Archives for December 2003

December, 30th December 2003

• Rob Enderle Is Only…Mostly Wrong?

  Mr. Enderle has put together a sort of hot-button list of end-of-year tidbits he thinks are relevant. These include exhorting…

• Ars Technica Posts An Apple Year In Review

  In a few hours, 2003 will be history. As is typical during this time of year, people look back on…

• President Of Open Door To Keynote At MacWorld

  Open Door Networks Inc. has announced it will he hosting a keynote address at the upcoming MacWorld conference. Helmed by…

• Dagwood Shilled By Pesky G5

  A fellow TMO reader has tiped us to an Apple sighting in yesterdays "Blondie" comic, apparently Dagwood has a Mac…

• MacMonkies Posts New Desktops And Icon

  MacMonkies has posted new desktops and icons for download today. The desktops and icons are designed for the customizing of…

• Low Cost iPod May Be Risk Worth Taking For Apple, Analysts Believe

  As rumors swirl that Apple might debut a cheaper MP3 device in the next few weeks, industry analysts believe the…

December, 29th December 2003

• Rob Enderle Is Only…Mostly Wrong?

  Mr. Enderle has put together a sort of hot-button list of end-of-year tidbits he thinks are relevant. These include exhorting…

• AppleScript Seminar Scheduled For MacWorld

  Automated Workflows has announced an AppleScript seminar at the upcoming MacWorld convention. Hosted by Benjamin S. Waldie, the seminar will…

• Finder Enhancement Zingg! Updated With New Configs And More

  Rainer Brockerhoff has released an update for Zingg!, bringing it to version 1.3. Zingg! is a fast launch contextual menu…

• SF Business Journal Names Jobs Top Exec Of The Year

  The San Francisco Business Times has asked itself who is the best CEO this year and came to the same…

• Black Cat Updates DX Toolbox With Solar Image Viewing

  Black Cat Systems has released an update for DX Toolbox, bringing it to version 1.2.1. DX Toolbox is a utility…

• Old Jewel Releases Maintenance Update For Painter’s Picker

  Old Jewel Software has released an update for Painter's Picker, bringing it to version 1.1.2. Painter's Picker is a utility…

• Maxum Adds NetCLoak Support To iAssist

  Maxum Development has announced the expanded feature set of iAssist. iAssist is a utility designed for Web server administrators. The…

• iPod #1: Apple Continues MP3 Player Dominance In November

  Apple continues to dominate the overall portable MP3 player market in the US with the 10GB iPod the number one…

• UBS Reiterates "Neutral" Rating For AAPL

  UBS has reiterated its Neutral rating for Apple's stock. UBS initiated coverage on AAPL in late November, and NewRatings.com says…

December, 28th December 2003

• Heyyyyy: The Fontz Gets An Update

  ToThePoint Software has released an update for The Fontz X, bringing it to version 3.5.5. The Fontz is a utility…

• MacMusicKB Now Shipping

  MacMusic has released a new app for Mac users, MacMusicKB. MacMusicKB is a utility designed for AZERTY keyboard shortcuts. The…

• Red Sweater Releases Maintenance Update For FastScripts

  Red Sweater Software has released an update for FastScripts, bringing it to version 1.1.4. FastScripts is a utility designed for…

• BizReport: Tough Year For PC USers

  Remember when there was no such thing as pop-up ads and spam was just canned meat? Those were the days,…

• Apimac Releases Maintenance Updated For Address Book

  Apimac has released an update for Apimac Address Book, bringing it to version 5.6.1. Apimac Address Book is a telephone…

• To The Point Software Updates Photologist With Performance Mods

  To The Point Software has released an update for Photologist, bringing it to version 1.5. Photologist is a utility designed…

• Portraits & Prints Updated With Improved Performance

  Econ Technologies has released an update for Portraits & Prints, bringing it to version 1.3.2. Portraits & Prints is an…

• C|Net News Looks At Music Download Services

  While some wrangle over what type of portable music player best suits them, the music industry is wrangling over which…

• Newspaper Compares G5, Alienware PC, & Home Built PC

  The Bay Area's Contra Costa Times has published a comparison between Apple's Power Mac G5, an Alienware PC, and a…

• eWeek: Apple’s iPod Could Be Its Own Platform

  The question of whether or not there is more to owning an iPod or not is pondered openly in a…

• Synergy Updated With Panther Mods And More

  Wincent Colaiuta has released an update for Synergy, bringing it to version 1.0a2. Synergy is an iTunes utility designed for…

• Exercise Parental Control With An Update For Kids GoGoGo

  MAKI Enterprises has released an update for Kids GoGoGo, bringing it to version 8.0.0. Kids GoGoGo is a parental control…

• Radio Transmitter/Decoder Maintenance Update Released

  Black Cat Systems has released an update for MultiMode OSX, bringing it to version 4.3.3. MultiMode is a short wave…

December, 23rd December 2003

• Review - Logitech Pocket Digital 130: Good For What Ails You

  What makes the Logitech Pocket Digital 130 so bad (in that good way) is its size; smaller than an iPod…

• Ex-Apple Engineers Reduce Tech-Support Call Waiting

  While the Holiday Season will be full of fond memories and happy gift giving, this year may also introduce many…

• Reuters: Apple May Offer New RAM Based iPods

  Check out a recent article from Reuters News Service in which reporter Duncan Martell offers some interesting predictions of what…

• Makers Of Tiny Hard Drives Smile As Store Shelves Empty Of iPods

  A Reuters article says that companies like Toshiba, makers of the little hard drive that goes into Apple's iPod, are…

• Boswell Updated With Panther Support

  Copernican Technologies, Inc. has released an OS X version of Boswell 3.1.2. Boswell is a text management app designed for…

• SilverNetworks Updates Spy With Bug Fixes And More

  SilverNetworks has released an update for Spy, bringing it to version 1.1.1. Spy is a remote screen viewing utility designed…

December, 22nd December 2003

• MDG Computer Services Shipping Web Server And WS4D/eCommercce Version 4.0

  MDG Computer Services, Inc. is now shipping version 4.0 of Web Server 4D and WS4D/eCommerce. The apps are designed for…

• Apple Hot Deals Updates For ClubMac, B&H, MacMall, IMG, & OWC

  Apple has updated the Hot Deals page for ClubMac, B&H Photo-Video, MacMall, Inside Mac Games (IMG), and Other World Computing…

• DEVONtech Releases Three Updates

  DEVONtechnologies has released updates for DEVONagent, DEVONthink, and Easy Find. DEVONagent is a utility designed to be an automatic user…

• MacMonkies Posts New Desktops And Icons

  MacMonkies has posted new desktops and icons for download today. The desktops and icons are designed for the customizing of…

• Old Jewel Updates Painter’s Picker With Interface Mods And More

  Old Jewel Software has released an update for Painter's Picker, bringing it to version 1.1.1. Painter's Picker is a utility…

• LetterWorks Updated With Improved Stability

  Objectpark Development has released updates for LetterWorks and LetterWorks Pro, bringing them to versions 1.5.0. LetterWorks is a word processing…

• Derman Enterprises Updates FolderControl With Panther Enhancements

  Derman Enterprises has released an update for FolderControl, bringing it to version 1.40. FolderControl a utility designed for expanded folder…

• IT Business: Apple Canada Ready For IT Business

  According to a report in IT Business, a Canadian publication that focuses on information technology in Canada, Apple has done…

• Jon "DVD Jon" Johansen Acquitted Of Piracy Charges

  Jon Johansen, known for cracking the encryption used in DVDs and releasing the DeCSS source code in 1999 has evaded…

• NetNewWire Updated With Bug Fixes And More

  Ranchero Software has released an update for NetNewsWire, bringing it to version 1.0.7. NetNewWire is a utility designed for automated…

• Radio Transmitter/Decoder Updated With Bug Fixes

  Black Cat Systems has released an update for MultiMode OSX, bringing it to version 4.3.2. MultiMode is a short wave…

• Apple Posts In-Dept Look At VA Tech’s ‘Big Mac’ Supercomputer

  Perhaps if you where born yesterday, or have lived your life has a Luddite-hermit who recently fell off the wagon…

• SCO Sends A Second Warning To Linux Users

  SCO is stepping up its campaign to collect fees from users of Linux: According a New York Times report, SCO…

December, 21st December 2003

• Don’t Forget The Mac Holiday Cookies!

  Two or three weeks ago (last year), in my regular column "Computing With Bifocals" I mentioned the special cookies I…

• Review: Old Fart’s Guide To The Macintosh

  For Mac users only -- I have come across the most wonderful book for new computer users, or even for…

• Developer Tool Updated From Paradigma

  Paradigma Software has released an update for Valentina, bringing it to version 1.1.0. Valentina is a software development app designed…