COPY PROTECTED CDS CAN CRASH COMPUTERS

May 14, 2002 | Apple, DRM

More copy protected CDs are hitting the market – especially in Europe, but clearly the US is next. They corrupt the CD in ways that make many of them unplayable in a computer or in some car stereos. In fact, they no longer conform to the standards for...

APPLE’S NEW IMAC

Jan 8, 2002 | Apple

Look, I’ve got nothing against Apple, really. I think it would be fine if they did some cool things. But I can’t get around it – the new iMac is ugly as sin. The original iMac left me cold, too, but at least I could see where some people might find...

NEW ADOBE ACROBAT & QUICKTIME

Apr 24, 2001 | Adobe, Apple

I don’t know whether these are compelling upgrades – haven’t tried them, don’t know about new features – but Adobe has released Acrobat Reader 5.0 and Apple finished work on Quicktime for Windows 5.0. Acrobat 4.0 was very polished and...

MAC OS X

Mar 20, 2001 | Apple

I’ve already had some evangelists tell me that Apple’s new operating system, OS X, will be the jewel that restores Apple’s market position and credibility. (It will be sold at retail starting next week, and shipped with new systems starting this...