Archives for November 2004

November, 15th November 2004

• Steve Jobs to Keynote San Fran Mac Expo

  Apple Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs will kick off Macworld Conference & Expo with a keynote address on Tuesday, January…

• Sony Debuts Double Layer DVD Burner for Mac

  Sony announced Tuesday a new Mac-compatible double layer, dual format DVD burner.

• Netgear Unveils First Available 108 Mbps Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router

  Netgear Inc. on Monday unveiled the Super Wireless ADSL Modem Router.

• Apple Releases AirPort 4.1; AirPort Express Firmware Updates

  Apple Computer released late Monday AirPort 4.1 for Mac OS X 10.3, as well as an AirPort Express firmware update

• New FireWire G-Drive Announced

  G-Technology Inc. introduced Monday the G-Drive, a new line of high-performance FireWire 400/800 and USB 2.0 external hard drives.

• RapidWeaver Adds 10 New Themes, .Mac Publishing

  Realmac Software announced Tuesday the release of RapidWeaver 3.0, a new version of the company's Web design application, with .Mac…

• REALVIZ Ships ImageModeler 4.0

  REALVIZ announced Tuesday it has begun shipping ImageModeler 4.0 for Mac, a solution for measuring and creating three dimensional scenes…

• MacEnterprise.org Hosting Apple Remote Desktop 2 In-Depth Webcast Today

  MacEnterprise.org has announced an Apple Remote Desktop 2 In-Depth Webcast for today, Tuesday, at 1:00 PM EDT

• Second Report Shows Apple’s Share Continuing to Slide; Now 1.87% Worldwide

  Apple Computer's worldwide market share fell to 1.87% in the third quarter of this year from 2.19% a year ago,…

• Hangman Pro 2.0 Released

  Ken Winograd and Space-Time Associates have announced an update for Hangman Pro. The 2.0 update includes major new features and…

• JP Morgan Reiterates "Overweight" Rating on Apple, Raises Estimates

  Newratings.com is reporting that Wall Street firm JP Morgan has reiterated its "Overweight" rating for Apple, largely based on Apple's…

November, 14th November 2004

• November 14-20: McIntosh, IIe Killed, Butt-Head Astronomer

  This week in Apple History we look back at how McIntosh could have forced a name change for the Mac,…

• Apple Launches 3rd Party Clearance Hot Deals Site

  Apple has added a new clearance section of the Hot Deals site at the Macintosh Product Guide

• Newsday Columnist Questions iPod Photo’s Focus

  Newsday columnist Stephen Williams has penned an editorial/review that questions the focus of Apple's new iPod Photo

• NY Times Examines Digital Music Battle Between Apple & Microsoft

  The New York Times has published an in-depth article on the current state of the digital music market, playing particular…

• Stephen King: "I’m Thankful for iTunes"

  Stephen King says that he is thankful for iTunes. The world-famous author listed iTunes among the many things he is…

• SpamSieve 2.2.3 More Accurrate in Catching Junk e-mail

  C-Command software announced Monday an update to SpamSieve, the anti-spam solution for Mac e-mail users.

• Freecom Debuts 1GB Credit Card-Size Flash Card

  Freecom Technologies has introduced the USBCard Pro, a credit card-sized flash storage drive housed in a magnesium alloy case.

• Plextor, Elgato Annnounce New Personal Video Recorder

  Plextor and Elgato have teamed up to introduce a new USB 2.0 Personal Video Recorder for Macs, the company's announced…

• FileMaker Ships Donations 2.0

  FileMaker announced Monday it is now shipping FileMaker Donations 2.0, an updated version of its donations management application that helps…

• Audio Hijack 2.2 Adds New Recording Options

  Rogue Amoeba Software released Monday version 2.2 of Audio Hijack, the latest version of its Mac OS X tool to…

• Adobe Launching New Version of Acrobat by Year’s End

  Adobe Systems will release version 7.0 of its digital document product Acrobat by the end of the year, including a…

• Edirol Updates Mac Drivers For 10 Audio Interfaces

  Edirol has released version 2.0.1 of its drivers for 10 audio interfaced. The update improves performance under high CPU loads,…

• MacJams Releases Free Cello for GarageBand

  MacJams has announced the release of Fitch Cello, a software instrument for Apple's GarageBand. Fitch Cello was developed using 40MB…

• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation for Mac Goes Gold

  Aspyr Media has announced that CSI: Crime Scene Investigation for Mac has gone gold, and that the game will begin…

November, 11th November 2004

• November 7-13: Apple Goes Public, Windows, CHRP, & iPod Born

  It's a busy week in the world of Apple history, starting with this week in 1980 when Apple files to…

• TV/Cell Phone: No!

  My friends, sometimes truth is stranger than fiction, because I read recently that our gadget industry is trying hard to…

• Nuggets???: Volume 1

  Bob LeVitus offers his first installment of Nuggets???, a collection of Mac apps he thinks are very cool

• Marathon’s RePorter Provides Easy Access to Mac Ports

  The small device elegantly provides quick access to popular ports on the back of a Mac.

• New Refurb Products At The Apple Store

  Apple has updated the Hot Deals page for MacWarehouse, MacMall, AudioMidi.com, and the Apple Store itself at the Macintosh Product…

• Panic "Retires" Audion; Reveals Inside Story

  Software maker Panic, Inc. has officially ended development of Audion, its MP3 player/encoder, saying slow sales, the cost of improving…

• Griffin Debuts XPress Digital Audio Cable

  Griffin Technology announced Friday the XPress Digital Audio Cable that connects Apple's Airport Express to the digital input on home…

• Nisus Writer Express Updated to Version 2.1

  Nisus Software has announced an update for Nisus Writer Express. The new version, 2.1, includes speed enhancements, French localization, and…

• Firefox For Mac Downloads Top 170K in 2 Days; "Polished" Version in March

  The open-source Web browser Firefox 1.0 for Mac was downloaded over 170,000 times in the first two days, The Mozilla…

• The REAL ‘Shiny’ Details of The Consumer Reports Ratings on Macs

  You've heard Consumer Reports thinks highly of Apple Macs. But the real story is in the details of why. Here's…

• Downfall Gets Maintenance Update

  Norbyte has announced a minor maintenance release for Downfall, the company's 3D falling-blocks (i.e. in the Tetris tradition) game. The…

November, 10th November 2004

• Atomic Learning Releases GarageBand Tutorial Videos

  The 40 QuickTime movie tutorials add to the company's collection of over 11,000 tutorials.

• iDrops: Clean & Polish Your iPod

  PodShop announced a new product cleverly called iDrops, which allows you to clean and polish your iPod, as well as…

• Independent Makes Case For Turning iPod Into "Platform"

  The Independent (UK) has made the case for Apple opening up the iPod's APIs to third-party developers, effectively turning the…

• Casio Debuts 7.1MP Exilim Pro EX-P700

  Casio, Inc. announced Thursday the Exilim Pro EX-P700 digital camera, featuring a 7.1 megapixel sensor and 4x optical and digital…

• Form.Z 5 Adds Features, Mac OS X Support

  Columbis, Ohio based Auto-des-sys, Inc. has introduced form.Z 5.0 with a variety of new features including native Mac OS X…

• New StickyBrain 3 Adds iPod Support; New Interface

  Software maker Chronos LCannounced Thursday the release of StickyBrain 3, its third generation note manager for Mac OS X.

• Strata Ships RenderPro

  Strata announced Thursday that its shipping RenderPro, its network rendering application that allows users to network Macs and PCs together…

• Taiwan PC Maker Bundles iTMS on PCs

  Asian PC maker Synnex Technology International announced Tuesday it will bundle Apple's iTunes Music Store software with its laptop and…

• Apple Drops Five-Star Self-Ratings

  Apple Computer has dropped the automatic five-star ratings of its own products on the US Apple Online Store. Macs, iPods…

• Inside Mac Radio’s November 6 Show Posted

  Last week's radio show is now available for download and listening at your leisure.

• C|Net Aims Apple’s Spotlight

  The tech site takes a fresh look at Spotlight, the robust search technology built into Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger.

• Which Came First? Foofpod or iPod Sock? Readers Say Former

  Which was first...the Apple iPod Sock or the foofpod? Mac Observer readers tell us if anybody copied the iPod blanket,…

• Call of Duty: United Offensive Goes Gold

  Aspyr Media announced Thursday that Call of Duty: United Offensive for Mac has gone gold, and that it will ship…

• Freeverse Ships Project Nomads In US

  Freeverse has announced that Project Nomads is now shipping North America. This game puts you in the role of one…