A Register article takes a look at the Carbon and Cocoa programming APIs, quoting Apple sources who debunk the common assumption that Carbon is less powerful than the fully OS X-native Cocoa. The article also discusses why rewriting OS X’s Finder, which is a Carbon application, would not necessarily help anything.
Read MoreLaCie has begun shipping the 8x4x24x version of its FireWire Pocket CD-RW in the UK, reports Macworld UK. The drive is available for £339, while the slower 4x4x24x version sells for £249. The drive has been shipping in the US for US$399.
Read MoreHouston Chronicle columnist Bob LeVitus has had his iBook for a month now and is even more enthusiastic about the new consumer portable from Apple. “…the iBook is the best-equipped and most reasonably priced notebook computer Apple has ever built, and every bit as elegant and stylish as its more powerful, more expensive sibling, the PowerBook G4 Titanium,” says LeVitus.
Read MoreMacworld UK is reporting on a Dataquest study published yesterday stating that the DRAM (dynamic random access memory) market will be worth 55.5 percent less this year — this due to falling chip prices. According to the study, worldwide DRAM revenue is projected to fall from US$31.5 billion in 2000, to $14 billion in 2001. Macworld UK has the full story.
Read MoreKoingo Software has released Password Retriever 1.9, a handy utility for storing and organizing passwords for just about anything. Version 1.9 offers a number of new features and modifications. Details are included in the download. The following link is also a demo version. [ 741k ]
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