Yes, the iMac does Windows

Yesterday was a milestone day for the Mac . A pair of enterprising cyber-terrorist got Windows XP to boot on an Intel - base Mac , andwon almost $ 14,000for their worry . We atMacworldsacrificed one of our iMacs and joined forces withPC Worldto see this first - hand . And indeed , thanks to the hard work ofPC World’sDanny Allen , we’ve fuck off a working Windows iMac ....

March 17, 2006 · 4 min · 669 words · Jose Morris

Browseback 1.1

Browseback 1.1 , an app purpose at investigator or anyone who use the WWW on a regular basis , ply a ocular path to graze your vane - surfing history . The broadcast catalogue your surfriding history across multiple browsers , including Apple ’s Safari (; November 2005 ) , Mozilla ’s Firefox (; November 2005 ) , and Microsoft ’s Internet Explorer . you’re able to perform full textbook searches of antecedently viewed pages as well as scroll across an archive of thumbnail representing each page you have recently visited ....

March 15, 2006 · 4 min · 725 words · Jennifer Washington

Enigmo 2

Enigmo 2 is a kinetic mystifier game in which you redirect the catamenia of water , plasma or laser beams into receptacles located elsewhere in the puzzle . If that sounds simple , cerebrate again . These receptacle are often hidden behind walls , military unit fields , or other obstructions . To circumvent the puzzles ’ obstacles , you ’re given a limited supply of physical object such as drums ( which amuse piddle ) mirror ( which shine optical maser beams ) , and magneto spheres ( which redirect plasma streams ) ....

March 15, 2006 · 4 min · 689 words · Patrick Shelton

First Look: Mini series follow-up: More RAM

First , thanks to everyone who took the clip to read parts one , two and three of my “ mini serial ” this week . The treatment around the articles was very interesting , and some good questions were inquire . Today I bump the random memory in the mini to 2 GB ( after a brief wrong good turn ) , so I thought I ’d take a few minutes to revisit some of the test that may have been RAM dependent ....

March 15, 2006 · 11 min · 2230 words · James Townsend

Hackers get Windows XP working on Intel Mac

A competition to see who could get Windows XP make for first on an Intel Mac has been won , according to the contest ’s coordinator , Colin Nederkoorn . TheWindows XP on an Intel Macpage provides a link to a download that includes software and instructions for exercise . Nederkoorn first put the competition together after he ordered an Intel - based MacBook Pro for work . “ I told my foreman that this would replace my IBM desktop and I could boot Windows XP on it , ” he said , and to put his money where his mouth was , he put up $ 100 ....

March 15, 2006 · 4 min · 763 words · Michelle Walton

Cataloging contents

It ’s been a while since we covered a utility to aid you keep runway of the contents of “ obliterable ” volumes — external knockout drives , candela , DVDs , web ploughshare , etc . In fact , the last time we talked about such an app inMac Gemswas back in October 2004 , when Jonathan Seff recommendedDiskTracker ( ) . That $ 30 utility mechanically scans obliterable volumes and keeps a searchable database of their contents ....

March 14, 2006 · 4 min · 669 words · Nicholas Nelson

First Look: A maximum look at a mini Mac, part three

VII. Testing the Mac mini you may see the results of the Macworld Lab ’s tests in our full inspection . Since my personal aim was to learn as much about the Mac mini as potential , I sought out extra trial run tools to add to what the Macworld Lab test told me . Geekbench benchmark : Impressed with the relaunch speeds of applications , I went looking for a benchmark psychometric test that would measure the raw calculation force of the Core Duo chip in the mini ....

March 14, 2006 · 11 min · 2286 words · Jamie Goodwin

Sometimes I’m SO-DIMM!

After terminate my three part series on the new Intel Core Duo mini , I thought I ’d bump the RAM on the mini up from its caudex 512 MB to 2 GB . I want to re - do some of the tests that may have been random-access memory - set to see how ( or if ) thing improved with more RAM . Also being the adventuresome sort , I thought I ’d try out the installation myself , which is exactly what I give notice peoplenotto do in the above article ....

March 14, 2006 · 6 min · 1148 words · Andrea Taylor MD

Analysis: Setbacks won’t stop Dual-boot Mac efforts

A Mac that can boot into either Mac OS X or Windows sound attractive to some drug user . exploit continue to create a dual - bang Mac , even though Microsoft recently announced that Windows Vista wo n’t sour with Mac ironware at least until it ships the server interpretation of its next major operating organisation release — due sometime in 2007 . The possibility of a dual - iron heel system first total to lightness after Apple announce its shift to Intel CPUs at last year ’s Worldwide Developer Conference ( WWDC ) ....

March 13, 2006 · 6 min · 1203 words · Annette Weaver

Yojimbo 1.1

With the need to put in so many bits of datum that do n’t well make up individual files , a telephone number of applications are designed manage such disparate forms of data . Bare Bones Software has released Yojimbo 1.1 , an innovative program that lets you salt away and make out snippets , notes , and much more . Yojimbo is all about restraint , and its interface has a scene that will be conversant to users of OS X ’s construct - in Mail program ....

March 13, 2006 · 3 min · 633 words · Alexander Curtis

Analysis: Intel news hints at future Apple products

At the Intel Developer Forum , you unremarkably see as many merchandise codenames as you do plaid shirts on the tech - confab ’s attender . But at last week ’s session in San Francisco , you also learn a few hints at what could be in storage for Apple ’s portables and desktop . Intel uses itsdeveloper forumto give personal computer industry customers and partner a detailed look at its upcoming roadmap and new technology ....

March 12, 2006 · 5 min · 1055 words · Earl Lee

Apple’s Bud Tribble on Mac OS X security

There has been a lot of talk in the press recently about how secure Mac OS X really is and how much Mac user have to be concerned about security department . While Apple enunciate they are very serious about security concerns , Mac user , for the most part , have been insensible . “ Proof of concepts are out there but end users have not been touch on by exploits in the wild the way they typically are with some other platforms , ” Bud Tribble , Apple ’s vice president of Software Technology , differentiate Macworld ....

March 12, 2006 · 3 min · 551 words · Arthur Turner

Create a video podcast

With a digital video camera and Apple ’s iMovie HD , anyone with the inclination and the creativity can become a movie manufacturer . But making the motion-picture show is only half the struggle — you also have to find an interview . How ? Create a television Podcast . watcher sign up for your TV feed once , and any new movies you make are download to their electronic computer automatically ....

March 12, 2006 · 9 min · 1859 words · James Bishop