Archives for January 2001

January, 22nd January 2001

• Interested In Making Mac Games? Here’s An Interview You Should Read

  Our friends at iDevGames.com have posted an interview that will be of interest to Mac gamers, especially people interested in…

• Spice Up Your Desktop With A Little Animation

  Kinetic Creations has updated their icon animation application, Kineticon, to version 1.7.2. Kineticon allows users to add a new element…

• Fancy That!  Nu Sans Font Updated

  Scooter Graphics has updated their rendition of Apple's abandoned Epsy Sans font, Nu Sans, to version 9.5. The new version…

• FireWire To Go Wireless?  FireWireWorld Takes A Look

  Our good friends at FireWireWorld have posted an interesting article concerning the future of FireWire, and the possibility of a…

• iKeeper Keeps Serial Numbers At Your Finger Tips

  Mike Yenco has released a new utility to help users save and organize information related to products, like serial and…

• Information Management Made Easy

  MacEase Software has updated their multi-purpose utility, InfoManager, to version 2.0. InfoManager enhances the user experience by providing easy, universal…

• Illuminator Sheds Light On Image Maps

  Illuminator Software has released a new image map creation tool, iMapp. iMapp allows users to easily create, modify, and edit…

• More Games Than You Can Shake A HyperCard At

  Hyperinfo Canada has updated their collection of games and puzzles, HyperGames Centre, to version 3.2. HyperGames Centre includes over 100…

• Continued Tech Warnings Help Push Apple To 20 1/2

  Bad news helped convince investors that the Fed might lower interest rates by a half point, and Apple rode higher…

• Praise Be To The 5 PCI Slots In Apple’s New G4s

  One of the most important announcements at MACWORLD went largely unheralded. Apple added a 5th PCI slot to its PowerMac…

January, 21st January 2001

• Content, The Challenge Of The 21st Century

  Michael Munger explores the issues created for content distributors when the barrier to entry was lowered by advances in technology…

• Want More Details About Your Modem Connection? OT/PPP Strip Delivers!

  If you are a road warrior, or someone who is not yet blessed with high-speed Internet connectivity, you've probably had…

• MacOS Radio Takes Last Look Back At MACWORLD

  Tonight's version of MacOS Radio will take one last look back at the recent MACWORLD Expo in San Francisco. Apple…

• Last Chance To Enter Iconfactory’s Pixlpalooza

  The deadline is drawing closer for the Iconfactory's Pixlpalooza contest entries. Each year Iconfactory holds this contest for budding icon…

• Just In Time To Look Up "Titanium"

  Black Cat Systems has updated their Periodic Table of the elements application, The Atomic Mac, to version 4.6.1. The Atomic…

• Asante Inks Deal With Apple, FriendlyNET Products Now At Apple Store

  Asante has announced that their line of FriendlyNET products, including high-speed routers and switches, are now available from the Apple…

• Deneba Celebrates 15 Years By Offering Canvas Tips

  Deneba is celebrating their 15th Anniversary by offering users a Tips and Tricks section on their Web site, with a…

• Desktop Utility Updated

  Straight Ahead Software has updated their multi-purpose Desktop utility, Desktop Magician, to version 2.0.1. Desktop Magician allows users to easily…

• Want The Low Down On The History Of Apple?

  Apple-History.com, the complete site for all of the detailed information on Apple's past, has updated their site to include the…

• XLR8 Cuts Prices On Upgrades

  XLR8 has cut prices on some of their most popular processor upgrades, making it easier yet for people to squeeze…

• Finer Enhancement Helps Keep Work Organized

  Infamus Software has released an updated to their handy Finder enhancement, SnapTop Pro, now at version 2.1. SnapTop Pro allows…

• Disk Cataloging Utility Updated

  Norbert M. Doerner has updated his disk cataloging utility, CDFinder, to version 3.0.1. CDFinder provides a powerful means of searching…

• Displacement Pack Available For Photoshop 6

  Sapphire Innovations has released a set of displacement maps for Photoshop 6 called Sapphire Displacer 1.01. Containing over 300 displacement…

• Inside Look At MWSF Keynote Build Of OS X

  Our good friend Wincent Colaiuta of Wincent.org has posted a rather in-depth look at what is believed to be the…

• Top Flight RPG, Avernum, Updated

  Spiderweb Software has updated their ultra-cool, old style Role Playing Game (RPG), Avernum 2, to version 1.0.1. Avernum 2 reminds…

• Mac OS X’s Quartz Imaging Technology At Work (With Pics)

  Eolake Stobblehouse shows us that the benefits of Mac OS X will be both subtle and incredible. He illustrates this…

• Apple Hangs On To Most Of Last Week’s Gains In The Face Of Dell Warning

  Apple dipped precipitously in the first hour of trading as an earnings warning from Dell sent hardware stocks reeling. However,…

January, 18th January 2001

• Beyond The Digital Hub

  In his keynote speech at last week's MACWORLD Expo, Steve Jobs showed us that the computer does have relevance in…

• AirPort Troubles, Modem Tips, & Printers

  Our own Dave Hamilton is back with more answers to your Mac-related questions. This installment of "Ask Dave" includes information…

• Melissa Virus Back In Force, Symantec Post New Definition (Updated)

  A new strain of the nasty Melissa virus has cropped up. The Melissa virus, which originally became "popular" this past…

• Musicians Get Tool To Make "MP3 Albums"

  Infamus Software has released a new utility aimed toward musicians that want to more easily distribute collections of their music…

• Valentia Adds Java, Shockwave, OS X Support

  Paradigma Software has announced a new "technology release" of their Valentia line of products, version 1.8.7. The popular database product…

• Adobe Total Inspiration Seminar Heading To A City Near You

  Adobe is holding a series of seminars throughout the United States to help people learn all of the new features…

• Apple Updates DVD Drivers For iMac & Cube

  Apple has released new firmware for the DVD drives in iMacs and G4 Cubes. The new release is designed to…

• HyperCard Group Has Record MACWORLD

  The International HyperCard User Group, cleverly labeled iHUG, had a remarkably successful MACWORLD during last week's Expo in San Francisco.…

• CNN Reporter Tells Of Experience With PowerBook, Final Cut Pro

  It seems that these rumors of CNN sending reporters to the field with only a PowerBook and a DV camcorder…

• Grazi! Italian Words And Phrases Updated

  OneApp Software has updated Italian Words and Phrases to version 1.1. The application helps students learn Italian or English by…

• Swi…Err, Mac Army Knife Updated

  Chaotic Software has updated their multi-purpose utility, Mac Army Knife, to version 2.5. The new version of the miscellaneous utility…

• Race On With New Version Of Kawasaki JET SKI

  Monkey Byte Development has updated the hot new racing title, Kawasaki JET SKI, to version 1.1. Kawasaki JET SKI allows…

• Mega Minesweeper Updated

  Carrot Software has updated their popular version of the classic puzzle game, Mega Minesweeper, to version 1.6.6. As a treat,…

• David Pogue Interview: Revolutions In Homemade Movies

  Eolake Stobblehouse interviews long-time Mac author David Pogue, who just released iMovie 2: The Missing Manual

• APPL Closes Above 19 For First Time Since November Of 2000

  The theme of today is that no bad news is good news. This includes Apple which chalked up another 13/16…

January, 17th January 2001

• I Am Half-Impressed By Apple’s SF Announcements

  Now that the dust settled, the smoke has cleared and Jobs is back in his private jet, are those new…

• AAPL Up Mid-Day On News Of Loss

  How do you make your stock rise? Announce a major loss. At least that has worked for Apple today as…

• Alternative HTML Editor Updated

  PineHill Products has updated their HTML editing/Web building suite, CreativePage, to version 2.5. CreativePage provides a number of power and…

• CNN Employee Confirms Memo, Reporters To Use Mac PowerBooks (Updated)

  The Drudge Report posted an internal CNN memo outlining a new restructuring process in which it is stated that CNN…

• Music Player Not Enough For You?  MP3 Rage Adds OS X Support

  Chaotic Software has updated their multi-purpose MP3 client, MP3 Rage. The program, which includes a player as well as Napster…

• iListen Close To Supporting German, Spanish

  MacSpeech, makers of the Mac only dictation program iListen, gave demonstrations of the iListen product working in both German and…

• Rewind Gains OS 9.1 Support

  Power On Software has updated their super-utility, Rewind, to version 1.1. Rewind allows users to literally go back in time…

• Apple Store Still Has Dual Processor PowerMac & Pismo PowerBook For US$1999

  The Apple Store is still directly selling some of "last year's" models, including a dual-processor PowerMac G4 450 and a…