Archives for February 2004

February, 29th February 2004

• Hoo Neads A Speeling Chicker?

  I'm addicted to Spell Catcher X from Rainmaker Research. So why would you want to pay forty bucks for a…

• March 1-6: Gass?e Born, Homebrew Starts, Raskin Out

  Last week, it was Steve Jobs' birthday, but this week we can celebrate the birthday of Jean-Louis Gass?e, who was…

• February 22-29: Happy Birthday Steve, Goodbey Newton & Don Crabb

  Steve Jobs is, for all intents and purposes, a rock star in the tech world, or rather, the tech world's…

• Want To Explore Open Source On OS X? Fink Is Your Friend!

  Along with improvements in multi-tasking, stability and memory management, a UNIX foundation gives one access to a wide variety of…

• Shapiro Shipping Sharpen+Soften 2.0

  Shapiro Consulting Group, Inc. has released a new version of Asiva Sharpen+Soften, bringing it to version 2.0. Asiva Sharpen+Soften is…

• Space-Time Associates Updates Hangman Pro With Oscar Category

  Space-Time Associates has released an update for Hangman Pro, bringing it to version 1.06. Hangman Pro is a word game…

• Battery Monitor Updated With Two-Battery System Support

  Colin Henein has released an update for SlimBatteryMonitor, bringing it to version 1.1. The SlimBatteryMonitor is a utility designed as…

• Apple Offers Student Developer Scholarship For WWDC

  Apple's ADC (Apple Developer Connection) is offering some student developers a free scholarship to attend this year's World Wide Developer…

• MaBaSoft Releases Maintenance Update For Application Wizard

  MaBaSoft has released an update for Application Wizard, bringing it to version 1.3.1. Application Wizard is utility designed for faster…

• iKeeper Updated With Improved Drag-And-Drop

  YENCO.COM has released an update for iKeeper, bringing it to version 2.0.2. iKeeper is a product information tracking app designed…

• Melonsoft Shipping Exhibit 3.0

  Melonsoft has released a new version of Exhibit, bringing it to version 3.0. Exhibit is an image utility designed for…

• Apple’s Shake Credited In Special Effects Oscar Win

  Last night the 76th Annual Academy Awards aired on television, and for the first time since Titanic, a film took…

• New York Daily News: Giant Success For iPod mini

  When the iPod mini was introduced back in January, many balked at the price tag. Why would someone pay US$250…

• BusinessWeek: Napster Down But Not Out

  Napster is no stranger to the online music business. Once the pillar of file sharing online, it has evolved in…

• Quicken 2004 ScriptPack Now Shipping From MacSpeech

  MacSpeech, Inc. has released a new script pack for Mac users. The script packs are designed to extend voice commands…

• New Xupport 2.0 Beta Version Shipping With Firewall Mods

  Computer Support has released a new beta version of Xupport, bringing it to version 2.0b12. Xupport is a configuration utility…

• Associated Press: iLife ‘04 Worth Twice The Price

  There are lots of reviews of the software suite available around the Web. One of the latest is authored by…

• Mac OS X Still Least Attacked OS In February, Says Security Firm

  Apple's Mac OS X Server and Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD)-based, Open Source operating systems were the most secure online server?OSes…

• Vote For Me If You Want A Headless iMac

  My fellow Americans, this being an election year, I've decided to run for a public office. The office I seek…

February, 26th February 2004

• Hoo Neads A Speeling Chicker?

  I'm addicted to Spell Catcher X from Rainmaker Research. So why would you want to pay forty bucks for a…

• 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…

• Batista Releases Safari Extender 1.0

  Batista.org has released a new app for Mac users, Safari Extender 1.0. Safari Extender is a contextual menu utility designed…

• Developers: Apple Unveils "Getting Started Bundles" For WWDC 2004

  Apple is gearing up the publicity machine for the World Wide Developer's Conference (WWDC), and has kicked things off with…

• Apple Hot Deals Update: Yes Art, Grab A 1.8 GHz G5 For US$1899, More

  Apple has updated the Hot Deals page for J&R, O'Reilly, and the Apple Store itself at the Macintosh Product Guide.…

• Apple To Open Flagship Retail Store In San Francisco On Saturday

  Apple is slated to open their fifth flagship store this weekend in San Francisco, California. The first 2,500 customers in…

• SoftBook 1.0 Now Shipping

  Praevius, Inc. has released a new app for Mac users, SoftBooks 1.0. SoftBooks is a utility designed for small business…

• TaxCut ScriptPack Now Shipping From MacSpeech

  MacSpeech, Inc. has released a new script pack for Mac users. The script packs are designed to extend voice commands…

• Jumsoft Shipping MailHere 2.0

  Jumsoft is shipping a new versiuon of MailHere, bringing it to version 2.0. MailHere is a utility designed for email…

• SubRosaSoft Shipping New Digital Camera Image Recovery App

  SubRosaSoft, Ltd. has released a new app for Mac users, FlashRestore 1.0. FlashRestore is a utility designed for recovering deleted…

• Mandolux Posts New Desktop

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

• Zengobi Updates Curio With Bug Fizes

  Zengobi, Inc. has released an update for Curio, bringing it to version 1.0.2. Curio is a utility designed as a…

• Tri-BACKUP 4.0.1 Updated With Action Assistant

  Tri-Edre has released an update for Tri-BACKUP, bringing it to version 4.0.1. Tri-BACKUP is a backup utility used for file…

• Analysts To Microsoft: Think More Like Apple

  The Associated Press is running a story in which Microsoft execs openly complain about the marketing of many of XP's…

• Flat-Panel Display Sales Overtake CRTs; Prices Falling Fast

  Thin, stylish LCD flat-panel computer displays will surpass the sales of bulky cathode-ray tube (CRT) monitors for the first time…

February, 25th February 2004

• TMO Reports: Inside Apple vs. Beatles Hearing, Focus On Where To Hear Case

  In a preliminary hearing before a British court Wednesday, Apple Computer asked that a lawsuit over the use of the…

• Mac OS X Server Safest, But OS Diversity Key To Stopping Hackers, New Study Reveals

  Apple's Mac OS X Server and Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD)-based, Open Source operating systems are the most secure online server?OSes,…

• Global Moxie Updates Big Medium With WYSIWYG Editing

  Global Moxie has released an update for Big Medium, bringing it to version 1.3. Big Medium is a utility designed…

• Apple Layoffs In Education

  Dow Jones Business Wire is reporting that Apple has laid off workers in the company's education division. The report says…

• Apple’s Market Share Dips Below 2% According To Merrill Lynch

  Forbes has published a short piece on Q4 2003 market share that says Apple's worldwide market share dipped below 2%…

• Stone Design Shipping TrueBlue 2.0

  Stone Design has released new version of TrueBlue, bringing it to version 2.0. TrueBlue is a utility designed for converting…

• MusicMath Version 3.0 Now Shipping

  MacMusic has released a new version of MusicMath, bringing it to version 3.0. MusicMath is a utility designed for the…

• Freeverse Releases Northland For Mac Gamers

  Freeverse Software is now shipping Northland for Mac gamers. Northland is the sequel to Cultures 2, a real-time strategy styled…

• Inferiis Updates Mushroom With Xcode Support

  Inferiis has released an update for Mushroom, bringing it to version 1.3. Mushroom is a utility designed for software localization.…

• TurboTax ScriptPack Now Shipping From MacSpeech

  MacSpeech, Inc. has released a new script pack for Mac users. The script packs are designed to extend voice commands…

• Rayner Software Releases New Internet Privacy Utility

  Rayner Software is now shipping a new app for Mac users, NetShade. NetShade is a utility designed for hiding a…

• SimpleDialog 2.0 Now Shipping

  24U Software has released a new version of 24U SimpleDialog Plug-In, bringing it to version 2.0. SimpleDialog is a dialog…

• macXware Shipping New Font Utility

  macXware is now shipping a new app for Mac users, TrueType. TrueType is a utility designed for font management. The…

• Apple CFO Anderson: Retail Stores "Creating Significant Growth"

  Apple Chief Financial Officer Fred Anderson told a gathering of investment analysts on Monday that Apple Computer's retail stores are…

February, 24th February 2004

• Eminem Lawyers To Apple: "This Was Deliberate Copyright Infringement"

  Lawyers representing rap superstar Eminem and the publisher of his music have accused Apple Computer of knowingly using one of…

• Apple Launches RAM Promo For New Macs

  Apple has launched a new promo through the Apple Store Hot Deals page. It's called, simply enough, More memory for…