I’m sure I’m in the majority when I say that I want as few applications on my system as possible, and periodically delete those which I believe have similar functionality to other applications on my computer.
I recently came across a blog post, where someone argued their case about why Quicksilver (QS) is not a useful app. He wrote of Quicksilver (I will refer to this as QS from now on) as purely an application launcher, and considered it redundant since Tiger’s introduction of Spotlight. Here I will ignore this basic launcher feature, and write about other uses of QS, which you may or may not have known about.
Today Apple announced it has updated it’s iMacs to include the latest intel Core 2 duo processors and improved the graphics capabilities of the iMacs.
The systems will have a starting price of $1,199 and most systems will come with 2GB of memory standard. The 24-inch iMac now offers a 3.06 GHz Intel processor and the high-performance NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS graphics.
“The iMac’s gorgeous aluminum and glass all-in-one design has been an incredible hit with our customers and is just one of the reasons Mac sales are growing three and a half times faster than PC sales,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “With the latest Intel processors, a faster new graphics option and more memory, customers now have even more reasons to love the iMac.”
According to a recent survey done by BrandChannel, consumers around the world would rather have dinner with Apple than any other brand.
People have also said they relate more to Apple, are inspired more by Apple and can’t live with out Apple. The same survey shows that Microsoft is considered evil in a way as most people want to argue with them and think it’s time the company is re-branded.
However the survey in my opinion is kind of biased, 2,000 people responded to the survey 74% of them work in marketing, and quite honestly the last time someone who worked in marketing decided what I liked and wanted, I ended up with a Microsoft Zune Original.
This week I made my way to San Jose California, and had the honor of passing by Apples HQ. While we drove by I honestly could sense a certain eliteness which quickly faded as we drove away.
But my buddy Xavier who is probably one of the biggest Apple lovers I know has had some bad luck with Apple products, and it’s somewhat of a trend as more people who have told me they only use Apple products find themselves in Apple stores hanging out at the Genius Bar instead of hanging out at a real bar.
Today Apple updated their Airport Express mobile base station to support 802.11n.
The new base station from Apple will be the smallest station that supports 802.11n and it weighs only 6.7 ounces. The Airport Express Mobile base station plugs directly into a wall socket, to give you a wireless connection where ever you need it.
It would appear that the iPhone SDK is in hot demand, as Apple today announced that since its availablity there have been over 100,000 downloads, and that is in just four days.
“Developer reaction to the iPhone SDK has been incredible with more than 100,000 downloads in the first four days,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “Also, over one million people have watched the launch video on Apple.com, further demonstrating the incredible interest developers have in creating applications for the iPhone.”
Apple’s approach to enter the sub-notebook market, the Macbook Air, is a great competitor to existing products. I am lucky enough to have one to play with this weekend, and even to use one to write my first HWG blog post.
Let’s start with the obvious. As expected from Apple, the Macbook Air has a great, appealing design. It’s extremely portable and lightweight, and definitely very thin. It’s something I could put into my bag full of books, not notice the extra weight and have plenty of space left for those extra exciting maths books. (Yes, we are right. Math does have an ‘s’.)
Today Apple computers previewed their iPhone 2.0 software includes an SDK (Software Development Kit) and Microsoft Exchange Active-Sync which will help business customers sync their computers with the iPhone, offer push email, and access to Virtual Private Networks.
The software which is scheduled to be released in June is currently available to selected Enterprise Customers and and Developers.
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has told Silicon.com that he is disappointed that the iPhone isn’t a 3G phone.
“To tell you the truth, I was disappointed ... half the phones in the AT&T store were 3G already.” He said.
Wonzinak is a self-confessed mobile broadband addict (like me) says he uses the iPhone, but suffers from slow speeds from time to time.
Apple has confirmed that there is a security glitch in OS X that may allow a person with physical access to your computer to retrieve your password.
Apple blames the glitch on the way the code for OS X is written, Apparently OS X allows for your password to be stored in the computers memory for longer than what its needed. Apple is said to be working on an update to fix the problem.
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