Archives for August 2009
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Browse By Day in August 2009
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Ejecting a (Really) Stuck DVD from a Mac
There is a standard set of procedures to eject a DVD. But what about one that just doesn't want to…
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Microsoft Replaces Black Man with White in Polish Ad, Apologizes
Microsoft is apologizing for having replaced the head of a black man in a marketing photo with that of a…
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Seven Lakes Software Announces Grosshandel for B2B Process Management
Seven Lakes Software announced Wednesday Grosshandel 1.0, a new purchase, inventory, and sales processes manager for small B2B companies. Touting…
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Adobe: CS4 Ready for Snow Leopard, Not So Sure About CS3
Adobe Photoshop Product Manager revealed that the Creative Suite 4 applications are Mac OS X 10.6 compatible on Wednesday, but…
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Mac OS X version 10.6 Snow Leopard: $24.99 + $4.99 Shipping - Get it on 8/28
The Deal Brothers noted that MacMall.com is taking preorders for the Mac OS X version 10.6 Snow Leopard for $24.99…
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When Are You Upgrading to Snow Leopard?
Mac OS X 10.6, or Snow Leopard, hits store shelves on Friday, August 28. Take today's forum poll and let…
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Apple to Open New Texas, Massachusetts Stores on August 29
Apple will be opening new retail stores in Frisco, Texas and Dedham, Massachusetts on Saturday, August 29 at 10AM local…
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Plextor PX-610U Portable USB 2.0 DVD Drive
Vern take a good hard look at Plextor's wee USB DVD drive.
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Taco HTML Edit 2.5 Adds Component Library
Taco Software announced the immediate availability of Taco HTML Edit 2.5 on Wednesday. The update for the HTML editing application…
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Intego Spots Malware Blocker in Snow Leopard
Snow Leopard contains a malware blocker, according to Mac antivirus software developer Intego. The company posted a screenshot of a…
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Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Premium Student Edition for the Mac: $399.49
The Deal Brothers found a deal on the Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Premium Student Edition for Macs for $399.49,…
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Turborilla Releases Mad Skills Motocross Game for Mac
Turborilla on Tuesday announced the release of their first game, Mad Skills Motocross, for Mac, Linux, and PC. It's a…
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Parallels Launches Switch to Mac for Windows Users
Parallels announced the immediate availability of Parallels Desktop Switch to Mac Edition on Tuesday. The app bundle lets Windows users…
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Twelve South Announces BookArc Stand for MacBook Line
Twelve South announced Tuesday the release of BookArc, a new stand for Apple's MacBook product line, including MacBook, MacBook Air,…
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John Martellaro Discusses iPhone, Snow Leopard on MacVoices
The Mac Observer's John Martellaro joined host Chuck Joiner on MacVoices to talk about the technical nuances of iPhone power…
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Psystar Hit with $5K Fine for Discovery Abuse
Unauthorized Mac clone maker Psystar was slapped with a US$5,000 fine for discovery abuse, indicating the company's "guns blazin'" legal…
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Recommended iPhone Apps for News Junkies?
Apple's iPhone is a great tool for getting news on the go. Today TMO readers are talking about their favorite…
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WSJ: Jobs Spearheading Apple Tablet
Apparently Apple CEO steve Jobs is hard at work on a tablet-type device now that he's back on the job.…
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New Apple Ad Jabs at Laptop Hunters
Apple rolled out two new Get a Mac commercials late on Monday that poke at Microsoft's Laptop Hunters ads. Both…
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MGG 216: Snow Leopard Coming, New MGG Forums, Bad DVD Drives, More!
John and Dave are back at it. Snow Leopard WILL be here this Friday, and John and Dave go through…
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Stock Investment Guide 3 Adds Portfolio Organization, Stock Comparison Tools [Update]
Churr Software announced Monday the release of Stock Investment Guide 3 (SIG), an update to the stock analysis tool. The…
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Analyst: Snow Leopard’s Marketing Value to Exceed Its $66 Million in Profit
The value in Snow Leopard is not the profits it will bring to Apple -- some US$66 million or $.05…
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ScreenFlow 2.0 Adds YouTube Export & Editing Tools to Screen Recording [Update]
Telestream announced Monday the release of ScreenFlow 2.0, an update to the company's screen recording solution for the Mac. The…
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Namco Updates 80s Arcade Game Burger Time With Deluxe Version
Namco has released Burger Time Deluxe, an update of the 80s arcade game that features more than 60 levels and…
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Insight into the FCC Questions for Apple
The issues surrounding the FCC questions about Apple's App Store and approval process are complex. The Mac Observer spoke with…
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When it comes to Apple and the FCC, the status quo is king
Last week, Apple replied to the FCC’s request for information about the iPhone App Store approval process and specifically Apple’s supposed…
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The Evolved Canon Digital Rebel XSi 12MP Camera: $611.89 (Delivered)
The Deal Brothers found a deal on the Canon Digital Rebel XSi 12MP Camera for $611.89, $30.00 lower than the…
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Check Off 4 Adds Snow Leopard Support
Second Gear announced the immediate availability of Check Off 4.0 on Monday. The new version of the To-Do management application…
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The Case for Free iPhone Deals
The cheapest iPhone available today sells for $99, but is that cheap enough? Today TMO readers from debating whether or not…
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Apple’s Q2 Lobbying Budget: $390K
Apple shelled out some US$390,000 during its second fiscal quarter to lobby for education technology funding along with several other…
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Apple Moves Up Snow Leopard Launch Date to August 28
Apple officially moved the Mac OS X 10.6 ship date from some time in September to August 28 on Monday…
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Apple Store Offline
Apple's online store was replaced with the familiar "We'll be back soon" notice early Monday morning. The company hadn't announced any…
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Blizzard Promises Big Changes to Azeroth in WoW: Cataclysm Expansion
During its BlizzCon 2009 convention being held this week in Anaheim, Calif., Blizzard Entertainment unveiled Cataclysm, an upcoming World of…
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The Mac Observer Restructures Forums
We are delighted to announce that we have restructured and consolidated our forums to make them easier to navigate and…
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Particle Debris (week ending 8/21) Green, Blu and Ballmer’s Red Face
In this week's amassment of technical news debris, John looks at Palm's Thork, Apple's secret roadmap, Blu-ray blues, Snow Leopard…
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Logic Express 9 Hits Store Shelves
Apple released Logic Express 9, the pro-sumer version of its audio and music editing application, on Friday. The new version…
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Bob LeVitus Talks Cool Tech on MacNotables
Popular author and TMO columnist Bob LeVitus paid a visit to Chuck Joiner's MacNotables podcast for a special two-part interview…
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Apple Remote Desktop 3.3 Works with Snow Leopard Beta Builds
Apple Remote Desktop 3.3 works with Mac OS X 10.6 "Snow Leopard" beta builds, according to reliable reader reports. Prior…
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Facebook to Enable Facebook-to-Twitter Posts for Pages
Facebook announced late on Thursday that the company would be allowing Facebook Page admins to have their status updates go…
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Amazon Friday Sale - Get Site-Wide Savings All Day Long!
The Deal Brothers noted that it's Friday, which means it's time for Amazon's popular Friday Sale. Today's listings include everything…
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OmniOutliner 3.9 Adds Auto-save, More
The OmniGroup's OmniOutliner Pro 3.9 rolled out on Thursday with support for Apple's auto-save feature and the ability to export…
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Apple Store UK Temporarily Lists August 28 Snow Leopard Ship Date
Apple isn't doing much to dispel rumors that Mac OS X 10.6 will ship on August 28, especially when the…
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Apple Releases Remote Desktop 3.3 with New Client Update Features, More
Apple updated Apple Remote Desktop to version 3.3, an update to the remote viewing and management software for the Mac…
