The Mac Observer Archive

Pedagoguery Software has released Poly 1.21. This educational title allows users to build and explore polyhedra

Yesterday, we ran a story on a poll being conducted at CNNfn to determine the most influential person on business…

The new version simply fixes a bug involving importing events

What happened to the expected Y2K market panic? As a kid I loved apocalyptic fantasies like On the Beach, or…

Apple executives reassured analysts that OS X was on track, while developer enthusiasm for the hot new Mac OS at…

MGI and LuraTech have teamed to support the JPEG2000 image compression standard. LuraTech's will build support for the new image…

VSE has updated their autmated web site link checker, VSE Link Tester, to version 3.2. The new version of the…

Does your Mac crash too often? Do you think that its performance is unacceptable after investing so much money in…

Apple started its climb back up the charts of the PC Data Top 10 Rankings this week by moving back…

Though many are pointing to Apple's most recent product announcements and industrial design as evidence that the fruit colored iMac…

The result is that all the stocks we track in the Apple Stock Watch ended the day lower except for…

MacTalent.com is lending a hand to Mac users by offering free memberships to its employment service. The online job posting…

Pocket Software has released an update for PocketNotes, bringing it to version 1.02. PocketNotes is a notepad app designed for…

The OS X geniuses at The Omni Group have updated their outstanding OS X only Web browser, OmniWeb, to version…

MonkeyByte.com has developed a new eCommerce Web site, VendorNation.com. VendorNation is a Web site designed for bringing together vendors and…

On Wednesday morning the markets opened lower due to an unexpected rise in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The markets…

Ambrosia Software is now shipping the "Trinity" source code for The Pillars of Garendall. The Trinity plug-in was designed as…

Lismore Software Systems has released an update for Blue Label PowerEmulator, bringing it to version 1.7. BLPE is an emulator…

A few years ago, an original Apple I computer sold for a whopping US$50,000 after heavy bidding on eBay. In…

even-u software has released an update for even-t, bringing it to version 1.2. even-t is a calender utility designed for…

Panic and The Iconfactory have released a new app for Mac users, Pixadex. Pixadex is a utility designed for the…

IOGEAR is now shipping the MiniView Extreme Multimedia KVMP. The MiniView Extreme Multimedia KVMP is a switch device designed for…

Bobby Cronkhite Software has released an update for ZeboPhoto, bringing it to version 1.3. ZeboPhoto is an image utility designed…

Secure.CC has released updates for eSox and mShox, bringing them to version 1.4. eShox and mShox are utilities designed for…

Black Cat Systems has released an update for Morse Mania, bringing it to version 2.6.0. Morse Mania is a Morse…

Ben Bird is now shipping SecuritySpy 1.0 for Mac ussers. SecuritySpy is a video surveillance app designed for multiple camera…

Mac Ease has released a new version of WebPrint Plus X, bringing it to version 3.0. WebPrint Plus X is…

Shapiro Consulting Group, Inc. has released a new version of Asiva Correct+Apply Color, bringing it to version 2.0. Asiva Correct+Apply…

The Capital Macintosh User Group will be hosting a meeting this week featuring Bob "Dr. Macintosh" LeVitus. Dr. Mac will…

Shareware developer Laurent Muller has released version 3.0 of Xupport, his multi-purpose Mac OS X utility.

The Mac Observer was named to CNet Blog 100 October 5th, 2005 in the category of "Mac Nation." CNet prefaces…

Shareware developer Alessandro Levi Montalcini has added support for Apple's new Mighty Mouse to his USB Overdrive utility.

Apple managed to score as high as number 14 [Corrected from #65], occupied by Virginia Tech's System X, which features…

Apple has offered US$50 vouchers and extended service warranties in the tentative settlement over defective iPod batteries

Mesa Dynamics announced the immediate availability of Amnesty Widget Browser 1.2 on Tuesday.

Hog Bay Software announced the immediate availability of Mori 1.2 on Wednesday.

FileMaker announced that FileMaker Pro 8 is a finalist for a 2006 Codie Award on Thursday.

A patent application from Apple Computer offers yet more evidence that the company is contemplating production of a tablet computer.…

Steve Aaron, publishing director at MacAddict parent company Future US, on Monday spoke with The Mac Observer about the magazine's…

Along with a security update for Mac OS X, Apple released a new update for the Safari 3 public beta…

Miglia Technology announced the immediate availability of the TVMax+ TV tuner and recorder on Friday.

Elgato announced the immediate availability of EyeTV 2.5.1 which supports the following Leopard technologies: Cover Flow, Quick Look, iChat and…

Apple released Mac OS X 10.4.11 on Wednesday to fix a long list of Tiger related issues. The update addresses…

American Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu is optimistic enough about Apple's prospects that he raised his target price for the…

Apple's Macintosh market share in the U.S. has been climbing and is at about 8 percent. On Wednesday, iSuppli published…

The Mac Observer's Jeff Gamet joined MacJury host Chuck Joiner to discuss the introduction of Adobe Creative Suite 4. Along…

Software company Economy-x-Talk released Strõm Flow Chart Software 1.0 on Wednesday. The software allows users to create multi-purpose flow charts by clicking…

Now is an ideal time for Apple to make a significant stock buy-back effort, according to Bernstein Research analyst Toni…

Apple announced its replacement for .Mac on Monday, and now the company has an online tour available to show off…

Online gaming service GameRanger recently celebrated ten years of existence, so I got in touch with founder Scott Kevill, who's…

The Deal Brothers found a deal on Samsung's2 333SW 23" widescreen display for $169. The display deatures 1020 x 1080…

The Deal Brothers found the refurbished iPod shuffle for only $59, including free delivery and one year of AppleCare. They…

The Deal Brothers have found a deal on iLife 09 for $69.95, $10 off the regular price. iLife  09 includes…

The Deal Brothers found a deal on a refurbished 1.3 GHz iBook G4 for $419.99. The unit has 512 MB…

Starbucks Inc. announced Monday that starting on July 1st, 2010, the company offer free one-click Wi-Fi service through AT&T. The…

Germany’s Justice Minister has asked Apple to provide the government with information on what kind of personal information  Apple is…

IK Multimedia announced Wednesday that AmpliTube for iPhone is now available. Announced in May, AmpliTube for iPhone turns your iPhone…

Hot on the heels of Apple’s policy changes that relaxed restrictions on the tools developers can use to write iPhone…

A report from a Chinese language daily newspaper said that several component manufacturers in Taiwan will begin receiving orders for…

Walter Isaacson has started sharing details from his soon to be released biography of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, including the…

Foxconn’s new plant in Brazil fired up its assembly lines recently, and according to the country’s Minister of Science and…

Internet darlings Pomplamoose have recorded the Angry Birds Theme, and posted it to YouTube with a terrific video. Since we…

New information from a former Apple Security employee reveals that Steve Jobs relied on a loophole in California law to…

Apple may be planning “something big” for the 10th anniversary of the opening of the first Apple Store in 2001,…

Today’s show features your two favorite geeks, Dave Hamilton & John F. Braun, first sharing some tips about managing your…

This week in Free on iTunes Vern Seward looks back on 5 of his favorite iOS apps: NYPL Biblion, McSweeney’s,…

Apple has pulled its brand new “Genius” ads from TV, after a very short run during the first half of…

Want to learn how to stream DVDs to your iPad? Want to fix your Mail rules so that they stick…

Infinite Flight for the iPad is a flight simulator/game for iOS that offers several different kinds of aircraft and airport…

If you’ve ever wanted to check out a link to a Mac App Store app while browsing on an iOS…

There are two new, next generation technologies being discussed these days: smart glasses, being pursued by Google and wearable computing…

MyScript Calculator for iOS is an app that accepts cursive input of mathematical expressions, converts to text and then computes…

Apple is on the move, or at least its San Francisco flagship store is. The company is moving the retail…

The Walker Junior headphones from i-MEGO are designed particularly for the traveler who wants to sit back, relax and shut…