Archives for March 2005

March, 31st March 2005

• First Impressions of Canon’s XL2

  Mike Washlesky offers his first impressions of the Canon XL2 DV camera

• Quickies: Desktop Diversions, Part I

  Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus shows us several Mac games and other fun software that make great desktop diversions

• Clear ShuffleMate Case Starts Shipping

  Bruddy, LLC has started shipping the ShuffleMate, an iPod shuffle case that offers sturdy protection and with clips and wire…

• MaxProtect Impact Resistant Protective Bag for Laptops Ships

  The MaxProtect is a new minimalist impact resistant carrying bag for PowerBooks and iBooks from MaxUpgrades

• Sonnet Drops Prices Up To $50, FastMac Holds Weekend Sale

  Sonnet cut prices by up to $50 on several G3 and G4 processor upgrades Friday, and FastMac is cutting prices…

• Apple Hot Deals Update For Three Mac Retailers

  Apple has updated the Hot Deals page for AudioMIDI, Tech Depot, and O'Reilly at the Macintosh Product Guide

• Google Ups Email Storage Space to 2GB

  Google Inc. is doubling the capacity of its Gmail e-mail service to 2 gigabytes. The company plans to continue expanding…

• Griffin Ships AirClick Remote for iPod

  Griffin Technology announced late Thursday it is now shipping the AirClick Remote, its wireless remote control for the iPod and…

• Apple Adopts Windows Media for iTunes, iPod

  In a surprise move, Apple Computer announced Friday, April 1st, that it was licensing Microsoft's Windows Media platform for use…

• Camino Web Browser Receives Minor Tweaks

  The Camino Project has released Camino 0.83, a minor update to the Mozilla-based Web browser for Mac OS X

• Ambrosia Utility Corrects Screen Degradation

  Ambrosia Software has released a new free utility designed to correct an LCD or CRT display's gamma curve, which in…

• Aspyr Offers Buy 1, Get 1 Free Game Promo With True Crime: Streets of L.A.

  Aspyr Media launched a special offer Friday for Mac gamers that offers one free game with the purchase of True…

March, 30th March 2005

• Discreet to Ship combustion Version 4 for Mac in May

  Discreet has announced a May release of combustion version 4.0 for the Mac

• Detroit Free Press Contrasts Longhorn with Tiger

  The Detroit Free Press's Mike Wendland contrasts Microsoft's next major operating system release, Longhorn, to Apple's next generation version of…

• Financial Times: Sony’s PSP No Threat to iPod

  Sony's new PlayStation Portable (PSP) is no threat to the iPod, or even Windows Media devices, according to the Financial…

• HP to Update iPod Line

  Saying it will more closely mirror Apple's current line of iPod digital media devices in the future, Hewlett Packard has…

• Comdex Cancelled For 2005…Again

  For the second year in a row, the Comdex technology trade show has been cancelled due to little interest among…

• Improve Your Mac mini’s AirPort Performance

  QuickerTek has brought its 5.5dBi wireless antenna boosting option to the Mac mini

• Gartner Warns About "Potential" Mac OS X Vulnerabilities

  On the heels of Symantec's recent warning regarding security vulnerabilities present in Mac OS X, Gartner Research recently issued a…

• Ambrosia Delivers Darwinia, New Strategy Game

  Ambrosia Software and Introversion have released a new real-time strategy game, Darwinia

• Analyst: Apple Product Availability Improving; Tiger Outselling TurboTax

  Except for the Special Edition U2 iPod, Apple Computer's product availability has improved across the board, according to a Wall…

March, 29th March 2005

• HP Gives PCs a Silver Make-Over, Built-in iPod Dock

  While some have speculated whether the Mac mini was originally designed to feature a built-in iPod dock, HP has taken…

• DLO Offers Colored iPod shuffle Lanyard Caps

  If you've lost your iPod shuffle's lanyard cap or want a more flexible options, DLO has your ticket. Cool Caps…

• Apple Hot Deals Update For MacMall, Ramjet, Clearance

  Apple has updated the Hot Deals page for MacMall, Ramjet, and the Clearance page at the Macintosh Product Guide

• Hilton Adds MP3 Jack to Room Alarm Clocks

  Nearly 250,000 new clocks with mini jacks to use an iPod or other music device will be phased in to…

• REALbasic Design Awards 2005 Winners Announced

  REAL Software announced Wednesday the winners of its REALbasic Design Awards for 2005

• PocketMac for PSP Announced

  Information Appliance Associates has released PocketMac for PSP that allows Macs users to synchronize contacts, music & photos from a…

• iPod Not As Big a Hit in Competitive South Korean Marketplace

  A comprehensive article in The Korea Times takes a look at how Apple's iPod models are fairing against the competition…

• Secure Your shuffle in an iVault

  If you're willing to spend up to 30% of the cost of your iPod shuffle to protect it, the new…

• Luxpro’s Super Tangent: Different Name, Same shuffle Look

  Taiwanese MP3 maker Luxpro, who proved earlier this month that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, has re-introduced its…

• CNN: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Profits?

  The next major upgrade to Mac OS X, Tiger, could be a big source of profits to Apple for the…

March, 28th March 2005

• Is Apple Fostering The Criminal Element?

  I know a guy, Bob, who is a criminal; he's the scum of the earth! Why is Bob such a…

• LA Times: Bloggers Not Deserving of Journalistic Protection

  Bloggers aren't journalists, and in the cases involving Apple against Think Secret, PowerPage, AppleInsider, or any other online "blogger" publication,…

• Developer News: Apple Posts WWDC Session & Special Event Info

  Apple has posted session and special event information for the 2005 World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC)

• WiebeTech Announces New Combo Adapters

  WiebeTech LLC announced Tuesday a set of Combo Adapters, which allow for the attaching of hard drives to any computer

• RealMac Releases RapidWeaver 3.1

  Realmac Software announced Tuesday version 3.1 of RapidWeaver, its Web design application

• Iomega Debuts Three Professional Storage Solutions

  Date storage company Iomega announced Tuesday a series of professional storage products ranging from servers to serial drives

• M-Audio Debutes Music Software Suites

  M-Audio announced Tuesday the debut of its own brand of software -- a virtual keyboard rack and a virtual bass…

• Arizona Fraterinity & Sorority Kicks Off iPod Modeling Contest

  Two Greek chapters at the University of Arizona have taken the music player to a new level with the iPose…

• Samsung Introduces Feature-Packed Flash Player

  The YEPP YP-C1 is a flash player that weighs 26 grams, is powered by a AA battery, and packs MP3/WMA/OGG…

• Ireland First Country to Convert to All-Digital Theaters

  The Register UK has reported that Ireland will be the first country to convert all theaters to the digital format…

March, 27th March 2005

• Xerox Suit, Oracle Takeover & Jesse Jackson on Apple

  This week in Apple History, we look at Xerox's lawsuit against Apple, the takeover rumors from Oracle CEO Larry Ellison,…

• Reader Questions & New Tips

  Nancy Carroll Gravley offers answers to reader questions, as well as some reader tips for Mac OS X

• Bare Bones Updates BBEdit 8, Adds Subversion Support

  BBEdit 8.1 now includes support for Subversion, plus enhancements to its groundbreaking 'Text Factory' feature, and various interface refinements and…

• Adobe Press Release Gaffe Details New Photoshop

  Adobe briefly posted a press release for the upcoming Photoshop CS2 to its Web site this past weekend, quickly retracted…

• Miami Herald Looks at Four iPod Nuts

  iPod owners, like Mac owners, often name and in other ways anthropomorphize their music players, and the Miami Herald looked…

• Free App Suite to be Bundled with FileMaker Pro

  Database maker FileMaker Inc. will offer a free FileMaker Applications Suite with FileMaker Pro 7 for a limited time, the…

• Seattle Times Asks "Who’s Your Mac Daddy?"

  A Seattle Times editorial explores the issue of who should properly be called 'the father of the Mac."

• iTunes.co.uk Owner to Appeal Domain Order to High Court

  The owner of the Web domain itunes.co.uk has decided to appeal a ruling to Britain's High Court after being ordered…

• DVForge Nixes Virus Prize Contest

  Within 12 hours of announcing an open contest to create and deploy an active Mac OS X virus, Mac and…