Other World Computing announced today that it has started shipping the PowerLogix PowerForce Series 100 1GHz G4 upgrade for PowerMac G4s (350MHz-500MHz AGP-based) and G4 Cubes. The 1GHz upgrade is priced at US$789.95. The PowerForce Series 100 G4 upgrade is also offered in 700MHz ($445.99) and 800MHz ($589.99) versions, slated to ship in 2-3 weeks.
Read MoreMatthew Rothenberg of eWeek has written an assessment of Apple’s Macworld Expo New York announcements and touches briefly upon the future, noting that new Power Macs are expected in August. Rothenberg also expects “Apple will have a compelling story to tell in time for September’s Seybold Seminars San Francisco as well as the simultaneous Apple Expo in Paris.”
Read MoreThe Wall Street Journal’s Walter Mossberg discusses Apple’s new iPods in his latest column, noting that he he has been testing a near-final version of the iPod for Windows, which will be available to consumers in late August, and that synchronization “works perfectly.” Mossberg also points out that the new Windows iPods have a Windows-formated hard drive, so users who have a Mac-formated iPod will still have to use a third-party application, such as MediaFour’s XPlay, to connect their iPod to a PC.
Read MoreA developer build of OpenOffice for Mac OS X was released today, as noted by The Register. Version 1.0 runs on DarwinPPC, and Mac OS X 10.1.2 and higher with help from other open source projects, and can save files and print to PostScript printers. “A mature, native OS X version of OpenOffice will be a boon for native Farsee, Arabic and Hebrew writers, as all these are or will be supported,” notes the article.
Read MoreThe folks at MacFans.com are now offering a Job Listings section. The listings are all Macintosh specific and are categorized for easy reference.
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