Author: mactech

The Associated Press has published a very positive review of Apple’s iBook, finding fault only with the system’s relatively small 10GB hard drive. “With the introduction of its latest iBook, Apple got it right. This laptop is light, stylish and cool without looking like a toy. It performs well, is loaded with features and boasts a very competitive price.”

You Don’t Know Jack, the incredibly popular computer game show series, will be making its television debut on Wednesday, June 20 on ABC with back-to-back episodes starting at 8 PM. Berkeley Systems, the game’s producer, has been responsible for bringing the game to PCs and Macs for the past five years.

As noted on Monday, Microsoft’s decision to bundle an enhanced messaging application with Windows XP is drawing similar parallels to the tactics employed by the company during the browser wars. c|net has published an in-depth look at the messaging market and what Microsoft’s move could mean.

In some excellent news for Apple, a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article, as noted by MacCentral, reports that the Quaker Valley School District has opted to select Apple over Dell as its primary hardware supplier. The school district recently received a $2 million grant to spend on technology, and will be outfitting its 1,600 students with iBooks, while 70 teachers will receive PowerBook G4s and the library will get a set of G4 Cubes.

Henry Norr addresses a number of users’ questions in today’s issue of the San Francisco Gate, including organizing downloads, arranging icons on the desktop, thoughts on upgrading to OS X, and launching applications from the keyboard.