Archives for February 2004

February, 24th February 2004

• Cosmic Encounter Gets New Alien Character

  Future Pastimes has released a new character for Cosmic Encounter called The Vacuum. Cosmic Encounter is an online gaming community…

• Barcode Automator 2.0 Now Shipping

  Intelli Innovations, Inc. has released a new version of Barcode Automator, bringing it to version 2.0. Barcode Automator is a…

• Stick Software Updates Trisection With Expanded Languages

  Stick Software has released an update for Trisection, bringing it to version 1.2. Trisection is a puzzle styled game similar…

• REAL Basic Updated With Linux Support

  REAL Basic Software, Inc. has released an update for REAL Basic, bringing it to version 5.5. REAL Basic is a…

• Portraits & Prints Update Ships With New Key Commands

  Econ Technologies has released an update for Portraits & Prints, bringing it to version 1.3.3. Portraits & Prints is an…

• Apple Hot Deals Update: Cameras, Refurbed Macs, Education & Business Deals, More

  Apple has updated the Hot Deals page for AudioMIDI, MacMall, CDW, the Apple Store for Education, the Apple Store for…

• BusinessWeek Looks At Apple’s Chances In Enterprise

  For some, it was Apple's hiring of Sebastian Gunningham, an exec from Oracle, that was the signal that the company…

• Wired News: How Does The iPod Affect Society?

  With so many iPods and iPod minis in the world, they must have some general affect on our society. Who…

• Apple Heads To Court In UK Over Beatles Lawsuit

  First brought to light by Fox News this last summer, most Observers know that The Beatles have sued Apple. The…

• A Tale Of Two Windows, In Europe At Least

  While Microsoft's settlement with the US DoJ made a mockery of antitrust regulation in the US, the less business-friendly European…

• Hyperbolic Updates Doublet Scan With AAC Scanning

  Hyperbolic Software has released a maintenance update for Doublet Scan, bringing it to version 10.1.3. Doublet Scan is a file…

• NewsFan Updated With Atom Support

  MAKI Enterprises has released an update for NewsFan, bringing it to version 1.2.5. NewsFan is a utility designed for automated…

• Space-Time Associates Updates Hangman Pro With New Category

  Space-Time Associates has released an update for Hangman Pro, bringing it to version 1.05. Hangman Pro is a word game…

• 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…

February, 23rd February 2004

• dinc! Releases New Font Sets

  dinc! has released new fonts for download today. The font sets are designed to expand a users choice of typefaces…

• 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…

• CodeBlender Updates Rally Shift With Improved Steering

  CodeBlender Software has released an update for Rally Shift, bringing it to version 1.0.1. Rally Shift is a racing styled…

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

  24U Software has released an update for 24U SimpleHelp Plug-In, bringing it to version 2.0.2. The 24U SimpleHelp Plug-In is…

• New Web Cam Utility Beta Version Released

  Optima System has released a beta version of CamSpinner, bringing it to version 1.0b2. CamSpinner is a Web cam utility…

• MimMac Updated With Multiple Backup Support

  Ascendant Softworks has released an update for MimMac, bringing it to version 1.1. MimMac is a utility designed for backing…

• Post.Office Updated With Improved Virus Scanning

  Tenon Intersystems has released an update for Post.Office, bringing it to version 3.5.3 v.722. Post.Office is a mail and list…

• iPod.iTunes Updated With iPod Cloning

  crispSofties has released an update for iPod.iTunes, bringing it to version 2.5. iPod.iTunes is an MP3 utility designed for transferring…

• New York Post: Jobs’ Mistake Opens The Door For Microsoft

  The New York Post thinks Steve Jobs has made a big mistake. By walking away from renewing the vows Pixar…

• (Barely) Faster Portable G4s From Moto, But G5s Could be Close

  C|Net is reporting that Motorola has introduced slightly faster G4 processors that should run cool enough for a laptop. This…

• Apple Has 80% Of South Africa’s Graphics Market

  AllAfrican.com has an interesting report on Apple's efforts to gain market share in South Africa. The media outlet says while…

• Apple Releases Jaguar & Panther Security Updates

  Apple has released a slew of security updates yesterday (Feb. 23, 2004). The update covers current and previous versions of…

• Apple Retailer Lawsuit Makes Bay Area TV News

  Elite Computers shut its doors last April, a victim, according to the company, of Apple's unfair treatment to its resellers.…

• The Motley Fool Reports Brisk Sales Of iPod Mini

  The Motley Fool's Tim Beyers offers a report on Apple's weekend iPod mini sales that echoes our own report on…

• 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…

• Make Mine Mini

  The iPod mini, at first, seemed like a device looking for an audience to me. The price was the biggest…

February, 22nd February 2004

• MacDev Incorporates XCode In Cocoa Development Classes

  MacDev has announced new classes for Mac developers. The Introduction to Cocoa Programming Class is a seminar designed to introduce…

• Smugmug Adds Mac Support To Online Community

  Smugmug has announced Mac support for the Smugmug online community. Smugmug is an online gathering place designed for sharing pictures…

• Blockdot Shipping New Detective Game Titled: Super Sleuth

  Blockdot has released an new game for Mac users, Super Sleuth. Super Sleuth is a game where the object is…

• P-Edge Releases Server Config For Medal Of Honor: Breakthrough

  P-Edge media has released a new utility for users of Medal Of Honor: Breakthrough. The utility is a Game Server…

• MathLink For AppleScript Now Shipping

  uni software plus GmbH is now shipping a new app for Mac users, MathLink for AppleScript. MathLink for AppleScript is…

• Buena Software Updates Dissolve Factory With Final Cut Express Support

  Buena Software, Inc. has released an update for Dissolve Factory, bringing it to version 1.0.3. The Dissolve Factory is an…

• Ambrosia Releases Maintenance Update For iSeek

  Ambrosia Software, Inc. has released an update for iSeek, bringing it to version 1.0.3. iSeek is an Internet search utility…

• JTech Softworks Releases Maintenance Update For PMX

  JTech Softworks has released an update for PMX, bringing it to version 2.23. PMX is a utility designed for project…

• PSoft Releases Beta Version Of iMsafe

  PSoft has released a beta version iMsafe version 2.0. iMsafe is an automatic backup utility designed for any mounted OS…

• NY Times Looks At Europeam Battleground For Online Music

  Here in the United States, the legal music download market is saturated with the likes of the iTunes Music Store,…

• Reviews Of the iPod mini Tout Coolness, But At A Price

  Now that the iPod mini has been released, reviews of Apple's new music player are starting show up. And the…

• XO Releases New Game For iPod

  So, you're on a long flight, and while you have your entire music collection digitally tucked away in your iPod,…

• iPod mini Meets Lines Of Anxious Fans At Apple Store

  Ya' gotta love Spring. This year, however, there is something a wee bit more to love about the Season of…

February, 19th February 2004

• Is Being Part Of 5% Really So Bad?

  Maybe this will come across as a little overly optimistic, but the more I think about this, the more I…

• Apple Releases iSight Update 1.0.2: White Balance, Exposure Enhancements

  Apple has released an update to its iSight camera, bringing it to version 1.0.2. The update improves white balance and…

• Apple Hot Deals Update: Books, Drives, Printers, RAM, More

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

• ClickTime Updated With New Approval Module

  Clicktime.com has released an update for ClickTime Web Timesheet, bringing it to version 2.1. ClickTime Web Timesheet is a Web…

• SubRosaSoft Shipping FTPDroplet 2.0

  SubRosaSoft, Ltd. has released an new version of FTPDroplet, bringing it to version 2.0. FTPDroplet is a utility designed for…

• macXware Shipping LogoCreator For OS X

  macXware has released an OS X version of LogoCreator. LogoCreator is a utility designed for creating custom logos and icons.…

• iPod Mini Cases Now Shipping From MARWARE

  MARWARE, INC. is now shipping a new protective case for iPod mini users. The SportSuit Basic for iPod mini is…