Author: mactech

Future Power, one of a handful of PC makers Apple filed suit against last year for its iMac look-alike, has announced it will discontinue selling the translucent all-in-one computer, as per an agreement with Apple. In its place, Future Power will ship a system that features a 17″ display and two-tone, translucent plastics.

Go2Mac has compiled a page of known issues with Apple’s new iBook, many of which have been verified by MacMinute staff. It is well worth a read, particularly if you own one of these hot, new puppies.

A Wired article discusses the kick-off of yesterday’s JavaOne conference, where more than 20,000 attendees lined the streets outside of the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco — greater than the lines at Macworld Expo, says the report — to get into the event. Sun says Java is only getting better and stronger, and blames the press for not casting the technology in the proper light.

Our friends at Macwelt — a German language Macintosh Web site — have posted an article discussing the conflicts between Sun Microsystems’ Java and Microsoft’s .Net strategy. At the JavaOne conference this week, Sun stated that the Internet must remain open — through the use of technology such as Java — as opposed to Microsoft’s more-closed .Net approach. Microsoft, however, contends that the Java community is not unified enough to accomplish the goals it envisions.

FileMaker Developer Conference 2001 will take place August 12-15 at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort in Florida. The conference is expected to draw 1,500 FileMaker developers and feature 50 expert sessions, as well as a special “Revolutions of 2001” keynote from PC Magazine Editor-in-Chief Michael Miller. Registration for the conference is US$1,099, with $100 off for those who register by June 29. More information is available from the link above, as well as the press release.