Archives for November 2006

November, 07th November 2006

• Report: Apple Drops Justin "I’m a Mac" Long for Next Ads

  Apple Computer has dropped Justin Long, the "I'm a Mac" actor in the "Get a Mac" commercials, for its next…

• Apple Updates Refurbished Offers

  Apple Computer has updated its refurbished product offerings, as well as the Hot Deals pages for the MacGameStore and Publishing…

• Forbes Editorial Considers Apple/Google/Disney Board Governance

  A Forbes editorial examines the boards of Apple, Google, and Disney, and considers whether or not the seeming incestuous nature…

• Mac App A Day to Highlight Free Mac Apps

  Mac App A Day is attempting to increase the visibility of Mac developers by offering a different application for free…

• A Better Finder Rename 7.5 Available

  publicspace.net announced the immediate availability of A Better Finder Rename 7.5 on Wednesday. A Better Finder Rename automates the process…

• Apple Unveils Intel Core 2 Duo MacBook

  Apple updated its MacBook product lineup on Wednesday with Intel Core 2 Duo processors.

• NetSpeedometer 2007 Adds Intel Mac Support

  SubRosaSoft.com announced the immediate availability of NetSpeedometer 2007 on Wednesday.

• Fantom Introduces Network Disk

  Fantom Drives announced the immediate availability of the Fantom Network Disk on Tuesday.

• Apple Launches Power Mac G5 Power Supply Repair Program

  Apple Computer has initiated a free repair extension program for certain Power Mac G5 models that fail to start up…

• Quick Image Correction in Photoshop

  We don't always have the luxury of setting up the perfect lighting for the photos we shoot, but Adobe Photoshop…

November, 06th November 2006

• Docktopus 1.0.2

  The Dock in Mac OS X is a perfectly fine tool, but it could do so much more. Startly Technologies…

• Online Retailer Lists Core 2 Duo MacBook, with Specs

  Online retailer Play.com is currently listing a Core 2 Duo MacBook, complete with specs, even though such a product has…

• TMO Help Wanted: Afternoon Editor

  The Mac Observer is looking to fill the position of Afternoon Editor with central duties of covering Mac and iPod…

• Quark Updates Licensing Policy

  Quark has modified its licensing policy for QuarkXPress so that users upgrading from version 6 to 7 can continue to…

• OWC Launches Mercury On-The-Go Pro Drives

  Other World Computing announced the immediate availability of its new Mercury On-The-Go Pro hard drives on Tuesday.

• First Colony Mall Apple Store Opens Nov 11

  The grand opening of Apple's retail store at the First Colony Mall in Sugar Land, TX, will be at 10:00…

• IAA Introduces PocketMac SecureNotes

  Information Appliance Associates announced the immediate availability of PocketMac SecureNotes on Tuesday. PocketMac SecureNotes is a Universal Binary application that…

• VolumeWorks 1.5 Adds Intel Mac Support

  SubRosaSoft.com announced the immediate availability of VolumeWorks 1.5, its system utility and data recovery application, on Tuesday.

• The Sims 2 Pets for the Mac Ships

  Aspyr Media announced on Tuesday that The Sims 2 Pets for the Mac is available now.

November, 05th November 2006

• Solving the "Finding New Music" Quandary with Pandora

  Vern Seward discusses the issue of how to find new music you'll like through iTunes and other online services, with…

• Need Small, Secure Storage? Check Out JumpDrive Mercury!

  John F. Braun had recently been using a 1GB iPod Shuffle for a flash drive, but after putting it through…

• Miglia TVMini HD

  For many people, using a Mac as a TV recording system is just the ticket for their home entertainment system,…

• Plug-in Support Is Aperture’s Winner Feature

  The biggest new feature in Aperture 1.5 is the ability to add plug-ins to enhance the application's functionality, and it…

• FastMac Introduces Mac mini Bluetooth Upgrade

  FastMac announced the immediate availability of an internal Bluetooth upgrade for the PowerPC-based Mac mini on Monday.

• Kids GoGoGo 11.3 Adds Firefox 2 Support

  MAKI Enterprise announced the immediate availability of Kids GoGoGo 11.3 on Monday. Kids GoGoGo is an Internet content filtering application.

• AMD Unveils ATI Radeon X1900 G5 Mac Edition

  AMD announced the ATI Radeon X1900 G5 Mac Edition video card on Monday.

• CSSEdit 2 Adds Live Previews

  MacRabbit announced the immediate availability of CSSEdit 2 on Monday. CSSEdit 2 is a Universal Binary application that helps you…

• Posterino beta 6 Fixes Image Distortion, More

  Zykloid Software announced the immediate availability of Posterino 1.0 beta 6 on Monday. Posterino is an application that helps you…

• Disabling Safari’s Extra Languages

  Apple's Safari Web browser offers lots of great features like tabbed browsing, pop-up window blocking, and built-in RSS support. Unfortunately,…

November, 03rd November 2006

• Weekly Roundup: "Airport Superfly" on the Horizon

  Apple is shipping 802.11n in Macs, even before the standard is finalized. Also, Cingular starts supporting music transfer to phones…

November, 02nd November 2006

• Insert Coin for Credit: Arcadrome

  Arcadrome by Adam Hall and Polylex Software Engineering manages to bring those nice arcady feelings back to your Mac.An angled…

• Symantec Details Mac Proof of Concept Virus

  Symantec is offering information on what it calls a Mac OS X proof of concept virus dubbed OSX.Macarena.

• WindowShade X 4.1 Gets Intel Mac Support

  Unsanity announced the immediate availability of WindowShade X 4.1 on Friday.

• ScopeDriver 3 Improves Star Tracking

  ScopeDriver announced the immediate availability of ScopeDriver 3.0 on Friday. ScopeDriver is an application that controls telescopes from your Mac.

• Apple Offers Aperture Test Drive

  Apple is now offering a trial version of Aperture 1.5 for anyone that wants to try out the application before…

• Apple Releases Aperture 1.5.1 Update

  Apple Computer released an update to Aperture, its digital image management and editing application for professional photographers, on Thursday.

• Finding File Locations from Window Titles

  Usually you have a pretty good idea where the file or folder you are currently using lives on your hard…

November, 01st November 2006

• LapWorks Laptop Desk version 2.0

  Using a laptop on your lap can be an exercise in pain once your computer heats up. LapWorks' Laptop Desk…

• TechRestore Offers 200GB Hard Drives for MacBook & MacBook Pro

  TechRestore announced Thursday the addition of 200GB hard drives to the company's overnight MacBook and MacBook Pro hard drive replacement…

• QuickerTek Announces USB AirPort Antenna Booster

  QuickerTek announced the immediate availability of its new Quicky USB Transceiver/Antenna for Apple's laptops.

• BeLight Introduces Printfolio

  BeLight Software announced the immediate availability of Printfolio on Thursday.

• Adobe Launches Acrobat 8

  Adobe announced the immediate availability of Adobe Acrobat 8 on Thursday.

• Security Researcher Releases AirPort Attack Code

  H. D. Moore has released attack code that can cause a Macintosh to kernel panic. The attack code was added…

• Ambrosia Introduces Dragster 1.0

  Ambrosia Software announced the immediate availability of Dragster 1.0 on Wednesday.

• Apple’s X11 1.1.2 Improves Graphics

  Apple released X11 1.1.2, an update to its X11 X Window environment, on Wednesday evening.

• shadowClipboard 3.0.4 Speaks German

  stupidFish programming released shadowClipboard 3.0.4 on Wednesday, adding German localization to the Mac OS X clipboard enhancement application.

• Star Wars: Empire at War Coming to the Mac

  Aspyr Media announced on Thursday that it is bringing Star Wars: Empire at War to the Mac.

• Analyst: MacBook, shuffle to Drive Sales

  American Technology Research analyst, Shaw Wu, feels Apple Computer's stock still has room to grow, and that the MacBook and…