Archives for April 2008

April, 23rd April 2008

• Jobs, Top Apple Names Get Summons in Backdating Case

  The Boston Retirement Board is pursuing a stock option backdating lawsuit against Apple, and has issued summons to testify to…

• Bulk Export Tool Auto Converts HOBO Data

  Onset Computer Corporation announced the immediate availability of its Bulk Export Tool on Thursday. Bulk Export Tool is a plug-in…

• NetWare Client 2.0.1 Adds Leopard Support

  Prosoft Engineering announced the immediate availability of NetWare Client 2.0.1 on Thursday. The update for the Novell Network client application…

• O’Reilly Releases Big Book of Apple Hacks

  O'Reilly announced the immediate availability of the Big Book of Apple Hacks on Thursday. In addition to cool hacks, the…

• Analysts Bullish on Apple, AAPL Climbs Slightly

  Despite a strong earnings report on Wednesday with substantial growth and strength in all markets, Apple stock declined by a…

April, 22nd April 2008

• Why the Apple TV Doesn’t Make Toast

  John Martellaro looks at the culture of the too many voices on the Internet who analyze products. In trying to…

• YML: Password Savvy and Alien Skin

  Your Mac Life (YML) with Shawn King, which airs every Wednesday night, will talk with the Chief Evangelist of Agile…

• TheStreet’s Jim Cramer: Apple’s Competitors "No Longer Relevant"

  Jim Cramer, an investment analyst, was interviewed recently about Apple. He said that all you have to do is pay…

• Apple Earnings Report Scheduled for 5:00 PM EDT

  Apple will announce its Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 Second Quarter financial results on Wednesday at 5:00 PM EDT, 2:00 PM…

• Mirosoft Goes .Mac with Live Mesh

  Microsoft introduced its new Web-based Live Mesh service on Wednesday. Live Mesh is a .Mac-like service designed to keep data…

• Macgamestore Intros Hoyle Casino 2008

  Macgamestore.com announced the immediate availability of the digital download version of Hoyle Casino 2008 for the Mac on Wednesday. The…

• Apple Earnings Conference Call Full of Juicy Tidbits

  Apple's Q2 earnings report included a conference call for analysts. While Peter Oppenheimer (CFO) and Timothy Cook (COO) never comment…

• Markets Focus on Lower Guidance, AAPL Down in After Hours Trading

  While Apple turned in stellar financial results for the March quarter that were well ahead of analyst predictions, the after…

• Apple 2Q Revenue up 43 Percent

  Apple managed to come in above estimates for its second fiscal quarter of 2008 by showing a 43 percent year-over-year…

• Deferred Revenue for Apple TV and iPhone Climbs Dramatically

  Apple's FY08 Q2 earnings report on Wednesday showed that deferred revenue, the so-called subscription accounting, for Apple TV and iPhone…

• Spruce Up Terminal

  Terminal is a very powerful application because it gives you direct access to the UNIX command line. It also looks…

April, 21st April 2008

• Longtime Mac User Tries Ubuntu Linux

  A self-admitted, longtime, pure bred, never owned anything else Mac user took a test drive of Ubuntu Linux and found…

• Second Gear Launches Today 1.0, iCal & Mail Interface

  Second Gear Software announced the immediate availability of Today, an event and task management application for Leopard that can access…

• nova media Intros GlobeSurfer ICON HSUPA USB Modem

  nova media announced the immediate availability of the GlobeSurfer ICON HSUPA USB modem on Tuesday. The modem is small enough…

• AT&T Reports Strong Q1 Results, iPhone Sales "Stable"

  AT&T reported strong growth during its earnings report on Tuesday, including earnings growth of 26.7 percent and revenue growth of…

• MacUpdate Promo Adds WhatSize to Core Bundle

  MacUpdate has anounced that they have added an additional application, WhatSize, to the core bundle in its MacUpdate Promo, but…

• Fanurio 1.10 Adds Smart Timing

  Atelier Software announced the immediate availability of Fanurio 1.10 on Tuesday. The update for the freelancer time tracking and billing…

• Vista Capable Appeal Upheld, MS Stays in Court

  A lawsuit alleging that Microsoft misled customers with its "Vista Capable" product claims is free to move forward now that…

• BusySync 2.0 Adds iCal/Google Calendar Syncing

  BusyMac announced the immediate availability of BusySync 2.0 on Tuesday. The new version of the iCal network syncing utility added…

• TextExpander 2.1 Catches Up with Fast Typists

  SmileOnMyMac announced the immediate availability of TextExpander 2.1 on Tuesday. The update for the typing shortcut and customizable abbreviation expander…

• Apple Releases Firmware Restoration CD 1.6 for Intel Macs

  Apple released Firmware Restoration CD 1.7 on Tuesday along with MacBook Pro Firmware Update 1.5.1. The firmware restoration CD disk…

• Apple Releases MacBook Pro Firmware Update 1.5.1

  Apple released MacBook Pro Firmware Update 1.5.1 on Monday. The release notes state the updater "fixes several issues to improve…

• Friction Games Unveils Penumbra: Black Plague

  Friction Games announced the immediate availability of the demo version of Penumbra: Black Plague for the Mac on Tuesday. The…

• ATR Downgrades AAPL Over Valuation Concerns

  American Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu downgraded his "Buy" rating for Apple's stock to "Neutral" on Tuesday citing concerns over…

• Mac Geek Gab #149: Syncing, Phantom Shares, and Other Wacky Problems

  Dave and John share some of your thoughts on the recently-discussed magically-appearing shares theme, then dig into some questions about…

April, 20th April 2008

• IW: "No Macs" in Enterprise no Longer Defensible

  The legacy mantra of many IT managers of "no Macs" in their organization is no longer a defensible IT strategy,…

• Windows XP SP3 Scheduled for April 29th

  Microsoft announced on Monday that Windows XP SP3 has been released to manufacturing and will be released to the Internet…

• LockedEnvelope Allows Easy, Encrypted E-mail

  Navoty has announced the immediate availability of LockedEnvelope in beta. The system allows users of any e-mail application with any…

• SimpleChart 1.2 Improves Chart Customization

  24U Software announced the immediate availability of SimpleChart 1.2 on Monday. The updated version of the charting plug-in for FileMaker…

• PayPal: Safari Won’t Get Blocked [Updated]

  PayPal revealed late last week that it may start blocking Web browsers that don't include anti-phishing measures like EV SSL,…

• iStock 1.3 Goes Universal, Improves Leopard Support

  Infinite Loop announced the immediate availability of iStock 1.3 on Monday. The update for the stock portfolio tracking application added…

• MacPool 9.5 Adds Facebook Support

  baKno announced the immediate availability of MacPool 9.5 on Monday. The update for the pool simulation game added support for…

• Cramer: Buy Apple & Look for "Conversation"

  CNBC's Jim Cramer told viewers they should be buying shares of Apple Inc. during his Stop Trading! segment on the…

• Citigroup Bumps Up AAPL Earnings Estimate

  Citigroup analyst Richard Gardner is expecting Apple will report even better than expected earnings during its quarterly investor conference call…

April, 18th April 2008

• Particle Debris from the Week of April 14

  It's been an interesting week. Intuit got through the tax deadline filing without a major hitch, and TurboTax for Mac…

April, 17th April 2008

• MacWireless Announces 200 Mbps over Household Wiring

  Macwireless announced on Friday the immediate availability of a power line adapter, "Powerline - 200 Mbps" for Macintosh. The device…

• BW: Apple is World’s Most Innovative Company

  BusinessWeek ranked Apple as the world's most innovative company in a special report on Friday. Google was ranked #2 and…

• Apple Files Patent with WIPO for Enhanced Head Mounted Display

  Apple has filed a patent for "enhanced image display in head-mounted displays" with the World Intellectual Property Organization. While head…

• OWC Releases 500GB Portable Hard Drive (FireWire 400/800, USB 2.0)

  Other World Computing (OWC) announced Friday the OWC Mercury On-The-Go 500GB, 5400RPM portable storage drive. This device is a bus-powered,…

• Apple Modifies Windows Software Updater After Safari Ruckus

  In March, it was noticed by Windows users that Apple was using the Apple Software Update program that installs with…

• Jeff Gamet Talks NAB with MacVoices

  MacVoices has published a podcast interview with our own Jeff Gamet about his experiences at the National Association of Broadcasters…

• Caris & Co. Ups Estimate for Apple’s FY Q2

  On Friday, Shebly Seyrafi with Caris & Co said that Apple is likely to beat expectations in its fiscal year…

• Scrolling in Background Windows

  Scrolling up or down in document or Finder windows is something we do every day, and it's a task that…

• Under the Radar: Apple at NAB

  After four days at NAB I've noticed that even though Apple wasn't at the event, they certainly had a profound…

• CableCARD Conspiracy?

  I am currently in the market to replace my 32" Sony LCD television with a larger (37" or 40") model.…