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Apple Computer Set to Mark 30th Birthday

Silicon Valley's historic orchards have virtually disappeared but one notable fruit still stands: Apple. As the storied company celebrates its 30th birthday in a week, Apple Computer Inc. will have brushed off its bruises from product failures and arguably misguided decisions to emerge with a shine that's more than skin-deep.

Rivet Xbox/PS3 streaming software improves performance, stability
Source: Yahoo! Tech - Daily Features

Cynical Peak Software on Tuesday announced the release of Rivet 2.1, a new version of their software that lets Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 owners stream media from a Macintosh. It costs $19, and the upgrade is free for registered users.

MacBook Pros (07-08) with defective graphics card
Source: Apple

If you own a Macbook Pro manufactured between May 2007 and September 2008 with the GeForce 8600M GT graphics processor, and you are having video problems, get in touch with Apple.

TidBITS Safe Computing: Five Tips for Reading Mac Security Stories
Source: db.tidbits.com

Some days it seems the entire world is waiting with bated breath for the eventual fall from grace of the long-vaunted Macintosh security.

Apple tops PC customer satisfaction survey
Source: CNET.com

An overall satisfaction rating of 80 percent was good enough for Apple to trounce the second-place finisher, Gateway, which scored 66 percent. Forrester surveyed 4,564 U.S.

New Laptop Hunters ad proves Macs are just for children
Source: Engadget

Microsoft's latest installment in its popular series of ripped-from-the-headlines, "real America" style 'puter-buying adventures follows a mom and son duo -- Lisa and Jackson.

Pwn2Own 2009: Safari/MacBook falls in seconds
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---Wanted to seed because it looks like the first seed had been deleted---

REVIEW: Apple's iMovie09 is a true "wow" update for video software
Source: Chicago Sun-Times

iMovie '09 (released as part of iLife '09 and alongside iWork '09) is a revolutionary update to iMovie '08. Since its first public demo last month, the aforementioned Disgruntled Fans have been hooting that it represents Apple's apology for last year's edition.

The trail Mac blazed over the last 25 years
Source: The Seattle Times

In a click of a mouse, Apple's Macintosh, an industry pioneer, opened up the world of personal computing to hundreds of millions of people

Apple's Macintosh Turns 25 Years Old Today
Source: MacRumors

Twenty-five years ago today, Steve Jobs introduced the Macintosh at an event in the Flint Center for the Performing Arts to an audience of about 3000 people (YouTube video). "There wasn't a person in the room who didn't think this was history happening," recalled Richard Doherty …

IndustryWeek : Apple Sets Records with First-Quarter Performance
Source: IndustryWeek

The economy may be down, but you wouldn't know it by the first-quarter results of Apple, maker of the iPhone, iPod and Macintosh computer.

Best 5 Macworld Expo Rumors - PC World
Source: PC World

Top 5 rumors we would like to hear come true in Apple's last year at Macworld.

The Gingerbread Mac
Source: Flickr

A Mac fan must have made this art+food Macintosh computers.

Macintosh at 25: Still the innovation leader
Source: CNET.com

It has been 25 years since the launch of the Mac product line. Today, owning a Mac is like owning a Ferrari. What has become of the Mac is thanks to Steve Jobs and his team.

Apple: Steve Jobs Skipping Final Macworld Apple Keynote
Source: Gizmodo

I'm not handling this well... Steve Jobs is not going to deliver this year's Macworld keynote. We suspected this was coming. But there's more: Apple has confirmed that this is their last Macworld ever. [...]

Ars Technica on the record: for ultimate road warrior guide, Apple notebooks the dominant favorite
Source: Ars Technica

Love 'em or hate 'em, the members of the Apple portable line dominated the Ars staff suggestions for "the ultimate road warrior laptop," and they proved popular in the forums, as well.

Apple pushes anti-virus for Macs
Source: BBC News

Apple has urged Mac owners to use anti-virus software. In a note posted on its support site in late November, Apple said it wanted to "encourage" people to use anti-virus to stay safe online.

Are cheaper Macs critical to Apple's survival in the current economic condition?
Source: macuser.com

"There are some customers which we choose not to serve. We don't know how to make a $500 computer that's not a piece of junk, and our DNA will not let us ship that.

Apple Reports Fourth Quarter Results
Source: Apple

CUPERTINO, California—October 21, 2008—Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2008 fourth quarter ended September 27, 2008. The Company posted revenue of $7.9 billion and net quarterly profit of $1.14 billion, or $1.26 per diluted share.

Microsoft's 'I'm a PC' campaign created with Macs
Source: Apple Insider

Metadata found on Microsoft's creative copy used in its 'I'm a PC' ad reveals that the graphics were actually produced using Macs running Adobe Creative Suite 3.

The Next Great Company
Source: www.istockanalyst.com

What will be the next great company? I don't have a definitive answer (and if I did I probably would be too busy mortgaging the house to have time to share it).

[Speculation] Apple to announce iPhone Tethering Tomorrow?

One feature consistently missing from the iPhone is the ability to tether the phone to your laptop. This would essentially allow users to use their iPhone as a broadband cellular modem, and it's a fairly common feature in most smartphones.

How far along is Google Chrome for Mac?
Source: googlemac.blogspot.com

The initial public beta release of Chromium (the open source project for Google Chrome) builds and runs on Microsoft Windows, but we are actively working on versions for Mac OS X and Linux as well. I'm one of the people focusing on the Mac version.

Can a Hotshot Make Microsoft Cool?
Source: Fast Company

Alex Bogusky built the country's slickest ad shop using Apple products. His next challenge: Persuade people like him to buy Microsoft's stuff.

Fixing the Vista PR Disaster with More Marketing
Source: Artima Developer Spotlight

Microsoft announced a 300 million marketing campaign to stand up to the competitors and critics of Vista. They're going to make Vista good by saying it's good.