Recently added articles from Macworld:
The computer behind the TV: when will Apple do the living-room Mac right?(FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK)(Editorial)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Every time Apple updates the Mac mini, I get a strong urge to install one in my living room. I parked one of the original Mac minis on top of my HDTV for the entire summer of 2005, intending to use it as a media center. I found the experience both frustrating and fulfilling. ...
Environ-mental.(No to Green, Yes to Netbooks)(Letter to the editor)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Count me among your readers who are tired of this pandering to environmental extremists ("How Green Is Your Mac?" April 2009). The planet has been through earthquakes, ice ages, floods, volcanoes, fires, and hurricanes. Yet we're going to destroy it by using Macs? Apple has realized it can ...
Netbook Fantasies.(No to Green, Yes to Netbooks)(Letter to the editor)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Yes, I would pay $500 for a supersize iPhone-like netbook made by Apple ("Netbook or Bust," From the Editor's Desk, April 2009). The iPhone screen is too small for even casual browsing of Web sites. I constantly have to increase the text size and scroll right and left to read. But a ...
Overheard on the forums.(No to Green, Yes to Netbooks)(Letter to the editor)
Jul 01, 2009 ... "While I would like to see Apple provide some more backward compatibility, I think its decision to continuously move forward by eliminating older technologies prevents them becoming the mess that is Microsoft." pcharles macworld.com/4833 "Hopefully we ...
Reader poll.(Table)
Jul 01, 2009 ... <Pre> When did you buy your last Mac? 2005 Or before 10% 2006 9% 200722% 200845% 200913% ...
Mail manners.(No to Green, Yes to Netbooks)(Letter to the editor)
Jul 01, 2009; ... I'd like to make your article on e-mail manners mandatory reading for the people in my contact list ("E-mail Etiquette," Working Mac, April 2009). One of my biggest pet peeves was missing, though: sending huge attachments. I've had my inbox reach its limit thanks to the 20 high-res ...
Too many mice?(No to Green, Yes to Netbooks)(Letter to the editor)
Jul 01, 2009 ... After reading recent reviews of various Apple hardware and software, I'm beginning to wonder if Macworld reviewers read their own reviews before giving almost everything four mice. A look at the list of cons, followed by a reading of the reviews of iPhoto and iMovie, make me wonder what ...
Put an end to whining.(No to Green, Yes to Netbooks)(Letter to the editor)
Jul 01, 2009 ... I'm a little taken aback by the designer community's whining about the glossy screens on MacBooks (Feedback, April 2009). I can only assume these are young designers who don't remember the days of no-choice CRTs that weighed a zillion pounds and had glass faces with no antiglare coating ....
Verizon and Apple: to be or not to be? Should the iPhone move to verizon?(iPHONE)
Jul 01, 2009; ... There's been a lot of hubbub recently over reports that Verizon and Apple are talking about expanding the choice of carriers for iPhone users. Would this be a good thing? We decided to give each side of the debate an ardent champion--me. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Point: ...
One billion served.(MACUSER)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Nine months after opening its App Store, Apple announced on its Web site in April that it reached the milestone of 1 billion downloads of iPhone applications. (That number includes free apps, paid apps, and app updates, whether downloaded through iTunes or directly onto an iPhone or iPod ...
By the numbers.(MACUSER)
Jul 01, 2009 ... 24 Number of hours per day English-speaking Mobile Me users can now get live chat support. 21 Mbps Difference in wireless ...
Woz talks about hackery, technology.(PEOPLE)(Steve Wozniak )(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2009; ... While you may know that Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak tore it up on ABC's Dancing with the Stars and recently joined hardware startup Fusion-io, I sure didn't know that he's still using Eudora, an e-mail program that I stopped running circa 2002. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...
G-Speed eS Pro XL.(HARDWARE)
Jul 01, 2009 ... G-Speed eS Pro XL, from G-Technology (www.g-technology.com): ...
Guardian Maximus.(HARDWARE)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Guardian Maximus, from Newer Technology (www.newertech.com): Quad-interface desktop ...
Micro Auto Charger.(HARDWARE)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Micro Auto Charger, from Belkin (www.belkin.com): Power accessory plugs into a ...
Nikon D5000.(HARDWARE)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Nikon D5000, from Nikon (www.nikonusa.com): 12.3-megapixel digital SLR camera can ...
'X-Men' mutant gives word two claws down.(PEOPLE)(Liev Schreiber)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Look out, Microsoft--you've gone and made Sabretooth mad. Actor Liev Schreiber, who plays the hirsute villain in the new X-Men Origins: Wolverine, was a guest on National Public Radio's weekly news-quiz program, Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me! During the interview, host ...
DVD copying goes to court--why you should care.(LEGAL)(Digital Video Disc)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2009; ... RealNetworks and the major movie studios are currently fighting it out in court in a case that could determine the fate of DVD copying. RealNetworks would like to sell its $30 RealDVD application, which lets Windows users back up commercial DVDs to a computer's hard drive for ...
U.S. military extensively using iPod touch.(iPod + iTunes News)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2009; ... In a recent Newsweek article (macworld.com/4831), under the headline "Apple's New Weapon," Benjamin Sutherland waxes eloquent about how the iPod touch is being used for tasks as varied as translation, data sharing among soldiers, and even the calculation of ballistics. ...
Price of Prince iPod will make doves cry.(iPod + iTunes News)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Are you a huge Prince fan? If so, you may be a prime candidate for this limited-edition iPod celebrating his career. Just 950 of the Prince Opus: 21 Nights iPods (www.princeopus .com) will be made. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The purple iPod touch comes loaded with a ...