New and Noteworthy: Mac OS X on Apple TV; Steve Jobs/EMI CEO press conference transcript; more
Running Mac OS X on the Apple TV, notes from a press conference on no-DRM songs from the iTunes store and more.
Mac OS X on Apple TV Gizmodo links to a YouTube video of Mac OS X running on an Apple TV. The presenter claims to be running a standard installation of Mac OS X 10.4.8 "with the NVidia (kernel extensions) removed, because they interfere (...)" More.
Steve Jobs/EMI CEO press conference transcript AppleInsider has a transcript from the press conference given by Apple and EMI regarding today's announcement of DRM-free music being added to the iTunes store. "When are The Beatles tracks going on and will they be DRM-free? Steve: "I wanna know that too." Eric Nicoli (EMI CEO): "So do I. I think... We're working on it and hope it's soon.'" More.
Office suites for Mac OS X The Washington Post's Rob Pegoraro glances at three Office suites for Mac OS X: Office 2008, NeoOffice, and Apple's iWork. "For a long time, the best productivity suite on the Mac was the only productivity suite on the Mac--Microsoft's Office 2004 (still one of my favorite Microsoft releases). Only Windows users had real alternatives to Microsoft, such as OpenOffice and Corel's WordPerfect Office. Now that's changing. With NeoOffice and, eventually, OpenOffice, Mac users have a free option; with a reinvigorated iWork, they may get a better option." More.
Previously on MacFixIt:
- AirPort Base Station Update 2007-001 (#2): Confusion over Apple's install mechanism, forcing the update; files modified
- Apple TV (#6): Extremely hot (cont.): Fixes; HDMI connection does not work
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