Arnold Kim
Arnold is the Editorial Director of MacRumors and founded the site in February, 2000.
Arnold was also a practicing physician but gave it up in 2008 to focus on this website. He has been writing about Apple for over 20 years, and has been profiled by the New York Times, and interviewed by various news publications about his knowledge of Apple.
He continues to run MacRumors, and provides editorial oversight as well as business direction.
Arnold was also a practicing physician but gave it up in 2008 to focus on this website. He has been writing about Apple for over 20 years, and has been profiled by the New York Times, and interviewed by various news publications about his knowledge of Apple.
He continues to run MacRumors, and provides editorial oversight as well as business direction.
Arnold Kim's Articles
PowerMac G5s Now Shipping
Apple.com reflects that the PowerMac G5s are now shipping.
Today's Press Release notes that the single processor PowerMacs are shipping now, with the Dual 2.0 GHz machines due later this month.
As previously reported, over 100,000 orders have been placed for the new PowerMacs since June 23rd. Stores should have limited quanities this...
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PowerBooks in the Pipeline? [Updated]
ThinkSecret chimes in with a report that PowerBook revision development wrapped up earlier this month.
According to the rumor site, the upcoming upgrades are for the 15-inch and 17-inch PowerBook lines. The new machines should be running a minor revision to Mac OS X (Blackrider).
While no definitive date is provided, "later this week" is floated as an expectation.
Last week int...
PowerMac G5s in Stores this Week [Update]
The New York Times reports that the PowerMac G5s are due to arrive in stores on Monday (August 18th).
This expectation is confirmed by numerous word-of-mouth reports that also claim the G5s will make their public appearance this week.
Reportedly, Apple already has 100,000 pre-orders for the PowerMac G5. Users have been waiting the the shipment of the new machines, after Apple...
Panther 7B39 Client Seeded
Panther 7B39 has been released to developers.
The latest seed brings further bug-fixes and stability to the upcoming version of Mac OS X. Visual changes are few... with a revised About box, as well as the public inclusion of the Bluetooth options for the Mouse and Keyboard.
The Bluetooth Keyboard/Mouse control panel had been inactive but present in previous English versions of...
Apple's LCD Pixel Policy (Correction)
Reliable reports indicate that the previously published Apple LCD policy is a bit dated.
While specifics are not publically available, Apple's dead-pixel policy has since been amended and is reportedly much more forgiving. Owners of new machines with any dead or stuck pixels should contact Apple or their local Apple store for...
Fishkill Plant Affected by Blackout
eWeek reports that blackouts which affected cities in the U.S. and Canada yesterday, brought production at IBM's Fishkill plant to a slow.
The plant is reported to have shifted into maintenance mode after being hit by the power-outage, bringing production tools to a safe halt. Production should restart later on Saturday.
The Fishkill plant is the location of the production of the new ...
IngramMicro PowerBook Stock
IngramMicro (major distributor) has no 15" PowerBooks in stock and very low stocks of 12"...
Apple's LCD Pixel Policy
MacMerc publishes a document from Apple describing the official dead-pixel policy for Apple's LCDs.
The document distinguishes between always-on and always-off pixels and indicates that up to 4 always-on, 5 always-off or 8 combination anomalies are acceptable and do not warrant a replacement...
FileMaker 7 Upgrade?
ThinkSecret reports that FileMaker 7 will deliver major new features.
In contrast to previous upgrades, FileMaker 7 should bring significant changes to the database application. The report details some improvements including: improved interface, calculations, security and web features.
ThinkSecret also casts doubts on previous rumors that FileMaker Inc. may be pulled back in-house by ...
Toast Titanium 5.0 for $39.88
Toast Titanium 5.0 for Mac OS X, Retail Price = $99
J&R: $79.88 - $40.00 Mail In Rebate = $39.88
Rebate lasts until 08/31/2003. Toast 6 is due in September, but an upgrade path is reportedly...
Security Update 2003-08-14
Mac OS X Security update is now in your Software Update control panel:
Security Update 2003-08-14 addresses a potential vulnerability in the fb_realpath() function which could allow a local or remote user to gain unauthorized root privileges to a system.
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15inch PowerBooks Missing and the 19th?
AppleInsider's News Bytes update with a blurb that Microcenter is no longer are advertising 15" PowerBooks.
AppleInsider also reports hearing the August 19th date, but unclear about the origin of the...
Minor Changes to Sherlock, iDisk
Apple is working behind the scenes with minor changes to their services.
Yesterday, a glitch in Sherlock was noted on Page 2, where a "You need to upgrade to Mac OS X 10.3 or later" error screen would appear for Jaguar users.
MacTeens found that Sherlock's urls were changed to 10.2 specific versions (from movies.xml to movies_10.2.xml).
Also noted today is that iDisk is now case ...
Microsoft and OD2 Launch European Music Service
Reuters reports that Microsoft announced a partnership with OD2 to launch a European online music service.
This new service is reported to be Europe's "first major a la carte online download service."
Starting Thursday, songs are available to UK users of Windows Media Player 9 at a cost of 0.99 euros or 75 pence from a library of 200,000 songs. (Other countries will follow in...
Sherlock and 10.3
Numerous readers report that that Sherlock temporarily gave a curious error message today:
"Must upgrade to Mac OS X 10.3 to use this version of [channel]"
The error message disappears after relaunch of Sherlock. ...
PowerBook Updates -- As Early as Next Week?
Deciphering Mac rumors is as much an art as it is a science. Unfortunately, clear and direct information is rarely offered. Instead, pieces of information must be collected and interpreted. Over the past week, a number of common themes have intersected from a collection of smaller sites and sources.
This common thread between them appears to predict across the board PowerBook updates as...
Apple Pro Application Support 1.1
In your Software Update, Apple has released Pro Application Support 1.1 as well as .0.1 updates to a number of their Final Cut Pro-related applications.
Details of the updates are provided by MacNN and include Cinema Tools 2.0.1 for FCP 4, Compressor 1.01, Final Cut Pro 4.01, LiveType 1.01 and SoundTrack 1.01.
The updates detailed are...
More Beatles vs. Apple Speculation
Today, DotMusic.com revived speculation on the Beatles vs. Apple.
Some of it appears to be based on older information, with references to the rumors of Apple acquiring Universal Music.
The article does claim, however, that "Apple is now having meetings with the Apple Corp. Company that controls Apple Records with regard to their continuing ambitions for the iPod and iTunes line of...
Panther Server 7B33
Panther Server build 7B33 was released to developers. (7B32 was recently seeded internally)
Apple remains vague in the details of the improvements but simply states that "this release reflects extensive engineering efforts since the last seed".
Apple's website provides a Panther Server Sneak Preview which details the improvements that the Server version of Panther will provide. ...
Office v. X Below Retail
Microsoft introduced new Office packages today. Some mail order companies already have these products listed...
Office v.X Professional - $429.99
Office v. X - $345.99
Office v. X Student & Teacher - $139.99...
