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s vice president of iTunes. “We’ve put together a package that’s unrivalled in the music industry for launching a new album, exclusive videos and a concert tour.”

Red Hot Chili Peppers’ fans who pre-order the album on iTunes will also receive an email with a code that they can use at Ticketmaster.com from May 9 to purchase concert tickets before they go on sale to the general public on May 13.

The Chinese Commercial times is reporting that Asustek Computer has attained a contract from Apple Computer for the upcoming Intel based iBooks. Initial estimates show that Asustek will ship 1.2 million units.

Au Optronics, Chi Mei Optoelectronics and LG Phillips have all received orders for 13.3″ widescreen displays. Shipments will begin in April and Au Optronics is expected to ship between 40,000 - 50,000.

Available via Software Update:

The 10.4.6 Update is recommended for all users and includes general operating system fixes, as well as specific fixes for the following applications and technologies:

- login and authentication in a variety of network environments
- file access and byte range locking with AFP file sharing
- network access when using proxy server automatic configuration files
- connecting to Cisco VPN servers using IP/Sec
- using Bluetooth wireless devices
- searching iWork ‘06 and Microsoft Office documents with Spotlight
- saving Word documents automatically when using a network home directory
- creating Automator workflows for iPhoto 6
- synchronizing contacts and calendars to .Mac and mobile phones
- mounting and unmounting iDisk volumes
- compatibility with third party applications and devices
- previous standalone security updates

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An image has emerged on the internet today that appears to be a product listing for a product callled the “iMac 30″, the screenshot was supposedly taken just the other day.

We’ll look into it some more, but it could simply be a photoshop, typo on Apple’s behalf or I suppose it could be real.

The iMac 30 can be seen in the iMac product listings

Apple will be heading to a Californian court to face an appeal on behalf of bloggers and online journalists who claim that themselves and their sources should be protected.

The EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation) and Apple are scheduled for a hearing on April 20 which is set to decide whether a mistake was made by a lower court when refusing to protect O’Grady’s PowerPage.

Blogger, Derek Slater, wrote on Thursday that the lower court’s decision threatens all journalists and bloggers alike.

“EFF petitioned to correct the trial court’s manifest error and restore the previously well-settled constitutional protections for a journalist’s confidential information, upon which the practice of journalism and the freedom of press depend,” he wrote.

First off if your reading this expecting to see images of a big party at the Regent Street Store then sadly your wrong, but World of Apple did try and bring the birthday spirit to London…

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