Archives for May 2000

May, 21st May 2000

• New Resource For REALbasic Programmers Available

  A new resource for REALbasic users has opened its virtual doors. The REALbasic Web Logs site is an open forum…

• Apple Designs Awards: The Results Are Out

  Apple has announced the winners of the Apple Designs awards. The categories were best Apple technology adoption, best new product,…

• GuideCast Offers Free Streaming QuickTime Services

  A new company is offering free QuickTime 4 based streaming media for broad band connections, focusing on ecommerce sites. GuideCast…

• XLR8 Updates USB Video Capture Package

  XLR8 has updated their USB media capture software, InterView, to version 2.0. The application allows non-FireWire equipped camcorders to be…

• Cool Camera Stand Will Make You Want To Buy The Camera Just To Use It

  iREZ Video Products has announced that Kritter Wand is shipping. The Kritter wand and base assembly provides secure positioning for…

• Where Did All My Money Go?  To Version 1.7

  Bert Torfs BVBA has released WhereDidAllMyMoneyGo? 1.7. This release improves Quicken import among all the changes

• Use Your Mac To Destroy Mines, Just Because You Can

  Addiction Interactive has released Manic Minefields 1.4, a new version of its minesweeper game. Changes mostly affect highscores with a…

• MAC-O-RAMA Offering Free Stuff In Spring Cleaning Giveaway

  MAC-O-RAMA is holding another giveaway. The Spring Giveaway if offering a chance to take home free loot everyday from no…

• English-Spanish Dictionary Upgraded

  OneApp Software has released version 2.0 of Wecan English-Spanish Dictionary. The dictionary allows you to translate words between the two…

• Apple Tanks, Closes Under 90

  Ouch, that's got to hurt! The Nasdaq dipped to 3172, its lowest point since November 9th 1999, before bouncing back…

May, 18th May 2000

• The Week’s Top Stories For Week Ending 5/19/2000

• Internal Speakers, Claris Organizer, & AOL Images

  Dave Hamilton is back from some kind of frightful trip through the forest... That's ok though, because he brought a…

• Soap It Down! TextSOAP 2.6.2 Released

  Unmarked Software has released an update to its textSOAP internet text cleaning utility. Among changes are bug fixes and a…

• Mac Observer Adds More Shares of AAPL To Stock Watch Virtual Portfolio.

  The Stock Watch Virtual Portfolio took advantage of the recent weakness in Apple's stock today to buy another 50 shares…

• Game Developers Not Thrilled With OS X Roadmap

  According to a story by ZDNet, Apple game developers have a reason to worry about the upcoming release of OS…

• The Road To MACWORLD Leads To Great Prizes From Power On

  Power On Software has announced a Road to MACWORLD contest, offering users the chance to win one of a host…

• Earthlink Thinks Different About Their Advertising Thanks To Apple

  Earthlink has moved their advertising affiliation to Apple's favorite firm, TBWA/Chiat/Day. The move follows Earthlink's January announcement that they have…

• Polaroid May Be Bringing Latest Web Product To The Mac

  Polaroid has recently announced a new I-Zone product, the I-Zone Webster. Following the successful I-Zone Instant Pocket Camera, the I-Zone…

• Multimedia Development Tool Receives Update

  IncWell DMG, Ltd., in association with Solutions Etcetera has released an update to their multimedia and application development tool, SuperCard.…

• Graphic Artists: Rainbow Painter Updated With New Features

  Addiction Interactive has released Rainbow Painter 1.9.1, an update its painting and photo retouching application. Changes include new features and…

• Nu Font Pack Adds New Faces

  Scooter Graphics has announced a new version of its font pack Called Nu Font pack 1.2. Changes include a new…

• E-mail Merge Update Adds Support For PowerMail

  Sig Software has announced Email Merge 1.9. The new version of the merge application adds PowerMail and StuffIt compression support

• The Nasdaq & Apple’s Stock Tank

  The low volume bear rout of the tech stocks continued today. The Nasdaq is now down more than 30% from…

May, 17th May 2000

• The Medical Industry Offers Significant Opportunity To Apple

  On Observer has a proposition for Apple. While Apple, if you believe the rumors, seems to be fading in and…

• Help! I Need A Computer For College! What Do I Get?

  Chris Rogers has some tips for students heading off to college. Many will need a computer, and Chris has the…

• Apple Drops, Stays Over 100, Just Barely

  It was a mixed day for stocks as the market struggled to find direction in low volume. Late in the…

• Dr. Bott Ships USB/SGI Monitor Sharing Switch

  Dr. Bott is now shipping the MoniSwitch Pro LDI, which allows the sharing of a Silicon Graphics digital flat panel…

• Ethically Challenged Drug Dealing Game Comes To The Mac

  Illusion Software has announced a Macintosh port for the PC game titled Dope Wars. The description below really says it…

• Sonnet Dons A TuTu For Art Center Sponsership

  Sonnet Technologies has taken product sponsorship to a new level...to the ballet, to be precise. Sonnet has joined the list…

• Green Dragon Launches Joke E-mail List, But We’re Not Sure They Should Have…

  Green Dragon Creations has just launched a "joke e-mail" service, though we aren't sure why. Subscribing provides you with a…

• LaCie Gives A Hint Of The Future, Demos FireWire DVD-RAM

  At Apple Computer's World Wide Developers Conference, LaCie is demonstrating a new FireWire based, DVD-RAM technology, allowing users to store…

• MacGamer’s Ledge Offers Alpha Centauri Reader Specials

  Any one looking for a great game deal should head over to MacGamer's Ledge. MacGamer's Ledge has teamed up with…

• Officially Take The Sims To The Theme Park

  Feral Interactive announced today that Sim Theme Park is soon coming to the Mac. This game has been available for…

• LinxSoftware Announces Public Beta & Asks For Feature Requests For Mac OS X Productivity Suite

  LinxSoftware announced several news items yesterday. Among them are a public beta of LinxSoftware for Mac OS X and a…

• Why Mac? Why Not? WhyMac Tells You Why

  A new Mac advocacy site has launched, called WhyMac2000. The WhyMac site looks to provide a unique slant on why…

May, 16th May 2000

• The Mac Show Brings Formac & Strata To You

  It's Wednesday, and that means it's time for another Mac Show! The Mac Show is the live Internet QuickTime broadcast…

• Make That Web Page Spectacular

  Nancy Gravley has some tips for making a great Web page starting with some basics on how to use PageMill…

• Mac Developers: VOODOO Server Offered At Special Price

  For those programmers using Metrowerks CodeWarrior, the version history tracking application, VOODOO Server is being offered at a special rate…

• Personal And Group Organizer Updated With OT Networking

  Chronos L.C. has announced the release of Personal Organizer and Group Organizer 3.03. These two are the respective successors to…

• InstallerMaker 6.5.2 Available, Version 7 To Support Mac OS X

  Aladdin Systems has announced that StuffIt InstallerMaker 6.5.2 is being shown and distributed at the current WWDC. The demonstrations will…

• Applelinks Adds Full Mac Gaming Coverage

  Applelinks just opened a new section of its site, games.applelinks.com. The section focuses on gaming news and reviews

• MACWORLD NY To Offer Basic Knowledge Sessions For Mac Beginners

  The MACWORLD Expo in NY will offer a new series of conference sessions named MacBeginnings. They target new Mac users,…

• Adaptec Toast 4.1 Boosts FireWire Support

  Adaptec has updated Toast Deluxe to version 4.1. Toast is the ever-popular CD recording software and it now supports FireWire…

• Micromat Announces Drive Utility For OS X

  Riding the wave of hype around yesterday's announcement of an upcoming release of a public beta of OS X, Micromat…

• Blue World Helps XML Take Hold

  Blue World, developers of Lasso, have thrown their support behind the XML (Extensible Markup Language) format. They have released an…

• AMP Radio Adds A 10-Band Equalizer

  Subband Software has released the a new version of their media player, AMP Radio. Version 1.6.5 offers improved features, including…

• Audiocorder 1.9.1 Is Out

  Audiocorder allows your Mac (equipped with a Microphone) to act as a sound activated recording device. The new version fixes…

• REALbasic Enters The Mac OS X Arena

  REAL Software has announced a technology preview of REALbasic 2.2.1 to support Mac OS X. The demo runs on Mac…

• Tess Receives A Makeover…In French

  Pedagoguery?Software has updated their math assistant product, Tess. Version 1.02 allows users to easily draw symmetrical diagrams, helping with instruction…

• Tech Stocks Slump, AAPL Tests Support

  Stocks fell today because, well, they could. The market doldrums continues. After 4 days of anemic rallies, the market seems…