Today's News On One Page
September 24th, 1999
[4:00 PM] Apple Stock Watch: Apple Regains Almost 3% In Heavy Trading Apple recovered slightly from yesterday's 10% tumble in a market that seemed to be catching its breath. While both the Dow and the Nasdaq closed lower again today, the losses were small and their were many winners in the day's trading. Apple happens to be one of those winners as they closed at 64 15/16, a gain of 1 5/8 or 2.57%. Volume continues to be high with 10,534,300 shares trading hands, or about 3 times normal volume. Adobe also shared in the good news, wising more than 2 points, though Macromedia, Symantec, and Motorola all closed lower. On the Dark Side, Microsoft, Intel, and Compaq also closed lower, though Dell, Gateway 2000, IBM, and Hewlett-Packard closed higher. The Dow closed at 10279.33, a loss of 39.26 while the Nasdaq closed at 2740.41, a loss of 9.42. For full quotes for all the companies mentioned in this article, we have assembled this set of quotes at Yahoo! for your reference. We also have 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. The Mac Observer Spin: After yesterday's crushing blow, an increase of any sort is welcome and shows that traders still have confidence in Apple. |
[3:35 PM] Ambrosia Releases Update For Cythera
Ambrosia Software has issued a maintenance release of their role playing game Cythera 1.0.3. Version 1.0.3 adds some new features while addressing a number of known bugs. According to Ambrosia Software, some of the new features are:
Cythera is available for US$25. You can find more information at the company's web site. |
[3:25 PM] Give Yourself A Break With MacBreakZ! Frank Reiff has released a Macintosh usage reminder program, MacBreakZ!. MacBreakZ! reminds Observers when it is time to tear themselves away from their machines for a much need rest period. According to Mr. Reiff:
MacBreakZ! is available for US$10. For more information, please visit the MacBreakZ! web site. |
[3:15 PM] TextSpresso Text Cleaning App Receives Major Upgrade
Taylor Design has released TextSpresso 1.5. The new version of the popular text editor includes several bug fixes and feature updates. According to Taylor Design:
A single user licensee for TextSpresso is US$20, and multi-user pricing options are available. You can find more information at the company's web site. |
[Special Series] How The Mac Changed The World: Telegraph Road by Del Miller |
[Column] The Back Page - Apple Is Missing Out On A Powerful Weapon |
iMac Specs Pulled 9-29-1999 (Was: We Have The Specs For The New iMac)
We have decided to pull our story on iMac specs at Apple's request and in deference to protecting Apple's trade secrets and other marketing information. You can send your comments to [email protected]. |
[9:00 AM] N2MP3 Gets A Maintenance Release
Proteron LLC has release an update of their MP3 encoder software, N2MP3. N2MP3 is a program allowing different types of audio files to be compressed into the popular MP3 format. Used along with any of the MP3 players, N2MP3 allows users to take full advantage of the growing MP3 phenomenon. According to Proteron LLC:
N2MP3 is currently available for US$34.95. The update is free to registered users. |
[8:30 AM] AuctionMac.com Moves To Flat Rate Pricing
AuctionMac.com, the Mac-only auction web site, has updated their site, as well as introduced a new rate structure for auctioning items off. The new "flat rate structure" will make it less confusing, and more affordable, to auction off your Macintosh merchandise. According to AuctionMac:
Those rates make AuctionMac.com one of the least expensive places to auction your Mac related stuff. Head over to AuctionMac.com to find out more! |