Archives for October 2005

October, 31st October 2005

• Scare Your Way to a Haunting with Ghost Master

  Late on Monday, we published a review by Vern Seward of Ghost Master, a game that puts you in the…

• Review: iRemember Digital Scrapbooking

  Late on Monday, we published a review from Nancy Carroll Gravley of iRemember, a digital scrapbook tool

• Apple Updates Tiger to Version 10.4.3

  Late on Monday, we reported that Apple Computer had quietly released an update to Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger Monday,…

• Apple Developer Connection Posts Article on Creating Audio Units

  The Apple Developer Connection (ADC) has posted an article titled The Sound of Opportunity Knocking: The Audio Units Community Takes…

• NewerTech PowerBook Battery Charger

  Newer Technology announced the immediate availability of the NewerTech Intelligent Battery Charger/Conditioner for G4 PowerBooks and newer G3 and G4…

• Q2ID Converts QuarkXPress Files to InDesign

  Markzware announced the immediate availability of Q2ID 1.1 on Monday. Q2ID converts QuarkXPress version 3.3 through 6.5 files into Adobe…

• Wacom Introduces Wide Format Tablet

  Wacom announced the immediate availability of the new Intuos3 6x11-inch pen tablet geared towards users with multiple monitors and wide…

• WiebeTech Updates Mac Data Recovery Tools

  Wiebetech announced the immediate availability of its updated hard drive data recovery hardware and software bundles on Tuesday. The new…

• RSSDreamFeeder 1.2 Improves Dreamweaver RSS Tools

  RNSoft announced the immediate availability of RSSDreamFeeder 1.2 on Tuesday. RSSDreamFeeder is a Dreamweaver MX, MX2004, and version 8 plug-in…

• REAL Software Developing New SQL Tool

  REAL Software announced on Tuesday that it is developing a multi-user relational database engine for REAlbasic, REAL SQL Server 2006.…

• Norpath Elements 3.2 Gets Tiger Support

  Norpath announced the immediate availability of Norpath Elements 3.2 on Tuesday. The update to the graphic development tool for creating…

• Advanced Link Manager 1.1 Mananges Web Site Ranking

  Caphyon announced the immediate availability of Advanced Link Manager 1.1 on Tuesday. Advanced Link Manager tracks and manages the links…

• iMac Airport Signal Booster

  QuickerTek announced the immediate availability of the iMac G5 Transceiver on Monday. The transceiver connects to an iMac's built-in Airport…

• MacSoft to Ship Zoo Tycoon 2 Later This Month

  Destineer division MacSoft on Tuesday announced that it will ship Zoo Tycoon 2 later this month.

• Aspyr to Ship Call of Duty Deluxe in December

  Aspyr Media on Tuesday announced that next month it will ship Call of Duty Deluxe, which includes the original World…

• Piper Jaffray Sees Nano Supply Constraints Easing

  Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster on Tuesday issued a new research report in which he noted that estimated ship times…

• Mac Geek Gab: Video iPod, Podcast Setup Details, and Listener Feedback!

  Recorded on Halloween night, John and Dave come to you hopped up on candy to talk about a ton of…

October, 30th October 2005

• Review: iRemember Digital Scrapbooking

  Just in time for the holiday season, Nancy Carroll Gravley reviews iRemember, digital scrapbooking software for making modern, design-driven scrapbooks…

• Apple Updates Tiger to Version 10.4.3

  Apple Computer quietly released an update to Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger Monday, bringing it to version 10.4.3. The update…

• Reader Report: Front Row Works with Other Macs

  Front Row, Apple's new media management software, will work with Macs other than the new iMac on which it ships,…

• Apple Store Offers New Special Deals on PowerBooks, More

  The Apple Store has updated its Special Deals page with new offerings, including a 15-inch 1.67GHz PowerBook with SuperDrive for…

• Plug-in Links ArchiCAD and SketchUp

  Graphisoft announced the immediate availability of an add-on that imports SketchUp files into ArchiCAD on Monday. The add-on lets users…

• SimpleTech Ships 4GB 1-Inch SimpleDrive Mini

  SimpleTech Inc. on Monday added the 4GB SimpleDrive Mini to its line-up of storage products.

• Internet Cleanup Now in French, German, and Japanese

  Allume Systems announced the immediate availability of the French, German, and Japanese localizations of Internet Cleanup 3.0 on Monday. Internet…

• Creative Manager Pro 8.1 Supports QuickBooks Importing and More

  Creative Manager announced that a major update to Creative Manager Pro will be available by the end of November. The…

• Valentina Office Server 2.1 Gets New Database Tools

  Paradigma Software announced the immediate availability of Valentina 2.1 Office Server on Monday. The database management tool now has enhanced…

October, 27th October 2005

• Dope Wars and Battlefield Pirates

  Chris Barylick brings us Dope Wars on Mac OS X, and Battlefield Pirates, a pirate theme for Battlefield 1942. Arrrr,…

• Seiko Smart Label Printer 430

  Seiko hasn't been in the Mac label printer market since the late 1990s, due to a decision that retooling their…

• Lack of Mac Support Limits Job Applicants At Some Companies

  Web sites that don't adhere to open standards and thus are unusable by Mac owners are nothing new, but sometimes…

• Apple Wins PC Magazine Readers’ Choice Awards for iPod, Wireless Networking

  Announcing the results of its annual Readers' Choice awards, PC Magazine listed Apple among the winners. Specifically, the company saw…

• RadTech Omni Laptop Sleeve

  RadTech announced the immediate availability of the Omni work-in armored sleeve for laptop computers. The reinforced sleeve is designed to…

• Stanford Extends Campus and Services Through iTunes

  Apple and Stanford University have teamed up to create Stanford on iTunes. The service provides faculty lectures, interviews, music, book…

• Apple’s Mike Evangelist Chronicles the Company in Weblog

  Mike Evangelist, former director of video product marketing at Apple, has started a weblog where he discusses his career at…

• Apple Hot Deals Update For CompUSA

  Apple Computer has updated the Hot Deals pages for CompUSA at the Macintosh Product Guide. The Mac Product Guide is…

• Trans International Announces 2GB RAM Chips For G5 Macs

  Trans International announced it has developed 2GB RAM modules for Apple's new iMac G5 and Power Mac G5 on Friday.…

• EDGE Tech Corp. Debuts DDR2, DDR2 With ECC Memory for Macs

  EDGE Tech Corp. has released DDR2 and DDR2 with ECC memory upgrades for G5 iMacs and Power Macs, as well…

• Blizzard Unveils World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Expansion Pack

  Blizzard Entertainment on Friday introduced The Burning Crusade, an expansion pack for its popular World of Warcraft massively multiplayer online…

October, 26th October 2005

• Apple Honors Rosa Parks on Home Page

  Apple Computer honored the late Rosa Parks Thursday by featuring the civil rights icon on its home page. Mrs. Parks,…

• iChat, FlavorSofa Help Consultants Track Billing

  The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thursday pointed readers to a blog item posted by Dori Smith, who talks about…

• Print Your Own Steve Jobs/Darth Vader Halloween Mask

  If you're looking for the ultimate geek Halloween costume, look no further than a satirical article at Forbes that offers…

• Intego Announces NetBarrier X4 Personal Firewall

  Intego announced NetBarrier X4, the latest update to its personal firewall application, on October 27. NetBarrier has been optimized for…

• Apple Releases Maintenance Update for Backup 3

  Apple Releases Maintenance Update for Backup 3 Apple released Backup 3.0.1, a maintenance update to the automated backup software included…

• ImageMixer DVD Upgrade Lets JVC Camera Owners Burn Movies, Pictures to DVDs

  Pixela Corp. has released ImageMixer DVD Upgrade, which enables owners of JVC digital photo and video cameras to create playable…

• Attorney Discusses Lawsuit Over iPod nano Scratches

  Patrick Warner, an attorney with David P. Meyer & Associates, told The Mac Observer on Thursday that a "large number…

• Where Are All The Monowheels?

  If questions like "where have all the one-wheel car/conveyance/thingees been hidden?" keep you up at night, we have the answer…

• Civilization III: Complete, Civilization IV Coming to the Mac

  Aspyr Media announced that it plans on shipping the newest additions to the Civilization game series, Sid Meier's Civilization III:…

October, 25th October 2005

• Apple Releases Maintenance Updates for Final Cut Pro, Cinema Tools

  Apple Computer released an update Wednesday for Final Cut Pro and Cinema Tools. Final Cut Pro 5.0.3 and Cinema Tools…

• Globetrotter PC Card Enables EDGE, GPRS Internet Connections for PowerBooks

  Nova Media on Wednesday debuted Globetrotter Combo Edge, a PC Card that enables PowerBook users to connect to the Internet…

• Icon Organizer Pixadex 2.0 Adds Spotlight Support, More

  Panic and The Iconfactory on Wednesday released Pixadex 2.0, the latest version of their icon organization tool.

• Apple Updates Hot Deals From the Apple Store, Small Dog Electronics, MacZone, Mac Game Store

  Apple Computer has updated the Hot Deals pages for The Apple Store, Small Dog Electronics, MacZone, and the Mac Game…