Archives for March 2009

March, 24th March 2009

• The Full Version of Vue 7 Pioneer Is Now a Free Download

  E-On Software announced Tuesday that its Vue 7 Pioneer CG designer tool is now available as a free download. Vue-7…

• OnLive to Offer On-Demand Gaming on Macs, PCs, TVs

  OnLive, Inc. is at this week's GDC (Game Developers Conference) to showcase OnLive Game Service, which allows gamers to access…

• Dekorra Releases WebColorPicker for Mac OS X

  Dekorra announced the initial release of a new plug-in called WebColorPicker for Mac OS X. WebColorPicker is a RGB /…

• SecureDoc Now Provides High-Security Encryption for Mac Users

  WinMagic announced the release of SecureDoc for Mac, data encryption software that now provides centrally managed security across both Mac…

• Aspyr Ships Civilization IV Gold Edition (Game & Warlords Xpac Combo)

  Aspyr Media on Tuesday shipped Civilization IV Gold Edition, which combines the popular turn-based strategy game with the Warlords expansion…

• Gaining Personal Productivity on the Apple Revenue Curve

  There is a direct relationship between revenue and focus in products. Apple stays on the high side of that curve…

• Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock

  Chris Barylick let his inner musician out to put Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock through its paces. It might…

• Freeverse Deploys Commander: Napoleon at War

  Freeverse on Tuesday announced that the Mac version of the strategy game Commander: Napoleon at War is now available for…

• TomTom Ready to Jump Back into iPhone Pool

  I've received unofficial confirmation that TomTom is preparing a version of its GPS turn-by-tun navigation app — for release soon after…

• Today 1.7 Adds Printer Support

  Second Gear announced the immediate availability of Today 1.7 on Tuesday. The update for the iCal task and event snapshot…

• LaCie Intros blue eye pro Monitor Calibrator

  LaCie announced the immediate availability of the blue eye pro Proof Edition monitor calibration system on Tuesday. The calibrator and…

• Steve Wozniak Joins DeepDyve Board

  Internet search engine company DeepDyve announced on Tuesday that Apple co-founder and man about town Steve Wozniak has joined its…

• Chronos Intros Utility Suite App Bundle

  Chronos announced the immediate availability of the Chronos Utility Suite on Tuesday. The application bundle includes F10 Launch Studio and…

March, 23rd March 2009

• MacRabbit Releases Espresso 1.0 for Web Developers

  MacRabbit announced the release of its new Web development program, Espresso 1.0, on Monday. Espresso 1.0 is a Web development…

• Mien Software Releases MediaEdit 3.1.5 for Mac OS X

  Chico, California-based Mien Software has released MediaEdit 3.1.5, an updated version of the company's consumer-level video editing tool for the…

• EA Ships Mac Version of Command & Conquer Red Alert 3

  Electronic Arts and TransGaming on Monday announced that the Mac version of Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 is now…

• AAPL Jumps 4.5%, Buoyed by Market rally

  Shares in Apple Inc. traded higher in Monday's afternoon trading session, buoyed in part by a broad market rally. Shares…

• Attending the iGames Summit

  Last week, I attended the iGames Summit 2009, a half-day event devoted to iPhone gaming. With over 200 attendees, the…

• Apple Still Offers 17” iMac to Schools, Priced at $899

  Though officially discontinued since 2007, Apple still offers a 17" iMac to schools. The unit is a 17" iMac with…

• Forum Poll: Waiting for Snow Leopard, or Buying a New Mac Now?

  Are you ready to buy a new Mac now, or are you waiting for Snow Leopard to ship? Take today's…

• KeyCue 4.4 Adds System-wide Hot Key Support

  Ergonis Software announced the immediate availability of KeyCue 4.4 on Monday. The update for the on-screen keyboard shortcut cheat sheet…

• Apple Weekly Report Podcast #143: iPhone Software 3.0, Steve Ballmer & the Apple Tides, More

  In this week's Apple Weekly Report podcast, Jeff and Bryan discuss Apple Software 3.0, the Pwn2Own contest, Psystar's new Mac…

March, 20th March 2009

• Particle Debris (week ending 3/20) Movie Tizzies, Sigma Iotia, and Fizzbin

  In John's weekly blog of technical news debris, he talks about Norway's Fiasco with Windows NT4, 3G network issues, the demise…

• HOWTO - Getting Started with Twitter

  Twitter has taken the world by storm. While it's just another means of communication, the first blush reaction by many…

• Steve Ballmer: “Tides Have Turned” Against Apple & the Mac

  The tides have turned against Apple in the computer market, according to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. The comments from Mr.…

• Deliver2Mac Adds Solitaire Mac, Dr. Tools Maths Trainer

  Virtual Programming's digital delivery service, Deliver2Mac, on Friday added two new titles: Solitaire Mac and Dr. Tools Maths Trainer.

• The Economy and Apple Margins

  Today TMO readers are talking about what impact the weak economy could have on Apple's margins and the company's ability…

• Chronograph 1.1 Adds Menu Bar Controls, More

  Milk Farm announced the immediate availability of Chronograph 1.1 on Friday. The update for the time tracking application added the…

• Three Sky Simulators for Astronomy Tested: Two Winners

  Virtual sky/planetarium astronomy programs can display the sky from most any location and time. Uses include introducing novice amateur astronomers…

March, 19th March 2009

• Commander Europe at War Gains Cross-Platform Multiplayer Capability

  Freeverse on Thursday released version 1.06 of its turn-based strategy game Commander Europe at War, adding cross-platform multiplayer capability for…

• PlayFirst Launches a ‘Casual’ RPG

  PlayFirst on Thursday announced that its "casual" role-playing game (RPG), Wandering Willows, is now available to PlayFirst PlayPass subscribers and…

• Elgato Intro Turbo.264 HD Video Converter

  Elgato announced the immediate availability of its new Turbo.264 HD video converter on Thursday. The hardware-based converter can transform HD…

• Apple May be Moving to OLED for Laptops, iPhone

  Apple may be planning to switch to OLED displays in its laptop lineup soon, and it may start using the…

• Keychain and Web Problems

  Today TMO readers are looking at one forum member's performance problems with Keychain and Web site loading times.

• MacSnapper Builds Tutorials, More

  Kedisoft announced the immediate availability of MacSnapper 1.0 on Thursday. MacSnapper is an application that lets users create annotations and…

• Microsoft Still Looking for Some Yahoo Action

  Even though Microsoft walked away from its bid to buy Internet search giant Yahoo!, the company is apparently still interested…

• MacBook Hacked in Seconds in Pwn2Own Contest

  The CanSecWest Pwn2Own hacking contest had barely begun before an Apple MacBook running the Safari Web browser was compromised. The…

• Entourage Exchange Accounts Optimizer 1.5 Extends Date Range

  Softhing announced the immediate availability of Entourage Exchange Accounts Optimizer 1.5 on Thursday. The update for the utility to move…

March, 18th March 2009

• Mien Software Releases ScreenRecord Studio for Mac OS X

  Mien Software announced today the release of ScreenRecord Studio for Mac OS X. This screen capture production suite allows users…

• Bare Bones WeatherCal Adds Weather Tracking to iCal

  Bare Bones Software has announced the release of WeatherCal, a utility that tracks current weather conditions on iCal, the iPhone,…

• Kung Fu Panda The Game Arrives for Mac

  GameTree Online is now distributing Activision's Kung Fu Panda, based on the animated movie released last year, as a digital…

• Apple Goes Twitter for Trailers

  Apple's movie trailer Web page has joined the Twitter revolution so that theater goers can keep abreast of the latest…

• iPhone OS 3.0: So Close and Yet…

  On one level, it's hard for me to write anything critical about iPhone OS 3.0. After all, Apple has taken…

• Cool Stuff Hiding Inside Mac OS X

  Mac OS X includes a long list of features, and some that you might overlook can come in handy every…

• Bare Bones Intros WeatherCal

  Bare Bones announced the immediate availability of WeatherCal for the Mac on Wednesday. WeatherCal is utility that adds weather conditions…

• Frameline 47 3.1 Improves Performance, More

  UK-based developer Frameline released version 3.1 of its video database application, Frameline 47, on Tuesday. The application allows small to medium…

• Reader Reaction: iPhone Software 3.0

  Apple revealed on Tuesday what's in store for iPhone users when iPhone Software 3.0 comes out this summer. Today TMO…

• Psystar Thumbs Apple, Rolls Out New Mac Clone

  PC clone maker Psystar may be in legal hot water with Apple, but that hasn't stopped the company from releasing…

• ZiggySoft Releases iWeb Valet 2.0 for Mac OS X

  Italian software developer ZiggySoft announced the release of iWeb Valet 2.0, the company's utility for editing and uploading iWeb pages…

• Flickering Targeted in Mini DisplayPort Update

  Apple released the Mini DisplayPort to VGA firmware update late on Tuesday for all Macs with a Mini DisplayPort to…