Archives for May 2007

May, 23rd May 2007

• Realmac Software Releases RapidWeaver 3.6

  Realmac Software released RapidWeaver 3.6 on Thursday. The new version now has a snippet manager for frequently used code, a…

• REALVIZ Stitcher Updated for Intel Macs

  REALVIZ announced the immediate availability of Stitcher 5.6 on Thursday. The updated version of the photo stitching and panorama creation…

• WiebeTech Unveils Quad Interface Drive Enclosure

  WiebeTech revealed its new ToughTech XE mini portable drive enclosure on Thursday. The pocket-size enclosure includes two FireWire 800 ports…

• ConceptDraw 7 Gets Intel Mac Support

  CS Odessa announced the immediate availability of ConceptDraw 7 on Thursday. The new version of the vector drawing and diagramming…

• Asset Trustee 8 Improves Regulatory, Network Support

  FileWave announced the immediate availability of Asset Trustee 8.0 on Thursday. Asset Trustee is a hardware and software inventory management…

• Quark’s Andrew Dyer to Speak at AppleScript Pro Sessions

  Quark's Product Manager of Enterprise, Andrew Dyer, will be joining the lineup at the Scripting Matters AppleScript Pro training sessions…

• TextSoap Deluxe 5.6 Improves Automator Support

  unmarked software announced the immediate availability of TextSoap Deluxe 5.6 on Thursday. The updated version of the text processing and…

• Super TextTwist: A Truly Evil Game!

  My definition of evil is that you will find yourself wanting to play "just one more hand", plus you have…

May, 22nd May 2007

• House Passes Anti-spyware Bill, Senate Quiet on Issue

  The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Internet Spyware (I-Spy) Prevention Act on Tuesday. However, there is no equivalent Senate…

• Penryn CPU Details Revealed

  Some of the new features of the Intel Penryn CPU have been revealed, including a mechanism for better integration with…

• WiebeTech to Offer 1TB Hard Drives

  WiebeTech announced on Wednesday that it plans to offer 1TB hard drives as an option in several of its products.…

• A Better Finder Rename 7.8 Adds Text Removal Actions

  publicspace.net announced the immediate availability of A Better Finder Rename 7.8 on Wednesday. The updated version of the batch file…

• Apple Hot Deals Update For B&H, MacZone, Publishing Perfection

  Apple Inc. has updated the Hot Deals pages for B&H Photo Video, MacZone, and Publishing Perfection at the Macintosh Product…

• West Forest Systems Releases CDFinder 5.0

  West Forest Systems released Tuesday CDFinder 5.0, an upgrade to the CD cataloging tool . The new version has a…

• Excalibur: Morgana’s Revenge 3.0 for the Mac Available

  ExcaliburWorld Software announced the immediate availability of Excalibur: Morgana's Revenge 3.0 for the Mac on Wednesday. The first-person shooter game…

• Analyst: Apple Will Be Bigger Than IBM

  Apple's growth will lead to the company being bigger than erstwhile foe and partner IBM, according to Georges Yared, CIO…

• Analyst: June Quarter iPod Sales May Be Down

  iPod sales for the June quarter may come in below Wall Street's 9.8 million estimate according to Piper Jaffray analyst…

• Analyst: Apple Stock Likely to Rise After iPhone, WWDC

  Many investors rely on the "buy on the rumor, sell on the news" strategy, but that isn't likely to pay…

• Mac Security: Protecting Virtual Memory

  Your Mac is pretty secure out of the box, but there are several things you can do to help make…

May, 21st May 2007

• Entourage Email Archive X 3.3 Improves Spotlight Support

  Softhing announced the immediate availability of Entourage Email Archive X 3.3 on Tuesday. The updated version of the email archiving…

• US-CERT Reports HTTP Vulnerability, Macs Safe

  The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team is reporting that an HTTP vulnerability involving Unicode characters could leave computers and…

• Montage 1.3 Adds Final Draft Export

  Mariner Software announced the upcoming release of the screenwriting application Montage 1.3 on Tuesday. The updated version will add the…

• Mesa Dynamics Releases Amnesty Singles 1.2

  Mesa Dynamics released Amnesty Singles 1.2 on Tuesday. The new version introduces support for widgets authored by Apple's Dashcode widget…

• Pangea Introduces Runic

  Pangea Software announced the immediate availability of its latest video game, Runic, on Tuesday. The Brickout-style game includes 100 levels…

• Downfall 2.7 Adds Mouse Support, More

  Norbyte announced the immediate availability of Downfall 2.7 on Tuesday. The updated version of the 3D falling blocks game added…

May, 20th May 2007

• Woz: It’s All About the Science

  At the Maker Faire on Saturday, Steve Wozniak talked about how learning about math and electronics helped overcome his shyness…

• Advanced Link Manager 3.5 Updates Reports, More

  Caphyon announced the immediate availability of Advanced Link Manager 3.5 on Monday. The updated version of the incoming Web site…

• Apple Hot Deals Update For PowerMax, O’Reilly

  Apple Inc. has updated the Hot Deals pages for PowerMax and O'Reilly Media, Inc. at the Macintosh Product Guide. The…

• Aspyr to Bring Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars to the Mac

  Aspyr announced on Monday that is is currently working on bringing Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars to the Mac. The online…

• StarCraft II Coming to the Mac

  Blizzard Entertainment has finally revealed that StarCraft II is in development. The real-time strategy game is being developed for both…

• Deal Hunting Made Easy

  Searching the Web for the best deals can be time consuming, so why not hand the task off to your…

• Mac Geek Gab #104: AirPort/Extreme, Digital Audio, FileMaker, and More!

  Dave and John are back, discussing and answering your comments about Airport/Extreme, Digital Audio, FileMaker, and more!

May, 18th May 2007

• Apple Report: The Case of the Errant Stock Slide

  The fallout from a faked memo only lasted half an hour, but millions of AAPL shares traded hands. In this…

May, 17th May 2007

• Jumsoft Releases Pages Templates 1.0

  Jumsoft released their Pages Templates for iWork on Friday. The package includes templates for a broad range of document types.

• Microsoft Takes Appliance Approach to Home Backups

  One of the things deemed significant from this week's Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) is the Windows Home Server, according…

• Apple Sued Over MacBook Displays

  Apple, Inc. is facing another class-action suit. This one has to do with the displays on Apple MacBooks and MacBook…

• CS3 Installer Poses Mac OS X Firewall Security Issue

  Adobe issued a security warning on Thursday for Mac OS X users installing Adobe Version Cue CS3 Server. The Adobe…

• QuickerTek Offers 802.11n Upgrade for iMacs

  QuickerTek announced the immediate availability of its new 802.11n wireless upgrade for Apple's Intel-based Mac mini and early model 24-inch…

• Jonathan Ive Wins NDA Design Award

  Jonathan Ive, Apple's senior vice president of industrial design, was awarded the National Design Association's 2007 National Design Award for…

• FileSync Updated to Version 1.2

  Designer's Domain has updated FileSync to version 1.2. The new version adds a servers drawer so that connection settings may…

• Apple Stock Climbing, Breaks $110

  Apple stock is still on the rise after recovering from a false report that the company was delaying the release…

• Sorting Apple’s AirPort Menu

  Apple's AirPort menu item gives you quick access to the available WiFi networks near your Mac, but it lists those…

• Two Great Programs for Free

  One of my favorite parts of doing my annual "State of the Macintosh" address is the part where I demonstrate…

May, 16th May 2007

• NewerTech Announces Consumer RAID 1 Storage System

  Newer Technology, Inc. announced on Thursday its RAID Level 1 (mirrored) "Guardian MAXimus" storage system. Capacities from 250 GB to…

• Apple Offers Free Recycling to Schools

  Schools looking for a way to recycle old computers can save a few dollars by contacting Apple. The Mac and…

• ConceptDraw Project 3.3 Improves Reports, More

  CS Odessa announced the immediate availability of an updated version of the project management application ConceptDraw Project on Thursday. ConceptDraw…

• xTime Project 4.2 Improves Gantt Features

  app4mac announced the immediate availability of xTime Project 4.2 on Thursday. The updated version of the project management and time…

• Google Moves Towards Universal Search

  Google is working to bring its wide range of search tools together into a single universal search tool. Ultimately users…

• AC3D 6.2 Adds Google Earth Support, More

  Inivis Limited announced the immediate availability of AC3D 6.2 on Thursday. The updated version of the 3D design application added…

• NitroAV Launches New eSATA ExpressCard

  NitroAV announced the immediate availability of the 2-Port NitroAV eSATA II 3Gb/s Professional ExpressCard (34mm) Interface Adapter on Thursday. The…