Archives for May 2008

May, 21st May 2008

• OWC Announces Fast, Quiet SuperDrives For Almost All Macs

  Other World Computing (OWC) on Thursday announced three new SuperDrive models for almost all Mac models, a tray loading version…

• Security Firm Tires of Waiting for Apple Fix, Publishes iCal Security Flaws

  After attempting to work with Apple for several months on what it claims are serious security flaws in iCal, security…

• Microsoft Resorts to Paying People to Use Windows Live Search Engine

  It's no secret that Microsoft has been struggling to get folks to use its Windows Live Search search engine, but…

• Apple’s unsupported support articles

  Pay a visit to Apple' Support site and you'll be treated to one of the best places for technical support…

May, 20th May 2008

• SpamSieve 2.7 Improves Handling of Attachments, URLs, HTML

  C-Command Software announced on Wednesday the immediate release of SpamSieve 2.7. The new version now requires Mac OS X 10.4…

• Apple’s Purchase of PA Semi Under Review by DoD

  Apple's purchase of semiconductor company PA Semi is under review by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). PA Semi makes…

• C|Net: Apple’s .Mac Missing a Golden Opportunity

  Apple charges US$99/year for .Mac, and that's a lot compared to competing services, according to Tom Krazit at C|Net on…

• Apple Posts Extended Version of "Sad Song" Get a Mac Ad

  One of Apple's latest Get a Mac ads has John Hodgman singing a "Sad Song," the Vista Blues. On Wednesday,…

• Report: Apple to Move Entire MacBook Line to LED by 2009

  Apple will be moving its entire MacBook product line to LED backlighting in 2009. Kenmos Technology told the Chinese language…

• Man & Machine Sues Apple For "Mighty Mouse" Trademark Infringement

  Apple Inc. picked up a new lawsuit this week, as Man & Machine, a computer peripheral company, sued Apple and…

• Western Digital Targets "My Passport" Portable Drives at Mac Users

  Western Digital announced Wednesday a new line of hard drives called My Passport. The portable hard drive product line is…

• AAPL Down Dramatically for No Obvious Reasons

  Apple's stock (AAPL) dropped nearly US$8.00 on Wednesday for no obvious reasons, according to Barron's. It could be nothing more…

• Apple’s Curious Failure to Act Against Psystar

  When Psystar, a Miami, Fla. company, started selling Mac clones pre-loaded with Mac OS X last month, everyone assumed that…

May, 19th May 2008

• Apple Releases Logic 8.0.2 Update w/Multiple Bug Fixes, Other Improvements

  Apple updated Logic Tuesday to version 8.0.2, a maintenance update that addresses scores of issues. While the Software Update release…

• StopBadware.org Urges Apple to Deal with Safari Carpet Bombing Issue

  A security researcher has recently discovered that Apple's Safari browser is susceptible to what's been coined "carpet bombing," an unwelcome…

• Apple Launches Corporate Gifting and Rewards Program

  Apple has launched the Corporate Gifting and Rewards Program. The special program allows corporations to create quantity purchase promotion and…

• NPD: Mac Sales & Revenue up Sharply, Analyst Forecasts New MacBooks

  The NPD Group's latest data shows unit sales for Mac up 50 percent in April year over year. Revenues were…

• Column: Thunderbird a Viable Alternative to Apple Mail

  In times past, there were a few good e-mail programs for the Mac and most were commercial. Lately, however, despite…

• Taco HTML Edit 2.0 Beta Gets Code Completion, Tabs

  Taco Software has released a public beta of its Taco HTML Editor, version 2.0.0b2. The new version adds code completion,…

• MacFamilyTree 5.2 Beta Adds 3D View

  Synium began offering a public beta of MacFamilyTree 5.2 on Tuesday. The public beta added a new 3D virtual family…

• TextExpander 2.2 Adds CSS Snippets, Dictate Support

  SmileOnMyMac announced the immediate availability of TextExpander 2.2 on Tuesday. The update for the abbreviation expander application added a predefined…

• Mac Geek Gab #153: Cleaning Your Mac, Listener Tips, and Questions Galore

  John and Dave are fresh back from a virtual trip to Chicago, and now coming to you with tips about…

May, 18th May 2008

• Eternal Storms Releases flickery Public Beta

  Eternal Storms Software has announced the immediate availability of the public beta of flickery, a native flickr.com client for the…

• NPD: Apple Market Share 66% for PCs over $1,000

  The NPD Group has reported that Apple's market share at retail store fronts for the first quarter in the U.S.…

• NYT: Microsoft Victim of the "Single-Era Conjecture"

  The worlds of science and technology have many famous conjectures, hypotheses and laws: Fermat's Last Theorem, the Riemann Hypothesis and…

• Firefox 3 Release Candidate 1 Posted

  After an extended beta test period, the Mozilla Group has released Firefox 3, RC1 for Windows, Mac OS X and…

• Advanced Web Ranking 6.2 Adds New Visibility Charts, More

  Caphyon announced the immediate availability of Advanced Web Ranking 6.2 on Monday. The update for the Web site ranking tracker…

• Microsoft VP: Company Focusing on Online Services, Advertising

  It's no secret that Microsoft is gunning for more of the Internet search advertising and online services market, and vice…

• Microsoft-Yahoo Talks Back On

  Microsoft is back at the negotiating table with Yahoo, but this time it is looking to strike a deal that…

• Awesome Mighty Mega Games Intros drops! 2.0

  Awesome Mighty Mega Games announced the immediate availability of drops! 2.0 on Monday. drops! is a game where players select…

May, 16th May 2008

• Explosions and Debris (Week of May 12)

  From time to time, we all change browsers. It's either to experiment with something new or flee from something distasteful.…

May, 15th May 2008

• Safari Suffers from "Carpet Bomb" Issue

  It's possible for a maliciously crafted website to "carpet bomb" the Windows desktop or the Mac OS X Download destination…

• Parallels Releases Update for Vista SP1 and XP SP3

  Parallels has released Desktop Build 5600 for the Mac which adds full support for Vista SP1, Windows XP SP3 and…

• Fone2Phone 2.01 Improves Performance, Cell Phone Support

  nova media introduced Fone2Phone 2.01 on Friday. The update for the Mac-based cell phone to cell phone data migration application…

• Apple Scores 2 Black Pencils at D&AD Awards

  Apple walked away from the D&AD Awards Thursday night with two "black pencil" awards for the iMac and iPhone designs.…

• Yahoo to Icahn: Get a Clue

  Billionaire investor Carl Icahn thinks Yahoo "completely botched" Microsoft's unsolicited buyout offer and is mounting his own attempt to take…

• Macgamestore Intros Agatha Christie: Peril at End House

  Macgamestore.com announced the immediate availability of Agatha Christie: Peril at End House for the Mac on Friday. The puzzle game…

May, 14th May 2008

• OWC Adds Sizes, Reduces Prices for Portable Hard Drive Line

  Other World Computing (OWC) announced on Thursday additions to their On-The-Go palm-sized portable hard drives. New sizes include 100, 200,…

• ForeSee Survey: Apple, Newegg and H-P Lead in Online Satisfaction

  In the ForeSee Results Top 100 Online Retail Satisfaction Index published today, Apple, Newegg and HP provided the best online…

• Apple’s Bolyston Street Store Sign of Things to Come

  A senior Apple official said that the company's new Bolyston Street store in Boston reflects plans to expand retail ventures…

• Mozilla Releases Thunderbird 3 Alpha

  The Mozilla group has released an alpha of its Thunderbird e-mail program for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X. New…

• Marware Introduces C.E.O. Envi for MacBook Air

  Marware announced the immediate availability of the C.E.O. Envi case for Apple's MacBook Air on Thursday. The black leather case…

• Icahn Ready to Dump Yahoo Board

  Carl Icahn, well known billionaire and investor, thinks Yahoo "completely botched" Microsoft's buyout offer and is now presenting his own…

• Take Control Unveils New Apple Mail Books

  TidBTIS and Take Control announced the immediate availability of two new Take Control titles for Apple's Mail application on Thursday.…

• Cyberduck 3 Adds WebDAV, Amazon S3 Support

  David V. Kocher introduced Cyberduck 3.0, the newest version of his file transfer application, on Thursday. The new version added…

• Adobe Intros Flash Player 10 Beta

  Adobe unveiled a public beta of Flash Player 10 on Thursday. The beta, code named "Astro," added support for user-implemented…

• Skype 2.7 Hotfix Improves Firewall, Router Support

  Skype released Skype 2.7.0.330 on Wednesday with improved firewall and router support. The Skype hotfix added support for NAT-PMP and…

• TMO’s Dave Hamilton, John F. Braun at NCMUG

  TMO's Mac Geek Gab co-hosts, Dave Hamilton and John F. Braun, will be making a virtual appearance at the Cleveland,…

• Battlestations: Midway Set for June 27 Release

  Feral Interactive announced on Thursday that their strategy game for the Mac, Battlestations: Midway, will be released on June 27.

• The iPhone needs a faster better Safari

  I've made no secret of my overwhelming enthusiasm for the iPhone, and have sung its glories here and elsewhere many…