Archives for May 2004

May, 31st May 2004

• The Mac is Dead, Long Live iPod!

  The Mac is Dead, Long Live iPod! That's the word from a lot of so-called Mac pundits. Once again, these…

• DoThisNow Updated With New Actions

  Radical Breeze has released an update for DoThisNow, bringing it to version 1.2. DoThisNow is a utility designed for running…

• Mergemill Updated With Bug Fixes And Templates

  Cross Culture Limited has released an update for Mergemill, bringing it to version 3.6.3. Mergemill is a Web development tool…

• Apple Hot Deals Update For MacWarehouse, J&R; New Promo From Apple

  Apple has updated the Hot Deals page for MacWarehouse and J&R at the Macintosh Product Guide. The company also announced…

• Jon’s Phone Tool Updated With Improved Modem Controller

  Jonathan Nathan has released an update for Jon's Phone Tool, bringing it to version 1.2. Jon's Phone Tool is a…

• Barcode Automator Updated With Enhanced Value Editor

  Intelli Innovations, Inc. has released an update for Barcode Automator, bringing it to version 2.2. Barcode Automator is a barcode…

• NetFlix Freak Updated With Queue Enhancements

  The Little App Factory has released an update for Netflix Freak, bringing it to version 1.2 Netflix Freak is a…

• BusinessWeek: Mac Office 2004 Could Persuade IT Managers To Reconsider Mac

  BusinessWeek has published a review of Microsoft's new Mac office suite, Office 2004. The reviewer, Stephen H. Wildstrom, says that…

• Microsoft UK Recruits Head Attorney From Apple

  Many have accused Microsoft of raiding Apple for ideas for its operating system, applications, and other ideas for software and…

• Mariner Software Updates Mariner Write With Expanded Languages

  Mariner Software has released an update for Mariner Write, bringing it to version 3.6.1. Mariner Write is a utility designed…

• Virtual Programming Updates Virtual Grand Prix 2 With Fixes

  Virtual Programming Ltd. has released an update for Virtual Grand Prix 2, bringing it to version 1.06. Virtual Grand Prix…

• WorksWell Updated With Improved 10.3 Compatibility And More

  DrawWell Technologies Ltd. has released update for WorksWell and DrawWell, bringing them both to version 2.2. WorksWell is a utility…

• Sony to Halt Handheld Sales in US & Europe; Future Focus on Wireless?

  Sony said Tuesday that it will stop selling its Clie handheld personal digital assistants (PDA) in the United States and…

May, 27th May 2004

• Benchmarks: Not Just For Geeks Anymore

  So, I was thinking about doing the OS X 10.3.4 update when it occurred to me that it is entirely…

• More Mac Stories

  In my last column I announced the winners of my Mac story contest. The contest was for Mac users over…

• MacRetreats Extends Early Registration Deadline For Mac Networkers Retreat

  MacRetreats has a treat for Mac network admins and IT managers; the company has announced an extended period for registration…

• Daystar Offers Power Mac G3 Processor Upgrades

  Daystar Technology has announced new performace upgrades for Power Mac G3 owners. The MAChSpeed G4 ZIF upgrade is designed to…

• Alera Tech Shipping New Disk Repair Kit

  Alera Technologies is now shipping the DVD/CD Disc Repair Plus. The DVD/CD Disc Repair Plus is a kit designed for…

• Scott Kelby Book Signing Sunday At Chicago Apple Store

  Scott Kelby will be on hand at the Chicago Apple Store for a book signing and demonstration of Photoshop and…

• MachineWorks Updated With Improved Reporting

  MachineWorks Ltd. has released an update for MachineWorks, bringing it to version 6.1. MachineWorks is a utility designed for the…

• Creative Manager Pro 7.0 To Ship In July

  Creative Manager, Inc. has announced the upcoming release of Creative Manager Pro version 7.0. Creative Manager Pro is a utility…

• Jumsoft Updates Money With Improved Printing And More

  Jumsoft has released an update for Money, bringing it to version 1.3. Money is a utility designed for personal accounting…

• Mandolux Posts New Desktops

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

• MacUser UK Exploring Worldwide Digital Edition

  Dennis Publishing, the publishers of MacUser UK magazine, are exploring the possibility of launching a universal, electronic version of their…

• What Microsoft REALLY Said About its Music Strategy & iPod

  Numerous reports have surfaced in the past two days about comments made by a Microsoft executive in which he was…

• MusicPlasma: The Center Of Your Music World

  So, you're cruising iTunes Music Store, checking out what's new. You get annoyed with the 30 second snippets of music,…

May, 26th May 2004

• Apple Releases Mac OS X 10.3.4: Graphics, Mail, Safari, Disk Burning, More Updated

  Apple has released an update for Mac OS X, bringing it to version 10.3.4. The new version brings a host…

• FileWave Updated With Speed Boosts

  FileWave has released an update for FileWave X, bringing it to version 1.6.1. The FileWave series of tools are designed…

• BusinessWeek Questions Apple’s Global Music Player Market Share

  BusinessWeek's Alex Salkever has penned a new Byte of the Apple column, and this week he's looking at Apple's global…

• The X Lab Shipping Second Edition Of OS X Trouble Shooting eBook

  The X Lab has released a second edition of the ebook "Troubleshooting Mac? OS X". "Troubleshooting Mac? OS X" is…

• O’Reilly Shipping New Book Titled; "Digital Photography Hacks"

  O'Reilly & Associates has published a new book titled; "Digital Photography Hacks". The book, written by Derrick Story, examines the…

• Cosmic Encounter Gets New Alien Character

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

• Maxprog Releases Beta Version Of MaxNews 1.0

  Maxprog has released a beta version of MaxNews 1.0. MaxNews is a utility designed for Usenet newsreader downloading. The app…

• New UK iPod Battery Replacement Service Available

  Plugstore.net has announced a new service for UK iPod users, iPod First Aid. iPod First Aid is a service designed…

• DiscBlaze 4.0 To Be Released Late June

  Radical Breeze has announced the upcoming release of DiscBlaze version 4.0. DiscBlaze is a utility designed for burning CDs and…

• iListen German Version 1.6.4 Released

  MacSpeech, Inc. has released a German version of iListen 1.6.4. iListen is a verbal text utility designed to allow direct…

• OS X Tools Help Westlake Interactive Bring Halo To The Mac

  Apple's Developer's Connection has posted the story of how Westlake Interactive was able to bring Halo, one of the most…

• Forbes: Dinky Drives To Drive New Devices

  As the makers of the tiny drives struggle to keep up with current demand for products like the iPod, others…

May, 25th May 2004

• Sniffing Around For The Econo Mac

  Mac users don't have to worry as much about the inclusion of a good user experience in products from Big…

• Apple Hot Deals Updates For 12 Mac Retailers

  It seems that we missed a couple of earlier updates, but today we noticed that Apple has updated the Hot…

• Apple Releases Mac OS X 10.3.4: Graphics, Mail, Safari, Disk Burning, More Updated

  Apple has released an update for Mac OS X, bringing it to version 10.3.4. The new version brings a host…

• Bench Design Releases New RapidWeaver Themes

  Bench Design has released new theme packs for users of RapidWeaver 2.1. The theme packs are designed for Web site…

• Xmonitor Gets Performance Mods And Fixes With 1.9.5 Update

  fork networking, LLC has released an update for XMonitor, bringing it to version 1.9.5. XMonitor is a utility designed for…

• Imposer Pro Maintenance Update Released

  a lowly apprentice production, inc. has released an update for Imposer Pro, bringing it to version 1.1.1. Imposer Pro is…

• MainConcept Shipping New MPEG Encoder

  MainConcept is shipping a new app for Mac users, MPEG Encoder 1.5.0. MPEG Encoder is a utility designed for video…

• SubRosaSoft Shipping New Partition Manager

  SubRosaSoft, Ltd. is shipping a new app for Mac users, VolumeWorks. VolumeWorks is a utility designed for hard drive partition…

• LAJ Design Ships New Speech Conversion Utility

  LAJ Design is shipping a new app for Mac users, Listen Later 1.0. Listen Later is a utility designed for…

• Realmac Software Releases Maintenance Update For Button Builder

  Realmac Software has released an update for Button Builder, bringing it to version 4.0.2. Button Builder is a utility designed…

• Apple Named #3 In Wired’s Top 10; Pixar #9

  Each year, Wired magazine offers up a list of companies they believe are the pacesetters of current and future technology.…

• HomeProject Updated With Stability Improvements And More

  adnX software has released an update for HomeProject, bringing it to version 1.1. HomeProject is a utility designed for scheduling…