Archives for October 2008
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Joost Announces Flash Viewer, Adds Social Networking Features
On Wednesday, Joost announced a new Flash-based global Web video service for Windows, Linux and Mac that makes it easy…
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How to Keep Leopard Purring
From time to time, every Mac user runs across tips on how to maintain a Mac OS X system. Sometimes…
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Microsoft Exec Says Mac Users Pay an "Apple Tax"
A Microsoft executive has begun pushing the line of attack that people who buy Macs are paying an "Apple tax,"…
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OWC Announces Memory Upgrade Kits for New MacBooks
Other World Computing (OWC) announced on Wednesday 4 GB memory upgrade kits for the new MacBook and MacBook Pro. The…
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TextSoap 6 Improves Cleaner Editor
unmarked software announced the immediate availability of TextSoap 6 on Wednesday. The new version of the text processing and manipulation…
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Typinator 3.2 Adds FileMaker Snippets
Ergonis Software announced the immediate availability of Typinator 3.2 on Wednesday. The update for the text abbreviation expander added over…
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Apple Posts MacBook, Display Event Video
Even if you weren't one of the people on Apple's invite list for Tuesday's "spotlight on notebooks" media event, you…
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Flash Player 10 Sports 3D, GPU Acceleration Support
Adobe announced the immediate availability of Flash Player 10 on Wednesday. The new version of the Flash client application added…
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Adobe Ships Creative Suite 4 Apps
Adobe announced on Wednesday that it is shipping the Creative Suite 4 applications. The applications include Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Dreamweaver,…
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Apple’s Pricing Strategy Different Than the Street
On Monday, many analysts were predicting that Apple would price the new MacBooks aggressively, based on a recognition of the…
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Analyst: $999 MacBook Big News
Apple introduced new MacBook and MacBook Pro computers on Tuesday, which was big news for the company and consumers. The…
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Mac Geek Gab #172: Maintenance Utilities, Wiring For Broadband, System Preferences Issues and Cool S
John and Dave answer your questions about network backups, drive utilities, crashing preferences, and more. Additionally, they have lots of…
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Apple Upgrades MacBook Air with Larger Storage Options
On Tuesday, Apple announced new storage options for the MacBook Air: a 4,200 RPM, 120 GB hard disk or a…
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New MacBook Sheds Plastic, Goes LED
CUPERTINO -- Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled a revamped MacBook line up during a special notebook-related media event in Cupertino…
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Apple Introduces New 15-inch MacBook Pro, Advanced Graphics, Glass Trackpad
On Tuesday, Apple introduced a new 15.4 inch MacBook Pro with advanced fabrication techniques, option to select an NVIDIA 9400M…
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Apple LED Cinema Display Includes iSight, Mic
CUPERTINO -- Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced a new 24-inch Cinema display during his "spotlight on notebooks" special media event…
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Speed Download Gains AFP Support
Yazsoft announced the immediate availability of Speed Download 5.0.7 on Tuesday. The update for the file transfer and download manager…
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Bento 2 Adds Mail, Spreadsheet Support
FileMaker announced the immediate availability of Bento 2 on Tuesday. The new version of the personal database application added the…
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Dejal Caboodle 1.2 Improves Encryption Support
Dejal announced the immediate availability of Dejal Caboodle 1.2 on Tuesday. The update for the personal file manager and tracking…
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Apple Store Offline Ahead of Notebook Spotlight Event
Apple's Web-based store went offline Tuesday morning ahead of the company's notebook spotlight special media event scheduled for 10:00AM pacific…
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Blu-ray May be a Bag of Hurt, but it’s Still an Attractive Bag
After Tuesday's launch of the new MacBooks, Steve Jobs, Tim Cook and Phil Schiller sat on high stools on stage…
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Apple Earns Excellence in Retailing Award
TWICE, a consumer electronics magazine, has awarded the Apple retail stores this year's Excellence In Retailing Award in the Best…
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Analyzing the MacBook’s Importance to Apple
Macintosh sales have become a much larger share of Apple's revenues since 2006 when the iPod dominated. Moreover, the notebook…
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OpenOffice 3.0 Released with Support for new MS File Formats
After a period of beta testing since May, 2008 OpenOffice.org has posted the release version of OpenOffice for Windows, Linux,…
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CNBC: Apple Likely to Hit Goldilocks Price With New MacBook
Pointing to Apple's own boilerplate text that the company "ignited" the personal computer revolution, Jim Goldman at CNBC said on…
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Aquafadas Intros VideoPier
Aquafadas announced the immediate availability of VideoPier and VideoPier HD 1.0 on Monday. The VideoPier application transfers clips from camcorders…
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TMO Live Coverage: Apple’s Notebook Media Event
Apple is hosting a special laptop-related media event at 10:00AM pacific time on Tuesday, October 14, and The Mac Observer…
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Leaked Apple Docs Confirm New MacBook Models
Not that anyone has been doubting Apple will announce new MacBook and MacBook Pro models during its special media event…
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Baseline 1.4 Adds Time Machine Support
MildMannered Industries announced the immediate availability of Baseline 1.4 on Monday. The update added support for hard links, allowing the…
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PopCard 3 Improves Security, Performance
Pixaria Software announced the immediate availability of PopCard 3.0 on Monday. The new version of the digital postcard service for…
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MediaEdit 3.1 Adds New Paint Tools, Improves Video Capture
Mien Software announced the immediate availability of MediaEdit 3.1 on Monday. The update for the video editing application added the…
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AAPL Surges to over $110 As DJI Gains Nearly 1,000 Points
On Monday, after weekend of frantic maneuvering by world financial leaders, the Dow Jones Index rose nearly 1,000 pts, carrying…
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Sanford Bernstein Upgrades AAPL to Buy
Sanford Bernstein analyst Toni Sacconaghi upgraded is rating for Apple's stock to Buy, calling the stock "overly discounted." Despite the…
