Archives for February 2000

February, 07th February 2000

• The Canadian QuickTime Developer Series

  VFS Live has announced it will be hosting the Canadian QuickTime Developers Series. This web broadcast series will feature companies…

• Gamers:  Check Out IP Showcase For Network Gaming

  MacZ Software has released a simple IP utility called IP Showcase 2.0. IP Showcase displays your current IP address on…

• 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…

• Atomic Mac Gets Another Of Its Periodic Update

  The Atomic Mac is a periodic table of the elements on steroids for the MacOS. The new version adds a…

• Convert Your Online Banking Information To Spreadsheet

  The Mac-Stacks Emporium today announced that it has released money2mac 1.0. money2mac is a tool that allows information downloaded from…

• Tech Rally Continues And Apple Continues Upward Trek

  Worker productivity stormed ahead in the fourth quarter as digital technologies increasingly become the engine of our economy. Apple continued…

February, 06th February 2000

• Application Announced To Allow Editing Of PDF Images

  Lantana has announced a new product called PDF ImageWorks. ImageWorks allows users to edit PDF images

• Palm Owners: Documents To Go Updated With New Features

  DataViz has released an update to Documents To Go, bringing the Palm Organizer utility to version 2.003. Documents To Go…

• Gates Dollars: Calculate How Your Purchases Would Seem To Bill Gates

  Gates Dollars is a great site which allows you to compare your purchases to what they would be for Bill…

• Program Switcher Gets A Maintenance Release

  Claireware Software has released a maintenance release of Program Switcher to version 5.0.1

• Apple Rolls Out Technician Repair Program…At Last!

  This weekend, Apple rolled out a new program for becoming Apple certified. The company has unveiled a new training and…

• Teach SimpleText Some New Tricks With SimpleText Enhancer

  John F. Braun reviews a bret new utility called SimpleText Enhance. This product adds a wealth of functionality to SimpleText,…

• Akamai, Apple’s QuickTime Streaming Provider, Buys InterVu Inc.

  Akamai Technologies Inc., Apple's content streaming partner, said that it will acquire InterVu Inc. for $2.8 billion in stock creating…

• Sleeper Updated With Bug Fixes

  Sleeper 3.2.1b7 addresses several bugs, while adding improved compatibility with Apple's G4 machines

• Developers:  App For Converting Pascal Code To C Updated

  Selznick Scientific Software has updated Mac p2c to version 1.21a. This code conversion software simplifies translation of code from Pascal…

• Pi Fillings 6 CD From MUG Includes Most Of The Updates And Other Files You Need

  The Washington Apple Pi users group has released their latest version of their wildly popular Pi Fillings CD. Version 6…

• Shareware Bundle Offer Includes Default Folder, BeHiearchic, & AliasMenu

  St. Clair Software has announced that they have extended the special pricing and availability of the Reaction Bundle

• Final Version Of TextSOAP 2.6 Released

  Unmarked Software, after an extensive beta period, has released the official version of the text "cleaning" application, textSOAP. Version 2.6…

• Apple Upgrade & Akamai Deal Combine To Lead Apple Higher

  Mixed day on Wall Street: Nasdaq is up and the Dow is down. Apple's momentum begun early last week continued…

February, 03rd February 2000

• The Week’s Top Stories For Week Ending 2/04/2000

• Mac Game Designers Urged To Release Old Projects To Open Source

  Carlos Camacho is urging game programmers to release their projects that no longer generate revenue to the Open Source community…

• Apple Releases Update To Macintosh Runtime for Java (MRJ 2.2)

  Apple has released an update to MRJ 2.2, the Macintosh Runtime for Java. The new version brings faster performance, a…

• Attention Brainiacs: Development Tool For Scientific Software Updated

  Calerga Software has announced an update to their science/math/engineering aid SysQuake

• OneApp Slide Show Gets A MAintenance Release

  OneApp Software has announced the release of an update to OneApp Slide Show. The new version, 5.2.6, is a maintenance…

• Linux on a Mac is Back!! (Redux)

  Chris Rogers revisits a past column with some changes. Linux on the Mac is the subject, and he has a…

• Dave Shares Some Of His Techniques For Finding Answers!

  Dave Hamilton answers questions about DVD drives, Mac/PC networking, Mac OS 8.1, and more. He also shares some of his…

• Powerlogix Lowers Prices On Upgrade Products

  Powerlogix has revamped their pricing structure for their G3/G4 upgrade cards

• Banc Of America Says Buy PC Stocks, Including Apple

  Banc of America's senior PC hardware analyst came to the rescue of the sinking PC hardware vendors announcing he see…

• The Register:  Microsoft Evidence Tampering Comes To Light

  While Microsoft claims that their actions and business practices do not constitute a trust, if these allegations prove true they…

• New Mac Only Search Engine Launched

  A new Mac only search engine has launched, providing users with unparalleled access to information about Macintosh hardware and software

• MS Monopoly T-Shirts, Have To See It To Appreciate It (With Pic)

  Have you played the classic board game "Monopoly" lately? The new "Microsoft Monopoly" shirts are in, and they are priceless

• Chalk Up Another Good Day For Apple

  We're back to a familiar flight pattern on Wall Street. The Nasdaq powers fearlessly ahead to new highs in spite…

February, 02nd February 2000

• MacOPINION Back From Month Long Hiatus!

  One of our favorite Mac sites, MacOPINION, is back after a month long hiatus that began with MACWORLD Expo in…

• Apple Updates AirPort Software

  Apple has updated the drivers for AirPort with the release of AirPort 1.1

• Transcript From Oprah Winfrey iMac DV Show

  James Snider from the 1394 Trade Association sent us the transcript from the Oprah Winfrey show that included a demonstration…

• Enhance SimpleText With Toolbars, WYSIWYG Fonts, And Much More

  A great utility has been updated to be compatible with Mac OS 8 through Mac OS 9. MacEase has announced…

• New Software From Iconfactory Helps Manage Icons

  iControl is an easy to use application that helps users change and manage their icons, including the replacement of such…

• Keep Private Folders Hidden In The Finder

  Folder Guard allows users to keep a list of folders which are hidden in the Finder

• New Default Folder Beta Improves Nav Services Support

  Version 3.0.5b1 of the popular utility allows users to more efficiently manage their files in Apple's "Open" and "Save" dialog…

• Mac Server/eCommerce Solution Upgraded

  WS4D provides a complete web hosting solution while simplifying e-commerce management for web masters

• Web Based Time Sharing Mac Client Updated

  ClickTime.com, the web based timesheet service, has just updated their Mac client software to version 1.31. Users of the service…

• The Mac Show Goes Medieval, Hosts Round Table

  The Mac Show has announced an upcoming RoundTable Discussion with several personalities from the Mac universe. Among the topics covered…

• Media Cleaner Power Suite Updated [Story Updated]

  [Updated 6:00 AM, February 3rd] Terran Interactive wrote to tell us that their press release included the wrong price for…

• Apple Rebounds In Tech Rally To Close Back Over 100

  The 30-year treasury soared as high as $3 intraday, while the Dow tread water and the Nasdaq soared. Apple's beaten…

February, 01st February 2000

• Low End Mac Offering Prizes For Banner Design Contest

  Dan Knight of Low End Mac is running a contest for banner designs and has put up some prizes for…

• Aladdin Promoting ShrinkWrap Update For iDisk Security

  Aladdin Systems has released an update to ShrinkWrap that the company is touting as ideal for iDisk security

• Apple Number 1 Hardware Site, 26.6% More Visitors Than Number 2

  PC Data has released the stats for web sites for the week ending 1/29/2000. iTools continues to pay dividends for…

• Freeware QuickTime Player Bills Itself As Better

  BetterPlayer is a QuickTime player that the company bills as being better than Apple's own. Better yet, it's freeware as…

• New App Chats With Windows/Linux/Mac Across LANs

  Kanex Group has released a new instant message application that works across LANs and is completely cross platform (Windows, Unix/Linux,…

• Mac Datamining Application Updated

  Script Software has released an update to KnowledgeMiner. KnowledgeMiner is a datamining application used to find probabilities, patterns, and other…