Linked List: January 24, 2005

Monday, 24 January 2005

Google Hires Firefox Lead Developer ★: Ben Goodger now works for Google, but he’s still the lead engineer for Firefox.
‘Hello, I’m Macintosh.’ ★: Scott Knaster’s video of the unveiling of the original Macintosh at the Apple shareholder’s meeting in January 1984.
Memo to Apple: License the ClearType Fonts ★: Microsoft has commissioned a new set of fonts for Longhorn, specifically optimized for use on-screen with anti-aliasing. Joe Clark wants Apple to license them from Microsoft.
MacInTouch Mac Mini Review ★: Ric Ford’s extensive review.
James Duncan Davidson: Cracking Open the Mac Mini (Video) ★: One last “how to open a Mac Mini” link.
Dan Frakes Takes Apart a Mac Mini ★: Macworld is really kicking ass with Mac Mini coverage on their Editors’ Notes weblog. See also: Jason Snell on the Mini’s internals.
Target.com Now Selling Mac Mini ★: MacMinute reports that Target.com’s 10-percent off “coupons” work when ordering a Mac Mini.
Macteens: Pages Review ★: Dan Pourhadi reviews Pages for Macteens; echoes the sentiment that it’s a page-layout app, not a true word processor. (Via Michael Tsai.)
Michael Tsai on iLife ’05 Pricing ★: Michael Tsai notes that unlike almost all commercial consumer software, iLife ’05 has no upgrade discount — if you bought iLife ’04, you still have to pay the full $79 price for iLife ’05. Tsai also points out that if you were planning on upgrading both iLife and Quicken, you can get a new Mac Mini — which comes with both titles in the software bundle — for just $220 more than the cost of iLife, Quicken, and a license for Mac OS X by themselves.