Archives for February 2000

February, 23rd February 2000

• FireWireDirect Announces New Company & New FireWire Solutions

  FireWireWorld is reporting that a new FireWire retailer called FireWireDirect has opened their doors. The new company is opening with…

• CBS MarketWatch Reporting A QuickTime Streaming Deal Between Apple & Digital Island

  According to CBS MarketWatch, Digital Island has worked out a deal with Apple to include QuickTime Streaming for content delivery

• Czech Mac User Group Discovers What Could Be New Mac Viruses

  HOnza Koudelka reports finding what may be some new viruses that he says Virex does not yet recognize. He has…

• Save Your Flavor & Your Screen With Updated Screen Saver

  FlavorSavers is a screen saver application that includes a host of different modules. The new version includes more modules, new…

• Netscape Communicator Updated To 4.7.2

  Netscape has updated Netscape Communicator to version 4.7.2, though the only changes that seem to affect the Mac version is…

• The iTeen Everything Article

  The iTeens have an article about... well... about Everything! Lots of tips and other help for iTeens

• Fantom Drives Bundles Toast With New FireWire CD-RW Drives

  Fantom Drives has announced that all new Fantom FireWire CD-RW drives will include the industry standard CD mastering software, Adaptec's…

• eMerge Optimizes Performance

  eMerge provides powerful and flexible e-mail merge services across a wide array of Mac e-mail clients. The new version optimizes…

• Dow Tests 10,000 While Apple Slips Off Recent High

  Another hair raising day in the stock market. Apple swung as high as $119 and as low as $111 3/4.…

February, 22nd February 2000

• Change Skins On Your Calculator With Updated BetterCalc

  MacZ's has updated BetterCalc to version 3.0. The new version includes the ability to add and change skins as well…

• New Icon Set From The Iconfactory Announced

  The Iconfactory has announced a new set of free icons today called Proximity-J, a set of folder replacement icons

• Farallon Communications On Tonight’s Mac Show

  The Mac Show can be caught every Wednesday evening with live guests, and lots of information on the Mac industry.…

• Apple Continues To Dominate PC Web Sites Rankings, Increasing Lead At #1

  For the last 5 weeks, The Mac Observer has been tracking Apple's performance in PC Data's Top 10 Hardware Company…

• Having Fun With Sound

  Nancy Gravley has some great tips for Mac uers wanting to do more with sound files

• Master Style Sheets With Updated Style Master

  Western Civilisation [sic] has updated their CSS and HTML editor/creator, Style Master. Version 1.6 allows simple development of CSS style…

• Interactive Conferencing Service Tool Announced

  DGNOnline and Group Logic have announced a collaboration tool aimed at the graphic design market, TeamProof

• Get Your Mac Desktop Goodies From Newly Redesigned "The Apple Collection"

  The Apple Collection has announced a new site design, allowing easier access to all of the cool Apple Collection goodies.…

• Newer Technology Lowers Prices Across The Board

  In the face of mounting rumors of financial difficulties and credit restructuring, Newer Technology has lowered prices across most of…

• Place The Moon On Your Menu Bar With Updated Utility

  MoonMenu adds a small moon to your menu bar. The update is a maintenance release

• Kensington’s New TurboBall Leaves Users Longing for a USB TurboMouse

  While a USB TurboMouse exists only in our collective imaginations, Kensington did take a stab at the higher-end market with…

• Apple Soars With Renewed Tech Rally

  Apple stock soared today as investors jumped back into tech stocks after Alan Greenspan's testimony before the US Senate revealed…

February, 21st February 2000

• Palm Releases New Color Palm Organizer Hand Held Computer

  The Palm IIIc is an extension of the Palm III family, as its name implies, and not only adds a…

• New Site Launched Dedicated To FireWire Coverage

  FireWireWorld.com is dedicated to FireWire, and its PC twin IEEE 1394, as well as Sony's implementation known as i.Link

• Mac OS X Performance On A G3, Here Are The Answers!

  Michael Munger follows up on a column questioning the performance of Aqua on a G3 with lots of feedback from…

• VGS Rides Again! Looks Like Sony Will Have To Take Our Money After All

  In the aftermath of Connectix's court victory that saw Sony's injunction against the company's Virtual Game Station overturned, The Idiots…

• Every Picture, Or Chart, Tells A Story, Including Apple’s

  Wes George talks "Technical Analysis" and how it relates to Apple's stock movement. This is a somewhat technically oriented column…

• Apple Gains Market Share In Japan

  Apple increased its market share in Japan from 5.1%, with shipments of 407,000 units in 1998, to 5.9% and 639,000…

• New Site Launches With Royalty Free Hi-Res Images

  Looking for some high quality, royalty free pictures? iStockphoto.com has you covered. The site offers over 1200 hi-res images for…

• Steve’s Jet, Is It A Recurring Or Non-Recurring Item?

  The San Jose Mercury News noted in a recent article that Apple's first fiscal quarter earnings per share of $1.00…

• SyBrowser Database Viewing Tool Updated

  MacSOS has just announced that SyBrowser, the database table viewing tool, has been updated to version 3.0. The new version…

• Mac Napster Client, Rapster, Updated To Support Other Napster Versions

  Rapster 1.0b3 allows Mac users to share MP3 files with other users of Napster compatible software, allowing nearly limitless access…

• Attention Mac Sys Admins: WebSTAR Plugin Goes On Sale

  PagePlanet Software has announced that they have extended the sale on their WebSTAR compatible, server-side plug-in, MGI Deluxe, until Thursday

• The Atomic Mac Gets Another Of Its Periodic Updates

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

• Apple Climbs Higher On Bullish Comments From Merill Lynch

  Friday's sell off continued today as a widespread decline in technology stocks. Apple dipped way down before Maria Bartolomo broke…

February, 20th February 2000

• Discover The Secrets Of Your System With TattleTech

  John F. Braun offers a review of a great utility called TattleTech. TattleTech lets you know detailed information about your…

• Mac CAD Program Updated

  The RealBASIC created CAD program, RBDraw, has received an upgrade

• Washington Apple Pi Meeting Announced

  The Washington Apple Pi user group has announced their next general meeting. Those interested in joining the group, finding out…

• Shhhh…  Secret Folder Updated

  OneApp Software has updated the file/folder security application, Secret Folder, to version 1.4.1. Secret Folder allows users to hide and…

• Buy A PowerMac Right Before MACWORLD? Apple Offers 7 Day Price Protection

  Imagine the situation that every computer owner dreads. As soon as you get your machine, something faster and/or less expensive…

• HTML Creator Creates Update For Creating HTML

  Aram Kudurshian has updated the HTML code writer application, HTML Creator, to version 1.6

• Mega Minesweeper Update Includes New Features & Bug Fixes

  Carrot Software has upgraded one of the ultimate time wasting applications ever, Mega Minesweeper. Version 0.9.8 of the classic computer…

• Graphic Converter Adds Support For JIF, And We Aren’t Talking Peanut Butter

  Graphic Converter, the must have tool for graphic artists and web designers, now supports a new image format call JIF.…

• Launch Strip Adds Task Bar & Other Features In Upgrade

  WestCode Software has updated their multifunction program launcher, Launch Strip. Version 2.0 allows users to open anything from documents to…

• The 400 MHz PowerMac Reviewed

  The Power Macintosh G4, Apple's latest pro desktop line, looks to be an incredibly powerful and capable computer. Matching a…

February, 17th February 2000

• The Week’s Top Stories For Week Ending 2/18/2000

• Pics From The MACWORLD Tokyo Show Floor And The New PowerBook

  We have some pics from MACWORLD Expo Tokyo of the show floor and the new PowerBook we wanted to show…

• MacWeek Posts Message Board For Don Crabb Get Well Messages

  Long time Mac pundit Don Crabb has been ill for more than two months. MacWeek, one of the many, many…

• The Battle For Mindshare: Apple Reclaims #1 Hardware Web Site Title

  Apple has once again claimed the #1 spot from Compaq's clutches in PCData's ranking of the Top 10 hardware web…

• Font Utility Adds Ability To View Fonts Outside Of Font Folder

  FontBuddy is a handy utility that allows users to view fonts from within a browser

• Cross Platform Mac Network Chat App Gets A Maintenance Release

  Kanex Group has released an update to MacPopUp, bringing the chat/instant message application to version 1.0.1