Archives for February 2000

February, 17th February 2000

• Skyways Become Crowded As Farallon Announces Product To Compete With AirPort

  Farallon has officially announced SkyLINE 11Mb, a wireless networking card for PowerBooks and PCs that use that other operating system

• FileMaker Pro Development Tool "Analyzer" Upgraded

  Waves in Motion has releases a major upgrade to Analyzer, their FileMaker Pro development tool. The new version includes performance…

• Older Powerbooks: Going Portable On An iTeen Budget

  Jordan Streiff has tips for iTeens wanting to go Mobile without the bucks to get the new PowerBook or iBook…

• Upgrade Advice, Shutdown Freezes, & Using PC Parts

  Dave Hamilton has another weekly dose of Mac medicine. This week he helps us with some SCSI buying advice, a…

• Seven New OneClick Add-Ons Released

  WestCode Software has announced that there are seven new OneClick 2.0 add-ons, all available immediately at their web site

• XLR8 Shows Off Multiprocessing G4 Upgrade Card

  At MACWORLD Tokyo, XLR8 demonstrated a planned option for easily taking advantage of Apple's G4/OS X multiprocessing capabilities. The new…

• Stock Market Train Wreck Upsets The Apple Cart Too

  The Dow sunk like a rock from the get go, but the Nasdaq looked like it might climb higher until…

February, 16th February 2000

• Default Folder Updated With New Features

  Default Folder offers improvements to the Mac Open & Save Dialogue box. The new release offers several enhancements

• MAC-O-RAMA Unveils New Web Site

  MAC-O-RAMA has unveiled a new web site the online retailer says will make it easier for people to shop for…

• Apple Mac Pioneers Seek To Take Linux Where No Command Line OS Has Gone Before

  Eazel was founded by Apple veterans Mike Boich and Mac pioneer Andy Hertzfeld to put together a real GUI (Graphical…

• Aladdin Shakes Hands With Palm, Releases Palm OS Time Utility

  Aladdin Systems has reached out to the Palm market with the release of their first utility for the Palm. HotTime…

• OneApp Slide Show Reviewed & More On Computer Eye Strain

  Nancy Gravley has a review on a great application for making a slide show. Slide shows are a fantastic way…

• Canadian Apple Store Quietly Introduced: Similar Services, Slightly Higher Prices

  Finally, after a seemingly endless wait, an online Apple Store is now available for Canadian customers

• Data Analysis Tool Updated With Several New Features

  QuantomSoft announced an update to their data analysis software, pro Fit. Version 5.5 offers a host of new features, including…

• Flash Movie Shows Potential Aqua At Work

  Are you as tired as we are of everybody complaining about Aqua, a product which nobody has yet used? A…

• Powerlogix Releases FireWire & USB On One Card

  PowerLogix has taken a step outside from their traditional role in the Mac upgrade market and has released a new…

• Mac Web Site Dedicated To Gaming On The iBook Launched

  The iBook Gamer hopes to provide information and resources for those wanting to use the PowerBook's little cousin for some…

• Casady & Greene Spell Catcher Updated

  Casady & Greene have bumped the system wide spell checking utility, Spell Catcher, to version 8.1.1

• Keep Your Files Safe With New Privacy Program

  VSE has released a personal computer security application, VSE My Privacy. The new program uses military strength encryption allowing users…

• The Tech Sector Rallies And Apple Closes Higher

  Although today a perennially cautious Alan Greenspan warned Congress to expect more interest rate hikes he was exuberant in his…

February, 15th February 2000

• Bob Levitus On The Mac Show

  Check out Bob Levitus on this week's Mac Show. The Mac Show is a weekly QuickTime Streaming broadcast hosted by…

• XLR8 Releases Public Beta Of USB Video Capture Software

  XLR8 has announced a public beta of version 2.0 of InterView, their USB video capture solution

• VST Officially Announces The FireRAID RAID Solution

  VST Technology has officially announced the FireWire Raid solution first whown off by Steve Jobs during the MACWORLD Expo San…

• iBooks To Come With More RAM & A 366 MHz Graphite Model Hits The Street

  The company has announced that the Blueberry and Tangerine models will now come standard with 64 MB of RAM and…

• Apple Bumps PowerBook To 500 MHz, Adds Two FireWire Ports

  Apple has announced an evolutionary upgrade to the PowerBook that will make creative professionals very happy. The company has bumped…

• Back To The Future:  Apple Announced 500 MHz PowerMac G4s, New Servers

  Announced Wednesday morning at MACWORLD Tokyo, Apple has at long last announced a speedbump to the PowerMac G4 product line.…

• iLoveApple.com Offers Web Interface For Mac.com E-mail & Adds German Interface

  iLoveApple.com has announced a new interface catering to the German Mac market, as well as the ability to check your…

• Freeway Hits Version 3 And Gets A Japanese Version

  SoftPress Systems has announced a major upgrade to their Mac based web design tool, Freeway. Version 3 includes a host…

• Add The Moon To Your Menu Bar & Support Education At The Same Time!

  Selznick Scientific Software has released a very neat system utility, MoonMenu. MoonMenu adds a small moon to your menu bar.…

• Clean Up Your Recent File Folder With One Click

  OneClick is a utility that allows expandability through additional palettes. Recent Cleanup allows users to "teach" the Recent Applications, Documents,…

• Apple Stock Tanks After MACWORLD Product Releases

  The old clich?, "buy on the rumor, sell on the news" proves to be sound advice after Apple announced a…

February, 14th February 2000

• No Graphite iBook (Yet), But You Can Get Your iBook Bag In Graphite (With Pics)

  The iBook Bag is a carrying case designed for and inspired by the iBook. The new color is ostensibly aimed…

• Downloadable Music Format To Have Mac Client At Launch

  InterTrust Technologies Corporation, the MetaTrust Utility, and QDesign Corporation have teamed up to provide a cross-platform system for purchase and…

• History Channel Program Features Steve Wozniak & Apple I

  The History Channel, a cable network devoted to history, has a program called History's Lost & Found. Last night's showing…

• So What’s Wrong With Mac OS X And Aqua?

  Micahel Munger thinks that people complaining about the way Aqua looks need to shut up until they have used it…

• It’s A 3D-licious World Wide Web

  The IDiots explore the current state of 3D on the web, including creation tools, methods of viewing, and what's in…

• Wall Street Not Afraid To Make MACWORLD Predictions: PowerBooks, PowerMacs & iBooks, Oh My!

  Speculation that Steve Jobs will reveal some new products in his keynote address tomorrow has Wall Street analysts talking to…

• Motley Fool Issues Financial Report on Apple

  The Motley Fool announced a new service offering company specific research reports on specific companies

• New Game Features All Terrain Vehicles

  Monkey Byte Development and Encore Software have teamed up for the upcoming release of Kawasaki's ATV PowerSports. The game will…

• PackageTracker Updated With New Features

  This program is vital for those that do any amount of shipping or receiving packages through any of the major…

• MP3 Fans:  Rapster Adds Several New Features In New Release

  Rapster 1.0b2 allows Mac users to share MP3 files with other users of Napster compatible software, allowing nearly limitless access…

• Sonnet At Cebit

  Sonnet Technologies is taking their show on the road. The company announced today that they will be exhibiting at one…

• Apple’s Stock Closes At All Time High

  Tomorrow the keynote address by Steve Jobs is the focus at MACWORLD Tokyo 2000 and AAPL is set to take…

February, 13th February 2000

• HTML Optimizer Updated With Lots Of New Features

  MacZ Software has released a new version of OptimaHTML, bringing the web page optimizer to version 2.0

• Washington MUG (WAP) To Hold Mac Computer Camp For Teens

  Washington Apple Pi has announced a great summer camp for teens

• MACWORLD Tokyo Starts On Wednesday, New Mac Products Should Be Plentiful

  MACWORLD Expo Tokyo, the biggest Mac show in Asia, and one of the biggest Mac shows in the world, starts…

• I Had A Dream: I Was Riding In Steve’s New Jet…

  Wes George had a dream about flying in Steve Jobs' new Gulfstream V. This is a great tale about the…

• Find Out Where Your Stuff Is with Package Tracker

  John F. Braun reviews a great new utility aimed at anyone who uses the shipping services, senbding or receiving

• CD Catalog Database Updated

  Norbert M. Doerner has released CDFinder 2.7.1. CDFinder allows users to catalog various types of removable and permanent media

• Mac Programming Language Updated WIth New Alpha

  REAL Software has released REALbasic 2.1a27. REAL stresses that alpha releases are NOT considered full working products, and are intended…