Blake Patterson

daveywest writes "Apple right hand apparently doesn't know what the left hand is doing. If you get info (in OS9) for the OSX file "Mac OS X/System/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/QuickTime Plugin," it says CONFIDENTIAL - Do Not Distribute. Opps! I think the cat is out of the bag. "...

EnigmaGod writes "According to a recently revived 'Motorola PowerPC Microprocessor Strategy' document, The G5 will have an extensible architecture, new pipeline, and new bus topology. It will support 64 and 32 bit products with backward compatibility. The G5 will have a 0.10 micron manufacturing process that will integrate Silicon-On-Insulator (SOI) technology. How fast will it run? Up to 2 GHz,...

Sladhdot brings us some rather great news for the OS X user. A company known as Tenon has released public betas of two OS X applications. One, Xtools, is an X Window server for OS X which, as the press release states, "will provide seamless integration between an X Window display environment and Macintosh applications." The other, iTools, is an Apache port with many useful additions (above the ...

There's a really good read over at Xappeal.org that touches upon many of the issues involved in ceasing the use of MacOS 9 as a crutch and embracing OS X full-on. Most categories of internet-related applications are examined in this useful piece. ...

Macinstruct has placed a great article on-line that explains, in simple terms, just what that whole Gnutella thing is all about. (Not to be confused with Nutella, the better-than-sex wonderspread!) To oversimply to a nauseating degree, it's how you'll snag MP3's (and whatever other kind of file, actually) when Napster gets shut down. A look at the Mac client, Mactella is included as...

Slashdot reports of NRG Network's early look at the GUI to MS Windows Whistler , which is apparently a Microsoft effort to create a more pleasant GUI to be placed on a combined Windows NT / Windows 98 OS kernel. (Where does that leave Win 2000??) At any rate, after using Aqua for a few days now in OS X, I must say, this seems a bit insignificant. But hey... UPDATE:  Ap...

Slashdot has posted an article explaining the developer tool situation surrounding MacOS X. While most of the tools were bundled with OS X DP4, they are not included with OS X Public Beta. Apple is going to be shipping them out to members of the ADC (Apple Developers Connection) in the near future, as stated on this Apple developers' site. A $400 membership (September special), registering...

In a discussion thread on Slashdot I discovered a refreshing article. Hating Macs 101 is a well thought out response to many people's gripes about Apple and the Mac in general. I think most points are valid and addressed fairly...and as it turns out, in a positive way (if you're a Mac fan). Nice article. Check it...

ffejbean writes "http://www. osxonintel.com/view1.cfm has a petition going to get MacOSX on intel. I think this is something EVERYONE should sign. Just the competition alone would be great for the x86! Besides, the more BSD gets around the better! Get as many as you can to sign it!! " Interesting site. Check out another, along the same lines: Rhapsody on Intel Advocacy! Kinda...

With more and more people starting to receive copies of MacOS X Public Beta, it seems this might be a good time to make everyone aware of the best ways we've found to locate the latest Carbon (apps that will run natively under OS X as well as under OS 9) and Cocoa (hardcore Unix-style apps that run only under OS X, leveraging all OS X has to offer) applications. Two great app tracking sites...

Well, my copy of the MacOS X Public Beta was waiting for me when I got home from work, and I wasted no time installing it. I must say, the install process went as smooth as glass, and the OS itself has indeed evolved since DP4, released earlier this summer. It's faster, Aqua is more refined, the bundled tools & utils are more solid, and it just definitely feels like an OS you'd be ...

MacGamer's Ledge posted a link to Graeme Devine's .plan which has a brief comment regarding the release of Q3A for MacOS X... I've gotten many emails regarding Q3A for Mac OS X Public Beta. Yes, we're working on a build, but it will go hand in hand with the forthcoming point release. All Mac users will notice a significant speed increase with this point release (when showing it to...

Sharkyextreme has posted a very in-depth look at the ATI Radeon (both 32MB and 64MB versions). Lots of useful info on the card, despite all benchmarks being done on x86-architecture machines. Definitely gets nice and nitty gritty for the hardware junky in all of us. Take a look. Almost funny, really, to think that soon perhaps the Mac gamer will actually have to sit down and choose which 3D ...

Zipping through MacOS X PB discussions, I came across a link to Project Freedom, a (rather simple) site that is dedicated to "putting the Mac OS back into Mac OS X." To quote further: "The goal of Project Freedom is to point users to solutions which brings the classic feel of the Mac OS to Mac OS X." Could prove a worthwhile visit to those not so completely pleased with some...

Slashdot also has a small piece (with link) to the Macworld article discussed in our last posting here ("OS X is Unix"). There is a particularly fine and truthful quote we found in the user responses to the article: Steven Staton explained: "What makes me sad is how few of you actually got to work on the NeXT. This is like the Second Coming of NeXT, and as one of the few (lucky) ...

Neal Davies writes "nVIDIA will release a Mac AGP card driver in the next few weeks. Apparently they HAVE been beta testing Bungie games on the driver. The driver is confirmed to work with all of the GeForce AGP cards including the Quadro cards. Also nVIDIA is in talks with Apple to include a Geforce 2 GTS Ultra as an option in its build-to-order section of the Apple Store. " It looks like...

Malus writes "this is cute... http://sideshow.dynip.com/macsphere.png " Now...the cube was one thing. But the Sphere?? Interesting concept image, I must say. (And I thought I sometimes have too much time on my...

Adrian Loynes writes "HALO for the Mac is ready but Microsoft are holding it back till at least 2 months after the X-Box is released. Although the game is ready to ship for both the Mac and the PC the game will be most marketed on the X-Box with a demo being bundled on the DVD that comes with the machine. Bungie confirm they are now using nVidia card on their Mac machines with the new beta...

Found something interesting on Dale Coffing's PocketPC Page...though not a lot of info about it. The item I speak of is this image of what appears to be a concept Palm(like?) device with a foldout keyboard, from "Applele - New Species Apple Laboratory." Curious. Anyone got more...

Well...MacOS X is indeed, right now, an item you can order at The Apple Store. Got my order in: ================================== PURCHASE INFORMATION ORDER Part Number: M8177Z/A Product Name: Mac OS X Beta Unit Price: $29.95 Quantity: 1 Net Price: $29.95 Shipping Cost: $10.00 You have chosen Fed Ex 3-day as your shipping method. SUBTOTAL:...