Archives for September 2001

September, 30th September 2001

• Two CompUSA Locations Go Above & Beyond For Mac OS X 10.1

  CompUSA gets a bad rap sometimes, but Bryan Chaffin says that at least two stores went above and beyond the…

• Need A Database That Plays Well With Others? Check Out Valentina!

  At some point, almost everybody needs to store some data, and then search or organize it at a later date.…

• Mac OS X 10.1 Flies Off The Shelves, Some Stores Burned Copies For Customers

  At most locations offering the Mac OS X 10.1 update this weekend, demand far outstripped the supply of upgrade packets…

• Brave New Mac: New Mac Site Launched

  Rising out of the ashes of MacSoldiers, a new Web site has launched called Brave New Mac. The new site…

• WebDesign Update From Rage & DerazSoft

  Rage Software & DerazSoft have released a maintenance update for WebDesign, bringing it to version 1.2.1. WebDesign is a Mac…

• Free Desktop Calendar Update

  Panda Systems has released a maintenance update for PandoCalendar, bringing it to version 5.7.4. PandoCalendar is a customizable calendar app…

• Spreadsheet App Coming Soon

  Material Arts is pre-announcing the release of FlexiSheet. FlexiSheet is a spreadsheet app designed to allow users to reorganize rows…

• PocketNotes Now Supports Dutch

  Pocket Software has released a Dutch version of PocketNotes 1.0 for OS X. PocketNotes is a notepad app designed for…

• More Miles Management From Splash IT

  Splash IT Consulting has added United Airlines Miles Manager 1.0, to the mileage management line up. United Airlines Miles Manager…

• What’s New In Mac OS X 10.1? (Updated)

  We are working on more comprehensive look at Mac OS X 10.1, but we wanted to offer a quick look…

September, 27th September 2001

• Mac OS X Clean Install Migration Guide

  Six months of installs, pre-releases, betas and experiments gone horribly wrong can leave the meticulous OS X user feeling queasy,…

• The Macintosh Is Still The ‘Repressed Minority’ Of The Computer Industry—So What?

  Rodney O. Lain takes another look at the Mac platform and the culture of Mac as that of a "repressed…

• Apple To Reintroduce A US$799 iMac To The Market

  ZDNet is reporting (MacMinute actually broke the story earlier in the morning) that Apple is quietly reintroducing a US$799 iMac…

• TMO’s List Of Retail Locations That Will Carry The Free Mac OS X 10.1 Upgrade (Updated)

  Apple will be releasing the highly anticipated Mac OS X 10.1 update tomorrow, and we have been inundated by questions…

• AAPL Talk Posts Map Of Apple Retail Store Locations

  The folks over at AAPL Talk have posted a map of the Apple Retail locations. It's a very handy map…

• Cross Platform App For Scheduling Events Updated

  LAJ Software has released an update to BatControls, bringing the utility to version 1.5. BatControls is a cross platform app…

• Video Capture Software Updated

  Ben Software has released an update to BTV, bringing the video capture software to version 5.1. The update includes a…

• Avernum 3 Announced, RPG Will Be Released In Spring 2002

  Spiderweb Software has announced the next installment of their outstanding RPG series, Avernum. The company will be releasing Avernum 3…

September, 26th September 2001

• Nancy’s Guide: How Do I Do That On A Mac/PC?

  Nancy Carroll Gravley offers instructions for doing a variety of tasks on both a PC and a Mac, aimed at…

• Apple Posts Seybold Keynote As QuickTime Movie

  Apple has posted the Seybold keynote by Phil Schiller that took place on Tuesday. The movie is a QuickTime Streaming…

• Aladdin Adds French & German Versions Of Spring Cleaning 4.0.1

  Aladdin Systems has released French and German versions of Spring Cleaning 4.0.1. Spring Cleaning is an uninstaller application designed to…

• Mandolux Completes Desktop Image Series On American Flag

  We got a note from Mandolux.com saying that site has completed its series of desktop images of the American flag.…

• Utility For Easy Disk Ejection Updated

  Beyond Midnight Software has updated EjectDisk to version 3.2. EjectDisk adds the ability to eject your Mac's removable disks with…

• OpenWeb CD Installs 22 Unix/Server Tools On Your Mac OS X Mac

  OpenOSX has put out a CD that many people interested in using Mac OS X as a server will find…

• Upgrading Your Mac Just Got Cheaper, Again

  We got a note from PowerLogix saying the company has lowered prices on several of their upgrade cards. Prices have…

• Apple Tells Wall Street Journal That OS X Adoption Is Proceeding As Expected

  The Wall Street Journal has published a short piece that quotes Apple VP Phil Schiller as saying that Mac OS…

• XLR8 Updates Upgrade Card Software For Mac OS X 10.1

  XLR8 has released an update to MACh Speed Control, bringing the software to version 2.6.0. MACh Speed Control is used…

• Iconfactory Offers A Time Out With 51 New Icons

  The Iconfactory has released a set of 51 new icons for the Classic Mac OS. This is the 6th set…

• Beta Version Of Sound Byte Released

  Black Cat Systems has released a public beta of Sound Byte, bringing it to version 2.0.0b1. Sound Byte is an…

• New Arcade Game Hits Mac OS X

  A company called illumineX has released a new Mac OS X game called BabelBloX. BabelBloX is an arcade style game…

September, 25th September 2001

• Apple Revamps Mac OS X Clustering Web Pages

  Apple has revamped part of the Science & Technology section of its Web site. The company has added new resources…

• Small Town Newspaper Editor: "Does Anyone Actually Keep Up With Apple Anymore?"

  We are torn between laughing at the irrelevancy of this piece and being mad about the ignorance of Apple displayed…

• Apple Reschedules QuickTime Live! Conference

  Apple issued a short press release this morning saying that the QuickTime Live! Conference has been rescheduled. The event had…

• MP3 Utility Gets An Update

  Chaotic Software has released an update for MP3 Rage, bringing it to version 3.8. MP3 Rage is an MP3 utility…

• Bagettes & Pasta: French & Italian Get Stoned By Design For Mac OS X

  Stone Design has added French and Italian language support to the multi-app package, Stone Studio. Stone Studio is a suite…

• Four Times The Fun From Vincent Jalby

  Vincent Jalby has released @-time for use on Mac OS 8, 9, and X. @-time allows users to display current…

• QuickCode Pro For 4D Updated To 4.34

  Aparajita Fishman has released an update for QuickCode Pro, bringing it to version 4.34. QuickCode Pro is a 4th Dimension…

• Grammar Checking App For Mac OS X Released

  Casady & Greene has released a grammar checking app for Mac OS X called Grammarian X. Grammarian X is a…

• Free Credit Card Validator For FileMaker Pro Released

  Brian Dunning has released an app for validating credit card numbers from within FileMaker Pro. Card Validator checks the authenticity…

• Apple’s Stock Target Price Downgraded By ABN AMRO

  Reuters is reporting that investment firm ABN AMRO has lowered Apple's target price from US$25 to US$20. Apple's stock has…

• Microsoft’s .NET & The Advent Of (More) Nuisance Technology

  Rodney O. Lain explores the world that Microsoft's .Net may be creating by offering some real world examples

September, 24th September 2001

• New Trailer for "The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring" Available In QuickTime

  Late last night, following the premier of the new theatrical trailer for The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the…

• Microsoft Releases Word Test Drive For Mac OS X

  Microsoft has released a "test drive" release of Word X for Mac OS X. For those keeping score at home,…

• Steve Jobs: Mac OS X Is Now Ready For Primetime; Details Offered On Getting The Upgrade

  Apple's press release for Mac OS X 10.1 has hit the news wires, and in it Steve Jobs is quoted…

• Apple Releases 10.1 Upgrade To Mac OS X Server

  Apple has released a 10.1 upgrade to Mac OS X Server, keeping the industrial version of the OS in lockstep…

• NY Post Reports That Avie Tevanian Will Be Leaving Apple

  A bit of gossip from the New York Post says that Apple's head software guru, Avie Tevanian, is preparing to…

• Easy Listening Ham Radio Decoder Updated

  Black Cat Systems has released an update for MultiMode, bringing it to version 3.9.5. MultiMode is a decoding app designed…

• Think Forward: Apple’s Entire Product Line Makes PC Magazine’s List of ‘Forward-Thinking’ Computers

  Apple does it again. So says the PC world. Rodney O. Lain takes a look at a PC Magazine article…

• SmartWrap Text App Gets An Upgrade

  Selznick Scientific Software, LLC has released an upgrade for SmartWrap, bringing it to version 2.0.1. SmartWrap 2.0.1 is a text…

• Color Correction App Released For OS X

  Lantana has released a new version of Crackerjack, bringing it to version 4.0. Crackerjack is a color correcting app designed…