Archives for June 2006

June, 21st June 2006

• SoonR Remote Computer Access for the Mac

  SoonR announced a beta version for the Mac of its SoonR remote computer access service on Thursday.

• Apple to Pull Some Products in Europe

  If you plan on purchasing an AirPort Base Station, iSight, or iPod shuffle battery pack in Europe, stop procrastinating. Apple…

• Eleven Wireless Business Center Software for Intel Macs

  Eleven Wireless released its hotel business center management software for Intel-based Macs, ElevenBC, earlier this week.

• GroupCal 3.4 Improves Exchange Server Support

  Snerdware updated GroupCal, the Microsoft Exchange calendar plug-in for iCal, on Thursday.

• France to Approve DRM "iPod Loophole"

  French lawmakers plan to modify the bill that would have forced companies to share their digital rights management technology.

• XLR8 ProView USB Video Capture

  Daystar Technology announced the immediate availability of the XLR8 ProView USB video capture system for the Mac on Wednesday.

• Apple Rolls Out Pro App Updates

  Apple released several updates for its pro applications on Wednesday, including Aperture Final Cut Studio, Cinema Tools, DVD Studio Pro…

• RAGE Google Sitemap Automator Offers New Parsing Engine

  RAGE Software has released version 1.2 of RAGE Google Sitemap Automator, which enables Webmasters to automate the process of creating…

• Analyst: Even a Small Market Share Increase Will Impact Apple EPS

  Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster on Thursday issued a research report in which he looked at the "material impact" even…

June, 20th June 2006

• Key Microsoft Exec Abruptly Leaves

  Martin Taylor, who became Microsoft's vice-president of Windows Live and MSN marketing in March, abruptly left the company this week.

• Louisiana’s Violent Video Game Law Halted

  On Monday, Louisiana governor Kathleen Blanco signed into law a bill that would fine retailers -- or potentially even imprison…

• Best Buy Confirms Plan to Test Out Macs

  Best Buy confirmed on Wednesday what research firm Current Analysis first reported on June 1: it is testing the waters…

• Macs Play Important Role in Particle Collision Experiments

  Macs are an important part of particle collision experiments being conducted at the CERN physics laboratory in Geneva, according to…

• The Further Adventures of the Incredible Exploding Laptop

  Tech site The Inquirer reported on Wednesday that one of its readers attended a conference in Japan where a Dell…

• Near-Time Launches Online Collaboration Service

  Near-Time announced the immediate availability of its Internet-based business collaboration service on Tuesday.

• The Prius-Mac mini Mobile

  The editors at TMO are always up for a good Mac hack, so we were especially pleased when we stumbled…

• Camino 1.0.2 Addresses Security Issues

  Camino Project released a security update for the Mozilla-based Web browser, Camino, on Wednesday.

• Advanced Link Manger 2.3 Adds Auto Scheduling, More

  Caphyon LLC announced the immediate availability of Advanced Link Manager 2.3 on Wednesday.

• Apple Hot Deals Update For Several Companies

  Apple Computer has updated the Hot Deals pages for B&H Photo Video, Publishing Perfection, Small Dog Electronics, and Ramjet at…

• ConceptDraw VI Update Offers Export to SVG Format, More

  CS Odessa has released an update to ConceptDraw VI that adds export to Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) format, texture filling,…

• GarageGames Announces Torque Game Builder

  GarageGames announced the immediate availability of Torque Game Builder on Wednesday. Torque Game Builder is a video game development application…

• Analyst: Macs Should Offset Lower iPod Sales

  UBS Investment Research analyst, Ben Reitzes, expects iPod sales may be lower for the third quarter of 2006, but rising…

• Erasing a CD-RW or DVD-RW

  Every Mac made today can burn CD and CD-RW (rewritable CDs) discs, and if your Mac has a SuperDrive, you…

• Mac Geek Gab #58: Bob LeVitus Backup Attack!

  Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus join the boys this week to talk about backups. Strategies, software, hardware, and even some of…

June, 19th June 2006

• iPhoto 6.0.4 Adds Postcard, Greeting Card Themes

  Apple on Tuesday updated iPhoto with "a variety of new Greeting Card and Postcard themes for use with Apple print…

• New Version of Media Composer Expected on Wed.

  Avid Technology, Inc. on Tuesday said that the latest version of Media Composer, version 2.5, will be available on Wednesday.

• Apple Eyes Four New Stores in UK, Japan

  Apple has plans to open three new stores in the UK, along with a seventh retail outlet in Japan, according…

• MBU’s Spring Cleaning Sweepstakes Concludes June 30

  Microsoft's Macintosh Business Unit (MBU) is hosting a Spring Cleaning Sweepstakes that will close at the end of June. Four…

• Apple Expected to Ship 2.3 Million Laptops By Year-End

  Asustek Computer and Quanta Computer, Apple's laptop manufacturers in the Far East, expect to ship 2.3 million laptops to the…

• Programmer Reveals MacBook Pro Light Sensor Secrets

  Mac programmer Amit Singh, who in February figured out how to access and manipulate the motion sensor in Apple's laptops,…

• SFX Machine Plug-Ins Go Universal

  The Sound Guy, Inc. on Tuesday added support for Intel-based Macs to their SFX Machine RT and SFX Machine Pro…

• Apple Releases Shake 4.1 for Intel Macs, Drops Price

  Apple Computer announced the immediate availability of Shake 4.1 on Tuesday.

• Crabtree Valley Mall Apple Store Opens June 24

  The grand opening of Apple's retail store at the Crabtree Valley Mall in Raleigh, North Carolina, will be at 10:00…

• Apple Acknowledges Corporate IT Concerns

  Apple Computer is well known for the secrecy surrounding new products, and the company recently acknowledged the frustration this creates…

• Opera 9 Available

  Opera Software announced the immediate availability of the Opera 9 Web browser on Tuesday.

• Interarchy 8.1 Supports Multiple Uploads, More

  Stairways Software announced the immediate availability of Interarchy 8.1 on Monday.

• OpenGL Boot Camp to be Held in Sept.

  The Big Nerd Ranch, Inc. has announced that its latest programming course will be its OpenGL Boot Camp, which will…

• World of Warcraft 1.11 Update Unveils the Necropolis, More

  Blizzard released the 1.11 update to World of Warcraft, a major update to the company's massively multiplayer online role playing…

• Civilization IV for the Mac Ready to Ship

  Aspyr Media announced that Sid Meier's Civilization IV for the Mac will start shipping on June 26.

• Analyst: Microsoft Music Player Threat to Apple Overblown

  Microsoft's rumored portable music player and download service have many analysts concerned about the future of the iPod and iTunes…

June, 18th June 2006

• Everyone Needs a Supercomputer, Part I

  John Martellaro looks at High Performance Computing (HPC), and Apple's role in this industry. It was the summer of 2003,…

• Did Rising Costs Doom Apple’s Bangalore Support Center?

  When Apple last month brought to a screeching halt plans to build a tech support center in Bangalore, India, rising…

• Macworld Expo Launches Michael Bartosh MacIT Scholarship

  Macworld Conference and Expo vice president, Paul Kent, has established the Michael Bartosh MacIT Scholarship Fund in memory of the…

• 50 Cent Looks to Apple for Inner-city Mac Deal

  Popular rap star, 50 Cent, is negotiating with Apple in hopes of producing an affordable home computer for inner city…

• Baltimore Schools Drop the Mac

  Baltimore County, Maryland, schools are pulling Macs out of the classroom in favor of Windows PCs.

• Merlin 2 Beta Available

  ProjectWizards announce the immediate availability of a public beta version of Merlin 2 on Monday.

• Apple Hot Deals Update For ClubMac, O’Reilly Media, Small Dog

  Apple Computer has updated the Hot Deals pages for ClubMac, O'Reilly Media, and Small Dog Electronics at the Macintosh Product…

• iListen 1.7 Adds Intel Mac Support, More

  MacSpeech announced the immediate availability of iListen 1.7 on Monday.

• Christian James to Demo Mac-Based Cash Register Systems

  Chris Peterson, president of Christian James, Inc., will be at select Apple stores throughout the country during the rest of…

• Piracy Eats Into Already-Slim Mac Game Sales Margins

  Given the fact that the industry is much smaller than its Windows counterpart, Mac gaming has suffered from the ill…