Archives for March 2004

March, 17th March 2004

• Microsoft Prepares "iPod Killer"

  Watch out Apple, here comes Microsoft. CNN is reporting that Microsoft is preparing an "iPod Killer" to be released later…

• Intel To De-emphasize Processor Speed In New Naming Scheme

  According to CNet News, Intel thinks that customers are beginning to understands the MHz Myth, despite years of being trained…

March, 16th March 2004

• 50 Million iTunes Downloads: Missing The Big Picture

  Apple has sold 50 million songs through the iTMS, and is currently selling some 2.5 million songs per week. That's…

• Data Backup 2.0 Now Shipping

  Prosoft Engineering has released a new version of Data Backup, bringing it to version 2.0. Data Backup is a utility…

• 4D, Inc. Shipping New Java Driver

  4D, Inc. has released a new app for database developers, the 4D JDBC Driver. 4D JDBC Driver is a utility…

• MacBUS Announces February Meeting Agenda

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

• 24U SimpleHighlight Plug-In Updated With FileMaker Developer 7 Support

  24U Software has released an update for 24U SimpleHighlight Plug-In, bringing it to version 1.0.1. 24U SimpleHighlight Plug-In is a…

• Inferiis Updates KeepAnEye With Google Surveying

  Inferiis is now shipping an update for KeepAnEye, bringing it to version 1.5. KeepAnEye is a utility designed for the…

• ABFR Updated With Improved Renaming

  PUBLICSPACE.NET has released an update for A Better Finder Rename, bringing it to version 6.2.5. A Better Finder Rename is…

• Apple Exec: We’re Seeing More Cross Platform Developers

  E-Commerce Times has published an interesting interview with Apple VP Ron Okamoto by Robyn Weisman (note that Ms. Weisman also…

• BusinessWeek: Apple To Improve Access For The Impaired

  Alex Salkever, of BusinessWeek Online, is excited about Apple's recent decision to build in a spoken interface option into OS…

• Tick-Tock: Time Palette Maintenance Update Release

  Time Palette has released an update for Time Palette, bringing it to version 5.7.1. Time Palette is a world time…

• TimeCache Updated With Improved Scroll Wheel Support

  The PandaWare Company has released a update for TimeCache, bringing it to version 5.1.9. TimeCache is a time and expense…

• Belle Nuit Updates Titlelistconverter With EDL Exporting

  Belle Nuit Montage has releaszed an update for Titlelistconverter, bringing it to version 1.6. Titlelistconverter is a utility designed for…

• G5 Worries Making Analysts Less Than Bullish On AAPL

  CBS Marketwatch, however, is reporting that some Wall Street analysts are less than bullish on Apple, largely due to worries…

March, 15th March 2004

• Apple Updates Panther To 10.3.3, Including Junk Mail Fix

  Apple has just released an update to Mac OS X 10.3. The new update, version 10.3.3 includes an extensive list…

• 50 Million iTunes Downloads: Missing The Big Picture

  Apple has sold 50 million songs through the iTMS, and is currently selling some 2.5 million songs per week. That's…

• T-Squared Updates FootTrack With New Viewing Options

  T-Squared Software has released an update for FootTrack, bringing it to version 1.6. FootTrack is a utility designed for the…

• Apple Posts Deals On New iPods

  Apple has updated the Hot Deals page for the Apple Store itself at the Macintosh Product Guide. The Mac Product…

• The Iconfactory Releases New Icon Collection

  The Iconfactory has released a new set of icons for download. The "Snappy Hour!" collection is designed as replacements for…

• Hog Bay Notebook 3.0 Now Shipping

  Hog Bay Software has released a new version of Hog Bay Notebook, bringing it to version 3.0. Hog Bay Notebook…

• New Xupport 2.0 Beta Version Shipping With Expos? Enhancements

  Computer Support has released a new beta version of Xupport, bringing it to version 2.0b13. Xupport is a configuration utility…

• Mergemill Updated With Template Support

  Cross Culture Limited has released an update for Mergemill, bringing it to version 3.6. Mergemill is a Web development tool…

• PowerSnipe Updated With OS X Support

  CompuPower LLC has released an update for PowerSnipe, bringing it to version 1.3. PowerSnipe is a utility designed for automated…

• MMISoftware Updates iCalMaker With Improved Reportin

  MMISoftware has released an update for iCalMaker, bringing it to version 1.6. iCalMaker is a utility designed as an iCal…

• Spiderweb Software Catches Avernum Bugs In An Update Web

  Spiderweb Software has released an update for Avernum 3, bringing it to version 1.1.4. Avernum 3 is a fantasy/role playing…

• Belle Nuit Subtitler Updated With Expanded Languages

  Belle Nuit Montage has releaszed an update for Belle Nuit Subtitler, bringing it to version 1.4. Belle Nuit Subtitler is…

• Toshiba’s New 0.85" Drive Is World’s Smallest: Guiness Says So

  What if the iPod mini could be even more...er, mini? It is possible now that Toshiba announced an even smaller…

• iSight To See At The 13th Annual Florida Film Festival

  Those attending the 13th annual Florida Film Festival in Winter Park, Florida (a community just east of Orlando) had a…

• Apple Confirms iTunes Goal To Be Short; Pepsi Giveaway Won’t Be Counted

  Apple Computer Chief Executive Steve Jobs has confirmed that Apple will not be able to sell 100 million song through…

March, 14th March 2004

• TMO Reports - Audited MWSF Expo Numbers Show Interesting Trends

  Exhibition company IDG World Expo released for the first time Friday more accurate, audited attendance figures for last January's San…

• March 14 - 20: Lots Of Mac History, 1 Million Macs, "Wicked Fast," Tell-All Book, Darwin

  We have some tit-for-tat shenanigans from Steve Jobs (1985), the millionth Mac (all six of them) (1987), and a lawsuit…

• Apple Updates Panther To 10.3.3, Including Junk Mail Fix

  Apple has just released an update to Mac OS X 10.3. The new update, version 10.3.3 includes an extensive list…

• Loan Calc Updated From Maxprog With Interface Mods

  Maxprog has released an update for Loac Calc, bringing it to version 1.5.4. Loan Calc is a currency-independent loan calculator…

• 24U FM Template Updated With FileMaker Pro 7 Support

  24U Software has released an update for 24U FM Template, bringing it to version 2.0.1. 24U FM Template is a…

• Troi Text Plug-In For FileMaker Pro Version 7 Now Available

  Troi Automatisering has released new versions of Troi Text Plug-in for FileMaker 6 and 7, bringing them to version 2.7…

• Ten Thumbs Updated With Redesigned Interface

  Runtime Revolution has released a new version of Ten Thumbs Typing Tutor, bringing it to version 3.0. Ten Thumbs Typing…

• Mac OS Guru Updates SQL4X Manager J With Improved MySQL Support

  Mac OS Guru has released an update for SQL4X Manager J, bringing it to version 2.7.1. SQL4X Manager J is…

• Maxprog Updates iCash With Improved Reporting

  Maxprog has released an update for iCash, bringing it to version 1.4.4. iCash is a personal finance management utility designed…

• Apple Hot Deals Update: Phaser, Software, Storage, More

  Apple has updated the Hot Deals page for MacWarehouse at the Macintosh Product Guide. The Mac Product Guide is a…

• R.A.D. Updates Suck It Down With Redesigned UI

  R.A.D. Productions has released an update for Suck It Down, bringing it to version 1.7. Suck It Down is a…

• MacResponder 1.5 Updated With New Email Engine

  Bruno Blondeau has released an update for MacResponder, bringing it to version 1.5. MacResponder is a an email utility designed…

• Apimac Updates Secret Folder With Italian Support

  Apimac has released an update for Secret Folder, bringing it to version 2.6.2. Secret Folder is a utility designed for…

• Quark Returns To Expo For Boston & San Fran Shows

  Desktop publishing company Quark, Inc. will be an exhibitor at this July's Macworld Conference & Expo in Boston, Mass. and…

• Apple Claims 50 Million iTunes Downloads, Will Miss One Year Goal

  Apple Computer announced Monday that its iTunes Music Store had sold over 50 million songs since its launch on April…

• Red vs Blue In Halo World

  Imagine a show based on alter egos that inhabit the world of Halo. These avatars tote guns and wear the…

March, 11th March 2004

• Let’s All Laugh At The Windows Fanatic

  A little more than a year ago, I wrote a column explaining why it would not make economic sense for…

• TMO Reports - Jobs Gets No 2003 Bonus; Stage Set For Shareholders Meeting

  Apple Computer Chief Executive Steve Jobs received no bonus for 2003, and again took home a salary of US$1, as…

• EyeHome: A Must Have

  Last week my Houston Chronicle column focused on a brand new product I think is cooler than cool, Elgato's EyeHome…

• John C. Dvorak Says "It’s The Games, Stupid"

  John C. Dvorak, curmudgeon extraordinaire, has written a (fairly) sane and (mostly) cogent look at some of the differences between…