Yes, itis official. Unfortunately, StimpSoft has closed down. However, many of its great products will be living on as several Macintosh developers have stepped up to the plate to support and further develop these software gems. As part of the whole deal, SearchWare Solutions has taken on responsibility for support and future development of iHam…
Apple Introduces Apple Branded DVI - ADC Adapter
Apple has announced a new DVI – ADC (Apple Display Connector) adapter, appropriately called the Apple DVI to ADC Adapter. The adapter was announced with the company’s new TiBook line, which includes a DVI-out connector, but no ADC port. Apple’s own LCD display line uses the proprietary ADC connector, which combines power, USB, and the…
QuickTime Fun With QT Combo Pack
Feelorium has released Feelorium QT Combo today. Feelorium QT Combo includes 4 QuickTime applications: Full Screen Player – Full Screen Movie Player Picture-in-Picture X – Floating Movie Player and Web Cam Viewer Tattoo – Media Skin and Control Buttons Editor Textation – Text Track Editor Feelorium has also updated all applications to their new versions:…
An Upgrade That Has The Right Stuff
YOU ARE GO! today announced A-OK! The Wings of Mercury 3.0 for Mac OS Classic is shipping. A-OK! The Wings of Mercury simulates Americais first spacecraft, Project Mercury. Users can fly orbital missionis like John Glennis historic 1962 flight or suborbital missions, simulating the first two American spaceflights by Alan Shepard and Gus Grissom. A-OK!…
AAPL Up On eMac Announcement
In a surprise move, Apple Computer on Monday introduced the 17″ CRT eMac designed specifically for the education market. The 17″ G4 eMac, which sports an enclosure similar to the original iMac, starts at $999 and will be available in the education market beginning in May. In other Apple announcements, the company released an updated…
Macromedia Brings Fireworks To Mac OS X With Fireworks MX
M acromedia has announced Fireworks MX, the newest version of the companyis flagship Web graphics development app. The new version includes new features for creating JavaScript images (rollovers, pop-up menus, and the like), in addition to new ways to work with XML and other dynamically driven images. Fireworks MX is part of the companyis new…
Are You Part Of The Apple Tribe?: Corporate Tribalism
The millions who wear logoed shirts, drive only a particular brand of auto, and own a particular brand of computer, a Mac for instance, are members of what an article in the San Francisco Journal calls Corporate Tribes. The article, titled ‘Corporate tribalism — just can’t do it’ by David Lazarus, posits that people buy…
IBM & Hitachi To Merge Hard Drive Divisions
IBM and Hitachi recently announced plans to combine their hard drive operations and create a separate joint venture company. In a related move the two have also agreed to a multi-year alliance to research and develop new technologies for next-generation storage. The creation of the new company will include components from all levels of IBM…
Digital Zoom Plug-In For iMovie Released
Virtix, Inc. announces the immediate availability of Virtix Zoom for iMovie. Virtix Zoom contains 10 special effects that allow the user to magnify or highlight a portion of a clip. With Virtix Zoom, iMovie users can enlarge parts of an image or crop out unwanted elements. Users can add slow moving zoom-ins and zoom-outs to…
Gates Quibbles On Support For Mac Office, Recalls Threat To Kill It In Retaliation
Bill Gates has been taking the stand as a witness for Microsoft during antitrust hearings currently taking place. Mr. Gates, Chairman of Microsoft, and the Chief Software Architect for the company, was appearing as a witness for the defense, his own company. Nine States and the District of Columbia are continuing to pursue the case…
Apple's Ad Agency Founder, Jay Chiat, Passes At Age 70
In 1984 the advertising agency, Chiat-Day, helped launch Apple’s new Macintosh computer with the now famous ‘1984’ commercial during the Super Bowl. The rest, as they say, is history. On Tuesday, April 23, 2002, Jay Chiat died of cancer in his home in California. A story in the Boston Globe had this to say: Chiat’s…
Couple Retire 15 Year Old Mac SE, Upgrade To iMac G4
T here is something magical about the Mac, though many PC users (and even some Mac users) donit understand that. For instance, how many people would use an old 286 or 386 today, especially as a production machine? There are probably a few that have been converted to Linux here and there, but then how…
Apple CFO Fred Anderson Files To Sell 100,000 Shares Of Apple Stock
F red Anderson, the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Apple, has filed to sell 100,000 shares of his Apple holdings. According to a Dow Jones report, Mr. Anderson planned on selling the stock on Tuesday. Executives of publicly held corporations are required to disclose their stock transactions in SEC filings, including the…
iMac & OS X: 3, Windows XP: 0 - More Press Declare iMac & OS X Winners
Apple’s Hot News never prints an article that has something disparaging to say about the iMac or OS X, so its no surprise to find three or more press items which glorify our computer and OS of choice. At the same time, Apple seldom, if ever, prints anything disparaging about Windows either. What is interesting…
Font Utility Update From Vizspring
Vizspring Software has released an update for Typeset, bringing it to version 1.1. Typeset is a text viewing utility designed for viewing custom fonts and logos. The update includes performance enhancements and bug fixes. According to Vizspring Software: Vizspring Software, a leader in quality shareware products for the Macintosh, released a major update their flagship…
The Sorry State Of OS X and Webcams
For the record, there are a few Firewire webcams that list OS X support, but with a caveat. If you want to use the camera, for which you are usually paying over $100, in OS X you must also purchase a driver from another company! Of course, this little nugget of information isnit normally placed…
University Of Texas Colleges Require Students To Have "Apple Laptops"
H ow many times have we heard about a school or a university requiring its incoming students to have a Windows laptop? The tables have turned, at least at a couple of colleges at the University of Texas. The Austin American Statesman, the only daily in Austin, is reporting that the colleges of education, fine…
Telecom Worries Rock The Market
Over the weekend representatives of the G7 nations met and agreed that a worldwide economic recovery is taking place. Indeed, except for international concerns over the impact of rising oil prices, finance ministers of the worldis wealthiest nations are optimistic that an economic rebound is taking hold. A quick look a the Dow Jones Industrial…
"Creationist Site" Says: "Mac Users, You Are Godless Communists!"
R epent, sinners. Your Macintosh is a tool to promote Godless Communism and anti-Creationist "propaganda", according to an article at OBJECTIVE: Christian Ministries. Dr. Richard Paley, apparently "a teacher of Divinity and Theobiology at Fellowship University," starts out with discussions of the PBS series Evolution and Pokemon, and goes on to say: However, these propagandists…
Cheap Digital Pix:Part 1
This isnit intended to be a review of cameras; my goal is to show you how you can get reasonably good quality digital pictures and video using equipment that cost a fraction of the cost of the tools usually considered for the purpose. I also want to be able to warn you of some of…
2nd Fiscal Quarter Review And Analysis
In the conference call with analysts following release of the quarterly numbers, Apple CFO Fred Anderson detailed for Wall Street and AAPL investors the factors which enabled the company to slightly exceed Wall Street estimates for the period that ended in March and why his revenue and earnings guidance concerning the current quarter and the…
Mac OS X 10.1.4 Is Out!
Apple has just released its latest version of Mac OS X, moving the version up to 10.1.4. According to Apple’s Release notes: Version 10.1.4 delivers improved networking, security, and additional disc recording device support. Specific enhancements include: Disc Recording Devices: Updated and new support for Fast 10 SCSI drives, including the Pioneer 201 drive. Expanded…
Time Tracking App Updated From Malus
Malus Software released today Sambucus 2.0.1, the multi-tasks time-management application for the Macintosh. This new version fixes a bug that would crash the application when relocating the timer window accross multiple screens. It also tweaks the floating timer window to make it even smaller and give more control to the user over itis size and…
MacsDesign Studio Releases Web Help Desk 5.5
MacsDesign Studio today released Web Help Desk 5.5, a powerful web application for technical support designed for education and small to medium sized business customers. Built with the industry’s most powerful and mature application server, WebObjects 5.1 from Apple Computer, Web Help Desk 5.5 offers an intuitive web interface and an excellent feature set for…
