Archives for January 2002

January, 31st January 2002

• MachineWorks Upgraded To Version 5

  LightWork Design is now shipping a new version of MachineWorks, bringing it to version 5. MachineWorks is a CNC simulation…

• Pixelpalooza Now Accepting Entries

  The Iconfactory has announced the start of the design contest, Pixelpalooza. Pixelpalooza is an icon design contest that challenges contestants…

• New Mac Based 56k Dial-up Service From Nine Wire

  Nine Wire has announced a new internet service for the Mac community called RetroSpeed Nationwide 56k dialup. The service is…

• ID3X Update To 2.4

  Three-2-One has released an update for ID3X, bringing it to version 2.4. ID3X is a MP3 file editor designed for…

• PocketNotes Gets Chinese Support

  Pocket Software has released an update for PocketNotes, bringing it to version 1.12. PocketNotes is designed to be a flexible…

• TMO Announcement: New Monthly Subscription Option Offered

  We are pleased to announce another option in our subscription system, a monthly subscription offer. The Mac Observer began offering…

• Apple Will Be Awarded A Grammy Along With Moog

  Apple Computer and Robert Moog will both be awarded the 2002 Techincal Grammy.

• USB Overdrive X Beta Ready For Testing

  One of the most useful shareware apps for the Mac, USB Overdrive, is now available for OS X. Alessandro Levi…

• Sonnet Lowers Piccolo And Crescendo Prices

  Sonnet Technologies has announced lowered prices on the Piccolo line of USB Flash Drives and the Crescendo upgrades. The price…

• New Desktops At Mandolux

  Mandolux has released a new desktop available now for download. The desktops are images for use as the background on…

• Toon Boom Now Shipping With iMovie Export

  Toon Boom Technologies has released an update for Toon Boom Studio, bringing it to version 1.1. Toon Boom is an…

• VizMotion Makes FM/Pro And Palm PDAs Happy

  VizMotion has released a beta version of VizSync Address Book, a Palm OS conduit for syncing FileMaker Pro address databases…

• Inside Mac Games Interviews Steve Jobs About Mac Gaming

  Our friends at Inside Mac Games have posted an interview with Apple CEO Steve Jobs about gaming on the Mac…

• Short Take: Does Apple Need Its Own Mail-Order Catalog?

  Rodney O. Lain noticed a Dell mail-order catalog and asks whether or not Apple might benefit from such a beast…

January, 30th January 2002

• AppleWorks 6.2.2 Update Today:Optimized For OS X 10.1

  Apple releases AppleWorks version 6.2.2 today. The latest release is aimed at making AppleWorks run better in OS X version…

• Public Beta Of File Utility Released

  Rainer Brockerhoff is now shipping a public beta version of XRay. XRay is a file utility designed to be more…

• OmniGraffle Beta Released

  The Omni Group has released a new beta version of Omni Graffle, bringing it to 2.0.b7. Omni Graffle is a…

• No Bones About It: BBEdit 6.5.2 Released

  Bare Bones Software has released an update for BBEdit, bringing it to version 6.5.2. BBEdit is an HTML and text…

• SimpleDialog Plug-In Update Released

  24U s.r.o has released a maintenance update for 24U SimpleDialog Plug-In, bringing it to version 1.0.3. SimpleDialog is a dialog…

• Useless Poll Story - Vote For The Mac In A TechTV Internet Poll [Updated]

  Internet polls are about as useful as a PC running some flavor of Windows, and that is to say not…

• Forbes Runs Favorable Write Up Of New GHz PowerMacs

  Forbes.com has run a favorable mention of Apple's new GHz PowerMacs, which bears notice mostly because its intended market is…

• Apple Updates Hot Deals Section

  Apple has updated its Hot Deals section, specifically the CompUSA section of Hot Deals. Hot Deals is a place where…

• Beta Version Of Revolution From Runtime

  Runtime Revolution has released a beta version of Revolution bringing it to version 1.1.1. b1. Revolution is a cross-platform development…

• A Two-Fer From Vicomsoft

  Vicomsoft has released updates for versions 7 of Internet Gateway and SurfDoubler, bringing them both to version 7.0.5. Internet Gateway…

• Cocoa Builder Update From Jiiva

  Jiiva, Inc. has released an update for Application Builder Collection, bringing it to version 1.1. ABC is a collection of…

January, 29th January 2002

• Tonight’s Your Mac Life Features David Coursey

  Shawn King's new Internet talk show, Your Mac Life, is broadcasting its second episode after Mr. King's departure from The…

• The Mac Show Live Relaunches Tonight

  The Mac Show Live is officially relaunching tonight after a much-publicized divorce with Show founder Shawn King. The Mac Show…

• Microsoft’s Passport Comes Under Renewed Fire From Privacy Group

  Microsoft is under renewed fire from a privacy group called the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) over Passport. Passport is…

• MAKI Updates Dial Defender

  MAKI Enterprises, Inc. has released an update for Dial Defender, bringing it to version 2.5. Dial Defender is an internet…

• Download Utility Updated From Presenta

  Presenta Ltd. has released an update for iGetter, bringing it to version 1.7. iGetter is a download utility designed to…

• Maintenance Release For textSOAP

  unmarked software has released a maintenance update for textSOAP, bringing it to version 3.1.5. textSOAP is an internet text cleaning…

• Update For MegSeg Beta DJ App

  Fidelity Media has released a beta update for MegSeg, bringing it to version 2.1.b3. MegSeg is an MP3 sound mixer…

• Keyboard Maestro Gets An Update

  ClaireWare Software has released an update for Keyboard Maestro, bringing it to version 1.0.1.. Keyboard Maestro is an OS X…

• Press To Be Barred From Ongoing Microsoft Antitrust Depositions

  In a scary turn of events, specifics of US antitrust legislation have allowed Microsoft to get the press barred from…

• Wired Article Features PowerMac Based Super Clusters

  A wired article that ostensibly focuses on Apple's new PowerMac towers actually shines more of a spotlight on the benefits…

• New Beta Release For Eudora Pro For Mac OS X

  Mac OS X users of Eudora Pro will be delighted to know that there is a new Beta release of…

• New Remote-Operation Control Of Your Mac Includes USB Capabilities

  Gefen has released a new version of their ex-tend-it product that allows for remote-operation of USB devices in addition to…

• Snapz Pro X Update From Ambrosia

  Ambrosia Software has released an update for Snapz Pro X, bringing it to version 1.0.2. Snapz Pro X is a…

• Is That Why Steve Jobs Doesn’t Reply To My Email? Or My Phone Calls? Or My Visits To His Home?

  Rodney O. Lain takes a sharp and criticial look at that mainstay of Mac Evangelism, the Mac zealot. Watch out,…

January, 28th January 2002

• "Haxie" Update From Unsanity

  Unsanity has released a new version of FruitMenu, bringing it to version 1.5. FruitMenu is a "haxie" for OS X…

• AIM Client Updated Beta Released

  Adam Iser has released a beta version of Adium, bringing it to version 1.5 b4. Adium is a third party…

• Tonights Line-up On Mac Help Radio Announced

  Mac Help Radio has announced tonights line-up on the Mac internet radio show. Jeff Morgan will be discussing Black &…

• Computer System Odessa Partners For European Distribution

  Computer Systems Odessa Corp. has announced the partnership with Draware for Northern Europe sales and marketing. The partnership will provide…

• ZDNet’s Coursey Asks: Will MS Drop Apple Support?

  David Coursey, ZDNet's Executive Editor and Anchor Editor, posed an interesting question recently: will Microsoft pull the plug on Apple?…

• Network Monitor Update From Dartware

  Dartware, LLC has released an update for InterMapper , bringing it to version 3.6. InterMapper is a network monitor designed…

• Stone Studio Gets Update And 30 Day Trial

  Stone Design has released an update for the Stone Studio suite. Stone Studio is a seven app package designed to…

• USB 2.0 Craves Your Attention

  IOGEAR has announced that the average person appears clueless about the next generation of USB, version 2.0. USB 2.0 is…

• Sports Scheduling App Released For OS X

  Sports Scheduler has released a new scheduling app entitled Team Scheduler. Team Scheduler 1.8 is a sports themed scheduling app…

• Short Take: Whore Or Prostitute? Mac Web Can Sell Its Soul & Stay True, Too

  Rodney O. Lain offers his thoughts on subscription services, the Mac Web, free content, advertising, and other related issues

January, 27th January 2002

• Trash Shredder Update From Northern Softworks

  Northern Softworks has released an update for Trash X, bringing it to version 1.2.1. Trash X is a trashcan utility…