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
Dual Head AGP Video
Michael Larson writes "Appian
Graphics has released a Mac version of the J2000 Dual
Head AGP video card. It has been certified by
DigiDesign and is currently the only dual head graphics
card solution certified for ProTools.
Check out www.appiangraphics.com for the J2000 Macintosh. "
This is great news as it frees up a PCI slot for that
second monitor. Unfortunately, it can't...
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Ask Macrumors: Ghz Mac?
jay writes "i read that ibm has perfected a Ghz PowerPC chip to go on sale later this year, perhaps by fall, but since that article i have not seen anything about it!?! i am drooling to find out more info! what will be its exact clock speed and other specs, and, of course, cost?! i can't wait for this pentium/athlon smashing chip to be seen in an apple computer! "
MacUser UK reported about ...
Take your Voodoo3 to the Next Level
Xlr8yourmac is always a good source for dangerous mods for your hardware...
This time, they report that there is a new version of a Voodoo 3 clocker. It patches your Voodoo 3 ROMs to increase the clock speed.
From the README (I know you won't read it): " Use this software at your own risk. If you aren't a risk taker and if you really can't afford to kill your Voodoo3 card then...
Apple's Q2 Financial Results
As you are all certainly aware, Apple will be announcing their second quarter financial results over the web with streaming Quicktime.
If you can pull yourself away from Starblazers long enough... it will be going down at 2 p.m. Pacific time. (5pm EST).
An amusing disclaimer from the page states "Please note that comments made during this call may include forward-looking statements ...
iCab pre 2.0
For those of you looking for an "alternative" browser, take a look at the new pre2.0 iCab. With all the software bloat creeping into the other browsers... iCab offers a 1.1MB download which provides a very capable browser. The final version should support javascript... but this one...
Multiprocessor Macs?
Go2Mac speculates that Apple will introduce Multiprocessor Macs (finally) at WWDC.
They reference this WWDC hardware session information which states:
Learn what you can do to benefit from the advantages of Velocity Engine and multiprocessing. See how threading improves your application's performance on both OS 9 and OS X, on uniprocessors today and multiprocessors in the...
Official Napster for Mac?
While Macster is an excellent Napster clone for the Mac... MacWeek reports that Napster's home page contains this note:
Stay tuned Apple fans. A Mac platform Napster client will be available shortly. Until then check out Macster.
It appears an official version may soon become available. ...
450Mhz G4 faster than 1Ghz PCs
Henry Norr put a 450mhz G4 up against the fastest PCs in 7 Photoshop benchmarks... and found that the mac is still faster.
"In short, Mac partisans have no reason to panic about the PowerPC's current clock-speed shortfall, and graphics professionals who rely on Apple have no reason, at least in terms of performance, to doubt their choice of...
Q3A config gives 30% fps boost
Lava writes "I saw this link on xlr8yourmac and gave it a shot. I went from 34fps to 53fps. You need to change a few things with BBEdit. I don't like not seeing the weapon for instance but overall this cfg rocks
http://www.barrysworld.com/guides/quake3/Configs&Bindings/locki-1.3.zip "
This is a custom Quake3 config file. You sacrifice screen quality for more speed. ...
DVD for iBooks
MacOS Rumors references this Macworld UK article as proof that DVD and Firewire will come to the iBook.
"Frager hinted that FireWire and DVD would eventually make it onto Apple's best-selling consumer portable."
Certainly, they will eventually move to the iBook line - it's a question of when. A big factor will be the cost and the need to keep the Powerbooks different...
Mac UTilities for Unreal Tournament
UTilities by Rich Wynne provides some great utilites for Mac Unreal.
The one that catches my eye the most is UTCacheCleaner... Ever log into a server and have to wait for a 3meg map to download? Then, you can never choose to play that map again later? This utility will clear your cache and move those maps to the proper place.
They're free, so be sure to send Rich a thank-you email to...
Sony Playstation 2: Export Restrictions from Japan
A CNet news article reports Military analysts cited the example of a Tomahawk missile that needs to ``see'' where it is going until it strikes its target and must process graphic material at high speed to keep to its target. PlayStation 2's graphic processing capability is fast enough to enable it to be used in a missile.
Just another example of the law being behind the times. The...
Stream MP3's from your Mac
Arctic Software released iStream. iStream will let you act like a DJ for your friends... You can stream MP3s from your Mac. Windows machines have had this capability for a while now, and this is the first Mac solution I've...
Gnutella for Mac
With all the controversy surrounding Napster, and being only limited to searching for MP3's -- the next step is Gnutella. Originally developed by Gnullsoft, their parent company (AOL) pulled the plug on this piece of software.
Now, development has continued by an anonymous source...
What is it? -- Gnutella takes over where Napster left off. It allows clients to search for all types of...
Apple Retail Store, new Bus, and UMA-2 iBook
MacOS Rumors was busy on Friday - and posted 3 items.
Word that Apple is looking to open their own Retail Stores around Macworld NewYork. The previous concern about these were that they would provide competition to CompUSA and (now) the Wiz's offerings.
Multichannel Bus Technology slated for the Macs?
UMA-2 based iBooks promise decreased size, increased memory capacity,...
Another Pen PDA Killer?
This technology appears to be closer to market than the SmartQuill.
Anoto has integrated a digital camera, processor and bluetooth transceiver into a pen for an interesting application. The Anoto Pen is a wireless Pen which records and transmits what you write. This data can then be transmitted, stored and manipulated. You do have to use specially treated paper (with grid-system...
Macrumors Site Info
New "rating" feature added to news items. It's a simple positive/negative score. If you like a news item, give it a positive, and otherwise a negative.
Send us any news stories you think other Mac-fans would find interesting. Submit the most this month and get an Apple Design Book. (details)
Discuss your views on news items by Adding Comments.
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Metallica sues Napster and Universities
This CNet article reports that the band Metallica is suing Napster and 3 Universities (Yale, USC, Indiana U) for promoting piracy.
This should be...
Mislabled G4's
A "Restricted" Tech Info Library note on Apple's site indicates that some 500mhz G4's were mislabled as 450mhz.
From the note, it appears that this mistake will only affect repairs or replacements of that chip. So, if your 500mhz G4 requires a CPU replacement - make sure you get the right chip. ...
MacHack 2000
At 12:01am on June 22, 2000 - the fun will begin - MacHack 2000 kicks off a 72 hour coding marathon. :)
So break out the pizza and soda... because while it may not be the biggest Mac conference - it's probably the coolest.
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