Archives for March 2006

March, 13th March 2006

• BurnAgain 2.2 for Intel Macs Available

  Freeridecoding announced the immediate availability of BurnAgain 2.2 on Tuesday.

• Take On-Screen Measurements with Screen Protractor, Screen Compass

  Ionico has released Screen Protractor and Screen Compass, which join Screen Calipers to complete the company's Screen Measurement Pack. The…

• Apple SEC Filing: Jobs Makes His Dollar

  Apple filed a proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday that lists the 2005 compensation of several…

• Mac Geek Gab #43: Cable Modem Madness! Speed Tests, Tweaks and More!

  Dave Hamilton and John F. Braun dig deep into the world of cable modems and broadband connections, giving you exactly…

March, 12th March 2006

• Fair Use Under Fire

  The other week I had an ethical debate with myself. It didn't last long. But it started a ball rolling…

• iPod Hi-Fi: Huh?

  Someone help me out here: I think I'm missing the point of Apple's newest iPod accessory, the iPod Hi-Fi, and…

• NEC Debuts MultiSync 90-Series LCD Monitors

  NEC on Monday introduced its new MultiSync 90-Series LCD monitors, which replace the 80-series. Sizes range between 19 and 21…

• Apple Releases Second 2006 Security Update

  Apple on Monday issued its second security update of the year. Applicable to Mac OS X v10.3.9 and v10.4.5 running…

• Apple Sees Big Jump in RAID Storage Market Share

  While Apple's 2004 storage sales of US$78 million placed the company number 12 worldwide, last year it more than doubled…

• MyPublisher Adds iPhoto PhotoBook Support

  MyPublisher announced that it now supports PhotoBook ordering from within iPhoto.

• Apple Hot Deals Update For Sweetwater Sound

  Apple Computer has updated the Hot Deals pages for Sweetwater Sound at the Macintosh Product Guide.

• CanFlow Manages Business Workflow, Images

  Canto announced CanFlow, the latest addition to its digital asset management product line, on Monday.

• iMac G5 Slipping Away

  Apple's 20-inch iMac G5, the last of the non-Intel iMacs, is slipping a little closer to the end of its…

• New Apple Loops from BandmateLoops

  BandmateLoops.com recently introduced several new Apple Loops Universal MiniPacks that are compatible with GarageBand, Logic, and several other audio editing…

• Xupport 3.2 Supports Intel Macs

  The multi-function system utility, Xupport, was updated on Sunday with support for Intel-based Macs

• Citigroup Upgrade Fuels Apple Rally

  Citigroup analyst Richard Gardner on Monday changed his rating on Apple's stock from "Hold" to "Buy," helping fuel a rally…

• Analyst Looks at Value of ‘Chatter From iPod Suppliers’

  In a research report he issued on Monday, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster discussed the "chatter from iPod suppliers," which…

• Remap Your Modifier Keys

  If Apple's default modifier key locations just don't work for you, it's time to rearrange them to meet your needs.

March, 09th March 2006

• When Weird Meets Clever: N-Ball 2.0

  I have to say this: two-dimensional side scroller games will never die. Yes, this hearkens back to a time when…

• WinSwitch, MapMemo Get Universal Binaries

  Developers Wincent Colaiuta and Alexander Stengel on Friday released Universal Binaries of their WinSwitch and MapMemo utilities, respectively.

• FastMac Debuts Slim 8X Dual Layer SuperDrives

  FastMac on Friday introduced a new slim 8X Dual Layer SuperDrive that's compatible with G5 iMacs, G3 and G4 PowerBooks,…

• CNET Compares the New Mac mini with Windows Media Center PCs

  CNET's UK affiliate on Friday posted the first round of its comparison between the new Mac mini and various Windows…

• Steve Jobs #140 on Forbes List of World’s Richest People

  Apple CEO Steve Jobs, with a net worth of US$4.4 billion, placed 140th on Forbes magazine's annual list of the…

• Apple Hot Deals Update For audioMIDI, ClubMac

  Apple Computer has updated the Hot Deals pages for audioMIDI and ClubMac at the Macintosh Product Guide.

• iChatter 2.0 Is Universal Binary

  Ecamm Network announced the immediate availability of iChatter 2.0 on Friday.

• Reno Apple Store Opens March 15

  The grand opening of Apple's retail store at Sierra Summit in Reno, Nevada, will be at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday,…

• No Native Mac Support for Vista

  Mac users hoping to boot Microsoft's upcoming Windows Vista on their Intel-based Mac are in for a let down: Vista…

• Take Control Adds Mac Maintenance Ebook

  TidBITS announced the immediate availability of Take Control of Maintaining your Mac, the latest title in the successful Take Control…

• MediaCentral 1.2.1 Adds Intel Mac Support

  equinux announced the immediate availability of MediaCentral 1.2.1 as a Universal Binary on Friday.

• Streamline Online Research with Summarize

  If you spend a lot of time researching and reviewing information on the Internet, odds are you've discovered there's far…

• Weekly Roundup: New Intel Chips, Experiments in Download Pricing

  In the Context Machine: Intel develops suburban housing -- no, wait, it's a quad-core processor. Plus a smorgasbord of iTunes…

March, 08th March 2006

• Columnist: ‘Jobs & Co. Should Consider Hiring a Security Czar’

  In his latest Byte of the Apple column, BusinessWeek's Arik Hesseldahl covered the fallout from the Wisconsin and Sweden hacking…

• Microsoft Unveils Origami at CeBIT

  Microsoft used this week's CeBIT trade show in Germany to unveil Origami, a paperback-sized computer that runs Windows XP and…

• Yojimbo 1.1 Improves AppleScript Support, More

  Bare Bones Software announced the immediate availability of Yojimbo 1.1 on Thursday.

• OWC Grabs PowerLogix

  PowerLogix announced on Thursday that Other World Computing (OWC) has acquired all of its assets earlier this week

• SuperDuper! 2.1 Adds Intel Mac Support

  Shirt Pocket announced the immediate availability of SuperDuper! 2.1 on Thursday.

• Logitech Introduces Left Handed Mouse

  Logitech acknowledged the rest of the computer-using community when it announced a left handed version of its MX610 cordless mouse…

• disclabel 3.1 Improves Printing Features

  SmileOnMyMac announced the immediate availability of disclabel 3.1 on Thursday.

• Universal Binary APC Tracker 4.3 Available

  equinux announced the immediate availability of APC Tracker 4.3 on Thursday.

• Time Machine Uses MySQL Database to Manage Employee Time Cards

  Conceptualize Solutions has released Time Machine 1.0, an application that uses a MySQL database to help companies manage employees' time…

• Wisconsin Security Test Ends Successfully, But Hackers Dispute its Validity

  The Mac OS X Security Test initiated by Dave Schroeder at the University of Wisconsin successfully ended Tuesday evening, with…

• Analysts: nano Sales Slowing Near-Term, But Look to New Video iPod

  A PortalPlayer research report issued on Thursday shows iPod nano sales slowing near-term, in light of lower NAND flash consumption…

March, 07th March 2006

• The Lost Password

  So what happens when you need to get into your computer and you don't know (or remember) the password? Nancy…

• Apple Among 23 Finalists For 2006 Life Science Industry Awards

  Apple is on the list of 23 finalists for the Life Science Executive Exchange's 2006 Life Science Industry Awards.

• Analyst: Students Will Flock to Macs if They Can Run Windows Apps

  Needham & Co. analyst Charles Wolf has issued a research report in which he said that a survey of college…

• Apple CFO: 1,000 Intel Apps, But Challenges Remain

  Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer, speaking at the Morgan Stanley Semiconductor and Systems Conference on Tuesday, said that 1,000 applications can…

• Captain FTP 4.5 Gets Intel Mac Support

  Xnet Communications announced the immediate availability of Captain FTP 4.5 on Wednesday.

• New Gizmo! USB Flash Drive Increases Read, Write Speeds

  Crucial Technology on Wednesday introduced its new Gizmo! Overdrive, a line of flash drives that read and write data at…

• Bookends 9.0.3 Gains New Drag and Drop Features

  Sonny Software announced the immediate availability of Bookends 9.0.3 on Wednesday.

• A Better Finder Attributes Gets Improved Graphic Support

  Publicspace.net announced the immediate availability of A Better Finder Attributes 4.0 on Wednesday.