http://www.appleology.com Making Apple and Apple Users Think Different Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:04:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Mac Mini seemed like it had a bright future ahead of itself when Steve Jobs first introduced it at MacWorld 2005. It was introduced as the perfect switcher's machine, since it was "bare bones", cheap, and allowed for connection to third party displays, keyboards, and mice. When Steve introduced ... http://www.appleology.com/2007/08/08/why-apples-current-mac-mini-strategy-is-failing/ A half a year ago, Appleology featured a rumor in an article, titled "Leopard’s Illuminating Graphical User Interface: Illuminous, discussing a possible user interface that could present itself in Leopard. The article was built off of speculation from Apple's design themes in their recent software releases, including: Aperture Apple Pro Apps Front Row iTunes ... http://www.appleology.com/2007/06/11/official-leopard-ui-revealed/ At Macworld 2007 we all were left wondering why there were no announcements concerning the much-expected iLife and iWork 2007 suites. It was quite surprising to find Steve Jobs admitting that there would be no more Mac-related announcements after only ten minutes into the Keynote. Especially since, if I recall, ... http://www.appleology.com/2007/02/03/ilife-and-iwork-07-to-be-bundled-with-leopard/ Today was a major milestone for Apple Computer, Inc. that will be looked back in retrospect a major turning point when Apple finally completes its digital media ring of products and services. January 9, 2007 will be remembered as the day Apple announced many revolutionary products, such as the smart-phone ... http://www.appleology.com/2007/01/09/macworld-keynote-2007-in-review/ Apple has a pretty big new year's resolution. Mac users and tech lovers already have enough anticipation and hopes for Apple in 2007 without a great tease direct from Apple's website reading: This pretty illuminating graphic screams that they are ready to kick some ass in 2007 and onward. Apple has ... http://www.appleology.com/2007/01/01/the-first-30-years-were-just-the-beginning-welcome-to-2007/ Leopard version 9A326, according to rumor site MacShrine, was seeded to internal Apple employees yesterday with a substantial amount of upgrades to the next-generation OS. The new seed is said to include improved compatibility with video and audio podcasts in Safari RSS, numerous bug fixes, and Boot Camp version 1.2. ... http://www.appleology.com/2006/12/11/leopard-v9a326-seeded-featuring-more-dark-glass/ Mac OS X's Aqua has matured very slowly over the last few years. It seems like many OS X users are tired of Aqua and ready for a new revolutionary GUI to compliment and enhance the experience of using a Mac. An increasingly popular theme for Apple's latest applications have ... http://www.appleology.com/2006/12/10/leopards-illuminating-graphical-user-interface-illuminous/ The number of Apple iPhone rumors that have existed for the last half-decade have hit an all-time high as more clues and speculation of an Apple-branded cellphone begin to make more sense. Now seems like the perfect time to release such a product for Apple, considering Apple's crumbling relationship with ... http://www.appleology.com/2006/12/05/apple-making-final-preperations-to-release-iphone-in-january/ Apple has always shown its best results in Quarter 4, but the transition to the new year will be a landmark in the Mac's history as millions of switchers will purchase their first Mac and current Mac users purchase another system for the holiday season. MacBooks and MacBook Pros have ... http://www.appleology.com/2006/11/22/ipod-halo-and-mac-sales-to-truly-shine-this-holiday-season/ Today Apple updated its MacBook product line, introducing three new models all with Core 2 Duo processors. Apple claims the new Core 2 Duo processors give the MacBook a 25 percent performance advantage over its predecessors. The update also bumps the Ultimate Macbooks to 1GB RAM and Superdrive Dual-Layer standard, ... http://www.appleology.com/2006/11/08/apple-updates-macbook-to-core-2-mac-mini-update-soon/