18 Dec 05 A Year In Review With Apple!

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From their $499 PC, to the iPod Video. This covers everything important that happened this year in the world of Apple.

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Definitely worth a read. Considering this is the year that I switched to Apple I remember this year very well. A year ago I was thinking about buying an Apple in the future (looking on eBay for used parts). Now I own an iMac, I am the “acting” Mac Sys Admin at my work (we will see after my first 90 days), my brother has a power book, my mom is getting a powermac g4 for xmas. I would have never thought this a year ago.

18 Dec 05 Microsoft drops IE for Mac

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Microsoft will end support for Internet Explorer for Mac on December 31st, 2005, and additionally, as of January 31st, 2006, Internet Explorer for the Mac will no longer be available for download from Mactopia. It is recommended that Macintosh users migrate to more recent web browsing technologies such as Apple’s Safari.

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One word, finally. Microsoft stopped developing IE for Mac back in 2003. I was wondering when they were going to remove the links and deny its existence. A little history for those that don’t know. Internet Explorer for Mac was actively being developed by Microsoft (they even had a 6.0 in the works) until Apple came out with Safari. Microsoft got pissed and stopped the IE project (thank god too!). Hopefully this will also stop the reliance that some companies still have on IE for Mac (for example the Comcast CD when you sign up requires you to have IE for Mac or it just will not install what so ever).

This is definitely a good celebration heading into 2006.

12 Dec 05 ThinkSecret.com: 13.3-inch iBook, Mac OS X 10.4.4, Plaxo for Mac

Apple appears on track to deliver an Intel-based iBook early next year, sources report, and in doing so will replace its long-standing 14.1-inch model with a widescreen 13.3-inch display. Meanwhile, the company releases a new build of Mac OS X 10.4.4 to developers while Plaxo readies the first release of its Mac client.

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I dunno about a 13.3 inch iBook. I already don’t like the 14″ (probably because of the resolution). I hope that once the Intels are out that they can create a large gap once again between the iBooks and Powerbooks. Right now the only thing really different between the two is the fact that the Powerbook’s screen (at 15 & 17 inch) has a MUCH nicer resolution. I’d never get an iBook just because cruddy resolution alone.