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Guy Kawasaki: Top Ten Tips For Upgrading To The New Mac OS X Leopard

Authored by Guy Kawasaki on October 30, 2007 - 8:16am.

Here are the top-ten Leopard tips from my friends, Adam Engst et al, at Take Control Books. They’ve already released five ebooks to help people upgrade to Leopard. Take Control publishes minor updates for free, so the authors can revise their books on the fly. These guys are the experts, but I have two Leopard tips as well, more about them later.

TiVo Extends TiVoToGo Service to Mac Users

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 8, 2007 - 2:32pm.

Las Vegas - TiVo announced on Monday that it has expanded the availability of its TiVoToGo service to Mac users. Through a partnership with software developer Roxio, a unit of Sonic Solutions, TiVo users will now be able to transfer their recorded shows to watch on a Mac. TiVoToGo for the Mac will be available later this month for $99. Separately, TiVo said it has partnered with Music Choice, a provider of digital music programming to cable TV providers. Under the deal, TiVo will offer Music Choice's library of music videos and original video programming to TiVo subscribers via the broadband TiVoCast service, beginning later this year.

Strong iPod, Mac Sales Boost Apple Profits

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 19, 2006 - 3:38pm.

Cupertino, Calif. - Buoyed by strong sales of its iPod digital music players and Macintosh computer, Apple on Wednesday posted better-than-expected quarterly results, including a 27% jump in net income. The company said that it sold 8.7 million iPods during the quarter, up 35% from a year ago, and had its best quarter ever in terms of Mac sales, with 1.6 million.

Aspyr Media to Launch Downloadable Games Store for Macs

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 10, 2006 - 12:59pm.

Austin, Texas - Aspyr Media, a publisher of Mac versions of popular video games, on Monday announced plans for a digital download game store for Mac users.

LA Times: Apple to Launch Digital Music Subscription Service for Mac

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 4, 2003 - 1:59am.

Los Angeles -- The Los Angeles Times reported on Tuesday that Apple is planning to launch a major digital music service using the Advanced Audio Codec (AAC), a higher-fidelity and more secure digital format than the ubiquitous MP3. Although no licensing deals for the service have been announced, four of five major labels are reportedly close to licensing their songs. "This is exactly what the music industry has been waiting for," one person familiar with the negotiations told The Times. "It's hip. It's quick. It's easy. If people on the Internet are actually interested in buying music, not just stealing it, this is the answer." The service would only be available to Mac users -- a paltry 3 percent of the total computer market -- but Apple CEO Steve Jobs has reportedly personally pitched it to label executives. Apple has come under fire for the marketing behind its popular iPod digital music player, which some music industry insiders have said encourages piracy. http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-music4mar04,1,7646945.story?co

Infogrames Sells Mac Video Game Publishing Unit to Destineer

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 31, 2003 - 4:18am.

New York -- Video game publisher Infogrames announced on Friday that it has sold its Apple Macintosh game publishing unit, MacSoft, to Minneapolis-based game developer Destineer. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. "We are focusing our attention on our biggest growth areas: PC and video games," said Paul Rinde, senior vice president and general manager of Infogrames' Minneapolis studio, which included the MacSoft label. Infogrames said the majority of its MacSoft employees will become employees of Destineer. http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030130/nyth140_1.html

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