Archives for April 2006

April, 13th April 2006

• The Sims 2 University Trailer Online

  A trailer for Electronic Arts The Sims 2 University expansion pack was added to Apple's Web site on Friday.

• Aspyr Ships Quake 4

  Aspyr Media on Friday announced that it is now shipping its new first-person shooter Quake 4, which is a Universal…

• Protect Your Mac with Tiger’s Firewall

  Your Mac may be inherently safer on the Internet than its Windows counterparts, but that doesn't mean you don't need…

April, 12th April 2006

• EQO Mobile Lets Mac Users Use Skype VoIP on Cell Phones

  EQO Communications on Thursday announced the availability of EQO Mobile for Mac OS X users of the Skype VoIP service.…

• Protection Pack for MacBook Pro

  Marware's newest accessory for the MacBook Pro, the Protection Pack, started shipping on Thursday.

• ConceptDraw V Improves Performance, More

  CS Odessa announced the immediate availability of ConceptDraw V 5.5.1 on Thursday.

• Merrill Lynch: Boot Camp Over Hyped

  Merrill Lynch analyst Richard Farmer lowered his estimate for Apple product sales, predicting lower iPod sales and citing overblown expectations…

• Apple Speeds Up Aperture, Drops Price

  Apple announced the immediate availability of Aperture 1.1 on Thursday.

• Portfolio 8 Adds Support for 22 Camera RAW Formats

  Extensis on Wednesday updated its digital asset management software Portfolio 8 with support for 22 more camera RAW formats, bringing…

• The Sims 2 Gets Universal Binary

  Aspyr Media on Thursday issued a free update to The Sims 2 that adds Universal Binary support, in addition to…

April, 11th April 2006

• IDC Predicts Laptop Sales to Exceed Desktop Sales by 2007/2008

  IDC recently said that laptop computers will outsell their desktop counterparts by late 2007 or early 2008, which will be…

• DEVONtechnologies Apps Get Universal Binaries, Maintenance Updates

  DEVONtechnologies on Wednesday released Universal Binaries for DEVONthink Personal and DEVONnote and issued maintenance updates for DEVONthink Professional and DEVONagent,…

• EarthDesk 3.2 Improves Screen Saver Support

  Xeric Design announced the immediate availability of EarthDesk 3.2 on Wednesday.

• ImageGallery Builds Web Albums

  ThinkMac announced the immediate availability of its latest application, InstantGallery, on Wednesday.

• Alarm Clock Pro 7.6.5 Adds New Alarm Features

  Koingo Software announced the availability of version 7.6.5 of Alarm Clock Pro on Wednesday.

• Forensic SCSIDock from WiebeTech

  WiebeTech announced the immediate availability of its new Forensic SCSIDock on Wednesday.

• Master Key 5 Typing Tutor Available

  MacinMind Software announced the immediate availability of Master Key 5 on Wednesday.

• Popcorn 2 Supports Intel Macs

  Roxio announced the immediate availability of Popcorn 2 on Wednesday.

• ShowMacster 1.8 Adds Universal Binary, More

  Pleasant Software for the People has released a Universal Binary of ShowMacster, its iChat AV extension that enables users to…

• Find Internet Hotspots Wherever You Go

  When you are out and about, or traveling out of town, it's always nice to know where you can find…

• Mac Geek Gab #48: Expert Interview about Cable Modems

  This special edition show features an interview with Ray Zeisz from Vertex Zero. Ray is very much the cable modem…

April, 10th April 2006

• CandyBar Gets Universal Treatment

  Panic and The Iconfactory on Tuesday released a Universal Binary of CandyBar that's free for all version 2 owners.

• Croatia Turns Into One of Apple’s Best Territories

  Apple's sales in Croatia were up 47% in 2005, making the European nation one of the company's best performers.

• Griffin Proxi Automates Your Mac

  Griffin Technology announced Proxi, a Mac task automator, on Tuesday.

• Apple Remote Desktop 3 Announced

  Apple announced the immediate availability of Apple Remote Desktop 3 (ARD) on Tuesday.

• Apple: Boot Camp Does Not Void Warranty

  After rumors that installing Boot Camp on Intel-based Macs voids the warranty, Apple stepped forward to let users know it's…

• Zimbra Collaboration Suite Gets Universal Binary Update

  Zimbra has released a Universal Binary for its Zimbra Collaboration Suite, an open-source, enterprise-grade e-mail and collaboration server and application…

• Analyst: Apple Set to Record Second-Best Quarter in its History

  Analyst Shaw Wu of American Technology Research on Tuesday predicted that next Wednesday, Apple will report financial results that make…

• Mac Geek Gab #47: Dave Survives Boot Camp

  Dave (with his MacBook Pro) has survived Apple's Boot Camp and he and John discuss his experience and what it…

April, 09th April 2006

• My Tour of Duty at Apple, Part I

  When I first joined Apple in 2000, a dear friend at Apple told me that all I needed to know…

• SmartSound Sonicfire Pro 4 Features ‘Mood Mapping’

  SmartSound Software, Inc. on Monday debuted Sonicfire Pro 4, which introduces "mood mapping," a technology that enables users to match…

• TVMicro Brings Small Size to TV Watching on a Mac

  Miglia Technology on Monday introduced TVMicro, an iPod shuffle-sized TV tuner that plugs into a free USB 2.0 port and…

• Microsoft Employees Vent Anger Over Vista Delay

  An anonymous Microsoft employee who calls himself "Mini-Microsoft" demanded in a March 21 blog post: "Vista 2007. Fire the leadership…

• Japanese Bank Offers More Insight into Mac Switch

  Aozora Bank's chief technology officer, Bill Chute, has described his company's move to Macs as: "The question for us was…

• Boot Camp Used to Load Windows Vista on MacBook Pro

  Although many experts thought that booting an Intel-based Mac with Windows Vista wouldn't be possible, an adventuresome soul has managed…

• PhotoComplete Photo Editor Available

  Funkypixels announced the immediate availability of PhotoComplete 1.0 on Monday.

• Canvastic 2.1 Improves Printing, QuickTime Support, More

  Canvastic announced the immediate availability of version 2.1 of Canvastic, its flagship product, on Monday.

• WiebeTech Introduces mini SATADock

  WiebeTech announced the immediate availability of a new mini SATADock on Monday.

• Sleep Monitor Adds Intel Mac Support

  DssW announced the immediate availability of Sleep Monitor 2.1.1 on Monday.

• Woz Never Planned on Changing the World

  Apple Computer co-founder, Steve Wozniak, never set out to change the world. Mr. Wozniak shared some of his views on…

• MaxUpgrades Adds MacBook Pro Rigid Case

  MaxUpgrades announced the immediate availability of the MaxProtect II Rigid Case for the MacBook Pro on Monday.

• REALbasic 2006 Mac Update Improves Compiler, More

  REAL Software announced the immediate availability of REALbasic 2006 Release 2 for the Mac on Monday.

• Kyma Sound Design Software Gets Universal Binary

  Symbolic Corp. has released Kyma X.32, a Universal Binary of its sound design software that runs on Macs with Intel…

• IGN Readers Laugh at the Notion of PC Games on Macs

  A poll on the IGN site Voodoo Extreme asks if "Apple will ever break into the PC gaming market." Of…

• Investors See Apple as Dream Company

  Average investors are looking at Apple as a stock worth investing in, assuming you consider professional wrestling champions average.

• Click Wheel iPod Command Combinations

  The iPod is a marvel of technological engineering, and is amazingly easy to use, too. Lurking underneath that friendly interface,…

April, 07th April 2006

• Weekly Roundup: Boot Me Twice

  With Apple now taking the lead, Windows XP on the Mac is moving from hack to reality. This week, Mac…

April, 06th April 2006

• Real Heroes Don’t Need Vertebrae: Gish

  Every so often, something in video games completely breaks from the mainstream. This may be a complete overhaul of a…

• iAlertU Puts Alarm on MacBook Pro

  Randy Green is in development of iAlertU, a utility that takes advantage of the motion sensor built into the MacBook…

• Microsoft to Take On GarageBand

  Microsoft may be working on a consumer-oriented music editing application, code-named Monaco, for Windows Vista.