Archives for February 2004

February, 19th February 2004

• Qilan Updated With Template Enhancements And More

  Common Ground has released a beta version of Qilan, bringing it to version 2.8.1. Qilan is a Web based data…

• Miglia Brings FW 800 Support To MediaBank Drives

  Miglia is now shipping the MediaBank HS-R with support for FireWire 800. The MediaBank HS-R is an external hard drive…

• The Iconfactory Updates iPulse With Motherboard Temp Reporting

  The Iconfactory has released an update for iPulse, bringing it to version 2.0.2. iPulse is an OS X utility designed…

• Mandolux Posts New Desktops

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

• 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…

• Geeks Make Good On Macs

  Two brothers, Kevin and Kerry Coran, toiled away for years perfecting a 6 minute presentation on their Macs, a presentation…

• BusinessWeek: Apple’s Profits Grew 552% In 2003, Best Among Techs

  In a report from BusinessWeek about corporate profits in 2003, the magazine noted that Apple led the pack in profit…

• ‘The Real Deal’ On Mac vs. Linux Market Share; Is It Accurate?

  A recent story by BusinessWeek Online that caught the ire of many Mac readers proved the point that numbers can…

• A New Place

  When we've offered the Cool Waste of Time in the past, we've usually pointed out pointless, strange, eccentric, or humorous…

February, 18th February 2004

• iTMS Prepaid Cards Available At Target [Updated]

  Apple can be downright sneaky at times; the company will offer up something that is so potentially cool, and then…

• iTMS/Pepsi Giveaway Hacked. Well, Not Really

  The folks at MacMerc have posted a way to guarantee that each bottle of Pepsi you buy will get you…

• Matt Golombek, JPL Mars Geologist, On Why He Uses Macs

  Matt Golombek PhD, JPL planetary geologist and Mars exploration rover landing site scientist, was the man responsible for choosing the…

• Jomosoft Updates osXigen With New Threading Model

  Jomosoft has released an update for osXigen, bringing it to version 2.6. osXigen is a utility designed for FTP?SFTP client…

• MacBUS Announces February Meeting Agenda

  The Macintosh Business Users Society of Greater Philadelphia has announced the slated events for this month's upcoming meeting. Topics range…

• EchoFX Shipping New Version Of USBVision

  EchoFX is now shipping a new version of USBVision for OS X. USBVision is a driver utility designed for capturing…

• ACE Boot Camp Expanded For Photoshop Expo

  The National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) has announced the expansion of the Adobe ACE Boot Camp to accommodate more…

• Gefen Now Shipping 4X4 DVI Matrix Switch

  Gefen is now shipping ex-tend-it 4x4 DVI Matrix Switch for Mac users. The ex-tend-it 4x4 DVI Matrix Switch is a…

• HELIOS WebShare Now Shipping

  HELIOS Software GmbH is now shipping HELIOS WebShare for Mac users. HELIOS WebShare is a file server utility designed as…

• LCedit Updated With New Tools And Bug Fixes

  CDS advanced technology bv has released an update for LCedit+, bringing it to version 3.2. LCedit+ is a lighting editor…

• PremiumSoft Updates Navicat With Bug Fixes

  PremiumSoft has released an update for Navicat, bringing it to version 5.0.1. Navicat is a utility designed for MySQL database…

• The Iconfactory Releases New Icon Collection

  The Iconfactory has released a new set of icons for download. The "To The Moon" collection is designed as replacements…

• Mercury News: Napster Losing Money & Top Executives

  The San Jose Mercury News is reporting that the newly reborn Napster is hemorrhaging money and top executives alike, despite…

• South African Newspaper Continues Commemoration of Macintosh’s 20th Anniversary

  South African technology news site ITWeb has posted a look back at the last 20 years of Macintosh, from the…

February, 17th February 2004

• Columnist Attacks iTunes As "Bad," Extols WMA As "Good"

  Jason Cross is cross, if you'll pardon the rather obvious joke, at Apple's iTunes/iPod business model. Mr. Cross is a…

• Apple iSync 1.4 Adds iPod Mini Support, More

  Apple has released version 1.4 of its iSync software. The new version adds support for more Symbian devices and the…

• iTMS/Pepsi Giveaway Hacked. Well, Not Really

  The folks at MacMerc have posted a way to guarantee that each bottle of Pepsi you buy will get you…

• QuickerTek Shipping New Antenna For TiBook Users

  QuickerTek is now shipping new antennas for PowerBook users. The 8Dbi antenna is designed to expand the wireless range of…

• Positive Spin Updates NetScrape With Custom Icons

  Positive Spin Media has released an update for NetScrape, bringing it to version 1.2. NetScrap is a utility designed for…

• Now Up-To-Date & Contact Updated With Renezvous Support

  Now Software has released an update for Now Up-To-Date & Contact, bringing it to version 4.5.2. Now Up-To-Date & Contact…

• ABFR Updated With Expanded Renaming

  PUBLICSPACE.NET has released an update for A Better Finder Rename, bringing it to version 6.2. A Better Finder Rename is…

• Popwire Updates Compression Engine With NTSC To PAL Conversion

  Popwire Technology has released an udpate for Compression Engine, bringing it to version 1.5. Compression Engine is a utility designed…

• Zengobi Touts New Utility As "Creative Whoop-Ass"

  Zengobi, Inc. has released a new app for Mac users, Curio 1.0. Curio is a utility designed as a brainstorming…

• Intelligent Assistant For FCP Color Correction Now Shipping

  Intelligent Assistance, Inc. is now shipping PRACTICAL Color Correction for Final Cut Pro users. The Intelligent Assistant line of plug-ins…

• 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…

• iTMS Prepaid Cards Available At Target [Updated]

  Apple can be downright sneaky at times; the company will offer up something that is so potentially cool, and then…

• Third-party Spam Filters Reap Apple Mail Woes

  For Eric Rhodes of Atlanta, Georgia, Apple's Mail application that comes with OS X has been a convenient, powerful and…

• CodeBlender Shipping New Rally Racing Game

  CodeBlender Software has released a new app for Mac gamers, Rally Shift. Rally Shift is a racing styled game set…

February, 16th February 2004

• How To Be A Graphic Designer Without Knowing How—Sorta

  In May of 2002, I did a mini review of an application called The Logo Creator.? The program has recently…

• GraphicConverter: The Right Tool

  If you primarily deal with photos, iPhoto's organizational options are a god-send, but iPhoto can only see certain types of…

• Apple iSync 1.4 Adds iPod Mini Support, More

  Apple has released version 1.4 of its iSync software. The new version adds support for more Symbian devices and the…

• Objectpark Updates Letter Star With Minor Mods, New Name

  Objectpark Development has released an update for Letter Star, bringing it to version 1.6. Formerly known as LetterWorks, Letter Star…

• Columnist Attacks iTunes As "Bad," Extols WMA As "Good"

  Jason Cross is cross, if you'll pardon the rather obvious joke, at Apple's iTunes/iPod business model. Mr. Cross is a…

• CNN: Apple ‘Exporting America’ For Cheap Labor Overseas

  Apple Computer has been added to CNN's list of American companies either sending American jobs overseas or choosing to employ…

• CreativePage Updated With Scroll Wheel Support

  PineHill Products has released an update for CreativePage, bringing it to version 3.2. CreativePage is an (X)HTML editing tool designed…

• MegaSeg Updated With Improved Playlist Category Ordering

  Fidelity Media has released an update for MegaSeg, bringing it to version 2.7.2. MegaSeg is an MP3 sound mixer designed…

• ChronoSync Updated With Email Notifications

  Econ Technologies has released an update for ChronoSync, bringing it to version 2.0.5. ChronoSync is a back-up file and folder…

• Rogue Amoeba Updates. Nicecast With Expanded Account Support

  Rogue Amoeba has released an update for Nicecast, bringing it to version 1.5. Nicecast is a utility designed for streaming…

• Apple Store For Business Offers Projector Deal

  Apple has updated the Hot Deals page for Sweetwater, J&R, and the Apple Store for Business at the Macintosh Product…

• Advanced Web Ranking Updated With New Reports

  Caphyon Ltd. has released an update for Advanced Web Ranking, bringing it to version 2.4. Advanced Web Ranking is a…

• Apple Ships iPod Mini, Claims 100,000 Pre-Orders

  Apple announced this morning that the iPod mini has shipped. Apple first announced the iPod mini at January's Macworld San…