Archives for April 2004

April, 26th April 2004

• Gefen Now Shipping HDTV Extender For CAT-5 Cables

  Gefen is now shipping the HDTV Extender for Mac users. The HDTV Extender is a device designed for transmitting HD…

• Easy Barcode Technologies Shipping New Barcode Scanner Pen

  Easy Barcode Technologies is now shipping the Easy Barcode Pen. The Barcode Pen is a pen-like USB device designed for…

• OpenOSX Updates WinTel With Internal Modem Support

  OpenOSX has released an update for WinTel, bringing it to version 1.2.1. WinTel is an application designed for controlling Bochs,…

• AE Monitor Updated With New Browsing Options

  Oxalyn Software has released an update for AE Monitor, bringing it to version 1.6. AE Monitor is a utility designed…

• OnSync 1.5 Release Expands Phone Support

  Antonio Ferraoli has released an update for OnSync, bringing it to version 1.5. OnSync is a utility designed for synchronizing…

• Waterfall Software Ships iVideo 2.0

  Waterfall Software has released a new version of iVideo, bringing it to version 2.0. iVideo is a utility designed for…

• NY Times Looks At iPod, Steve Jobs, Apple, Future

  The New York Times published a very interesting piece on Sunday about the iPod, Steve Jobs, the rest of the…

• Escher Made Real…In Legos?

  Mauritis Cornelis Escher was an interesting chap. So entertaining, in fact, that some folks have taken up the challenge of…

April, 25th April 2004

• Are They For Real?

  I've loathed Real Player for as long as the company that makes it has existed. It's been a fact of…

• Sonnet Shipping New iPod FM Transmitter

  Sonnet Technologies is now shipping the PodFreq for iPod users. The PodFreq is an iPod add-on device designed for transmitting…

• New iPod Recording Device From Griffin Tech Now Shipping

  Griffin Technology is now shipping a new device for iPod users, the iTalk Voice Recorder. The iTalk is a device…

• Hi-Voltage Releases New Distance Calculator For FileMaker

  Hi-Voltage is shipping a new plug-in for FileMaker users, LatitudeZERO. LatitudeZERO is a FM plug-in designed for calculating distances between…

• Photoshop CS Now Supports X3F File Types

  Foveon Inc. has announced expanded product support for Foveon X3F image file type. X3F is the file type produced with…

• Apple Hot Deals Update For CDW

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

• Belle Nuit Subtitler Updated With 720 Exporting

  Belle Nuit Montage has released an update for Belle Nuit Subtitler, bringing it to version 1.5. Belle Nuit Subtitler is…

• Drag Thing Updated With Virex Bug Fix

  TLA Systems has released a maintenance update for DragThing, bringing it to version 5.1.1. DragThing is a dock utility designed…

• IMG Shipping First Issue Of DVD Based Game Subscription Service

  Inside Mac Games is shippin gthe first issue of the MacGames DVD. The service delivers popular Mac games, demos, and…

• ASMC To Giveaway $15,000 Prize Package

  The Apple Specialist Marketing Co-op has announced a country-wide giveaway for Mac users. The "Ultimate Graphics System" features a grand…

• Spiderweb Software Releases Maintenance Update For Blades Of Avernum

  Spiderweb Software has released an update for Blades of Avernum, bringing it to version 1.0.1. Blades of Avernum is a…

• First Release Candidate For Mozilla 1.7 Released

• Apple Execs Cash In Big Stock Profits; Cook $13M, Rubinstein $10.9M

  Taking full advantage of Apple Computer's high stock price that recently jumped above US$27 a share for the first time…

• Jupiter Research Calls iPods "Measure for Success"; Mini Best Capacity For Most

  The iPod and iPod mini portable digital-music players are "a measure for success" for the rest of the MP3 player…

• Jobs To Host iTMS Conference Call Wednesday; No Stream For Public

  To commemorate the first anniversary of Apple's iTunes Music Store, Apple CEO Steve Jobs will participate in a media and…

April, 22nd April 2004

• TMO Reports: Apple Shareholder Meeting: Board & Auditors, In; Exec Salary Cap, Out [Updated]

  At Apple's annual shareholder meeting, held today at Apple's corporate headquarters, shareholders were asked to vote on three shareholder proposals:…

• TMO Reports: Jobs Says Real Partnership "Not Worth It"

  In his first public comment since RealNetworks offered an alliance to Apple, Mr. Jobs told shareholders that such a partnership…

• TMO Reports: Apple Sued Over JPEG Patent; Damages Possibly "Millions"

  Videoconferencing company Forgent Networks, Inc. filed suit Thursday against 31 defendants, including Apple Computer, for using its JPEG digital image…

• Two Important Things Every Mac User Ought to Know

  I meet a lot of people including a surprising number who tell me they're new to the Mac. Invariably, conversation…

• Apple Updates FW Audio Drivers

  Apple has released an update for the FIreWire internal audio driver, bringing it to version 1.0.8. The update is designed…

• Apple Hot Deals Updates For 7 Mac Retailers

  Apple has updated the Hot Deals page for OWC, MacMall, Sweetwater Sound, Ramjet, ClubMac, O'Reilly, and Publishing Perfection at the…

• iRecordMusic Updated With Split Recording

  Bitcartel has released an update for iRecordMusic, bringing it to version 1.3. iRecordMusic is a utility designed for recording streaming…

• JTech Softworks Releases Maintenance Update For PMX

  JTech Softworks has released an update for PMX, bringing it to version 2.24. PMX is a utility designed for project…

• MultiMode Updated With IMD Display

  Black Cat Systems has released an update for MultiMode OSX, bringing it to version 4.6.3. MultiMode is a short wave…

• Software Architects Updates GreatVideo! With VR File Conversion

  Software Architects, Inc. has released an update for GreatVideo!, bringing it to version 1.2. GreatVideo! is a utility designed for…

• St. Claire Shipping New Safari History Search Utility

  St. Clair Software has released a new app for Mac users, HistoryHound. HistoryHound is a browser utility designed for simplified…

• New York Times Looks At Cheap PCs, Including eMacs

  The New York Times has published a look at entry-level computers that includes the iMac. Better yet, the iMac fares…

• Adobe’s CEO: "Our Mac Business Has Stayed Relatively Strong"

  Wouldn't it be great to have a sit-down with Adobe's CEO, Bruce Chizen, and ask him some pointed questions about…

• Boinx Software Updates iRecordNow With New Features And New Name

  Boinx Software has released a new version and name change for iRecordNow. Now known as iVeZeen 2.0, the app is…

April, 21st April 2004

• Apple Offers Free Pre-WWDC Conferences, Posts Schedule

  Apple has updated the World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) Web site with new information on the conferences to be held…

• Mandolux Posts New Desktops

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

• Apple Gets Three Webby Awards For iTunes Music Store

  The 8th annual Webby Awards are on their way, and this year's nominees include Apple. The company received three nominations…

• ELEKTRIK PIANO Now Shipping From NI

  NATIVE INSTRUMENTS is now shipping ELEKTRIK PIANO for Mac users. ELEKTRIK PIANO is a utility designed to emulate "legendary" electric…

• New Palm Trade-In Offer Aimed At Mac Users

  PocketMac and Hewlett Packard are offering a new trade-in policy for users of Palm PDAs. Due to Palm dropping future…

• New Opera Beta Version Released

  Opera Software has released a new beta version of Opera, bringing it to version 7.50 b1. Opera is an Internet…

• IRIDAS Shipping OS X Version Of FrameCycler MP

  IRIDAS is now shipping an OS X version of FrameCycler MP. FrameCycler MP is a cross-platform utility designed for the…

• Derman Enterprises Shipping New Licensing Utility, Kagi Adopts

  Derman Enterprises is shipping a new utility for Mac users, LicenseControl 1.0. LicenseControl is a utility designed for secure software…

• Canto Releases Cumulus 6 For Enterprise

  Canto has released Cumulus version 6 for Enterprise. Cumulus is an asset management system designed to assemble loose files from…

• Popwire To Ship New Video Server Utility

  Popwire Technology has announced a new app for Mac users, Ingestion Engine. Ingestion Engine is a utility designed for serving…

• Disney Tunes In iTunes, Apple Scores Exclusive Deal

  It may be somewhat of a surprise to find that Disney's entire record catalog can now be found on Apple…

• Apple Sued Over JPEG Patent; Damages Possibly "Millions"

  Videoconferencing company Forgent Networks, Inc. filed suit Thursday against 31 defendants, including Apple Computer, for using its JPEG digital image…

• Dealers To Picket Apple Shareholder Meeting

  Three independent Macintosh dealers embroiled in an on-going lawsuit over what they call unfair business practices by Apple Computer plan…