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The A-List of Mac Software (Monty Solomon) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2007 19:46:31 -0400 From: Monty Solomon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Medianews] Why Apple's 'consumer' Macs are enterprise-worthy To: undisclosed-recipient:; Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Why Apple's 'consumer' Macs are enterprise-worthy Not everyone needs a Mac Pro; sometimes a mini might do Seth Weintraub March 09, 2007 Computerworld Not too long ago, ad agencies, design firms and other creative companies were about the only businesses that widely deployed Macintosh computers to their employees. But for a number of reasons, word of the benefits of Apple Inc. hardware -- and software -- on enterprise desktops is now spreading. That list of reasons includes: ... http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9012644 ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2007 19:56:43 -0400 From: Monty Solomon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Medianews] Apple unveils octa-core Mac Pro To: undisclosed-recipient:; Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Apple unveils octa-core Mac Pro It's the only desktop offering dual 3-GHz Xeon quad-core chips Gregg Keizer April 04, 2007 (Computerworld) -- Apple Inc. today added an option to its Mac Pro desktop line that lets customers build out systems equipped with two of Intel's fastest quad-core Xeon processors, marking the first time users have been able to buy a Mac powered by eight -- yes, eight -- processor cores. The Mac Pro, which starts at $2,499 for a standard-configuration desktop machine with dual 2.66-GHz dual-core processors, jumps $1,498 when the option for two 3-GHz quad-core Xeon chips is selected. That makes the cheapest eight-core Mac $3,997. Buyers at the other end of the scale can also order a Mac Pro with two 2-GHz processors; that model sells for $2,200. Intel introduced the quad-core Xeon 5300 series processors last November and aimed them at the server and high-end gaming PC market. Other computer makers, including Dell Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co., have been selling Xeon 5300-equipped servers and workstations since then. A Dell Precision 690 system configured close to the lowest-priced eight-core Mac Pro -- two 2.66GHz quad-core Xeon chips, 1GB RAM, a 250GB drive, and no monitor -- checks out at $5,432. Intel's Xeon line officially tops out with the 2.66GHz 5355 processor, which is the fastest chip that can be dropped into Dell's Precision workstations. According to Intel, however, the brand-new 3.0GHz chip offered by Apple is now in "limited production" with a low volume turnout. ... http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9015583 ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2007 19:58:44 -0400 From: Monty Solomon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Medianews] Google Desktop for Mac released To: undisclosed-recipient:; Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Google Desktop for Mac released It's designed to work with Apple's built-in Spotlight search tool Jim Dalrymple April 04, 2007 (Macworld) -- Google today released Google Desktop for Mac, marking the first time the search giant has made its desktop tool available to Mac users. While Mac users already have a built-in search tool with Apple's Spotlight, Google said its utility will work alongside the Mac OS X 10.4 feature perfectly. ... http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9015521 ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2007 20:29:46 -0400 From: Monty Solomon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Medianews] Windows expert to Redmond: Buh-bye To: undisclosed-recipient:; Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Windows expert to Redmond: Buh-bye Scot Finnie says "sayonara" to Windows, but his search for Mac software continues Scot Finnie February 07, 2007 (Computerworld) -- Editor's Note: This is the third installment of a series in which longtime Windows expert Scot Finnie gives the Mac a three-month trial as his primary machine for work and home use. Bye-bye Windows! My three-month Macintosh trial has ended, but my permanent gig with the Mac is just getting started. Apple's MacBook Pro and Mac OS X are now my computer and operating system of choice. If you give the Mac three months, as I did, you won't go back either. The hardest part is paying for it -- everything after that gets easier and easier. Perhaps fittingly, it took me the full three-month trial period to pay off my expensive MacBook Pro. But the darn thing is worth every penny. ... http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9010759 In this series: * A Windows expert opts for a Mac life http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9004803 * A Windows expert opts for a Mac life, Part 2 http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9005712 * Windows expert to Redmond: Buh-bye http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9010759 * The Great Mac Software Hunt http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9012498 ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2007 20:32:23 -0400 From: Monty Solomon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Medianews] The A-List of Mac Software To: undisclosed-recipient:; Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" The A-List of Mac Software The very best Mac applications, tools, and utilities for the typical work environment, based on informed, subjective assessment. By Scot Finnie The A-List Explained These are the products of the A-List of Mac Software. They have been evaluated rigorously on the basis of the educated, subjective assessments of a professional software reviewer. Products selected for the A-List are judged to be ideal for a broad range of the Macintosh user community with some additional consideration given to the specific needs of the reviewer. Following the A-List is a list of products currently scheduled for evaluation to determine possible inclusion. Products may be suggested for A-List consideration via email. The A-List of Mac Software is a work in progress that is by no means complete. New programs are added frequently, and some have fallen off the list to be replaced by others. Note: Products are evaluated primarily on their efficacy for productive usage on end-user Macs primarily in corporate or SOHO settings. For that reason, purely consumer-oriented products - while they may appear on the list - are not the primary current focus of A-List research. At some later time, the list may be broadened to embrace consumer product categories. ... http://www.scotsnewsletter.com/best_of/mac_a-list.htm ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Medianews mailing list Medianews@twiar.org http://twiar.org/mailman/listinfo/medianews_twiar.org End of Medianews Digest, Vol 227, Issue 1 *****************************************