iPhone, Blackberry locked in titanic struggle for supremacy

Analysts are split on the impact of the new iPhone on RIM's Blackberry business. What else is new?

July 17, 2008 - 02:31PM CT - by Erik Kennedy

Speed up syncing from your Mac to MobileMe

For the brave-hearted, here's a trick to increase the frequency of Mac-to-MobileMe synchronizations.

July 15, 2008 - 10:31AM CT - by Erik Kennedy

Xcode 3.1 brings security, performance, and UI improvements

Apple's most recent release of its software development suite adds a few new features, a few new fixes, and a couple of security updates.

July 15, 2008 - 09:09AM CT - by Erik Kennedy

MacWireless offers 802.11g PCI/PCMCIA cards for older Macs

If you have a "vintage" desktop or laptop that could do with a boost to its wireless capabilities, MacWireless has a couple of solutions for you.

June 23, 2008 - 12:08PM CT - by Erik Kennedy

Newton ebook reader for Mozilla now supports newest builds

Firefox 3 users can now read books in Newton format. (See? And you thought we were all iPhone, all the time.)

June 15, 2008 - 09:19AM CT - by Erik Kennedy

DTrace bug fix slipped into Mac OS X 10.5.3 update

A problem that prevented proper debugging of Mac applications appears to be (mostly) fixed in Apple's latest OS update.

June 11, 2008 - 01:19PM CT - by Erik Kennedy

Keeping your Mac locked down: a Mac OS X security primer

Security isn't just for Windows users. Those running Mac OS X need to be concerned about making sure their computers are secure. Ars offers this handy guide to keeping your Mac locked down tight.

April 16, 2008 - 11:05PM CT - by Erik Kennedy

Crucial tool now tells all about your Mac's memory

Jealous of those Windows types with their simple-to-use system memory scanner from a certain popular on-line retailer? Fret no more, as Crucial brings its system scanner to the Mac.

April 08, 2008 - 10:03AM CT - by Erik Kennedy

Get your WebObjects on at WOWODC this June

There's another Apple-themed developer conference this June, focusing specifically on WebObjects. What do you mean, you never heard of it? Read on.

April 02, 2008 - 03:23PM CT - by Erik Kennedy

Apple may be crippling DTrace to protect its DRM

A Sun programmer has uncovered evidence that, although Apple has adopted Sun's DTrace tool, the company is also purposely breaking it for certain apps. Why is that? One suspected reason: DRM.

January 21, 2008 - 04:54PM CT - by Erik Kennedy

Replacing MacBook Air battery, allegedly easy as pie

The battery in the MacBook Air is stirring controversy. Can it be replaced? One report says, "of course."

January 19, 2008 - 01:39PM CT - by Erik Kennedy

Next-gen Newton still coming, but not at MWSF

Although it won't make the scene in San Francisco, the long-awaited (by me, anyway) return of the Newton is still rumored.

January 13, 2008 - 07:19PM CT - by Erik Kennedy

Apple offers IT video collection through iTunes

If you've been handed the keys to a shiny new Xserve, here's a very Apple-like method for learning what to do next.

January 10, 2008 - 08:19AM CT - by Erik Kennedy

Apple takes down "no girls allowed" sign over boardroom

Andrea Jung is Apple's newest board member. My question is, when you join a board, do you get a gift basket or something?

January 07, 2008 - 04:52PM CT - by Erik Kennedy

iCab 4.0 meters out Universality and new features

The longtime browser for classic Macs is also a native Mac OS X application, and now it has been rewritten in Cocoa to be Universal as well.

January 02, 2008 - 02:04PM CT - by Erik Kennedy

Surprise! ModBook gets an early ship date for 2008

Well, that was fast. Axiotron kicks off the new year by sending its modified MacBook-based tablet out the door, ahead of schedule.

January 01, 2008 - 07:40PM CT - by Erik Kennedy

ModBook almost ready to ship, but Apple may beat it to market

Axiotron says their MacBook-based tablet will ship just in time for MWSF. Unfortunately for them, it may end up competing with a similar offering direct from Apple.

December 27, 2007 - 02:12PM CT - by Erik Kennedy

Apple brings Mac OS X closer to UNIX standards (Updated)

Some changes to Leopard make it a better UNIX, but might trip up those more familiar with previous generations of the OS.

December 17, 2007 - 10:35AM CT - by Erik Kennedy

Add Growl notifications to your Django apps

The Django web application framework and Growl's notification system for Mac OS X: two great tastes that taste great together.

December 12, 2007 - 05:13PM CT - by Erik Kennedy

Fix a potential CPAN gotcha on Leopard

AFP548 explains how to avoid the mixed-architecture Perl module blues.

December 11, 2007 - 04:28PM CT - by Erik Kennedy