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Mega Minesweeper Updated
Carrot Software is pleased to announce the latest release of MegaMinesweeper for the Mac OS. MMS is a modern version of minesweeper thatsupports extreme fields sizes, plug-in based themes and sounds, the abilityto save games, and much more. MMS is a carbonized application designed for OS X Public Beta, or OS8.6/9.x with the CarbonLib 1.2…
APPL Closes Above 19 For First Time Since November Of 2000
"The expectation is that the worst could very well be over and that results from here continue to go higher," said George Godfrey, an analyst at ING Barings, who rates the shares "buy." Not much happening on the Apple front other than rumors of an update to Mac OS X Server expected in the spring.…
Musicians Get Tool To Make "MP3 Albums"
Infamus Software has just released AlbumWrap (shareware) and AlbumWrapExtractor for Macintosh and Windows platforms:Ever been searching for several tracks from one album? Itis hard to find oneperson that has every track… Considering the quality, bit rate, anddownload speed you desire, the time it takes to complete the task isconsiderable. AlbumWrap archives solve this program by…
iView Helps Keep Digital Media In Line
It offers a host of new features, some of which are outlined below: Mac OS 9 and OS X compatible. MediaPro is the only media browser capable of full PDF & EPS rendering. Other import formats include HTML, Quark, Canvas, Painter, Live Picture, Freehand, PageMaker, Illustrator, GIF, JPG, TIFF, PICT, GX, BMP, Targa, EPS, fonts,…
That Vision Thing: Never Again!
Caught you looking for the same thing. [But] itis a new thing. –Public Enemy, "Donit believe the hype"
MACWORLD Vibes Can't Keep AAPL Up
Analysts had warned that without a version of Office, or a similar productivity suite, running natively under Mac OS X, Apple would face problems getting businesses to switch to the new operating system. "This is a very significant announcement for Apple," Gartner analyst Chris LeTocq said. "Frankly, this is the endorsement they needed." Until Wednesdayis…
Motorola Releases Details On Latest G4 Chips
Yesterdayis keynote speech included the pleasant surprise of brand new 733MHz G4 processors from Motorola. Rather than these chips simply being overclocked versions of the old chip (MPC7410), the new chip, the MPC7450, includes a host of new features and performance enhancements. Not only do the new chips run at a higher clock speed, but…
Import Old Movies, Create New Ones with Dazzle's Hollywood DV-Bridge
Ever since the introduction of FireWire-enabled Macs and iMovie, folks have had the ability to generate their own digital movies with relative ease. But this digital solution still leaves folks, especially those that donit have a computer, out of the action. There are many more people that have the ability to view good oli VCR…
Steve Jobs Makes It On "Win Ben Stein's Money"
Mr. Steinis game show on Comedy Central pits him against three players who win money for beating Ben to the buzzer with the correct answer to a variety of questions. That money comes from a pool of US$5000 that ostensibly belongs to Mr. Stein, hence the name of the show. The final round is comprised…
Make Your Windows Look Cool With Power Windows
Power Windows is a small control panel that taps into your Macis unusedprocessor power to perform amazingly cool effects with windows and menus.Power Windows was originally conceived to let you drag the entire contentsof windows instead of just a dotted outline. It offers both solid andtranslucent window dragging, and you can even enable multitasking with…
Who's Who Of The Mac Universe On Tonight's Mac Show
The first Mac Show of the new millennium is certainly going to set astandard difficult for following shows to achieve!Not only is it the show before next weekis Macworld Expo in San Francisco,but itis also the traditional “Macluminaries Show”.5 of the most recognizable names in the Mac industry will join Shawn andHilary on Wednesdayis show.…
The New Economy's Promise Fades in 2000
The Nasdaq owes todayis continued downtrend to investors dumping beaten down stocks in order to shave some taxes off their big capital gains made last spring. By the end of 2001 tech stocks should be partly recovered from the current bear market. However, there is at least another quarter of pain left for technology businesses…
The Dow Chugs Ahead while the Nasdaq Whimpers and AAPL Stagnates
Not much can be drawn from this weekis market performance. Institutional and private investors alike are rushing to square their portfolios for the year, emphasizing trends that may not hold in the new year. Appleis stock traded flat at 14 13/16 on volume of 5.4 million shares. With no sign of a pre-MacWorld bounce and…
Tech Stocks Compress Further On Tax Loss Selling
On the bright side, in years of strong tax loss selling —such as 1994 — a true "January effect" often kicks in, powered by institutions plowing recently withdrawn capital back into beaten down stocks. Williams Co. (WMB), an energy trading company involved in the emerging bandwidth market, announced earnings well above Wall Streetis expectations. In…
Apple's Proprietary ADC Connector Bug You? Company Contemplating Offering Fix
When Apple announce their new ADC display connector technology at this past summer’s MACWORLD Expo, the crowd gave a collective, “Huh?” Apple had gone away from proprietary video connectors with the adoption of SVGA ports in their Blue & White G3 machines. The new ADC connectors are neat, to be sure. They allow for video,…
Blame Microsoft: Stocks Fall Across the Board
Triple witching option expirations and index changes in the Nasdaq 100 added volume and volatility noise to the market signal on Friday, but the message came through loud and clear: The stock markets are bracing for slower growth across the board in 2001 and tax loss selling as this year comes to an end. Next…
Business Week Author Plays Revisionist, Alters Anti-Apple Editorial
And itis not only the Cube thatis priced wrong. I visited Appleis online store and compared its top-of-the-line G4 to a similar model offered by Gateway on its Web site. The 500-megahertz dual-processor G4 with 256 megabytes of memory costs $7,598 from Apple. A 700-MHz Gateway with a single processor boasting the same memory goes…
The Mac Observer: On The Flip Side - Microsoft & Bloatware Revisited
Microsoft & Bloatware Revisited December 12th, 2000 One of people’s chief complaints about Microsoft software is usually about how big, gigantic and swelled up they think it is. Mac users in particular like to say how Microsoft delivers "bloatware," a commonly used expression to describe Microsoft products as too big – thus using too much…
Apple Leads Charge For Internet Streaming Standards
Apple has joined forces with a cast of high profile computer related companies to form the Internet Streaming Media Alliance. The new non-profit organization aims to establish a set of standards for developing and delivering streaming content over the Internet. Also joining Apple are Cisco Systems, Kasenna, Royal Phillips Electronics, and Sun Microsystems; the usual…
QuickTime 5 Public Preview 2 Available
The eagerly-anticipated Public Preview version of QuickTime 5 took the multimedia industry by storm. Now hereis QuickTime 5 Preview 2, incorporating a number of enhancements suggested by thousands of users and a version for Windows. Preview 2 also includes support for media skins (as announced at QuickTime Live!), plus extensive AppleScript support for Mac users.…
Oingo Makes Ads Smarter
Oingo Inc., the leader in meaning-based technology, has launched AdSense, a new application that delivers highly targeted advertisements online by analyzing the meanings of a useris search terms. AdSense accurately matches banner ads against the meanings of search words, effectively quadrupling current market click-through rates. “The effectiveness of online advertising has been a point of…
Make Web Pages Dance With Updated Animation Tool
Recosoft Corporation announces that is has started shipping WebShocker v2.2; a major upgrade to the most popular integrated Web Animation Production Tool for the Macintosh WebShocker v2.2 contains the following new features and enhancements: Fully Compatible with Mac OS X Public Beta (when run under Classic mode) Fully Mac OS 9 Multiple Users compatible Incorporation…
Queasy Markets Brace for an Economic Slowdown, AAPL Bounces
Every day more tech firms warn that theyill miss earnings due to unexpected slow downs in demand. The latest is Micron Electronics, (MUEI) which complained lousy holiday sales will push its forecast of $0.11 per share down to between $0.01 and $0.04 per share. How many ways are there to say new 52-week low? Micron…