Month: December 2002

Loops has created a collection of screensavers that all have one thing in common: They loop real video. Unlike 3D or graphics, video brings an unique and emotional touch to your computer that cannot be reproduced in any other way. In order to offer you good quality, Loops have chosen to release them only for […]

Netscape has released Netscape 7.01. Improvements include popup window controls, a home page group feature that lets you automatically open several of your favorite pages as tabs when starting the browser, new AOL Mail features; and COPPA compliance with improved security, which also offers greater control of certificates. More info and download links here.

MacMerc has posted a list of gift ideas for “Mac heads.” “Shopping is hard as people age, but shopping for geeks is even tougher. Not only do they have lots of gadgets, they aren’t impressed with anything that doesn’t have a circuit board. Here are my suggestions for that special geek on your list,” writes […]

“The verdict: Use whatever’s on your computer now, of course. But if you’re shopping for a new machine, you’ll probably be much happier with iPhoto — as long as you’re willing to do things the Apple way,” writes Rob Pegoraro for the Washington Post. This article smacks of subtle Wintel bias, but the author seems […]

Please let it be so! Mac OS Rumors lets it slip, while writiing about iChat, “after further examination of multiple development builds of iChat intended to test different features for future releases, we are very impressed and believe that iChat will soon be one of the most important iApps — second only to Apple’s own […]

iWatch is a four-task application that is able to act as a kitchen timer, an alarm clock, a stopwatch with lap memory, and a clock displaying the time and computer uptime. iWatch also features “actions” which allow for various possibilities for timers or alarms with options for displaying system alert messages and beeps, playing sound […]

“The popular theory that both functions will be part of future versions of iChat (most likely voice first, then video) appears to be quite correct. A developmental version with support for voice chat — specifically, iPhone — is currently in the possession of certain parties friendly to Mac OS Rumors,” so reports MOSR in an […]

“I was walking past the local Apple Store, and saw a really pretty window display: they had a 17″ iMac showing big, fluffy snowflakes falling across an aqua sky. I wanted the same thing for my own iMac, so I decided to write a screensaver that looked the same. After all, I had the developer […]

“Kevin Hunt of Thomas Weisel Partners says [AAPL], at the low end of its historic range and cheaper than its peers, is attractive long-term. ‘Apple is poised to reemerge as a growth story once overall PC spending resumes,’ he says,” in a report by BusinessWeek Online. Full story here.

Apple on Friday announced that it had served its one millionth unique customer at the company’s online Apple Store. “Reaching our one millionth customer is a major milestone, and is proof positive that our online shopping experience is second to none,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s executive vice president of Worldwide Sales and Operations. “The Apple […]

“Sun Microsystems Wednesday announced a deal with a division of Sony to pre-install its StarOffice 6.0 productivity software on some Sony PCs sold in Europe, as it looks to eke out business in a market dominated by Microsoft’s Office software. The deal will put StarOffice 6.0 on select Sony Vaio desktops sold in Europe by […]

“The Macworld Conference and Expo planned for Tokyo this coming March has been cancelled after Apple backed out of its plans to exhibit and a number of other major vendors followed suite,” reports MacUser UK. A spokeswoman for the show’s management company, IDG World Expo Japan in Tokyo, confirmed the report to MacUser, saying the […]

Adobe Systems Inc. on Thursday released an update for its professional page layout application InDesign, bringing the current version to 2.0.2. Adobe addressed several issues with the update with compatibility, performance and printing. The update requires Adobe InDesign 2.0.1 running on Mac OS 9.1, 9.2.x, or Mac OS X 10.1.x, 10.2.x. More info and download […]

Author Wati Larke has created a new icon set for Mac OS X entitled, “Aqua Christmas.” This new ste contains: Candy Canes, Candy Canes in cup, Gingerbread House, Gingerbread Man, Heart (green, red), Holly, Mistletoe, Red Stocking, Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer, Santa Claus, Snowman, Wreath, Christmas Tree and Gifts, Xmas Trees. Find it at […]

“‘For many Mac people, I think (the Mac community) has a religious feeling to it,’ said psychologist David Levine, a self-confessed Mac nut. ‘For a lot of people who are not comfortable with religion, it provides a community and a common heritage. I think Mac users have a certain common way of thinking, a way […]

You can decorate your Mac with blinking holiday lights. It doesn’t matter which holiday you’re celebrating, there’s a color combination for every need. NightLights comes with both “Mini”, and “C7” type light bulbs. You can choose to display either or both. You can also choose the blink time, or choose to have your lights burn […]

Macromedia has posted Dreamweaver MX 6.1 update. The update features, “performance improvements and enables collaboration with Macromedia Contribute. In addition, several outstanding issues discovered since the release of Dreamweaver MX have been addressed in this version.” More info here.

Accoridng to Apple, “the Carbon Sound Manager Update improves reliability and performance of some applications that access Carbon Sound Manager.” This update is currently avaliable via the Software Update Pane of System preferences. This update requires restart.

El Gato announced their EyeTV Updater for Mac OS X. “The code which wakes or powers up your system to record shows has been overhauled, to address bugs and increase overall reliability. Waking your Mac only works on systems that have a PMU (Power Management Unit). Systems released after the middle of 2000 should have […]

With all the browsers available for the Mac OS keeping your bookmarks organized can become a real problem. But EverydaySoftware’s “Bookit” promises to keep your browsers’ bookmarks synchronized quickly and easily. Bookit compares the bookmarks you have and then lets you synchronize the bookmarks that are not in all of your browsers. Finally, Bookit creates […]

Ms. M.o.X.i.e (Microsoft Office v. X Integrated Experience) was announced today. Wholly unimpressed with another blatant attempt by Microsoft to secure free advertising and promotion, MacDailyNews will not report on this feeble publicity sleepfest. No links or information regarding this non-story will be provided here. However, we would like to remind users that AppleWorks includes […]

Yesterday, MacDailyNews reported on Apple’s registration of the trademark of the name “iPhone” in Australia. Although we didn’t speculate about a potential Apple cellphone, other sites on the “Mac Web” did. “While past rumors of an Apple branded hybrid cellphone have created quite a stir, it is being rumored that iPhone may actually be a […]

xGates is, quite simply, the greatest game we have played so far today. Now, it’s been featured on CNBC at 11:20 AM EST today (along with a few “Switch” spoofs slamming Mac OS X for “balance”). xGates pits you and your trusty chainsaw against the evil forces of corporate monopolist tyranny. It is especially satisfying […]

eSanta 1.0 from If Then Software helps children formulate an email to Santa Claus and simulates a return email from Santa himself (even if you don’t have an active Internet connection). Kids will get a custom response from Santa every time. More info and download link here.

“All Apple computers sold today include one or more FireWire ports. Because FireWire can transfer data at up to 400 megabits/second, it is suitable for networking and clustering solutions, as well as temporary connections to the internet using Internet Sharing. Now the IP over FireWire Preview Release adds support for using the Internet Protocol – […]

The Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group (lafcpug) along with leaders of the Boston, San Francisco, and Chicago FCP User Groups will gather for a very special “Meeting” at the DV Expo, Wednesday, December 11 beginning at 6:00 pm at the LA Convention Center. On the agenda will be FCP Product Designer Brian Meaney […]

“‘The mentality of the enterprise market is quite different,’ [Jason Castan of system integrator Emperor’s Mind] says. “You’re talking about people who will spend $500,000 or $1 million in a single purchase. Sure, they are price-sensitive, but they are much more concerned about longevity, big picture, tender loving care . . . They want to […]

Let your Mac tell you in a real human voice when you have interesting email. LiSA, the Liquid Information Speaking Assistant tells you who your incoming messages are from and announces them as (and when) they arrive, not just when you log on to check your messages. So you can hear: “You’ve got a message […]

Quinn is an implementation of the well-known game Tetris for Mac OS X. This is the pure Tetris, not another variation of the original rules. Instead of reinventing the game with modified rules, The developer, Simon H

“Massachusetts’ Tom Reilly and West Virginia’s Darrell McGraw are walking a hard and lonely road in appealing a federal judge’s decision to generally accept Microsoft’s antitrust settlement with the Bush administration, legal experts say. Even detractors of the settlement see the effort by the two state attorneys general to get more far-reaching sanctions as a […]

“Apple Computer seems to have registered for a trademark (#930990) in Australia for the name of “iPhone,” reports MacRumors. From Austrailia’s Trademark search: “Class: 9 Computer hardware and software. Class: 38 Communication by computer; communication between computers; rental and rental of communication apparatus and electronic post fans for personal use; electronic news services; electronic sending […]

“West Virginia will join Massachusetts as the only states to continue the courtroom antitrust battle against Microsoft Corp., pressing a U.S. appeals court to reconsider tougher sanctions against the world’s largest software company. West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw Jr. said Monday that he will assign his sole antitrust lawyer, Doug Davis, to work on […]

The iMovie Plugin Pack 2.1 contains a set of effects, transitions, and titles that you can add to iMovie for Mac OS X. The iMovie Plugin Pack 2.1 includes the following new effects, transitions, and titles: Effects:Flash, Ghost Trails, Mirror, Mirror Advanced, N-Square Transitions:Circle Closing, Circle Opening, Radial, Warp In, Warp Out, Wash In, Wash […]

“Surely the brightest spot in this dull economy is Apple Computer. After years of pumping out great-looking niche machines, Apple took the chance that the general market would go for a Unix box if it was done properly.Apple picked the worst possible time to take the biggest risk imaginable. Mac OS X and Mac OS […]

Comictastic from Spiny Software fetches and displays over 150 comics including those all-time favorites, Wee Pals and Funky Winkerbean. It also supports many comics that are good for more than just mocking, including Diesel Sweeties, Doonesbury, FoxTrot, Red Meat, The Norm and more. Featuring technologies like subscriptions and auto-downloading. To see the list of supported […]

A simple background service that allows you to select text in (nearly) any Mac OS X application and press “Shift-Apple-G” to launch a Google search for that text. Sound useful? It’s freeware. More info here.

“…To Mac users, Apple represents everything that Microsoft isn’t. Apple innovates; Microsoft copies. Apple puts out solid products; Microsoft puts out buggy ones. Apple represents creativity and individuality; Microsoft represents business and conformity. Apple is the scrappy underdog; Microsoft the big, predatory monopoly,” Wired News reports in their look at “Mac Loyalists” in an new […]