Archives for January 2003

January, 21st January 2003

• 1394 Trade Association (FireWire) Names Apple Engineer As Chairman

  The 1394 Trade Association, the governing body that controls the technology behind FireWire, has named a new chairman, and that…

• Kanzu Releases iCan Classic Trash Utility

  Kanzu is now shipping iCan 1.0 for Mac users. iCan is a trash can utility that brings the Classic trash…

• Alepin Update Gets A Bevy Of Enhancements

  The MacChampion Team has released an update for Alepin, bringing it to version 2.2. Alepin is a notepad utility designed…

• ZDNet Publishes Piece On Benefits Of X11 To Apple

  ZDNet has published a piece by Joe Wilcox and Stephen Shankland that examines the benefits of X11 for Apple. More…

• OnMyCommandCM Updated To 1.4 With Input Dialog

  Abracode, Inc. has released an update for OnMyCommandCM, bringing it to version 1.4. OnMyCommandCM is a plug-in designed for contextual…

• ABF Select Beta Release Features OS X Support

  PUBLICSPACE.NET has released a beta version of A Better Finder Select, bringing it to version 3.0b1. A Better Finder Select…

• LAJ Design Shipping DropWaterMark 1.0

  LAJ Design is now shipping DropWaterMark 1.0 for Mac users. DropWaterMark is a watermarking utility designed for embedding icons and…

• Exercise Parental Control With An Update For Kids GoGoGo

  MAKI Enterprises has released an update for Kids GoGoGo, bringing it to version 6.6.0. Kids GoGoGo is a parental control…

• Fortune Magazine Offers Positive Look At Apple’s MWSF 2003 Offerings, Touts Keynote To Business Audi

  We are always keen on seeing a bit of positive mainstream press about Apple, and Fortune delivered just such a…

• Avid Releases Symphony For The Mac

  Avid Technology. Inc. is now shipping the Symphony 4.7 system for Mac users. Symphony is an editing system designed for…

• Glow In The Dark iPod Jimmy Hats Now Shipping

  ackNOWLEDGE is now shipping iSkins "GLO" series for iPod users. The iSkin is a silicon based protective jacket designed to…

• Formac Now Shipping VGA Version Of Gallery 1740 Monitor

  Formac is now shipping a new version of the Formac Gallery 1740. The 1740, originally designed as an LCD display…

• User Group University Movies, Photos, & More

  The MUG Center has updated its site with information about the first of the audio files from the User Group…

January, 20th January 2003

• US$3,300 "Desktop Replacement" Laptop System Shootout

  We are pleased to publish our newest System Shootout, with Apple's 17" PowerBook compared to the competition, or as close…

• US$1,800 Ultra-Portable Laptop System Shootout

  We are pleased to publish the next line of System Shootouts from Charles Gaba. This shootout looks at Apple's new…

• Updated - US$3,000 -> US$2,800 Laptop System Shootout

  As Apple has lowered the price of its previously top-of-the-line 15" PowerBook, we have reconfigured the shootout for this model…

• Updated - ApplePortable Line Comparison Chart

  We have updated the Apple Portable Line Comparison Chart to include information on Apple's new 12" and 17" PowerBooks

• Microsoft Suffers Another Setback: Judge Orders Company To Distribute Java With Windows

  Microsoft's plans for leveraging its monopoly power in operating systems to the development market has hit a snag. The company…

• Oakland Newspaper Examines iPod Phenomenon

  When the iPod was released in October of 2001, few imagined that it would take off like it has. The…

• Apple Updates Four Hot Deals Pages: Scanners, Pen Drives, Software, Cameras, Displays, Printers, Oth

  Apple has updated the Hot Deals page for J&R Computing, Outpost.com, MacWarehouse, and CompUSA at the Macintosh Product Guide. The…

• Omicron Updates ToDoX With Interface Mods

  Omicron Software Systems has released an update for ToDoX, bringing it to version 1.2. ToDoX is a utility designed for…

• Kuwan.net Releases Beta Version Of HyperSpell Checker

  Kuwan.net has released a beta version of HyperSpell version 1.0b1. HypeSpell is a spell checking utility designed for providing instant…

• HealthEngage Depression Now Shipping

  FireLogic, Inc. has released a new app, HealthEngage Depression. HealthEngage Depression is a personal medical utility designed for the tracking…

• Jiiva Releases New Disk Sanitizer

  Jiiva has released a new app for Mac users, SuperScrubber. SuperScrubber is a disk sanitation utility designed for completely erasing…

• InterMapper And InterMapperRemote Version 4.0 Released

  Dartware, LLC has released new versions of InterMapper and InterMapper Remote, bringing them to version 4.0. InterMapper is a network…

• Maxprog Updates Web Dumper With Improved File Handling

  Maxprog has released an update for Web Dumper, bringing it to version 1.7. Web Dumper is a download tool designed…

• Safari Welcomes Safari Users: Really!

  In an attempt to build up awareness of Safari, Safari users who visit Apple's main Web page are greeted with…

• "Make That Two Slices Of iHam On iRye, With A Side Of Update"

  SearchWare Solutions has released a preview of iHam on iRye version 2.0. iHam on iRye is a remote iTunes controller…

• Life $uccess Releases Schedula Professional XT

  Life $uccess Institute has released a new version of Schedula Professional called XT 1.0v2. SkedPro XT is a appointment scheduler…

• RAILhead Design Updates SpamStopper With Improved Validity Detection

  RAILhead Design has released an update for SpamStopper, bringing it to version 1.4.0. SpamStopper is a utility designed to prevent…

January, 19th January 2003

• Apple Touts 1 Million Downloads For Safari In Under 2 Weeks

  Apple has announced that Safari downloads have topped 1 million in the 13 days since it was released. Safari is…

• Northern Softworks Releases Version 2.0 Of Lights Out

  Northern Softworks has released a new version of Lights Out, bringing it to version 2.0. Lights Out is an energy…

• Xlife Updates Acquisition With Improved Filtering

  Xlife has released an update for Acquisition, bringing it to version 0.72. Acquisition is a gnutella client designed for peer-to-peer…

• Virtual WineCellar Updated With OS X Support

  rootsolutions has released an update for Virtual WineCellar, bringing it to version 4.1. Virtual WineCellar is a wine cataloging utility…

• PopChar X Maintenance Release Fixes Crash Bug

  ergonis software has released an update for PopChar X, bringing it to version 2.0.1. PopChar X is a keyboard utility…

• TimeCache Update Released With Improved Workgroup Tracking

  The PandaWare Company has released a update for TimeCache, bringing it to version 5.1. TimeCache is a time and expense…

• CDFinder 4.0 Now Shipping

  Norbert M. Doerner has released a new version of CDFinder, bringing it to version 4.0. CDFinder is a cataloging app…

• Apple Excommunicates iCommune: iTunes File Swapping Plug-In Violates SDK Terms Of Service According

  iCommune, a plug-in for Apple's iTunes that allows users on a network to browse and share music files, has been…

• Loan Calc Interface Update Released From Maxprog

  Maxprog has released an update for Loac Calc, bringing it to version 1.5.2 Loan Calc is a currency-independent loan calculator…

• Flash Card Math App Updated With Improved Reporting

  St. Clair Software has released n update for FlashMath , bringing it to version 1.1. FlashMath is a educational app…

• Xupport Maintenance Update Released

  Computer Support has released an update for Xupport, bringing it to version 1.2.3. Xupport is a configuration utility designed to…

• IDC: Apple Raised US Market Share In December Quarter, #5 US PC Vendor For 2002

  Over recent months we've heard different numbers concerning Apple's consumer PC market share; the numbers vary widely from less than…

• Apple Addresses RAM Limitations Of Mac OS 9

  Apple has added a new article to the Knowledge Base regarding OS 9's inability to access over 1.5GB of RAM.…

• Apple Addresses Mixed AirPort Extreme & Classic AirPort Networking Questions

  Apple has added a new article to the Knowledge Base regarding the compatibility of AirPort Extreme networks. When Steve Jobs…

• Apple Posts Fix For iSync Admin-Priviledges Problem

  Apple has added a new article to the Knowledge Base regarding non-administrator users using iSync. Apple's Knowledge Base (sometimes referred…

January, 16th January 2003

• Safari Catapults To #2 Browser On TMO With 24% Of Traffic, Internet Explorer & Chimera Take Brun

  Web logs can tell you some amazing things, if you know how to interpret them, and they offer the advantage…

• Third Party Hacks Add Numerous Features To Safari

  The last time we mentioned Safari addons, we showed you Safari Enhancer and SafariNoBrush. It's only nine days into Safari's…

• ZeboPhoto Updated With Slide Show Enhancements And More

  Bobby Cronkhite Software has released an update for ZeboPhoto, bringing it to version 1.1.5. ZeboPhoto is an image utility designed…

• Joy of Tech Shipping New Wall Calendar

  Joy of Tech is now shipping a new wall calendar for Mac enthusiast. The calendar features seventeen Nitrozac and Snaggy…

• FirewireDirect Shipping New DVD Burners

  FirewireDirect.com is now shipping new FireWire and Combo USB/FireWire DVD burners. The UltraBURN II drives feature support for a wide…