A pple has officially canned the CRT-based iMac G3 product line. The news first broke yesterday that Apple had pulled the iMac from the Apple Store, and mainstream publications such as the Washington Post have since gotten confirmation from Apple that the product has been retired. I covered the initial rollout of the iMac at…
Apple Appoints Al Gore To Board Of Directors
I n a surprising, as well as fascinating move, Apple has named former vice president Al Gore to its Board of Directors. The press release for the company specifically cites the record economic expansion during Mr. Goreis second term, his track record with supporting technology — specifically the Internet, and the fact that Mr. Gore…
Mainstream Tech Columnist Questions Analysts' Negative Views On Apple
Most Wall Street analysts have been negative on Apple for the last several months, with some issuing negative comments and downgrades on Apple’s stock. Some have even gone so far as to specifically state that the Mac is heading towards obsolescence. This is, of course, why we have put together the Apple Death Knell Counter,…
LetterWorks Updated With Expanded Languages
Objectpark Development has released an update for LetterWorks, bringing it to version 1.2. LetterWorks is a word processing utility designed as a letter writing assistant. The update features several enhancements including expanded language support and bug fixes. According to Objectpark Development: Objectpark Development Releases LetterWorks 1.2 – a Macintosh application for writing quality letters with…
Mac Gaming News - Blam! Positive Spin Media Releases BombSquad 1.1
Positive Spin Media’s BombSquad has been updated, bringing it to version 1.1. BombSquad is a self-described “rip-off of a classic game,” namely Minesweeper. New in version 1.1 is an Online Record Book, where you can compare your scores with other registered users. From Positive Spin Media: Positive Spin Media is pleased to announce the availability…
MacHack 18 Tech Session Topics Announced
MacHack has released the technical session topics for this year’s MacHack. MacHack is a marathon developers’ conference designed to bring together loyal Mac enthusiasts and programmers throughout a 72 hour period. The hacking topics for this year range from C++ for Yoots! to Codewarrior. This year’s MacHack begins on runs from June 19th until the…
DEVONtech Updates DEVONthink With Registration Improvements
DEVONtechnologies updates its revolutionary information manager and freeform database again, to version 1.5.2. DEVONthink Personal Edition 1.5.2 is now much more friendly to test drivers who only test the application only now and then, it permits 30 hours of usage time before showing a registration reminder, instead of simply counting the days from the time…
Apple Offers Lists Of OS X Compatible Peripherals
A pple has added a new article to the Knowledge Base listing a few types of peripherals, and the companies that make OS X compatible versions. Appleis Knowledge Base (sometimes referred to as the KBase) is a central location for all of Appleis support documents and other important information. If you are looking for peripherals…
TMO Reports - Apple iPod Number One In Music Player Market
The iPod is the king of portable music players, according to new dollar market share numbers obtained by The Mac Observer. During the fourth quarter of 2002, Apple’s dollar market share reached 27 percent compared with 10 percent for second-ranked SONICBlue and its Rio players, according to market research firm NPDTechworld. In terms of actual…
EU May Force restrictions On Microsoft, Including Uncoupling Windows Media Player For QuickTime/Real
The European Union’s antitrust probe into Microsoft’s business may yield more results than the US’s suit. Reuters is reporting that the EU has concluded that Microsoft did indeed violate the EU’s antitrust regulations, but that remedies are still being debated. One of the remedies being shopped around internally is to force Microsoft to uncouple Windows…
Apple Updates Hot Deals For Outpost
A pple has updated the Hot Deals page for Outpost.com at the Macintosh Product Guide. The Mac Product Guide is a list of Mac compatible hardware and software products on the market. The Hot Deals section of the Product guide feature several Mac retailers and special offers that one can only get, at least in…
DEVONtech Updates DEVONthink With Improved Commands
DEVONtechnologies updates its revolutionary information manager and freeform database to version 1.5.1. DEVONthink Personal Edition 1.5.1 features a new "Open externally" command to open selected contents in external viewers or editors, a Finder toolbar script to import the contents of the frontmost window into DEVONthink and introduces the ability to name knowledge bases (the Standard…
Apple Posts Tips On How To Troubleshoot Effectively
A pple has added a new article to the Knowledge Base detailing how one would go about tracking down an problem or error while running OS X. Appleis Knowledge Base (sometimes referred to as the KBase) is a central location for all of Appleis support documents and other important information. Anyone who has ever had…
Apple Updates Hot Deals For CDW, DVDirect, & Inside Mac Games
A pple has updated the Hot Deals page for CDW, DVDirect, and Inside Mac Games at the Macintosh Product Guide. The Mac Product Guide is a list of Mac compatible hardware and software products on the market. The Hot Deals section of the Product guide feature several Mac retailers and special offers that one can…
Jobs Rises, Gates Falls, On Forbes's Billionaire Lists
To paraphrase the late Carl Sagan: They have billions upon billions upon billions… We are talking, of course, about the newly released Forbes’ list of the World’s Richest People. The Forbes list is headed, once again, by Microsoft’s own William H. Gates III, whose fortune Forbes values at US$40.7 billion dollars, down substantially from the…
Default Folder Update Adds German Language Support
St. Clair Software is happy to announce the availability of a new version of Default Folder X, its Eddy Award-winning utility for enhancing Open and Save dialogs in Mac OS X. Default Folder X 1.6.7 adds German localization and improves support for Path Finder, CocoaTechis Finder replacement. It also corrects a flaw in Default Folder…
metaobjects Releases PdfCompress 4.0 With Image Sampling
metaobject announces the immediate availability of version 4.0 of the popular PDF compression tool for Mac OS X. Version 4.0 adds image downsampling, the feature most requested by our customers. We took a little extra time to ensure best quality results and the ease of use users have come to expect from metaobject. You can…
IBM Introduces PowerPC 970 Servers, Touts 970 As "Fastest PowerPC So Far"
Today, IBM announced the first products to use the 970 — the PowerPC Blade — at Europeis CeBit conference. The PowerPC Blade will be added to IBMis BladeCenter product line, a line of servers powered by Intel processors. The company is touting the PowerPC Blade as "superior to Intel Blades for certain applications in the…
Apple CFO Fred Anderson Says Apple Is Going For Market Share, Intermediate Goal Of 5%
Apple Computer, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Fred Anderson said the companyis aim is to expand its share of the computer market. Speaking at the Goldman Sachs Technology Symposium, Anderson said a "good intermediate" goal would be to reach 5% market share from 3% today. He also said the computer makeris target is to get to…
The Back Page - Conversations With A "Mac OS X For Intel" Fan
One of the great debates in the tech world that rears its ugly head every few weeks is whether or not Apple should port Mac OS X to Intel. The rants and raves echo throughout the halls of the Mac world, and sometimes in the PC world, too. I am of the opinion that this…
AquaFold, Inc. Releases Version 2.0 Of Aqua Data Studio
AquaFold, Inc. has released a new version of Aqua Data Studio, bringing it to version 2.0. Aqua Data Studio is a utility designed for creating and managing relational databases. The latest version features expanded compatibility including support for Sybase and Oracle. According to AquaFold: AquaFold, Inc today announced the latest version of Aqua Data Studio,…
DEVONtech Enters DEVONagent Beta Testing
DEVONtechnologiesi new Internet search agent software DEVONagent is now in internal beta phase and will be ready for shipping in Q1/2003. Consequently, new screenshots and more background information have been posted on the web site. Based on DEVONtechnologiesi revolutionary DEVONtechnology, DEVONagent is the information finding tool of the next generation. It simulates the behaviour of…
Default Folder Update Adds Path Finder Support
St. Clair Software has released a new version of Default Folder X, its Eddy Award-winning utility for enhancing Open and Save dialogs in Mac OS X. Default Folder X 1.6.6 adds support for Path Finder, CocoaTechis Finder replacement. It also corrects compatibility problems with AlphaTk and CopyPaste, and fixes inconsistent keyboard navigation. You can find…
Script Software Releases Maintenance Update For iClock
iClock to Replace the Mac OS X Menubar Clock. Upgrade the Mac OS X menubar clock. Have the day, date and time in different fonts and colors in the menubar. iClock is also a kind of centrally located time hub from which many time related functions can be controlled. iClock is an essential time utility…
