Archives for January 2006

January, 31st January 2006

• Mac Help Scenarios I & II

  There are two things that I have observed over and over while at the Apple store.? Both are errors of…

• Marketcircle Issues Beta 2 of Daylite3

  Marketcircle on Wednesday released its second Beta for its personal information management (PIM) software Daylite3, which is a Universal Binary…

• Keyspan Offers Universal Binary Support For USB Serial Adapters, More

  Keyspan on Wednesday announced Universal Binary updates to the software that powers its USB serial adapters, USB Server, infrared remote…

• MacPractice MD, DDS, DC Get Universal Binaries

  MacPractice Inc. on Wednesday issued Universal Binaries for its MacPractice MD, DDS and DC applications, which provide healthcare practice management…

• Apple Drops the Price of 20-inch G5 iMac

  Apple still sells the G5 iMac next to the Intel iMac, and on Wednesday the company cut the price of…

• Apple Adds HD DVD Video Standard Support to DVD Studio Pro

  Apple on Wednesday added "compliance for the 1.0 HD DVD Video standard content specification" to DVD Studio Pro through an…

• Apple Starts Pro Apps Universal Binary Crossgrade Program

  Apple has started taking orders for Universal Binary versions of its Final Cut Studio, Logic Pro, Logic Express and Aperture…

• Searchlight Finds Networked Documents

  Searchlight, released Wednesday, is a new application that enables Spotlight searches across your network.

• Keyspan Adds Intel, Front Row Support

  Keyspan announced public beta versions of software for several of its products with support for Intel-based Macs and Apple's Front…

• DEVONagent 2.0 Beta 2 Released

  DEVONtechnologies has released the second public Beta of its intelligent Internet search assistant DEVONagent 2.0, with the final version scheduled…

• Sims 2 Nightlife Available for Pre-order

  Aspyr Media announced on Wednesday that The Sims 2 Nightlife for the Mac is available for pre-order.

• Avernum 2 Now OS X Native

  Spiderweb Software announced the immediate availability of Avernum 2 v2.0 on Tuesday.

• One-click Access to System Preferences

  System Preferences is an easy enough application to use; it's just a couple of mouse clicks away, and it only…

January, 30th January 2006

• Mac Help Scenarios I & II

  There are two things that I have observed over and over while at the Apple store.? Both are errors of…

• Curio 3.0 Offers Project Center, More

  Zengobi on Tuesday released version 3.0 of its brainstorming and document management software Curio.

• Universal Binary of Missing Sync For Palm Due in March

  Mark/Space Inc. on Tuesday announced that at the end of March it will offer a free Universal Binary update for…

• Free iSync Plug-ins from nova media

  nova media announced the immediate availability of its iSync plug-ins on Tuesday.

• Garden State Plaza Apple Store Opens Feb 4

  Apple is opening a new retail store at Garden State Plaza in New Jersey this Saturday, February 4. The grand…

• WiebeTech Ships G5Jam Express

  WiebeTech announced the immediate availability of the G5Jam Express on Tuesday.

• MaxConnect Internal ATA Adapter

  MaxUpgrades announced the immediate availability of the MaxConnect ATA/IDE hard drive mounting kit on Tuesday.

• Universal Binaries from SmileOnMyMac

  SmileOnMyMac announced the immediate availability of PDFpen Pro 2.3.2, pagesender 3.5.4, and browseback 1.0.2 on Tuesday.

• TextSoap Universal Binary On the Way

  unmarked software announced on Monday that the next major release of TextSoap will be a Universal Binary application

• Sonnet Debuts 1.8GHz Dual Processor G4 Upgrade

  Sonnet Technologies has released a new 1.8GHz Dual Processor G4 upgrade for AGP Graphics, Gigabit Ethernet, Digital Audio and Quicksilver…

• Mac Geek Gab #37: iPhoto ‘06, Yojimbo, and a Guest Gabber!

  John and Dave spend some time discussing two of their favorite new applications, Apple's iPhoto '06 and Bare Bones Software's…

January, 29th January 2006

• Former Apple Board Member Talks Steve Jobs’ Impact on Disney

  Edgar S. Woolard Jr., who was on Apple's board of directors when it purchased NeXT Software and allowed Steve Jobs…

• Apple Continues to Lead 1394 Trade Association Board

  Apple is among the companies holding seats on the 1394 Trade Association board, with employee Eric Anderson reelected as its…

• SF Chronicle Gives Intel iMac a Positive Review

  "Years from now, the Macintosh faithful will look back on January 2006 as a pivotal time for Apple Computer Inc.,"…

• Teacup Updates BarcodeMaker

  Teacup Software announced the immediate availability of an updated version of BarcodeMaker on Monday.

• Inquisitor 2.2 Goes Universal Binary

  David Watanabe announced the immediate availability of Inquisitor 2.2 on Monday. Inquisitor is a plug-in that enhances Safari's search capabilities.

• Nisus Writer Express 2.6 Available

  Nisus Software announced the immediate availability of Nisus Writer Express 2.6 on Friday.

• O’Reilly Publishes ‘Google Maps Hacks’

  O'Reilly has published Google Maps Hacks, a US$29.99, 366-page tome that offers a variety of tips and tricks for users…

• Blizzard Designer Discusses Future WoW Content

  Blizzard designer Jeff Kaplan this past weekend gave an interview to the New York Times in which he talked about…

• Apple Stock Jumps 6%

  With about an hour-and-a-half to go in Monday's trading day, Apple's stock jumped 6% to over US$76 before dropping below…

• UBS Optimistic About Apple’s Long Term

  UBS Analyst, Ben Reitzes, thinks that Apple has a very positive long-term outlook, despite current sentiments of some other financial…

• Banc of America Lowers Apple Price

  Banc of America Securities (BoFA) has lowered its target price for Apple's stock from US$85 to $82 based on concerns…

• Finding the Universal Binary Apps On Your Mac

  So many applications have received the Universal Binary treatment over the past couple of weeks, it can be easy to…

• Weekly Roundup: TMO Context Machine Unveiled

  Bryan Chaffin joins Ricky Spero to debut the TMO Context Machine. They let loose on two stories: Jobs at Disney,…

January, 26th January 2006

• An Underdog Worth Rooting For: Sandvox

  Chris Barylick shows us Sandvox, a new WYSIWYG HTML editor that is going to have to compete with Apple's iWeb,…

• 16 Days Without My Mac!?!

  As I am writing this I have been without my computer for 16 days. That is s.i.x.t.e.e.n. days. One six.…

• Report: Microsoft Mulls Making Its iPod Competitor, but With Games

  Microsoft is contemplating making its own digital media device to directly compete with Apple's iPod, according to a report from…

• Will Intel Switch Lead to Rise in OS X Exploits?

  While Apple's official position is that Mac OS X will be business as usual when run on Intel processors, security…

• Propellerhead Discusses Plans for Intel Support

  Propellerhead Software told its customers this week that while it has yet to release Universal Binaries of its software, it…

• Symantec Issues Universal Binary For Norton AntiVirus

  Symantec this week issued version 10.1 of Norton AntiVirus, enabling the software to run on Intel Macs. The company recommended…

• Chronos Updates Product Line for Intel Macs

  In what's turning out to be "Universal Binary Friday" at TMO, Chronos announced that its entire product line now runs…

• NewsFire Now Universal Binary

  The RSS news reader, NewsFire, was updated to version 1.3 on Thursday, adding Universal Binary (UB) support as well as…

• PhoneValet Gets Remote Control, More

  Parliant Corp. announced the immediate availability of PhoneValet 3.1 on Thursday.

• Bug Reporter Ready for Intel

  BugReporter 1.0.3 joins the growing list of Universal Binary (UB) applications capable of running natively on PowerPC and Intel-based Macs…

• Calendar X, MoosePad X Go Universal

  WunderMoosen announced the immediate availability of Universal Binary versions of Calendar X and MoosePad X on Thursday..

• AppleCare for Displays

  Purchase an Apple Display independently of your Mac? No problem. Now you can buy AppleCare for your display, too.

• Pixadex Gets Universal Binary Update

  The icon organization tool Pixadex has been updated to version 2.0.2, which is a Universal Binary that enables the software…