New & Noteworthy: REALbasic; ex-tend-it DVI repeater; Apple outlook favorable; Mac OS X due soon; more
New & Noteworthy: REALbasic; ex-tend-it DVI repeater; Apple outlook favorable; Mac OS X due soon; more
ex-tend-it DVI-Repeater released The ex-tend-it DVI-Repeater extends a DVI or ADC digital flat panel monitor or projector more than six feet from a Macintosh computer. The $399 unit is available now from Gefen.
Extra applications insulate Apple from IT shakeout From I.T.: "While all about them melt and merge, Apple Computer is being given an upbeat rating by IT industry analysts. According to analysts AG Edwards, Apple is likely to gain market share on its consumer products. Apple is different, as its "Think Different" slogan says, because its customers are "materially uninterested" in Wintel alternatives, says Brett Miller of AG Edwards." More.
Apple puts final touches on OS X upgrade From ZDNet: "Although the market buzz may be about Windows XP, Microsoft's much-anticipated operating system release slated for next month, Mac OS X 10.1 is an important operating system release for Apple--one that could open the floodgates of new software applications and of more Mac OS users choosing to upgrade." More.
Windows XP: Breaking Things We note this item because its not often we see the Mac getting favorable press in negative reviews of Windows XP. From Forbes (registration required): "Windows Movie Maker is a clumsy toy compared with the iMovie software Apple ships on every Macintosh. And what we might call XP's Monopoly Extension Systems (or "MESS") shamelessly keep trying to suck you into an all-Microsoft future, relentlessly shoving Windows Messenger, MSN Explorer, Microsoft Passport, Microsoft photo printing services and Microsoft proprietary media formats in your face....the world's richest Chief Software Architect continues a record for design elegance unmatched since the Yugo." More. (Thanks, Erin Murphy.)
Technology's Role to Grow in a New World of Security From the New York Times: "Security experts are describing a new kind of country, where electronic identification might become the norm, immigrants might be tracked far more closely and the airspace over cities like New York and Washington might be off limits to all civilian aircraft." More.
G5 and Mac OS X 10.2 Today's Mac OS X Late-Breakers page contains a link to a Register article which reports on rumors surrounding Mac OS X 10.2 and the G5 processor.