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November 22nd, 1999
| [4:40 PM] Mega MultiMode Makes Your Mac Make Signals by Staff Black Cat Systems has released another update to MultiMode, their tool for Ham radio operators. The new version adds new features and other enhancements. according to Black Cat Systems:
You can find more information and download links at the company's web site. The update is free to registered owners of version 2.x. The full version is priced at US$45. |
The never-ending rally on the Nasdaq forged ahead again today, but the winner's circle narrowed as the NYSE advance-decline line showed only one stock advancing for every two losers. The Dow advanced 85.63 (0.78%) to close at 11089.5. Volume was heavier than expected for the Monday of Thanksgiving week at 854 millions shares traded. Oil price soared $1.00 a barrel to $27 after Iraq announced that it was going halt oil exports. Oil related stocks generally gained on this news. Coca Cola was up over 8.0% as investors anticipate strong sales overseas due to the booming global economy. The Dow is now 240 points from its all time high of 11326.04 set on August 25th of this year. The Nasdaq continued its winning streak, up 23.28, (0.69%) to close at 3392.53 on heavy volume of 1.4 billion shares traded. Today was the 14th record closing high for the Nasdaq in 17 sessions. Internet stocks were strong while semiconductors gave back some recent gains. The online brokers weakened as the SEC plans stiffer regulations for online trading. The S&P 500 lost 1.06 points (0.07%) to close at 1420.9. The 30-year US Treasury bond was down 13/32 to close at 99 2/32, while the yield rose to 6.19% from 6.16% on Friday. Apple shares slid 1 13/16 (1.96%) to close at 90 5/8 on only 1,755,000 shares traded. Apple averages 5.8 million shares traded daily, although recently the volume has been consistently low. In Apple related stocks today, Macromedia soared 4 1/4 to close at 66 7/8. Symantec had a great day, up 1 1/2 to close at 47 3/8. While Adobe rose fractional to 76 1/16. Akamai closed down to 184 7/8. Arm Holdings managed a gain of 1 1/8 to 121. Apple's Power PC partners went in different directions today. Motorola lost 4 5/8 to close at 120 3/4, while IBM gained 3 15/16 to close at 107 7/8 after gaining 6 1/2 points on friday. In other PC stocks today. Microsoft closed up 3 13/16 to end at 89 13/16 on hopes that a settlement with the DOJ can be reached through mediation. Dell, Gateway and Hewlett Packard all gained fractionally, only Compaq closed off 5/16 to end at 25 15/16 after their recent run-up from the teens. For full quotes on all the companies mentioned in this article, we have assembled this set of quotes at Yahoo! for your reference. We also have many of these same quotes reported live (20 minute delay) on our home page. For other stories regarding Apple's stock activity, visit our Apple Stock Watch Special Report.
[4:00 PM] Apple Stock Watch: Markets Continue Rally, Apple Slides
by Wes George
| [3:40 PM] The Shape(s) Of Things To Co by Staff Carrot Software has released a beta version of a new game called Shapes. Shapes is a modern day rework of the addictive Tetris, and is currently available in prerelease form. While the designers at Carrot Software put the finishing touches on the final, you can satisfy your gaming desire with this fully functional version. According to Carrot:
This version of Shapes is free. You can find more information at the Carrot Software web site. The Mac Observer Spin: Carrot Software is doing all fans of classic gaming a favor by introducing Shapes. Tetris has long been one the most popular arcade games of all time. |
| [3:40 PM] iRemind You That You'll Get Your Mac News Here From Now On... by Staff Nigrin Software has released iRemind 1.5.6, and application that allows your Mac to remind you of important dates, times, and appointments. Version 1.5.6 includes appearance and interface enhancements, as well as extending how the window of available reminder dates. According to Nigrin Software:
iRemind is available as shareware for US$5. You can find more information at the Nigrin Software web site. |
| [Column] The Apple Trader - The Sorcerer's Apprentice, or Why You Don't Want an Info Appliance Made by a PC Company |
| [Editorial] Getting Your Mac Ready for the Holidays by Jordan Streiff |
| [Column] Monday's Mac Gadget - Make Your Palm Look Like a Mac |
| [8:30 AM] G3 and G4 Price Drops from Sonnet and Newer by Staff Sonnet Technologies and Newer Technology each announced price cuts across their lines of G3/G4 upgrade cards. Increased availability of G4 chips, and the continued manufacturing of G3 chips has led to some relatively significant price drops. New product pricing from each company is as follows:
You can find more information at each company's respective web site. The Mac Observer Spin: Of course it's inevitable to see this happen, but it is great for the industry to see the price for high power computing come down into the budgets of the masses. |
| [8:30 AM] Manage Your Power Powerfully by Staff DssW has released Power Manager 1.0. Power Manager enhances the scheduled start up and shut down functions available via the Mac OS Energy Saver panel. According to DssW:
Power Manager is available for US$25. You can find more information at the DssW web site. |
| [8:30 AM] Here is a Headline That Rocks by Staff Macworld Magazine last week announced the finalists for the 15th Annual Editors Choice Award, or Eddys. The Eddys honor the best of the best in various categories of the Macintosh universe. This years finalists represent an outstanding array of hardware and software, and serve as further evidence the Mac platform has outstanding support key industry players. This year's Eddy Award Finalists are listed below:
You can find more information about the Eddy Awards at the Macworld Magazine web site. The Mac Observer Spin: This year's crop of Eddys is filled with a bunch of great products. |