Archives for 2002

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January See All From This Month →

More Simulated Execution Fun From Fast Rabbit
Fast Rabbit Software has released a new version of Teacher's Favorite Hangman, bringing it to version 3.0. Teacher's Favorite Hangman…
eCommerce Business Kit Debut At Macworld
4D, Inc. is previewing a new business app at Macworld this week. 4D Business Kit is an eCommerce development tool…
iPhoto "Photo Book" Images From The Show Floor
Apple's new iPhoto is one of the most outstanding consumer products to hit the computer world in the last several…
Apple Releases Printer Updates For OS X
Apple has released updated drivers to a boat load of printers from several manufacturers. The drivers include support for printers…
Network Monitor Update To Be Released At Macworld
Dartware, LLC will be releasing an update for InterMapper at the upcoming Macworld. InterMapper is a network monitor designed for…

February See All From This Month →

Apple Innovation? Innovation My Eye!
Vern Seward thinks it's time that Apple started paying more attention to the built in apps that come with Mac…
New RAID Storage Devices Shipping From FirewireDirect
FirewireDirect.com has updated the Vanguard Series of RAID Drives. The Vanguard is a FireWire RAID hard drive that features stripe…
Email Magician Update From YAV Interactive
YAV Interactive Media has released an update for Email Magician, bringing it to version 1.4. Email Magician is an Eudora…
David Coursey's First Week Of His "Mac Month" Is Looking Good
A couple of weeks ago, David Coursey announced that he was going to try using Mac OS X as his…
PowerMate Gets Full Release Griffin Tech
Griffin Technology is now shipping PowerMate OS X and 9, bringing them to version 1.0. PowerMate is a programmable media…

March See All From This Month →

Penguin2Apple: The Geeks Weigh In
Earlier this week, we told you about a Linux user (Dark Paladin) who had made the switch to Mac OS…
Photoshop Developer Q&A On Mac Help Radio Tonight
Mac Help Radio will be hosting a Q&A session this evening on the topic of Adobe's latest release, Photoshop 7.…
RealBasic Developers Web Site Now Open
A new Web site dedicated to RealBasic developers is now available. rbsource.com is a gathering place for RealBasic developers looking…
More Spy Stuff From Black Cat
Black Cat Systems has released an update for Audiocorder, bringing it to version 3.3.0. Audiocorder is a voice and audio…
Boost iMovie Power With A Plug-In Effects Package
Virtix, Inc. has released to new iMovie SDK plug-ins, Virtix Bravo and Echo. The two plug-ins utilize the recently released…

April See All From This Month →

WebShot Client SwapTop Update
Zonic has released an update for SwapTop, bringing it to version 1.6. SwapTop is a WebShot client designed for the…
New Mac Desktop Images And Other Goodies
The Apple Collection has some new products for lovers of all things Mac related. The Apple Collection is a Web…
OS X Font Manager Updated
Vincent Jalby has released an update for X Font Manager, bringing it to version 1.1. X Font Manager is a…
High Tech: Low Volume
Today's activity on Wall Street was marked by lower and narrow trading ranges for most of the blue chips with…
Free Yourself From The Physical Keyboard: TouchStrokes Released
Niemeijer Consult has released a new app for OS X, TouchStrokes. TouchStrokes is a virtual keyboard app designed to negate…

May See All From This Month →

Mercury News Offers WWDC Recap, & Glimpse At Apple's Future
A pen based Mac? An OS X based cell phone? A San Jose Mercury News article titled "Apple developers conference…
Adobe Updates InDesign
Adobe Systems has released an update for InDesign, bringing it to version 2.0.1. InDesign is a publishing utility designed for…
Mac Consultant? Apple Wants You!
Apple has announced a new service aimed at Mac consultants. The new service is called the Apple Consultants Network
Apple To Shift Asian Manufacturing Outsourcing
AsiaBizTech is reporting that Apple is planning on shifting some of its manufacturing capacity. The publication, often a source of…
Just Bookit Danno: Maintenance Update Released
Everyday Software has released an update for Bookit, bringing it to version 2.2.2. Bookit is a bookmark management app with…

June See All From This Month →

Verizon Delivers Mixed Marketing Message With A Mac, Tamba Bay Buccaneer's Coach
Welcome back to another edition of Mac Sightings. In this installment, we'll take a look at the inside workings of…
Manic Minefields Explodes To Version 2.0
Norbyte has released a new version of Manic Minefields, bringing it to version 2.0. Manic Minefields is a puzzle based…
Apple Releases "Repair Privileges" Utility For Mac OS X
Apple has released a tool for Mac OS X owners who have had difficulty with permissions in their system files.…
iPod Utility Updated From crispSofties
crispSofties has released an update for iPod2iTunes, bringing it to version 1.0.3. iPod2iTunes is an MP3 utility designed for transferring…
IPNetTuner For OS X Released
Sustainable Softworks is now shipping IPNetTunerX 1.0 for OS X users. IPNetTunerX is an Internet optimizer designed for streamlining and…

July See All From This Month →

procreate Kicks Off Digitalism Tour In New York
procreate has kicked off the Digitalism Tour this week in New York at Macworld. The Digitalism Tour is a mobile…
Forgent Claims Ownership Of JPEG File Format, Seeks Royalties
The world of digital media was stunned earlier this month by an announcement from Forgent Networks stating that they own…
PC World: Sick of Blue Screens? Get a Mac!
PC World's Stephen Manes is frustrated with the Blue Screen of Death. The Macintosh, he suggests, could be a viable…
Seagull Video Player Updated
Trinfinity Software has released an update for Seagull Video Player, bringing it to version 2.1. Seagull Video Player is a…
Apple To Open New Stores In Netherlands, Quashes Amsterdam Rumor
Most of the European Mac press are now firmly occupied with MACWORLD, but news of new stores in the Netherlands…

August See All From This Month →

Edgar Online Posts Year-To-Date Apple Financials, AAPL Opens Higher
Edgar Online, the financial reporting site, has posted Apple's year-to-date financials. This information is not new, per se, but is…
ComputerWare/Elite Computer To Host Jaguar Coming Out Party Friday Night
Elite Computer, the Mac retailer headquartered across the street from Apple's Cupertino offices on De Anza Blvd., has announced its…
NewsHunter Updated With New Download Engine
Parker Software Development, Inc. has released an update for NewsHunter, bringing it to version 2.0.4. NewsHunter is an automatic download…
Swordfish Express Updated With X.2 Support
buyolympia.com has released an update for SwordfishExpress, bringing it to version 1.0.1.SwordfishExpress is a barcode printing utility designed to work…
New HTML Editor Released From Taco Software
Taco Software is now shipping a new app for Mac users, Taco HTML Edit 1.0.2. Taco HTML Edit is an…

September See All From This Month →

Tape Backup Reveals First-Ever Use Of The Humble Smiley
Information published by a Microsoft researcher reveals the first-ever recorded use of the well-known smiley face
QueueSocket For REALbasic Developers Updated
Drew Hamlin of Vizspring Software has released a new app for Mac developers, QueueSocket 1.0.1. QueueSocket is a open-source Socket…
Apple Releases Jaguar Update: 10.2.1 Includes Mail, Networking, Security, & Other Performance En
Apple has released an update to Jaguar, bringing Mac OS X to version 10.2.1. The update comes less than a…
MacVCD Update Features Super VCD Support
Mireth Technology has released an update for MacVCD, bringing it to version 4.1. MacVCD is a Video CD player designed…
New Desktops At Mandolux
Mandolux has released new desktops for download. The desktops are images for use as the background on Macs, and represent…

October See All From This Month →

Mac Radio Launches New QuickTime Streaming Talk-Radio Program Tonight
The folks at Mac Radio are launching a new QuickTime Streaming radio program called The Mac Night Owl LIVE. The…
Personal Finance App Beta Released From Modeless Soft
Modeless Software, Inc. has released a beta version of Liquid Ledger, bringing it to version 1.1.b1. Liquid Ledger is a…
Opinions Vary On IBM's PowerPC 970, IBM's Specs Offer 900 MHz Bus Speeds
A Reuters report saying that Apple will be adopting IBM's new PowerPC 970 processor for the Mac product line is…
Apple Up .52, Market Takes A Walk On The Wild Side
Thursday's wild trading moved the major market indexes back to the vicinity of Monday's opening levels. Although the strength of…
Quickie Web Albums Updated To 2.4
LAJ Design has released an update for Quickie Web Albums, bringing it to version 2.4. Quickie Web Albums is an…

November See All From This Month →

Apple's Windows LAN Manager On Why He Switched, & Why His iMac Is On eBay
We interviewed Aaron Adams, one of Apple's Switchers, on why he Switched to the Mac, and why his iMac is…
Fax Utility Released From Ben Makin
Ben Makin has released a new app for Mac users, Cocoa eFax 1.0.0. Cocoa eFax is a fax utility designed…
Apple Offers Inexpensive Jaguar, RAM, Training CD Bundle To Higher Education
Apple has kicked off a new promotion for higher education called "X for Campus." The new promo offers a copy…
Time Metering App Updated With Interface Improvements
BKeeney Software has released an update for BK Task Timer, bringing it to version 2.0.1. BK task Timer is a…
Personal Finance Manager Beta Release From YENCO
YENCO.COM has released a beta version of Finance 4.5. Finance is a personal account management app designed to work along…

December See All From This Month →

Equilibrium & Plenty Of Unbalanced People At Apple's QuickTime Trailer Site
Vern Seward brings us the latest trailers at Apple's QuickTime Trailer site, including Equilibrium, Biker Boyz, Gerry, Spider, Anger Management,…
Apple Sees 365,000 Visitors To Apple Retail Stores Last Week
We reported yesterday that Apple's after-Thanksgiving sales event last Friday was a success, and today the company released numbers to…
Chimera Utility Update Gets Pref Enhancements
If Then Software has released a new app for Mac users, Chimerachanga 1.05. Chimerachanga is a utility designed for custom…
User Group Lounge, User Groups At Macworld Expo, & More
The MUG Center has updated its site with information about the schedule for the User Group Lounge, the User Group…
Barcode Generator Update From Intelli Innovations Features Printing Improvements
Intelli Innovations has released an update for Barcode Producer, bringing it to version 1.7. Barcode Producer is a barcode generator…

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