[Editor’s Note: We managed to mix up the Spin from our MPEG-4 licensing story into the Spin from this story, which has now been corrected. – Bryan] IT folks will want to pay attention: Sybase, Inc., a well known name to enterprise level IT managers, has made its Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) Relational Database Management…
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Mac Sightings - OS X Makes Big Screen Debut In MIB: II
Welcome back to Mac Sightings. Today’s Mac Sighting shows us how Macs will, in the future, assist in saving the world from the scum of the universe. As posted in our forums by Observer HOM, it seems that OS X is ready for its close-up, Mr. DeMille. Men in Black II opened on July 3…
Apple Offers Three Year Mac OS X Subscriptions To Corporate & Education Markets
Apple is offering a deal that you may not be able to pass up, if you’re an IT manager of a group of Macs running OS X that is. Apple has announced the Maintenance Program for Mac OS X. Similar in some regards to Microsoft’s Software Assurance subscription plan, the Maintenance Program for OS X…
Record Label Uses (Mac OS) System 6 Look For Web Site
W ired has published a story about a small record label that has adopted a blast from Appleis past. bremsstrahlung recordings, a record label catering to the "lowercase sound" scene, is using a very good implementation of System 6, the 68k Mac OS, as the interface for its Web site. lowercase sound is a minimalist…
Apple Officially Unveils Mac OS X 10.2, New Features Listed
Apple kicked off the 2002 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) by introducing Mac OS X 10.2 as a preview to developers. The event was launched with a keynote by Apple CEO Steve Jobs, where he told the crowd that OS 9 is dead. According to a News.com report, Mr. Jobs opened up the keynote with a…
Apple: 3000 Mac OS X Apps, 46% Of ADC Are Unix Or Java Coders, 100% Growth In Developer Community
Apple previewed Mac OS X 10.2 today, and as part of this week’s WWDC festivities, the company also touted the fact that there are some 3000 Mac OS X apps. Apple also says that there has been 100% growth in its developer community and that 46% of the members of the Apple Developer Connection (Apple’s…
Default Folder Maintenance Update Released
St. Clair Software has released version1.5 of Default Folder X, its utility for improving Open and Save dialogs in Mac OS X. Chief among the new features in this release is support for Cocoa applications. Default Folder X now enhances the Open and Save dialogs in all Mac OS X-native applications. Version 1.5 also integrates…
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…
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…
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…
Default Folder Maintenance Update Released
St. Clair Software has released version 1.1 of Default Folder X, its new utility for improving Open and Save dialogs in Mac OS X. This update offers numerous enhancements and fixes, including improved performance, better compatibility, and a number of new options. Delays that sometimes occurred in file dialogs have been eliminated, keyboard navigation is…
Microsoft Releases IntelliMouse Drivers For OS X
M icrosoft has released its long-awaited input device driver for OS X, bringing the IntelliPoint software to version 2.1.0. The new release allows Mac OS X users to take advantage of all the buttons on Microsoftis popular mice. The driver supports: IntelliMouse Explorer IntelliMouse Optical Wheel Mouse Optical Wireless IntelliMouse Explorer Optical Trackball Trackball Explorer…
Apple Releases Remote Desktop For Education & Corporate Networks
Apple Remote Desktop enables a teacher to keep an eye on all the computer screens in a classroom or lab, distribute software upgrades, perform group demos, and provide online assistance with real-time text communications for students needing individual attention. Apple Remote Desktop is chock full of features. Stop by Apple Software Remote Desktop site for…
Adobe Officially Announces Photoshop 7 For Mac OS X
[1:15 PM CST] Adobe Officially Announces Photoshop 7 For Mac OS X by Staff The long wait is almost over. Adobe has officially announced Photoshop 7 for Mac OS X (and Windows XP, for those who care). Classic Mac OS will also be supported. Beyond compatibility for Apple’s new operating system, the new version of…
Adobe Ships LiveMotion For Mac OS X
After announcing Photoshop 7 and releasing GoLive 6, both for Mac OS X, one might think that Adobe had done enough. One would be wrong, however, to do so. Adobe has also announced LiveMotion 2.0 for Classic and Mac OS X. LiveMotion is Adobe’s Flash and animation development tool, and the new version includes many…
Default Folder Maintenance Release Fixes Expiration Bug
St. Clair Software has released version 1.0.2 of Default Folder X, its new utility for improving Open and Save dialogs in Mac OS X. This update corrects an error which causes the previous version to expire on February 22, 2002. It also improves compatibility with CopyPaste-X, and fixes a problem which caused Default Folder X…
Apple Previews QuickTime 6, Releases QuickTime Streaming Server 4
Also in this press release is the release of QuickTime Streaming Server 4. QuickTime Streaming Server 4 allows streaming content in both MPEG-4 and MP3, and the company says it is releasing this product now because it does not require the royalties mentioned above. From Apple: Apple® today previewed QuickTime® 6, featuring full support for…
Short Take: OS X Dock Is More Than A Wannabe Start Menu,Thanks To 'Docklets'
But I have so little of any of these things! Frodo, Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien
Default Folder Update From St. Clair
St. Clair Software today released version 3.1.3 of Default Folder, their popular enhancement for Open and Save dialogs. Default Folder 3.1.3 brings back the ability to show and hide the Finder when file dialogs appear, as well as fixing a compatibility problem with Eudora and minor issues with several features. Highlights of the changes in…
Apple Updates DVD Player For Mac OS X, Including New Support For G3s/G4s
DVD Player update delivers improved performance and stability, as well as support for Blue and White Power Mac G3 and Power Mac G4 systems with PCI-based graphics. Hardware Requirements DVD Player update delivers improved performance and stability, as well as support for Blue and White Power Mac G3 and Power Mac G4 systems with PCI-based…
Apple Touts Victories In The Movie Trailer Production Business With Final Cut Pro
Apple® today announced that Final Cut Pro® is rapidly becoming the preferred video editing system for companies creating trailers and commercials for Hollywoodis biggest movies. Four of the leading movie trailer companies — The Cimarron Group, Trailer Park, Aspect Ratio and New Wave Media — have switched the majority of their editing systems to Final…
Media Management QPict For OS X Released
Rune Lindman is pleased to announce that QPict 5.0 for Mac OS X is being released. QPict Media Organizer is a powerful, easy-to-use media asset manager. Use QPict as your central media access point for organizing images, full-screen video, MP3 files, and live streaming audio and video. QPict fully supports meta data such as ANPA…
QuickTime Track Editor Tutorial From Feelorium
Feelorium has released Textation "Tutorial 1: Create a Chapter Track" today. This tutorial teaches users how to use Textation to create a QuickTime movie with a chapter track easily. Feelorium has released Textation 1.0 today. Textation is an easy to use QuickTime text track editor. Users simply point, click and type the text needed to…
Installer Glitch In iTunes 2 For Mac OS X: Apple Pulls 2.0, Quickly Releases 2.0.1
On the X partition I lost all desktop pictures, Exploder plug-ins such as QuickTime and flash, and all of my iTunes play lists. My MP3is all remained as they are on a different drive – though some of them lost parts of their ID3 tags – which is what I find to be the strangest…
