Heading off to Boot Camp: "Curious about Boot Camp? We were. Ars spent some time using Windows XP and trying a couple of other operating systems on Intel Macs (including Windows Media Center Edition), and we're here to tell you what we've learned in the process.The various hardware differences make what would hopefully be an uneventful experience a little quirkier on some machines (especially the MacBook Pro), but overall, WindowsXP is mostly how one would expect it to be. Most Mac users who are Read more [...]

Intel iBook (MacBook) Arriving in May? and 17” MacBook Pro? [Update]: “ThinkSecret claims that Apple has begun manufacturing the new ‘MacBook’ (Intel iBook) which should be available in the next 30-60 days.

According to the rumor site, the newest version of the iBook will indeed be rebranded as a ‘MacBook…”

(Via MacRumors.)

Windows Is The New Classic: "I've been waiting for reaction to the hullabaloo surrounding virtualization this week from the Daring Fireball himself, John Gruber. This morning we have that reaction, and it's fabulous as usual. In 'Windows: The New Classic', Gruber describes the Microsoft OS as a compatibility layer ghetto, such as the old OS 9. The comparison is a fruitful one, and by Gruber's lights, provides every indication of Apple's impression of Windows, both XP and Vista: Apple relishes the Read more [...]

Parallels Virtualization (beta) software for Intel CPU…: “Parallels Virtualization (beta) software for Intel CPU Macs (run Windows, OS2, etc. in a window under OS X)”

(Via AccelerateYourMac News Headlines.)

If you only have an “Upgrade CD” of Windows XP Home, you can try and make a custom install cd with the required Win98 verification files.

Then use it to install XP with the Boot Camp software.

Note, XP Home may not be fully compliant with the dual core processor.

Get the link HERE

Unreal: Apple Officially Supports Windows With Bootcamp: "I still can’t quite fully believe this, but it is true. Apple now supports dual-booting. The implications here are mind-boggling. Apple now sells hardware that it is going to officially allow and support Windows to boot. Let me repeat that because it is so significant. Apple hardware supports windows.… (Via AppleMatters.) Read more [...]

Google roundup: “Google keeps pumping out new (and not so new) functions so fast that Ars is resorting to a roundup just to keep you in the loop. Hang on for a whirlwind tour.

(Via Ars Technica.)

Once again, someone has expanded on a basic Apple app (PhotoBoth) and actually made it more functional. WebCam Tweaker from TweakerSoft adds video capabilities to your PhotoBooth. You can now send recorded videos with your iSight camera, add effects, export your video to downsized formats suitable for Mail and your iPod, or larger sized 640X480. Read the Review Read more [...]

Install a slot-loading DVD drive in the iBook G3: “Per Apple (and others, I think), ‘slot loading drives are not compatible with the iBook G3.’ But it works in mine now. I just completed this difficult mod yesterday, and since the info was hard to find, I figured I should sha…”

(Via Mac OS X Hints.)

13.3 inch iBook coming in June?: "According to a AFX News Limited report (Forbes), Asustek has secured a contract to manufacture 1.2 million units (initially) Intel-based iBooks. The report claims that the new iBooks will have a 13.3 inch LCD display and that they'll start selling in June. Last week we reported from reliable sources that Apple was ..." (Via macosXrumors.) Read more [...]

Wall Street Journal

Interesting read:

“Japan’s Aozora Bank Ltd. is planning to do something once unheard of in the business world: switch nearly all of its 2,300 desktop personal computers to Apple Computer Inc.’s Macintosh computers.”

(Via Wall Street Journal.)

Five years of Mac OS X : Page 1
An interesting read about the history of Mac OS X and what/could have happened…..

…Apple was so desperate for a solution to its OS problem in the mid- to late 1990s that both Solaris and Windows NT were considered as possible foundations for the next-generation Mac OS.

(Via arstechnica.)

To-Do Manager For Mac OS X:

Check Off is a to-do list that sits in your menu bar. Simply click the check mark and your personal to-do list will drop down.

(Via carpeaqua.)