Archives for November 2006

November, 30th November 2006

• Apple, iPower and The Waiting Game

  In war and business, the combination of abuse of power and failure to be patient is lethal.

• Global Broadband Growth Rising, U.S. Growth Slows [UPDATED]

  The growth of broadband world-wide continues, and U.S. broadband penetration has reached 76% but growth is leveling off slightly.

• Parallels Adding BootCamp Support

  Parallels released a new beta of its Parallels Desktop for the Mac on Friday that includes support for Apple's BootCamp.

• OnScreen Particle Physics 1.3.3 Updated for Intel Macs

  OnScreen Science announced the immediate availability of a Universal binary version of Onscreen Particle Physics on Friday.

• Microsoft Turning Xbox 360 Into Success

  Microsoft's first Xbox lost US$3.7B. Now, Microsoft is effectively competing with Sony, and the Xbox 360 is on track to…

• HighDesign 1.7 Gets Intel Mac Support

  Ilexsoft announced the immediate availability of a new update to the CAD application HighDesign on Friday.

• Safari Climbs Over 4 Percent in November

  Safari continues its upward climb in Web browser market share, ending November up over four percent for the first time.

• Rayner Software Introduces ScreenSend

  Rayner Software announced the immediate availability of its new screen capture application, ScreenSend 1.0, on Friday.

• Diet Sleuth 4.7 Improves Reports

  Black Cat Systems announced the immediate availability of Diet Sleuth 4.7 on Friday.

• Ambrosia SketchFighter 4000 Alpha Released

  Ambrosia released its latest arcade-style game, SketchFighter 4000 Alpha, on Friday.

• WTF: The Ultimate Online Font Finder

  Astro Black, Menhart Pro, Outpost, Frisans, Gothic Pro... If you recognized these as font names, then we suffer from the…

• iPhoto 6 Review

  With the holidays fast approaching it seems like a good time take another look at iPhoto.? To my surprise it…

• Mac Geek Gab #81: Macworld Expo Preview Interview With Paul Kent

  This show features an interview with Paul Kent, VP at IDG, to talk about the upcoming Macworld Expo. Coupon codes…

November, 29th November 2006

• Your Daily Dose of RPG: DragonFable

  For this week's game, amigo and aspiring programmer Patrick Roanhouse pointed out DragonFable, a cool Flash-based role playing game. And…

• Data Guardian 1.0.6

  Keeping track of passwords, logins, and account information can be an overwhelming task. Apple's Keychain Access does a fine job…

• CocoaTech Updates Path Finder to v. 4.6

  CocoaTech upgraded its Path Finder software to version 4.6 on Thursday.

• AMD Demonstrates Quad-core Opteron

  On Thursday, a quad-core Opteron was demonstrated by AMD. AMD has stated in the past that they believe Apple will…

• Apple Will Attend BETT 2007 in London

  Apple will be attending the world's leading educational & communications technologies conference, January 10th to 13th, 2007 in London.

• Apple Applies for Podcast Navigation Patent

  A new patent application from Apple Computer that describes a hierarchical menu system for navigating podcasts on an iPod surfaced…

• New Apple Reseller Comes to Cardiff

  U.K. Premium Apple Reseller, AT Computers, is hosting an official grand opening on Saturday, December 2nd, at its new location…

• Matrox Announces Multi-monitor Adapters for the Mac

  Matrox Graphics announced the immediate availability of Mac-compatible versions of the DualHead2Go and TripleHead2Go multi-display adapters on Thursday.

• Intego Launches Mac Server Virus Tools

  Intego announced the immediate availability of VirusBarrier Server and VirusBarrier Mail Gateway for Mac OS X Server on Thursday.

November, 28th November 2006

• DiskLibrary 1.0 Media Cataloger Announced

  Obvious Matter announced the immediate availability of DiskLibrary 1.0 on Wednesday.

• A Christmas Buying Guide for CPUs

  AnandTech has just published a Christmas Buying Guide for CPUs with price and performance information for all the modern Intel…

• publicspace.net Announces MacBreakZ 4

  publicspace.net announced the immediate availability of the break timer application MacBreakZ 4 on Wednesday.

• Macworld Expo Announces 2007 User Conference Sessions

  Macworld Expo announced new User Conference sessions for its January event, including sessions on podcasting, Mac maintenance, Apple's iWork, and…

• Ten Things Apple Needs to Fix

  Over at Deep Thought, some of the writers think there are still some things that Apple needs to fix.

• Microsoft’s Vista Challenged to Keep Pace With Rivals

  Robert A. Guth at the Wall Street Journal notes that Vista is ready. Now what will Microsoft do for an…

• Martian Technology LifeBoat Backup App Released

  Martian Technology announced the immediate availability of the automated backup application LifeBoat on Wednesday.

• Smart Scroll X 2.0 Adds FileMaker Pro Support, More

  marcmoini.com announced the immediate availability of Smart Scroll X 2.0 on Wednesday.

• HyperRESEARCH 2.7 Improves Results Display

  ResearchWare Inc announced the immediate availability of HyperRESEARCH 2.7 on Wednesday.

• MacSpeech ScriptPak for MacJournal 4 Available

  MacSpeech announced the immediate availability of its new iListen ScriptPak for MacJournal 4 on Wednesday.

• Apple Security Update Improves Network Security, More

  Apple Computer released Security Update 2006-007 for Mac OS X 10.3.9 and higher on Tuesday evening.

• Aspyr Bringing Prey to the Mac

  Aspyr Media announced on Wednesday that it is bringing the first-person sci-fi shooter game Prey to the Mac.

• Move Your iPhoto Library

  After explaining how you can move your iTunes library to another disk to save space on your primary hard drive,…

November, 27th November 2006

• What I Want For Christmas

  Christmas is coming up and it's time to start thinking about what sort of goodness you want Santa to leave…

• Soldius 1

  We live in an age of portable electronic devices, which is perfectly fine until you need to recharge one and…

• Apple Appearing at the Annual RSNA Conference

  Apple will showcase its strengths in medical imaging at the Radiological Society of North America in Chicago this week.

• AccountEdge 2007 Adds Intel Mac Support

  MYOB introduced MYOB AccountEdge 2007 on Tuesday. The new version of the business accounting and management application is Universal Binary,…

• Apple Launches Holiday Ads

  Apple introduced three new Get a Mac ads on Tuesday that feature John Hogeman and Justin Long as PC and…

• Awaken 3.0 Improves Podcast Support, More

  Embraceware Software announced the immediate availability of Awaken 3.0 on Tuesday. Awaken is an application that lets you use your…

• Analyst: Apple to Introduce iPhone, Ultra-portable Device in 2007

  UBS Investment Research analyst Ben Reitzes sees strong iPod shuffle and nano sales giving Apple even more momentum moving into…

• Mac Geek Gab #80: Wishlists of the Geeks, Holiday Coupon Codes, and More

  It's holiday season, and John and Dave talk through their wishlists... but these aren't normal wishlists -- these only include…

November, 26th November 2006

• The Macintosh iLife ‘06

  Apple Computer's iLife application suite is easy enough to figure out that you don't really need a manual to get…

• Smarthouse: Mac Tablet Prototype Built, Manufacturers Bidding

  Reports of a Mac tablet computer have surfaced once again, even as speculation of the imminent release of an Apple…

• Black, Black Friday

  Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq, the mall. There are certain locations that journalists understand they shouldn't venture to for their own safety,…

• FrSIRT Reports Mac Denial of Service Flaw

  The computer security watchdog group FrSIRT is reporting a new potential security threat to Mac OS X that could result…

• Analyst Bumps Apple Target Price to $110

  ThinkEquity analyst Jonathan Hoopes is predicting strong holiday sales for Apple Computer, and should lead to a strong first quarter…

• Move Your iTunes Library

  If your iTunes library has grown to the point that it's time to move it to a different hard drive…

• Weekly Roundup: Your Guide to Holiday Shopping

  Thanksgiving is over, so let the holiday buying binge begin! Ricky and Jeff give the Context Machine a rest in…