Some show business figures, and you know who they are, spend years staging final concerts. After a while it gets downright boring. Now I did promise that my first “Final” report on Panther would be the last, and I have to tell you I was very optimistic. I mean, it didn’t seem possible that Apple […]

Those of us who reside in the Mac universe have had a relative freedom from computer viruses and other malware. Sure, we had a few dozen viruses back in the days of the Classic Mac OS, but since Mac OS X came about, the worst we’ve seen were proofs of concept. In other words, the […]

That’s a serious question, and I can understand the logic behind it. But first, let’s look at the current situation. According to recent estimates, the market share of Microsoft Internet Explorer has dipped below 90% for the first time in several years. After supplanting Netscape, it seemed as if Internet Explorer would be unstoppable and […]

Every good thing comes to an end, and Wednesday’s release of the 10.3.8 update for both the client and server versions of Panther ought to be the end. That is, except for possible security updates. Or at least that’s how it seems. After all, isn’t it time to fast track towards the release of Tiger? […]