On January 24th, the Walt Disney Company announced the acquisition of Pixar Animation Studios. The sales price has been reported as $7.4 billion. The acquisition puts Steve Jobs, Pixar's majority share holder, on the Disney Board of Directors...
Apple announced a new Intel processor based iMac's and PowerBook's (now called MacBook Pro) at MacWorld last week. As part of the product demonstration, Phil Schiller (Apple Vice President) joined an video iChat session with Steve Jobs from a wireless MacBook Pro. Schiller was sitting out in the audience watching the keynote address with the rest of the press and the Mac faithful.
According to a story posting on AppleInsider.com, Schiller was connecting to iChat via an 802.11a access point in order to avoid signal overlap with all of the 802.11g access points on the show floor...
One of the coolest uses of Bluetooth so far, is undoubtedly the use of wireless headsets. I have two that I use with my cell phone, and I use the all the time. It has gotten so that I can't stand using the phone without the wireless headset. The freedom and mobility are second to none.
And since I have two Bluetooth headsets, I always intended to use one with my PowerBook. A wireless headset would finally make the voice capabilities of iChat something useful to me. Unfortunately that was easier said that done. My PowerBook is a 1.25GHz Aluminum model and it has built-in Bluetooth support. But every time I tried to pair my headset...
In an effort to add greater functionality to the site, Maclive.net has added support for Pricegrabber.com. This new functionality allows Maclive.net readers to search Pricegrabber's price index for virtually any computer related product without ever leaving...
Back in my days of working pre-press, Print on Demand was a big concern in the industry. It threatened to shake up the way the entire industry operated. And, while new technologies promised such ease of use, they seldom lived up to their ultimate goal.
Lulu.com is an on demand print publishing service that finally offers the type of service that was promised back in the mid 90's. Do you have a book that you want published, but no one is willing to sign you? Why not publish it yourself...
Most people believe that Google is the most powerful search engine on the net. It makes finding even the most obscure information a relatively simple task. But are you taking full advantage of Google's hidden power?
I never really wondered where the infamous keyboard combo of Control+Alt+Delete came from, but that didn't make this video any less fulfilling. I have to admit, I laughed...
Project Motorsport started out as a fun way to spend an afternoon. We set out to shoot some motorcycle video and have a good time. Once when we brought the video back and began to edit, we realized we had the making of a music video.
Check out the video and see for yourself. And, if your interested in further information on the project, we give you that too!
The Freedom to Switch:
In 2003 Apple Computer released a marketing campaign with the intention of showing Wintel users how easy it would be to "switch" platforms.
One of the Mac's main selling points, ironically enough, was Digital Video Editing. Apple wanted the world to see how easy it was to edit video on the Mac platform. And, in overwhelming response, Mac users set out to show the world just how easy it really was.
The campaign was effective for Apple, but also spawned a unexpected parody campaign in the Mac underworld. Users from all of the world whipped out their camcorders and set to work making spoofs in the same cinematic style as the acclaimed commercial line.
With this, Maclive.net rose to the challenge and shot our own spoof. We think it proves that a Mac can be a powerful tool in the wrong hands. It also shows how far a couple of Mac fans will go for a laugh. We hope you enjoy our contribution, aptly named The Freedom to Switch.
On January 24th, the Walt Disney Company announced the acquisition of Pixar Animation Studios. The sales price has been reported as $7.4 billion. The acquisition puts Steve Jobs, Pixar's majority share holder, on the Disney Board of Directors...
Apple announced a new Intel processor based iMac's and PowerBook's (now called MacBook Pro) at MacWorld last week. As part of the product demonstration, Phil Schiller (Apple Vice President) joined an video iChat session with Steve Jobs from a wireless MacBook Pro. Schiller was sitting out in the audience watching the keynote address with the rest of the press and the Mac faithful.
One of the coolest uses of Bluetooth so far, is undoubtedly the use of wireless headsets. I have two that I use with my cell phone, and I use the all the time. It has gotten so that I can't stand using the phone without the wireless headset. The freedom and mobility are second to none.
In an effort to add greater functionality to the site, Maclive.net has added support for Pricegrabber.com. This new functionality allows Maclive.net readers to search Pricegrabber's price index for virtually any computer related product without ever leaving...
