Archives for February 2007

February, 21st February 2007

• Apple Hires Nike Ad Director

  Apple Inc. has hired away Rebecca Van Dyck from the ad agency Wieden + Kennedy to be the company's new…

• OWC Lowers Prices for Apple-Qualified Mac Pro Memory

  Other World Computing has announced price reductions up to 50% for Apple-qualified Mac Pro memory modules.

• Analyst: Apple Set for Solid Second Quarter

  Apple Inc. is likely to report a solid second quarter thanks to reduced costs for the components used to make…

February, 20th February 2007

• Apple Gets Positive Comments from Two Major Investment Companies

  Both Bear Sterns and Prudential have expressed a very positive view of Apple based on the product profile and recent…

• Your Mac Life Moves to New Domain

  Viewers used to tuning in Wednesday evenings for the Internet-based Your Mac Life show need to hop over to a…

• Ergotron Introduces Neo-Flex Laptop/Projector Stand

  Ergotron announced the immediate availability of the Neo-Flex Notebook/Projector Lift Stand on Wednesday.

• MaxProtect Sleeve Available for Apple Laptops

  MaxUpgrades announced the immediate availability of the MaxProtect case for the MacBook and MacBook Pro on Wednesday.

• Portland Mac Creative User Group Launches Feb 27

  The Portland Mac Creative User Group is hosting its first meeting on Tuesday, February 27 at 6:00 p.m.

• Vista and IE7 Security Found Wanting

  Major improvements have been made in IE7 in Vista by putting it in a tighter sandbox. But there are still…

• Ambrosia Brings DEFCON to the Mac

  Ambrosia Software is teaming with Introversion Software to bring the popular PC game DEFCON to the Mac.

• Creating Custom Firewall Ports

  The firewall that's built into Mac OS X does a good job of blocking unwanted network traffic from finding its…

February, 19th February 2007

• NewerTech USB 2.0 Universal Drive Adapter

  Keeping spare empty drive cases around so you can access bare hard drives is kind of a pain: You have…

• Mabasoft Upgrades World Clock Deluxe

  World Clock Deluxe has been upgraded to version 4.4.5.

• ScreenTime Media Announces mProjector 3

  ScreenTime Media has announced version 3 of its Flash-based application creator.

• Plotting Your Backup Strategy

  There are two kinds of computers users. Those who have lost important personal data and those who are going to.

• Jobs, Gates to Make Joint Appearance at D Conference

  Apple CEO Steve Jobs and Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates are making a rare joint appearance at the Wall Street Journal's…

• WriteRoom 2.1 Improves Word Count, More

  Hog Bay Software announced the immediate availability of WriteRoom 2.1 on Tuesday.

• Coconut Point Apple Store Opens Feb 24

  The grand opening of Apple's retail store at Coconut Point in Estero, Florida, will be at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday,…

• AppleScript Pro Training Rescheduled After WWDC

  Scripting Matters has changed the dates for its AppleScript Pro Sessions training in Denver, Colorado, to accommodate Apple's World Wide…

• TrashCache 1.4 Adds Intel Mac Support

  Bains Software announced the immediate availability of TrashCache 1.4 on Tuesday.

• WWAN Support Update 1.0 Improves Novatel Support

  Apple released the WWAN Support Update 1.0 on Monday with support for additional Novatel wireless products.

• Iconfactory Releases Frenzic for Mac OS X

  The Iconfactory and ARTIS announced the immediate availability of the puzzle game Frenzic on Tuesday.

• Mac Geek Gab #92: Mailbag Goodies Galore With Your Questions Answered

  No audio comments today, folks... It's all John and Dave, all the time, reading messages from the mailbag and solving…

February, 18th February 2007

• Advertisers Still Flunking the Emotional Attachment Test

  In an era of consumers jaded by products that over charge but do not well serve them, building the emotional…

• Experimental Intel Chip Achieves a Teraflop

  The Holy Grail for supercomputers is a petaflop. But the Holy Grail for our deskops might soon be a teraflop.

• Apple Success Depends on Being a Generalist

  Frequently, customers have approached Apple about a special project that would help their organization. Apple generally declines to get involved.

• A Better Finder Attributes 4.4 Adds Time Zone Correction

  publicspace.net announced the immediate availability of A Better Finder Attributes 4.4 on Monday.

• Quicky Wi-Fi Antenna Adds Power Mac Support

  QuickerTek announced an updated version of its Quicky USB wireless network Transceiver on Monday with support for Apple's Power Mac…

• Adobe Ships Lightroom 1.0, Camera Raw Update

  Adobe began shipping Photoshop Lightroom 1.0 on Monday along with a new Photoshop Camera Raw plug-in update.

• Aspyr Bringing Sims Life Stories to the Mac

  Aspyr Media is bringing the popular The Sim Stories to the Mac with The Sims Life Stories. This new version…

• Saving iChat Transcripts

  iChat is a great tool for communicating with friends, family, and coworkers, which means at some point you will probably…

February, 16th February 2007

• Apple Report: News Potpourri

  It's been a slow news week, so Ricky and Jeff take it as an opportunity to catch up on some…

February, 15th February 2007

• Playing Chess on a Macintosh

  Those who want to learn Chess on a Mac or get more involved with the game have plenty of resources.

• BitJazz Releases Universal Binary Version of SheerVideo

  BitJazz has released the Intel native and Universal Binary version of its SheerVideo lossless video codec.

• SecuritySpy Updated to Version 1.4

  Ben Software has updated their security surveillance system, SecuritySpy, to version 1.4.

• Apple Explains the DST fixes to Mac OS X 10.4.8

  In an update to Apple's original KB article on the Daylight Saving Time patches to Mac OS X, Apple explained…

• Apple iPhone Will Lead to Next Generation Computer UI

  First came the command line interface. Then came the Windows, Icon Menu and Pointing device. The iPhone will launch the…

• FastMac Introduces Bluetooth Upgrade for the Mac Pro

  FastMac announced the immediate availability of its new internal Bluetooth upgrade for the Mac Pro on Friday.

• Apple Updates WebObjects, Final Cut Studio

  Apple released updated versions of WebObjects Developer and Final Cut Studio on Thursday.

• Feds Consider Criminal Charges in Apple Backdating Case

  Federal prosecutors investigating improper stock grant backdating at Apple Inc. are seriously considering filing criminal charges against former company executives.

• How to Tell if the 802.11n Enabler is Installed

  Apple has published a short article on how to tell if the 802.11n enabler software has been installed on a…

• "Interesting" Looking Hardware

  I'm a sucker for an interesting hardware design. Unfortunately, there aren't that many Mac products that exhibit interesting or unique…

February, 14th February 2007

• MediaCentral 2.5

  The Mac is a perfectly good option as the hub of a home entertainment center, and Apple has already shown…

• Apple Releases Security, Java, and Daylight Savings Update for Mac OS X 10.4

  Apple Inc. quietly released three updates for Mac OS X Thursday addressing security, Java, and Daylight Savings Time issues. All…

• OWC Announces Superdrive Upgrades for All Macs

  Other World Computing has announced Superdrive optical drive upgrades for Macs going back to the Titanium 15-inch PowerBook.

• Slife Labs Releases Slife 1.0 Awareness Browser

  Slife Labs has announced the immediate availability of its new awareness browser, Slife 1.0, for Mac OS X.

• Telestream Updates Flip4Mac XDCAM Software

  Telestream has announced the availability of version 2.1 of is Flip4Mac XDCAM Component which adds IMX export to the XDCAM…

• Objective Satisfaction Introduces WhatToDo 1.0

  Objective Satisfaction announced the immediate availability of WhatToDo 1.0 for the Mac on Thursday.

• 15.4-inch MacBook May Be In Development

  A larger 15.4-inch display MacBook may be on the way sometime during Apple's second quarter for 2007.

• MacSpeech Releases ScriptPak for TurboTax 2006

  MacSpeech announced the immediate availability of its new iListen ScriptPak for TurboTax 2006 on Thursday.