Archives for June 2001

June, 25th June 2001

• New Tool Allows Users To Create Web Based Calendars

  Mike Yenco has released a new program for easily creating Web based calendars, iEvents. Designed to replace iCalendar, iEvents allows…

• App For Creating 3D Mesh Models Updated, Gains OS X Compatibility

  Codenautics Software has updated their tool for creating 3D mesh models, Meshwork, to version 1.8. Meshwork allows users to easily…

• Corel Releases Bryce 5 For OS X

  Throwing their hat into the OS X ring, Corel has announced that their powerful and popular 3D application, Bryce 5,…

• Video Capture Application Updated

  Ben Bird has updated his video capture application, BTV Pro, to version 5.0.1. BTV Pro allows users to capture video…

• Nifty New Feature In Mac OS X 10.0.4 (With Pics)

  We discovered that one of the undocumented features in Mac OS X 10.0.4 is the ability to force quit individual…

June, 24th June 2001

• Techs Rally, Apple Gains 7.77%

  An announcement from Compaq stating the company would begin emphasizing software and services over hardware helped edge Apple and other…

• Register For TMO Forums, Win A FireWire Webcam! [Updated]

  We are pleased to announce our first giveaway in more than three years. We will be giving away one FireWire…

• Apple Adds 480,000 Students To PowerSchool

  During today's NECC keynote, Apple announced that three new school districts have chosen PowerSchool to handle their student/teacher/parent/admin communication and…

• PiDog Updates OS X Perl Editing Software

  piDog has updated their Perl editing software, XPerlEdit, to version 1.2. XPerlEdit allows users to create and check the syntax…

• Web Based File Transfer System Updated

  Group Logic has updated their popular browser based file transfer system, MassTransit Enterprise, to version 4.0. MassTransit allows users to…

• FirewireDepot Prepares To Rollout A Host Of New Products

  With the continued increase in the popularity of the FireWire interface standard, users are being presented with a host of…

• TMO & iDevGames Added To Woz.org’s "Cool Mac Sites"

  We are delighted to announce that The Mac Observer has been linked at Steve Wozniak's Web site, Woz.org. Woz.org is…

• Patent Grabber Updated

  Mac-Stacks Emporium has updated their utility for automatically downloading patents from the free U.S. Patent database, Patent Grabber, to version…

• ROM Update Available For BridgeIt FireWire To SCSI Converter

  Fastware.net has released a firmware update for their BridgeIt FireWire to SCSI converter box. The BridgeIt hub/repeater allows users to…

• XLR8 Releases Design Specifications For Their Multiprocessor Upgrade Cards

  XLR8 has released a new "white paper" with the design specifications for their multiprocessor enabled ZIF upgrade cards. The XLR8…

• Multi-Purpose MP3 App Updated

  Three-2-One has updated their multi-purpose MP 3 utility, MP3Voodoo. Version 2.0 offers users a wide variety of options for storing,…

• New App Allows OS X Users To Make Web Buttons

  Kinetic Creations has released a beta version of their Carbonized button making application, eClick. eClick provides users with an easy…

• Mac OS Tool For Accessing Online Dictionary Sites Updated

  Navdeep Bains has updated his utility for accessing online dictionary information, MacDICT, to version 2.0. MacDICT allows users to look…

• New AOL For X Beta Available, Final Release Draws Near

  AOL has released yet another beta version of the AOL client for OS X. Version 7B includes a new People…

• Interview With Macsoft’s Al Schilling About Games, Hardware, & Future

  Welcome to another Mac Observer Audio Report from Ricky Spero. Today's TMO Audio Report is an interview with Al Schilling,…

• ?Warm Fuzzy? = Joy Of Being A Mac Salesman

  Rodney O. Lain talks about the payoff he gets from selling Macs in a local computer superstore

June, 21st June 2001

• Finder 10.0: Foundering Flop But With Fantastic Future?

  Wincent Colaiuta takes a close look at Mac OS X's Finder and what Apple can do to "fix" it

• The Future Of Web Advertising & The Mac Web

  Advertising on the Web has been the subject of a lot of talk lately, and Michael Munger looks at its…

• New Package Contains Over 1000 Photoshop Plug-ins

  Sapphire Innovations has released a new set of plug-ins for Photoshop, PluginMagic 1.1. The new plug-in set contains well over…

• What’s New & Improved In Mac OS X 10.0.4

  We broke the news yesterday that Apple had released Mac OS X 10.0.4, and overnight we have been working to…

• New Firewire Based Web Cam Available

  FirewireDirect has released a new FireWire based Web cam. Taking advantage of the high speed of the FireWire interface, the…

• 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…

• OS X System Wide Scripting Language Available

  Philippe Mougin has released a beta version of a new system wide scripting language for Mac OS X, F-Script. F-Script…

• Support This! New Utility Allows OS X To Be Installed On Unsupported Machines

  One of the largest complaints about Mac OS X is that the hardware requirements to run it are rather steep.…

• Utility Allows OS X Mail Users To Import Entourage Contacts

  Pariahware has released a new beta version of their utility for importing Microsoft Entourage contacts into Mac OS X's Mail,…

• New Creative Application, Onadime Composer, Now Shipping

  Onadime has announced that their new application, Onadime Composer, is now shipping. Onadime Composer allows users to easily link sounds,…

• New HTML Editor Available

  Split Software has released a new HTML editor, NetSmith. NetSmith provides users with a host of formatting options, can be…

• Help Wanted To Control LEGO Mindstorms From A PowerBook

  The PowerBook Source has posted a request looking for volunteers to help design a system to allows control of LEGO…

• New DVI To ADC Converter Available

  Gefen has released a new ADC to DVI converter, allowing users with older or more traditional DVI video ports on…

• Terrorist Warning Spooks Markets, Apple Closes Lower

  A report from CNN about an impending terrorist attack against an unknown American target succeeded in putting the breaks on…

June, 20th June 2001

• Apple Updates Mac OS X To Version 10.0.4 (ReadMe Included)

  Apple has released the long awaited update to Mac OS X, version 10.0.4. The new update includes improved Classic performance,…

• Apple Sued By Pitney Bowes For Patent Infringement

  Apple is involved in a patent infringement lawsuit, but this time the company is on the receiving end. Fresh off…

• iNotePad 1.5 Available For OS X

  Vincent Jalby has update his note pad replacement application, iNotePad, to version 1.5. iNotePad provides users with the ability to…

• Micromat Updates TechTool Lite

  Micromat has updated their system maintenance utility, TechTool Lite, to version 3.0.1. TechTool Lite allows users to more efficiently rebuild…

• Report Claims Cube Discontinued To Pave Way For New iMac

  The Cube, while met with rave reviews for its industrial design never found a large enough market among computer buyers…

• Quark Extension Allows Users To Copy And Paste Text With Ease

  24U has released a new extension for Quark Express, 24U Paste Without Style. Paste Without Style allows Quark users to…

• New Plug-in Helps Eudora Users Handle Mail Attachments

  Have you ever had the annoying experience of telling somebody to see the attached file in an e-mail message, and…

• IRC Client, Snak, Updated

  Kent Sorensen has updated his popular IRC chat client, Snak, to version 4.6.4. Snak is a program that allows users…

• Add System Wide Grammar Checking To OS X

  Casady & Greene have released a beta version of their system wide grammar checking utility, Grammarian, for Mac OS X.…

• New Gaming Company Releases New Game

  A new Mac gaming house, Cosmologik, has released a new "space fighter" style game, A60 Rescue Mission. The new game…

• iDevGames Posts Invterview With Coldstone Engine Creator

  iDevGames has posted an interview with the creator of the Coldstone Engine, Dee Brown. THe Coldstone Engine provides a flexible…

• Quake 3 For OS X Updated Again, Sound Issues Fixed

  Fresh on the heels of releasing Quake 3 Arena 1.29f Beta for OS X, Id has issued a new 1.29…

• Rate Cut Hopes Spark Rally, Apple Up 4.3%

  Hopes for another rate cut from the Fed helped rally stocks today, as Apple rose 4.3%

June, 19th June 2001

• Now How Is She Going To Pull All That Together?

  Nancy Carroll Gravley brings the results of a study, some tips for people trying to solve a problem with a…

• Ah, Nostalgia!  Apple I Owners Club Site Relaunched

  Longing for the days of using your Apple IIe or Apple I computer to get work done? Neither are we,…