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  • EFI

    Appleworks discontinued

    By EFI, in OSx86,

    After being introduced in 1984 with the Apple II; Appleworks, which was in 1997 renamed to Clairsworks, has been officially discontinued. This was long given considering that the software's update rate was extremely low if next to nothing. Furthermore, after the release of iWork 08, which includes Numbers as well, the need for Appleworks is truly no longer needed anymore.
     

     
     
    Full article here: Link
  • REVENGE
    In it's annual report, the University of Michigan calls notice to American Customer Satisfaction Index [ACSI] data that shows overall customer satisfaction with PCs has dropped 3 percentage points to 75, and that Apple remains industry leader despite dropping 5 percentage points to 79. HP was the one corporation to improve a percentage point to 76, although its subdivision COMPAQ's worst-in-industry score of 73 percentage points, is nothing to brag about.
     
    Here is a table summarizing the ACSI data for the PC manufacturing industry in years present and past:
     

    Source: ACSI via AppleInsider
     
    The report also discusses scores for the search engine industry. The ACSI report measures consumer satisfaction for different sets of industries every quarter, with the second quarter industries being from the consumer durables and e-business sectors.
     
    The ACSI Second Quarter Report [PDF]
     
    The Original AppleInsider Story
  • Paranoid Marvin

    Here we go again...

    By Paranoid Marvin, in OSx86,

    Bit of a déjà vu for the millions of users affected by the Sony battery recall last year, but now it seems that Nokia might be next in line for a long and painful recall due to malfunctioning batteries.
     
    Unlike the Sony batteries, however, it seems that Nokia's batteries (manufactured by Matsu{censored}a) won't actually explode, but could overheat and dislodge themselves from the phone.
     
    The recall affects the BL-5C battery, used in a wide range of phones including many of their high-end N-series and E-series phones. Nokia has several suppliers for the BL-5C batteries who had collectively produced 300 millions. The recall affects (only) the 46 million batteries manufactured by Matsu{censored}a between December 2005 and November 2006, from which there have been approximately 100 incidents of overheating reported globally and only when the device is being charged. No serious injuries or property damages have been reported.
     
    Product advisory for BL-5C battery
     
    List of affect Nokia phones and battery IDs
     
    This is the second time I've been caught by bad batteries (my Powerbook battery was recalled). I have two Nokia phones that might need new batteries. Let's hope Nokia gets this done quickly and efficiently.
  • Paranoid Marvin

    Apple Tech Support

    By Paranoid Marvin, in OSx86,

    Our very own PRocker267 (aka 'Prawker' ) took it on himself to explore the extent to which Apple's tech support goes. He phoned up the Apple help line for support for his Hackintosh, and then recorded what happened. Apple does make it quite clear that they provide support for OS X, but it seems as though that might be platform dependant...

    Read the thread here.

    And get the audio file here
  • Paranoid Marvin

    Adium 1.1 Released

    By Paranoid Marvin, in OSx86,

    That little green duck we all know and love has just celebrated his 1.1th birthday!
    The free instant messaging program for Mac OS X is certainly one of the best apps out there, with it's ability to seamlessly connect to many different protocols at once, including AIM, MSN, .Mac and Jabber.
    The latest version includes enhancements to the contact list, such as an animated contact status transition and in the chat window, the ability to put the tab bar at the bottom, or on the side.

    The full change log can be found here.

    Adium will update itself through the built in updater, but you can download it manually from here.
  • Paranoid Marvin

    Doom on the iPhone

    By Paranoid Marvin, in OSx86,

    We all knew it would come eventually, after all, if you can play Doom on your iPod, it will run on the iPhone, right?
    Well, it seems that Doom has been ported to the iPhone.

    However, there is the little problem of controlling it...
    It's pretty useless at the moment, but it look like something to keep an eye on!

    Full story here
  • Ed
    Colorware, famous for their highly rated custom paint jobs on Macs, iPods and the like, are now offering the latest updated Mac Minis with Core 2 Duo processors in their range of custom colours. Check it out here.
     
    Shipping is available overseas - for anyone, like me, in the UK who's interested in importing one, shipping is $245, and you'll have to add VAT @ 17.5% to the total US$ price. You'll also need to cop your self a Mac Mini power adaptor which clocks in at about £40.
  • EFI

    iMovie 6 HD now FREE! | 154.6 MB

    By EFI, in OSx86,

    Well..it seems that Apple has indeed listened to our pleas. Because iMovie 08 is a complete re-write of the application, and many users feel that it is in many ways inferior to the previous iMovie 6 HD, and have complained about these unwanted changes in iMovie 08, Apple has come to a conclusion. If you purchse iLife 08 now, you can download a free copy of iMovie 6 HD. Both iMovie 6 HD, and iMovie 08, can live happily on the same machine, becauase iMovie 08 moves your iMovie HD to a seperate folder of its own, thus allowing you to run the applications in parallel if need be.
     
    This is done, becuase; as many have written to Apple about iMovie 08:
     
    - No plugin support
    - No themes
    - Multiple audio track support is gone
    - No timeline view
     
    iMovie 6 HD Download page at Apple
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