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“MICROSOFT is working on technology that will give companies more control over whether to prohibit devices that can easily be used to transfer data to and from personal computers. The technology is due to appear in next version of Windows, dubbed Longhorn, due out in 2006. As devices including Apple’s popular iPods become capable of …
“The Association of Support Professionals announced the winners of its seventh annual “Ten Best Web Support Sites” competition, showcasing excellence in online service and support. Apple was included in the 2004 list of winners, chosen by evaluating overall usability, design and navigation; knowledge base and search implementation; interactive features; and personalization.” The MethodShop Spin: Rock …
“Hitachi and Intel are teaming up to add storage to more mobile devices.”
“China is booming and Beijing is its cosmopolitan heart. What’s the platform of choice for the city’s new tech and media elite? Well, it’s not the Mac. But China’s Macophiles are banding together.” [Via WIRED]
When Apple announced that iTunes would provide playlist sharing among a local network, people rejoiced. Rogue Amoeba’s Nicecast went a little further. The software allowed the user to broadcast the playlist to THE ENTIRE WORLD! The MethodShop Spin: Pump Up The Volume 15 years later.
“Those who haven’t been to an Intel Developer Forum in a while might think they’re entering the Twilight Zone when visiting the Rambus booth… Intel’s model digital home contained an all-in-one PC with a striking new design built around a white flat-screen monitor, but despite a strong resemblance, it’s not the new iMac. It’s a …
“In a rare admission, an Intel executive said Tuesday that the company’s high-end Itanium chip family still isn’t living up to popularity expectations.” The MethodShop Spin: How quickly will the Xeon become extinct? Who knows.
Jamiroquai fans are well aware of singer Jay Kay’s obsession with fast cars. Many Jamiroquai songs like “Traveling Without Moving” feature fast driving themed lyrics and sound effects. But it looks like Mr. Kay will be walking to his next gig. “SINGER Jay Kay was banned from driving for six months today after being clocked …
“Some spammers are getting their messages through using techniques designed to spot and stop them. A survey shows that spammers are the biggest users of a technique designed to find out if e-mail comes from the net address it says it does. The system was developed to stop mail senders faking the address in e-mail …
No longer a site for illegal downloads, Napster.com has had success in signing university campuses to inexpensive student music plans.
For about $10 million, city officials believe they can turn all 135 square miles of Philadelphia into the world’s largest wireless Internet hot spot.
Games giant Electronic Arts is making a serious move into mobile gaming. This blog is part of the MethodShop.com Network
Apple has missed the opportunity to stay way ahead of its PC manufacturing competitors by not including Wi-Fi as standard and by failing to catch the early-adopter personal video recorder wave by including a TV tuner card.
Ever have the urge to play free flash games? Yeti Sports, created by Chris Hilgert, feature simple and fun flash games involving a Yeti and penguins. Games 1-5 can be downloaded in Mac or PC version from the official webpage. (www.yetisports.org) My personal favorite is Part 5!
“Millions of business users face problems when installing Microsoft’s big security update for Windows XP. About 10% of all desktop machines will suffer compatibility problems following the installation of the SP2 update.” The MethodShop Spin: Maybe it’s time to give Apple another try. [Via BBC]
The guys over at pixelconsumption have put together an excellent tutorial on how to add ActionScript support to Xcode on Mac OS X. This is really sweet, and includes support for: syntax-indexing code-completion projects compilation
It is extremely difficult to predict which technologies will become part of everyday life in the future. Some of the best known innovations, like the net, have swiftly become part of the furniture for millions, even though many said it would only benefit academic research and governments. Similarly, few predicted text messaging would take off …
