Archives for April 2006

April, 18th April 2006

• Apple’s News Stance May Impact all Journalists

  Jason O'Grady, publisher of the O'Grady's PowerPage Web site, is heading to court on Thursday to appeal a ruling requiring…

• Apple Hot Deals Update For CDW, Small Dog, Sweetwater

  Apple Computer has updated the Hot Deals pages for CDW Mac Warehouse, Small Dog Electronics, and Sweetwater Sound at the…

• Apple Updates Intel Mac Firmware

  Apple released firmware update 1.0.1 for the Intel Core-based iMac, Mac mini, and MacBook Pro on Wednesday.

• iStopMotion 1.9.2 Adds RAW, Intel Mac Support

  Boinx Software announced the immediate availability of iStopMotion 1.9.2 on Wednesday.

• Apple Updates Bonjour for Windows

  Apple has updated its Windows version of Bonjour, the zero configuration network communication protocol.

• Apple Releases Java J2SE 5.0 Update

  Apple released an update to the Java engine for PowerPC and Intel-based Macs on Tuesday.

• Anti-Spyware App MacScan Gets Universal Binary, More

  SecureMac has released version 2.1 of its anti-spyware utility MacScan, adding support for Intel processors as well as a better…

• Apple Exec: "We’re Seeing a High Level of Interest in Boot Camp"

  Apple Computer executives told financial analysts Wednesday that the company has seen a "high level of interest" in Boot Camp…

• Apple Reveals Plans to Open 40 New Stores in FY06

  During the company's earnings conference call on Wednesday, Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer revealed that the firm will open 40 new…

• First Time Mac Buyers Up to 50 Percent in Apple Stores [UPDATE]

  Sales of Macs to first time buyers is up in Apple's retail stores "to about 50 percent," according to Apple…

• BioWare Issues Beta Patch for Neverwinter Nights

  BioWare has released the Beta version of a new patch for the Mac OS X edition of Neverwinter Nights, which…

• Apple CFO: Consumers Slow to Buy, Waiting for More Intel-Ready Macs

  Despite reporting a first quarter jump in profits of 41%, Apple Chief Financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer admitted Wednesday that some…

• Intel Reports Profit Decline

  Intel Corp. announced its quarterly earnings on Wednesday, noting its largest decline in profits in over four years.

• Apple Reports Revenue of $4.3 Billion, Profits of $410 Million [UPDATE]

  Apple Computer reported Tuesday revenue for the March quarter of US$4.36 billion and profits of $410 million, or $.47 per…

• Investors Watching for Intel Impact

  Apple is announcing its quarterly earnings Wednesday afternoon, and investors are focusing on the impact switching the Mac to Intel-based…

• Hide Unwanted System Updates

  Apple's Software Update application does a pretty good job of showing you only the updates that are appropriate for your…

April, 17th April 2006

• Retro in the Making: Bubblee

  As simple and genuine as they come, Bubblee is just a small shareware title in which the player, taking on…

• Mac Magazines Part of Newsstand Sales Slide

  Slightly more than half of the consumer magazines sold in this country experienced a decline from the second half of…

• LaCie Introduces LCD Frame

  LaCie announced a new accessory for its LaCie 100 Series monitors on Tuesday.

• MailSteward 7.3 Adds MailTags Support

  Pubblog.com announced the immediate availability of MailSteward 7.3 on Tuesday.

• Pangea Gives Games to Schools

  Pangea announced on Tuesday that it is giving away free software site licenses to public schools in the United States.

• iVCD 3 Updated for Intel Macs

  Mireth Technology announced the immediate availability of iVCD 3 on Tuesday.

• MAKI Web Filtering Tools Go Universal Binary

  MAKI Enterprise announced the immediate availability of Universal Binary versions of Kids GoGoGo and KidsFilterShare on Monday.

• e2Sync Adds Intel Mac Support

  e2Sync announced the immediate availability of e2Sync 2.7 on Tuesday, adding Universal Binary support to the Entourage plug-in for iSync.

• Memory Card Gateway Reads/Writes All Popular Flash Cards

  Digital Foci has introduced Memory Card Gateway (US$19.95), a USB 2.0 flash memory card reader and writer that's compatible with…

• Analyst Maintains ‘Neutral’ AAPL Rating After Mixed Consumer Survey

  SG Cowen & Co. analyst Richard Chu on Tuesday issued a new research report that offered results from his latest…

• Analyst: Apple Will Meet or Slightly Miss Wall Street Estimates

  Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster on Tuesday issued a research report in which he said that he expects Apple to…

• Mac Geek Gab #49: Pot Luck Show, Listener Questions Answered!

  Swap files, Human Clocks, Voice over IP, BitTorrent, port forwarding, and nondestructively resizing partitions on your Mac's hard drive are…

• Weekly Roundup: Context Collage (file under ‘Porn’)

  Think about it: iTunes on a plane, and Apple providing porn. This week's Context Machine churns through the news, including…

April, 16th April 2006

• RE:Vision Intros RE:Map Mapping, Distortion Tools

  RE:Vision Effects on Monday released RE:Map, a set of four mapping and distortion plug-ins for use with After Effects 5.0,…

• M-Audio Releases Universal Binaries of its Drivers

  M-Audio on Monday upgraded all its non-PCI interfaces and controllers with Universal Binary updates for them.

• AMD Subpoenas Microsoft Documents in Intel Antitrust Suit

  AMD last week filed a subpoena seeking Microsoft documents that it said will assist with its antitrust suit against Intel,…

• Denver Gets Free Wi-Fi

  Although not as grand as Google and Earthlink's venture to blanket San Francisco in free Wi-Fi, Denver unveiled a free…

• Boot Camp Worth the Risk to Apple

  Apple's decision to introduce Boot Camp is aimed at drawing Windows users to the Mac platform could potentially back fire…

• Onset Adds Satellite Communication to Weather Sensors

  Onset Computer Corporation announced the immediate availability of the SolarStream Satellite on Monday.

• Cringley: Mac May Offer Best Windows Platform

  Robert Cringley, writing for PBS, thinks that Apple is positioned to offer the best Microsoft Windows computing platform, and could…

• Plextor Announces Shock Proof Hard Drives

  Plextor announced its new PX-SP portable, shock proof hard drives on Monday.

• MacNotables Take on Boot Camp, French DRM

  In the latest MacNotables podcast, TMO editor-in-chief, Bryan Chaffin, joins MacVoices host Chuck Joiner to discuss the pros and cons…

• Creative Writing App Ulysses Gets Universal Binary

  Blue Technologies Group has released a Universal Binary update to its application Ulysses, which is aimed at creative writers. The…

• Super Charge Safari Searches

  Google is a fantastic Internet search tool, and Safari makes it easy to use, thanks to its built-in Google search…

April, 13th April 2006

• StickyBrain: Like Having a Second Brain

  Macintoshes are great, but one thing they don't include is a place to store important little snippets of stuff you…

• Protecting Your Files from Prying Eyes

  In my column from March 7th, I discussed the need to share your administrative password with at least one other…

• iGetter 2.5 Offers Universal Binary

  Presenta Ltd. on Friday released version 2.5 of its download manager and accelerator iGetter, adding Universal Binary support as well…

• Steve Jobs Declines to Write Forward to Wozniak’s Autobiography

  Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak revealed during a Q&A with Seattle Times reporter Kim Peterson that Steve Jobs declined to write…

• Portraits & Prints Adds Intel Mac Support

  Econ Technologies announced the immediate availability of Portraits & Prints 2.2 on Friday.

• Intel iBook Order Goes to Asustek

  Apple has placed an order for 1.2 million Intel based laptops that are to be the successor to the current…

• Apple Hot Deals Update For ClubMac, Ramjet

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

• Apple Letter Upsets Third Grader

  A form letter response sent from Apple computer to a nine-year-old girl left her family so upset that they called…

• Firefox Gets Universal Binary Support

  The Firefox Web browser was updated to version 1.5.0.2 on Thursday, adding native support for both Intel and PowerPC-based Macs.

• O’Reilly Publishes ‘Running Boot Camp’

  Technical book publisher O'Reilly has issued Running Boot Camp, a US$7.99 guide that explains step-by-step how to install Boot Camp…