A Brief History of Features Apple Has Killed

Technologizer writes "Some folks are outraged over the lack of FireWire in the new MacBook released this week. But Apple wouldn't be Apple if it didn't move faster than any other computer company to kill technologies that may be past their prime. And history usually validates its decisions. We've posted a decade's worth of examples that prove the point."Read more of this story at Slashdot.

published on Friday, the 17. October 2008, apple-slashdot

MacBook Pro Review

For the first time in Apple’s history, the recent incarnation of consumer and professional laptops are starting to show signs of being part of the same family. While the MacBook has seen arguably the most impressive bump in terms of comparison to its original feature set, MacBook Pros have also received great treatment. This brief review [...]

published on Friday, the 17. October 2008, apple-blog

FlopZoom Hold'em hand history analyzer released

FlopZoom has released an online Texas Hold'em hand history analyzer for Mac. The program shows users their performance, pointing out strengths and weaknesses of players and opponents. The developers designed the app as a training aid for beginners or intermediate players, or an analytical tool for advanced players. As the user plays against a particular opponent more, the results will become more ...

published on Tuesday, the 14. October 2008, macintosh-news-network

TAB Welcomes: Matthew Bookspan

Hello everyone! I am one of the new writers here at The Apple Blog. The team here is great and they have been very welcoming. Most of my history with Apple dates back to the late 80’s when I purchased my first Mac — an SE with 1MB of RAM and a 20MB hard disk — [...]

published on Monday, the 13. October 2008, apple-blog

Go to Oxford ? or Cambridge ? courtesy of iTunes U

Programming from two of the most prestigious universities in the English-speaking world ? the University of Oxford and Cambridge University ? is now available on iTunes U. The two have provided lecture series, walking tours, films, ?Interviews with Oxonians,? performances by the St. John?s College Choir, and video series on ?Art,? the Environment,? ?History,? and a range of other topics. Peruse and enjoy.

published on Friday, the 10. October 2008, apple-hot-news

HistoryHound 1.9.5 offers improved search speed

St. Clair Software has released the latest version of its web page history search tool, HistoryHound 1.9.5. The company claims improvements in search speed by a factor of 10. Another new addition is date specification to narrow queries. File downloading has been improved to avoid unsearchable items and pages larger than 2MB. Many user interface enhancements are offered, including a more attractive...

published on Wednesday, the 8. October 2008, macintosh-news-network

Opera 9.6 intros optimized mail options

Opera Software has released the latest version of its web browser, Opera 9.6. The update enhances the performance of Opera's built-in e-mail client, and also adds new features to Opera Link, a free browser synchronization service. Opera Link now lets people synchronize custom search engines and typed history, meaning visited websites will be available across all of a user's computers. A new feed p...

published on Wednesday, the 8. October 2008, macintosh-news-network

LightSpeed 2.7 adds QuickBooks support, more

Xsilva Systems on Wednesday unveiled LightSpeed 2.7, a major update to its point-of-sale system for the Mac, which adds compatibility with QuickBooks Accounting 2009 for Mac, among other features. Users are able to now send POS data from LightSpeed to QuickBooks to simplify the accounting process. LightSpeed also ensures that duplicate entries do not populate in QuickBooks, with full history and a...

published on Wednesday, the 1. October 2008, macintosh-news-network

MacLockPick II forensics utulity now cross-platform

MacForensicsLab has released MacLockPick II, the latest version of its forensics triage utility that is now compatible with Mac OS X. The program, originally only available to law enforcement, is now offered to the public. MacLockPick allows users to capture data for preservation as evidence. Information regarding computer details, activities of the system user, and online history are claimed to b...

published on Wednesday, the 1. October 2008, macintosh-news-network

Secret of the Lost Cavern takes players to prehistory

Coladia has released the demo version of Secret of the Lost Cavern, a prehistoric and historically accurate Paleolithic era (15,000 B.C.) first-person game for the Mac. The game follows a young hunter, traveling with companions, and fighting for survival. The game features pristine photo-realistic graphics and environments including rivers, troglodyte caves, and green valleys, taking players throu...

published on Monday, the 29. September 2008, macintosh-news-network