Archives for August 2001

August, 30th August 2001

• The Mysterious Case Of The Free Mac OS X Upgrade That Will Cost You US$20

  Bryan Chaffin sounds off on Apple's upgrade pricing for Mac OS X 10.1, the free upgrade that will cost you…

• Word Tips, Broadband Info, Removing Mac OS X, & More

  Nancy Carroll Gravley answers a variety of Observer questions, including topics such as Word, broadband, X-Rays, Mac OS X, and…

• FirewireDirect Rolls Out New FireWire RAID Solution

  FirewireDirect has launched a new line of FireWire RAID solutions dubbed FX. Available in fixed 2, 4, 6, and 8…

• SmartWrap Gets An Intelligent Upgrade

  Selznick Scientific Software, LLC has released an updated version of it's text wrapping program SmartWrap. SmartWrap 2.0 has many new…

• DragThing Updated To Version 4.1

  TLA Systems has released an update for it's dock app, DragThing. The new version, 4.1, has new features as well…

• Batman’s Reminder Software Gets An Update

  LAJ Designs has released an update for BatControls, bringing it to version 1.5. BatControls is an event scheduling software that…

• Mac US Postal Service Package Updated

  Intelli Innovations has released an update to P.O. Toolbox, bringing the US Postal Service management software to version 1.4.1. The…

• Miss That Classic Apple Menu Feeling In Mac OS X? You Can Bring It Back

  Sig Software has announced a new release of Classic Menu, the utility that gives you the Classic Apple Menu in…

• Edit Your Romantic Lighting With A 2.0 On OS X

  CDS advanced technology bv has released a new version of LCedit+, bringing the lighting editor to version 2.0. LCedit+ is…

• Inside Oxford Semiconductor & The Oxford 911 FireWire Bridge

  Nicolas diPierro offers an indepth look into the Oxford 911 FireWire bridge and the company that created it

• A Fast, Fun, Flash Game

  Remember those heady days of childhood when a game of hitting a ball up in the air, and keeping it…

• REAL Software Joins Sponsor List For uDevGame Development Contest

  Our friends at iDevGames have brought on another sponsor for the uDevGame 2001 Mac game development contest. REAL Software has…

• Now Steve Jobs Works For Me: Meet Apple’s Newest Shareholder

  Rodney O. Lain is Apple's newest stockholder, and he explains why, how, and what it means

August, 29th August 2001

• The Story Of The University Chancellor Who Kept Macs At School

  The TCU Daily Skiff ran a report about TCU's (Texas Christian University) computer situation that we think will be of…

• Classic Mac/Mac OS X Media Catologing App Updated

  Square Box Systems has released a full point upgrade for CatDV, bringing the multimedia cataloging software to version 2.0. The…

• Buy A Mac Online, At Amazon.com

  Reuters reported yesterday, and the Wall Street Journal reported today, that Amazon.com has begun selling computers, including Macs

• Music Software Gets A Jammin Upgrade

  UNI SOFTWARE PLUS has announced an upgrade to it's music software Easy Beat to version 1.3.1. The new version is…

• Dirty Words Not A Problem For Clean Text 2.1

  Applimac has released an upgrade for Clean Text to version 2.1. Clean Text is a text utility designed to help…

• MACWORLD Photo Exhibit Reception In Denver

  The second annual digital photo exhibition from the MACWORLD Conference is having a reception in Denver, CO. The exhibit features…

• Spot The PowerMac In The Windows XP Promo

  Today we bring you one of our favorite games: Spot The Mac In The Microsoft Windows Promo. The promo is…

• If I’d Won That US$290M Lottery, I’d Start A REAL Mac Magazine, Cuz Lord Knows We Need One

  Rodney O. Lain says that if he won a fourth of a US$290 million lottery, he would start up a…

August, 28th August 2001

• OmniWeb Updated, Bug Fixes And New Localized Versions Included

  The good people at The Omni Group have released an update to OmniWeb, their Mac OS X browser. The new…

• Michael Dell’s Incorrect Claims Redux: Off By A Year

  This morning, we reported on some claims made by Michael Dell, but it turns out that those claims are even…

• Button Graphics Program Gets Fresh Coat Of Paint

  Kinetic Creations, Inc. has released an update for eClick to version 1.0.1. eClick is a button graphics program for web…

• AirPort Gets Boost As Intel Shifts From HomeRF To 802.11b

  C|Net is reporting that Intel has shifted from supporting HomeRF as the wireless connectivity platform of choice to supporting 802.11b.…

• A Little Fun At Intel’s Expense: Intel Makes Bogus Claim About P4

  Someone at Intel goofed. On the company's Web site, Intel claims that the Pentium 4 makes it possible to create…

• Teaching Tool Upgrade Helps Teachers Teach

  MacMuse Software has released an upgrade for it's education program, Quizmaker Pro. Quizmaker Pro is a Mac app designed to…

• The Facts Behind Michael Dell’s Claims That Dell Was First With Wireless Portables

  TMO wanted to get to the facts behind Michael Dell's claim that his company was the first with integrated support…

• Use Your Palm For Hands-Free Dialing

  Synchroscan has selected a date for the official unveiling of it's new wireless peripheral. Parlay Dialer is an automatic phone…

• Magnetic Stripe Cardreader For Palm Devices Released

  Semtek Innovative Solutions Corporation has released a magnetic stripe cardreader for use on Palm Powered devices. PDA Swipe is an…

• Turning The Steve Ballmer Videos Into Music [Updated]

  We have updated this story with a link to a compainion video. Andrew Tokuda has taken sounds from the two…

August, 27th August 2001

• Apple Updates CarbonLib To Version 1.4

  Apple has released an update for CarbonLib, the extension for Classic Mac OS that allows it work inside of Mac…

• MonkeyByte Offers Web Hosting/Engineering For Small Businesses On Mac/Mac OS X

  MonkeyByte Development has launched a new service outside the scope of its normal Mac game development. The company has launched…

• TechTV Runs New Mac Vs. PC (G4 Vs. P4) Shootout

  TechTV is doing a Mac Vs. PC shootout that is being broadcast throughout the day on Tech Live. Tech Live…

• MAKI Updates Magellan

  MAKI enterprises has announced an update to its e-mail client Magellan, to version 2.0.1. The Magellan update includes versions for…

• TMO Adds New Hardcore Mac OS X Forum

  We have added a brand new forum called Hardcore X! to our forums. Hardcore X! is designed to offer a…

• Apple’s Cocoa Spawns SQLGrinder For OS X

  Advenio Software has released SQLGrinder, a Cocoa app for Mac OS X. SQLGrinder is designed to allow Mac OS X…

• LAJ Design Updates Quickie

  LAJ Design has released an update for its custom Web album software, Quickie. The updated version, 1.2.1, has new features…

• St. Peter Uses A Mac For Managing Heaven

  Non Sequitur is a popular cartoon that often deals with the tech world. We received a bevy of notes about…

• Swordplay On The Mac A Reality

  Ambrosia Software Inc. has a new game for the Mac. Pillars of Garendall is a action-oriented role playing game with…

August, 26th August 2001

• NVIDIA Demonstrates GeForce2 MX Card That Can Power Two LCDs

  NVIDIA has demonstrated a new video card which allows one to power two flat-panel displays off of one video card.…

• Palm Brings On (Another) Ex-Apple Exec To Be CEO

  Another ex-Apple executive has made his way to Palm, Inc. The company has named David Nagel to the position of…

• REALbasic Enhancement Software Updated

  Essence Software has announced an update for SuperSocket, 2.0.3. SuperSocket is a third-party tool for enhancing the REALbasic development environment.…

• Free Early Registration For MACWORLD SF Starts Now

  IDG Expos has just announced that early registration for MACWORLD San Francisco 2002 has now opened. IDG is offering a…

• International Coalition Formed To Standardize Recordable DVDs

  The Recordable DVD Council, a coalition of DVD technology developers and users, has announced a worldwide program to promote the…

• Silvamber Releases Mac Software For Travel Agents & Tour Operators

  Silvamber Software has announced the release of TOURBOOKER PRO, a program designed for Tour Operators, Travel Agents, and Destination Managers.…

• Bare Bones Software Updates Mailsmith

  Bare Bones Software has updated it's e-mail client, Mailsmith, to version 1.1.8. The updated version has new features as well…

• Mon Dieu! Viva Le Mac!

  Observer Morgan Brown, who let us know about our own sighting in the New York Times, also let us know…

• Apple On Big Back-To-School Sales: "It’s Prudent Not To Count On It"

  In a Reuters report about what is expected to be a slow back-to-school season for the PC industry, Apple CFO…

• Power Mac G4 Cube ‘Special Edition’—Hey, It Could Happen!

  Rodney O. Lain looks ahead to the day when Apple might re-release the Cube in some form or another. This…