Archives for September 2002

September, 16th September 2002

• Beta Version Of Xoggle Released

  Drew Hamlin has released a beta version of Xoggle, bringing it to version b27. Xoggle is an open-sourced version of…

• devideon DVD Authoring Driver Gets SVCD Support

  Formac Electronic, Inc. has released an update for the devideon DVD authoring app. The devideon superdrive is an external Firewire…

• Font Utility Update From Vizspring

  Vizspring Software has released an update for Typeset, bringing it to version 1.2.3. Typeset is a text viewing utility designed…

• New Beta Version OF SecuritySpy Shipping

  Ben Bird has released a new beta version of SecuritySpy 1.0, bringing it to version beta 11. SecuritySpy is a…

• Apple Claims More Than 100,000 .Mac Memberships, 1,000 More Every Day

  Apple has announced that more than 100,000 Mac users have subscribed to .Mac, the company's for-fee version of the formerly-free…

• Guess Which Computer Is Most Reliable, At Least Down Under…

  Australian consumer group says Macs are the most reliable desktops available.

• New Processor Upgrades From TechnoWarehouse

  TechnoWarehouse is now shipping new Macintosh processor upgrades. The rev. A through rev. D upgrades cover legacy versions of the…

• War Fears, Economic Worries Push Investors To Blue Chips

  Blue chips stocks were the clear winners on the day as investors moved into well-known stocks in response to news…

September, 15th September 2002

• Clean Up Your Cluttered Monitor With Tiggon’s ScreenArena

  Tiggon Corporation is now shipping the Tiggon ScreenArena for CRT monitor users. The ScreenArena is a monitor accessory designed for…

• Expand Your iCal Functionality With iceCal NHL Schedules

  Celsius1414 has released new files for Mac users, iceCal. iceCal are sets of files for use with the recently released…

• FileMaker Developer Version 6 Hits The Streets

  FileMaker, Inc. is now shipping a new version of FileMaker Developer, bringing it to version 6. FileMaker Developer is a…

• bDistributed.com Shipping Cocoa Business Development App

  bDistributed.com is now shipping BDRuleEngine Framework 1.0.0 for Cocoa developers. BDRuleEngine Framework is a development app designed for business environments.…

• ArcaneWare Shipping Update For SerialStorage

  ArcaneWare has released an update for SerialStorage, bringing it to version 1.2. SerialStorage is a storage utility designed for organizing…

• CandyBar Gets A New Jag Wrapper

  Panic and The Iconfactory have released an update for CandyBar, bringing it to version 1.0.1. CandyBar is a custom toolbar/system…

• .Net To Be Ported To Linux, Microsoft Cooperates

  Microsoft is cooperating with the open-source community to port .Net to Linux, according to the New York Times

• 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

• Privacy, Policy and Politics: Changes To Security Laws Are Coming

  As post-9/11 security measures begin to fall into place, security issues are once again foremost in our minds and the…

• DV Graphics Releases New Icon Set

  DV Graphics has released a new icon set for download. The new icon set called Switchers Phase 4 features the…

• Textation Update From Feelorium

  Feelorium has released an update for Textation, bringing it to version 1.1.1. Textation is designed to allow users text manipulation…

• MacMonkies Posts New Boot Panels

  MacMonkies has posted new boot panels and a new edition of TNT. The boot panels are designed for customization of…

• Another Day, Another Microsoft Office For Windows Exploit

  News.com is reporting that a new Word (for Windows) exploit has been discovered. According to the article, a clever thief…

• XDarwin Updated With Jaguar Compatibility, Bug Fixes

  XDarwin.org has released an update for XDarwin, the X11 server for Mac OS X. XDarwin allows users to run open…

• Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbor’s Internet Access

  There's nothing wrong with using someone else's wireless network... right? Uh, wrong.

September, 12th September 2002

• PocketDock Update Released

  Pocket Software has released an update for PocketDock, bringing it to version 2.54. PocketDock is organizational utility designed to simplify…

• Reuters Reports Google Access Restored In China

  Reuters is reporting that, for unknown reasons, China has restored access to Google. We mentioned last week that the government…

• Mainstream Tech Pundit Says Apple In Good Position For Run At Business Market

  David Berlind is a columnist for ZDNet that normally writes on topics relating to business-oriented technology. This usually includes lots…

• NATIVE INSTRUMENTS Now Shipping Drum Sampler

  NATIVE INSTRUMENTS is now shipping SYNTHETIC DRUMS for Mac users. SYNTHETIC DRUMS is a BATTERY and KONTAKT plug-in designed for…

• Default Folder Maintenance Update Features Japanese Language Support

  St. Clair Software has released an update for Default Folder X, bringing it to 1.6.3. Default Folder is a Open…

• XDarwin Update Features Jag Compatibility

  SourceForge.net has released an update for the XDarwin installer based on version 4.2.0.1 of XFree86. XDarwin is an open source…

• Web Document Search App Updated From LAJ Design

  LAJ Design has released an update for iReplace, bringing it to version 1.3. iReplace is a Web document search app…

• TimeCache Update Released From PandaWare

  The PandaWare Company has released a maintenance update for TimeCache, bringing it to version 5.0.6. TimeCache is a time and…

• Apple Developer Connection Published How-To For Web Services With Perl & AppleScript

  The Apple Developer Connection has published a new article showing Mac OS X Server users how to set up Web…

• New Desktops At Mandolux

  Mandolux has released new desktops for download. The desktops are images for use as the background on Macs, and represent…

• AppMac Previews bManager From The Rues Of Paris

  AppMac is previewing the latest version of bManager 3.0 at this week's Apple Expo in Paris. bManager is a contact…

• Script Software Shipping Easy Card Creator

  Script Software has released a new app, Easy Card Creator 1.0. Easy Card Creator is a card creation app designed…

September, 11th September 2002

• MonkeyByte.com Steps In Something SQUISHY!

  MonkyByte.com has released a beta version of SQUISH! for Mac gamers. SQUISH! is an online strategy game where the object…

• NATIVE INSTRUMENTS Now Shipping PRO-53

  NATIVE INSTRUMENTS is now shipping a new version of PRO, bringing it to version 53. The PRO is a virtual…

• What’s Really Causing CD Sales To Drop?

  Dan Bricklin believes that file swapping is the goose that lays the golden egg, and the RIAA is holding the…

• BASh Update Gets 66 New Methods And Manual

  Deep Sky Technologies, Inc. has released an update for BASh, bringing it to version 1.8.0. BASh is a 4D component…

• Serious Math App Update For Educators

  Fast Rabbit Software has released an update for Master the Facts Multiplication, bringing it to version 2.2. Master the Facts…

• Classic Menu Update Features OS 10.2 Support

  Sig Software has released an update for Classic Menu, bringing it to version 2.6.1. Classic Menu is designed to bring…

• SimpletextCompiler Beta Released With Improved HTML Formatting

  trejde design has released a beta version of SimpleTextCompiler, bringing it to version 0.2b. SimpleTextCompiler is a text utility designed…

• An Apple A Day Keeps Diabetes At Bay

  FireLogic, Inc. has released a new version of, HealthEngage Disease Management, bringing it to version 3.0. HealthEngage is a personal…

• PandoCalendar Update Now Shipping

  Panda Systems has released an update for PandoCalendar, bringing it to version 6.0.2. PandoCalendar is a personal desktop calendar designed…

• SANcube Gets Final Cut Compatibility A-OK

  MICRONET TECHNOLOGY has announced compatibility between SANcube and Final Cut 3.02. SANcube is an online storage device capable of storage…

• Upside Momentum Loses Steam In Shortened Trading Session

  The markets moved higher in late-morning trading but the up tick in prices lost support in the final hour of…

• Apple’s Stock Added To AmEx Stock Exchange, Still Listed At Nasdaq

  Changes in regulatory issues have allowed exchanges to sell stocks listed at other exchanges, and the AmEx stock exchange, a…

September, 10th September 2002

• The Four Feathers Exclusive & More

  Vern Seward rounds up the latest QuickTime movie trailers at Apple's site, inlcuding The Four Feathers, Punch Drunk Love, Man…

• Auction Tool Praeco Updated With New Bidding Engine

  Desideratum has releasd an udpate for Praeco, bringing it to version 1.2. Praeco is an auction tool designed for both…

• Full Line Of Fantom Drives Now Jag Compatible

  Fantom Drives has annoiunced the compatibility of OS 10.2 on the complete line of products. The line of USB and…