The world’s most comprehensive mapping of Apple products, this print shows every computer released by Apple in the last thirty years, from the original Mac through the MacBook Air. Products are sorted according to type, including the connections between various … Continued
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∞ Dell beats earnings, misses sales targets
Brian Caulfield for Forbes:
Record sales to businesses helped Dell post stronger than expected third quarter earnings, even as the Round Rock, Texas-based company fell short of sales expectations Tuesday.
It’s cute that Dell’s still around.
∞ MacBook Air is 28% of Apple's notebook shipments
Daniel Eran Dilger: Research by Morgan Stanley involving NPD figures reported by analyst Katy Huberty indicate Apple’s thin new MacBook Air models lacking an optical drive now account for more than a quarter of the company’s notebooks. I just love … Continued
∞ Core found something, but it wasn't a sandboxing security hole
Core Research last week issued an advisory saying it found a security hole in the way Apple sandboxes applications. The problem is what they reported is not actually a security hole. I’ve done some digging over the past few days … Continued
∞ John Gruber's Çingleton Symposium keynote
Gruber shares his views on Apple.
∞ If a MacBook Air Were as Inefficient as a 1991 Computer, the Battery Would Last 2.5 Seconds
Imagine you’ve got a shiny computer that is identical to a Macbook Air, except that it has the energy efficiency of a machine from 20 years ago. That computer would use so much power that you’d get a mere 2.5 seconds of battery life out of the Air’s 50 watt-hour battery instead of the seven hours that the Air actually gets.
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∞ Making the impossible possible
Adam Satariano and Peter Burrows for Businessweek: About five years ago, Apple (AAPL) design guru Jony Ive decided he wanted a new feature for the next MacBook: a small dot of green light above the screen, shining through the computer’s … Continued
∞ Sandboxing Mac apps
Arnold Kim at Mac Rumors:
Developers of these sandboxed applications must take special measures to break up their application into individual processes that only are able to do exactly what they need. Apple still allows user initiated actions to perform as expected and override the sandbox, but app-initiated actions in sandboxed applications will be restricted. This means that system wide file access and inter-app scripting and interactions will not be allowed.
Arnold has a great piece about Apple’s plans to sandbox apps. While it was supposed to happen this month, Apple put it off until 2012. It’s definitely worth a read.
∞ HP is keeping its PC business
HP today announced that it has completed its evaluation of strategic alternatives for its Personal Systems Group (PSG) and has decided the unit will remain part of the company. As John Gruber said, HP might want to buy Netflix or … Continued
∞ Research tells enterprise market to embrace Macs
Philip Elmer-Dewitt:
“It’s time to repeal prohibition and take decisive action,” writes David Johnson in a new report made available to Fortune (and available for sale here). “Mac users are your HEROes and you should enable them not hinder them.”“HERO,” it turns out, is a Forrester acronym for Highly Empowered and Resourceful Operatives — “the 17% of information workers who use new technologies and find innovative ways to be more productive and serve customers more effectively.”
∞ iPad and Mac disruptions
Horace Dediu: But more importantly the iPad and the Mac both outgrew the PC market. Taken as OS X vs. Windows, the growth rates were 27.7% vs. 2.5%. If iOS is included along OS X, Apple grew its “computer” shipments … Continued
∞ Apple updates MacBook Pro with faster processor
Apple on Monday updated its MacBook Pro line of notebook computers, adding faster processors and graphics cards.
∞ Lion Recovery Update 1.0 released
Apple released on Wednesday Lion Recovery Update 1.0, software that helps you restore your Lion-based Mac in the event of a catastrophic failure without requiring a physical disk to boot from. The software is available for download through the Software … Continued
∞ Apple releases OS X 10.7.2, introduces iCloud, updates Safari
Apple has released an update to Lion, bringing it to OS X 10.7.2. Apple recommends the update for all users and says it fixes stability, compatibility and security. It also adds support for iCloud, Apple’s new cloud-based storage and data … Continued
∞ Macminicolo
I’d like to thank Macminicolo.net for sponsoring this week’s RSS Feed on The Loop. The company is offering The Loop users colocation for just $10 per month.
∞ Lion tip: disable auto-correct
52 Tiger: Mac OS X Lion features automatic spell correction out of the box. The way it works is similar to autocorrect in iOS. As you type, Lion notices a misspelled word and offers a correction. To accept it, just … Continued
∞ Dictionary apps aren’t sexy
A nice look at Mac OS X’s Dictionary app from Dave Caolo.
∞ 'Important' Bento update fixes Lion, iCloud issues
FileMaker issued an advisory on Tuesday encouraging users of its Bento database software for Mac OS X to download the newest release, 4.0.6. The update is free for all Bento 4 users and is available for download from FileMaker’s Web … Continued
∞ Apple's Thunderbolt Display
Macworld’s Jim Galbraith takes a first look at Apple’s new displays.
∞ The Apple TV circa 1996
@RandallB This is Apple’s original AppleTV, from circa 1996. Rob Gould, who works on the AOL HD project with my company, Castfire, sent me these awesome pics from his time back at Bell Atlantic (now Verizon) when they had access … Continued
∞ MacBook Pro, Mac mini, Thunderbolt fixes abound
In the last 24 hours Apple has posted two separate EFI firmware updates for Thunderbolt-equipped Macs and a software update that provides support for the new Apple Thunderbolt Display. All are available for download from Apple’s Support Downloads Web page. … Continued
∞ MacBook Air firmware update fixes Thunderbolt, Lion Recovery
Apple has posted MacBook Air EFI Firmware Update 2.1. The update is specifically for “mid-2011”-era MacBook Air models equipped with Thunderbolt high-speed I/O ports. This update includes fixes that enhance the stability of Lion Recovery from an Internet connection, and … Continued
∞ One in six Macs run Lion
Macworld: One in six Macs now runs Apple’s latest operating system, a Web metrics company said Thursday. According to California-based Net Applications, Mac OS X 10.7, aka Lion, accounted for 1 percent of all desktop operating systems that were used … Continued
∞ OWC offers Mac firmware updater for SandForce SSDs
Other World Computing has announced the release of a Mac-native firmware updater for its SandForce-based Solid State Drives (SSDs). The updater works with select OWC Mercury SSDs made since January 2010. OWC bills it as the first and only Mac-compatible … Continued
∞ The Shrine of Apple
Shrine of Apple: Our mission is to showcase the entire spectrum of products that Apple have sold to the public since 1976 – every product Apple Inc has ever produced, in the highest quality and definition possible. Every desktop, every … Continued
∞ Apple offers iMac firmware graphics update to fix Lion hanging problem
Apple on Wednesday posted iMac graphic firmware update 3.0, available for download on its Web site.
∞ Michael Dell's catty comments about HP on Twitter
When you’re the CEO of a company and something happens to your competitor, you should show some class or at the very least keep you mouth shut. Of course, Michael Dell is not known for his class — remember the … Continued
∞ Stupid analyst says Mac sales down after surveying four book stores
AppleInsider: Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry sent an investor note out on Wednesday warning that a weak back-to-school season caused last weekend’s Mac sales to slump between 35% and 40% from the weekend of July 23rd. It was “probably … Continued
∞ Logitech offers solar-powered wireless Mac keyboard
Logitech has introduced the Wireless Solar Keyboard K750 for Mac, a computer keyboard that recharges its internal batteries using solar power and indoor light. It costs $59.99 and will ship later this month.
∞ Apple releases OS X 10.7.1 update
Apple on Tuesday released an update to OS X Lion to version 10.7.1 – the update is available through the Software Update system preference, and is recommended for all Lion users.