Good news for video-producers everywhere: Apple has finally introduced a Universal (Intel-native) version of Final Cut Express 3.5. Beyond being simply an upgrade to a universal app, Apple has added adjustable keyframe control over all effects, transitions, and motion parameters, and more than 200 “real time” transitions, filters and effects, including dissolves, wipes, page peels, […]
Along with the introduction of the MacBook, Apple has updated the MacBook Pro line. The new MacBook Pros are faster: $1,999 for the 15.4” 2.0Ghz Core Duo $2499 for the 15.4” 2.16Ghz Core Duo $2,799 for the 17” 2.16Ghz Core Duo Also, it’s possible to special order a MacBook Pro with a “glossy screen,” at […]
Continuing our coverage of WWDC: Apple has officially announced the sessions for this year’s World Wide Developer Conference. They’ve got presentation, hands-on, lab, and feedback sessions covering topics in the following four tracks: Application Technologies Graphics and Media Development Tools Operating System Foundations Information Technologies What is WWDC? Their first paragraph says it best: “The […]
Apple has announced that they’ve renewed contracts with four major record companies to sell individual songs through iTunes for 99 cents each. Some of these record companies had publicly complained about the $.99 pricing scheme. The record companies felt that certain songs, especially new and currently popular songs, should be priced higher, at $1.49 or […]
Apple, as expected, revealed the new 17-inch MacBook Pro featuring the Intel Core Duo processor and an all new system architecture that delivers up to five times the performance of the PowerBook G4. The 17-inch MacBook Pro features an aluminum enclosure just one inch thin, weighs 6.8 pounds, includes a built-in iSight video camera for […]
Small Dog has offered a successful, public computer recycling program for the past three and a half years. Now Apple is following our lead. Today they announced their “Computer Take-Back Program,” which is an expansion of its existing recycling program. Starting in June, Apple will take back and recycle your old computer with the purchase […]
Apple released their 2nd Quarter financial results last night. This is Apple’s 2nd fiscal quarter January-March and despite the fact that this quarter had 13 weeks instead of 14, like the 1st quarter, despite the fact that the MacBook Pro didn’t really start shipping until March, despite a most difficult transition to Intel processors, despite […]
This morning, Apple announced the we’ll all be able to see “Leopard before it leaps into action,” at this year’s WWDC. Leopard is the code name for the next version of the Mac OS X operating system, 10.5. The World Wide Developer’s Conference will be held at the Moscone Center in San Francisco from August […]
Last week, AAPL was the hot stock after the announcement of Boot Camp. AAPL peaked at $71.94, is now down below $68.00, and continues to fluctuate all over the place. Analyst opinion is also all over the place. Bear Stearns sees AAPL hitting $95.00, while Bank of America sees the stock topping out at $77.00. […]
This morning Apple announced Apple Remote Desktop 3 to many sysadmins’ delight, including mine. I love ARD 2.2, but it needed improvements and it was high time for an update. Of course, ARD 2.2 wasn’t Universal and even though it could be made to work it wasn’t endorsed by Apple. ARD 3 is, of course, […]
