Archives for June 2005

June, 30th June 2005

• The Last Flight Of the Star Raider? (Part II)

  Vern Seward finishes his look at Mac emulators for the Atari 800 that allow you to play such classic Atari…

• Ears to You: Five Sets of Earphones/Headphones Compared

  Among the products garnering the most votes from Dr. Mac's "Clean Up The Pile" column last month were earphones, so…

• A Crossword Game for your Mac

  Nancy Carroll Gravley shows us MacXword, a crossword puzzle game for your Mac

• Apple Adds "Apple Store Special Deals" to Hot Deals

  Apple has updated the Hot Deals pages for Small Dog Electronics, MacGameStore, and Publishing Perfection at the Macintosh Product Guide.…

• IBM, Microsoft Settle Antitrust Suit

  Microsoft will pay US$775 million to IBM and extend a $75 million credit for use of its software at the…

• Tech Superpowers, BOSFCPUG Offer ‘Geek My Ride’ at Macworld Boston

  The event takes a Lexus IS300 and loads it with a video editing suite that competitors use to create a…

• Formac Debuts New LCD Screens, Cuts Prices on Pre-Orders

  Formac has introduced new LCD screens in 19- and 20.1-inch sizes, announcing in the process that until July 15 it…

• Macgamestore.com, Aspyr Give Away iPod; Freeverse Offers Free Shipping

  Anyone who buys an Aspyr game at Macgamestore.com during July will be entered in the drawing. Freeverse's free shipping offer…

June, 29th June 2005

• eWeek: IBM ‘Begs to Differ’ on Apple’s PowerPC Prognosis

  A new eWeek article by writer John G. Spooner says that "Apple's worries about watts are unfounded, according to IBM."

• PhotoEdit 2 Offers Smart Crop, More

  The Smart Crop tool lets users constrain images to 3x5, 4x6, 5x7 or 8x10 dimensions when cropping them.

• Apimac Slide Show 6.4 Adds Tiger Support, New Features

  New features include the ability to show image metadata next to the file name during presentations.

• Freeverse Puts X2: The Threat on Store Shelves

  X2: The Threat puts players in the role of an ex-con whose sentence is commuted by higher-ups at TerraCorp, who…

June, 28th June 2005

• Dvorak: AMD’s Lawsuit Against Intel is ‘Marketing Genius’

  Columnist John Dvorak opines in his latest column that AMD's antitrust complaint against Intel was "written more like a novel…

• APC Ships 3-in-1 Wireless Mobile Router

  The portable device can run off a USB port or a power adapter and features three modes: router, access point…

• Sanyo Intros Compact 5MP VPC-C5 Digital Camera

  Sanyo on Wednesday announced that its latest 5 megapixel digital camera, dubbed C5, is now available in the U.S. with…

• Open Source App Nvu 1.0 Provides WYSIWYG Web Page Editing

  Nvu 1.0 is an open source application that provides WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) Web page editing.

• BeLight Software Introduces Page Layout App Swift Publisher

  Swift Publisher can be used to design and print flyers, newsletters, brochures and similar types of documents.

• Alias SketchBook Pro 2 Ships

  Alias Systems Corp. announced Wednesday it has started shipping SketchBook Pro 2, a new version of the paint and drawing…

• Boris FX Acquires Final Effects Complete From Optibase

  Boris FX and Media 100 announced Tuesday that Boris FX has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Final Effects…

• ThinkFree Office 3 Office Suite Released

  ThinkFree Inc. announced Tuesday the release of ThinkFree Office 3, a cross-platform office suite

June, 27th June 2005

• US Modular Announces 100GB Dragon Drive

  The new device features bus-powered USB 2.0 and FireWire 400 connectivity in a 2.5-inch drive that's less than an inch…

• Seiko Expands Smart Label Printer Line

  Seiko Instruments on Tuesday introduced three new Smart Label Printers (SLP) that support Mac users, which the company said is…

• AMD Files Antitrust Suit Against Intel (UPDATED)

  AMD on Tuesday announced that it has filed an antitrust complaint against Intel in U.S. federal district court in Delaware…

• Microsoft Updates Virtual PC 7 to Fix Tiger Issues

  The free update fixes issues with Virtual Switch, Zero Configuration Printing and the Dock Start Menu when used in Mac…

• Apple Makes Radeon X850 XT Video Card a BTO Option on Power Macs

  Apple on Tuesday also made ATI's Radeon X850 XT video card a build-to-order (BTO) option on Power Mac G5 computers…

• QuickerTek Intros Two New Wireless Networking Bundles

  QuickerTek on Tuesday introduced a pair of bundles for creating point-to-point and point-to-multi-point wireless networks.

• Motion Picture Academy Invites Steve Jobs to Join

  Dennis Sellers at Macsimum News is reporting that Steve Jobs was one of the 112 artists and executives recently invited…

• 4D 2004.2 Supports Tiger, More

  4D Inc. has released 4th Dimension 2004.2, an update to its database application development software that features support for Mac…

June, 26th June 2005

• Marratech-Free Offers Video Conferencing For Everyone

  Marratech on Monday introduced Marratech-Free, a freeware edition of its video conferencing software that allows anyone to host video chats…

• Lexmark Debuts 5 Business Printer Solutions

  Lexmark International Inc. announced Monday five new business laser printers ranging in price from US$699 to $3,299

• FileMaker to Showcase Solutions at NECC

  FileMaker announced Monday it will showcase its education at the upcoming National Educational Computing Conference in Philadelphia

• PHP Studio Released

  Neometric Software announced Monday it has released PHP Studio 1.0, which allows users to write, visualize, and test PHP code

• Real Fixes Security Holes

  Real Networks has issued fixes for four serious security vulnerabilities in its RealPlayer media software. Two of the security holes…

• Pariahware Releases Days Away 1.4

  Pariahware Inc. announced Monday the release of Days Away v1.4, a Mac OS X calendar application

• Creative’s Lower Sales Forecast Also Affects Apple

  Creative lowered its sales forecast this quarter, causing a ripple effect that hit Apple and related stocks, but Piper Jaffray…

• Mac Geek Gab: Wireless Base Stations Revealed

  This week, John F. Braun and Dave Hamilton come to you talking about wireless/airport connections, focusing on base stations, options…

June, 23rd June 2005

• The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly Duckling: Pro Export FCP & Avid

  Miek Washlesky reviews Pro Export FCP from Automatic Duck, a utility for exporting and importing DV files from one format…

• The Last Flight Of the Star Raider? (Part I)

  In Part I of this column, Vern Seward looks at Star Raider, a game that started his obsession with the…

• Apple Store Update for B&H Photo-Video

  Apple Computer has updated the Hot Deals pages for B&H Photo-Video at the Macintosh Product Guide

• 4D Launches eBay Selling Tool MarketBlast

  4D Inc. on Friday released MarketBlast, an application that helps users create and manage their eBay auctions.

• Bandmateloops.com Releases 157 Down-Tempo GarageBand Loops

  Bandmateloops.com released a new set of GarageBand loops this week called Low Orbital Beats. The collection of 157 loops is…

• QuicKeys X3 Version 3.1 Enables Automator Workflows, More

  QuicKeys X3 version 3.1 also re-introduces SoftKeys, a translucent toolbar containing ten slots that can be assigned shortcuts, and adds…

• ‘Mad as Hell’ Author Winn Schwartau Explains How He Got There, Where He’s Headed

  When security expert Winn Schwartau first declared he was "Mad As Hell," he had no idea what kind of reaction…

June, 22nd June 2005

• Mediaboard ONE Manages All Media Files in One Place

  The workgroup-ready software creates thumbnails for all files and enables users to add comments, keywords, license information and more.

• Allume’s Internet Cleanup 3.0 Adds Tiger, Apple Mail Support, More

  In addition to support for Mac OS X v10.4 "Tiger" and Apple's Mail program, this upgrade features a new Scheduler…

• Forbes Says Apple Was ‘The Big Winner’ in May Retail PC Sales

  Forbes cited a CSFB research report that said Apple saw units grow 79% year-over-year overall and 94% in standalone retail.

• Fortune’s David Kirkpatrick Asks ‘Can Apple Afford to License OS X?’

  Mr. Kirkpatrick digs deeper into the possibility, musing that while he doubts Steve Jobs will license his operating system to…

• Aspyr’s LEGO Star Wars Reaches Beta

  While Star Wars-themed LEGO building blocks have been around for several years, this is the first time both venerable franchises…

• Westinghouse Debuts $299 Widescreen 17-inch LCD

  Westinghouse Digital announced Thursday a 17-inch widescreen LCD display for Macs and Windows-based PCs

• Developers Start Receiving Intel-based Macs

  Apple Computer has started to deliver Intel-based Macs to developers, according to a published report