Archives for November 2004

November, 04th November 2004

• O’Reilly Publishes "Modding Mac OS X: Extreme Makeovers for Your Mac"

  O'Reilly has published a new Mac OS X book titled, Modding Mac OS X: Extreme Makeovers for Your Mac. Its…

• Contour Releases Clear Case for 4th Gen 40GB iPods

  Contour Design has announced the release of the iSee-40, a clear, hard plastic case for 4th generation 40GB iPods

• IDG Moves Macworld Boston Location; Apple Still Won’t Exhibit (UPDATE)

  Macworld Boston will be moving locations to the Hynes Convention Center from the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center for its…

• Mac Motocross Game Goes Gold

  Aspyr Media has announced that MTX: Mototrax has gone gold for both the Mac and Windows version; the game will…

• First Albany Raises Fiscal 2005 Apple Estimates

  The firm expects Apple to post a profit of $1.35 a share on $10.8 billion of revenue for the fiscal…

November, 03rd November 2004

• Stuff That Crossed My Mind

  Gary Randazzo has a couple of things that crossed his mind, specifically he's on about knee-jerk deconstructionist reviews of Apple…

• Reader Letters: Help, Arrogance, & Weirdness

  In today's column I am going to answer readers letters, including some iTunes help, a letter from Mr. Arrogant, and…

• Apple Adds Customer Ratings to iPod Store

  A new system allows customers to submit reviews and ratings of products at Apple's online iPod store.

• iPod Your Car (Even if it’s not a BMW)

  Monster Cable's new iCruze, shipping later this Fall, will allow the iPod to be connected to and controlled through many…

• NSA Releases Guide for Securing and Configuring Mac OS X

  The U.S. National Security Agency weighs in on how to optimize Mac OS X for secure computing.

• Microsoft Adds Europe to Download Music Service

  Microsoft launched its MSN music download service in eight new European countries on Thursday as it tries to duke it…

• iPod Mini Cell Phone? Only In Your Dreams

  Say hello to hiPod.

• Google Clarifies CEO Comment on Mac Desktop Search; Reuters’ Errors

  A Google spokesman has told TMO that Chief Executive Eric Schmidt never said last Friday the company would definitely release…

• Two Medal Of Honor Updates

  Aspyr Media has released two gaming updates for Medal of Honor expansion packs, Medal of Honor: Allied Assault Breakthrough 2.40a…

• World of Warcraft, MTX Mototrax Shipping This Month

  Blizzard's highly anticipated World of Warcraft will ship Nov. 23, while Asypr's MTX Mototrax is due Nov. 15.

• MoneyCentral Offers Solid Look At Apple’s Stock Fundamentals

  MoneyCentral is offering a solid look at Apple from an investment standpoint. The piece focuses on some of the company's…

November, 02nd November 2004

• Reader Letters: Help, Arrogance, & Weirdness

  In today's column I am going to answer readers letters, including some iTunes help, a letter from Mr. Arrogant, and…

• Access to iTunes Music Store Ends Today for Version 4.2 Users

  Users of iTunes 4.2 or older must update to version 4.7 today to continue to access the iTunes Music Store,…

• VLC Media Player Reaches Version 0.8.0

  After months of development, the team behind VLC has released a substantial update to the application for viewing a variety…

• Imation ships 2GB USB 2.0 Swivel Flash Drive

  The company's flash drive offerings now range from 128MB for about $40 up to 2GB for $300.

• Apple Updates Partner ‘Hot Deals’

  Apple Computer updated its 'Hot Deals' Web site Wednesday with new specials from a variety of retail partners.

• Doom 3 Coming to Mac, But For G5 Macs Only

  Aspyr Media announced Wednesday it will be publishing a Mac version of its action/adventure game Doom 3. The bad news…

• Mossberg: iPod Photo a Winner, But Pricey

  Walt Mossberg, columnist for The Wall Street Journal, writes in his Wednesday column the recently introduced iPod Photo is "just…

• Lemke Updates GraphicConverter 5.3

  Lemke Software has released GraphicConverter 5.3, an update to its popular image editing and conversion software for Mac OS X.

• Fee-Based Web Accelerator Service Comes to Mac

  Propel Software announced Wednesday Propel Accelerator for Macintosh, a fee-based service that claims to speed up dial-up Internet connections by…

• Sept. iPod Share Slips 5% on Strong Flash Sales; HP Second

  Apple's U.S. market share of hard drive-based portable media players fell 5% in September to 87.3% as more consumers bought…

• Key Code Offers Free Sonicfire Pro Training Session

  Key Code Media is offering an online training session for users of Sonicfire Pro. Sonicfire Pro is a utility designed…

November, 01st November 2004

• Mac Users Won’t Give Away Root

  Vern Seward takes exception to the suggestion that Mac users are more likely to fall victim to social engineering attacks…

• Apple Executive Returns to Sun

  Tom Goguen, who was in charge of marketing for Mac OS X Server, has left Apple and returned to Sun,…

• Former Apple Executive Named PalmSource Chairman

  Jean-Louis Gassee, a nine-year Apple veteran and founder of the BeOS, has been named Chairman of the Board of Directors.

• Firefox, Mozilla Loosen Internet Explorer’s Grip on Browsers

  Safari and Opera combine for just over one percent of the market, while IE captures 92 percent.

• Apple Shares Hit Four-Year High

  Shares close at $53.50, up two percent for the day, on continued iPod buzz.

• Belkin Debuts TuneBase FM For iPod mini

  Belkin Corp. announced Tuesday the TuneBase FM for the Apple iPod mini that lets users power, charge and listen to…

• Sonnet Now Shipping PodFreq With Car Charger

  Sonnet Technologies announced Tuesday its PodFreq, FM transmitter for the Apple iPod now comes with a car charger at no…

• iPod Halloween Costumes Hit It Big

  Dressing up as an iPod proved to be quite the Halloween costume this year.

• Griffin EarJams Now Avaialble

  Griffin Technology announced Tuesday it has begun shipping the Griffin EarJams, which are snap-on enhancements to Apple iPod earbuds.

• Study: OS X World’s Safest OS From Security Attacks

  A 12 month study by the security firm mi2g concludes that Mac OS X and Open Source BSD are the…

• New Beamit FM Adapters Offer More Wireless Channels

  First International Digital, Inc. introduced Monday a new series of Beamit wireless music adapters.

• Inside Mac Radio Podcast Now Available

  Inside Mac Radio announced Tuesday that its weekly program is now available in Podcast format to play on an Apple…

• Amazon Releases A9 Toolbar for Firefox

  E-commerce application maker A9 released Monday A9 Toolbar for the Mozilla's Firefox Web browser.

• Apple VP Johnson Cashes In On $9.6M Stock Profit

  Two days after Apple Computer announced its iPod Photo and U2 iPod, company Senior Vice President Ron Johnson reaped a…

• Apple: ‘Opener’ Worm Not a Virus

  Apple Computer denied Monday that the supposed 'Opener' malware program is a virus, Trojan horse or a worm. The security…