Archives for February 2001

February, 12th February 2001

• Manage Passwords With Ease

  System Support Products has announced a new utility for storing and managing a wide variety of passwords and account information,…

• 3D Modeling App Updated

  Codenautics Software has updated their 3D trimesh modeling application, Meshwork, to version 1.7. Meshwork allows users complete control over the…

• MIDI Testing Application Updated

  MacMusic has announced the release of MIDI Test 1.3. The MIDI interface input testing utility offers improvements over previous versions…

• Washington Apple Pi Offers Office 2001 Demo To Celebrate Steve’s Birthday

  The next Washington Apple Pi general meeting will feature Microsoft representatives going over the ins and outs of Office 2001…

• February 13th, 2001

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

• Greenspan Offers Optimistic Outlook, Stocks (& Apple) Tumble

  Wall Street was treated to Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan's semi-annual state-of-the-economy speech to the Congress. Mr. Greenspan offered what has…

• Rodney Discovers A Possible Flaw In The PowerBook G4, Will Some Suffer The Curse Of Early Adoption?

  Rodney discovers a possible "showstopping" flaw in the PowerBook G4 design: the DVD drive can be easily damaged with slight…

February, 11th February 2001

• Gaze Thee Upon The Power That Titanium Has On The Infidel

  Folks, we may be on the verge of another revolution, or at least a minor riot. The PowerBook G4 may…

• The Cube Experience, Apple’s Hard-Learned Lesson

  Michael Munger says that the less than spectacular performance of The Cube might just be the lesson that Apple needs…

• Are Your Servers Up? Better Make Sure With Server Sentinel

  Most of us know that servers play an important part in our day-to-day use of computers, especially when using the…

• HyperCard Used To Build Drug Information Web Site

  The Mac-Stacks Emporium has launched a Web site offering up all of the details of the FDA's "Orange Book." The…

• Napster Ruling Announced, Good News And Worse News For MP3 Trading Service

  The Appeals Court hearing the Napster appeal of a court ruling that ordered Napster to shut down immediately late last…

• Adobe Updates Product Line With New Photoshop Elements Application

  Adobe has announced a new image editing application aimed squarely at mid-range consumer users, Potoshop Elements. Adobe has released the…

• Apple Posts SuperDrive/iDVD Compatibility List

  Apple has posted a SuperDrive/iDVD compatibility list on their Web site. The list categorizes home DVD players into Compatible, Marginal,…

• SimpleText Gets Beefed Up

  MacEase has updated their super useful utility, SimpleText Enhancer, to version 4.0. SimpleText Enhancer adds a host of features and…

• Canto Updates URL AssetStore

  Canto has released a new version of the URL AssetStore. The new version allows users to upload cataloged assets to…

• New Yorkers: 3D Artists Meeting To Be Held Feb. 28

  The 3D Artist User Group has announced that it will hold its MAC 3D NY meeting at the Apple Marketing…

• DMX Lighting Control Software Package Updated

  CDS Technology has announced that they have released version 1.3.3 of LanBox-LC. LanBox-LC is a DMX lighting control package for…

• MP3 Rage 3.1 Adds New Features And Bug Fixes

  Chaotic Software has released MP3 Rage 3.1. MP3 Rage is a milti-purpose tool for finding and managing MP3 files. The…

• Sapphire Releases More Photoshop Patterns

  Sapphire Innovations has released three new sets of Photoshop 6 patterns, Sapphire Patterns Volume's 2, 3, and 4. Each volume…

• More MWSF Pictures, Emory iMovieFest Info At MUG Center

  The MUG Center has posted more MWSF pictures. If you were unable to attend MWSF this year, these pictures will…

• Disk Cataloging Tool Comes To OS X

  Norbert M. Doerner has released his disk cataloging utility, CDFinder, for Mac OS X. CDFinder allows users to make detailed…

• February 12th, 2001

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

• Blue Chips Rally, Techs Show Gains, Apple Adds 2.9%

  Apple posted a strong gain on very light volume, something that is usually seen as not being all that convincing…

February, 08th February 2001

• Digital Photography Comes Of Age - An All-Digital Photo Studio From Olympus

  For several weeks we have been testing two extraordinary digital photography products from Olympus, the Camedia C-3000 camera and the…

• Metabox Lowers Prices On Firewire Drive Enclosures

  Metabox has lowered the price on their line of Firewire hard drives. The Metabox Firewire drive enclosures feature IBM ATA/66…

• Jobs Confirmed As MACWORLD Tokyo Keynote Speaker

  Following Apple's recent trend of using non-US shows as a forum for major announcements, Steve Jobs has been named the…

• 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…

• University Uses iMovie As An Educational Tool

  Observer David Roemer wanted to let us in on a unique project at Emory University in Atlanta. Called iMovieFest, the…

• Grab The Latest Issue Of About This Particular Macintosh

  About This Particular Macintosh (ATPM) has announced the release of issue 7.02 for February 2001. On the menu there are…

• Take Basic Into The Future With FutureBASIC^3

  Staz Software has updated their simple and intuitive programming too. FutureBASIC^3, to version 4. FutureBASIC^3 allows users to easily create…

• Server Monitoring Software Updated

  Intelli Innovations has updated their server monitoring software, Server Sentinel, to version 2.0. Server Sentinel monitors the performance of either…

• How Much For That Monkey In The Window?

  Tiger Technologies has updated their Finder window customization tool, Window Monkey, to version 1.3.1. Window Monkey allows OS 8/9 users…

• Rumors Of FrameMaker’s Death Have Been Greatly Exagerated

  Despite what some have claimed, FrameMaker is alive and kicking. Refuting an article by Robert X. Cringley saying that FrameMaker…

• Fractals, Fractals, And More Fractals

  Berkhan Software has updated their fractal generation program, Easy Fractal, to version 2.0. Easy Fractal allows users to generate unique…

• Change File Names With Name Cleaner

  Sig Software has updated their utility for easily changing file names, Name Cleaner, to version 2.1. Name Cleaner allows users…

• OS X Dock Alternative Updated

  Pocket Software has updated their OS X program launcher, Pocket Dock, to version 2.0b2. Pocket Dock provides an alternative to…

• Februrary 9th, 2001

  After sporadic appearances over the last month or so, we hope to have our daily tour of the Best &…

• Cisco + Dell = Apple < 20

  Our friends at Dell sparked another sell off in technology stocks that simply added to the damage done by The…

February, 07th February 2001

• C-Net Reports High End iMacs Are In Short Supply, New Models Likely

  C-Net is reporting that the iMac DV+ and the iMac DV SE are in short supply in the retail channel…

• Three Original Mac Team Members To Appear At MacHack 2001

  An opportunity to meet three of the original Mac team, three of people that helped make the Mac what it…

• Version 3.0.3 Of SETI@home Now Mandatory, Command Line Version For Mac OS X PB Available

  A few months ago, the SETI@home project moved to version 3.0. Shortly thereafter, the project started to move to version…

• Mac Business App Updated

  Praevius has updated their product/business management software, MacInvoice, to version 1.1. MacInvoice allows users to automate inventory control while providing…

• A Better Way To Rename Files

  PublicSpace.net has updated their utility for renaming files, clerverly called A Better Finder Rename. A Better Finder Rename allows users…

• Need To Rent A Mac?  Got You Covered…Remotely

  Macsbytheweek.com, a site allowing users to rent Macs, has announced that due to strong interest they are planning on doubling…

• Give Web Sites A Spin Off Line

  Chaotic Software has updated their tool for browsing complete Web sites off line, Web Devil, to version 5.3. Web Devil…

• Do The Post Office One Better

  Intelli Innovations has updated their US Postal Service package management application P.O. Toolbox, to version 1.1. P.O. Toolbox allows users…

• New File Sharing Program Goes Beta

  Black Diamond Products has released a beta version of their new peer-to-peer file sharing program, FileFone. FileFone works on both…

• MaxBulk Mailer Updated

  Maxprog has updated their mass e-mail utility, MaxBulk Mailer, to version 1.4.1. MaxBulk Mailer allows for users to easily create…

• Stocks Head Lower, Apple Unchanged, Pixar Kicks Tail

  The result is that all the stocks we track in the Apple Stock Watch ended the day lower except for…