Archives for April 2007

April, 30th April 2007

• Safer Web Browsing: Two Different Browsers

  The creator of PHP thinks that one way to safer Internet browsing is to use two different Browsers. One for…

• Microsoft Showcases Silverlight on Macs at Mix07

  In the keynote presentation at Mix07, Microsoft showcased its new cross-platform AV software, Silverlight, on Macs as well as PCs.…

• Safari Inches Up in April, Explorer Drops

  After a minor dip in March, Safari climbed slightly in April to gain a little bit more of the Web…

• OWC Introduces 1 TB Single Drive System

  Other World Computing (OWC) has announced the immediate availability of their quad interface, single drive, 1 TB Mercury Elite-AL Pro…

• Nitro AV Announces PCIe eSATA Host Adapter

  Nitro AV announced its PCIe eSATA professional host adapter, the SATAStar, for PowerMac G5 and Mac Pro on Monday. The…

• BBC iPlayer Coming to the Mac… Eventually

  The BBC gave the go ahead to its iPlayer project that allows U.K. residents to download and watch TV programs…

• FileMaker Revamps FileMaker Solutions Alliance

  FileMaker launched its FileMaker Technical Network for database developers and enthusiasts on Tuesday. The FileMaker Technical Network is a service…

• Steve Jobs to Speak at WWDC Keynote

  Apple Inc. announced on Tuesday that CEO Steve Jobs will be speaking at the company's World Wide Developers Conference keynote…

• Mindjet Announces MindManager 7 for the Mac

  Mindjet Corporation announced the latest version of its project visualization application, MindManager 7 Mac, on Tuesday. The new version will…

• Corsair Introduces Ruggedized Flash Drives

  Corsair announced on Monday the immediate availability of "extremely rugged" USB 2 Flash drives, the Flash Survivor series, in 4…

• Tradewinds Legends Available for the Mac

  Red Marble Games announced the immediate availability of Tradewinds Legends for the Mac on Tuesday. Tradewinds Legends is an adventure…

• Analyst: Incremental Mac Growth is Big Money

  Mac market share hit 2.6 percent in March, and analysts expect it will hit 2.7 percent for all of 2007.…

• Mac Geek Gab #101: Printing, Prefs, Routers, and Rips (and Surround Sound!)

  Lots of listener feedback answered after the week off, including Printing Defaults, Surround Sound, Ripping DVDs, and mail servers. Don't…

April, 29th April 2007

• Star Wars: Empire at War

  When I first heard that Aspyr would be porting Star Wars: Empire at War to the Mac, this reminded me…

• Chronos LC Ships iScrapbook

  Chronos LC announced on Monday the immediate availability of their scrapbook software, iScrapbook. In development for two years, iScrapbook creates…

• Ending Up with Windows: The Default

  Microsoft has gained a lot of traction by aggressively making sure that it's easy to just accept Windows as the…

• SecureMac Releases MacScan 2.4

  SecureMac released version 2.4 of MacScan on Monday. A significant change was the extension of the trial period to 30…

• Dell’s Direct Sales Approach Wilting

  The Dell direct sales model has been a big success at Dell. Lately, however, the systems is showing signs of…

• Apple Revamps Support Site

  Apple rolled out a redesigned version of its Support Web site last week. The updated site is designed to make…

• Apple Addresses Laptop Battery Issues with Update, Replacement Program

  Apple Inc. released Battery Update 1.2 for Intel-based Mac laptops on Friday. The update is intended for MacBook Pro and…

• The Sims 2 Family Fun Stuff Ships

  Aspyr Media announced the immediate availability of The Sims 2 Family Fun Stuff add-on pack on Monday. The expansion pack…

• Analyst: Mac to Gain More Market Share

  The release of Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system may have impacted Mac sales, but Apple's still gained some market share…

• Package Tracking Google Style

  I send and receive packages through UPS and FedEx all the time, and I spend a lot of time tracking…

April, 27th April 2007

• Apple Report: Seeing Green, Nailing Nancy

  In this Apple Report, Jeff and Ricky grind out a Context Machine interpreting Apple's financials and considering the stakes for…

April, 26th April 2007

• Special Bundle Price for Mariner Software Suite

  Mariner software announced on Friday a special sale on its entire suite of software. MacJournal, Montage, Mariner Write, Mariner Calc,…

• FastMac Announces Blu-ray Drive for Desktop Macs

  FastMac announced on Friday that they are now shipping their tray-loading Blu-ray drive for desktop Macs. This drive is compatible…

• SobRosaSoft Announces Forensic Hardware Tool

  SubRosaSoft announced the immediate availability of MacLockPick on Friday. MacLockPick is a USB-based forensics tool that extracts passwords from Apple…

• Microsoft Vista Drives Sales, Xbox Tanks

  Fueled by Windows Vista and Office 2007, Microsoft announced a 65 percent increase in third quarter earnings. On sales of…

• IconBuilder 8.5 Adds Photoshop CS3 Support

  Iconfactory announced the immediate availability of IconBuilder 8.5 on Thursday. The updated utility for designing icons in Photoshop and Fireworks…

• Apple Hot Deals Update For CDW Mac Warehouse, GadgetLocker

  Apple Inc. has updated the Hot Deals pages for CDW Mac Warehouse and GadgetLocker at the Macintosh Product Guide.

• NEC Announces Three New Wide Screen Monitors

  NEC Display Solutions of America has announced three new wide screen monitors in its AccuSync series at 19, 20, and…

• Finding Area Codes the Easy Way

  Occasionally I need to call someone that has given me their phone number, but hasn't told me what time zone…

• Reunion: The Real Mac Choice for Serious Genealogists

  The teacher of our genealogy classes strongly recommended a genealogy software package called Reunion 8 (recently upgraded to Reunion 9)…

April, 25th April 2007

• IntelliScanner: Asset Tagging For The Rest of Us

  The IntelliScanner mini for Macs (and PCs) is now shipping. The small, handheld device allows the user to scan barcoded…

• OWC Launches USB2+eSATA Portable Drive

  Other World Computing announced the immediate availability of its new Mercury On-The-Go USB2+eSATA portable hard drive on Thursday. The 2.5-inch…

• Parallels Technology Network Launched

  Parallels, maker of the Desktop virtualization software for Mac OS X, has launched the Parallels Technology Network (PTN). The network…

• pzizz 2.2 Improves Alarm Control

  Brainwave announced the immediate availability of the power nap and sleep application pzizz 2.2 on Thursday. The updated version allows…

• Analyst: Macs Are Strong, Subscriptions On the Way

  American Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu called the Mac's second quarter performance "surprisingly strong," and felt the numbers would have…

• UBS Analyst Raises AAPL Target to $133

  UBS analyst Ben Reitzes raised his target price for Apple's stock from US$124 to $133 based on the company's strong…

• Analyst: Apple Set for Strongest Quarters Ever

  Apple beat analyst expectations with its March quarter financial reports and came in 38 percent above the Street's predicted EPS.…

• AAPL Breaks $100 In After Hours Trading

  Following Apple's second quarter earnings report on Wednesday, the company stock did the opposite of what it usually does after…

• You talkin’ to me? (Make Your Mac Listen)

  One of the Mac's lesser known and under-utilized features is its ability to respond to your speech. It's called Speakable…

April, 24th April 2007

• Apple Board Responds to ex-CFO Claims

  In an uncharacteristic move, Apple Inc's Board of Directors responded to the accusations from former CFO Fred Anderson that Steve…

• Apple’s CFO Provides Projections for June Quarter

  In Apple's Financial Results Conference Call on Wednesday, Apple's CFO made some projections for the next quarter. Revenue will be…

• Apple Q2 Financial Results Will Webcast Today

  Apple's Fiscal Second Quarter Financial Results will be Webcast today, April 25th, at 5:00 PM Eastern time.

• Additional Details Emerge About Mac Hack

  Additional details have been posted about the Macintosh compromise discovered last week at the CanSecWest 2007 Conference. The exploit involves…

• Pirates of Silicon Valley on Google Video

  The 1999 TV movie, Pirates of Silicon Valley, starring Noah Wyle and Anthony Michael Hall is now available to watch…

• LightSpeed 2 Adds Intel Mac Support

  Xsilva Systems announced the immediate availability of LightSpeed 2.0 on Wednesday. The new version of the point of sale application…

• Anderson Fingers Apple CEO in Backdating Scandal

  Following a deal struck with the Securities and Exchange Commission, former Apple CFO Fred Anderson implicated CEO Steve Jobs in…

• Apple Reports Record Q2 Results, Beats Consensus Estimates

  Apple Inc. announced Wednesday results for its 2nd fiscal quarter, ending in March, 2007. The company reported revenue of US$5.26…