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Several YouTube videos describe in detail some of the iPhone demonstrations Steve Jobs gave at the Macworld Expo keynote speech in January.
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Monthly Archives: February 2007
Google introduced Google Apps Premier Edition for $50 per account per year. Think of it as the enterprise edition of Google Docs and Spreadsheets (which is what I use to write this blog, among other things), and competition for Office … Continue reading
Rumors about Apple are swirling a week after Steve Jobs’ open letter to the music industry (for an excellent summary of reactions, see Engadget’s “DRM: the state of disrepair” by Thomas Ricker). But several developments warrant particular attention: 1. Apple … Continue reading
Beatles music was a turning point in the history of pop music, and its power will once again prove to be a turning point in the history of online music. Baby boomers are excited by the Beatles coming out online, and that’s why record labels should also be excited — baby boomers are the folks more likely to buy music, compared to the younger generations that are used to downloading free music.
Continue readingTurn your cell phone off in Bronx, Brooklyn’s iPods out of sight / Crazy taxi cab in Harlem, iPod Zombies are in fright / Peds love iPods they’re so proud, but the volume is too loud! / Car 54 where are you? (With apologies, based on the theme from the “Car 54 Where Are You?” TV show, 1961-63)
Continue readingIt looks like Apple is serious about not licensing its FairPlay Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology used to protect music sold through its iTunes online store. Steve Jobs has put it all into perspective in an open letter on the … Continue reading
Steve Jobs has put the music industry labels on notice about Digital Rights Management (DRM). It may just be the right time for Steve to speak out — from a position of strength.
Continue readingAs reported in my other blog, Tony Bove’s iTimes (“iTunes Pulls Over at Vista Point“), the iPod and iTunes software for Windows needs a patch to work with Windows Vista. But iTunes and the iPod are not the only media … Continue reading
Apple, Inc. (formerly Apple Computer) and Apple Records (the label for the Beatles) have finally laid to rest all legal problems involving use of the name. This marks an end to the long-running copyright feud between the two companies and replaces an earlier agreement that limited Apple Inc.’s abilities to distribute music.
Continue readingIssues that occur with iTunes 7.0.2 on Vista include purchased songs not playing, iPod synch problems, iPod eject problems, failure to sync contacts and calendars with an iPod, and slow cover art animation.
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