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
Netscape 6: Sherlock Support?
MacOS Rumors posted some user feedback about Sherlock support in Netscape 6 (preview release) for all platforms. Netscape 6 is the new open-source (Mozilla) based browser from Netscape. Cross platform portability is one of the big advantages of this browser, and if they do support Sherlock files, may bring some great features to other platforms. But is Apple aware and do they endorse this...
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Overheard on Slashdot: Mac OS X for Intel?
If you read SlashDot's Darwin 1.0 post, you'll see a short comment claiming:
Apple actually purchased 30-40 Intel boxes from a custom computer retail outfit in Iowa with some suggested intentions of creating some sort of direct competition with Windoze. Sounds interesting to me.
Anonymous posts on public bulletin boards are not the most reliable sources of information... but hey, ...
Windows upcoming Pocket PC OS
After the less than stellar success of WinCE (as compared to the Palm's popularity), Microsoft is revamping their handheld OS with the upcoming Pocket PC OS (codename: Rapier).
For some reason, users did not seem to like the idea of placing a Desktop-OS onto handheld screen.[heavy sarcasm]
When WinCE came out, Newton and Palm users were in agreement about WinCE... that it was...
MacOS 9.0.4 & Darwin 1.0 available now
John Rosford writes that we can all download MacOS 9.0.4 (finally) at http://asu.info.apple.com/swupdates.nsf/artnum/n11610.
As well, the Darwin 1.0 PPC binary has been released along with source. Not for the faint of heart... 221MB download, with 800megs required for the...
Upgrade Your AirPort to 128-Bit Encryption
This item, seen on Slashdot - Michael Shields has upgraded his Airport from 64-bit to 128-bit encryption.
The upgrade instructions provide some pictures which show that the Airport simply has a Lucent PCMCIA card in it, which can easily be swapped out. Pretty easy hack for those worried that They are listening....
Go to MacWorld Expo for Free
One of the biggest Mac events is approaching -- MacWorld Expo NYC. If you haven't been to a Mac Expo yet, you need to. For a few short days, you'll find yourself surrounded by like-minded Mac Geeks. :)
This year, they're providing Free entry to the Expo if you register before June 19, 2000. Unfortunately, you don't get to see the keynote speech. But, it just wouldn't be a MacWorld expo ...
Speed bumped iMac?
This one short tidbit reported by MacOSRumors -- They claim to have heard reports of an "Apple Event" later this month, with likely iMac speedbump.
Last iMac introduction was in October, 1999 which brings to 6 months later. Perhaps a bit early for an iMac introduction, but we'll...
Possible PDA-killer of the Future
While PDA's are just starting to become common-place, BT.com may have the next step in the evolution -- The Smart Quill.
This appears just to be in the concept stage, so don't get out your wallets just yet. The concept though, is impressive. Instead of limiting yourself to writing on a special touch sensitive screen, the Smart Quill uses spatial sensors, by the way of accelerometers which...
Dual headed Video Card
xlr8yourmac has posted an spec sheet for an upcoming Dual Monitor Matrox G400 Max Graphics Card from Promax.
It's an AGP card so only Sawtooth owners need apply. But, the advantage to this card is clear... with only 3 PCI and 1 AGP slot on your Sawtooth, you must choose your expansion cards wisely. By getting a 2 headed video card, you can run your 2 monitors and still have 3 slots ...
PowerPC speedup by mid-2001?
IBM announced a new technique for increasing processor speeds up to 30%. The new insulating material is known as "low-k dielectric" and according to John Kelly, general manager of IBM's Microelectronics Division "Along with the move from aluminum to copper to improve chip wiring, we believe this will help IBM maintain a one- to two-year lead over the rest of the industry."
That's great...
The real Pismo Enclosures
Apple Insider has posted a small headsup regarding future powerbook encasings. They claim that the recently introduced Pismo was intended to have different casings, but had to be scraped due to technical issues.
No real details offered yet, but it's certainly a safe bet that Apple will eventually be redesigning the Powerbook models to fit better into their product...
G4 500 into PC ATX Case
If you've been hurting for space in your new G4 and don't mind absolutely voiding the warranty of your brand new G4, an
BeOS 5.0
As many of you may know, Be.com released their
5.0 version of BeOS.
BeOS was considered to be one of the (if not THE) top
contenders when Apple was shopping around to buy a
new OS. NeXT surprised everyone when they were
bought/chosen to be the core of what we now know as
MacOS X.
Since that time, Be has been unable to support the
newer G3/G4 PowerMacs, and nothing changes ...
iPad? A full mac?
MacOS Rumors posted a blurb about the future direction of the rumors iPad. This name has been used to describe the rumored Apple/Palm handheld.
Talk of this has sprung up since Jobs killed the newly spun-off Newton Division. But the latest word from MacOSRumors sounds so implausible that I would think it was an early April Fools joke.
The buzz is that instead of an Apple/Palm...
April Fools Stories
Be warned, April Fools is upon us, and as a result, every mac writer with a html editor and a dialup connection think they're just about the funniest thing...
Wearable Display
While we're on the topic of cool geektoys many of us can't afford... it'd be worth taking a look at Xybernaut/Microvision's wearable display. PCWorld has an article about this new technology.
Wearable computers have been around for a while, but what's interesting here is the display technology itself. This display uses "a low power laser to 'paint' a full-color high-resolution image...
Apple Cinema Display Available
If you've got $4000 spare cash laying around... you can now go ahead and purchase the Apple 22" Cinema Display directly from Apple.
Both a technical and visual treat, the Cinema Display is the ultimate in geek-toy. Remember, you still need a new G4 to drive it (it uses the Digital Visual...
Monitorless iMac
This update from MacOSrumors who posted a rumor about a possible monitor-less entry level Mac.
Speculated pricing at $699, this could potentially give users some flexability in configuration by adding their own monitor to the system. I personally doubt Apple can shave so much off of the price just by the monitor alone. As well, such a config would certainly hurt full-blown iMac sales. ...
X-Men: The Movie
This one's for all the 20-30yr old males out there... :)
X-Men: The Movie previews have been posted on Apple's site. The preview looks great with a kickin...
Future PPC chips and WWDC
MacUser UK backtracks on their speculation of hardware announcements at WWDC.
Of note, however, they write about the upcoming PPC chips from Motorola. As we've all been following it, there seem to be some glitches in getting faster PPC's out. MacUser UK reports that the revision of the G4 running at...
