MyMac.com was quick to recognize the innovative potential of WiebeTech’s entry into the portable storage product marketplace. CEO James Wiebe continues to expand his catalog with monthly releases that range from heavy iron aimed at IT and server clients, through specialized forensic units, to home or office drives and docks of all current capacities.
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What was going on in the Mac world and MyMac.com eight years ago? A retrospective. Part 3!
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In the world of computer commoditization and consistency Apple Computer has long been the exception to the rule. However, a chasm is on the horizon and some quick decisions need to be made to avoid the fall.
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BREAKING NEWS – Cupertino CA. Renown Pixar and Apple executive and seminal industry leader Steve Jobs announced his intention to leave it all and quit the business this morning. “Pixar is doing fine. Disney is doing well. Apple – well I cannot stay ahead of things forever. Even I run out of new things to do after a while. We’ve had a hell of a good run. But I have decided to do something else. As for Apple, I have decided to sell the company to my good friend, William Henry Gates. I know that he is the one man who will ensure the continuation of Apple Corporation and the best that it does.”
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Apple Computer, Inc. is pleased to announce that they have acquired the domain site MyMac.com; it’s assets, and the ten years worth of content from publisher Tim Robertson.
Complete future plans for the site are yet to be announced, although Apple CEO Steve Jobs has stated, “The domain name MyMac.com was too similar to our own .Mac. Apple is also looking for another domain name to help grow our .Mac subscriber base. Future plans include moving all .Mac email addresses over to the .MyMac name.â€
Terms of the terms of the sale were not immediately disclosed.
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Are the Macs really secure? Probably not as secure as you think; but certainly more secure than Windows. This article goes into details about the what, when, how and why of Mac viruses and worms.
A stupid, ill-conceived publicity stunt puts all Mac users at risk. Please read this today.
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Short questions: What is the difference between stealing software and buying it? Your good nature, better judgment, and clear conscious aside, what IS the difference between stealing software and buying it to the user?
For me, it really comes down to one simple thing: product support. Obviously, if I steal or copy software, I cannot expect EVER to get support for the product. If I find a bug, the software screws up, or I cannot figure out how to make it work…well, too bad for me. Or is it?
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Here’s our second in an ongoing series of helpful Q&A conversations between John “Nemo” Nemerovski and Guy Serle. Nemo asks the questions and Guy ducks answering them like a felon avoids a parole officer. Uh, not that he knows anything about that. They welcome your suggestions for future topics.
Read MoreThe software makers have had a free ride far too long, and they need to be held to the same level of acceptable product and business practices the rest of the world has to go by.
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If Pages turns out to be as successful as Safari and Keynote, does the Mac Business Unit at Microsoft have something to worry about? And if Microsoft stopped producing Office for the Mac, would it really matter?
IBM, Toshiba and Sony got together in 2001 to create an alliance for a new type of processor called the Cell Processor. This revolution could change the industry. Finally, they started giving out details, and will producing chips before the year is out. This report that details all the information I could gather about the design, and analyzing what it is likely to mean for Apple and the industry at large.
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Wouldn’t it be great if you were a rock star? We have visions of fame and riches, women throwing themselves at you, luxuries and prima donnas. While the women throwing themselves at you part might be a perk, the music industry is a business, and it is not always a pretty one.
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Chris gets his hands on a Plasma TV. Watch out, world!
Other web sites, including Macworld Magazine, TidBITS and Small Dog’s Kibbles & Bytes publish their “best of†from the Expo. Here at MyMac.com we took a different approach, focusing on products and companies that offer more than meets the eye with regard to innovation.
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When the UPS delivery arrived during dinner on Thursday night I nearly jumped out of my skin. The Small Dog Electronics shipment was here, a full day early. But my extra RAM was missing, so I had to wait until Saturday morning to set up my new supertoys.
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I can’t guarantee you’ll become a millionaire by heeding my advice, but I think I can dramatically increase the odds of that happening.
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I want to take a step back, and pose a What-If scenario for you. What if Apple released a sub-$500 Mac, but it was actually as large as the G5?
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