Archives for July 2006

July, 26th July 2006

• Stitcher, ImageModeler Add Google Earth Support

  REALVIZ announced the immediate availability of Stitcher 5.5 on Thursday with support for Google Earth.

• Linen MacBook Sleeves from Wrappers

  Wrappers announced the immediate availability of its MacBook linen sleeves on Thursday.

• Omni Group Introduces OmniPlan Beta

  The Omni Group released a public beta of its new project management application, OmniPlan, on Wednesday evening.

• TriJinx: A Kristine Kross Mystery at Macgamestore

  Macgamestore.com announced on Wednesday that Playfirst's TriJinx: A Kristine Kross Mystery is now available.

• Mac Geek Gab #62: MacBook Pro Airline Solution and More!

  With Dave fresh off the plane from Chicago, this short(er) show talks about a cool few things we all found,…

July, 25th July 2006

• Zevrix Releases BatchOutput 2.0

  Zevrix released BatchOutput 2.0 for InDesign on Wednesday. BatchOutput automates printing and exporting to PDF documents you create in Adobe…

• Intel Mac Version of Director On the Way

  Adobe's product manager for Director and Shockwave, Tom Higgins, confirmed that a Universal Binary version of Director is in the…

• FileMaker Pro 8 Essential Training from lynda.com

  lynda.com announced the immediate availability of a new training series for FileMaker Pro 8 on Wednesday.

• Digital Foci Ships Picture Porter Elite

  Digital Foci announced the immediate availability of its Picture Porter Elite digital photo storage and memory card reader on Wednesday.

• EyeTV 2.3 Adds Front Row Support

  Elgato Systems released EyeTV 2.3 on Wednesday with support for Apple's Front Row media viewing application.

• SpiderWorks Announces Objective-C for the Mac Title

  SpiderWorks announced the immediate availability of its latest title, Learn Objective-C on the Macintosh, on Wednesday.

• Apple IMC Sponsors Arab Student Film Project

  Apple IMC East, Apple Computer's independent marketing company in the Middle East, is co-sponsoring the Dubai Summer Surprises student film…

• Apple Acknowledges MacBook Pro Whine

  Apple has posted a terse Knowledge Base article acknowledging the whining noise some MacBook Pro users are experiencing.

• Extensis Adds Intel Mac Support to Portfolio

  Extensis released Portfolio 8.1 on Wednesday, adding Universal Binary support to the digital asset management system.

• Mori 1.3 Adds URL Support

  Hog Bay Software announced the immediate availability of Mori 1.3 on Wednesday.

• O’Grady: Apple May Drop ATI

  Apple currently uses ATI graphics chips in some of its Mac models, but that may change now that Intel rival…

• KnowledgeMiner 5.3. Available

  Script Software announced the immediate availability of KnowledgeMiner 5.3 on Wednesday.

• OpenDarwin to Close its Doors

  After four years of service, the OpenDarwin Web site is shutting down. The site was designed to be a community…

• iGlasses Adds Skype Support

  Ecamm Network announced the immediate availability of iGlasses 1.3.5 on Tuesday.

• Apple Hot Deals Update For ClubMac, J&R Computerworld, MacMall

  Apple Computer has updated the Hot Deals pages for ClubMac, J&R Computerworld, and MacMall at the Macintosh Product Guide.

• OWC Adds DIY SATA HD Kit to Mercury Line-Up

  Other World Computing (OWC) has added an Add Your Own SATA Hard Drive Kit to its line of Mercury On-The-Go…

• Creating a Troubleshooting Account On Your Mac

  Sometimes things just don't work right on your Mac, and the cause of your problems isn't immediately obvious. For those…

July, 24th July 2006

• VDrift: Open Source Racing on the Mac

  VDrift is an open source drift racing game currently in development, and recently released as a Mac OS X build.…

• RouteBuddy GPS Software Released

  GPS application RouteBuddy is now available. The software enables users to connect a USB Garmin, USGlobalSat or NMEA device to…

• Now Up-To-Date & Contact Get Intel Mac Support

  Now Software announced on Tuesday that Now Up-To-Date & Contact 5.3 are available as Universal Binary applications.

• REAL SQL Server Ships

  REAL Software announced the immediate availability of REAL SQL Server on Tuesday.

• PDF Shrink 4.0 Available

  Apago announced the immediate availability of PDF Shrink 4.0 on Monday. PDF Shrink reduces the file size of PDF documents…

• Engst: The Mac Needs a Collaborative Editor App

  Adam Engst of TidBITS feels there is a glaring omission in the Mac software arsenal: a collaborative group document editing…

• A Delicious Bet Against Microsoft

  What do you do if you think Bill Gates can't make good on his "80 percent" promise that Windows Vista…

• Apple Announces Wireless Mighty Mouse

  Apple officially announced the Bluetooth version of its Mighty Mouse on Tuesday, shortly information about its FCC filing surfaced.

• Toast 7 Supports Blu-ray on Macs

  Sonic Solutions announced on Tuesday that the CD and DVD creation application, Toast 7, includes Blu-ray Disc (BD) support.

• Bluetooth Mighty Mouse On the Way

  A recent filing with the FCC reveals that Apple Computer is preparing to introduce a Bluetooth version of its Mighty…

• Lexink Releases Entertainment News widget

  Creative and entertainment news Web site, Lexink, released an entertainment news widget on Monday.

• RiffWorks 2 Gets Universal Update, More

  Sonoma Wire Works has released version 2 of its music recording software RiffWorks, adding Universal compatibility with Intel and PowerPC…

• MacSoft Patches QuickTime 7.1.2 Issue in Rise of Nations

  MacSoft has patched Rise of Nations, fixing a problem with in-game sound when the user has QuickTime 7.1.2 installed. It…

• Analyst: ‘iPod Halo Effect is Set to Resume’

  Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster on Tuesday issued the results of his latest study of iPod users, coming to the…

July, 23rd July 2006

• Author Produces History of Apple’s Operating Systems

  As part of his 1,680-page book Mac OS X Internals: A Systems Approach, author Amit Singh produced an in-depth history…

• Apple to Launch Premium VAR Program

  Apple is ready to roll out a premium-level Value Added Reseller (VAR) program in September.

• Dell Doesn’t See Apple as Competition

  Michael Dell, Dell CEO, said during a shareholder meeting that he doesn't see Apple as a competitor in the PC…

• TypeIt4Me 3.0 Now Universal Binary

  TypeIt4Me announced the immediate availability of its name-sake application, TypeIt4Me 3.0, on Sunday.

• Omni Group to Introduce Project Management Application

  The Omni Group plans to release a public beta of its new project mamangement application, OmniPlan, on Wednesday.

• AMD to Buy Graphics Chip Maker ATI

  Intel's rival in the computer chip market, AMD, plans to purchase the video and graphics chip and card maker ATI.

• 160GB miniXpress Drive Available

  Trans International announced the immediate availability of the 160GB miniXpress Portable External hard drive on Monday.

• MaxMenus, LiteSwitch Get Intel Mac Support

  Proteron announced the immediate availability of Universal Binary versions of MaxMenus and LiteSwitch on Saturday.

• HELIOS LANTest, File System Test Get Universal Update

  HELIOS Software has released Universal Binary updates to its free LANTest and File System Test network utilities. The developer also…

• Sims 2: Open For Business Reaches Beta

  Aspyr Media on Wednesday announced that its latest Sims 2 expansion pack, Open For Business, has reached the Beta stage…

• Analyst: Zune ‘Akin to a Civil War’

  Financial analysts Shaw Wu (American Technology Research) and Gene Munster (Piper Jaffray) on Monday issued research reports in response to…

• Sharing Custom Swatches in Adobe CS2 Applications

  If you spend much time working in the Adobe Creative Suite 2 applications, at some point you'll probably want to…

July, 21st July 2006

• Weekly Roundup: The Watershed Moment for Mac Marketshare

  ...or not? This week, a look at whether soon-to-be-announced pro-level Macs can further boost marketshare gains already underway for the…

July, 20th July 2006

• Mac User Groups Are Freakin’ Awesome

  This is one of my favorite weeks of the year., because I just spent 8 blissful days visiting Mac users…