Archives for September 2008

September, 30th September 2008

• Restrictions on Search and Seizure of Laptops Proposed

  The "Travelers' Privacy Protection Act" bill has been introduced in both the U.S. House and Senate. The law seeks to…

• GIMP 2.6 Released, Offers Major Changes to Interface

  Gimp.org announced on Wednesday that version 2.6 has been released. The new version was described as an important release and…

• YML Tonight: Piper Jaffray’s Gene Munster

  Your Mac Life (YML), with Shawn King, which airs every Wednesday night, will chat with Piper Jaffray investment analyst Gene…

• CNBC: Wall Street Not Measuring Up in Analysis of AAPL

  Wall Street may not be measuring up when it comes to their reports on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and its fundamentals,…

• Apple Goes For Knockout Blow Against Psystar

  Apple is going for the proverbial knockout blow against Psystar by filing for a request to dismiss Psystar's countersuit with…

• Apple Fourth Quarter Earnings Report Scheduled for Oct 21

  Apple will hold its regularly scheduled fourth quarter earnings report on Tuesday, October 21, after the stock market closes. Analysts…

• Apple Weekly Report #133: Apple’s Stock Roller Coaster & Ballmer Bonanza

  Apple's stock followed the overall market down on Monday and back up again on Tuesday. Norway gave Apple a deadline…

September, 29th September 2008

• Time to bail?

  I know I'm supposed to write here about things having to do with Apple, or at least technology in general.…

• LaCie Announces Three LED Backlit, Wide Gamut Professional Displays [UPDATED]

  LaCie announced on Tuesday the immediate availability, in the U.S., of three new LED-backlit professional displays in 20-, 24- and…

• Kahney: Fantasizing About Apple’s Brick [With Photos]

  Inspired by Mike Elgan and concept photos of an OLPC, Leander Kahney at Cult of Mac started to dream about…

• Apple Grabbing One in Every Three Retail Laptop Dollars

  According to NPD, Windows laptops only had about an 80 percent market share in June and July at brick-and-mortar stores.…

• LightSpeed 2.7 Adds QuickBooks 2009 Support

  Xsilva Systems announced the immediate availability of LightSpeed 2.7 on Tuesday. The update for the Mac-based Point of Sale system…

• toolsfactory Intros rubiTrack GPS Software

  toolsfactory software announced the immediate availability of rubiTrack 1.0 on Tuesday. rubiTrack is an application that lets your Mac track…

• Aspyr Releases Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare for the Mac

  Apsyr announced the immediate availability of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare for the Mac on Tuesday. The multi-player combat…

• Piper Jaffray Says Fear Outweighing Fundamentals for AAPL

  Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster said on Monday in a note to investors that fear is outweighing fundamental analysis as…

• Credit Suisse Downgrades Apple Target Price

  Credit Suisse analyst Steven Soranno cut his target price for Apple Inc shares from US$200 down to $160 on Tuesday,…

• Mac Geek Gab #170: Recordable CD/DVD Longevity, FireWire iPod Charging, Drive Speeds, and More

  Dave and John share their findings on the expected longevity of recordable CDs and DVDs, then answer your questions relating…

September, 28th September 2008

• Time to Bail?

  I know I'm supposed to write here about things having to do with Apple, or at least technology in general.…

• OmniWeb 5.8 Browser Released

  After a period of beta trials, called sneaky peek, OmniWeb 5.8 was released on Friday by the Omni Group. OmniWeb…

• Firefox 3.0.3 Fixes Password Issue

  On the heels if Firefox 3.0.2 last week, Firefox 3.0.3 was released on Friday and fixes an issue that kept…

• Toshiba Announces 256 GB Solid State Drive

  Toshiba announced that they will begin production of 256 GB Solid State Drives (SSD) in the fourth quarter, according to…

• Kenbushi 7.5 Goes Multi-lingual

  Lava Software announced the immediate availability of Kenbushi 7.5 on Monday. The update for the digital media jukebox application added…

• Hawaii Apple Store Boasts Lava Facade

  Apple Inc. opened its third and largest Apple Store on Hawaii's Waikiki islans over the weekend, but this one takes…

• Apple Stock Plunges 13.56% - Two Analysts Cut Ratings

  Shares in Apple Inc. plunged more than 13% during the morning trading session Monday, as concerns about the credit crisis…

September, 26th September 2008

• Particle Debris (Week of Sep 26)

  This was another eventful week. Apple and its iPhone developers have been squabbling, Google announced its G1 with comparisons to…

• What’s in a (Sony vs. Apple) name?

  You're ready to ditch your old pre-digital TV. You've decided to go for a Sony LCD television (a good choice,…

September, 25th September 2008

• Apple Quietly Expanding Science Focus into Medicine

  Apple has quietly added a new page to its science site that focuses on Medicine and Clinical Practice. The Mac's…

• Steve Ballmer: Apple’s Proprietary Hardware & Software Will Lose to Microsoft

  Apple's business model of offering proprietary software combined with proprietary hardware will lose out to Microsoft's licensing approach in the…

• Fruit Software Intros Pear Note

  Fruit Software announced the immediate availability of Pear Note 1.0 on Friday. The note taking application lets users make notes…

• Jeff Gamet Talks More CS4 on MacJury

  The Mac Observer's Jeff Gamet joined MacJury host Chuck Joiner to discuss the introduction of Adobe Creative Suite 4. Along…

September, 24th September 2008

• O’Reilly Updates Mac OS X For Unix Geeks for Leopard

  O'Reily has updated their book, Mac OS X For Unix Geeks. The fourth edition covers OS X 10.5 Leopard and…

• How a $550 Cheap PC Notebook Turned into $1237

  Chris Kerin's mom needed a PC, not a Mac. So the Mac savvy customer set out to help her buy…

• F10 Launch Studio 2 Adds Zero Setup and Smart Application Search

  Chronos LC announced the release of F10 Launch Studio 2.0 on Thursday. The application launch utility adds a zero setup…

• Examining Opportunities for Apple in Current Financial Crisis

  The current economic crisis in the U.S. is unlikely to affect Apple's retail store operations, according to ifoAppleStore on Wednesday.…

• Mudbug Software Intros Webify Image Editor

  Mudbug Software announced the immediate availability of Webify 1.0 on Thursday. Webify is an image browser and editing application that…

• Macintosh Computer Expo 2008 Kicks Off on Sept 27

  Macintosh Computer Expo 2008 is set to open its doors at 10:00AM in Santa Rosa, California, on Saturday, September 27.…

• Rivet 1.3 Improves Podcast Support

  Cynical Peak Software announced the immediate availability of Rivet 1.3 on Thursday. The update for the iTunes to Xbox 360…

• Apple Releases Java Security Updates for Mac OS X 10.4, 10.5

  Apple released Java for Mac OS X 10.4 Release 7 and Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 2 Wednesday…

• Jeff Gamet Talks CS4 on MacJury

  The Mac Observer's Jeff Gamet joined MacJury host Chuck Joiner to discuss the introduction of Adobe Creative Suite 4. Along…

• BMO: Economy Taking a Toll on Apple’s Growth

  BMO Capital analyst Keith Bachman adjusted his target price for Apple down a notch on Thursday and said that the…

• Particle Debris: Beware the DTS Bomb on Blu-ray Discs

  Last night, I was experimenting with a new movie on Blu-ray, The Golden Compass. What got my attention was a…

September, 23rd September 2008

• Parallels Offers Special App Bundle for US$50

  Until September 30, Parallels is offering their virtualization software, Desktop 3.0, along with eight others Mac apps, valued at US$300…

• YML Tonight: Making A Mint From the iPhone

  Your Mac Life (YML), with Shawn King, which airs every Wednesday night, has a "jam packed" show if there ever…

• ShoveBox 1.5 Adds Annotation Support

  Wonder Warp Software announced the immediate availability of ShoveBox 1.5 on Wednesday. The update for the information collection and management…

• WireTap Anywhere 1.0.2 Improves Down-mixing

  Ambrosia Software announced the immediate availability of WireTap Anywhere 1.0.2 on Wednesday. The update for the digital audio routing application…

• Drive Genius 2.1 Adds File Trimming Feature

  Prosoft Engineering announced the immediate availability of Drive Genius 2.1 on Wednesday. The update for the disk maintenance utility added…

• Apple to Open Hawaii Store on Sept 27

  Apple is planning to open its Royal Hawaiian store in Honolulu on Saturday, September 27 at 10:00AM. The Royal Hawaiian…

September, 22nd September 2008

• CW: One More Thing for the New MacBooks - Wireless USB

  Last week, Seth Weintraub at Computerworld made a list of likely technologies to appear in the new Apple MacBooks. On…

• NoteBook 3.0 Adds Handwriting Recognition, PDF Mark-up and More

  Circus Ponies Software announced on Monday the release of Notebook 3.0. The new version adds diagramming, sketching, handwriting recognition, and…

• YouTube Video Spoofs Microsoft’s Recent PC Ad

  I didn't take long for those with some video skills to spoof Microsoft's recent ad campaign: "I'm a PC." In…