Archives for January 2001

January, 17th January 2001

• Put Some Matrox Technology In Your G4 With New Dual-Monitor Video Card

  Matrox, maker of high-end graphics cards, has announced that Matrox technology is used in a new graphics card built for…

• Eudora Archiver Updated

  SoftoBe has updated their handy archiving program for Eudora, Eudora Archiver, to version 1.5. The new version allows users to…

• G4 Titanium Notebook Owners Unite!

  On the heels of yesterday's announcement welcoming new G4 owners to the G4 mailing list, The Macintosh Guy has launched…

• Sonnet Absorbs Newer Engineering Team

  Sonnet Technologies has announced that they have hired much of the engineering team from their recently defunct upgrade competitor, Newer…

• Make OS 9 Look More Like OS X

  Greg Landweber has updated the nifty interface enhancement, Power Windows, to version 2.4.5. Power Windows adds a number of features…

• Norbyte Goes Retro With Headbanger

  Norbyte has released a new game title, Headbanger. Based on the old Atari game, Headbanger challenges users to stop heads…

• Windowscentric? Not Agfa

  As you may be aware, many big corporations are relentlessly Windowscentric. For example, many big sites have their video contents…

• AAPL Rockets Up More Than 11%

  The markets are a funny place where the laws of logic don't always apply. When Apple has announced good results,…

January, 16th January 2001

• Apple Announces (Real) Loss Of US$247 Million, Barely Within Expectations [Updated]

  Apple has announced losses that fell within the low side of expecations at US$247 Million. Officially the loss came in…

• Bear Stearns Advises Apple To Drop PowerPC And Switch To Intel

  Bear Stearns has released some advice for the PC industry with an overall message of consolidation. Their advice Apple: Dump…

• Cumulus Gets DIG3 5 Assest Management Ability

  <p>Canto has released the DIG35 AssetStore for Cumulus. The DIG3 5 AssetStore allows users to to easily identify and edit…

• SmartScroll Makes Scrolling Easier

  Marc Moini has updated his excellent scrolling utility, Smart Scroll, to version 3.7.1. Smart Scroll allows users to customize scroll…

• Screen Shots Made Easy

  St. Clair Software has updated their screen shot utility, Screen Catcher, to version 2.2b2. Screen Catcher goes beyond the Mac…

• OS 9 "Hack" Module Updated

  Jonathan Jacobs has released a set of modules to "hack" Apple's latest OS release, 9.1. Jon's OS 9.1 Mods are…

• Mac Observer Editor-in-Chief Featured On Tonight’s Mac Show

  Tonight's Mac Show will feature none other than our very own Editor-in-Chief, Bryan Chaffin. Bryan will be talking about last…

• The G4 List Welcomes Owners Of Apple’s Latest Offerings

  Eric Prentice, also known as The Macintosh Guy, has announced that proud owners of Apple's recently released G4 machine's are…

• Firewalls Get Friendlier

  Open Door Networks, maker of the personal Firewall solution, DoorStop, has released a new program to make using and monitoring…

• New WebSTAR Beta Available

  4D has released a new beta version of their WebSTAR Server Suite. Version 4.4 of the full-featured server package allows…

• Macromedia Sets Sights On Dynamic Web Content, Adds Allaire To The Fold

  Macromedia has announced that they have stuck a deal to merge with the Web application builder, Allaire. The combination of…

• 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…

• Beleaguered?  Tell That To The 90,000+ That Hit MACWORLD

  Don't tell the Mac community that their favorite computer maker is "beleaguered." Last week's MACWORLD Expo in San Francisco saw…

• Waiting For Earning, AAPL Drops

  It's as if Wall Street hasn't even noticed the most important company in the computer world, Apple, will be announcing…

• Apple To Announce Earnings Today At 4:00 PM CST, QT Streaming Braodcast Available

  Apple will be announcing their financial results for their 1st fiscal quarter (ending December 31st, 2000) at 4:00 PM CST…

January, 15th January 2001

• TMO’s MACWORLD Best Of Show Picks

  It has taken us a few days to wade through our copious notes from the show, but we have finally…

• The Mouse That Scored

  Looking for the best gaming mouse for the Mac? The Idiots review The Mouse in a Box Optical Pro from…

• iDVD Brings Porno Movie-Making To The Common Man

  Rodney O. Lain takes a look at the real engine that has spurred the growth of the Internet and how…

• Cool Game, Captain Bumper, Adds OS 9.1 Support

  MacRun has updated their neat "cartoon" like game, Captain Bumper, to version 0.87. The new version adds full support for…

• New Audio Editing Software Package Available

  Kumulipo has released a new audio editing program, Jasmine. Jasmine is a full featured multi-track audio editing program that allows…

• Canto Releases Enhancements For Cumulus

  Canto has announced two new add-ons for Cumulus. The first is the PowerPoint Support Kit, which allows users of Cumulus…

• Alternative QuickTime Player Updated

  Searchware Solutions has updated their alternative QuickTime media player, Pix Lite, to version 1.1. The new version adds increased AppleScript…

• Apple’s Site Sees Steady Traffic Throughout MACWORLD Week

  Typically MACWORLD mean a spike in interest, and thus traffic, to the Apple Web site. Last week, however, the Apple…

• Mathematica Coming To OS X

  Wolfram Research has announced that their powerful and popular scientific application, Mathematica, will be making its way to Mac OS…

• The Mac Observer Adds Talk-Back Feature To Articles

  Perhaps our most requested feature for The Mac Observer since the dawn of time has been the inclusion of a…

• AAPL Stands Still In Advance Of Tomorrow’s Earnings

  Apple's stock went nowhere fast as investors look towards tomorrow's earnings announcement from the company. Macromedia annoucned a merger with…

• Atlanta Group To Demo New Hardware

  The Atlanta Macintosh User Group (AMUG) will feature Apple's latest hardware offerings during their first meeting of the year, which…

• Apple Posts Wrap-Up Of Mac Gaming At MACWORLD

  Apple has posted a rehash of the show, and surprise surprise, there is a mention about Mac gaming on the…

• Pics Of The Iomega Dancers, Football, & The Crowds

  These are the last images taken from show floor at MACWORLD Expo. The first row was taken from the big…

• Mac Observer Staff Pics From MACWORLD

  We actually got a request for us to post some pics of the TMO folks at MACWORLD Expo. Despite the…

January, 14th January 2001

• MacOS Radio Hits Hawaii

  The guys over at MacOS Radio have it really tough...first San Francisco, now Hawaii. Trying to makes heads and tails…

• Physics Made Fun…OK, Physics Made Less Painful

  Yves Pelletier has released two new applications to help students study and understand basic principles of Physics. The YP Atwood…

• Apple Offers US$200 Instant Rebates On iMac DV+ & iMac DV SE

  Apple is offering an instant US$200 rebate on the iMac DV+ and iMac DV SE, and that translates into a…

• Never Lose A Package Again

  Intelli Innovations has announced a new set of applications for tracking shipped packages across any of the major carriers. The…

• Boom!  Mega Minesweeper Updated

  Carrot Software has released a new version of their spin on the classic puzzle game, Mega Minesweeper. Version 1.6.5 fully…

• Tape Plays Nice With Carbon 1.2, OS 9.1

  Public Access Software has announced that with the release of OS 9.1, Tape will now be bundled with CarbonLib 1.2.…

• Day Traders Have New Weapon In Their Arsenal

  Essentrix has updated their super utility for market players, Trade Assist, to version 2.2. Trade Assist helps users do everything…

• OS 9.1 Allows PowerBook Users To Take Their Display To Go

  With the recent release of OS 9.1, PowerBook users are now able to use Margi Systems display connector, 4MB Display-to-Go.…

• textSOAP Gets OS 9.1 Patch

  Unmarked Software has released a patch for their text "cleaning" utility, textSOAP. textSOAP allows users to easily scrub text to…

• Wired Reports That Steve Jobs Talks Like The Rest Of Us

  The man who envisioned the computer "for the rest of us" apparently talks like the rest of us too. According…

• Apple To Report 1st Quarter Loss This Week

  Apple will be reporting its fiscal 1st Quarter earnings this week on Wednesday, after the markets close. The company is…

• Western Digital Announces FireWire Audio/Video Storage Device

  Borrowing technology from Sony, Western Digital has released the first FireWire based audio/video storage system. FireWire allows the simultaneous playback…