Year: 2003

Fast Company on Apple, Jobs and the limits of innovation

Posted by | Dec 24, 2003 | |

Fast Company’s cover story this month looks at Apple and Steve Jobs, and whether or not the company’s unparalleled innovation actually makes a difference at the end of the day. “If Apple is really the brains of the industry — if its products are so much better than Microsoft’s or Dell’s or IBM’s or Hewlett-Packard’s — then why is the company so damned small?… That Apple has been frozen out time and again suggests that its problems go far beyond individual strategic missteps.

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‘Mastering Mac OS X, Third Edition’ released

Posted by | Dec 23, 2003 | |

Sybex has announced the release of “Mastering Mac OS X, Third Edition” (US$39.99) by Todd Stauffer and Kirk McElhearn. “This nearly 900-page resource covers all features new to v10.3 Panther and provides expert advice on running Classic applications, networking, system and data recovery, encryption, iApps, Web serving, Internet security, and over 250 pages of advanced material, including extensive focus on troubleshooting and maintenance.”

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LetterWorks 1.5 offers stability enhancements

Posted by | Dec 23, 2003 | |

Objectpark Development has released LetterWorks 1.5 and LetterWorks Pro 1.5, new version of its applications for writing “quality letters with ease and style.” According to the developer, LetterWorks lets the author focus on content, while layout, formatting and default text are determined by a predefined stationery. The free updates feature several usability improvements and stability enhancements. LetterWorks sells for US$29.95 and LetterWorks Pro costs $59.95.

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