CIO.com - Mac http://www.cio.com/ en (c) Copyright 2009 CXO Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:38:58 GMT 2009-11-08T21:38:58Z en (c) Copyright 2009 CXO Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Could Steve Jobs, 'CEO of the Decade,' Run Your Company? http://www.cio.com/article/506887/Could_Steve_Jobs_CEO_of_the_Decade_Run_Your_Company_?source=rss_mac Before naming him CEO of the Decade, perhaps Fortune magazine should have asked other successful CEOs: Could Steve Jobs run your company? The question is not meant to diminish Job's success, just put it into perspective. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT David Coursey <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/506887/Could_Steve_Jobs_CEO_of_the_Decade_Run_Your_Company_?source=rss_mac 2009-11-05T05:00:00Z Steve Jobs is Fortune's CEO of the Decade http://www.cio.com/article/506873/Steve_Jobs_is_Fortune_s_CEO_of_the_Decade?source=rss_mac Steve Jobs has been down this year&#8212;the leave of absence, the liver transplant&#8212;and he&#8217;s been up&#8212;his triumphant return, Apple&#8217;s continued success. Fortune clearly thinks that over the past ten years, his ups outweigh his downs; the publication has named Steve Jobs its CEO of the decade. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Dan Moren <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/506873/Steve_Jobs_is_Fortune_s_CEO_of_the_Decade?source=rss_mac 2009-11-05T05:00:00Z Steve Jobs Disliked &#8216;IMac,&#8217; had an Appalling Alternative http://www.cio.com/article/506842/Steve_Jobs_Disliked_8216_IMac_8217_had_an_Appalling_Alternative?source=rss_mac Were it not for Ken Segall, you might be going to the Apple Store to buy the new 27-inch FlatMac, the latest in a line of Apple consumer desktops that started with the iconic Apple Gumdrop and continued on to the System 9 Desk Lamp. Instead, Segall's team convinced a reluctant Steve Jobs to go with the name "iMac," despite his initial resistance. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Jeff Porten <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/506842/Steve_Jobs_Disliked_8216_IMac_8217_had_an_Appalling_Alternative?source=rss_mac 2009-11-05T05:00:00Z Spoof Apple Trojan Upsets Symantec http://www.cio.com/article/506828/Spoof_Apple_Trojan_Upsets_Symantec?source=rss_mac Symantec has discovered a file-deleting 'Trojan' targeting Mac users. But is it really a piece of malware or a valid but hazardous example of online art? Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT John E. Dunn <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/506828/Spoof_Apple_Trojan_Upsets_Symantec?source=rss_mac 2009-11-05T05:00:00Z Five Classic Apple Marketing Tactics That Lock You in http://www.cio.com/article/506706/Five_Classic_Apple_Marketing_Tactics_That_Lock_You_in?source=rss_mac Once you enter the Big Tent of Apple, it's exceedingly hard to find the exit. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Dan Tynan <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/506706/Five_Classic_Apple_Marketing_Tactics_That_Lock_You_in?source=rss_mac 2009-11-04T05:00:00Z IPhone App Store Hits 100k Apps: a Look Back http://www.cio.com/article/506704/IPhone_App_Store_Hits_100k_Apps_a_Look_Back?source=rss_mac Apple passed another impressive milestone Wednesday, announcing that 100,000 apps are now available for download for iPhone and iPod Touch owners. Not too shabby, Apple, considering your App Store launched in 2008 with only 500 applications available. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Jared Newman <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/506704/IPhone_App_Store_Hits_100k_Apps_a_Look_Back?source=rss_mac 2009-11-04T05:00:00Z Parallels Says New Mac Virtualization App Keeps Edge Over VMware http://www.cio.com/article/506627/Parallels_Says_New_Mac_Virtualization_App_Keeps_Edge_Over_VMware?source=rss_mac Parallels Inc. released the latest version of its Windows virtualization software for Mac computers on Wednesday, which it claims remains faster and more powerful than VMware Inc.'s rival app. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Eric Lai <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/506627/Parallels_Says_New_Mac_Virtualization_App_Keeps_Edge_Over_VMware?source=rss_mac 2009-11-04T05:00:00Z Apple Store Headed to Downtown Philadelphia http://www.cio.com/article/506587/Apple_Store_Headed_to_Downtown_Philadelphia?source=rss_mac It is a pretty good time to be a Philadelphian. The Phillies are in the World Series, the city managed to avoid&#160;shutting down all the libraries (woo! reading!) and it looks like an Apple Store is set to open in downtown Philadelphia (that's Center City, to those in the know) at some point in the not too distant future. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Scott McNulty <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/506587/Apple_Store_Headed_to_Downtown_Philadelphia?source=rss_mac 2009-11-03T05:00:00Z Windows 7's Share Jumps 40% in First Week of Release http://www.cio.com/article/506425/Windows_7_s_Share_Jumps_40_in_First_Week_of_Release?source=rss_mac Windows 7's market share surged nearly 40% in the week following its release, according to Web measurement company Net Applications. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Gregg Keizer <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/506425/Windows_7_s_Share_Jumps_40_in_First_Week_of_Release?source=rss_mac 2009-11-02T05:00:00Z Man Behind '1984,' 'Think Different,' 'I'm a Mac' Steps Down http://www.cio.com/article/506320/Man_Behind_1984_Think_Different_I_m_a_Mac_Steps_Down?source=rss_mac Lee Clow has served as the chief creative officer TBWA/Media Arts Lab, which handles Apple's advertising business, for a long time. Clow is the man behind Apple's iconic "1984" ad, the Think Different campaign, the dancing silhouettes that shill iPods, and the neo-classic "Mac vs. PC" campaign starring The Daily Show guy and Drew Barrymore's sometime boyfriend. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT Lex Friedman <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/506320/Man_Behind_1984_Think_Different_I_m_a_Mac_Steps_Down?source=rss_mac 2009-10-30T04:00:00Z Apple Plans Store Changes for Holidays http://www.cio.com/article/506229/Apple_Plans_Store_Changes_for_Holidays?source=rss_mac Not to be outdone by Microsoft's recent invasion into the retail space with Apple Store replicas its own stores, Apple is reputedly getting ready to bring some changes to its own fleet of brick-and-mortar outlets. To better equip the stores for the upcoming sales juggernaut that is the holiday season, Apple is looking to make the checkout process more efficient and eliminate confusion about which employees do what. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT Aayush Arya <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/506229/Apple_Plans_Store_Changes_for_Holidays?source=rss_mac 2009-10-29T04:00:00Z Apple to Ink Verizon-IPhone Deal Next Year, Analyst Says http://www.cio.com/article/506149/Apple_to_Ink_Verizon_IPhone_Deal_Next_Year_Analyst_Says?source=rss_mac Apple will probably drop its exclusive deal with AT&T next year and offer its iPhone to Verizon subscribers as well, a Wall Street analyst said today. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT Gregg Keizer <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/506149/Apple_to_Ink_Verizon_IPhone_Deal_Next_Year_Analyst_Says?source=rss_mac 2009-10-28T04:00:00Z Windows 7 Takes on Apple's Snow Leopard http://www.cio.com/article/506134/Windows_7_Takes_on_Apple_s_Snow_Leopard?source=rss_mac Last week's release of Windows 7 had Microsoft Corp. executives from CEO Steve Ballmer on down confident that this version of Windows is everything Vista wasn't. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT Michael DeAgonia <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/506134/Windows_7_Takes_on_Apple_s_Snow_Leopard?source=rss_mac 2009-10-28T04:00:00Z Apple Magic Mouse Still MIA as Software Update Arrives http://www.cio.com/article/506106/Apple_Magic_Mouse_Still_MIA_as_Software_Update_Arrives?source=rss_mac Apple has issued a new Mac software update that lets Bluetooth-enabled Macintosh users employ the company's cool new, touch-sensitive wireless "Magic Mouse." The problem: You still can't buy the Magic Mouse by itself online or in Apple retail stores. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT Al Sacco <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/506106/Apple_Magic_Mouse_Still_MIA_as_Software_Update_Arrives?source=rss_mac 2009-10-28T04:00:00Z Apple's New 27-in. IMac is 'Stunning' http://www.cio.com/article/506040/Apple_s_New_27_in._IMac_is_Stunning_?source=rss_mac Apple's new 27-in. iMac can be described in one word: stunning. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT Ken Mingis <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/506040/Apple_s_New_27_in._IMac_is_Stunning_?source=rss_mac 2009-10-27T04:00:00Z