Archives for September 2008

September, 22nd September 2008

• Apple to Open Calgary Store on Sept 27

  Apple is planning to open its first store in Calgary, on Saturday, September 27 at 8:30AM. The Park City store…

• Art Text 2 Adds Layers, More

  BeLight Software announced the immediate availability of Art Text 2 on Tuesday. The new version of the special effects application…

• Adobe Unveils Creative Suite 4 Apps

  Adobe introduced its long list of Creative Suite 4 applications on Tuesday. The applications include familiar names like Photoshop, InDesign,…

• Mac Geek Gab #169: ACMT, Lightning, and PGP Whole Disk Encryption

  Take John F. Braun, Dave Hamilton, Pilot Pete and a week's worth of questions, pack them into one (virtual!) room,…

September, 21st September 2008

• Want to See the Wireless World Around You?  Check out AirRadar!

  In this installment of Monday's Mac Gadget, John F. Braun checks out AirRadar, a wireless network scanner that will tell…

• New Ebook Explains How to Buy a New Macintosh

  Adam Engst has published a new eBook, Take Control of Buying a Mac. With the holiday season approaching and new…

• CNET: Key to Windows 7 Success is Geeks

  The way to maintain the reputation of an OS is to make it appeal to the resident geeks because they…

• Column: Barriers to Mac in Enterprise are Collapsing

  Apple is finally making serious inroads in the enterprise, and barriers are collapsing, according to Vin D'Amico in his column…

• iLEVL Copy Holder Users Your iMac’s Internal Magnets

  Bottle & Sell announced Friday iLEVL, a copy holder that sticks to your iMac using the magnets that are inside…

September, 19th September 2008

• Particle Debris, Apple, RIAA and MS (Week of Sep 19)

  Early in the week, we started out with the Podcaster kerfuffle when Apple rejected an iPhone app for the App…

September, 18th September 2008

• Lexar SD Memory Card Connects Wirelessly to Macs, PCs

  Lexar announced on Friday the launch of its "Shoot-n-Sync" Wi-Fi Memory card. The SD card enables photographers to wirelessly upload…

• PDFpen 4.0 Adds MS Word Import and OCR Capability

  SmileOnMyMac has announced the immediate availability of PDFpen 4.0. The new version adds usability enhancements, Microsoft Word import, the ability…

• Apple Patent Application Could Lead to Portable User Accounts

  An Apple patent filing, which was posted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on August 21, described improved approaches…

• SquirrelFish Extreme Will Offer Amazing Surfing, App Speeds

  On Thursday, the Surfin' Safari blog announced the next generation Javascript accelerator, SquirrelFish Extreme. Benchmarks show that it is over…

• Microsoft Launches Ad #3: Are You a PC?

  Microsoft launched its third in a series of special ads to spruce up the image of Windows on Thursday night.…

• Marketcircle Releases Billings 3

  Marketcircle announced Friday the release of Billings 3, the newest version of the company's time tracking and invoicing solution. the…

• Interbrand Study Ranks Apple’s Brand #24 in World

  Apple Inc.'s Brand has been ranked as the 24th most valuable brand in the world, according to a new study…

September, 17th September 2008

• Steve Jobs Makes Appearance at EU Meeting in Brussels

  Steve Jobs was in Brussels on Wednesday to participate in a European Union meeting on the state of music and…

• Apple Notebook Market Share Rises, Steals from Acer, Toshiba

  DisplaySearch released a report on Wednesday showing that Apple's notebook share in North America grew by 60 percent year over…

• Ad Exec Says Microsoft as Victim Doesn’t Work Either

  A New York ad executive has noted that Microsoft likely terminated the Jerry Seinfeld ads prematurely. She also doubts that…

• QuickTime 7.5.5 Bug Could be Vector for Attack

  A bug in QuickTime 7.5.5 has been discovered which could be exploited for a malicious attack, but right now the…

• Equinux Announces Stationary Pack 2 for Apple’s Mail

  Equinux announced Thursday Stationary Pack 2, a collection of stationary templates for Apple's Mail for Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard."…

• Intuit Announces QuickBooks Accounting 2009 for Mac with Major New Features

  Intuit announced QuickBooks Accounting 2009 for Mac Thursday, an upgrade the company called the "most significant upgrade in product history."…

• Apple to Open Retail Stores in Escondido, Colorado Springs, & San Mateo Sept. 20th

  Apple Inc. is planning three more grand openings for Apple Retail Stores on September 20th. In California, the company is…

• Microsoft to Pull Seinfeld TV Commercials

  Microsoft is expected to announce Thursday that it will be suspending its ad campaign featuring Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates and…

September, 16th September 2008

• What’s Expected of the New MacBook Pro

  If rumors are correct, Apple will unveil new MacBooks on or about October 14th. Computerworld's Seth Weintraub noted that a…

• YML Tonight: App Store Rejections and Epson Printers

  Your Mac Life (YML), with Shawn King, which airs every Wednesday night, will discuss the recent flap surrounding Apple's rejection…

• nova Intros iCON 401 Wireless USB Modem

  nova media announced the immediate availability of the iCON 401 wireless USB modem on Wednesday. The modem supports most wireless…

• Apple Server Admin Tools 10.5.5 Improves RADIUS, Kerberos Support

  Apple released Apple Server Admin Tools 10.5.5 on Tuesday. The update for Mac OS X Server Utility now correctly enables…

• Apple Digital Camera RAW Support 2.2 Adds New Olympus Camera Support

  Apple released Digital Camera RAW Support 2.2 for Aperture 2 and iPhoto 08 on Tuesday. The update adds Camera Raw…

• ARD 3.2.2 Improves Network Reliability

  Apple released Apple Remote Desktop 3.2.2 and Apple Remote Desktop Admin 3.2.2 on Tuesday. The updates for the remote computer…

• Today’s menu: Podcaster, Pwnage and iPhone security

  On today's menu is a trio of comments regarding recent news items: Podcaster and Apple's "success" Yesterday, the Observer reported…

September, 15th September 2008

• Piper Jaffray: Mac Growth Temporarily Slides, Refresh Needed

  Macintosh sales are up 32 percent, year-over-year, in the first two months of the quarter ending in September. That will…

• Security Update 2008-006 Patches Long List of Tiger Issues

  Apple released Security Update 2008-006 for Mac OS X 10.4.11 and Mac OS X Server 10.4.11 Monday evening. The update…

• WebObjects 5.4.3 Improves Database Support

  Apple released WebObjects 5.4.3 for the version of WebObjects that is included in Mac OS X Leopard tools on Tuesday.…

• Apple to Open Lancaster PA Store on Sept 20

  Apple is planning to open its first store in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on Saturday, September 20 at 10:00AM. The Park City…

• VMware Fusion 2 Adds Leopard Server Support, More

  VMware announced the immediate availability of VMware Fusion 2 on Tuesday. The new version of the virtual computer environment application…

• Dave Hamilton Discusses App Store Issues on MacJury

  The Mac Observer President and Mac Geek Gab co-host Dave Hamilton joined MacJury host Chuck Joiner on the Mac Roundtable…

• WOW: Wrath of the Lich King Ships Nov 13

  The long awaited World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King game expansion pack is set to be released on…

• Apple Power Corrupts, Absolute Apple Power Corrupts Absolutely

  There has been a lot of discussion about Apple's policies regarding the App Store and what applications are permissible. While…

• Mac Geek Gab #168: Genius Tips, Numlock, AirDisk Answers, and AppleJack!

  Dave and John back on a Monday night answer your AirDisk and numlock questions, share a couple of comments from…

• Apple Weekly Report #132: New iPods, Microsoft’s Ads, and Mac OS X 10.5.5

  Apple revamped its iPod line up on September 9 during a special media event called "Let's Rock." CEO Steve Jobs…

• Spore Origins is not an evolution simulation

  I've spent the past few days playing Electronic Arts Spore Origins on my iPhone. Overall, I can recommend the game.…

September, 14th September 2008

• Apple Posts Mac OS X 10.5.5 Update

  On Monday afternoon, Apple posted Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.5 Update for PowerPC and Intel Macs. It is recommended for…

• Steve Jobs’ Mercedes Sports License-Plate-Free Look

  Sharp-eyed photographers have spotted what appears to be a Mercedes that belongs to Steve Jobs outside the Yerba Buena Gardens…

• Another Backdating Lawsuit Against Apple Comes to Light

  Another lawsuit against Apple and Steve Jobs for options backdating has come to light, according to Bloomberg News on Saturday.…

• MicroNet Rolls Out RAIDBank4

  MicroNet announced the immediate availability of its RAIDBank4 RAID storage system on Monday. The RAID measures 6.5-inches by 4.75-inches and…

• QuickerTek Intros ExpressCard with External Antenna

  QuickerTek announced the immediate availability of a new version of its ExpressCard Wi-Fi network adapter with an external antenna on…

• iWebTemplate Unveils Education-based iWeb Themes

  iWebTemplate announced the immediate availability of five new iWeb themes with an education-based style on Monday. The new themes include…

September, 11th September 2008

• iTunes 8 and Blue Screens of Death on Vista

  In the Apple support forum, users are complaining that iTunes 8 is causing Blues Screens of Death (BSOD) when an…