Day of German Beer

Nov2006 29

New Mac Ads

Posted In Music |

{mosimage}Just in time for the holiday season, Apple has released 3 new PC/Mac Guy ads. Interesting, you'll notice that Mac guy isn't wearing the same clothes that "some" people were complaining about.



Anyway, click here for the ads.

Nov2006 29

Security Update 2006-007 is recommended for all users and improves the security of the following components:


  • AirPort
  • ATS
  • CFNetwork
  • Finder
  • Font Book
  • Font Importer
  • Installer
  • OpenSSL
  • PHP
  • PPP
  • Samba
  • Security Framework
  • VPN
  • WebKit
  • gnuzip
  • perl

For detailed information on this Update, click here.

Nov2006 28

{mosimage}Moishe Lettvin from Seattle, Washington, USA writes "I worked at Microsoft for about 7 years total, from 1994 to 1998, and from 2002 to 2006.



The most frustrating year of those seven was the year I spent working on Windows Vista, which was called Longhorn at the time. I spent a full year working on a feature which should've been designed, implemented and tested in a week."



This is one of my fav quotes from the article:- "We had a Mac that we looked to as a paragon of clean UI."




Read on for the what that feature was ...

Nov2006 27

{mosimage}The Chicago Sun-Times writes "Yes, Microsoft's new Zune digital music player is just plain dreadful. I've spent a week setting this thing up and using it, and the overall experience is about as pleasant as having an airbag deploy in your face.

"Avoid," is my general message. The Zune is a square wheel, a product that's so absurd and so obviously immune to success that it evokes something akin to a sense of pity."

Click here for the lowdown ...

Nov2006 24

{mosimage}"A Taiwanese source has confirmed that an Apple iPhone is now in production and that more than 10 million will be available by January when Apple Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs will formally launch the new iPhone at Macworld in January in San Francisco."



"UBS analyst Benjamin Reitzes wrote in a research note recently "This data point is in line with our expectations that a cell phone could be discussed in January at Macworld with limited sales by February and broader distribution in spring 2007."



Click here for the full story.



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