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
Apple's New Stores...
Apple's new stores opened this weekend to rave reviews...
All reports sound as if there was a lot of excitement and interest surrounding the openings. A more detailed report to come...
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2GHz PPCs?
IBM's PowerPC development team plans to use several homegrown technologies to help boost performance of future PowerPC chips, which it will announce later this year. The chips will be capable of hitting 1GHz late this year, with IBM eyeing the 2GHz mark for late 2002.
Don't get too excited though - as Intel will still be pushing their own chips and will likely retain the pure "Mhz"...
Son of Newton Speculation
The Register takes a few extra steps to come to the conclusion that Apple may be pursuing a Son of Newton
Their reasoning is based on this Job Description for a Microprocesor Development Project...
Shop Different
Boasting the slogan "Shop different," the new Mac outlet is slated to open May 19 in Mclean, Va. The company this week sent out media invitations to attend a May 15 sneak preview of the shop in Tyson's Corner, an upscale shopping district.
Apple has sent invites to a preview of their first retail store.
An interesting move - as its primary push may be to entice new users and...
iBook Pics
MacProf has pictures. Not in english, unfortuantely (plug the URL into Babelfish for translation) - but they give internal shots not previously...
All Flat?
This CNet article and this MacUser UK article report that Apple may be phasing out CRT Displays in favor of Flat screen displays.
The Cupertino, Calif.-based company has been quietly telling dealers that bulky tube monitors will be phased out as it switches to sleeker flat-panel monitors, say distribution sources....
New iBooks!!!
MacBoy writes "Apple has now now listed at the Apple online store the iBooks are "temporarily unavailable."
Apple has scheduled a May 1 press event with CEO Steve Jobs but has offered no details. Rumor has it that Apple is readying a slimmer version of the iBook following the success of Apple's Titanium PowerBook G4.
Check out this news article about it!
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Apple Event - May 1, 2001
From CNet
Apple Computer on Friday scheduled a press event for May 1 with CEO Steve Jobs, sparking speculation that he will unveil new Macs or announce plans for retail stores.
Thinner iBook, Apple retails stores?...
Mac OS X version 'Puma'
In the familiar and annoying style of MacTheKnife, MacEdition posted this info hinting at improved performance in Apple's upcoming "Puma" revision of Mac OS X:
Apple is quietly raising the performance bar for Puma, the as-yet-unannounced rev of Mac OS X that is due to hit the tarmac alongside the companys summer crop of Mac...
The 10.0.1 .pkg
Stepwise provides a small
description of what's included in the OS X 10.0.1... Of
note, however, they provide this tidbit:
You can intercept the download, so you'll have a
copy of the pkg for looking at. When the actual install is
in progress, open Terminal.app and look in the /tmp
directory. There will be a numbered directory (your user
number in the great Unix scheme of...
Build 4L13
Apple's first Mac OS X update has arrived.... and it's build
4L13 - as with all recent builds, there is a large range of
reactions regarding speed improvements.
It's currently available via Mac OS X's Software Update
control panel (you will need to update a few times to get
all the new...
Update Now: OS X
The first Mac OS X update is (almost) here... Apple's Mac OS X site notes the following:
Update Now
Use the Software Update feature in your System Preferences to get the latest Mac OS X software.
Improvements including better support for 3rd party USB devices, Classic compatibility and overall application stability as well as support for the popular open source Secure...
Mac Expo New York and onward...
MysteryMacMan
claims "Mac's Expo in New York will be having a for
sure 1 Ghz PowerMac G4, and most likely a Dual
Processor 733 Mhz G4. iMac's should be reaching
speeds of 750Mhz, along with the iBook, will be
reaching speeds of 550Mhz. Mac's rumored "G5" chip
is supposedly in the making, and should be around the
corner next MacWorld, NewYork. "
However, this seems to be a...
SiteNews: New Features...
The site has integrated a new backend... the rather
primitive comment system has been replaced with a full-featured
Bulletin Board system...
All registered users have been transfered over to the
new system, and you can log-in as before.
An added benefit is the addition of Rumor-oriented
discussion forums, including:
Hardware Rumors
Software Rumors
Apple, Inc....
OS X Installer Problem...
Stepwise has an article about a potential problem with Apple's current installer... due to the way it recognizes (or not) permissions and aliases... it can potentially cause some problems.
Unfortunately Receipts don't seem to be working correctly in this incarnation of the installer... (these are small packages that allow you to "uninstall" apps cleanly/easily.
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A Rarity - Clear Newton 2000
This japanese page has pictures of a true rarity... a Clear Newton 2000.
True Apple fans/historians will remember the relatively popular Clear Newton 110... Sadly, it appears O'Grady's museum page is no longer... where you could see some clear Powerbooks. Also floating around the web are pictures of a one of a kind Apple-produced translucent Green Mac (years before the iMac).
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Alternative Browsers... for OS X
Looking for an alternative for the IE 5 Preview built in OS X?
There is, of course, OmniWeb from
Omnigroup and iCab... but
there is the lesser known Fizzilla -
a carbonized version of Mozilla. No 3rd party scroll button
support, and no live-window resizing... though that might be
ok....
Mac OS X Review from Ars
ArsTechnica
has posted their review of
Mac OS X 10.0
Overall a balanced and lengthy review... Ars tends to
have a more technical slant to their reviews than just
commenting on "it's so...
Mac OS X 10.0.1
Mac OS X 10.0.1 is coming to your desktop... at least according to rumors.
Of note, people have actually installed OS X 10.0.1 (build 4L5)... and this "unofficial" update has been distributed... As with any unauthorized update - tread cautiously.
There are varying reports of performance improvements... as well as the inclusion of SSH.
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Recycle your Mac
If you've got an older Mac (7300-9600) laying around, you could try installing OS X on it...
Ryan Rempel posted instructions and a disc image to install Mac OS X on these older...
