Archives for November 2001

November, 29th November 2001

• Apple Updates AppleWorks For Mac OS X

  Apple has released an update for AppleWorks for Mac OS X. The new version, 6.2.2, improves compatibility with Mac OS…

• Brushfire Maintenance Update Released

  Chaparral Software has released an update for Brushfire, bringing it to version 1.0.4. Brushfire is a script file utility designed…

• iMap 2 Released From LPS

  The Laboratory of Plant Systematics is now shipping iMap 2. iMap 2 is a mapping utility designed for large quantities…

• Dropped My Drawers And Found An Update

  Sig Software has released an update for Drop Drawers, bringing it to version 1.5.8. Drop Drawers is a Web development…

• Finder Utility From 24U

  24U s.r.o. is now shipping File Selection Info version 1.0. File Selection Info is a system extension designed for the…

• More Spy Stuff From Black Cat

  Black Cat Systems has released an update for Audiocorder, bringing it to version 3.1.2. Audiocorder is a voice and audio…

• Seagull Video Player Update

  Trinfinity Software has released an update for Seagull Video Player, bringing it to version 1.1. Seagull Video Player is a…

• Wanted To Tango But Reticlinear Motion Ensued

  Yves Pelletier is now shipping a new science app, Rectilinear Motion 1.0. Rectilinear Motion is a math utility designed for…

• Jiggle The Wand And Get Clean Eudora Email

  Yav Interactive Media has released an update for Email Magician, bringing it to version 1.0.6. Email Magician is an Eudora…

• Chrysler Ad Uses Titanium PowerBook In Magazine Ad

  Observer Bruce Kees has a quick eye and a nose for Apple products. He sent us a note about an…

• ZDNet Publishes Article On Important Free Speech

  We at The Mac Observer holds the principles of Free Speech rights to be among the most important issues of…

November, 28th November 2001

• Microsoft,  Dumping, & Education

  The Idiots think that Microsoft's class action settlement proposal is one of the most idiotic things they have heard, and…

• Usenet Download Utility Update From Eridanus

  Eridanus has released an update for Baker, bringing it to version 1.1. Baker is a Usenet download utility designed to…

• PasswordWallet Update From Selznick Scientific

  Selznick Scientific Software, LLC has released an update for PasswordWallet and Conduit, bringing them to version 2.7 and 1.1. PasswordWallet…

• Keep A Bead On That Fruitcake En Route

  Intelli Innovations has released an update for Package Tracker, bringing it to version 3.6. Package Tracker is a tracking app…

• Jingle Yo’ Bells With An Easy Beat Update

  UNI SOFTWARE PLUS has released an update for Easy Beat, bringing it to version 1.3.2. Easy Beat is a music…

• Real Time Web Publishing From WebEvent

  WebEvent is now shipping WebEvent Publish. WebEvent Publish is an internet event publisher that allows real time schedule changes and…

• Textation Update From Feelorium

  Feelorium has released an update for Textation, bringing it to version 1.0.1. Textation is designed to allow users text manipulation…

• Supersize That File Utility: Update For Super Get Info

  Bare Bones Software has released an update for Super Get Info, bringing it to version 1.0.5. Super Get Info is…

• AIM Client Updated

  Adam Iser has released an update for Adium, bringing it to version 1.4. Adium is a third party AIM client…

November, 27th November 2001

• QuickTime & Office v.X On Tonight’s Mac Show

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

• Apple Claims One Million QuickTime Downloads Every Three Days

  Apple has announced that QuickTime is currently being downloaded from its Web site some one million times every three days.…

• SmartWrap Text App Gets An Upgrade

  Selznick Scientific Software, LLC has released an upgrade for SmartWrap, bringing it to version 2.1. SmartWrap 2.1 is a text…

• ID3X Update To 2.1

  Three-2-One has released an update for ID3X, bringing it to version 2.1. ID3X is a MP3 file editor designed for…

• Apple DVD-R Forum Ready For Discussion

  4 Degree has created a new Web site devoted solely to the discussion and compatibility of Apple's Superdrive DVD-R discs…

• The Universe Gets A Big Bang Update

  Syzygy Research & Technology has released an update for Digital Universe, bringing it to version 2.4. Digital Universe is an…

• Diagramming App Gets MEDICAL Treatment

  Computer Systems Odessa Corp. has released ConceptDraw MEDICAL. ConceptDraw MEDICAL is a cross-platform diagramming app designed for professionals in the…

• Microsoft Class Action Settlement Meets Brief Resistance From Judge

  Microsoft's latest sham of a settlement deal in a class action lawsuit against the company continues to come under fire,…

• Chat Client Developer Asking Which Platform To Port To Next

  Cerulean Studios has posted a poll of sorts on its Web site asking people to pick the next platform to…

• Tick-Tock: Time Palette Update Released

  Time Palette has released an update for Time Palette, bringing it to version 5.0.2. Time Palette is a world time…

• REALbasic Library Update Available From Quantum Meruit

  Quantum Meruit has released an update for SortLibrary, bringing it to version 1.4. SortLibrary is a REALbasic library designed for…

• Text Wielder Beta Release Available

  Tinnef Software has released a public beta version of Text Wielder. Text Wielder is a text processing app designed for…

November, 26th November 2001

• Back To The Mac: Mathematica For Mac OS X Released

  Mathematica has, at long last, returned to the Mac. Wolfram Research has released Mathematica 4.1 for Mac OS X, and…

• OS X Solutions Guidebook Offered As Online Download

  We received a note from Rob Griffiths of MacOSXHints.com about a new OS X guidebook that he has made available…

• Apple Releases OS X Server Update

  Apple has released an update for OS X Server, bringing it to version 10.1.1. OS X Server is a file…

• Improved Cataloging App For iPod and OS X

  Norbert M. Doerner has released an update for CDFinder, bringing it to version 3.5. CDFinder is a cataloging app designed…

• Cut To The Chase With Data Hammer Proxy Preview Release

  Glucose is now shipping a preview release of Data Hammer Proxy. Data Hammer Proxy is best described as a filler…

• Media Management QPict For OS X Released

  Rune Lindman is now shipping a new version of QPict Media Organizer, bringing it to 5.0. QPict is a media…

• Hook Your iPod To Four Wheels And A V8

  Dr. Bott is now shipping an Auto Charger and a Connection Kit for Apple's new iPod. The Auto Charger connects…

• QuickTime Track Editor Tutorial From Feelorium

  Feelorium has released a tutorial for the QuickTime text track editor, Textation 1.0. Textation is designed to allow users text…

• MacsDesigns Studio Releases Web Help Desk 5.1

  MacsDesign Studio has released an update for Web Help Desk, bringing it to version 5.1. Web Help Desk is a…

• Maintenance Release For textSOAP

  unmarked software has released a maintenance update for textSOAP, bringing it to version 3.1.2. textSOAP is an internet text cleaning…

• Absolutely Fabulous Is Absolutely Mac Happy

  Absolutely Fabulous is a British TV series (shown in the States as well) that has some very hard core fans.…

November, 25th November 2001

• The Register UK: Apple Will Make X The Default OS In March, 2002

  [Editor's Note: This article was published during the holiday weekend.] The Register UK is reporting that Phil Schiller has hinted…

• Microsoft’s Chief Legal Eagle Quits

  [Editor's Note: This article was first published during the holiday weekend.] Fresh off of his unbelievable victories for Microsoft in…

• ZDNet Pundit Takes Issue With MS’s Class Action Settlement Offer

  We usually reserve editorial referrals for our Mac OS News Around The Web section, but we found an editorial at…

• BraveNewMac.com Announces New Mac Forums

  Our friends over at BraveNewMac.com sent us a note announcing their new forums. Though we love our own forums above…

• OEM File Converter Available From Recosoft

  Recosoft Corporation has released a new doc converter, VEM. VEM is designed to work in tandem with OEM's, and allows…

• Macclubs Web Site Seeks New Members

  Chip Winter Studios has created a new Mac only Web site aimed at loyal Mac enthusiasts. Macclubs is a monthly…

• Run OS X On Legacy Macs

  Other World Computing is now shipping Unsupported UtilityXTM. Unsupported UtilityXTM is an app designed to allow the installation and running…