I rest my case (no pun intended)
I rest my case (no pun intended)
This is one of the most anticipated MacWorld in memory. Sleep will likely be difficult.
Think Secret has the most complete wish list, based on the best sources which generate Apple lawsuits (2).
Intel and New iBooks
Media Mac mini
Digital Content Partnerships
iLife ‘06
iPod shuffle
Other Announcements and Internet Buzz
Mad Penguin writer Simon Gerber has published an amusing review of Windows XP as seen from a Linux users point of view. He really makes you feel like you are trying to use Windows for the first time after exclusively using Linux. The article covers everything from the hideous installer and its lack of partitioning/formatting capabilities to the utter wasteland that is the Windows desktop, devoid of useful applications and everything in between. A fun read.
Nitrozac and Snaggy from the Joy of Tech comic kick off Macworld Expo week with a humorous illustration of what’s really behind a Steve Jobs keynote. The Joy of Tech comic series routinely delivers a humorous look at technology and the issues surrounding it.
The Chrysler Group on Sunday announced that it will provide full iPod integration as an option in most of its 2006 Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge models. Drivers will be able to listen to their iPod through the car’s audio system, select their music by artist, album or playlist with radio or steering wheel controls and view selections on the radio’s display. “We’re thrilled that over three million Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge automobiles will offer great iPod connectivity in 2006,” said Greg Joswiak, Apple’s VP of Worldwide iPod Product Marketing. “Over 40 percent of all cars sold in the US in 2006 will offer iPod connectivity.”
It is hard to buy an audio system that does not come with a iPod connection option
As they done before, BusinessWeek has published a special series of reports covering various aspects of Apple’s future. These include: “More Apple Miracles in 2006?,” “Just What Apple Needs: Intel,” “The Latest Add-Ons for iPods,” “How Goes the Mactel Software?,” “The Great European iPod Famine,” “Facts from the Apple Rumor Mill,” and “How Apple Could Mess Up, Again.”
Fastmac has free Macworld passes to the exhibit hall, where it’s showing some hot-rodded Macs.
OSXFAQ has a wonderful trick for accessing the built-in dictionary and thesaurus at anytime