Convert AppleWorks documents to .rtf
You’ve got a slew of AppleWorks word processing documents that you’d like to open in iWork’s Pages. Which converter to get? None. The answer is easier than you think. More: continued here
Day: March 10, 2009
Mozilla bumps up Firefox 3.1 to 3.5
The next edition of Firefox will be version 3.5—not version 3.1 as originally planned. Mozilla says the move reflects the large number of features in the upcoming browser update. More: continued here
Apple shows off Safari’s HTML 5 support
Apple’s Web site now features a page that shows how HTML 5 will change what we can do on the Web; Safari 4 features support for HTML 5 media tags among other next-generation Web standards. More: continued here
Eminem firm loses iTunes royalty lawsuit against Universal
Universal Music has prevailed in a case that would have otherwise given millions more to artists for the sale of their songs on digital download services such as Apple’s industry-leading iTunes Store. More: continued here
Sources confirm Apple laid off salespeople last week
Despite public statements to the contrary, Apple did lay off around 50 enterprise salespeople last week, CNET News has learned. Sources who wished to remain anonymous for fear of reprisal confirmed reports by Valleywag and 9to5Mac.com that roughly 50 salespeople were let go by the company for “business and economic reasons”. More: continued here
U2-Apple Relationship Sours?
A couple years back, Jobs, who doesn’t like touching anyone, embraced Bono on stage. Bono joined The Edge for a couple of songs. Flash forward to today: Bono is a partner in venture firm Elevation Partners which owns 39 percent of Palm. More: continued here
Apple touch-screen netbook in Q3?
Boom: Apple netbook in Q3 — that’s the rumor being spread by the Commercial Times / DigiTimes tag-team of electronics tattlers. Apparently, Wintek will supply the touch-panels to Quanta computer who’ll be tasked with assembling Apple’s netbook… More: continued here
Older iPhone Prototypes Show up on Ebay
It looks like someone got their mitts on a piece of technology history over at 1 Infinite Loop. Someone is selling some prototype iPhones with a wacky pre-iPhone type of OS on it. One of the iPhones actually even works. More: continued here
Mac management for Windows IT folks
The prospect of introducing Macs into a Windows environment brings with it many questions and challenges. Will Macs be able to access network resources? Can they be joined to an Active Directory domain? What sort of deployment and management options are there for Macs? Computerworld’s Ryan Faas tackles these questions. More: continued here