Archives for May 2007

May, 31st May 2007

• Daystar Reduces Price, Adds Features to XtraView

  Daystar Technology has reduced the price and added new features to its NTSC Video to QuickTime converter, the XtraView. The…

• Lacie Launches 2 TB Ethernet Big Disk

  Lacie has launched its Ethernet Big Disk with a 2 TB capacity. Access is via gigabit Ethernet on a network…

• Parallels Releases Desktop 3 Release Candidate

  Parallels, Inc. has announced the release of their Release Candidate of Desktop 3 for the Mac. The new version features:…

• Apple Revamps Special Deals Site

  Apple's Special Deals page at the company's online store received a face lift this week that makes it easier to…

• Safari Creeps Up, Firefox dips in May

  Apple's Safari web browser is slowly inching towards a five percent market share after creeping up from 4.59 percent in…

• Tables 1.3 Adds New Charts, More

  Daniel Schwill announced the immediate availability of Tables 1.3 on Friday. The updated version of the spreadsheet application added several…

• BinaryNights Introduces ForkLift 1.0

  BinaryNights announced the immediate availability of the new file transfer and management application ForkLift on Friday. ForkLift can connect to…

• Adobe Bridge CS3 2.1 Improves Keyword Support, More

  Adobe released Bridge CS3 2.1, an update to its file manager for the Creative Suite, on Thursday. The update added…

• Apple Releases Xserve Lights-Out Management Update

  Apple released a firmware update for its Xserve Lights-Out Management environment on Thursday. The firmware update addressed a security issue…

• RAGE Software Releases MapDesign 1.0

  RAGE Software announced on Thursday the immediate availability of MapDesign 1.0. The tool for Web developers allows them to easily…

• Managing iTunes Plus Settings

  Apple's new iTunes Plus feature means that we can get higher quality DRM-free music downloads at the iTunes Store. It…

May, 30th May 2007

• Firefox 2.0.0.4 update Includes Security Fixes, More

  Mozilla.org updated Firefox to version 2.0.0.4 Thursday, a minor update whose most important features are some security fixes (listed below).…

• Bitcartel Announces PandoraJam 1.0

  Bitcartel announced the release of PandoraJam 1.0 on Thursday. This new (Cocoa) application allows listeners of Pandora.com Internet radio service…

• MailTags 2.0 Adds IMAP Support, Improves iCal Support

  Indev Software announced the immediate availability of MailTags 2.0 on Thursday. MailTags is an email organization plug-in for Apple's Mail…

• Adobe Releases Camera Raw 4.1 Update - Again

  Adobe's Camera Raw Update 4.1, originally announced as available on Tuesday, finally became available on Thursday. Adobe committed to releasing…

• Photoshop Gets Google 3D Warehouse Plug-in

  Adobe and Google announced the immediate availability of a Google 3D Warehouse plug-in for Photoshop CS3 Extended on Thursday. The…

• Jobs/Gates D Interview Available Online

  If you weren't able to make it to the D: All Things Digital Conference to see the joint interview with…

• Koingo Introduces Swift Share Networking App

  Koingo Software announced the immediate availability of Swift Share 1.0 on Thursday. Swift Share is a file server and share…

• Blackmagic Design Launches New Video Capture/Playback Card

  Blackmagic Design announced on Wednesday the immediate availability of its Intensity Pro, high quality video capture and playback card for…

• Apple Moves to S&P 100

  Apple Inc. is making the move to Standard & Poor's 100 index. The Mac and iPod maker will be added…

May, 29th May 2007

• C-Command Updates EagleFiler to Version 1.2

  C-Command Software updated EagleFiler to version 1.2 on Wednesday. The new version, a major upgrade, has many improvements including improved…

• Totalview Releases Memoryscape 2.0

  Totalview released version 2.0 of its memory debugger, Memoryscape, for Mac OS X on Wednesday. The new version includes the…

• Microsoft’s Surface Computer Revolution

  Microsoft is unveiling a new computer technology on Wednesday, the Surface Computer. It's a horizontal, table-sized touch screen that allows…

• HyperImage Manages Web Graphic Downloads

  KavaSoft announced the immediate availability of HyperImage 1.0 on Wednesday. HyperImage is an application that can download every image from…

• Pixelmator Team Announces GPU-based Image Editor

  Pixelmator Team announced its new digital image editing application Pixelmator 1.0 on Wednesday. Pixelmator is designed to take advantage of…

• Google Unveils Maps Street View, Mapplets

  Google showed off its latest additions to Google Maps on Tuesday: Street View and Mapplets. Street View offers 360 degree…

• Apple Issues QuickTime 7.1.6 Security Update

  Apple released a security update for QuickTime 7.1.6 on Tuesday that addressed two potential Web-based security vulnerabilities. Both involve visiting…

• Koingo Software Updates MacPilot to Version 2.2.9

  Koingo Software updated Mac Pilot to version 2.2.9 on Tuesday. The new version can now create Windows and Macintosh sharepoints.

• Automating Appointments with iCal

  Apple's iCal is handy for tracking your appointments, but its unassuming interface hides other features, too. In addition to reminding…

• The Internet: Serial Killer?

  While we can applaud all that the Internet has wrought, it has its dark side. The Internet is also a…

May, 28th May 2007

• Apple’s Retail Store Lesson: Connect with Customer

  When Apple launched its chain of retail stores, most analysts predicted doom and gloom. Instead, Apple is teaching the rest…

• Lenovo Takes Page From Apple’s Book: Quality

  In a world of cutthroat competition in notebook computers, lowest bidders, and commodity products, Lenovo is making a bold move…

• Chronos Releases SOHO Notes, Organizer 6

  Chronos announced the immediate availability of SOHO Notes 6.0 and SOHO Organizer 6.0 on Tuesday. Both applications are part of…

• HoudahGeo Updated to Version 1.1

  Houdah Software has updated HoudaGeo to version 1.1, a major upgrade. The new version adds the ability to upload to…

• nova media Unveils FoneLink for the Mac

  nova media announced the immediate availability of FoneLink on Tuesday. FoneLink is an application suite that allows Macs to exchange…

• Apple Hot Deals Update For Gadget Locker, CDW, Small Dog

  Apple Inc. has updated the Hot Deals pages for Gadget Locker, CDW Mac Warehouse, and Small Dog Electronics at the…

• Adobe Camera Raw 4.1 Supports Additional Cameras [Updated]

  Adobe released a new update to its Camera Raw plug-in for Photoshop on Tuesday. The updated plug-in added support for…

• Nomad Factory Releases Blues Tubes 3 Audio Plug-ins

  Nomad Factory and DontCrack announced the immediate availability of the Blue Tubes Effects Pack version 3 on Monday. Blue Tubes…

• Mac Geek Gab #105: Upgrades, Audio, Networking, and Spotlight

  Dave and John in front of one mic today talk about tweaking spotlight and network preferences, audio geekiness, and what…

May, 25th May 2007

• Apple Report: Strangling Internet Radio

  Internet radio and the U.S. Copyright Royalty Board are locking horns over new music payment rates. Broadcasters say they are…

May, 24th May 2007

• Birth of the iMac

  The iMac almost singlehandedly cemented Apple's redemption in the eyes of the press. Though Jobs had unveiled a brand new…

• Dell’s Answer to Apple Stores: Wal-Mart

  A Dell spokesman said that, in response to customer requests for additional ways to buy their computers, Dell will start…

• MIT’s Restaurant Game Released as Universal Application

  The M.I.T. Media Lab, Cognitive Machines Group, has released a Universal version of its Restaurant Game. The game is part…

• Hyperbolic Software Updates MacGizmo to Version 1.07

  Hyperbolic Software updated MacGizmo to version 1.07 on Friday. The new version has added a new appearance theme.

• Cocoa Bootcamp Europe Set for August

  Big Nerd Ranch will be hosting its Cocoa Bootcamp training session in Europe starting on August 6. The five day…

• MacTopos 2.0 for Colorado, North Carolina Available

  James Associates released MacTopos 2.0 map sets for Colorado and North Carolina on Friday. The topographic map sets include MacElevation…

• Suitcase Gets Illustrator CS3 Support

  Extensis has quietly rolled out an updated Suitcase Fusion plug-in that adds Adobe Illustrator CS3 support to the professional font…

• TrailRunner Updated to Version 1.4

  TrailRunner was updated to version 1.4 on Thursday. The new version allows the user to view a detailed graph of…

• Drag and Drop Documents Revisited

  In music, variations on a theme bring out nuances and different perspectives in a melody. In tips, they show you…

May, 23rd May 2007

• Apple Releases Security Update 2007-005

  Apple released Security Update 2007-005 on Thursday. It is available via the Software Update in System Preferences of Mac OS…