Check out the Apple logo in this Universal Music story about lowering CD prices. Hmmm sound familiar? Universal Music Group, the world’s largest recording company, is slashing its wholesale US compact disc prices from 16-24 per cent and recommending that retailers cut theirs by more than 30 per cent in an attempt to lure music […]
Day: September 4, 2003
I think there is a bug in Safari when typing in www.ebay.com Really. It is not a joke, I tried it on two machines. Try it out for yourself. Usually Safari will auto-complete (finish typing) an address for you if you have been there before or if is in a bookmark. Except www.ebay.com I know […]
Several articles have been cropping up recently about the use of micro fuel cells to power the next generation of laptops. Fuel cells work by converting hydrogen found in methanol into electricity through an electro-chemical reaction. No recharging is needed, just replace a fuel cartridge and go! The technology which has the potential to yield […]
An article on ARS Technica explains how “network congestion brought on by the Blaster worm might’ve contributed to the cascading effect that brought down the power grid in much of the Northeast recently” The online news scene is full of stories right now about how August was the worst month in computing history for computer […]
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PPC 970: Is It Enough?
Any editorial at Mac Buyers Guide discusses issues surrounding the performance of Apple’s ne PPC 970 (a.k.a. G5) processor. Even before their June 23rd announcement by Apple (following a widely reported leak the previous week!), it was well known that the next generation of Power Macintosh computers would be based on the PowerPC 970 chip. […]