Archives for March 2001

March, 26th March 2001

• Apple Updates Science & Technology Web Site

  Apple has updated their Science & Technology Web site. The SciTech site has a brand new snazzy look and feel…

• Adobe Pledges OS X Support

  Adobe has vowed support for Mac OS X by announcing that they plan to offer, "OS X support in the…

• AOL Continues To Block OS X, Fire Users

  Since the release of OS X Public Beta last September, OS X users having been flocking by the thousands to…

• How Does UNIX = Mac OS X? The Unix Family Tree

  Whether Mac users want to admit it or not, OS X has ushered us into the wonderful world of UNIX.…

• Disk Catalog Tool Gains OS X Compatibility

  Norbert M. Doerner has updated his disk cataloging utility, CDFinder, to version 3.1. CDFinder allows users to easily catalog the…

• Where Did All Your Money Go? Come Here To Find Out

  Bert Torfs has released WhereDidAllMyMoneyGo? version 2.2. The new release of the budget tracker adds support for Mac OS X…

• Billable Hours Made Easy

  PandaWare has released a new version of their time management and record keeping utility, TimeCache. Version 4.0 allows users to…

• Animate Your Icons With An Update

  Kinetic Creations has updated their desktop enhancement software for displaying animated icons, Kineticon. The latest version fixes bugs and improves…

• Screen Catcher Receives MouseWorks Compatibility

  St. Clair Software has updated their popular and powerful screen image utility, Screen Catcher, to version 2.3.3. Screen Catcher allows…

• Verbatim Keeps Producing ADR Tape Cartridges

  Verbatim Corporation has released a statement to assure everybody that its ADR tape cartridges are still available. This follows the…

• New Shadowbane Movie Released

  Wolfpack Studios has released a new movie showcasing the action in their upcoming Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game, Shadowbane

• Solitaire Till Dawn, Baby!

  Semicolon Software has updated their version of the classic computer card game, Solitaire Till Dawn, to version 4.0.1. Solitaire Till…

• You Have Got OS X, Now Play Games With It!

  Carrot Software has announced that their "Tetris-like" game, Shapes II, is now available. Shapes II combines some of the best…

• Apple Investors Ebullient, Stock Rises 5%

  The markets completed another strong day today with the Dow, the Nasdaq, and Apple all posting gains

• OS X Converts Linux/Unix/Windows Users To ‘The Church’

  If the Minneapolis store I worked last weekend is any indication, Apple can safely claim that the rumors of Apple's…

March, 25th March 2001

• Repairing Mac OS X Disks

  Despite the very stable nature of OS X, users may come to a point where they have a need to…

• The New Apple Stores & The Macintosh Experience

  Michael Munger looks at the idea of Apple opening their own retial stores. His take is that this is a…

• 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,…

• OmniWeb Updated, Better Stability Promised

  Fresh on the heels of this past weekend's release of OmniWeb 4.0cf1, the OmniGroup has updated the popular OS X…

• HELIOS Announces OS X Support

  HELIOS has announced that they will have their line of server products ready for OS X sometime during the Summer…

• Service For New Musicians To Use OS X Server, QuickTime

  Downslam, a service that helps musicians get their big break in the music industry, has announced that they will be…

• Asante Releases OS X Drivers For Gigabit Networking Products

  Asante has announced that they have released OS X drivers for their popular line of FriendlyNET ethernet switches and adapters.…

• Control 4 Computers With One Keyboard And Monitor

  Marathon Computer has released the Rackmount IOGEAR MiniView. It racks 4 computers and lets you control them from a single…

• Asante Introduces 8-Port Gigabit Switch

  Asante Technologies has announced a new 8-port gigabit Ethernet switch. Targeted at workgroups, the new switch is about to send…

• Easily Share Photos With Friends Online

  iView Multimedia has released iView PhotoMover 2.0 for Mac OS 9 and OS X. iView PhotoMover allows users to easily…

• URL Manager Pro Joins The OS X Parade

  Alco Blom has updated his URL organization utility, URL Manager Pro, to version 3.0d6. URL Manager Pro allows users to…

• OS X Is Here, Now Customize Those Icons!

  Iconfactory has caught OS X fever as well and are releasing a series of OS X icons starting today. The…

• OS X Dock Alternative Updated

  Nicholas Gustilo has updated his Dock alternative utility, Pocket Dock, to version 2.0. Pocket Dock provides a handy place for…

• X Hype Seems To Wane, Apple Sheds 5%

  Stocks started the day stronger, but tech stocks took a hit in afternoon trading, including Apple, and generally gave up…

• 3 New OS X Games, MythWarrior, & Black & White

  Cory Harrison catches us up on the latest Mac gaming news, including word of three new Mac OS X games,…

• Using & Understanding The Dock (With Pics)

  This is a tutorial that shows you the various aspects of the Dock to help you become familiar with it…

March, 23rd March 2001

• The Mac OS X Retail Box

  Our first batch of images today come from Kelly McNeil of osOpinion who was lucky enough to have gotten a…

• The Finder

  Our fourth batch of screen shots includes some Finder screen shots. We have an image of the Dock, your hard…

• Sytem Preferences

  Our Fifth batch of screen shots is the extensive set of preferences that lie in the System Preferences. If you…

• OS X Apps!

  Our third batch of screen shots comes direct from OS X and your Applications Folder. Just like Classic Mac OS,…

• Wincent Colaiuta

  We begin a short series of tips for setting up your Mac OS X machine. Our first article comes from…

• Check Your iDisk For 9 New Mac OS X Software Downloads

  Apple has updated the Software folder in iDisk with several new updates for Mac OS X. Included are iTunes, iMovie,…

• Apple Posts 70 Technical Info Library Articles For Mac OS X

  Apple has posted a ton of Apple Technical Info Library (TIL) articles about OS X issues

• Wincent.org: Apple Tech Info Library Acknowledges Build K78 Is Final Release

  Wincent.org is reporting that Apple has officially acknowledged build 4K78 as the build included in the final release. An Apple…

• WARNING!!! Apple’s Firmware 4.1.8 Disables Some RAM!

  After installing Apple's FirmWare Updates on various computers (FireWire PowerBooks and PowerMac G4s) here at The Mac Observer Labs, we…

• OmniWeb 4.0 Released

  In conjunction with today's official release of OS X, the good folks at The Omni Group have announced that their…

March, 22nd March 2001

• What Does Mac OS X Mean To Me? The Power To Be My Best

  I like to learn new things. I like discovering. I love knowledge. I welcome a challenge. I admire accomplishments. I…

• Analysts Come Out In Force For Apple, AAPL Closes At 23, Up 6%

  Apple has been getting more and more attention for the release of Mac OS X, and the result for Apple's…

• Enhancing The QuickTime Web Experience

  Brad Smith shows you how to add sounds to your rollovers and mouse clicks with QuickTime using LiveStage Pro

• Saturday From TMO: 100 Mac OS X Screenshots & Setup Tips For Quickly Running Mac OS X!

  In celebration of the release of Mac OS X, we will be offering Saturday coverage for the first time since…

• OS X Organization Utility Updated

  Chronos has updated their personal organization utility, StickyBrain, to version 1.2. StickyBrain allows users to easily sort, store, and organize…

• Adobe Illustrator Plug-in Updated

  CValley has released a new version of their popular Adobe Illustrator plug-ins, FILTERiT FILTERiT4 includes a number of powerful 3D…

• User Group Pushing For HyperCard Carbonization

  The International HyperCard User Group (iHUG) is looking for support to help get the venerable, and still very popular, programming…

• Mathematica Announced For OS X

  Wolfram Research has announced that their popular and powerful scientific application, Mathematica, will be available for OS X this July.…

• Mac OS X Pre-Orders Begin Shipping On Thursday

  We have gotten letters from several Observers and TMO staff who have received notice that their Mac OS X orders…