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- Palm's Hire Reflects Their Panic About iPhone
Remember back in the era BiP (Before iPhone) when Palm CEO Ed Colligan laughed off the potential of the iPhone? "We've learned and struggled for a few years here figuring out how to make a decent phone," he said. "PC...
Remember back in the era BiP (Before iPhone) when Palm CEO Ed Colligan laughed off the potential of the iPhone?"We've learned and struggled for a few years here figuring out how to make a decent phone," he said. "PC guys are not going to just figure this out. They're not going to just walk in.'"
Well, he's officially panicking now. The New York Times reports that Palm has hired Iventor, a design firm run by Paul Mercer, the former Apple employee who created Pixo, the software platform used to build the iPod software interface. Phew. I hope it works out for them, honestly. Competition is a wonderful thing, and Palm is the only player in this space other than Apple that actually has any credibility in pushing interfaces forward. Mercer's really talented and has done brilliant work, including the System 7 Finder.
On the other hand, Mercer was also hired by Samsung to design their Z5 MP3 player, which is charitably described as "a best seller in South Korea." Which, compared to the international dominance of Apple's iPod, is like describing "Studio 60" as being "significantly more popular than local cable-access television." Trying to beat Apple with a better interface is insanely difficult. It didn't work for Samsung against the iPod, and it will take AN AWFUL LOT to work against the iPhone.
What do you think, guys? Will RIM hire the Zune team to do the next BlackBerry?
Pete Mortensen - Apple Releases OS 10.4.9
In a sign that it's REALLY about freaking time for Apple to put out OS 10.5 Leopard, the company issued the OS X Tiger 10.4.9 update. They literally can't go any higher before moving to 10.5 without adding another decimal...
In a sign that it's REALLY about freaking time for Apple to put out OS 10.5 Leopard, the company issued the OS X Tiger 10.4.9 update. They literally can't go any higher before moving to 10.5 without adding another decimal point.The download is available via Software Update or as standalone downloads for PPC and Intel. There's also a combo updater available for PPC and Intel.
For details of what the update can do for you, click through! There are Lego: Star Wars-specific fixes!
What's included?
The following improvements apply to both Intel- and PowerPC-based Macs unless otherwise noted:
.Mac
* Improves automatic iDisk syncing for customers whose .Mac username contains a period (.).
* Improves overall .Mac Sync performance.
* Addresses an issue with automatic and periodic syncing as set in the .Mac System Preferences panel.
* Reduces .Mac Sync timeouts when syncing large data sets.
* Prevents large amounts of Address Book data from being changed without authorization.
* Addresses an issue which could result in properly unregistering a computer.
* Addresses issues related to syncing a large number of changes to .Mac
* Prevents third-party syncing applications from presenting an extraneous initial sync alert.Bluetooth
* Addresses a wake-from-sleep issue for Kensington PilotMouse Mini Bluetooth devices when used with a MacBook.
* Resolves issues in which Bluetooth-based devices might not respond after sleep on some computers.iChat, iCal, and iSync
* Resolves an issue in which iCal reminders may appear off to the side of the screen.
* Resolves an issues in which some events added to particular dates may not display correctly.
* Event notes are now synced between iCal and Nokia N70 phones.
* Adds iSync support for more devices.
* Includes iChat support for USB Video Class webcams.Networking and modem
* Addresses a permissions issue when copying a file with extended attributes from an AFP share of an Xsan volume, via the Finder.
* Resolves an issue when using kerberos authentication with Active Directory if the user is a member of many groups.
* Resolves performance issues with Intel-based iMacs that could occur when determining high-speed network switches.
* Improves reliability when faxing in France or Belgium via an external Apple USB Modem.
* Adds support for WPA2 encryption in Network Diagnostics.
* Addresses an issue with automatic AirPort connections that use different authentication methods.
* Addresses an issue in which Network Preferences may unexpectedly quit after disconnecting a network-aware USB device while Network Preferences is open.
* Addresses an issue with iMac's maintaining manual duplex settings.
* Internal Apple modem drivers now offer the same robustness as external Apple modem drivers.
* External USB modems now report DLE-d for busy tone detection.
* Adds modem support for Russia.
* Fax receiving now works when the country code is set to France.
* Resolves an issue with dialing a modem in pulse mode to an ISP.
* Resolves an issue in the Open dialog when browsing AFP volumes within applications using Rosetta.
* Resolves a printing issue that could occur with applications using Rosetta, while logged in as Active Directory User that has an SMB home directory.Printing
* Resolves a printing issue with applications using Rosetta while logged in as an Active Directory User with SMB home directory.
* Resolves an issue in which temporary files might use excessive disk space when printing to some third-party printers.
ApertureFor information on the benefits this update includes for Aperture, see this article.
Third-party* Resolves issues for these third-party applications that use Rosetta: LEGO StarWars, Adobe InDesign, H&R Block TaxCut, Big Business' Big Business 5.1.0.
* Resolves an issue in which Adobe Arno Pro Italics fonts might not install in Font Book.
* Resolves an issue for Microsoft Word in which OpenType Fonts may not display correctly; this update also addresses OpenType font issues using Word 2004.Other
* Improves the reliability of OpenGL-accelerated graphics in Blizzard's World of Warcraft.
* Improves the reliability of OpenGL-based applications on Mac Pro computer with Nvidia graphics cards.
* Includes updated security certificates.
* Includes the Daylight Savings Time Update (released February 15, 2007) which contains the latest worldwide time zone and Daylight Saving Time (DST) rules as of January 8, 2007.
* Resolves a toggling issue when zooming using the Command-Alt-8 key combination (Universal Access).
* Resolves an issue in which some USB printers may stop printing in Classic.
* Addresses an issue in Classic in which an iMac G5's built-in iSight camera might stop responding.
* Improves validation of disk images.
* Includes improved support for USB devices in Classic.
* Improves support for files with ".ac3", ".m2v", and ".m4v" filename extensions.
* Improves performance when transferring from a P2 USB reader in the Finder.
* Resolves an issue in which DVD player might not play a track that's longer than 3 hours.
* Addresses a display issue that could occur in X11.app running in 256-color mode on an Intel-based Mac.
* Addresses EAP-FAST in PAC mode issue in a TLS session.
* Addresses an issue in which incorrect encoding could be used for the files created by the "New Text File" Automator action on Intel-based Macs.
* Includes recent Apple security updates.
Pete Mortensen - EU Consumer Chief Bashes iPod+iTunes
Europe is quite the hotbed of Apple criticism, isn't it? Whether it's Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland or even some countries that aren't even IN Scandinavia, political figures are rattling the sabers of anti-trust litigation. The latest in this line is...
Europe is quite the hotbed of Apple criticism, isn't it? Whether it's Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland or even some countries that aren't even IN Scandinavia, political figures are rattling the sabers of anti-trust litigation. The latest in this line is European Union Consumer Protection Commissioner Meglena Kuvena, who makes a staggeringly insightful comment to Reuters.
"Do you think it's fine that a CD plays in all CD players but that an iTunes song only plays in an iPod? I don't. Something has to change," EU Consumer Protection Commissioner Kuneva was quoted as saying in a preview of an interview to be published on Monday.
Well, let me ask you a question, Meglena. Do you think it's fine that CDs play in all CD players but DVDs only play in the regions they're created for?
Technorati Tags: ipod, itunes, antitrust, trust
Or that books are only readable to people who read the printed language? Or that cassette tapes don't play on CD players? Or that Windows software doesn't run by default on Macs and vice versa? Most entertainment media are incompatible! Granted, iTunes DRM is a pain in the butt. I still haven't gotten my songs to work again since the freak-out a couple of weeks ago. But those aren't the problems most people are having. They just want their music to be portable between platforms. And guess what? If record companies really wanted that, they would sell MP3s, which work on every player on the market.
This isn't about Apple. Though they should license FairPlay to other hardware companies, this is really about DRM on the whole. The record companies agreed to this deal and now want out of it. They have a very easy way out: Sell their music without DRM restrictions -- as they have since early 1900s. Simple.
Thanks, Casey!
Pete Mortensen
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