John Rizzo

Although two updates to Apple Computer Inc.s Mac OS X Tiger have fixed many compatibility problems, enterprise networking problems persist. A new update, version 10.4.3, is expected this summer, and will address some of the remaining problems, according to sources. Sources say that the update will fix continuing problems with integration with Microsoft Corp. Activity […]

When Windows Vista ships in late 2006, Windows will mimic many features of Apples Tiger and go beyond it. But while Microsoft introduces the world to Vista, Apple is keeping mum about its next version of Mac OS X, which Steve Jobs has said will ship at about the same time as Vista. It is […]

At Apples WWDC this week, the company said that applications written as Carbon applications, such as Microsoft Office and Adobe Photoshop, would be the most difficult to port to Intel-based Macs. Apple also encouraged developers to open their source code to other developers and to use open source to help with the switch. Apple announced […]

In the operating system race thus far, Apples incremental approach to system releases has paid off compared to Microsofts strategy of giant leaps at long intervals. Since Windows XP shipped in 2001, Apple has shipped five major versions of Mac OS X. Apples Unix-based operating system started out far behind Windows XP, but is now […]

A number of sites running Apples new “Tiger” operating system are experiencing problems with SMB file sharing and authentication with Microsofts Active Directory, Ziff Davis Internet News has learned. Although Apple Computer Inc.s Tiger increases support for Server Message Block file sharing and Active Directory, several sources say that the Finder fails to log on […]

Some enterprise networking software developers have discovered that their products are not compatible with Apple Computer Inc.s new “Tiger” operating system and are recommending that their customers hold off on upgrading to Tiger, Ziff Davis Internet News has learned. While most developers point to dramatic changes in Tigers kernel as the reason, several claim that […]

When a large publishing company replaces old Mac OS 9 workstations and servers in a mixed-platform environment, it typically chooses between Windows and Mac OS X. The Las Vegas Review Journal,a company with 1,600 networked users in multiple locations, chose the latter. “We had to stay with Macs because we used software from [Harris &] […]

Its no stretch to say that Adobe Systems Inc.s Photoshop has made the transition from user application to major developer platform. Like a platform, Photoshop has a trade show, Photoshop World, featuring vendor booths displaying a diversity of third-party software created to “run on” Photoshop. You wont find a “Word User Magazine” on the newsstand, […]

Before and after this months unveiling of the PowerPC-based “Cell” processor, the Mac industry buzzed with predictions that the forthcoming chip would be adopted by Apple Computer as its next-generation computing platform. While the specs of the new chip are impressive, especially with its integrated support for virtualization and speedy video performance, analysts said differences […]

Developers of OpenOffice.org for Mac OS X are no longer pursuing a native Aqua port of the open-source Office-compatible suite. The developer group said that it has been more than 18 months since the last engineering work on porting OpenOffice.org to Mac OS Xs native Quartz/Aqua windowing system, and there are no plans to do […]

SAN FRANCISCO—At the Macworld conference Thursday, enterprise connectivity vendors announced products that add Mac support to Windows- and Unix-based network systems. Several companies, including GroupLogic, announced cluster support for Macs. Group Logics ExtremeZ-IP 4.0 is an Apple File Protocol server that allows Mac clients to access the same shares as Windows clients. The new version […]

SAN FRANCISCO—At the Macworld conference here on Tuesday, Apple Computer Inc. CEO Steve Jobs highlighted the progress on a few key features of Mac OS X 10.4, code-named Tiger, but he kept most details about the new operating system—including the ship date—under wraps. Telling conference attendees that there wasnt time to describe the 200 new […]