Today's News On One Page
November 18th, 1999
[4:10 PM] CreativePro.com Adds Extensis Photoframe To Online Arsenal by Staff Extensis has rolled out the latest edition to their online image editing tools for CreativePro.com. The new product is called PhotoFrame and it allows users to make edges for their images. According to Extensis:
PhotoFrame Online is currently free to creativepro.com members. PhotoFrame 2.0, a Photoshop plug-in with many more features, is available for an estimated street price of $199.95. |
[5:15 PM] Mega Minesweeper Update Sweeps Away The Bugs by Staff Carrot Software has released another update to Mega Minesweeper, bringing the game to version 0.9.5. The new version squashes several bugs. According to Carrot Software:
You can find more information on the release at the company's web site. The release is free as the software works towards a final release. |
4:45 PM] Russo/German Relations Can Now Take A Step Forward With Release Of Verbs & Nouns Update by Staff Richard Wellmann has released an update to his excellent translation software, Verbs and Nouns Russisch. This is part of the overall Verbs and Noun series that covers many different languages. This update improves the dictionary and makes other enhancements to the Russian-German version. According to Mr. Wellman:
You can find more information on the product at the company's web site. |
4:45 PM] It's Basic, Really, But It's An Alpha Release by Staff REAL Software has released REALbasic 2.1a23. REAL stresses that alpha releases are NOT considered full working products, and are intended to be used for testing. According to REAL Software:
You can find more information about the alpha release of REALbasic at the REAL Software web site. |
[4:30 PM] PC PowerEmulator Updated With Mac OS 9 Compatibility by Staff Lismore Systems has updated the PC emulator program, Blue Label PowerEmulator, to version 1.5. The newer version includes several bug fixes and performance/feature enhancements. The Blue Label PowerEmulator allows users to install PC based operating systems and run software for those systems on a PowerMac. According to Lismore Systems:
Blue Label PowerEmulator is available for US$29.95. You can find more information at the Lismore Systems web site. |
[4:20 PM] And All She Wants To Do Is Dance (And Play Cards) by Staff Cabaret Software has released a CD containing American classic ballroom dance songs, BALLROOM Solitaire. The catch is, the music is actually background for the now classic computer card game, Solitaire. According to Cabaret:
BALLROOM Solitaire Volume 1 is available for US$24.95. You can find more information at the Cabaret Software web site. |
[4:10 PM] Apple Opens OpenGL Performance To New Level by Staff Apple has released a new update to OpenGL. The new update includes increased performance, better support for AGP, new ATI drivers, and other enhancements. According to Apple:
You can find more information on the update, including download links, from Apple's web site. Mac OS 9 owners can use the Software Update control panel to automatically download it. [Note: Observers are reporting that some parts of the RoadRunner network are experiencing DNS problems that could prevent them from reaching Apple's web site. Patience, or a new provider, will see this solved.] The Mac Observer Spin: This a much anticipated update to OpenGL. Hopefully it will fix some issues that have surrounded OpenGL and some recent game releases. |
Onward with the rally, cheered the fearless bulls on Wall Street bolstered by the Consumer Price Index which showed no threat of inflation, and a study from the Commerce Department that said the Y2K problem will not slow the ongoing economic expansion. Hewlett Packard's big day accounted for about half of the Dow's upward momentum. The Dow gained 152.6 points (1.40%) to close for the first time since September 13th above 11,000 at 11035. Volume was strong with a billion shares traded. It was technology across the board that led the Nasdaq forward 77 points (2.37%) to end the session at 3347, yet another record high, the 12th in the last 15 trading sessions. 1.5 billion shares traded, making today the 2nd heaviest volume in history behind yesterday's all time record volume. The S&P 500 rose 14.08 (1.00%) to close at 1424.79 for a new record high. The 30-year bond was down 14/32 to close at 99 13/32, the yield rose to 6.16% from 6.12% yesterday. The rally was so strong not even rising yields could put a lid on it. Unhappily, Apple didn't partake in the surge forward, losing 5/8 (0.69%) to close at 89 5/8 with a continuation of the less than average volume trend. Hewlett Packard (HWP) soared 13 5/16 to close at 94 5/16 after announcing 4th quarter earnings yesterday that really pleased the analysts. HWP received an unusual 3 upgrades in one day. Also, Hewlett-Packard's spin-off Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) went public today, offering 72 millions shares at $30 a share. Agilent rose 12 3/8 to close at 42 3/8. HWP retains an 85% stake in of Agilent. Apple related stocks took it on the chin, Akamai, Arm Holdings, and Symantec ended lower. Only Adobe and Macromedia joined the rally. Macromedia soared, up 9 3/8 to end at 67 1/4 on the news that Fortune Magazine selected Macromedia to join Fortune's e-50, "an aggregate of 50 companies Fortune Magazine will use as a guide to track the growth and impact of the Internet economy." Apple's Power PC partners, IBM and Motorola were both very strong. IBM climbed 4 points to 97 3/4, while Motorola rose 5 1/16 to 124 1/16, even though Motorola said that it would take a $500 million charge in the 4th quarter for debts it owes Iridium. Apple's competitors were in the money. Compaq was up 1 1/4 to close at 25. Intel rose 3 3/4 to end at 78 1/2. Only Gateway end off, down fractional at 78. Microsoft sat the day out closing down slightly. For full quotes on all the companies mentioned in this article, we have assembled this set of quotes at Yahoo! for your reference. We also have many of these same quotes reported live (20 minute delay) on our home page. For other stories regarding Apple's stock activity, visit our Apple Stock Watch Special Report.
[4:00 PM] The Apple Stock Watch: The Dow Heads Up, But Apple Closes Down
by Wes George
[1:45 PM] The Allegro Themes Project Redesigns And Moves by Staff The Allegro Themes Project has moved to a new home, a new URL, and has changed up the site. The Allegro Themes Project is a group working on making new themes for Mac OS 8.5 and above as well as a Theme editor. The group has released several new themes. According to the Project:
You can find more information on Allegro Themes project at the organization's web site. As of press time, we had some amount of difficulty accessing the site. |
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[8:30 AM] MacLaunch Launches Launch Date by Staff MacLaunch, a self-styled Mac Internet Portal, has announced an official launch date. Better yet, the company has also announced a slew of prizes to kick off that launch. The company is giving away all manner of Mac products, including an iBook. According to MacLaunch:
You can check out MacLaunch now. |
[8:30 AM] A Better Finder Series Enhanced With New Utility by Staff Shareware utility guru Frank Reiff has announced a new member to his A Better Finder series of utilities. A Better Finder Info targets the Mac's Get Info feature and allows greater control over files. According to Mr. Reiff:
You can find more information, including a nifty animation demonstrating its prowess, at the company's web site. A Better Finder Info is priced at US$10 and is available now. |