Year: 2004

Wednesdays are ‘Pro Days’ at Apple Stores

Posted by | Jan 28, 2004 | |

Beginning next month, Apple retail stores will host “Pro Days” for business professionals. “Join us for Pro Day at the Apple Store. Every Wednesday, we open an hour early to offer free special presentations and demonstrations to help business professionals learn about all the latest technologies.” Presentations for February include: “How to Run Your Business on a Mac” (Feb. 4), “How to Unwire Your Business on a Mac” (Feb. 11), “How to Manage Your Customers and Contacts on a Mac” (Feb. 18), and “How to Promote Your Business on a Mac” (Feb. 25).

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Folklore.org offers original Macintosh anecdotes

Posted by | Jan 28, 2004 | |

Folklore.org is a new site that offers over 70 “anecdotes about the development of Apple’s original Macintosh computer, and the people who created it.” The site is run by Andy Hertzfeld, who began working at Apple in 1979, and features more than 20 story topics including: Software Design, Management, Hardware Design, Apple Spirit, Prototypes, Inspiration, Microsoft, Marketing, and The Launch.

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ClubMac Hot Deals updated

Posted by | Jan 28, 2004 | |

Apple has updated its Hot Deals Web site with the latest offerings from ClubMac. Deals can be found on: Edirol PCR-30 32-key MIDI Keyboard Controller, LaCie 160GB FW400/FW800/USB 2.0 External Hard Drive, GVP Storage XV Series 120GB FireWire External Hard Drive, Nikon CoolPix 5700 Digital Camera with a $100 mail-in rebate, Hewlett Packard 3700 Color LaserJet Printer, Thursby Software Dave 5, and more.

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iTunes-compatible AAC music store launches

Posted by | Jan 28, 2004 | |

Nupha has announced the launch of its international, cross-platform digital music store. The “nupha musicstore” features “a growing library of tunes from many independent music labels” [Ed. note: Selection appears to be very limited at this time.]. Songs on the store are encoded in 128 Kbps AAC for Macs and 192 Kbps WMA for Windows. Nupha is the first independent music provider compatible with Apple’s iTunes (requires Mac OS X 10.3 Panther and iTunes 4 or greater).

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Apple Japan president resigns

Posted by | Jan 28, 2004 | |

MacMinute reader Masahiro Kawamura translated and sent in some news about Apple Japan president Eiko Harada: “According to ITMedia, Apple Japan said Wednesday that president Eiko Harada will quit his job in late February. The company said he has received ‘an offer for the presidency from a non-IT company.’ He has been at his post since 1997.

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