Archives for August 2005

August, 25th August 2005

• E-Mail Commander Helps Users Send Out E-Mail Newsletters

  Koingo Software has released E-Mail Commander, an application that helps users send out HTML or plain text newsletters via e-mail.

August, 24th August 2005

• Apple Developers Expecting a Transition That’s ‘The Easiest of All Those Yet’

  Apple developers who have received their Intel transition kits from Apple expect "that this transition will likely be the easiest…

• OWC Cuts the Price of its G5 iMac 8X SuperDrive Upgrade

  Other World Computing (OWC) on Thursday announced that it has dropped the price of its Mercury iMac G5 8X SUperDrive…

• New O’Reilly Book Shows How to ‘Geek Your Ride’

  O'Reilly on Thursday announced the publication of "Car PC Hacks," a book that explains how to install a PC or…

• HP Lands Major Lucasfilm Contract (UPDATED)

  HP announced Wednesday that it had struck a three year deal with Lucasfilm that will see the company's Industrial Light…

• Intel Mac OS X Developer Tools Coming Along

  At its Developer Forum this week, Intel reiterated that it plans to release beta versions of both its compiler and…

• Puzzler Maker Crossword Forge 4 Offers Variety of Changes

  Sol Robots has released Crossword Forge 4, the latest version of its crossword and word search puzzle maker.

• Motley Fool Names Apple "Gas-Proof Stock"

  Apple's stock is one of seven "gas-proof stocks," according to frequent AAPL commentator Aristotle Munarriz of The Motley Fool. Mr.…

August, 23rd August 2005

• Navigating the Digital Keyboard Maze: Part I

  If you have ever contemplated purchasing a digital (music) keyboard but are unsure which one to get, this column is…

• Apple Wins Two PC Magazine Reader’s Choice Awards

  PC Magazine notes: "Once again, Apple achieves scores that are far and away the highest for all vendors in our…

• McAfee Virex Adds Support for Tiger

  McAfee Inc. on Wednesday announced the addition of support for Mac OS X v10.4 "Tiger" to the version of its…

• NEC Debuts New LCD Displays

  NEC Display Solutions announced Tuesday three new models of its MultiSync 70 Series LCD desktop display family in 17-, 19-…

• Safe Eyes Web Filter Comes to Mac

  Safe Browser.com Inc. has announced Safe Eyes for the Mac, an Internet filter that blocks unwanted sites, content, popup windows,…

• Intuit Updates Quicken for Mac 2006

  Intuit Inc. has released an update to Quicken 2006 for Mac that includes what the company is calling "stability improvements"

• RSS Reader NewsMac Pro 1.1 Adds Podcast Player, More

  ThinkMac Software has released NewsMac Pro 1.1, an update to its RSS reader utility that adds a podcast player which…

• Blizzard Patches Starcraft, Reveals New World of Warcraft Realms

  Blizzard has patched Starcraft and added three new realms to World of Warcraft.

• Aspyr Announces Sims 2 University

  Aspyr Media on Wednesday announced that it will publish the expansion pack The Sims 2 University in November.

August, 22nd August 2005

• First Cut: A DV Cutting Solution for Mac OS X

  Skramsoft has released First Cut, a "DV cutting station for Mac OS X." The product is intended for doing first…

• Internet Filter Safe Eyes Comes to the Mac

  SafeBrowse.com Inc. on Tuesday announced that its Internet filtering software Safe Eyes is now available for the Mac.

• Halo Effect Pushes Life-Long Windows User to Switch

  The iPod Halo Effect is real, according to Kitsap Sun columnist James Derk, a "lifelong" Windows user who has bought…

• OWC Drops Prices on PowerBook G4 SuperDrives

  Other World Computing (OWC) on Tuesday dropped the prices of its PowerBook G4 SuperDrive upgrades by as much as US$30.

• Memorex Debuts Flash-Based Mini TravelDrive

  The Mini TravelDrive offers up to 2GB of storage in a 2.25 x .85 x .33-inch form factor.

• Difusi Introduces miniCase for Mac mini, 12-inch PB

  Difusi Corp. has introduced the miniCase, a high-end, leather and nylon carrying case designed exclusively for the Mac mini and…

• PC Sales Up, But Revenue Lagging, Study Shows

  Worldwide PC shipments are continuing to grow, but revenue is not keeping pace, a new study reports

• Unity 1.1 Enables Game Publishing on Windows

  OverTheEdge Entertainment (OTEE) on Tuesday released Unity 1.1, an update to its game development environment that enables deployment on the…

• Mac Geek Gab: Keeping Your Mac Running Smooth

  After suffering through yet more broadband problems with John's cable modem, Dave and John get a Geek Gab out, albeit…

August, 21st August 2005

• Epson Intros Six New Printers

  Epson on Monday introduced six new printers aimed at home users as well as the small office/home office (SOHO) environment.

• Canon Launches Seven New Printers

  Canon on Monday debuted seven new printers: four new PIXMA Photo All-In-One models and a pair of SELPHY compact photo…

• Brother Debuts New Label Printer

  Brother on Monday introduced its new QL-650TD "Time & Date" direct thermal label printer.

• Fujistu Announces 160GB Laptop Drive

  Fujistu announced the company's first 160GB hard drive for laptops Monday, a 2.5-inch Serial-ATA drive that spins at 4200 RPM

• Roxio Revs Toast 7 for August 31 Release

  Roxio announced Toast 7 Monday, delivering a number of new features to the disc authoring software while dropping the Titanium…

• Envelope Creation Widget Released

  Ambrosia Software released EasyEnevelopes over the weekend, its first Dashboard widget for Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger

• Password Utility Safe Place Adds Two New Field Types

  Mere Mortal Software has released Safe Place 2.1, an update to its sensitive data storage utility that adds two new…

• Aspyr Ships LEGO Star Wars

  Keeping the promise it made on Aug. 9, Aspyr Media on Monday shipped LEGO Star Wars.

August, 18th August 2005

• Marathon Redux

  Bungie Software's Marathon series demonstrated what a first person shooter with interesting puzzle elements and detailed story line could be…

• Keeping the Apple Smelling Sweet

  Vern Seward pops on his pointy analyst hat and looks into the future to see what Apple might do to…

• Weekend Update(s): PlayDock MP3 & Isolator Earphones

  Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus updates his review of iPod speaker solutions with a look at Cambridge SoundWorks' PlayDock MP3. He…

• PaperHub Offers Four USB, Four FireWire Ports in a Paper Tray

  Pressure Drop's Black Diamond PaperHub is an aluminum, two-tier paper tray with four USB 2.0 and four FireWire 400 ports.

• Line 6 Announces TonePort UX1 & UX2 USB Audio Interfaces

  Line 6 Inc. announced Friday TonePort, its new line of USB recording and modeling USB interfaces

• ATI Rolls Out Radeon 9600 Pro PC & Mac Edition

  ATI Technologies introduced Friday the Radeon 9600 Pro PC and Mac Edition, the first AGP graphics card to support both…

• LA Final Cut Pro UG to Show Off Avid Xpress Pro on Tiger

  Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group (LAFCPUG) has announced that Avid senior marketing manager Tim Wilson will attend the…

• Apple Announces iMac G5 Repair Extension Program (UPDATE)

  Apple Computer announced late Thursday a worldwide, first-generation iMac G5 extended warranty program that will fix video or power-related failures…

August, 17th August 2005

• Friction Continues Between Some Resellers & Apple Stores

  Friction continues between some of Apple's third party retailers and the brick and mortar Apple Stores, according to a report…

• Arizona High School Trades Textbooks For iBooks

  Vail, Arizona's Empire High School has issued iBooks to each of its 340 students as it opens its first year…

• Fastmac Cuts Prices on G4 Upgrades By as Much as 25%

  Fastmac on Thursday slashed the prices of its 1.1GHz to 1.5GHz Power Mac G4 upgrades.

• Gefen Debuts New 2x1 DVI KVM Switcher

  Gefen on Thursday introduced a new 2x1 DVI (Digital Video Interface) KVM (keyboard, video and mouse) Switcher that enables users…

• PowerLogix Rolls Out Dual-1.5GHz Upgrade for Cube

  PowerLogix announced Thursday a 1.5GHz dual-processor PowerForceG4 7447A upgrade card for the G4 Cube

• Apple Releases New Security Update After 64-bit Problems

  Apple Computer has released a new Security Update for Macintosh users after accidentally turning off support for 64-bit applications in…

• iGetter 2.4 Includes ‘Add Batch Downloads’ Feature, More

  Presenta Ltd. has released iGetter 2.4, the latest version of its utility for managing and accelerating downloads.

• Piper Jaffray: iPods, Macs Gain Share of Amazon’s Top Seller Lists

  Piper Jaffray's latest research report reviews Apple's product standing on Amazon's Top Seller Lists compared to a month ago and…