Archives for January 2004

January, 20th January 2004

• Kansas School To Lease 340 Laptops For One-To-One Program

  The Hutchinson News online edition has posted an article announcing a lease program of 340 iBooks for the Smoky Valley…

• Resourceful Filmmaker Makes Waves At Sundance With Doc Cut On iMovie

  Wired News online has posted an in depth look at a first-time filmmaker Jonathan Caouette's break into the Sundance Film…

• Idiots, Cartoons, & Writing Heros

  This is about two weeks too late, or at least some of it is. We have some announcements, including three…

• Tales From The Dark Side

  For most of my two years away from writing, I have been employed by a private school as the technology…

• Intelli Innovations Ships New Pen Barcode Scanner

  Intelli Innovations is now shipping the OCR Pen kit for Mac users. The OCR Pen is a wand style optical…

• Barcode X Updated With EAN-14 Support

  The Peninsula Group has released an update for Barcode X. Barcode X is a utility for creating and managing barcode…

• Gefen Now Shipping New HDTV To DVI Cables

  Gefen is now shipping new HDTV to DVI cables. The cables feature a combination of fiber optic and DDC signals…

• Konfabulator Updated With Collapsing Enhancements

  Arlo Rose and Perry Clarke have released an update for Konfabulator, bringing it to version 1.5.5. Konfabulator is a JavaScript…

• ABFR Updated With Expanded Renaming

  PUBLICSPACE.NET has released an update for A Better Finder Rename, bringing it to version 6.1. A Better Finder Rename is…

• Virtual TimeClock Pro Updated With Leap Year Fix

  Redcort Software has release an update for Virtual TimeClock Pro, bringing it to version 4.9.3. Virtual TimeClock Pro is an…

• New Xupport 2.0 Beta Version Shipping

  Computer Support has released a new beta version of Xupport, bringing it to version 2.0b8. Xupport is a configuration utility…

• Melonsoft Update PianistEnvy With Improved Recording

  Melonsoft has released an update for PianistEnvy, bringing it to version 1.6.5. PianistEnvy is a music creation utility designed for…

• Atomic Bird Shipping Macaroni 2.0

  Atomic Bird has released a new version of Macaroni, bringing it to version 2.0. Macaroni is an automatic maintenance utility…

• Magnatune May Be How You Buy Music In The Future

  According to an article in USA Today, a new music download site with a different way of doing thing may…

• SCO Opens Fire On Novell

  SCO's at it again, this time the Utah based company, known for its willingness to sue anyone and everyone who…

• Low-Cost Graphic Card Solutions For Macs

  Kenji Nakagawa takes us through some of the issues surrounding low-cost video cards, and options when it comes to making…

January, 19th January 2004

• Reality Check: Microsoft’s Blueprint For A Secure OS

  Today we bring back our Reality Check political-style cartoon with a look at Microsoft's secret blueprints for a secure OS

• Resourceful Filmmaker Makes Waves At Sundance With Doc Cut On iMovie

  Wired News online has posted an in depth look at a first-time filmmaker Jonathan Caouette's break into the Sundance Film…

• Kansas School To Lease 340 Laptops For One-To-One Program

  The Hutchinson News online edition has posted an article announcing a lease program of 340 iBooks for the Smoky Valley…

• Finder Enhancement Zingg! Updated With New Icon Settings

  Rainer Brockerhoff has released an update for Zingg!, bringing it to version 1.4. Zingg! is a fast launch contextual menu…

• 24U Software Releases Maintenance Update For FileMaker Plug-In

  24U Software has released an update for 24U SimpleHelp Plug-In, bringing it to version 2.0.1. The 24U SimpleHelp Plug-In is…

• Troi URL Plug-in Updated With New Switches And More

  Troi Automatisering has released an update for Troi URL Plug-in, bringing it to version 2.7. Troi URL Plug-in is a…

• TrashLater Updated With Background Operations

  tredje design has released an update for TrashLater, bringing it to version 3.3. TrashLater is a trash utility designed for…

• Deep Sky Updates Athenaeums With Expanded Archiving

  Deep Sky Technologies, Inc. has released an update for Athenaeums, bringing it to version 1.2.0. Athenaeums is a utility designed…

• Ellipsis Releases New Smiley Icon Utility For iChat

  Ellipsis Productions has released new app for iChat users, iChat Emotionmaker 1.0. iChat Emotionmaker is a utility designed for the…

• Chronopath Updates Library With Stability Improvements

  Chronopath has released an update for Library, bringing it to version 2.0.2. Library is a cataloging utility designed for books…

• iUnit Updated With Expanded Mass Conversion

  Black Cat Systems has released an update for iUnit, bringing it to version 2.7.0. iUnit is a unit conversion app…

• Konfabulator Updated With Tooltip Enhancements

  Arlo Rose and Perry Clarke have released an update for Konfabulator, bringing it to version 1.5.4. Konfabulator is a JavaScript…

• NY Times Looks At Apple’s Backwards Marketing Strategy

  Here's a story that takes a different tack; John Markoff, of the New York Times, has posted an interesting article…

• Microsoft Goes After Mike Rowe For Copyright Infringement

  If we ran something like the excellent "News of the Weird" feature, this would surely qualify: Microsoft is demanding that…

• Apple Updates iCal To Version 1.5.2

  Apple has released an update to its iCal software, bringing it to version 1.5.2. The update brings new viewing options,…

• Straits Times: Looking In On Those Who Think Outside The Box

  After several minutes of, "Mac don't got no softwares," and, "Only the artsy-fartsy types use them Macs," one of the…

January, 18th January 2004

• January 18-24: The Real 1984, Lemmings, Lisa, IIe, More

  In some ways, this is "the big week" in this series, which is ironic if you consider the fact that…

• Reality Check: Microsoft’s Blueprint For A Secure OS

  Today we bring back our Reality Check political-style cartoon with a look at Microsoft's secret blueprints for a secure OS

• Apple Hot Deals Update: More Music Recording Gear & Books

  Apple has updated the Hot Deals page for Sweetwater and O'Reilly at the Macintosh Product Guide. The Mac Product Guide…

• Old Jewel Releases Maintenance Update For My Favorite Things

  Old Jewel Software has released an update for My Favorite Things, bringing it to version 1.5. My Favorite Things is…

• Waves In Motion To Demo CourseWizard At FETC

  Waves In Motion has announced the demostration of CourseWizard at this years Florida Educational Technology Conference. CourseWizard is a professional…

• BK Dock Menu For REALbasic Now Shipping

  BKeeney Software is shipping a new app for Mac users, BK Dock Menu 1.0. BK Dock Menu is a utility…

• Chronopath Updates Restore With Interface Mods

  Chronopath has released an update for Restore, bringing it to version 1.1. Restore is a utility designed for the archiving…

• New Web Cam Utility Beta Version Released

  Optima System has released a beta version of CamSpinner 1.0. CamSpinner is a Web cam utility designed for posting Web…

• YENCO Releases Agenda 3.0.0

  YENCO.COM has released a new version of Agenda, bringing it to version 3.0.0. Agenda is a utility designed for personal…

• FODOR Releases Flash AV Players 3.0

  FODOR M.I.B. Inc. has released a new version of Flash AV Players, bringing it to version 3.0. Flash AV Players…

• ChartConstructor 1.5 Supports Undo/Redo

  headshack has released an update for ChartConstructor, bringing it to version 1.5. ChartConstructor is a project management app designed for…

• Mercury News Makes Apple Sunday’s Front Page Story

  The San Jose Mercury News has posted a 20th Anniversary Mac article that takes a different tack. It talks briefly…

January, 15th January 2004

• Apple’s US Market Share Declines Slightly In 2003 & Fourth Quarter

  Apple's market share continued to deteriorated in the US last quarter and for the year 2003 overall, according to data…

• Apple Shares Fall 5.58% Despite New, Positive Advice

  Despite two new glowing recommendations from stock analysts, Apple Computer's stock price fell more than five-and-a-half percent Thursday on investor…

• First Look: Hands-On With GarageBand

  I got iLife '04 yesterday, and iPhoto 4, iMovie 4, iTunes 4, and iDVD 4 will have to wait --…

• Apple Hot Deals Update Includes MIDI Music Gear, Software, Storage, Games

  Apple has updated the Hot Deals page for AudioMIDI.com and Outpost.com at the Macintosh Product Guide. The Mac Product Guide…

• SCO Wants To Expand Its Money Collection To Include Pounds Sterling, Euro

  fter a few months of attempting to convince US-based Linux users to give it money in the guise of licensing…

• Apple Unveils Mumbai FCP Training Center

  agencyfaqs! has announced a new Final Cut Pro training center in Mumbai. The center, innaugurated today by Apple, will be…