Archives for 2001

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January See All From This Month →

Catch Today's Keynote Live On The Internet
For those not lucky enough to be at this morning's MACWORLD keynote speech, Apple has made a live video stream…
Mass E-Mail Program Receives Another Update
Maxprog has updated their bulk e-mail/mail merge program, MaxBulk Mailer, to version 1.4. MaxBulk Mailer allows users to easily create…
Zammit Hired Back As Macplay President
Macplay has been busy in the last few months. Since the company's resurrection in the Fall of 2000, this Mac…
Take A Break With MacBreakZ!
We have all been in a situation where the hours have drifted away while sitting in front of the computer,…
OS X Icons Are Now A Snap To Create
Kinetic Creations has updated their Photoshop plug-in that allows users to easily create Mac OS icons. Export Icon allows users…

February See All From This Month →

Shareware Image Editing App Updated
Norbyte Software has updated their shareware image editing application, Rainbow Painter, to version 2.0.0. Rainbow Painter offers users a wide…
"Monkey Mog" to Appear at Game Developers Conference
MonkeyByte has announced that at the 2001 Game Developers Conference the Monkey Mog, or UniMog as the Germans called it,…
Remembering 1984 With An Original Mac Magazine Article (With Pics)
After exploring Apple's past with a few articles for its legacy ads, what about the very beginnings of the Macintosh…
Deus Ex Multiplayer Patch Under Development
It is finally official! Westlake Interactive has announced that Aspyr and Westlake have begun the development of a multiplayer patch…
Opera Browser For Mac Released As Technology Preview
Opera Software has released a Technology Preview (TP) version of its browser for the Macintosh. Opera promises a better Internet…

March See All From This Month →

How Is OS X Stacking Up On The Networking Front?
Sytem Preferences
Our Fifth batch of screen shots is the extensive set of preferences that lie in the System Preferences. If you…
Want AIM/ICQ/Yahoo! In Mac OS X? Fire It Up!
John F. Braun reviews Fire, one of the best Mac OS X apps out there. Fire lets you do AIM,…
Wincent Colaiuta
We begin a short series of tips for setting up your Mac OS X machine. Our first article comes from…
Summoner Demo Released For PC, No Mac Demo Planned (Updated)
While sniffing around for Mac Gaming News on the PC sites, we found a nugget! Summoner, a 3D 3rd person…

April See All From This Month →

TidBITS Adam Engst On The Mac Show
This week's Mac Show will feature TidBITS founder Adam Engst. TidBITS just celebrated their 11th Anniversary as a source for…
Mac Only Retail Stores Close Doors
ZDNet is reporting that the California based Mac only computer reseller, ComputerWare, has gone out of business. After being open…
Wake Up! Alarm Clock Pro Updated
Koingo Software has updated their full-featured alarm clock software, Alarm Clock Pro, to version 3.0.4. Alarm Clock Pro allows users…
Version Control System Comes To OS X
Uni Software Plus has released an OS X beta version of their VOODOO Server version control system. VOODOO Server 1.3b6…
April 17th, 2001
There are lots of great articles, and some really bad ones, on the Internet. Though we link to all of…

May See All From This Month →

Casady & Greene Discontinues SoundJam MP At Developer's Request
Casady & Greene has announced that the company will no longer work on their excellent MP3 player, SoundJam MP. Casady…
Channel 8 Updates Products
Channel 8 Software has updated two of their popular applications, iOrganizer and ExchangePoint. iOrganizer 1.2.4 is a full-featured Personal Information…
Wired Article Focuses On Mac OS X Security & Open Source Relations
Wired has published a report on security issues in OS X, as well as Apple's developer relations with the Open…
Ch-Ching! Learns To Play Nice With MYOB
Imacination Software has released the Ch-Ching! Accounting Connection. The new software allows Ch-Ching! users to synchronize all of their MYOB…
Web Masters Get Updated Site Toolkit
Pine Hill Products has updated their Web site optimization utility, Site Toolkit, to version 1.5. Site Toolkit helps sites load…

June See All From This Month →

OS X Backup Utility Released
MacZ Software has released a native OS X data backup utility, ProjectBacker. ProjectBacker allows users to define a set of…
Never Enough: Mandolux Releases More Impressionistic Destops
Mando Gomez has added more desktop pictures to his latest series, focusing on impressionistic art. The desktop pictures are available…
:CueCat Scanner Now Mac Compatible
Digital:Convergence has released a Macintosh version of their :CRQTM Software. The software, combined with the :QueCat hand scanner, allows users…
OS X Compatible Graphical Scientific App Updated
Calerga has released a preview version of their graphical based scientific application, SysQuake 2 LE. SysQuake allows users to better…
New Training Materials Available For Lasso And FileMaker Pro
There are two new books in the Master Class series now available. CDML Master Class provides a complete look at…

July See All From This Month →

New Tool Allows Computer Access From Two Different Locations
Gefen has released a new tool allowing users to share different monitors, audio sources, and USB inputs, the ex-tend-it CAT5-4000…
What Did Attendees Think Of The Keynote?
We took some time after the MACWORLD keynote to talk to other MACWORLD Expo attendees about what they thought of…
Apple Pegs MAGMA For Proprietary Solutions Provider Program
MAGMA has announced that they have been selected by Apple for membership in Apple's Proprietary Solutions Provider program. The PSP…
When Bare Bones Says "Get Info" They Really Mean Super Get Info
Bare Bones Software, makers of the wildly popular BBEdit, has released a new Finder utility for Mac OS X, Super…
iView MediaPro Updated, See It At MACWORLD
iView Multimedia has updated their application for managing a wide variety of media files, iView MediaPro, to version 1.1. The…

August See All From This Month →

Develop Your Own "Throbber" With Updated App
Shareware maker Vizspring Software has released an update to ThrobberDeveloper. The software lets users make their own "throbbers" for Internet…
Power On Updates GoMac To Version 2.1
The folks at Power On Software have updated one of our favorite Classic Mac apps, GoMac. GoMac emulates the Windows…
I Shall Call You...Mini-Mouse
The Idiots review two small mice designed for travelling, Macally's iOptiJr, and Contour Design's MiniPro Ti. No review from The…
Washington Apple Pi MUG To Have Booth At Digital Edge Expo
The Washington Apple Pi will be having a booth at the NBC 4 Digital Edge Expo 2001. The Expo starts…
Classic Mac Finder Utility Gets Preview Release
PublicSpace.net has announced a preview release for the next version of A Better Finder Rename. This tool is designed to…

September See All From This Month →

Video Capture Software Updated
Ben Software has released an update to BTV, bringing the video capture software to version 5.1. The update includes a…
Free RAM Promo For Crescendo/7200 Upgrade
Sonnet Technologies has announced a promotion for those who purchase the Sonnet Crescendo/7200 upgrade. A 128MB DIMM unit is available…
Supersize That File Utility: Update For Super Get Info
Bare Bones Software has released an update for Super Get Info, bringing it to version 1.0.2. Super Get Info is…
Windows Site Adds Follow Up On Mac OS X & Windows XP
Yesterday we linked to an article that called Mac OS X and Linux mere copycats of Windows XP. Later in…
Small Town Newspaper Editor: "Does Anyone Actually Keep Up With Apple Anymore?"
We are torn between laughing at the irrelevancy of this piece and being mad about the ignorance of Apple displayed…

October See All From This Month →

Fourth Beta Release Of Keyboard Maestro
ClaireWare Software has released another public beta version of Keyboard Maestro, bringing it to version 3. Keyboard Maestro is an…
Get Info Released From Gideon Software
Gideon Software, Inc. has released an update for Get Info, bringing it to version 0.8. Get Info is a file…
Puzzle Game Shapes Update
Carrot Software has released an update for Shapes II, bringing it to version 1.1. Shapes is a strategic puzzle game…
PocketNotes Now Supports Dutch
Pocket Software has released a Dutch version of PocketNotes 1.0 for OS X. PocketNotes is a notepad app designed for…
Automatic Email App Released
24U s.r.o. is now shipping a new scripting app, 24U Email OSAX 1.0. 24U Email OSAX is a scripting addition…

November See All From This Month →

Download Utility From Presenta
Presenta Ltd. has released the final update for iGetter, bringing it to version 1.5. iGetter is a download utility designed…
'Die! Die! Die!' -- Netscape 6 (Not Mozilla) Should Give Up The Ghost: A Preparatory Requiem
Rodney O. Lain says that the AOL-ization of Netscape Navigator has made it time to put the venerable browser out…
Second Beta Release Of Web Development Tool Active4D
Aparita Fishman has released a second beta version of Active4D, bringing it to version 2.0b6. Active4D is a Web development…
Just Deux It: Update For 4th Dimension Component
Deep Sky Technologies, Inc. has released a maintenance update for TCP Deux, bringing it to version 1.0.2. TCP Deux is…
Dropped My Drawers And Found An Update
Sig Software has released an update for Drop Drawers, bringing it to version 1.5.8. Drop Drawers is a Web development…

December See All From This Month →

Public Beta Of File Utility Released
Rainer Brockerhoff is now shipping a public beta version of XRay. XRay is a file utility designed to be more…
Apple Pays Tribute To George Harrison (With Screen Shot)
Over the weekend, Apple paid tribute to former Beatle George Harrison, who died on Friday. Apple has had images of…
Combo Drives Appear On PowerBooks At The Apple Store
Slot-loading DVD/CD-RW 'combo' drives are now available on all three Apple PowerBooks at Apple's online store, confirming all the buzz…
Apple Offers 180 Day Zero Interest/No Payment Loans
Apple Computer has a Christmas gift to Mac shoppers in the form of a 180 day zero interest Instant Loan.…
sMailing 3.0 Now Shipping From AppMac
AppMac is now shipping a new version of sMailing, bringing it to version 3.0. sMailing is an email utility designed…

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