Archives for November 2005

November, 09th November 2005

• BusinessWeek Starts Apple Blog

  BusinessWeek online recently started a new blog called Byte of the Apple that focuses on Apple, Macintosh, and iPod related…

• Castles & Kingdoms Adds Medieval Theme to 3D Graphics App Cosmic Blobs

  Dassault Systemes has released Castles & Kingdoms, a US$4.99 expansion pack to its 3D graphics software Cosmic Blobs, which is…

• Zoo Tycoon Goes Gold, Includes National Geographic DVD

  MacSoft said on Thursday that Zoo Tycoon 2 has gone gold and will be shipping later this month. It includes…

November, 08th November 2005

• APSplit Enables Splitting of PDFs

  Appligent Inc. on Wednesday released APSplit Desktop Edition, a standalone version of its solution for splitting PDFs to meet the…

• Apple Patent Reveals Plans For OS War?

  A recent patent filed by Apple will enable owners of Intel-based Macs to load Mac OS X, Windows or Linux…

• Nikon Recalls Battery Packs

  Nikon is recalling specific rechargeable battery packs used in their D50, D70, and D100 SLR digital cameras. The battery, model…

• QuickBooks: Pro 2006 Adds Online Payroll, Contact Sync, More

  Intuit on Wednesday introduced QuickBooks: Pro 2006 for Mac, which the company will ship later this month.

• MacSpeech Announces ScriptPak for BBEdit

  MacSpeech announced the immediate availability of a new ScriptPak for BBEdit on Wednesday. The ScriptPak adds BBEdit 8 support to…

• Maya MasterClasses in Atlanta and San Francisco

  Alias announced on Tuesday that it will be holding Maya MasterClasses in Atlanta and San Francisco. The Atlanta class sessions…

• iTunes Sells 125,000 Pixar Shorts

  The iTunes Music Store (iTMS) is doing well for Pixar, according to Macworld UK. Pixar announced that the iTMS sold…

• Pro Tools 7 Shipping

  Digidesign announced the immediate availability of Pro Tools HD 7 and Pro Tools LE 7 on Wednesday. The updated versions…

• Brea Mall Apple Store Opens November 12

  The grand opening of Apple's Brea Mall retail store will be at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 12. Apple is…

• OpenOSX Ships OpenWeb 3.0.2 Maintenance Release

  OpenOSX has released OpenWeb 3.0.2, a maintenance update to the developer's standalone application that features Apache 2.0.55, PHP 5.0.5, MySQL…

• Blizzard Adds Six New World of Warcraft Realms

  Blizzard Entertainment on Wednesday added six new realms to the list of available servers for players participating in the massively…

November, 07th November 2005

• Analyst: Apple to Face Harder Battle to Dominate Digital Video

  Apple's is going to have a harder time dominating digital video than it did conquering the digital audio market, according…

• Apple Trademarks Rosetta

  Apple has filed an application for a trademark for Rosetta, the technology that will enable users to run PowerPC applications…

• Digital Praise Debuts Christian-Themed Light Rangers Game

  Digital Praise on Tuesday introduced Light Rangers: Mending the Maniac Madness, a new Christian-themed game for Mac OS X and…

• Tune-Up GarageBand Tip Contest

  tunemedia is working on the second version of tune-up catalyst, a widget that shows tips to help inspire your creativity…

• CoMUG To Look at Front Row and Keychain, More

  Colorado Macintosh User Group (CoMUG) meets again this Thursday night at 7:00 PM at NCAR in Boulder.

• SunnComm Worried Over Bogus Report of New Apple DRM Technology

  A report of a new version of Apple's FairPlay digital rights management technology (DRM) surfaced on Saturday, November 5. The…

• Audio and Video Transcription with HyperTRANSCRIBE

  ResearchWare announced the immediate availability of HyperTRANSCRIBE 1.0 on Tuesday. The QuickTime based audio and video transcription tool supports several…

• Macworld Power Tools Classes Include Aperture

  IDG World Expo announced the two day Power Tool conference topics for Macworld 2006 in San Francisco on Tuesday. The…

• NBC and CBS Ready to Challenge iTunes

  NBC and CBS are following ABC and entering into the video download market, according to the New York Times. Unlike…

• MYOB Announces AccountEdge 2006

  MYOB announced the immediate availability of AccountEdge and AccountEdge Network Edition 2006 on Tuesday. The new version of MYOB's small…

• Big Nerd Ranch Announces Objective-C Mini-Boot Camp for Feb.

  Big Nerd Ranch has announced that it will hold an Objective-C mini-boot camp next Feb. 11 to 12.

• RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Ready to Ship

  Aspyr Media announced on Tuesday that RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 has reached gold master status, and should begin shipping next week.…

• Mac Geek Gab: 10.4.3, Repartitioning, Swap Location, and TiVo

  Dave and John wade through quite a few issues related to Apple's latest 10.4.3 OS upgrade, discuss repartitioning (and how…

November, 06th November 2005

• Need to Create an RSS Feed? Check Out FeedForAll!

  John F. Braun brings us FeedForAll Mac in this installment of Monday's Mac Gadget, an RSS file creator which helps…

• The Light Fantastic

  Vern Seward peeks into the possibilities of light-based data networks based on recent developments in the world of LEDs

• Apple Loop Collection Bandmates Inspiration Vol. 2 Released

  Bandmateloops.com on Monday released Bandmates Inspiration Volume 2, a collection of more than 1,400 instrumental samples in Apple Loop format.

• Flash App Development Tool Zinc Adds Over 800 Commands, More

  Multidmedia Ltd. on Monday released Zinc 2.5, an update to its Macromedia Flash development environment that adds over 800 commands…

• i2Telecom Debuts Mac Version of VoiceStick VoIP ‘Softphone’

  i2Telecom International Inc. on Monday introduced a Macintosh version of its VoiceStick VoIP "softphone," which is the free, software-only version…

• Safari Gaining in Browser Wars

  Apple's Safari web browser is continuing to gain market share, according to the latest statistics from NetApplications. The October 2005…

• Avid Prepping for Intel Based Macs

  Avid announced plans for synchronized development of its products for both PowerPC and Intel based Mac platforms on Monday. The…

• Apple Gets Cease and Desist Order from Lugz

  Jack Schwartz Shoes Inc, the maker of Lugz shoes, has issued a Cease and Desist order to Apple over the…

• SoftRAID Now Supports Mac OS X 10.4.3

  SoftRAID announced the immediate availability of SoftRAID 3.3 on Monday. The update includes full support for Mac OS X 10.4.3,…

• UK & Mexico iPod nano Customers Launch Class-Action Suit vs. Apple

  Apple Computer is facing a new class action lawsuit from iPod nano users, this one from nano customers in the…

• Needham Downgrades Apple to Hold

  Needham & Co. analyst Charles Wolf on Monday downgraded Apple's stock from "Buy" to "Hold," citing the fact that the…

• UBS Optimistic About Apple’s Growth, Raises Estimate

  UBS Investment Research is pleased with the potential for continued growth in iPod and Macintosh sales, according to a report…

November, 03rd November 2005

• Three System Preference Panes I’d Hate to Be Without

  Over the years I've tried literally hundreds of user-installable System Preference panes, all of which purport to make using a…

• Apple Updates Hot Deals Site

  Apple on Friday updated the Apple Store Special Deals page as well as the PowerMax Hot Deals page. The former…

• Intel Version of OS X Now on Par with PowerPC Cousin

  Apple now has its Intel and PowerPC versions of Mac OS X on the same page, according to an article…

• Catalog Updated with New Interface, More

  Neometric Software announced the immediate availability of Catalog 1.3 on Friday. Catalog is an application that keeps track of all…

• Griffin Adds GarageBand Support, More to AirClick USB Remote Software

  Griffin Technology Inc. on Friday issued an update to the Mac OS X version of its AirClick USB Remote software.

• Shoebox Photo Catalog Software Updated

  KavaSoft announced the immediate availability of Shoebox 1.5, the latest update to its photo management and cataloging application on Thursday.…

• MacSpeech Announces iListen Transcription Package

  MacSpeech announced the immediate availability of two new package solutions for iListen on Thursday, the iListen Transcription Solution DS-2, and…

• Secunia Warns About Already Patched QuickTime Flaws

  Secunia issued a warning about four security flaws in QuickTime versions 6.5.2 and 7.0.1 on Friday. The flaws, which could…

• IDE Komodo Adds Mac OS X Support to Version 3.5

  ActiveState has released its integrated development environment (IDE) Komodo on Mac OS X for the first time with the publication…

• Electronic Arts Adds Content to iTunes

  Electron Arts (EA) announced on Friday plans to add its collection of video game music to online music providers, including…

• Prudential Rates Apple Stock Neutral

  Prudential Equity Group downgraded its rating for Apple's stock from overweight to neutral-weight on Friday, according to MarketWatch. Although Prudential…