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Apple Settles "Frivolous" Lawsuit

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:46:54 GMT

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clipper's remarks: These dudes are retarded ... photographers that have smoked too much of something.

Clip Source: www.macworld.co.uk

Apple has agreed an out of court settlement to a ten-month old complaint against the way it has claimed its Macs display "millions of colours".

Terms of the settlement have not been disclosed. A lawsuit (which attempted to be a class action, but failed to attract sufficient litigants for such status) was filed last year by professional photographers, Fred Greaves and Dave Gatley.

They claimed that they had been fooled into purchasing Apple laptops by Apple's claimed support for millions of colours. "The displays are only capable of displaying the illusion of millions of colors through the use of a software technique referred to as 'dithering,' " the lawsuit said.

Old Apple Adds From The 80's

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 19:16:34 GMT

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Clip Source: www.applegazette.com

[Video]

This video is actually a collection of 4 ads from the late 1980s. The first one is an Apple ad. Apparently Apple was getting stomped power wise by other computers at the time. This ad asks the question, “Which computer is more powerful? The one with the best stats…or the one you actually want to use?”

Tags: apple, mac, computers

Leopard Unleashed October 26?

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 18:53:20 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Well I hope that this rumor is true, and that Leopard lives up to its hype.

I do suggest waiting some period before upgrading due to some issues that Leopard was having with Adobe programs in the recent seeds.
Hopefully these issues will be resolved by then.

Clip Source: www.looprumors.com

Apple is getting ready for important announcements for late October, according to AppleInsider.

The period between October 22nd and 27th is being pointed out as the likely stretch during which Apple will make its announcements. Furthermore, the publication targets October 26th as ship date for the company's long-awaited Mac OS X Leopard.

Leopard has seen its release date delayed in April as it was scheduled to launch in June with the iPhone.

Tags: mac, apple, computers, software, update

Check Out This Guys Mac Pad

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 18:46:32 GMT

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clipper's remarks: I don't know what to say except wow!

This guys must be the ultimate fanboy.

Clip Source: www.applegazette.com

Gizmodo posted and article yesterday that you’ll probably want to check out. It’s an interview with James Savage, a man who has more than 150 Macs in his house…and every single one of them is working. From his Apple II+ to the latest Macbook Pro.

This article has a ton of pictures of his set up, and an interview with him. Check it out.

Tags: mac, apple, fanboy, computers

Old Mac Commercial: Rip. Mix. Burn.

Sat, 29 Sep 2007 19:57:34 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Cool old commercial before digital music was so prevalent on the scene.
Very neat having all those artist on stage together. Check out the appearance of Aimee Man and Iggy Pop.

Clip Source: www.applegazette.com

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Tags: mac, apple, music, computer, videos

Collectible PCs: Pictures and Prices

Mon, 17 Sep 2007 17:59:31 GMT

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clipper's remarks: This brings back some memories.
Start digging in you junk closets folks, you may have one of these puppies lying around.

Clip Source: www.pcworld.com

Altair 8800 (MITS, 1975)

current market value: $2000+

Clip Source: www.pcworld.com

Alto (Xerox, 1973)

current market value: at least $5000 to $10,000

Clip Source: www.pcworld.com

Apple 1 (Apple Computer, 1976)

current market value: $15,000 to $25,000

Clip Source: www.pcworld.com

Apple II (Apple Computer, 1977)

$1298; current market value: $15 to $250

Clip Source: www.pcworld.com

Commodore 64 (Commodore, 1982)

current market value: $10 to $300

Clip Source: www.pcworld.com

Cray-1 (Cray Research, 1976

current market value: tens of thousands of dollars

Clip Source: www.pcworld.com

IBM PC (IBM, 1981)

current market value: $50 to $500

Clip Source: www.pcworld.com

IMSAI 8080 (IMSAI, 1975)

current market value: $500

Clip Source: www.pcworld.com

Kenbak-1 (Kenbak Corporation, 1971)

current market value: $12,000+

Clip Source: www.pcworld.com

KIM-1 (MOS Technology, 1975)

current market value: $100 to $500

Clip Source: www.pcworld.com

Lisa (Apple Computer, 1983)

current market value: $10,000+

Clip Source: www.pcworld.com

Mark-8 (Jonathan Titus, 1974)

current market value: $5000 to $12,000

Clip Source: www.pcworld.com

Micral-N (R2E, 1973)

at least $5000 to $10,000

Clip Source: www.pcworld.com

PDP-8 (Digital Equipment Corporation, 1965

$1500 to $20,000

Clip Source: www.pcworld.com

PET 2001 (Commodore, 1977)

Clip Source: www.pcworld.com

Scelbi-8H (Scelbi Computer Consulting, 1973)

Clip Source: www.pcworld.com

TRS-80 Model 1 (Tandy, 1977)

Clip Source: www.pcworld.com

TRS-80 Model 100 (Tandy, 1983)

Tags: pc, computers, antiques, apple, ibm

Pictures Of Computers From Yesterday

Tue, 21 Aug 2007 19:05:05 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Enjoy these great pictures of computers from yesteryear!!

One day this will be your computer. Ohhh memories!

Clip Source: content.zdnet.com

The Silicon Valley Guy Handbook, a tongue-in-cheek manual to understanding the prototypical computer nerd.

Clip Source: content.zdnet.com

A comptometer, a 1914 mechanical adding machine made by the millions. A similar machine was later used at Los Alamos to calculate differential equations for the Manhattan Project.

Clip Source: content.zdnet.com

An Apple II computer signed by Steve Wozniak.

Clip Source: content.zdnet.com

A screen displaying a working version of Microsoft Windows version 1.0.

Clip Source: content.zdnet.com

One of the oddest items in the DigiBarn collection is this device, created in 1979 by early Apple employee Daniel Kottke, which was a portable digital music player. Damer called it "the ancestor of the iPod."

Clip Source: content.zdnet.com

One of the earliest artifacts linking Microsoft to Apple, this cassette contains a copy of Microsoft's Applesoft BASIC.

Tags: computers, pictures, antiques, apple, microsoft

Shirtless iphone Dude

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 02:38:04 GMT

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clipper's remarks: This guys got tenacity.

Clip Source: geeksugar.com

There is only person who tops the wacky iPhone boy when it comes to excitement over the device's release. That is this man pictured at the front of the line of the Apple Store on 5th Avenue in New York City. While he's fully stocked with Scooby snacks and what appears to be Gatorade - I counted eight plastic and paper bags full of goodies - he seems to have forgotten his sunscreen and shirt. Does this man, who is reportedly from Long Island and named Greg Packer, have what it takes to make it? I'm thinking an appointment with a waxer might be necessary.

Tags: mac, apple, iphone

Art Controlled By Apple

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 17:28:53 GMT

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clipper's remarks: A really cool art instillation by Brian Eno who's work consists of a bank of screens displaying constantly evolving images and sounds, all controlled by massive Apple computers.

Clip Source: blog.wired.com

Tags: apple, photography, art, electronics, mac, design

iPhone Going The Way Of The iPod?

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 04:51:22 GMT

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clipper's remarks: For the iPhone to be as successful as the iPod Apple will have to come up with a cheaper alternative.
This picture is a humorous what if.
Personally I would love to see a version of the iPhone that would allow a wider range of consumers to experience this really exciting technology. Unfortunately the iPhone is flying in the stratosphere with a BMW and a first class ticket to London.
My guess is that once this behemoth comes out and it doesn't explode in their faces the first month, they will then release a cheaper version that we can all afford without selling our first child.
So cheers folks, and don't sell off your kidneys yet.

Clip Source: www.engadget.com

Yeah, don't pretend like you didn't see this one coming. Completely unsubstantiated "market sources" rumors are making the rounds that Apple is already prepping a lower cost iPhone variant. Warning: completely mundane "analysis" follows. According to American Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu, "Apple needs to round out its iPhone product line at lower price points (similar to iPod) if it expects to replicate the success of its iPod with sales of 100 million units."

Tags: iphone, ipod, cost, price, rumor

Compaire iPhone To Other Phones

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 16:28:26 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Just a little FYI.

Clip Source: www.engadget.com

Tags: iphone, mac, apple, nokia, samsung, blackberry, palm

Throwing Apples At Windows

Wed, 13 Jun 2007 18:31:16 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Antoher reason why you should swith to Apple come October.

Clip Source: blogs.zdnet.com

You’re Apple, Inc. You have a new kick-butt file system, ZFS, that blows away Microsoft’s aging NTFS and complements see-and-gotta-have storage tools like Time Machine.

And maybe, you’d like to add the world’s Windows users to your total available market. Enabling customers to replace the creaking mass of Windows compromise with something modern. Sure, Vista looks new, but the guts are old. The NTFS file system is based on 1980’s technology from DEC, after all.

In either case you need a new file system. Changing file systems is error-prone and tedious: back up all your data, reformat the disk, install the new OS and then restore your data. Except now Apple has a better way.

A way that can change Windows file systems to Mac file systems.

According to a patent filed by smart Apple engineers Greg Marriott and David Shayer, Apple can do that. (I heard about the patent from Greg Keizer.)

The invention isn’t hard to describe. The fun is in the possible uses.

Tags: apple, mac, microsoft, windows, os, files

iphone. How much money are you willing to shell out?

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 17:13:57 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Oh No!!

Clip Source: blogs.zdnet.com

So now that the very slick Apple iPhone TV ads are available for viewing, I am sure many of us have our gadget lust peaked and are thinking about what our iPhone acquisition strategy may be on 29 June. As compelling as the iPhone looks, there are also many of us who are not AT&T customers and are locked into other carriers for a period of up to 2 years. My personal situation results in a couple of alternatives for me to get an iPhone, with a total price difference for 2 years of service totaling at least US$2,245 or US$2,383 and after putting it down on paper I may actually go for it so check out the details below if you are with another carrier and thinking about the switch or addition.

Tags: iphone