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- Fire up that Wire! A look at the FireWire protocol
- The FireWire protocol, developed in 1995 by Apple, is now supported by other device manufacturers, including Sony. In this article, Larry Loeb gives you the scoop on this bus/hardware protocol.Apple Computer has included FireWire ports on all its computers since the introduction of the Blue and White G3. FireWire is...
- Tags: Larry Loeb, FireWire, audio sample, Mbps, P2P, Apple Inc.
- Technical articles 2001-12-17
- Yeah, but is it real BASIC?
- REALbasic has picked up where Zbasic left off; it's using BASIC, a very simple but effective language. But is REALbasic really BASIC? Larry Loeb takes a look at REALbasic and discusses how you can use it. He also evaluates its overall performance.I've said it before, and I'll say it again:...
- Tags: Construction, Larry Loeb, REALbasic, Zbasic
- Technical articles 2001-02-15
- Video killed the Internet radio star?
- Looking for a good video editor for your Mac? Recently, Larry Loeb took a look at several programs that allow you to manipulate video. Read this article to get the scoop on VideoFX, MediaCleaner Pro, and MyTV.You've seen the Apple commercial. Dad can use video, and the kids will be...
- Tags: Corporate communications, Desktops, Larry Loeb, Internet radio, Global Village, radio, USB, video, VideoFX, Apple Macintosh, USB Hub
- Technical articles 2001-02-08
- The art of multiple Mac administration: FileWave
- If your installation includes multiple Macs, you know how impractical it is to work on each separate Mac to keep it in tune. In this article, Larry Loeb introduces the management tool FileWave.A single-user Mac can be enough of a challenge in file administration for most people. What about an...
- Tags: Desktops, Larry Loeb, FileWave Repository Server, Repository Server, Logon Server, Apple Macintosh
- Technical articles 2001-02-02
- Mac VNC: Getting GUI on the go
- Wouldn't it be great if you could connect to the Internet with any computer and view and operate a single desktop? You can. Larry Loeb explains how Virtual Network Computer VNC allows you to view a computing desktop environment from anywhere.Wouldn’t it be great if you could connect to the...
- Tags: Desktops, Microsoft Windows, INTERNET, Microsoft Windows NT, Servers, GUI, VNC, Apple Macintosh, Larry Loeb, Virtual Network Computer, desktop
- Technical articles 2001-01-25
- Mac Boot Camp, part 6: The retread redeemer
- The introduction of the portable iBook this year rounded out the product line of the NeuApple that Steve Jobs envisioned. Currently, Apple has a computer for every main market segment. Now that Jobs has carried out his business plan, will he stick around?The end of the Spindler Interregnum found Apple...
- Tags: Desktops, Larry Loeb, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Steve Jobs
- Technical articles 2000-12-01
- Mac Boot Camp, part 5: Spindler. The diesel has landed
- Apple needed a savior. It needed one that could raise it from the creative dead—one who would be a light and a redeemer. The Second Coming of Jobs was around the corner.There is a time in Apple History known as the Interregnum. Lasting from the Reign of Sculley until the...
- Tags: Desktops, Larry Loeb, Apple Macintosh, Nubus, card
- Technical articles 2000-11-30
- Mac Boot Camp, part 2: The managers
- In part 2 of his Mac Boot Camp series, Larry Loeb provides a detailed explanation of how Mac's essential Toolbox managers can serve you.In the last Daily Drill Down, “Mac Boot Camp, part 1,” the software managers that interface between the application and the user were touched upon briefly. This...
- Tags: Desktops, Larry Loeb, Toolbox, Apple Macintosh, software
- Technical articles 2000-11-17
- Mac Boot Camp, part 1: What's a Mac program like?
- In this first Daily Drill Down in a series, Larry Loeb explains exactly what the elusive quality is that makes programs "Mac-like"?While parts of PC programs run on the Mac, such programs are not considered by users to be “Mac-like.” So, what is this elusive quality that makes a program...
- Tags: Desktops, Larry Loeb, Apple Macintosh
- Technical articles 2000-11-16
- Simply Postage for Mac
- As popular as e-mail is, it hasn't completely replaced paper mail. Simply Postage makes it possible to refill your postage meter over the phone and print the postage you need.Although using e-mail has become the norm in the business world, everyone still uses paper mail to some extent. It's unavoidable,...
- Tags: Printers, Desktops, Larry Loeb, Postage, Neopost, printer, Apple Macintosh
- Technical articles 2000-05-24
- Fire up that Wire! Get to know Apple's FireWire
- Are you familiar with FireWire's benefits but unsure how it works? Larry Loeb gives you the scoop on the FireWire protocol.Apple Computer has included FireWire ports on all its computers since the introduction of the Blue and White G3. FireWire is a bus/hardware protocol designed for the high-speed transmission of...
- Tags: Larry Loeb, FireWire, Mbps, audio sample, P2P, Apple Inc.
- Technical articles 2000-05-03
- Hardware interfacing with TWAIN
- The TWAIN protocol lets you avoid low-level device driver calls when you're programming. In this Daily Drill Down, Larry Loeb shows what you can do with TWAIN.TWAIN defines a standard software protocol and API application programming interface for communication between software applications and image-acquisition devices. TWAIN gives the application developer...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Mergers & Acquisitions, Development tools, hardware, Larry Loeb, TWAIN
- Technical articles 2000-05-02
- The magic USB
- Did the universal serial bus set the standard for high-speed serial ports, as its creators intended? To find out, read Larry Loeb's Daily Drill Down. He discusses USB's advantages and disadvantages, and he compares USB to other PC technologies.In 1995, a consortium of PC makers who wanted to create an...
- Tags: Larry Loeb, USB
- Technical articles 2000-04-27
- Translating files using the MacLinkPlus utility
- The conversion abilities of DataViz's MacLinkPlus are extensive, and Larry Loeb says this utility is a keeper.One of the Mac's user interface charms is that activating a data file by double-clicking automatically invokes the application that created it. This is a welcome change from Ye Olden Days, when you had...
- Tags: Microsoft Word, Word processors, Larry Loeb, MLP
- Technical articles 2000-04-17
- Randomly "MAC"cessing memory
- Need more memory for your Mac? How much is going to be enough? Larry Loeb tackles these and other questions as he explains the benefits of increasing your RAM and enabling Virtual Memory VM on your machine.Mac memory management exchanges code between virtual memory that’s written on disk and physical...
- Tags: Memory, MAC, Larry Loeb, Virtual Memory, RAM
- Technical articles 2000-03-16
- Mac Boot Camp, part 4: Cupertino strikes back
- From start to finish, the Mac II was a platform full of change. Together, the hardware and software made for a jump in overall performance that was impressive and that set to rest forever the Mac's reputation as a "toy" computer.It took a few years, but the Mac finally outgrew...
- Tags: Desktops, Larry Loeb, Apple Macintosh, Mac II, Apple Inc., hardware
- Technical articles 2000-01-13
- Mac Boot Camp, part 3: Mac hardware, the early days
- In part 3 of his Mac Boot Camp series, Larry Loeb takes a close look at Apple's earliest attempt to standardize software and hardware.One of the Mac’s unique promises was that Apple was going to blend both hardware and software and tune them up in such a way that they...
- Tags: Desktops, Larry Loeb, Apple Macintosh, hardware, Apple Inc., software
- Technical articles 2000-01-12
Additional Resources
- Leisure Suit Larry Magna Cum Laude demo (zip)
- Note: This game has been rated "Mature (17+)" by the ESRB for mature humor, nudity, strong language, strong sexual content, and use of alcohol. The demo does not contain nudity, but it does contain mature humor, strong sexual content, and strong language.With gorgeous coeds everywhere, college dweeb Larry Lovage is...
- Tags: Nudity, Humor, Games, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2005-03-02
- Interview with Larry Ellison
- The Telegraph.co.uk just released an interview with Larry Ellison, A winning strategy based on innovation.It's a good interview and shows some of his thinking with all of the recent acquisitions. I've heard plenty of Oracle competitors say things like "Oracle has bitten off more than they can chew" or...
- Tags: Larry Ellison, Oracle Corp.
- Blog posts 2006-07-03
- Gates and Jobs head poll of top 10 most influential personalities in IT
- A recent poll by CompTIA asked IT professionals to vote on the most influential personalities in the IT industry during the past 25 years. The poll was part of CompTIA's celebration of its 25th anniversary. Here's the list of the top 10: Bill Gates Steve...
- Tags: Job, Dell Computer Corp., Information Technology, List, CompTIA, Chambers, Strategy, Management, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2007-11-09
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