David Morgenstern

Coming on the heels of Apples announcement of Boot Camp Assistant Beta, virtualization vendor Parallels said it will begin testing on April 6 a Mac OS X version of its Parallels Workstation 2.1 software. The low-cost virtualization product will let Mac users run Windows XP or Linux together on the desktop of an Intel-based Mac. […]

While Apple Computer has been written off countless times over the year, it lives today to celebrate its 30th birthday on April 1. The company has its origins in the home brew computer pioneers congregating around the Silicon Valley in the mid-1970s. Today, that ancient history is difficult to imagine as computer technology finds its […]

Much like the Kennedy assassination or the space walk on the moon, Microsofts latest delay for its Vista OS will engender a tsunami of conspiracy theories. For example, why did Microsoft delay the release of Vista (again), even though its top executives swore up and down that it would hit the streets this year? According […]

The news that AT&T would purchase BellSouth for $67.1 billion triggered a flashback. In 1984, the government dismantled the Bell System, breaking it up into a pack of operating companies. A generation later, the pieces seem to be reassembling themselves. But todays telecommunications landscape is vastly different from that of 1984. Theres an established market […]

The news that Microsofts support for the next-generation of BIOS, called the United Extensible Firmware Interface, will wait for a couple of years or so, was a welcome, but unexpected break for the Macintosh community. The technology bragging rights against Windows and the commodity market for PCs can continue. When Steve Jobs last year told […]

Microsoft hopes to bring business data front and slightly off-center in the new Sidebar tool for Windows Vista. The new feature, which will provide convenient access to system controls and other kinds of information, was made available to public view on Feb. 22 as part of the Windows Vista February CTP (Community Technology Preview). The […]

With the release of the first Intel-based Macintosh computers, Apple Computer Inc.s standing in the enterprise has a chance of improving, analysts and customers say. And while the outlook is dim, support from Microsoft Corp. could be an important part of the picture. At Macworld Expo here last week, Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled two […]

The siren call of multiple-boot machines keeps insinuating itself into the left brains of IT managers, especially following Apple CEO Steve Jobs Tuesday unveiling of the first Intel-based Macs. While Apple Computer and Microsoft remain mum on the prospect, one expected benefit of Apples switch from PowerPC to X86 processors would be a machine that […]

A cut fiber-optic cable knocked out Sprint Nextel Corp. service Monday for almost a third of the geographic United States, according to an alert issued to customers. All calls initiated west of the Rocky Mountains were affected. After several hours, service began to be restored, the company said. According to the memo received by eWEEK, […]

Exploits of the WMF (Windows Metafile Format) flaw continued on Thursday as advertising networks took advantage of the vulnerability to spread their “products.” Several security lists and Weblogs warned that the Exfol adware network was presenting coded WMF images on rotating banner ads. Researchers said that sites running pop-up advertisements from the network will infect […]

After many rounds of beta candidates, the open-source Firefox 1.5 browser was offered for download to the masses late Tuesday. Not resting on its laurels, however, the Mozilla Foundation programming team is now eyeing the feature set for Version 2.0. The anticipated Version 1.5 offers performance gains, usability enhancements and support for new Web graphics […]

With Hurricane Rita looming offshore and the Gulf Coast populace heading to higher ground, several Internet watchdogs on Thursday prepared a volunteer effort to combat an expected wave of donation scams. An international “call to arms” notice went out on the MWP (Malicious Websites and Phishing) research and operational mailing list by Gadi Evron, the […]