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Absoft announced the immediate availability of its Xcode 3.1 plug-in for the Absoft Pro Fortran v10.2 product on Wednesday. The Intel Mac only plug-in allows Xcode development of 32- and 64-bit Fortran applications. It is included free of charge with the Fortran distribution. The plug-in is being released as an alternative to Absoftis own multi-platform…

I’ve just returned from my 16-day trip to Japan. I travelled from Tokyo to Kyoto and further west all the way to Hiroshima. With me throughout these adventures were my iPhone and MacBook Pro. Originally, I had planned to take only my iPhone, leaving my MacBook Pro at home (not wanting to carry around its…

Intego, as part of its routine security alerts, has sent out an advisory warning Apple customers to be wary of a rogue security program called MacGuard. The software itself may be dangerous, and also may simply be harvesting credit card numbers, Intego said. The advisory said, in part: “Intego has discovered a rogue program claiming…

its USB external Portable Super Multi-Drive for Intel Macs. The slot loading Blu-ray drive has the following features: Latest Technology can supports the 12cm and 8cm disc BD-RE/-R (SL) 2X Speed Writing / Reading BD-RE/-R (DL) 1X Speed Writing / 1.6X Speed Reading BD-ROM (SL / DL) 2X Speed Reading Writes DVD+R DL and DVD-R…

Steve Jobs talks MacBooks in Cupertino

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Last week, Seth Weintraub at Computerworld made a list of likely technologies to appear in the new Apple MacBooks. On Tuesday, he spotted something that caused him to add one more thing to the possible list: Wireless USB. What caught his eye was a photo uploaded to flickr which, while it may not be authentic,…

Intuit announced QuickBooks Accounting 2009 for Mac Thursday, an upgrade the company called the “most significant upgrade in product history.” The new version offers new features such as a Home Page for one-click access to key tasks, a new way to view data in real-time called Centers, and Company Snapshot. QuickBooks is Intuitis line of…

Googleis Chrome is based on advanced technologies like V8 enhanced Javascript. Even so, developers should just skip the browser framework and write Internet apps that use Webkit directly, according to Tom Yager at Infoworld. “The trouble is that browsers are designed for surfing, not as application platforms. Think about it,” Mr. Yager wrote. “If you…

Itis time for Apple to introduce a full-fledged touchscreen Mac to the market, according to Don Reisinger at CNET on Monday. So far, Apple has stopped short of a full touchscreen Mac and restricted that technology to the iPhone. Mr. Reisinger wondered if itis time for Apple to take the risk of introducing a touchscreen…

Apple hasnit made any announcements about the next generation MacBook Pros, but when they do, itis getting to be fairly realistic for Apple to make SSDs an option, especially since Dell is leading the way, according to Computerworld on Wednesday. Some thought it would take several years for Sold State Drives (SSD) to be a…

ContentWatch announced the release of Net Nanny for the Mac on Tuesday. With the release, Net Nanny is now available for both Windows and Mac users. “With Net Nanny for Mac, users can protect their computers and safeguard their children from unwanted Internet content. Net Nanny for Mac establishes a barrier around your computer with…

Monolab Designis Mac Trunk

Researchers have discovered a flaw in the UNIX BIND software that translates human readable domain names into IP addresses. Microsoft and Cisco have released patches, but so far Apple has not. In addition, Mac OS X 10.5.3 and 10.5.4 have broken the BSM auditing system critical for some government installations. The vulnerability in the BIND…

Absoft has announced that users will now have significantly improved Fortran debugging capability with the combination of the their Fx3 debugger and Xcode 3.1. Absoft said on Tuesday that “this improved functionality is the combined result of the updated development tools included with Appleis new Xcode 3.1 and the advanced debugging capabilities of Absoftis latest…

Take Control Books has published two books for new and experienced Mac Users on backups. “Take Control of Easy Backups in Leopard,” covers fastest and easiest way to create a complete Leopard backup system while “Take Control of Mac OS X Backup,” in its third edition, takes the experienced user beyond Time Machine with more…

Mariner Software released MacGourmet Deluxe 1.0 on Wednesday, ultra-modern recipe and wine management software for OS X. “MacGourmet Deluxe brings recipe collection and organization into the digital age. Users are able to create, edit and share recipes; make wine and cooking notes, and easily import recipes found on the Web and expand their collection. Recipes…