Archives for May 2005

May, 31st May 2005

• Lawsuit Tries to Stop Cobb County iBook Program

  Former Cobb County commissioner Butch Thompson has filed suit to stop the roll-out of iBook computers to teachers and students…

• Keyspan Intros PS/2-to-USB Adapter

  Keyspan on Wednesday announced that it's now shipping a new adapter that connects a pair of PS/2 devices, such as…

• Apple Hot Deals Update For Three Mac Retailers, Clearance Items

  Apple Computer has updated the Hot Deals pages for Office Depot, Tech Depot, and MacGameStore at the Macintosh Product Guide

• Dragon FliX Compresses, Burns, Non-Encrypted DVD Video

  Dragon FliX can compress unencrypted movies contained on 8.5GB dual-layer DVDs and burn them to 4.7GB single-layer media.

• Docktop Provides Customizable Launch Bar for Desktop

  Shareware developer Jonathan Nathan on Wednesday released Docktop, a utility that creates a customizable launch bar on the desktop.

• ConceptDraw PROJECT 1.3.5 Adds New Interface; Added Reports

  Computer Systems Odessa announced Wednesday the release of ConceptDraw Porject v1.3.5, with a new interface and added reports

• Telestream Releases Flip4Mac MXF Import for FCP 5

  Telestream announced Tuesday the release of the Flip4Mac MXF Import Component to transfer a specialized video production format to the…

• M-Audio Releases New Reference Monitors

  M-Audio announced Tuesday the release of a new set of reference monitors called the Studiophile BX5a

• AOpen Shows Mac mini Look Alike

  As expected and reported by TMO Monday, PC maker AOpen debuted its Apple Mac mini clone Tuesday showing off what…

• Apple, Intel Looking to WiMAX?

  John Yunker of Byte Level Research believes the companies are getting together to discuss WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access),…

• WarBirds: The Mighty Eighth Coming in 2007; Tiger Woods 2005 Hits Beta

  WarBirds: The Mighty Eighth and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 represent the newest editions of two popular game series.

May, 30th May 2005

• Scan of the Beholder

  Vern Seward takes a moment away from Mac commentary to look at another area of technology (and privacy).

• Nancy’s Tiger Thoughts for the Bifocal Crowd

  Nancy Carroll Gravley offers her thoughts on upgrading to Tiger for the bifocal-wearing crowd

• QuickTime 7.0.1 Update Improves Security, More

  Apple Computer released QuickTime 7.0.1 Tuesday afternoon, an update to the media creation and playback platform. The update includes bug…

• Amateur Filmmaker Uses Mac to Create DVD Documenting the Editing of Star Wars

  Star Wars fan Garrett Gilchrist created Deleted Magic to visually document the movie's editing process, which he says turned what…

• Two Weeks Remain to Get Early Bird Pricing for Macworld Boston

  Two weeks remain for attendees to register for early bird pricing for Macworld Conference & Expo Boston, which will be…

• Analyst Keeps ‘Hold’ on AAPL, Cites Slowing Growth, High Expectations

  American Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu's report goes on to offer some rather odd ideas regarding the future of the…

• iEmulator.com Releases iEmulator 1.7.6

  iEmulator announced Tuesday the release of iEmulator 1.7.6, the latest update to the company's Mac OS X-based PC emulator

• Citrix Considering Mac Version of GoToMyPC

  Citrix Online, LLC is considering a Mac version of its popular remote PC access software, GoToMyPC, a published report said…

• Jobs Falls Big in Calif. Exec Pay Scale

  Apple CEO and company co-founder Steve Jobs fell from 1st to 99th on the The Los Angeles Times' annual executive…

• Today Online Rates Tiger a ‘Roaring Success’

  A review of Mac OS X v10.4 "Tiger" on the Singapore news site Today Online bears the headline "King of…

• Intel Preparing Release of Mac mini Look Alike

  Intel is expected to release a prototype PC this week which looks similiar to the Apple Mac mini, a published…

• PreferenceCommander Controls OS X App Prefs

  Stone Design announced Monday the release of PreferenceCommand, a utility that allows you to view, edit, update, restore, and save…

• X2: The Threat Now Available for Download, CD Available June 17

  Gamers can download the galactic trading and shooting game X2: The Threat now or wait for U.S. distribution of the…

• Power Game Factory Enables the Creation of Side-Scrolling Action Games

  Sawblade Software on Tuesday announced that it's now shipping Power Game Factory, a tool for building side-scrolling 2D action games…

May, 29th May 2005

• Happy Memorial Day!

  In celebration of Memorial Day, a US holiday, The Mac Observer will not be publishing Monday, May 30th. We will…

May, 26th May 2005

• FrameForge 3D Review: Previsualizing Film & DV Projects

  Mike Washlesky reviews FrameForge 3D, software that lets even those who can't draw storyboard a film or DV project

• Get Out and Vote (for products you want me to review)

  Dr. Mac has a ton of products waiting to be reviewed. So many, in fact, that he has formed both…

• Sims 2 to Start Shipping Soon

  Aspyr Media on Friday announced that The Sims 2 has reached Gold Master status and will start shipping soon.

• Apple Hot Deals Update For ClubMac, MacConnection

  Apple Computer has updated the Hot Deals pages for ClubMac and MacConnection at the Macintosh Product Guide

• Elgato’s EyeHome Updated for Tiger, More

  Elgato has released version 1.6 of the EyeHome software that drives the company's solution for displaying a Mac's digital content…

• Apple Podcast Backing "A Signal Event", Analyst Believes

  Apple's announcement earlier this week that it will add built-in podcast support to the next version of its iTunes software…

• iPodStyles Debuts iPod Charging Accessory Line

  iPodStyles announced Thursday a series of charging and synchronization accessories for the Apple iPod

• Aspyr Shows Off New Logo, Launches ‘Aspyrations’ Contest

  Games publisher Aspyr Media on Thursday introduced a redesigned logo. The company also launched a contest tied to the new…

• Report: 2GB & 4GB shuffle’s Coming June/August

  Apple Computer will launch two and four gigabyte versions of its flash-based iPod shuffle this June and August, the online…

• Goldman Sachs Says AAPL Should ‘Remain in Neutral,’ But ‘Business is Healthy’

  Goldman's analysts see Tiger contributing meaningfully to revenue this quarter, while long-term possibilities continue to exist on the iPod and…

• Home Builder Lennar Includes iBook, AirPort with New Houses

  The homes Lennar is building in Carlsbad, Calif. include iBooks, an AirPort Base Station, AirPort Express and a stereo tuner…

• Portland Mac Filmmakers Group Announces Tuesday Schedule

  The Portland Final Cut Pro user group has announced the line-up for next week's meeting at the MacForce location

May, 25th May 2005

• Good Apple: Bad Apple

  Vern Seward talks about racism and the most recent discrimination lawsuit against Apple

• "minipartner" Adds Backup, Storage, & FireWire/USB Ports to Mac mini

  French company Macway announced Thursday the "minipartner," an external hard drive that included one-button back up, as well as a…

• Kanguru Intros CD/DVD Duplicator Capable of Handling 11 Discs

  Kanguru Solutions on Thursday released the Kanguru 16X 1-to-11 DVD Duplicator, a system equipped with a 200GB hard drive and…

• Intel CEO Steers Consumers to Macs? Or Prepping Another Idea?

  A writer for England's Channel Register muses on what Intel CEO Paul Otellini meant when he responded to Windows security…

• Speck Products Debuts Toy/iPod Case iGuy

  Speck Products on Thursday introduced iGuy, a bendable iPod case that turns the MP3 player into an action figure.

• Motley Fool Munarriz Picks Apple ‘One of Four Stocks to Retire On’

  Motley Fool contributor Rick Aristotle Munarriz thinks Apple, Disney, Wal-Mart and Google are the best four bets to place, if…

• QuarkXPress 7 to Integrate Open Standards

  Quark Inc. has announced that its upcoming release of QuarkXPress 7 will be built on JDF (Job Definition Format), the…

• Nokia Debuts Phone-less, Linux-Based Handheld Internet Tablet

  Nokia announced Wednesday it will ship in the third quarter a non-cell phone, handheld tablet for Web-browsing over a wireless…

• zGear Introduces Shuffle ezClip

  iPod accessories maker ezGearhas introduced the ezClip Shuffle clip for the iPod Shuffle

• Apple’s Ive Receives UK Design Awards [UPDATE]

  Jonathan Ive, Apple's vice-president of industrial design, received four coveted design awards from the Design and Art Direction association Wednesday…

• NBC, ABC to Offer Podcasts

  NBC News and ABC news have announced they will be offering podcasts to listeners

• Apple Updates Keynote Security Issue; Fixes Pages Problems

  Apple Computer released updates to its Keynote and Pages software products on Thursday to fix various issues