The Omni Group Launches a Blog

post from The Apple Blog on 05 April 2006 06:28:20 PM. © The Apple Blog

For as long as I have been using a Mac, Omni Group products have had a permanent place in my dock. I browse with OmniWeb, and OmniOutliner + KGTD acts as my backup-brain. The Omni Mouth, a new company blog written by some of the OG staff, will focus on keeping users informed on product [...]

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Why Boot Camp Really Matters

post from The Apple Blog on 05 April 2006 04:34:53 PM. © The Apple Blog

As you will now doubtless be aware, Apple are officially supporting booting Windows XP (and, by implication, Windows Vista, if it ever surfaces) on Intel-based Macs, by providing users with a tool to create a driver CD and partition their hard disk. It also provides a pretty bootloader.This is good. This is really good. Most [...]

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Boot Camp

post from The Apple Blog on 05 April 2006 11:26:04 AM. © The Apple Blog

Today Apple fired a large cannon squarely in Microsoft’s direction.This explosive cannon-ball takes the form of something Apple calls Boot Camp. No, it’s not a resort dedicated to helping problematic Windows users see the true light of conversion, nor is it a fancy ranch offering workshops into new Apple technologies.This is something even more surprising. [...]

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Creating Address Book categories

post from Mac 911 Weblog on 05 April 2006 11:17:00 AM. © Mac 911 Weblog

Have you found that some of your contacts include a Categories entry in the Notes field? Here's how they were created and how to make some of your own.

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Pigs flying Thats weird

post from The Apple Blog on 05 April 2006 10:32:11 AM. © The Apple Blog

“Apple has no desire or plan to sell or support Windows, but many customers have expressed their interest to run Windows on Apple’s superior hardware now that we use Intel processors,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “We think Boot Camp makes the Mac even more appealing to Windows users [...]

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Apple Unveils Boot Camp

post from The CCS Mac Blog on 05 April 2006 10:25:00 AM. © The CCS Mac Blog

"Available as a download beginning today, Boot Camp allows users with a Microsoft Windows XP installation disc to install Windows XP on an Intel-based Mac®, and once installation is complete, users can restart their computer to run either Mac OS®...

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Boot Camp Beta

Well, if this doesn't qualify as a hack...

Apple just released a beta of Boot Camp. This is a BIOS-emulating EFI module, Windows drivers, and associated Mac OS X control and setup software that allows "legacy" OSes like Windows XP to boot on a Mac. This comes with an associated firmware update for each of the Intel Macs to allow support for this.

Boy, I wonder what the people that funded the "XP on Mac" contest feel about having an official solution now. Smiling

"If we'd just waited..."

Although, in all likelihood, it was the contest and the popularity of the solution that was probably the free marketing that brought this about. If the contest hadn't existed, hadn't been won, and hadn't been popular afterwards then Apple probably wouldn't have done this.

I do love that this completely proves my point, though. Apple is, as they've always said, a hardware company. And now they, instead of Dell, will dual-boot Mac OS X and Windows. Now Apple, instead of Dell, will sell machines that do a little bit of everything.

Now I really do need a new iMac...

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