As broadband works its way across the US and the rest of the world, uses for the technology have grown as well. With the popularity of podcasts, it only stands to reason that IP based television shows would grow at the same time. But until set-top boxes gain the ability to play web distributed content such as IP-TV based shows, content will stand to be much less mainstream...
Apple made new headlines yesterday when it officially announced plans to build a second campus in Cupertino, California. The new facility will rest on 50 acres of land that were cobbled together from smaller properties. The property alone is reported to have cost Apple $160 million and includes parcels purchased from companies such as HP. By the time Apple completes construction of its new facility in an estimated four years, it is possible for Apple to have spent as much as $500 million...
Google released its much anticipated web based calendar solution last week. Designed to work in tandem with Gmail and Google Talk, Google Calendar attempts to free the user from the tether of the computer workstation. Since the information is web based and maintained by Google, it is available to the user whether they access it from their home, office, or even from the local internet cafe...
The VPN client built into OS X 10.4 is nothing short of amazing. As expected, it can connect to the VPN server built into 10.4 Server. It can also connect to almost any L2TP or PPTP server such as those built into Linksys and Cisco routers. To anyone who has used OS X’s VPN client, this is probably old news. But few people actually realize that the client is actually capable of connecting to multiple VPN servers simultaneously...
Hot on the heels of Apple’s release of Boot Camp, Parallels.com has released a public beta of Parallels Workstation 2.1 for Mac OS X. Parallels Workstation is virtualization software for the Mac and it promises to make emulation software like VirtualPC obsolete. And, according to early reports, it will eliminate most users need to dual boot their Macs into Windows...
It’s tough to write about something when you’re speechless. It’s April 5th, and I still suspect that Apple is playing an elaborate April Fools Day trick on us all. Today, Apple announced a public beta of software it calls Boot Camp. Though only a beta, the software allows users to easily repartition their hard drives and install Windows XP on an Intel based Macintosh. This is a shocking move for Apple but one that appears to have caused its stock value to rise 6.7% following the announcement...
For anyone who is interested in the history of Apple Computer, The Pirates of Silicon Valley gives an interesting look back at the history. In celebration of Apple's 30th anniversary, the popular technology podcast TWiT, or This Week In Tech this week was paneled by early Apple employees Bill Fernandez, Andy Hertzfeld, Daniel Kottke, Randy Wigginton, and Steve Wozniak...
Last month Apple announced that the universal binary update to its professional line of products would be released before the end of March. And with the month quickly drawing to a close, some were beginning to wonder if the update had fallen behind schedule. But true to its word, yesterday Apple released the universal binary update to Final Cut Studio 5.1...
Project Motorsport started out as a fun way to spend an afternoon. We set out to shoot some motorcycle video and have a good time. Once when we brought the video back and began to edit, we realized we had the making of a music video.
Check out the video and see for yourself. And, if your interested in further information on the project, we give you that too!
The Freedom to Switch:
In 2003 Apple Computer released a marketing campaign with the intention of showing Wintel users how easy it would be to "switch" platforms.
One of the Mac's main selling points, ironically enough, was Digital Video Editing. Apple wanted the world to see how easy it was to edit video on the Mac platform. And, in overwhelming response, Mac users set out to show the world just how easy it really was.
The campaign was effective for Apple, but also spawned a unexpected parody campaign in the Mac underworld. Users from all of the world whipped out their camcorders and set to work making spoofs in the same cinematic style as the acclaimed commercial line.
With this, Maclive.net rose to the challenge and shot our own spoof. We think it proves that a Mac can be a powerful tool in the wrong hands. It also shows how far a couple of Mac fans will go for a laugh. We hope you enjoy our contribution, aptly named The Freedom to Switch.
As broadband works its way across the US and the rest of the world, uses for the technology have grown as well. With the popularity of podcasts, it only stands to reason that IP based television shows would grow at the same time. But until set-top boxes gain the ability to play web distributed content such as IP-TV based shows, content will stand to be much less mainstream...
Apple made new headlines yesterday when it officially announced plans to build a second campus in Cupertino, California. The new facility will rest on 50 acres of land that were cobbled together from smaller properties. The property alone is reported to have cost Apple $160 million and includes parcels purchased from companies such as HP. By the time Apple completes construction of its new facility in an estimated four years, it is possible for Apple to have spent as much as $500 million...
Google released its much anticipated web based calendar solution last week. Designed to work in tandem with Gmail and Google Talk, Google Calendar attempts to free the user from the tether of the computer workstation. Since the information is web based and maintained by Google, it is available to the user whether they access it from their home, office, or even from the local internet cafe...
The VPN client built into OS X 10.4 is nothing short of amazing. As expected, it can connect to the VPN server built into 10.4 Server. It can also connect to almost any L2TP or PPTP server such as those built into Linksys and Cisco routers. To anyone who has used OS X’s VPN client, this is probably old news. But few people actually realize that the client is actually capable of connecting to multiple VPN servers simultaneously...
Hot on the heels of Apple’s release of Boot Camp, Parallels.com has released a public beta of Parallels Workstation 2.1 for Mac OS X. Parallels Workstation is virtualization software for the Mac and it promises to make emulation software like VirtualPC obsolete. And, according to early reports, it will eliminate most users need to dual boot their Macs into Windows...
It’s tough to write about something when you’re speechless. It’s April 5th, and I still suspect that Apple is playing an elaborate April Fools Day trick on us all. Today, Apple announced a public beta of software it calls Boot Camp. Though only a beta, the software allows users to easily repartition their hard drives and install Windows XP on an Intel based Macintosh. This is a shocking move for Apple but one that appears to have caused its stock value to rise 6.7% following the announcement...
For anyone who is interested in the history of Apple Computer, The Pirates of Silicon Valley gives an interesting look back at the history. In celebration of Apple's 30th anniversary, the popular technology podcast TWiT, or This Week In Tech this week was paneled by early Apple employees Bill Fernandez, Andy Hertzfeld, Daniel Kottke, Randy Wigginton, and Steve Wozniak...
Last month Apple announced that the universal binary update to its professional line of products would be released before the end of March. And with the month quickly drawing to a close, some were beginning to wonder if the update had fallen behind schedule. But true to its word, yesterday Apple released the universal binary update to Final Cut Studio 5.1...
