Apple today announced a free software update for iPod, the worldis most popular portable digital music player. The iPod software update adds support for new Belkin voice recording and photo storage accessories for dockable iPods, allowing users to record hundreds of hours of audio and store thousands of digital photos on their iPod. Available for…
DEVONtech Updates DEVONthink With Expanded Email Importing
DEVONtechnologies updates DEVONthink to version 1.7.2, adds new features, improvements and fixes. DEVONthink 1.7.2 comes with a new script that letis users import selected e-mails from Apple Mail, a contextual menu command to make contents outline items without opening the info palette, and a dock menu command to create new contents from the clipboard directly…
Apple Hot Deals Updates For ClubMac, OWC, IMG, & MacZone
A pple has updated the Hot Deals page for ClubMac, Other World Computing (OWC), Inside Mac Games (IMG), and MacZone 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 features several Mac retailers and…
TIBCO International Rendezvous Demand "Plainly Absurd" Says Developer
T he controversy surrounding Appleis use of the name Rendezvous has extended to third-party developers. Just one week after TIBCO Software filed suit against Apple alleging trademark infringement, independent software developer Andrew Wellington received a cease-and-desist letter from TIBCOis law firm regarding Rendezvous for Proteus, a plug-in that enables users of the Alien Technologyis Proteus…
Microsoft Has A Dedicated Multimedia OS, Should Apple Follow?
A n article at the Baltimore Sun by David Zeiler is examining Microsoftis Windows XP Media Center Edition and the possibility of Apple entering this emerging market. Traditionally, Apple examines a potential market closely before determining if it should enter it or not. For instance, Mr. Zeiler points out that despite seeming demand, Apple has…
New Technology Liquid-Cools CPUs For More Speed
T he world wants faster computer processors, as if the new 2 GHZ and the impending 3 GHZ G5 arenit fast enough. There are only a few ways to push a CPU to higher clock speeds; cramming more transistors onto the chip and increasing on-chip bus speeds help, but if you figure out a way…
Apple Hot Deals Updates For Publishing Perfection, B&H, & CDW
A pple has updated the Hot Deals page for Publishing Perfection, B&H Photo-Video, and CDW 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 features several Mac retailers and special offers that one can…
Apple Vs. Dell For 130,000 Michigan School Laptops
I tis Apple vs. Dell. In the beginning, Dell CEO Michael Dell dismissed Apple as having more value to its stockholders by simply selling its assets and giving the money to its shareholders. Lo! And there came the days of response, where Apple CEO Steve Jobs showed a large picture of Michael Dell with a…
John Sculley On Apple Today, & HyperCard Regrets
C|Net has published an interesting interview with former Apple CEO John Sculley. Mr. Sculley left Apple in the early 1990s after overseeing some of Apple’s headiest expansion, and is somewhat credited with both the failures ad triumphs of the Newton, as well as a variety of other things beyond the scope of this article. The…
Apple Releases 10.2.8 Update, Again (Updated)
[ Update 4:18 CDT: TMO has received a statement from Apple concerning the new Mac OS X 10.2.8 update. The statement addresses the previous issues mentioned in the original article below. From Apple: Apple has posted a new release of Mac OS X version 10.2.8 which includes an updated ethernet driver for 450/500Mhz dual-processor Power…
Ihnatko - Biometrics: Come On, Now Touch Me Babe
First off, sensation-seekers, I need to correct an error from my previous column ("Behind The Curtain at PC Expo"). I mentioned in passing that IBM didn’t have a booth at PC Expo when in fact, they did. My bad; judging from the map of the show floor, I reckon that I walked behind it several…
2003 Damages From Windows Viruses Tops 9/11 Insurance Claims
U K security firm mi2g is suggesting that reliance on Microsoft could be a threat to the global economy. According to a statement received by TMO, global damage during the 3rd quarter, which ended in September, from malware (viruses and worms such as Swen, SoBig, and MSBlast) topped US$64.5 billion. This includes lost productivity from…
Rock On With iRock 830: Music In Your Pocketwatch Pocket
T hereis been so much attention paid to Appleis little MP3 player that could it seems there are no other players on the market. Though Appleis iPod is the current king of the MP3 player hill, that doesnit mean that other players arenit worth a look-see. If you are bound and determine to get an…
Apple Pulls OS X 10.2.8 Update
B arely a day after Apple released an update to OS X, the company pulled the update files. The KnowledgeBase article explaining the update has been pulled, and those who hadnit updated can no longer find the update listed in the Software Update Control Panel. Several TMO readers report having issues with DHCP and icons…
Apple Hot Deals Updates For MacMall, MacZone, & "New Arrivals"
A pple has updated the Hot Deals page for MacMall and MacZone, as well as the "New Arrivals" section 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 features several Mac retailers and special…
Virginia Tech Rep Comments On Why G5 Super Computer Is Important
I DG News Services has published a story about Virginia Techis G5 Super Computer. The Super Computer was announced earlier this month, and will be built from 1100 dual processor 2.0 GHz Power Mac G5s, each with 4 GB of RAM, for a total of 2200 CPUs and more than 4 Terrabytes of RAM. The…
Idiots In Charge Of School Systems: Lemmings, Part II
I f your best friend jumped off a bridge, does that mean you should change your whole school system to PCs? As TMO reported late last week, the "Everyone else is doing it, so why shouldnit we?" mentality has struck again, this time in Pinellas county Florida. School superintendent Howard Hinesley decided the whole system…
Ask Dave - Back From The Dead With Networking, Virtual PC, & Cable Modem Answers
Back From The Dead With Networking, Virtual PC, & Cable Modem Answers September 19th, 2003 Yes, it’s been a while. A LONG while. But hey, I’m here now, aren’t I? That oughtta count for something (well, it should!). In any event, if time has gone by, nothing here has changed — we’ll still be doing…
MacPlay Developing Titles From JAMDAT
MacPlay, a subsidiary of United Developers, LLC, today announced a multi-title agreement with JAMDAT Mobile Inc. The first three games in the agreement-Kasparov Chessmate(tm), The Emperoris Mahjong, and Hard Rock(r) Casino-are scheduled to be available during the fourth quarter of 2003. Kasparov Chessmate features the deep wisdom of renowned chess Grandmaster Garry Kasparov, who offers…
Security Firm Says Mac OS X & BSD Least Breached Servers In Last 12 Months
S ecurity is an issue of concern to many people of late. The Mac Observer has recently published many stories on both the security problems of Windows and the relative lack of security problems for Mac OS X. A new study released by UK security firm mi2g is showing once again that the Mac platform…
Just A Thought - IT Winds Are Shifting; Is That A Hint Of Apple Blossom In The Air?
I don’t know how astute you are — how tuned in to the world around you may be — but you don’t have to have the sensibilities of a yogi to discern a subtle change in the air, a new sound in the wind, a novel hue in the light that shines on the world…
Alexander Wilson Updated Guitar Tuner With Nonstandard Tuning
Alexander Wilson has released an update for AWS Guitar Tuner, bringing it to version 1.2. AWS Guitar Tuner is a guitar voice tuner designed for acoustic and electric guitars. The update expands alternative tuning methods and "Piano" voice. According to Alexander Wilson: Alexander Wilson Studios today releases the AWS Guitar Tuner 1.2, an update to…
Steve Wozniak Speaks On Mac Passions & Mac Viruses
Y esterday, we reported that Steve Wozniak was to speak at a Rochester, NY college. The Democrat and Chronicle, the same paper that tipped us off in the first place, covered the event in an article titled “Macs called virtually virus-proof.” That title comes from comments from Mr. Wozniak, who was talking about the relative…
The Devil's Advocate - Apple's Up-Sell Equals Switcher No Sale
Apple has been practicing the art of up-selling for a while. Go to any Apple store, and beyond being greeted by patronizing and obnoxiously condescending employees, you’ll be faced with the up-sell. You can experience this even on Apple’s Web site just by perusing their prices on the G5. The premise of the up-sell works…
