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Apple admits Mac OS X transition a failure; announces Mac OS 9.5, Jobs steps down
Three years and three days too late, we take a look back in the dusty RandomMaccess archives and pull out our contribution to April Fool's Day 2003 -- when the Mac faithful was still split into "System 9" vs. "Mac OS X" camps, and the success of the transition to Aqua was anything but a sure thing. [Full Story...]
RandomMaccess Analysis: Reuters gets it wrong in iTMS 'Multi-Pass' analogy
We're bracing for the inevitable "Apple blinked" stories regarding the company's new "Multi-Pass" option for buying content from its iTunes Music Store. From the description in a Reuters article about the service, you'd be forgiven for lumping it in with the subscription-based models offered by Rhapsody and Napster. RandomMaccess Publisher Chuck La Tournous offers a "mini-analysis" of Multi-Pass and concludes it's a simple retail concept even older than the subscription: What Apple is offering is a simple volume discount. [Full Story...]
If you love your Mac, let it go: Give your sweetheart a real treat -- shut off your computer on Valentine's Day
Ten years ago, RandomMaccess Publisher Chuck La Tournous offered some practical suggestions for the romantic geek in his "Random Access" newsletter column. (Nope, that's not a typo.) We think the advice he offered is as valid now as it was in 1996, so we're serving it up for Valentine's day once again. [Full Story...]
He who dies with the most tech toys probably isn't paying retail
Macs may have a lower cost of ownership than PCs, but throw in some cool peripherals and a couple extra gadgets, and it still all ads up. In his latest column, RandomMaccess Publisher Chuck La Tournous looks at ways to squeeze as much tech as possible from your hard-earned dollar. If you're a gadget-lover who's still waiting to hit the lottery, this column's for you. [Full Story...]
Apple could be prepping space venture
At first, it could be mistaken for a conventional, albeit extraordinarily sleek, airplane. The craft's engines roar, and it picks up speed as it races down the runway. Upon liftoff, though, it doesn't level off like an ordinary plane, but continues upwards at an increasing angle as if it's straining to reach the stars. Suddenly, booster rockets kick in, and the craft reveals itself to be a true spaceship, rising higher and higher into the sky, its clean white body marked only with a light grey Apple logo on the tail. [Full Story...]
Does Arlo Rose live in a glass house? Konfabulator may have 'borrowed' as much from Desk Accessories as Dashboard did from Konfabulator
Not too long ago, a developer had a conversation with a colleague over the issue of running small "mini-applications" (let's call them "widgets," for lack of a better term.)(He said) "You'd want tiny apps that were good at a specific, limited function that complements the main application. Like a little calculator, for example, that looked like a real calculator. Or maybe an alarm clock, or a notepad for jotting down text. Since the entire screen is supposed to be a metaphorical desktop, the little programs are desk ornaments, adorning the desktop with useful features." In the midst of the Konfabulator vs. Dashboard controversy, the origin of this little exchange may surprise you. [Full Story...]
The revolution at 20; save the trip down memory lane, Apple -- keep looking ahead
The 20th anniversary of the Macintosh has been touted by just about everybody lately -- except for Apple, that is. RandomMaccess Publisher Chuck La Tournous says that's a good thing, and explains why even Apple's digitally enhanced 1984 ad was more of a statement about the future than an homage to the past. [Full Story...]
RandomMaccess looks at the 'State of the Mac' for 2004
Larger iMac displays? New form factors for the Power Mac? An upgrade to iPhoto? Last year, you heard it here first, as RandomMaccess Publisher Chuck La Tournous joined Macworld's esteemed panel in offering a "Look at the Year Ahead in Macs." (Of course, he also predicted Apple would charge for iChat video conferencing, but why bring that up?) This year, Macworld magazine is passing on its prognostications, but not us. What will 2004 bring to Mac lovers? The clues are out there, but can we put the pieces together? [Full Story...]
Mac OS X Hints tip: Make Exposé go slo-mo
By way of our friends at macosxhints.com, comes a reader tip we're embarassed not to have come up with ourselves. You can make Panther's Exposé function go in slow motion by holding down the Shift key before activating Exposé (usually by pressing the F9, F10 or F11 keys). Why should we have thought of it ourselves? Because holding down the Shift key has the same effect on Mac OS X's "Genie" effect when minimizing windows. D'oh! [Full Story...]
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