Other World Computing today debuted its Mercury Extreme product line with a G4/1.33 GHz…
Month: May 2003
Mac Learning Center sites adds ‘iDisk’ to ‘.Mac Presents’ online series
Apple has recently updated its .Mac Web site with a new section…
Apple adds five new Homepage Templates for .Mac members
Apple has added 5 new HomePage templates for .Mac members…
Next version of Photoshop to abandon Mac OS 9 support
Adobe’s flagship product, Photoshop, will abandon Mac OS 9 support in its next major version, sources close to Adobe told MacCentral…
NY Post raves about iPod; makes one pretty good mistake in report
There are two types of people in New York: Those who have an iPod and those who want one…
Steve Wozniak special guest host of Tech TV’s “The Screen Savers” today
Today at 8 a.m., 12 p.m. Eastern, Tech TV’s “The Screensavers” will feature Steve Wozniak…
Opera 6.02 for Macintosh web browser now available
Opera 6.02 for Macintosh is now available from Opera Softare…
Computer jargon dictionary for Mac OS X released
Jargonary is a dictionary for computer jargon…
Slope Rider snowboard game for Mac OS X updated
Slope Rider features heaps of powder-covered courses complete with jumps, half-pipes and rails…
PandaWare TimeCache X updated
PandaWare TimeCache X 5.1 is for individuals and groups who need to track time and expenses on projects…
iScooper picture downloader updated
iScooper enables users to automatically download and browse batches of pictures much faster and much more conveniently…
How Apple could combat iTunes piracy
David Zeiler, of The Baltimore Sun, offers some suggestions for combating so-called iTunes piracy…
Opera to release Mac browser upgrade tomorrow
After months of uncertainty, an upgrade to Opera’s browser for the Mac will be released on Thursday…
BusinessWeek: ‘IBM has confirmed that it’s developing a new set of chips for the Mac’
Embedded in today’s “Byte of the Apple” column over on BusinessWeek Online is this little gem…
Boston Globe: iTunes Music Store fans retain ‘their Apple chauvinism’
Joshua Weisbuch, 33, of Jamaica Plain says he’s visited the iTunes Music Store about 30 times since it opened less than three weeks ago…
MacBreakZ! now available in Dutch language version
publicspace.net is pleased to announce the release of version 3.5.2 NL of their ‘MacBreakZ!’ application…
SDIsland DV to SDI converter introduced
Fastware.net announced today that the SDIsland DV to SDI converter…
CNET Perspectives: iTunes Music Store ‘like half a loaf’ – should strive to do more
Buying music online got a lot easier with Apple Computer’s new music store. It’s a promising sign of things to come in the music business. That said, the service feels like half a loaf…
BusinessWeek Technology Editor: ‘this is going to be the summer of Mac’
Few on Wall Street are predicting much more upside for Apple this summer. But let me be contrarian…
Get up to US$225 credit on old iPods when trading up to new iPod models
It’s unheard of in our industry. It’s like taking your Armani suit back for a trade-in…
NetNewsWire Lite updated; get your online news more efficiently
Ranchero Software has released an update to NewNewsWire Lite, version 1.0.3…
Berklee College of Music requires students to have Macs with ‘Finale’ and ‘SmartMusic’ apps
MakeMusic! Inc. announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Berklee College of Music whereby Berklee will provide incoming students with Apple Macintosh computers…
Freeware Playlist Doodad controls iTunes from the System Bar
An enhancement to iTunes, Playlist Doodad lets you view and switch to any of your iTunes playlists without bringing…
Mac OS X speech synthesis app turns your Mac into master thespian
Narrator was Dejal Systems’ first product for Mac OS X. It utilizes speech synthesis to read out the contents…
Apple adds ‘New Music Tuesdays’ tracks to iTunes Music Store
Apple’s “New Music Tuesdays” continue to rock on…
Tech TV: third generation iPod is a “tech treasure’
With more than 700,000 units sold, the industry-leading iPod has received accolades for its small size, ease-of-use, and distinct design…
Apple to open 20 stores in next 12 months; plans first store outside U.S. for Tokyo
Apple this week marks the second anniversary of opening its first retail store in May 2001…
iTunes Music Store revenue a drop in the bucket overall; just two of ‘Big Five’ signed for Windows v
Apple iTunes Music Store, while an unqualified success in the online retail music arena, is but a drop in the bucket…
Roxio buys Pressplay; plans to revive Napster brand; says Apple iTMS at competitive disadvantage
Shares of Roxio surged Monday after the software company agreed to buy Pressplay…
Windows ‘Longhorn’ to add translucent windows that ripple and shrink by 2005
Dramatic changes are in store for users of Microsoft’s “Longhorn” version of Windows slated for 2005 release…
Disney to rent DVDs that self-destruct chemically after two days
“‘This disc will self-destruct in 48 hours.’ That is the warning Walt Disney will issue this August when it begins to ‘rent’ DVDs…
Palyh Worm strikes Windows users worldwide; Macintosh unaffected
A new mass-mailing worm that spread through Australia overnight appears to have hit the UK hard on Monday morning…
Opera syncs Linux and Windows releases; Mac OS X version left to whither
A new release of Opera’s Linux browser marks the company’s effort to keep Windows and Linux software versions synchronised. But the Mac has been left out in the cold…
La Pietra-Hawai’i School for Girls gets $50,000 grant for high-end Macs
La Pietra-Hawai’i School for Girls will open a “multisensory” computer lab thanks to a $50,000 matching grant…
Intel hurries to intro 802.11g Centrino nearly a year after Apple launched 802.11g Airport Extreme
Projected to debut nearly a year after Apple introduced 802.11g support with Airport Extreme…
Mac users should strive to be Microsoft-free
SteveJack explains why he believes Mac users shouldn’t buy Microsoft software (or hardware) in the MacDailyNews Opinion section today…
Tech TV’s Leo Laporte: iPod, iTunes, iTMS ‘the new holy trinity of digital music’
MP3 and Napster started the digital music revolution. Now, as it has done so often with other technologies…
Screen Record for Mac OS X hits version 1.5
Screen Record for Mac OS X is a screen recording tool that allows the user to capture continuous images on the screen as a QuickTime movie…
Apple debuts ‘Dad’s & Grads Gift Guide’
Apple has debuted this year’s “Dads & Grads Gift Guide,” a collection of…
Microsoft-Watch: Apple’s Mac OS X Panther ‘will rule the desktop OS jungle’
Who will emerge as the king of the desktop OS jungle: Apple’s Panther or Microsoft’s Longhorn…
Apple updates Safari Public Beta 2 to v74
Apple has released a new version of Safari via the Software Update Pane of System Preferences in Mac OS X…
Clutter up your Mac OS X Desktop with virtual CD cases; double-click to play
Clutter is a small Mac OS X application that lets you put virtual music CDs on your desktop…