Here’s the 36th episode of The MacReviewCast. Remember to send feedback and suggestions to surbits at gmail dot com, and also remember to vote for us at podcastalley.com. SurfBits.com is looking for a Mac blogger to help out. Send an email to surfbits at gmail dot com.
How long will the 1990s positioning of Windows last, given this sort of nonsense? Why do businesses cling to the idea that the Microsoft stack and Outlook/Exchange are essential cornerstones of modern business life? I predict that 2006 will be a time when it becomes increasingly obvious that businesses are going to move away from [...]
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By way of MacDailyNews: “If you’ve just switched from a Windows PC to a new Apple Macintosh, you might be wondering if you’ll ever get back all those Windows touches you lost in the changeover. The short answer is that you haven’t lost anything. The long answer is right in front of you, in this [...]
Noted Windows enthusiast and writer Paul Thurrott writes today about how at least one member of his household is making the switch to the Mac. Now what’s most amusing is the trend that I think we’re only going to see more and more of where people who are not techies but instead just want to [...]
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In the last three years, I’ve gone to using a trackball with my laptop. I’ve just gotten used to it and it’s very comfortable to my grip. Therefore, I jumped at the chance to try the new Bluetooth Wireless Trackball from Chwang Yi called “The Ball”.
In the consumer electronics world, there’s always talk now about Apple, the way people used to talk about Sony,” said analyst Richard Doherty of The Envisioneering Group. “At the water cooler or in boardrooms, they’re asking, ‘What is Apple doing next?’ or ‘How do we stay out of their way?”
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Being a programmer, the keyboard and I are good friends. Over the years, we’ve come to the understanding that if I would just take the time learn his nuisances, I would be far more productive and much less time would be spent reaching for the mouse and looking through the menus for the item I [...]
So the story of Internet Explorer for Macintosh (MacIE)’s demise and ultimate retirement is a complete non-issue for nearly everyone in the Mac community and the story has been reported far and wide but here’s a version far more interesting. This recent blog entry by Jimmy Grewal is a must read. Jimmy was one of [...]
From all of us at Surfbits and the MacReviewCast podcast, Happy Holidays!
Also, don’t miss the MacReviewCast. We are beginning three weeks of a Holiday Give-A-Way!
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Here’s the 35th episode of The MacReviewCast. Remember to send feedback and suggestions to surbits at gmail dot com, and also remember to vote for us at podcastalley.com. SurfBits.com is looking for a Mac blogger to help out. Send an email to surfbits at gmail dot com.
As a reminder, today is the Friday Sale at Amazon. Save yourself the hassle of fighting the crowds in retail stores, have Amazon deliver your gifts for you. They have some great deals on Tech and Electronics along with pages of other specials. I also want you to know that if you visit Amazon via [...]
Because they are not a PC APPLE REALLY IS is the better way, but why? No, not for the trendy industrial design, not for the OS, not for the CPU, but for the money. It charges quite a bit, but it is not the ‘reassuringly expensive’ factor either, the price/performance is nothing to brag about. [...]
There are Newtons for sale on Ebay and I don’t mean the cookies! After spending seven years collecting every Apple Newton model ever made along with all the cases, software and books written on the Newtons, the Newton Museum is calling it quits
Gus Mueller’s Website today had an item about a new piece of software for editing your service’s menu. If you’re like me, the more software you install the more crowded and less functional your service menu (under the application title in the menubar) becomes
Lifehacker – Holiday Giveaway: Lifehacker is a Mac-friendly website that has some great tips and tricks to getting the most out of your life. They have a holiday desktop contest going on now where they are looking for the most functional and useful computer desktops. Macs and PC’s. Pay attention to the Mac ones [...]
