Tag: MACWORLD

Previously in this series we discussed the user interface advancement of collapsing emails in the same thread together, and how that can help to deal with a high volume of incoming email. It's worth asking whether this is really a solution unto itself, or if it is maybe just a way to cope with a bigger problem, that of attention fragmentation. Have you ever found yourself having multiple ...

The long wait is over: Office 2008 for Mac is now available for pre-order from Apple and Amazon, with a street release date of January 15th. It seems like just yesterday that Microsoft was on stage at the 2006 Macworld keynote, reaffirming their commitment to making Microsoft applications for the Mac. At that time, Office 2004 was not a universal binary, and could only be run on Apple's new Intel ...

We all saw Bill Gates sell something no one was buying, and Steve Jobs selling many things people really want in their respective keynotes this week. I am always the kind of person trying to find the meaning in it all. So, what do you think? I think Microsoft is putting out some decent software (Vista, Office, etc) but I think they have largely missed the boat on the digital lifestyle. Apple has ...

The dust is just starting to settle around Moscone West in SF, so while everybody is enjoying their post-Stevenote cigarette ("Was it good for you?") here's some details on Apple's new announcements. First up - the State of iTunes address. To date, 2 billion songs have been sold on iTunes, current rate is over 5 million a day. Over 50 million TV shows and 1.3 million movies have been purchased ...

If you a) are an Apple fan (or are just Mac-curious) and b) enjoy refreshing your browser, you should do what I'm doing and head over to our sister blog TUAW, where they're liveblogging Steve Jobs' keynote right now. Speculation as to whether any Earth-shattering plans will be revealed today is rampant as ever--iPhone? iTV? iBex? Tune in to find out. If your reloading finger gets tired and you're ...

Damien Barrett mentioned Jambo on the last day of 2005 over on TUAW, and since I was going to Macworld, I thought I'd give it a try. The concept seems simple: download Jambo, install, answer some simple questions, and in theory you'll be discovering like-minded Jambo's near you. They even set up a special page just for Macworld attendees. So here's the thing: I never "discovered" anyone. ...