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1999 See All From This Year →

Apple Updates Mac OS X Server Management Tool
Apple has released an update to the Mac OS X Server management tool, Macintosh Manage
Win An iMac DV Special Edition With 25 Top Mac Games!
Rainbow Painter Goes One Louder
The new version of the image editing program adds a number of help type features, giving users more information about…
Media 100/Terran Break Into Streaming Media
New Switches & Extenders To Be Announced At MACWORLD
Gefen, Inc. has let The Mac Observer know that they will be officially unveiling three new products at MACWORLD Expo…

2000 See All From This Year →

Professional PDF Color Production Tool Updated
Lantana has announced shipment of the latest version of the professional level PDF tool, Crackerjack. Version 3.1 sports an improved…
Long Live Doom! OpenGL Version Still In The Works
Several years after id released the source code for the original Doom game, developers are still working on "modernizing" the…
Range Based FileMaker Plug-in Released
ISO Productions has released a new plug-in for FileMaker Pro, the Ranges Plug-in. The new add-on allows FileMaker designers to…
MacOS Radio To Announce Surprise Mystery Guest
This week's episode of MacOS Radio will feature Jerry MacLean of Lacie. Lacie, manufacturer of stylish and functional peripherals, including…
Apple Falls More Than 4%
The Dow continued south while the Nasdaq tech rally thinned to just a hand full of over hyped stocks. Most…

2001 See All From This Year →

New Skins Available For PocketDock
Pocket Software has released a set of "skins" for their multi-purpose program launcher, PocketDock. The new set of skins, the…
Desert Dolphin Offers Up New Image CD
Desert Dolphin has released the second title in their Scenic America series of stock photo CD's, Southwest Scenics. The CD…
MP3 Rage Gets An Update
Chaotic Software has released an update for MP3 Rage, bringing it the version 3.9.1. MP3 Rage is an MP3 utility…
Macs In Space Could Help The World Go Wireless
Business Week is reporting that one enterprising "computer geek" aims to bring global wireless connectivity to computer users using a…
On Target With An AIM Update
David Norton Media has released an update for AIMgadget, bringing it to version 2.2. AIMgadget is an AOL instant messenger…

2002 See All From This Year →

Catalog And Search Update From Tri-Edre
Tri-Edre has released an update for Tri-CATALOG, bringing it to version 5.04. Tri-CATALOG is a search app designed to simplify…
MacHack Recruiting Student Volunteers
MacHack has announced that the 50 reduced price slots for students have been filled for the upcoming conference. However, there…
iClean Updated With Jag Support And Other Enhancements
Aladdin Systems, Inc. has released an update for iClean, bringing it to version 5.0.1. iClean is an Internet utility designed…
Excersice Parental Control With An Update For Kids GoGoGo
MAKI Enterprises has released an update for Kids GoGoGo, bringing it to version 4.9. Kids GoGoGo is a parental control…
Amazon Overwhelmed By Response To Jaguar Deal
Amazon was forced to pull the plug on the $50 rebate for Jaguar.

2003 See All From This Year →

Apple's Safari Web Browser Comes Out Of Beta, Now Officially 1.0
At today's WWDC keynote, Steve Jobs announced that Apple's Safari Web browser is now officially version 1.0, completing the "wildly…
BuyMusic.com Launch Uses Apple's Ad Format (Pics Included), BuyMusic CEO: Steve Jobs Is On The Wrong
As first mentioned last week, Buy.com has officially launched a new online music store in the vein of Apple's iTunes…
IDG Moves Macworld Back To Boston, Apple Says "No Thanks"
During Macworld CreativePro, TMO began hearing that the show might be staying in New York in 2004 after all. Sure…
XRay Updated With Improved Performance
Rainer Brockerhoff has released a maintenance update for XRay, bringing it to version 1.0.8. XRay is a file utility designed…
Security Firm Says Mac OS X & BSD Least Breached Servers In Last 12 Months
Security is an issue of concern to many people of late. The Mac Observer has recently published many stories on…

2004 See All From This Year →

Happy New Year, From TMO!
We'd like to wish everyone around the planet a Happy New Year! TMO will resume publishing on Monday, January 3rd…
PC Magazine: DVD Studio Pro 3 a Strong Value
PC Magazine has reviewed Apple's DVD Studio Pro 3 in its latest edition, praising it's overall value, but saying it…
Apple To Slow Pace Of Major OS X Releases
At a technology conference in San Francisco, Apple Chief Software Technology Officer Avie Tevanian said that Apple would slow the…
Round Up: Pepsi/iTunes Ad Cheeky, Shameful, Well Played
While news of halftime celebrity seminudity abounds, those more interested in technology and/or music are surely more interested in Pepsi's…
Apple Posts iPhoto 4.0.3 Update
Apple posted iPhoto 4.0.3 late Thursday after pulling the iPhoto 4.0.2 update earlier this week without explanation.

2005 See All From This Year →

FileMaker Intros Datagraph Widget, New FileMaker Automator Actions
FileMaker on Monday introduced new downloads for Tiger users: a Dashboard widget called Datagraph and new FileMaker Automator actions that…
Aspyr Issues Final Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 System Specs
Aspyr Media on Friday issued final system requirements for Rollercoaster Tycoon 3, the publisher's upcoming game in which players build…
Speed Download 3.0.9 Released
Yazsoft announced Tuesday the release of Speed Download 3.0.9 with an update to the Speed Download plugin
iPods, Mac minis & Cool Mac Picks on Inside Mac
This past Saturday's broadcast of the Inside Mac Radio Show, featuring segments on the new Apple iPod models, hands on…
iMac G5: Time Gadget of the Week
Time Magazine has named the new iMac G5 as their Gadget of the Week. Time was pleased with the price,…

2006 See All From This Year →

Archetype Laptop Case from Tom Bihn
Tom Bihn announced the immediate availability of the Archetype laptop case on Thursday.
Apple Hot Deals Update For Publishing Perfection, Ramjet
Apple Computer has updated the Hot Deals pages for Publishing Perfection and Ramjet at the Macintosh Product Guide.
Windows on an Intel Mac: A Retrospective
Time flies. It's already been two years since Apple surprised the entire computing world with the release of Boot Camp,…
Autocorrection for TextExpander Available
SmileOnMyMac announced the immediate availability of an autocorrection file for TextExpander on Tuesday.
Collector Apps Track Music, Movies, Books
Collectorz.com announced the immediate availability of Music Collector, Movie Collector, and Book Collector on Thursday.

2007 See All From This Year →

Apple iMac Wins Another Rave Review
The new Apple iMac has won another rave review. After visiting Apple's headquarters on Tuesday for the Town Hall briefing,…
RadTech BT500 Mobile Mouse
I'm always a bit leery of "portable mice" and "travel mice" because more often than not those terms really mean…
TMO's Jeff Gamet to Speak at Macworld PowerTools Conference
TMO's morning editor, Jeff Gamet, is speaking at the Graphic Secrets for Business PowerTools session at Macworld Expo 2007.
Apple Posts Leopard "Guided Tour" Video
Apple has posted a Guided Tour of Mac OS X 10.5, Leopard. The video can be viewed online or downloaded…
TidBITS Unveils AutoCorrect Dictionary for Typinator
Ergonis Software and TidBITS Publishing announced the immediate availability of the TidBITS AutoCorrect Dictionary for Typinator on Wednesday. The dictionary…

2008 See All From This Year →

AAPL Drops 8.4% Amidst Broader Tech Selloff
AAPL shareholders hoping for a bailout-inspired rally of the stock were in for disappointment Monday, and the stock shed another…
7th Annual NAB Final Cut Pro User Group SuperMeet Sets Meeting at MGM Grand
The Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group (LAFCPUG) announced Monday the agenda for the 7th Annual NAB FCPUG SuperMeet…
Study: Firefox Most Secure Browser
One way to evaluate the security of a Web browser is to determine what percentage of its users are using…
Apple Posts Developer Tutorial on Threading
Apple posted an article at the Apple Developer Connection Website on Thursday entitled: "Managing Concurrency with NSOperation." The tutorial explains…
Apple Cuts 174 Elk Grove Jobs
Apple issued layoff notices to 174 employees from its Elk Grove, California, location on Thursday. The affected employees are being…

2009 See All From This Year →

Apple: Psystar Violated Court Protective Order
Apple most recent filing with the court in its case against Psystar for selling computers with Mac OS X preinstalled…
Microsoft Dances Its Way Into Shoppers' Hearts
It looks like Microsoft may have a thing or two it can teach Apple about making an impression on customers…
Konami's Krazy Kart Racers Zooms Into App Store
Konami has released Krazy Kart Racers, a cartoony iPhone game in which players assume one of 10 Konami characters, get…
Boxee Releases New Alpha App for Mac, New API
Boxee rolled out a new pre-beta version of its boxee application for the Mac and Apple TV on Tuesday. The…
iTunes 9 Hits the Right Note
iTunes has grown from a simple re-write of Sound Jam as a CD importer in 2001 to a full-blown Internet…

2010 See All From This Year →

WorldCard Mobile, WorldCard Contacts Add iPhone 4 Support
PenPower announced the immediate availability of updated versions of WorldCard Mobile and WorldCard Contacts for the iPhone on Monday. The…
Analyst: Apple, Verizon Working on Deal Details
Apple is working on adding more iPhone partners in the U.S., according to Kaufman Bros. analyst Shaw Wu, but don’t…
Apple Pulls Jailbreak Detection API from iOS
Apple has apparently pulled code from the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch operating system that could be used to detect…
AGFA 5MP Digital HD Video Camera: $100.94
The Deal Brothers found a deal on the 5 MP Digital HD dv5000hd video camera from Agfa for $100.94, including free…
iOS 4.2: Adding Birthdays to Calendars
iOS 4.2 makes it easier to keep track of family and friend’s birthdays thanks to its new found ability to…

2011 See All From This Year →

Apple Music Cloud Becoming Clearer
Apple’s rumored online music storage service is said to be close to its public unveiling, and even though the Mac,…
Reader Discussion: iPad as a Paperless Office
Apple’s iPad is proving popular for both personal and business use, and today TMO readers are talking about whether or…
Netflix, Disney-ABC Extend & Expand Content Licensing Agreement
Beleaguered Netflix announced early Monday that they have extended their licensing agreement with Disney-ABC Television Group. This extension allows the video streaming…
Use TextExpander to Bring iOS-Style Typing to OS X
Auto-capitalization is a great feature of iOS. We show you how to bring that functionality to OS X using a…
Iomega eGo 1TB USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive: $99.99
The Deal Brothers found a deal on the ruby red Iomega eGo 1TB USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive for $99.99. It ships…

2012 See All From This Year →

iTunes U for iOS Improves Note Taking, More
Apple released iTunes U 1.2 for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch on Wednesday. The update for the iTunes education…
Nest Slims Down, Improves Heating System Support
Nest Labs introduced the second generation of its Nest programmable thermostat on Tuesday. The new model is 20 percent thinner…
Apple Moves to Block New Zealand “driPhone” Trademark
Apple Inc. has moved to block the application for a trademark on the name “driPhone” in New Zealand. The trademark…
UK Joins Australia in Questioning New iPad’s 4G Marketing
Apple is again under fire for the marketing and naming of its 4G-capable iPad, this time in the United Kingdom.…
Apple CEO: iPad Launch Weekend Broke Records
Apple CEO Tim Cook said on Monday that the first weekend of third generation iPad sales broke company records, although…

2013 See All From This Year →

iMac Delays Due to Low Screen Yields at Supplier LG Display
Following Tuesday's report of production issues that were causing delays for Apple's new iMac, new information late Wednesday suggests that…
So, do I Actually Have to LOOK at an iWatch?
There are two new, next generation technologies being discussed these days: smart glasses, being pursued by Google and wearable computing…
It's the End of the Line for Java on the Mac
While Java remains an important tool for the Enterprise, its fate on the personal computer for home users is all…
Apple Job Posting Points to Chip Design in Florida
An Apple job posting for a software engineer points to chip development in Florida. The job is in Melbourne, Florida,…
Forum Discussion: What's Next for Apple TV?
Apple TV is gaining in popularity, so that means more people have ideas on what new features the next model…

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