Archives for July 2007

July, 24th July 2007

• Vista Cannibalizing XP, not Mac OS X

  Vista is not eating into Mac OS X market share, rather, it's taking market share away from Windows XP. Meanwhile,…

• OWC Introduces NASPerform NAS Storage System

  Other World Computing announced the immediate availability of the NASPerform network attached storage solution for home and business networks. The…

• Webjimbo Adds Web Access to Yojimbo Documents

  Adrian Ross announced the immediate availability of Webjimbo 1.0 on Wednesday. Webjimbo lets Yojimbo users access their data via the…

• A Better Finder Rename 7.9 Improves File Sorting

  publicspace.net released A Better Finder Rename 7.9 on Wednesday with enhanced sorting capabilities. The updated version of the batch file…

• Moon Exploration Widget Touches Down

  Imaginova has released its Moon Exploration Widget. One can view the sky from anywhere on the Moon, for any date,…

• The Sims Pet Stories Coming to the Mac

  Aspyr Media announced on Wednesday that it will bring The Sims Pet Stories to the Mac. The spin-off game is…

• AAPL Rockets Up After Earnings Report

  Apple closed on Wednesday at US$137.26, but shot up more than $9 to $147.04 in after-hours trading once the company…

• Find iPhone Apps from Dashboard

  Despite the fact that Apple is limiting developers to Web 2.0 apps on the iPhone, there are still plenty of…

• Mac Geek Gab #112: Finder, Mail, Printing, Ports and More

  Dave and John talk through answers about the Finder, Mail.app, PDFPen, Printers, and Ports, and share your thoughts on AirPort…

July, 23rd July 2007

• TidBITS Publishing Announces the Mac OS X Lexicon

  TidBITS publishing announced a new book in its "Take Control" series on Tuesday, The Mac OS X Lexicon. The eBook…

• SimpleMovieX 3.1.1 Improves AVI Support

  Aero Quartet announced the immediate availability of SimpleMovieX 3.1.1 on Tuesday. The updated version of the movie editor application improved…

• Apple Third Quarter Earnings Report Scheduled for July 25

  Apple's third quarter results conference call with investors is scheduled for 5PM eastern time on Wednesday, July 25. The event…

• HDHomeRun Brings Networked HD TV to the Mac

  Elgato Systems announced the immediate availability of a Mac-compatible version of the HDHomeRun networked digital TV tuner on Tuesday. The…

• MacConsulting Introduces ContactZ for FileMaker Pro

  MacConsulting announced the immediate availability of ContactZ 1.0 for FileMaker Pro on Tuesday. ContactZ replaces MacContacts 3, and is a…

• SimpleChart Adds Charts to FMPro 9

  24U Software announced the immediate availability of SimpleChart Plug-in 1.0 for FileMaker Pro 9 on Monday. The plug-in generates charts…

• Cramer: Sell Some AAPL

  Financial analyst Jim Cramer is offering his advice on Apple's stock: Sell now, and buy after Wednesday's third quarter financial…

• AAPL Dips Following AT&T iPhone Numbers

  Apple's stock began to slide Tuesday morning after AT&T's quarterly earnings report revealed that the company had activated only 146,000…

July, 22nd July 2007

• NewerTech Guardian MAXimus RAID-1 Drive

  The NewerTech Guardian MAXimus Drive, distributed by Other World Computing, is a desktop RAID Level 1 storage system suitable for…

• RedmondMag: Windows XP Just Too Good, Harming Vista

  Vista could mark a turning point for Microsoft. It could be the Microsoft's first OS that suffers on the sales…

• Intego Posts Public Beta of FileGuard X4 [UPDATED]

  Intego announced a public beta program for its FileGuard X4 data protection program on Monday. FileGuard X4 creates an encrypted…

• Chip Makers Add Cores, but Software Isn’t Keeping Up

  Chip makers are racing to add cores to their microprocessors, and they create some buzz with the technology. Software developers,…

• ToThePoint Software Introduces EasyMoney 1.0

  ToThePoint Software announced the immediate availability of EasyMoney 1.0 on Monday. EasyMoney is an accounting application for home and small…

• Kingston Bumps CompactFlash Speeds to 266x

  Kingston Technology announced the immediate availability of faster versions of its CompactFlash Ultimate Flash memory cards on Monday. The new…

• Macgamestore.com Releases Rome: Curse of the Necklace

  Macgamestore.com announced the immediate availability of its latest Travelogue: 360 title, Rome: Curse of the Necklace, on Monday. Players search…

• Analyst: Apple to Report Strong June Quarter

  Apple will likely report above-guidance earnings for its June quarter during its regular investor conference call on Wednesday. The Mac…

• 24/7 Wall St.: No Way AAPL Can Hit $205

  iper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster recently raised his target price for Apple's stock from US$160 up to $205. 24/7 Wall…

• Home Made Spotlight Keywords

  Spotlight has its own built-in list of keywords you can use when searching for files, but that list is designed…

July, 20th July 2007

• Apple Weekly Report: Apple On the Rise, and Mac and iPhone Security

  Apple's stock hits an all time high, Steve Jobs and Jonathan Ive both score industry honors, the BlackBerry puts its…

July, 19th July 2007

• Zonbu: The Mac of the Future

  It seems obvious to me that the personal computing scenario where we sit in front of a dedicated box is…

• Own a Piece of Apple History

  Mac Resource in Huntsville, Alabama is moving. So they're selling the 5.5 foot, neon-lit, colored Apple that has been hanging…

• Tenon Updates iTools to Include Apache 2.2.4

  Tenon has announced that that their iTools Web server configuration and management system has been updated with Apache 2.2.4 for…

• Apple Back To School and iPod Specials

  Apple's Hot Deals Site is continuing their Back To School special. Buy a MacBook, MacBook Pro, iMac or Mac Pro…

• Parallels Posts Desktop 3 Update

  Parallels has posted a minor update to their Desktop 3 virtualization software, build 4560. The update features faster and smoother…

• CockTail 3.7 for Panther Now Free

  Maintain announced on Friday that it is now offering its system maintenance and feature control application Cocktail 3.7 for Mac…

• Jumsoft Introduces Pages Clipart 1.0 for iWork

  Jumsoft announced the immediate availability of Pages Clipart 1.0 of iWork on Friday. The package includes 50 different clipart images…

• Macware Releases MacFreelance

  Macware released MacFreelance on Thursday. The software is an invoice and billing system for Mac professionals that is integrated with…

• Analyst Raises Apple Target Price to $205

  Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster has a rosy outlook for Apple thanks in part to iPhone-generated revenue. He expects iPhone…

• Drag and Drop Google Searches

  Google is easy enough to use. Just enter your search terms in Google's text field in your Web browser, and…

• Nancy Explains The Genius Bar

  Nancy Carroll Gravley explains how the Apple Store Genius Bars work for those new to the world of Apple, or…

July, 18th July 2007

• Absoft Developing New IDE, Seeks Beta Testers

  Absoft announced on Thursday that their deveopment IDE, currently included with Pro Fortran products for Windows and Mac, is being…

• Vertus Announces Fluid Mask 3

  Vertus has announced version 3 of its graphics masking software. The new version has a more effective edge detection system…

• LaCie Announces New Terabyte-class RAID 0 Drives

  LaCie launched its triple interface, terabyte-class Big Disk Extreme+ drives on Thursday with USB2, FW400 and FW800 interfaces. They feature…

• Researcher Finds New Mac OS X Vulnerability

  An anonymous researcher has found a serious vulnerability in Mac OS X, related to mDNS, written a worm to exploit…

• Curio 4 Improves Project Management Features

  Zengobi announced the immediate availability of Curio 4, the latest version of the brainstorming and project management application on Thursday.…

• Bookends 10 Improves Online Library Support

  Sonny Software announced the immediate availability of Bookends 10 on Thursday. The new version of the bibliography, reference, and information…

• Democracy Player Becomes "Miro," Reaches v. 0.9.8

  The former Democracy (Internet video) player was renamed and rebranded as "Miro" on Wednesday. Small improvements have been made as…

• Analyst: iPhone Revenue Sharing to Boost Apple EPS

  Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster believes Apple and AT&T have a revenue sharing agreement for the iPhone, and that it…

• Apple Stock Tops $140

  Apple's stock managed to hit another all-time high on Thursday morning by topping US$140 in pre-market trading. The company's steady…

• Two Cool Gadgets that have Nothing to do with iPhone

  Warning! This column is not about iPhone. You are about to enter an iPhone-free zone. Enter at your own risk.…

July, 17th July 2007

• Jawbone Bluetooth Headset

  Jawbone is a high-tech Bluetooth headset designed to be used with mobile phones like iPhone. What makes Jawbone so high-tech?…