Archives for November 2000

November, 30th November 2000

• The Trouble With Aqua Is That It Is Great

  A PC using friend of mine was looking over my shoulder and said "Hey man, what was that?" He gestured…

• Comics, Unix, Mac OS X & The Mythology Of The Impossible

  I've been vacillating between love and hate of OS X. I had to reinstall it last month after an unrecoverable…

• MacAddict.com Is (Not) Dead! Long Live MacAddict! (Farewell Rich Pizor)

  Today we say goodbye to Rich Pizor, the editor of MacAddict.com, MacAddict's online presence. We have worked with Rich for…

• A Star Wars Movie You Have To Experience To Believe

  There are some things in life that transcend such petty arguments as how much better the Mac is than the…

• Inspired Logic Offers Mac Observer Readers Special Deal

  Inspired Logic is extending a special holiday offer to Mac Observer readers. Just in time for the holidays, users who…

• High Inventories Spell Chaos for Apple as Economy Chills

  Gateway's warning on Wednesday that they will miss 4th quarter earnings in a big way has galvanized the financial analysts'…

• OneApp Offers Up Free Christmas GIFS And Icons

  OneApp Software has released a series of free Christmas GIF images and icons to help Mac users decorate their beloved…

• December Issue Of Web Page Design For Designers Available

  The December issue of Web Page Design For Designers is now available. The latest issue offers up tips on keeping…

• It Has Been Awhile, But Sonnet Drops Prices Again

  After holding prices steady for over a month, Sonnet has announced price reductions across their entire line of G3/G4 upgrade…

• Poof!  Desktop Back To Normal

  Straight Ahead Software has updated their desktop restoration utility, Desktop Magician, to version 2.0. Desktop Magician allows users to easily…

• Make Web Pages Dance With Updated Animation Tool

  Recosoft Corporation has updated their web animation tool, WebShocker, to version 2.2. WebShocker allows users to easily create animations for…

• It Is Pixelpalooza Time Again!

  Iconfactory has announced that their annual Pixelpalooza contest is underway, and they have begun to accept submissions. Pixelpalooza allows icon…

• Get A Clearer View Of The Earth

  Lunar Software has updated EarthBrowser to version 1.3.5. EarthBrowser provides a dynamic look at weather and climate across the globe,…

• Queasy Markets Brace for an Economic Slowdown, AAPL Bounces

  A solid Nasdaq rally led by bottom feeders and short traders failed late in the session, leaving investors disappointed and…

November, 29th November 2000

• Learn Italian On Your Mac

  OneApp Software has released a program to help users easily learn Italian, Italian Words and Phrases 1.0. The program helps…

• iMovie 2 Transitions Released

  GeeThree has released a set of 50 cool transition effects for use in Apple's iMovie 2 called Slick Transitions &…

• Weight Tracker Updated…Again

  Black Cat Systems has updated Weight Tracker to version 1.1.0. Weight Tracker allows users to keep careful watch over their…

• Macworld Magazine Offers Chance To Win iMac DV+

  Macworld Magazine has launched a new price comparison web site, Macworld Price Finder, to allow people find the best current…

• OS X Menubar Utility Updated

  Mac PowerUser has updated their multi-purpose OS X menubar utility, MenuStrip, to version 1.2. The new version includes a host…

• Open Door Helps You Know Who’s There

  Open Door Networks, maker of the Door Stop personal firewall, have announced a new product geared at protecting Macs with…

• Monkey Byte Offers Up Stock Photo Web Site

  Monkey Byte Development has announced a new stock photography web site. The new site offers up a host of digital…

• FireWire Web Cam Ships, Promises Blistering Speeds

  ADS Technologies has shipped their blistering fast FireWire web-cam, the cleverly named PYRO 1394 WebCam. The new camera is among…

• Renaming Files Has Never Been Easier

  PUBLICSPACE.NET has updated their finder enhancement utility, A Better Finder Rename, to version 3.4. A Better Finder Rename provides users…

• Apple Looks Beyond MWSF To MW Tokyo

  Although we are still over a month away from MACWORLD San Francisco, Apple and IDG are already starting to make…

• November 29th, 2000

  There are lots of great articles, and some really bad ones, on the Internet. Though we link to all of…

• A Hard Landing For Earnings Growth? AAPL Hits New Low

  Stocks tumbled lower for a fourth day, this time with huge trading volumes, as Gateway warned it won't meet 4th…

November, 28th November 2000

• MiniPro Mouse, An Optical Mouse To Go

  The MiniPro Mouse is a small (3.5" long, 1" height and 1 7/8" width) optical mouse (no ball) that connects…

• More Shortcuts & Other Reader Hints

  There was lots of great reader feedback this past week with additional shortcuts as well as other information. Without exception,…

• Orange Paving The Way For USB 2.0 On The Macintosh

  Orange Micro has announced that they will be developing Macintosh drivers for implementing the latest connectivity option, USB 2.0, on…

• A New Trend In Stock Images

  EyeWire Studios is one of the world's best places to buy fonts and images, whether online at www.eyewire.com, or by…

• TMO Editor Taken To Task For Loose Use Of "Luddite"

  Our friend David Schultz of Applelust has elected to take our own Editor-in-Chief to task for calling those afraid of…

• Programmers: New PowerPlant Classes Generator Available

  Cafederic has announced the release of BasePlant, a collection of more than 200 classes to enhance PowerPlant, the flagship framework…

• Accordance Bible Lands PhotoGuide Released

  OakTree Software has announced the release of the Accordance Bible Lands PhotoGuide, the latest addition to its extensive line of…

• MAC-O-RAMA Feeling Generous, Also

  To celebrate the release of Legacy Interactive's Code Blue, MAC-O-RAMA is holding a contest giving users a chance to win…

• MGL And MacLotto In The Giving Spirit

  Once again, MacLotto and MacGamer's Ledge are teaming up to offer users the chance of winning a great game title.…

• MacSlash To Talk About OS X On Tonight’s Mac Show

  Tonight's edition of The Mac Show will feature Ben Stanfield of MacSlash offering up tips and insight on Mac OS…

• Calendar Application Updated

  Panda Systems has updated their desktop calendar application, PandoCalendar, to version 5.5.6. PandoCalendar places a customizable calendar on the user's…

• Downloading Files, And Making Them Visible

  One of the problems with OS X Beta is that the OS does not "refresh" or "update" automatically in some…

• November 29th, 2000

  In today's tour around the Web, we stumble across another gripping edition of PC Confessions. This one has to do…

• Tech Stocks Continue Free Fall and Gateway Goes Splat!

  The U.S. gross national product dropped significantly from last quarter as expected. The Dow took the news of a slowing…

November, 27th November 2000

• Take A Trip To Creepyland With Stephen King’s F13

  Blue Byte Software has teamed with master of the macabre, Stephen King, to create F13, an all encompassing horror experience…

• The Computer, Perfect Hiding Place?

  Ah, technology! What a wonderful world filled with silicon, plastics, semiconductors, chips, circuits and metal. It makes communications easy with…

• Avid Helps Macs And PCs Play Nice Together

  mediafour and Avid have teamed up to allows cross-platform users of Avid Symphony and Media Composer to more easily share…

• Aternative HTML Editing Program Updated

  Optima Systems has updated their simple, yet powerful HTML editor, PageSpinner, to version 3.0.2. PageSpinner allows users to easily create…

• Apple Offers Developers Savings On WWDC 2000 DVD

  Apple is offering Apple Developer Connection (ADC) members special savings on the World Wide Developer's Conference DVD. Those that purchase…

• Image Viewer Adds Features

  Andrew Cunningham has updated his image browser/viewer application, Prowler, to version 1.1. Prowler allows users to quickly browse through and…

• Apple Draws Closer To Taking A Bite Out Of Compaq

  On upward trending traffic, Apple made a strong push to regain the top spot in this week's PC Data Top…

• Address Book App Learns To Play Nice With Palm

  Benoit Widemann has updated his address book application, Carnet, to version 3.7.1. Carnet is a full-featured address book program, and…

• Watch That Waistline

  Black Cat Systems has updated their weight watching utility, Weight Tracker, to version 1.1.0. Weight Tracker helps you keep track…

• Omni Group Updates OS X Utility

  The Omni Group, continuing to establish themselves as the early leaders in OS X applications and utilities, has updated the…