New iBooks… OS X Public Beta…
New colors and faster iBooks… You can purchase Mac OS X Public Beta for $29.95… All at Apple.com
OSX Beta To Be Released
This article has some interesting things to say on the upcoming release of OSX Public Beta. Nothing too new, however. It just states over and over again how important the success of OSX is for Apple. Remember the iMac? This will be better.
However, the article did say that it has ‘…advanced new technologies that pull it past Microsofts new Windows Millennium Edition…’ The implication of course being that the current MacOS is BEHIND Windows Me. Which is ridiculous.
New iBook? New PowerBook?
Apparently, MacMall is testing their website out on how to add new Macintosh products:
This screenshot was forwarded to me, and you can see it for yourself by going to MacMall.com, and searching for ‘iBook.’ It’s fun. Give it a try.
*Disclaimer: Due to the fact that I don’t want to look like an ass because of my MOSR rip below, I am not in any way attempting to spread ANY rumors
This Is The Worst Article Ever Written
Those wonderful writers over at ABCNews.com have put out yet another literary masterpeice. This one’s about Transmeta and the Crusoe chip being used in the new Sony VAIO. Only don’t expect a cohesive article. Fragments of sentences include: “Intel, the world’s leading chip maker.” That was the whole sentence. In the middle of the paragraph, for no reason. They’re brilliant over there, I tell you.
MacOS Murmurs
I don’t know about the rest of you, but after MacOS Rumors ruined the surprise of the PowerMac Cube for me by getting ALL THE DETAILS WRONG before it was released, I’ve stopped reading MOSR. At least daily, anyway. I might pick through it once a week, but suddenly, I was no longer interested in finding out about upcoming Apple products before they were introduced. Maybe because I’m always happier with what is actually brought on stage than what MOSR hears through their fermented grapevine.
Anyway.
Here’s a site for you all to check out: MacOS Murmurs. It’s a spoof on good old MOSR. And it’s funny. Oh, so funny. Also, he’s got some good insights on how Mac users tend to be a little bitchy.
MP3.com Ruling Only Hurts Independent Musicians
The past couple of days have been harrowing ones for musicians who rely on MP3.com for distribution of their music, myself somewhat included.
You see, MP3.com wasn’t always the My.MP3.com that has been getting all the press lately. It started as a way for independent musicians to upload their own songs and place them under a specific category. Surfers could go to MP3.com, browse music genres, and download music that they enjoy. Each mp3 within each subgenre was rated, so if a lot of people liked your music and downloaded it, the higher that particular song would be on the chart. Musicians could even sell CDs that MP3.com would put together from their online MP3s.
Then came the brilliant My.MP3.com idea, which involved the purchase and digitizing of tens of thousands of professionally released CDs, allowing people who have purchased a certain major-label released CD to ‘prove’ that they purchased it (I have no idea how) and be able to download any songs from that CD via My.MP3.com. This is what has gotten MP3.com in trouble. So now, they’re probably going to go out of business, having to shut MP3.com down. This really sucks, because now all those musicians will have to pursue other avenues to publish their music online, even though that part of the site is not violating any copyrights.
I’m saddened by this. It’s just another example of how ‘the system’ really doesn’t give a shit about the little guy that it was implemented to protect.
Not Windows For ME
Microsoft is finally planning on introducing that steaming pile of dogshit known as ‘Windows Millennium Edition’ that should have been introduced alongside Windows 2000. Among the new features:
Plug and Play support (Wow! That’s awesome! I’ve never heard of THAT!)
Error Recovery System (I bet that would be a good idea, assuming the error recovery system doesn’t have errors, which it undoubtedly will)
‘…Improved Internet connectivity designed to make connecting Internet appliances such as Web-enabled refrigerators and ovens more efficient.’ (Great! Now my web-enabled toaster can flame my web-enabled oven on its newsgroups. And my web-enabled coffee-maker can browse the web and let me know via an AOL-like popup screen before I make coffee in the morning when Maxwell House is on sale on coffee.amazon.com. I just can’t wait!)
And the best part? The price! It only costs $209 for the full install! I love spending so much on my OS. That stupid MacOS is only $99, with a free version coming out. And the Linux thing I hear so much about is FREE. If it’s so good, then why is it free?
Capitalism Doesn't Always Work
This article makes some interesting (if not surprising) statements about trying to use Napster-like software to make money.
Apparently, companies trying to capitalize on file trading software (Napster, Scour, etc.) have been largely unsuccessful, at least revenue-wise. Gee. I wonder why. It seems that VC firms are unwilling to fund companies based on technology developed underground to basically fascilitate piracy. What a surprise.
Maybe if these stupid bastards had been part of the movement in the first place, they might understand a thing or two. This not only goes for MP3s, but the internet in general. Most of the people trying to make money with they internet not only don’t understand it, but don’t even want to. They’ll get what they deserve, eventually.
Was That an M? As in Megabit?
Okay. So after all my ranting and raving about DSL and the installation process, I finally got installed. My technician tested my bandwidth at 2wire.com. Do you know what my bandwidth was, on first test? 1.3 Mbps. Awwww, yeah.
Are You Feeling Neglected?
Yeah, well, hey. It seems I’ve been outta town, so it seems I also haven’t been posting. Look forward to some new stuff tomorrow morning. I’m far too tired tonight.