As the Apple home page said, "Hell Froze Over." Apple has made iTunes for Windows absolutely identical to the Macintosh version, right down to the brushed metal. Importantly, you can find Mac servers (or Windows servers) using Rendezvous and play music from one computer on another (even cross platform).

Apple released new versions of iCal and iSync yesterday that add a number of useful new features. The updates are both available from the Software Update panel in Jaguar (Mac OS X 10.2), although iCal must be updated first and then iSync since there is a dependence on the …

According to an article from MacSlash, Trolltech has released a Macintosh version of QTopia Desktop (the synchronization and control software for the Zuarus).

In what appears not to be the only case of its kind, the RIAA has withdrawn a suit against a Macintosh user who they claimed was using the Kazaa file sharing service to share 2,000 songs. The problem? Kazaa doesn't run on the Mac. According to an article in …

Almost a week after the vulnerability was found, Apple Computer has now updated Mac OS X to fix the SSH problem on both client and server operating systems. The update is part of 10.2.8, a periodic maintenance update which, according to the tech note, includes a number of …

Although we have yet to see an OS X worm appear in the wild, and the operating system itself is pretty well guarded by virtue of it not having many network services turned on by default, the risk to Macintosh users has just gone up. Making the rounds recently is …

To a crowd of happy Apple enthusiasts in Paris, Steve Jobs announced revisions to the PowerBook line of G4 portable Macintosh computers. In addition, Apple has released a wireless keyboard and mouse using Bluetooth technology. The key changes in the PowerBook line are centered around the popular 15" model, which …

For those pondering putting OS X in a "real work environment," Chad Dickerson (InfoWorld's) CTO has written an articlein which he claims that Apple's "It just works!" argument is true.

Baby steps to be assured, but still steps. I received an email this morning from Autodesk (makers of AutoCAD) stating that they will be releasing viewers and import/export tools later this fall. The announcement is available online at their site. They are reiterating that they have not yet decided …

Apple has announced this morning that it is moving the iMacs to 1GHz (15") and 1.25GHz (17"), that it has revamped the video processors (moving the 17" to the new GeForce FX 5200) and that it has added USB 2.0 to the cadre of features on the system …

PCWorld is reporting that Symantec (manufacturers of the popular Norton Anti-Virus software) will be increasing their individual subscription rates from about US$15 to US$20 this year. For companies like Apple that bundle competitors software into their products (in this case, their .Mac product), this is probably good news …

An article from Internetnews.com is reporting on moves by email-based newsletters to switch from email to a mechanism called RSS (Rich Site Summary or RDF Site Summary), which has users computers pull specially-formatted information from the newsletter's site instead of waiting for an email copy of the newsletter. From …

In good news for Linux and OS X aficionados, Federal Computer Week is reporting that the US OMB has added OS X and Linux to the list of supported operating systems for federal use. Previously, only Microsoft's Windows and Sun's Java 2 platforms were supported.

Sun (the author/owner of Java) has posted an article about hosting MIDP development on Apple's OS X. MIDP is the Mobile version of Java (used by phones like the P800). The implementation requires X11, but works very nicely.

Those interested in checking out Quark 6 before making a buying decision can now download a demo (a rather big demo, 100MB) from the Quark site.

Those of us with an affinity for the Python programming language will be happy to hear that version 2.3 has now been officially released. For Macintosh users, the number of fixes is large, and you can get the MacPython install today, or grab your own copy of the source …

Good news for people who like to see outside viewpoints and multi-platform views with the Macintosh includes. The folks at arstechnica have launched a new column, Mac.ars. The first article was published today. Go read it yourself and see if they've hit the mark or left you pining for …

It's pricey, but it's huge! Trans International has announced that they are now shipping a 1GB DDR333 RAM module compatible with Apple's 17" PowerBook. For only $1400, you can have 2GB of RAM in your laptop.

This article in USA Today describes an invention by a Chicago-area Boy Scout who saw an opportunity to streamline airport inspections at the world's busiest airport (still O'Hare). The invention (and I've actually seen these at Dulles as well) is a box with a metal detector in it that is …

Apparently, if you have a Macintosh, you aren't supposed to even visit BuyMusic.com, Buy.com's new web-based WMP music store. Despite the fact that they're more than happy to bash Apple in their ads (yeah, right "music for the rest of us"), they can't seem to stand the heat …