Archives for January 2009

January, 30th January 2009

• EFF Sues for Access to Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement Documents

  The Electronic Freedom Foundation has sued the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) -- a branch of the…

• Particle Debris (week ending 1/30) Waffled Windows

  In his weekly blog of technical treats, John Martellaro looks at Windows 7 concerns, Blu-ray success, Boxee bugaboo, and the…

• Third Annual A Tale in the Desert Player Meet Planned

  The third annual player meet for participants in the MMO A Tale in the Desert will take place February 27…

• Mac Version of A Vampyre Story Published

  Virtual Programming on Friday published the Mac version of A Vampyre Story, a funny point-and-click adventure game written by Bill…

• AT&T, Apple and the iPhone

  Today TMO readers are talking about the impact Apple and the iPhone have had on AT&T's revenue.

• QuarkXPress 8.02 Updates Pantone Goe Libraries, More

  Quark released QuarkXPress 8.02 on Thursday. The update for the professional page layout application added the Pantone Goe Bridge coated…

• iLife ‘09: iPhoto and iWeb Reach Tipping Point

  Many people have a technological tipping point. That's the point where software, iLife '09 for example, becomes so compelling that…

January, 29th January 2009

• IconFactory Releases Twitterific 3.2 w/Encrypted Tweets, Old Tweets Marked Read

  Iconfactory updated Twitterific to version 3.2 Thursday, an update to the Twitter client that includes several encompassments. Chief among the…

• StarCraft Comes to the Classroom

  University of California Berkeley, through its student-run Democratic Eduation at Cal (DeCal) program, will offer a course that "go[es] in-depth…

• SmileOnMyMac (et al) Extends Mac Switcher Bundle to March 31st

  SmileOnMyMac, Agile Web Solutions, ManyTricks and ScreenCastsOnline have extended their Mac Switcher Bundle offer to March 31st.  The Bundle packages…

• ShaggyMac Announces Screen Protector for Unibody 17” MacBook Pro

  ShaggyMac announced Thursday a self-titled ShaggyMac screen protector for the Unibody 17" MacBook Pro. The protector is intended to sit…

• AT&T Exec Seeks MacBook Deal with Apple

  An AT&T executive has hinted that his company would like to work out some kind of deal with Apple over…

• HyperImage 2 Adds Leopard Metadata Support

  KavaSoft announced the immediate availability of HyperImage 2 on Thursday. The new version of the Web image downloading application added…

• iPhone and iPod touch Update 2.2.1

  Today TMO readers are talking about the recently released 2.2.1 firmware update for Apple's iPhone, iPhone 3G and iPod touch,…

• Take Control Intros Two New Leopard Font Titles

  Take Control and TidBITs announced the immediate availability of two new font management titles for Mac OS X 10.5 users…

January, 28th January 2009

• Cool Waste of Time - A History of the Internet

  Today we offer you something that borders on educational, a video offering the history of the Internet. The video offers a…

• AAPL Rallies, Pushed by Yahoo!, Sun, AT&T

  Shares in Apple Inc. traded higher in Wednesday trading, pushed in part by a tech rally lead by Yahoo! and…

• iPhone App Piracy

  Today's topic is iPhone software piracy. No, I'm not talking about jailbreaking (although jailbreaking is typically a required element). And…

• On Being a Computer Language Omnivore

  I grew up in a physics and astronomy environment, and I've always admired people who know a lot of different…

• An Interview with MacPractice Founder, Patrick Clyne, Part II

  The medical practice software, MacPractice, was co-founded, under duress, in a basement in 2004 by Patrick Clyne. Since then, MacPactice has…

• Undercover 3 Adds Skyhook Tracking

  Orbicule announced the immediate availability of Undercover 3 on Wednesday. The new version of the computer theft recovery application added the ability…

January, 27th January 2009

• Apple: Papermaster Starts April 24th, Resolves Litigation with IBM

  Apple Inc. announced Tuesday that Mark Papermaster would be starting work at Apple on April 24th, 2009. While Apple is…

• Nvidia Graphics Update Improves Cursor & HD Video for Mini DisplayPort

  Apple has released an update for MacBook, MacBooks Air, and MacBook Pro with Mini DisplayPort called, "Nvidia Graphics Update 2009…

• Blizzard Releases Minor World of Warcraft Update [Updated with Patch Notes]

  Blizzard has released a patch for World of Warcraft, but the company has so far been mum on the details.…

• An Interview with MacPractice Founder, Patrick Clyne, Part I

  The medical practice software, MacPractice, was co-founded, under duress, in a basement in 2004 by Patrick Clyne.  Since then, MacPactice…

• iDVD ‘08, iLife Media Browser Get Stability Updates

  Apple released iDVD 7.0.3 and iLife Media Browser Update 2.0 late on Monday. The updates for the iLife '08 suite…

• Apple Weekly Report Podcast #140: Apple Earnings & Vision, and Happy Birthday Mac!

  Apple's first quarter earnings came in above analyst estimates, COO Tim Cook offered up his vision for Apple's future, the…

• Mac Geek Gab #189: Macs and TV, File Sharing, and Networking

  John and Dave answer your questions, solve your problems, and share your tips! This episode has them talking through converting…

January, 26th January 2009

• SpamSieve Updated to 2.7.3 with Several Fixes & Improvements

  C-Command Software updated SpamSieve to version 2.7.3, an update for the spam mail filter that includes several fixes and some…

• eBay CEO Signals That Skype May Be For Sale

  In a sign that the company has suddenly realized that Skype has little to do with anything else eBay does,…

• Guy Kawasaki Offers Mac Retrospective with Videos & Pics

  Among the many, many tributes to the Mac's 25th birthday circulating around the Internet right now, former Mac evangelist Guy…

• It’s High Time for Quad Core iMacs

  It's been a continuing source of annoyance -- the desktop iMac has the same processor as the portable MacBook line.…

• TrailRunner 1.9 Released, Includes Additional GPS Feature Base

  German developer Berbie Software announced an update for its TrailRunner application on Monday. Version 1.9, a five megabyte download, can…

• Suspicious Health Records for Steve Jobs Surface

  Images alleging to be from Apple CEO Steve Jobs's personal medical records have begun circulating around the Internet, and claim…

• iLife ‘09 Ships Jan 27

  iLife '09, Apple's creativity application suite, is set to ship on Tuesday, January 27. Phil Schiller, Apple's vice president of…

• iServices Trojan Makes its Way to Pirated Photoshop

  The iServices trojan horse that first appeared in pirated copies of iWork '09 appears to have been added to a…

• wuonm Intros Layers Screen Capture Tool

  wuomn announced the immediate availability of Layers 1.0 on Monday. Layers is a screen capture application that places individual Desktop…

January, 24th January 2009

• Apple’s Macintosh Turns 25

  Apple essentially created the personal computer market with the introduction of the Apple II and then redefined how people work…

January, 23rd January 2009

• Apple Releases Mac OS X Server Admin Tools 10.5.6

  Apple updated its Mac OS X Server Admin Tools to version 10.5.6 Friday, an update that brings improvements and bug…

• Particle Debris (Week ending 1/23) Governments Struggle with Tech

  In this week's blog, John Martellaro looks at how governments are struggling with technology, Apple is struggling with mild pornography…

• Default Folder X 4.1.1 Released, Improves Compatibility with Firefox

  St. Clair Software released Default Folder X 4.4.1 on Friday. The newest version of the popular file dialog utility which provides quick…

• ID2Q v4 Adds QuarkXPress 8, InDesign CS4 Support

  Markzware announced the immediate availability of ID2Q v4 on Friday. The new version of the QuarkXPress document importing XTension added…

• Second Gear’s Today is iCal’s Little Helper

  Today is a light weight, tidy Mac OS X app that extracts iCal calendar events and tasks and places them…

• PC World Rounds Up “Six Worst Apple Products of All Time”

  PC-centric PC World magazine has published a piece with the provocative title of, "Six Worst Apple Products of All Time."…

• Adobe Ships InDesign CS4 Server

  Adobe announced the immediate availability of Adobe InDesign CS4 Server on Friday. The new version of the server product includes…

• EarthDesk 4.6 Bumps Up Map Resolution

  Xeric Design announced the immediate availability of EarthDesk 4.6 on Friday. The update for the animated desktop view of the…

• Apple’s Plans for its $28B Bankroll

  Today TMO readers are talking about Apple's US$28 billion stock pile and speculating on what the company plans to do…

• A Storage Story

  I wish I had extra storage, but I need to be careful what I wish for.

• KavaServices 3.0 Utility Released

  Software developer KavaSoft released KavaServices 3.0, a utility that adds a variety of useful menu items to Mac OS X's Services menu…

• Bohemian Coding Intros Fontcase Font Manager

  Bohemian Coding announced the immediate availability of Fontcase 1.0 on Friday. Fontcase is a font management application for Mac OS…