Archives for December 2000
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Browse By Day in December 2000
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Legacy Peripherals, Non-Mounting CDs, & Logging Modem Data
Zippity-Doo-Da, everyone, and belated Happy Festivus, of course! This week, being the last of the year, I decided to write…
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Mac OS X Would Have Been Better Without Aqua
Those of you who have been reading The Mac Observer in general, and my columns and editorials in particular, will…
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Newer Technology To Shut Doors [Updated]
The ultra-difficult Macintosh upgrade market has claimed another victim. Newer Technology has announced that the company will cease operation and,…
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Fetch This: OS X Version Of Venerable FTP App Updated
Sometimes, amidst all of the change forced on us by OS X we want something comfortable and familiar. Enter Fetch.…
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Grab A Real Trash Can That Looks Like The Aqua Trash Can From OS X (With Pic)
The trash can comes from Eurway, a furniture store chain in Texas specializing in the kind of furniture that went…
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OS X Browser Adds CSS Support
The Omni Group has released a new beta version of their OS X only web browser, OmniWeb. OmniWeb is the…
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Complete eCommerce Solution Updated [Corrected]
[Editor's Note: We incorrectly said that the developer of WS4D was 4D, when in fact MDG Computer Services is the…
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OS X App To Be Displayed At MACWORLD
CS Odessa will be at the upcoming MACWORLD Expo in full force. They will be displaying their flagship product, ConceptDraw,…
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Add A Full Time Calendar To Your Desktop
Brain Sucker Productions has released Background Calendar. The new utility permanently displays a calendar on a user's desktop, and can…
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December 29th, 2000
Today's tour around the Web takes a look at Bungie's forthcoming release, Oni. After years of hype and months of…
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The New Economy’s Promise Fades in 2000
Things can only get better for tech stocks in 2001. As the last day of trading in 2000 comes to…
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Apple Is Beleaguered! Everybody Off The Bandwagon!
Uh oh. Apple is in trouble again. AAPL is sinking. Channel inventory is larger than usual. Advertising has slowed down…
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"Line Please?!" PowerPrompter Has Your Back
Intelli Innovations has updated their text prompting program, PowerPrompter, to version 1.7. The new version includes controls for varying the…
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Looking For A Hero? GameRanger Adds III Of Them
GameRanger, the home for online Mac gaming, has added a new title to their already impressive database of online games,…
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MacForce Releases Mac-Centric Clothing Line
MacForce has launched a new web site, and with it a new line of Mac based clothes. The MacFore line…
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Apple Site Sees Steady Traffic Through The Holiday Season
The final holiday rush saw high traffic to all of the major computer maker's web sites, according to the PC…
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Apple Releases Update For PowerMac G4 AGP Machines
Apple has released another update labeled for "PowerMac G4 AGP" machines. The update is designed to improve the reliability of…
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Last Chance For MACWORLD Pre-Registration
Anybody that has previously been to a MACWORLD Expo knows the least enjoyable part of the week are the lines.…
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Intego’s NetBarrier Earns International Honors
Intego's full-featured Internet security software, NetBarrier, has won the Universe Macworld Award for the Best Internet Software of 2000. NetBarrier…
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Add 3D Flair To Digital Images
Kazoo3D has announced the release of KazooStudio. The new application allows users to insert 3D models directly into images captured…
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Power On Offers Free Now Up To Date & Contact Calendars
Also still feeling the holiday spirit, Power On Software has announced the availability of four new calendars for their Now…
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Christmas Is Over, But WestCode Still In A Giving Mood
WestCode Software is offering their super-launcher, OneClick, at huge savings through the end of December. OneClick functions as a program…
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The Dow Chugs Ahead while the Nasdaq Whimpers and AAPL Stagnates
As the stock markets wrap up one of the most volatile years in history, investors are playing it safe. The…
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The Importance Of The Mac: What’s In A Pretty Face?
Since the beginning, Apple Computer has been accused of making toys. The Original Macintosh in 1984 was not expandable, it…
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New Mac For Christmas? Printable Guide For New Mac Users
I have visions of all the shiny, new Mac's sitting under Christmas trees, just waiting to be set up and…
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Tonight’s Mac Show Focuses On 2000 "Year In Review"
It's Wednesday, and that means it's time for another Mac Show! The Mac Show is a weekly QuickTime Streaming broadcast…
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Goldberg Image & Movie Viewer Updated, Works With Classic/OS X
Opus Software has released another beta release of Goldberg, their image and movie viewer for the Mac. Goldberg 2.0b4 includes…
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ResExcellence To Give Away One Copy Of Interarchy
Quick Poll: Who loves to get a free (legal) copy of an application? The folks at ResExcellence are teaming with…
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Rewind Updated With Support For OS 8.1, OS X Coming
The good people of Power On Software have announced an update to Rewind, their recovery utility for the Mac. The…
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Handspring Continues Growth With Acquisition Of Palm OS Software Developer
Handspring, the licensed maker of the Palm OS device Visor, has announced the intended acquisition of Bluelark Systems. Bluelark Systems…
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Utility For Finding Duplicate Files On Your Mac Gets An Update
Hyperbolic Software has announced an update to Doublet Scan, bringing the utility to version 3.2.2. Doublet Scan is designed to…
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eMail Alert! Updated With Bug Fixes
Intelli Innovations has released an update to their e-mail checking utility eMail Alert! bringing the tool to version 2.0.1. The…
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December 27th, 2000
There are lots of great articles, and some really bad ones, on the Internet. Though we link to all of…
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Lackluster Rally Helps Out Nasdaq
Some tech stocks got a little boost in weak rally today while the blue chips on Dow extended yesterday's gains.…
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Create Or Convert Icons With Iconographer!
Icons have been an integral part of the Mac OS since the beginning. Although icons started as mere black and…
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MacSpeech To Speak On Mac OS Radio Tonight
Normally on Monday nights, this week's Mac OS Radio show is being broadcast tonight die to the holidays. Joining the…
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Mac Icon Site Relaunches, Offers New Icon Set
Mendelini.com has relaunched with a new design and a new set of Mac icons. Mendelini.com is the maker of the…
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Washington Apple Pi Delivers 25 Refurb Macs To Families In DC
This Christmas, Washington Apple Pi handed out 25 refurbished Macs to families in the Washington DC area. The computers were…
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Run & Edit Crontabs In Mac OS X With A GUI App
With the Unix underpinning of Mac OS X, it is possible to run crontabs which are scripts or programs that…
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Mac PHP Programming Aid Released
Infinity Software has released an update to PHP Time, a PHP programming tool for Mac and Windows developers. PHP is…
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New Site Declares Jihad On The Lack Of Mac Desktop Pictures
Mando Gomez has launched a new site called Desktop Jihad that offers 114 desktop pictures for your Mac. The site…
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iDevGames.com Posts Mac Satire In The Form Of "Text Adventure Game"
Carlos Camacho of iDevGames.com has posted a fairly brilliant piece of satire on the current state of the Mac and…
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Type Saving Utility Upgraded
John V. Holder Software has updated their type saving utility, TypeSaver, to version 1.0.1. TypeSaver records your typing for recovery…
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December 26th, 2000
There are lots of great articles, and some really bad ones, on the Internet. Though we link to all of…
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Tech Stocks Compress Further On Tax Loss Selling
On a very cold day after Christmas the markets opened to less than enthusiastic traders, who seemed to mostly be…
