Archives for May 2004

May, 13th May 2004

• TikiMac Shipping New Exernal Hard Drives

  TikiMac is now shipping new external hard drive configurations for Mac users called Mahana. The Mahana line of drives feature…

• O’Reilly Shipping New Book Titled; "Hackers And Painters"

  O'Reilly & Associates has published a new book titled; "Hackers and Painters". The book, written by Paul Graham, examines the…

• 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 Moves Up Electronic Retailer Top 100; 23rd Overall

  Thanks to the addition of 22 retail stores in 2003, Apple Computer moved from 34th to 23rd in the annual…

May, 12th May 2004

• Apple’s GUI Patent Strategy is Transparent [TMO Scoop]

  In my morbid fascination to see how many times other ?reporters? will see-and-net one of my stories as if it…

• The Iconfactory Releases MP3Concept Trojan Horse Deterrent

  The Iconfactory has released a new utility for Mac users called DownloadCheck. DownloadCheck is designed to analyze whether a download…

• MindCad Updates Pyramid With New Viewing Options

  MindCad has released an update for Pyramid, bringing it to version 1.1.7. Pyramid is a utility designed for visually outlining…

• DoThisNow Updated With New Actions

  Radical Breeze has released an update for DoThisNow, bringing it to version 1.1.5. DoThisNow is a utility designed for running…

• Canto Shipping New Web Based Album Utility

  Canto is shipping a new app for Mac users, Cumulus WebAlbum. WebAlbum is a utility designed for creating static HTML…

• ConceptDraw Project Updated With Custom Project Calendars

  Computer Systems Odessa Corp. has released an update for ConceptDraw Project, bringing it to version 1.1. ConceptDraw is a cross-platform…

• Impression Updated With Enhanced UI

  he Babel Company has released an update for Impression, bringing it to version 2.5. Impression is a utility designed for…

• KavaSoft Updates Two Utilities With Service Commands

  KavaSoft has released an update for Translation Service and HTML Character Converter, bringing them to versions 1.2.1 and 1.2 respectively.…

• Sound Byte Updated With Pause Support

  Black Cat Systems has released an update for Sound Byte, bringing it to version 2.2.0. Sound Byte is an app…

• Apimac Releases Maintenance Update For Secret Folder

  Apimac has released an update for Secret Folder, bringing it to version 2.6.3. Secret Folder is a utility designed for…

• eWeek: Analysts See The End Of Tablet PCs

  eWeek is reporting that some industry analysts see the tablet PC fading away. The rather lengthy report states that there…

• A Low-Cost Graphic Card Solution For Old Macs

  Kenji Nakagawa revisits his somewhat controversial piece from earlier this year about low-cost graphic cards for older Macs. Not only…

May, 11th May 2004

• Bryan Chaffin vs. Rob Enderle, Rounds 3 & 4: What Is Apple?

  Over the last few days, you have been treated to a heads up debate between noted Apple Death Kneller Rob…

• Nancy’s Mac Story Contest Winners

  In my last column I invited TMO readers (over the age of 50) to submit their personal stories of their…

• St. Claire Updates HistoryHound With Reporting Bug Fixes

  St. Clair Software has released an update for HistoryHound, bringing it to version 1.0.2. HistoryHound is a browser utility designed…

• SoftCare Releases New Plug-In For InDesign And InCopy

  SofCare has released a new app for Mac users, SoftCare Overset Manager. SoftCare Overset Manager is a plug-in designed for…

• VueScan Version 8.0 Now Shipping

  Hamrick Software has released a new version of VueScan, bringing it to version 8.0. VueScan is a utility designed for…

• RE:Vision Effects Releases RE:Flex For Discreet

  RE:Vision Effects, Inc. has released a version of RE:Flex for Discreet Susyems users. RE:Flex is a plug-in designed for warping…

• Phlink Updated With Multiple Line Support

  Ovolab has released an update for Phlink, bringing it to version 1.4. Phlink is a telephony utility designed for creating…

• Opera 7.50 Ships With New Browsing Experience

  Opera Software has released an update for Opera, bringing it to version 7.50. Opera is an Internet browser designed for…

• Edirol Ships New FireWire Audio Interface Box

  Edirol Corporation is now shipping the FA-101 10x10 FireWire Audio interface for Mac users. The FA-101 10x10 FireWire Audio interface…

• Zengobi Updates Curio With File Exporting

  Zengobi, Inc. has released an update for Curio, bringing it to version 1.2. Curio is a utility designed as a…

• 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…

• Reuters Examines The Culture Of The iPod mini

  Apple's iPod mini is many things: It's small, functional, light weight, and many consider it to be well-designed. It is…

• IBM To Centralize Desktop Services, Applications, & Data

  According to a report in ComputerWeekly.com, IBM is preparing to make a renewed assault of the desktop market, at least…

• New Mac Trojan Horse Found; Protection Update Released [Updated]

  A new Trojan Horse for Mac OS X, masking itself as a Microsoft Office 2004 installer, has been found, and…

May, 10th May 2004

• Kinky iMacs, iTunes, & Other Apple Patents [TMO Scoop, Updated]

  Despite the claims from some that see very little Intellectual Property (IP) coming from it these days, Apple begs to…

• TMO Scoop - Microsoft: Virtual PC 7 Delayed Until "Second Half of 2004"

  The Macintosh Business Unit (Mac BU) of Microsoft Corp. has confirmed the release of Virtual PC 7.0, Microsoft's PC emulation…

• Readerware Line Of Products Updated With New Graphics

  Readerware Corporation has released updates for the entire line of Readerware products, bringing them to versions 2.88. The applications in…

• EchoFX Updates USBVision With Duration-Based Recording

  EchoFX has released an update for USBVision, bringing it to version 1.1. USBVision is a driver utility designed for capturing…

• TMO Scoop - Mac Office 2004 Ships (W/Screen Shots)

  TMO's Devil's Advocate, John Kheit, received notice from the Apple Store yesterday that his copy of Mac Office 2004 had…

• PlayFair Born Again As Hymn, Back Online

  For those who have been following the battle between PlayFair, the software that will strip Apple's DRM from iTunes Music…

• SimpleDialog Updated With FileMaker 7 Support

  24U Software has released an update for 24U SimpleDialog Plug-In, bringing it to version 2.7. SimpleDialog is a dialog display…

• Inventive, Inc. Releases New Beta Version Of iClip

  Inventive, Inc. has released a beta version of iClip 3.0. iClip is a clipboard utility designed to expand the basic…

• Captain FTP Updated With Improved File Transferring

  Xnet Communications has released an update for Captain FTP, bringing it to version 3.3. Captain FTP is a utility designed…

• Objectpark Updates Menu Calendar With Viewing Mods

  Objectpark Development has released an update for Menu Calendar, bringing it to version 1.8.0. Menu Calendar is a utlity designed…

• MacPrime Releases Maintenance Update For FileMatic

  MacPrime has released an update for FileMatic, bringing it to version 1.0.1. FileMatic is a utility designed for automated file…

• New Music Players Vie For Piece Of iPod Pie

  The iPod mini and the original iPod will soon have more company, however, as several high profile vendors ready their…

• Easy Beat MIDI Sequencer Updated With GarageBand Exporting

  ergonis software has released an update for Easy Beat, bringing it to version 2.1. Easy Beat is a MIDI sequencer…

• Colourfull Creations Updates Maxi Bidder With Improved Aussie Support

  Colourfull Creations has released an update for Maxi Bidder, bringing it to version 1.93. Maxi Bidder is a utility designed…

May, 09th May 2004

• The Rebuttals: Bryan Chaffin vs. Rob Enderle, Round 2

  On Friday, I pointed you to Round 1 of my heads up debate with Rob Enderle, where Mr. Enderle and…

• Apple Hot Deals Update For OWC

  Apple has updated the Hot Deals page for Other World Computing (OWC) at the Macintosh Product Guide

• The One About The Lord of the Rings Almost Being Stolen On An iPod

  According to a New Zealand magazine, there was once a time when "pre-release sequences" of The Lord of the Rings…

• New York Times Looks At Steve Jobs

  Steve Jobs is an interesting person, and a subject that seems to capture the attention and the imagination of the…

• Norbyte Shipping New Mac Game

  Norbyte has released a new game for Mac users, Bloxter. Bloxter is a strategy styled game modeled after the Tetris…

• RPGMapMaker Updated With New Modules And Menus

  Francois Menneteau has released an update for RPGMapMaker, bringing it to version 3.5.0. RPGMapMaker is a utility designed for creating…