Archives for September 2001

September, 11th September 2001

• TMO Staff & Reader Editorials On Terrorist Attacks

  The terrorist attacks on New York, Washington, and Pennsylvania yesterday have left the Mac world as shaken as the rest…

September, 10th September 2001

• TMO To Suspend Mac Coverage During Emergency

  The Mac Observer is going to suspend Mac coverage for today due to the horrendous events in New York and…

• Terrorist Attacks On World Trade Center & Pentagon

  Terrorist attacks have been launched against the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

• Words Get Bubbly On OS X With textSOAP3

  Developer unmarked software has released an update for textSOAP, bringing it to version 3.0.4. textSOAP is an internet text cleaning…

• Fill Up Your MUG With Some User Groups News

  There are some updates from the MUG world today. The MUG Center has some announcements about new user groups being…

• Itty Bitty Rulers: Measure Your Electron Microscope Images

  The Laboratory of Plant Systematics has released an image analysis program titled Carnoy. It is designed for use in the…

• Does Apple’s sales force suck?

September, 09th September 2001

• The "Free" OS X 10.1 Update: The Implied Contract & Other Replies

  Bryan Chaffin answer some of the many criticisms he received when he said that Apple needs to provide a free…

• TimeCache Maintenance Update Released

  The PandaWare Company has released a maintenance update for TimeCache, bringing it to version 4.1.2. TimeCache is a time and…

• Elite Computers To Reopen Three ComputerWare Locations

  Elite Computers &Software announced last week that it had acquired the ComputerWare name. ComputerWare was one of the Bay Area's…

• Metrowerks Releases CodeWarrior 7.0 For Mac OS & Mac OS X

  Metrowerks has released CodeWarrior 7.0 for Mac OS and Mac OS X. For those so interested, the company has also…

• 4D Server Updated For Mac OS X

  4D, Inc. has released an update for 4D Server, bringing it to version 6.7.5. 4D Server 6.7.5 is now native…

• Digital Spielbergs: QuickTime Effects For OS X

  Buena Software, Inc. has released new QuickTime Effect Packs, bringing them to version 2.0. Effects Pack 1,2,and 3 are effects…

• Snap, Crackle, POP: PagePOP3 Released

  PagePlanet Software has released a POP email client, PagePOP3, for use on Modular Gateway Interface Version 2

• Just Deux It: Update For 4th Dimension Component

  Deep Sky Technologies, Inc. has released a maintenance update for TCP Deux, bringing it to version 1.0.1. TCP Deux is…

• Star Wars ASCII Movie Resurfaces!

  The Star Wars ASCII animation movie everyone liked so much last year has resurfaced at its own domain and a…

• There’s A Candy Crisis In Mac OS X

  This just in, there's a Candy Crisis in Mac OS X, brought to you by John Stiles. Mr. Stiles has…

• The Buyer/Seller Dance: Apple’s ‘Exorbitant Prices’ & Why Mac Users Should Gripe About Them

  Rodney O. Lain says that Apple and Mac users should be in a constant battle to see who can get…

September, 06th September 2001

• New York Based Group Will Hold September Meeting With Maya Demo From Alias|Wavefront

  3DNY.org, an "association of 3D artists and animators," is having a meeting on September 12th that will include a presentation…

• Photoshop Shapes Set And Illustrator Toolbox Plug-In Released

  apphire has announced the release of Shapes, vol 7, and Pack, vol 5. Shapes is a collection of 400 shapes…

• More "Heavy Metal" Mac Desktop Images From Mandolux.com

  Mandolux.com has added four more desktop images for your Mac. The site has added to its "Heavy Metal" series of…

• Windows Site Adds Follow Up On Mac OS X & Windows XP

  Yesterday we linked to an article that called Mac OS X and Linux mere copycats of Windows XP. Later in…

• Pop Goes The Menu: FileMaker Plug-In Updated

  24U s.r.o has released an update for 24U Simple Dialog Plug-In, raising it to 1.0.1. SimpleDialog Plug-Ins is a FileMaker…

• Tailor Your Extensions With Updated App

  Teng Chou Ming has released an update for his extension management app, Extension Overload. The new version, 5.9.1, has new…

• More Star Wars ASCII Art Than You Can Shake A Lightsaber At

  TMO forum mod David Nelson found a site full of nothing but Star Wars ASCII art. There are 101 different…

• Apple Sued For Processor-Related Patent Infringement

  Reuters reported late yesterday afternoon that Apple had been sued for patent infringement by a company called BIAX. BIAX is…

September, 05th September 2001

• Deneba Beats Adobe To X Market: Preview Release Of Canvas 8 For Mac OS X Available

  Deneba has announced a preview release of Canvas 8 for Mac OS X that serves as a shot across the…

• Windows Site Praises XP, Says Mac OS X & Linux Are But Copycats Of Windows [Updated]

  What's better than a Microsoft fan site? Why, a Microsoft fan site that accuses Apple and the Linux community of…

• DoJ Officially Abandons Pursuit Of Breaking Up Microsoft

  In a surprise announcement, the US Department of Justice (DoJ) said it will not be pursuing a breakup of Microsoft…

• New Upgrade For Illustrator Plug-In

  CValley has released an update for FILTERiT, bringing it to version 4.0.1. FILTERiT is a plug-in for Adobe Illustrator, and…

• A Blast Of Nitro For Your PowerMac 7200

  Sonnet Technologies is shipping improved versions of the Crescendo/7200 processor upgrade card. The new version includes improved support for 168-pin…

• Apple Expands Hot Deals Section

  We received a note from Apple saying the company was once again expanding its Hot Deals section at Apple.com. The…

• Web Development With Style

  WestCiv Webware has released a new version of Style Master, bringing it to version 2.0. Style Master 2.0 is a…

• A Keystroke Symphony For OS X

  Keyboard Maestro has been released as a beta version for use on OS X. Keyboard Maestro is a hot key…

• This Ain’t Your Uncle’s Slide Show

  Eridanus has released an update for Archer bringing it to 1.0.2. Archer is a multi-media slide show app which incorporates…

• Fly! II Goes Gold, Will Be Shipping In Mid-September

  Infogrames has announced that Fly! II has achieved golden master status and will be shipping in the next couple of…

• Apple’s Retail Operations To Break Even In Q4, Profit In 2002

  The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Apple is expecting its new retail operations to break even in the December…

September, 04th September 2001

• Are You A Gamer Or A God?

  The Idiots review Ambrosia's cool new game, The Pillars of Garendall. Their prognosis is that this game is good news…

• Movie Posted For The Boston (Peabody) Apple Store Opening

  TV521 has posted a large movie of the Apple Store opening this past weekend in the Boston (Peabody) area. Complete…

• Mac Shareware Picks And MUG News On The Mac Show

  It's Wednesday, and that means its time for another Mac Show. The Mac Show is a weekly QuickTime Streaming broadcast…

• Bay Area News: Elite Computers Purchases Rights To ComputerWare Name

  Apple Specialist Elite Computers & Software has purchased the rights to the name ComputerWare. ComputerWare was the name of the…

• Mandolux Offers TMO, ResExcellence, & Iconfactory Mac Desktop Images

  Our friends at Mandolux.com have released a small series of Mac desktops they are calling "Appreciation Day." The series includes…

• MacAddict To Charge Developers For Including Software On CD

  Imagine Media, the parent company of MacAddict Magazine, has announced that it will be charging software developers to have their…

• Your Very Own Mac Paisano: English-Italian Dictionary Comes To Mac OS X

  Applimac has released an update for its Applimac English-Italian Dictionary, bringing it to 6.1. The new version is ready for…

• Time Tool Goes Global With OS X

  Time Palette has released version 5.0 of its time tool for the Mac. Time Palette 5.0 now has OS X…

• Sweet Lullabytes For Your Mac

  St. Clair Software has released an update for Sleeper, bringing it to version 3.5. Sleeper is a flexible screen saver…

• Fond Of Fonts? New FontBuddy Upgrade Available

  Vincent Jalby has released an updated version of FontBuddy, bringing it up to version 2.2. FontBuddy is a font viewer…

• Fun At The Expense Of A Few British Politicians

  A UK online marketing company called Panlogic has posted an online Flash game they are calling Splat the MP. For…

• Morningstar.com Praises Apple’s Retail Strategy

  Morningstar.com has posted a ringing endorsement of Apple's retail strategy that says Apple's retail stores will help push Apple out…

• Motley Fool Posts Bear/Bull Duel On Apple’s Stock

  The Motley Fool has posted a duel between two analysts on the outlook of Apple's stock. The two writers are…