A Cocoa port of the old ?Small Screen? for the pre-X Mac OS. The old version simply drew borders on your screen representing smaller resolutions…
Month: January 2003
Find local wireless networks with iStumbler’s newest beta version
iStumbler is a utility for finding local wireless networks and services…
Freeware title Cartoon Editor hits version 1.4
By using Java2D, Cartoon Editor offers complex shapes (including splining), antialiasing, degrees of transparencies, gradients, and more…
JiXii jigsaw puzzle game updated
JiXii is a jigsaw puzzle game. Start the program with a double click or by drag and drop an image file onto the program icon…
Creepy Mines 1.2 now available
You must remove all of the diamonds from the playing area by hitting them with the ball. Creepy mines has some surprises for you…
Forward mail to any email address with Mail Forward for OS X
Mail Forward allows you to forward mail from up to 20 Microsoft Hotmail, Yahoo web mail, or standard POP e-mail accounts to any e-mail address…
VueScan 7.6.6 posted; supports hundreds of scanners in OS X
VueScan is a program that works with most scanners to produce high-quality scans that have excellent color fidelity…
Simon Extreme freeware game for Mac OS X; Simon says download
Simon Extreme is a reinterpretation of the classic 1978 Milton Bradley game Simon, complete with authentic gameplay…
Apple announces Safari downloads surpass one million
Apple today announced that more than 1 million copies of its new Safari web browser have been downloaded…
Newsweek futurist predicts Canon takeover of Apple in 2003
There are only so many redesigns of the iMac left for Cupertino, and being the Bang and Olufsen of computers doesn’t look like a longtime niche…
IDC report shows Apple U.S. market share gain
Market research firm IDC has posted the results of its Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker for the fourth calendar quarter of 2002. The company reports that Apple has…
El Gato updates EyeTV
El Gato Software’s EyeTV 1.11 updater for its EyeTV digital video recorder restores full-screen playback under QuickTime 6.1…
Carry one USB Cable that connects to every device
ND Dimension offers one USB Cable that connects to every device in a sleek leather case. Built-to-order with your cell phone model and PDA model…
Apple posts iLife Up-To-Date program information
Customers who purchase a qualifying new Macintosh computer with an Apple SuperDrive on or after January 7, 2003, that does not include iLife may upgrade to iLife for US$19.95…
But what will she do with her IBM computer?
After her husband died, Marie Austin realized the IBM computer he bought was gathering dust in a corner…
Wired calls iPod the 21st-century Walkman; says iPod revolutionizing consumer electronics
The 21st-century Walkman doesn’t bother with tapes or CDs or minidiscs; it stores hundreds of hours of music on its own hard drive. And it sports an Apple logo…
Apple’s U.S. market share rises
News.com quotes a new IDC report that states Apple’s market share rose to 3.0 percent…
iCan customize my OS X trash; you can too
iCan is is a trashcan for OS X which sits on the desktop. It’s interactive – it appears empty when it’s empty, and full when it’s full, just like the one in OS 9…
Safari Themes and how to make your own
This application will allow you to easily install new themes for Apple’s web browser Safari…
Apple OS X Team wins award in 4th Annual Wired Rave Awards
Apple was nominated in two categories for The 4th Annual Wired Rave Awards…
‘PC Mike’ switches to Macintosh
I’m a switcher. My main personal computer system is now an Apple Macintosh. It began innocently enough…
Mossberg calls 12-inch PowerBook ‘one sweet little laptop’
“Apple Computer announced last week two new models in its PowerBook laptop line. The one that drew the most attention was the industry’s first laptop with a gargantuan 17-inch screen. But the company also announced its smallest laptop ever: a petite PowerBook with a 12-inch screen and a mass-market base price of $1,799… The 12-inch […]
Create multiple Docks; place Dock at top of screen with DockFun
DockFun! is a simple utility which lets you have an infinite number of Mac OS X Docks, so you can organize all your applications in tidy sets…
Freeware password generator for Mac OS X updated
RPG is a password generator that addresses the need for random passwords (and other random character strings) of specific lengths and constitutions…
Add CalcService to Mac OS X Services; use for all Cocoa apps
CalcService calculates the result of a selected formula within all Cocoa-applications (e.g. Textedit, Mail, Stickies, Notes, ProjectBuilder, Fire, OmniWeb or TeXShop) and appends the result to the formula or replaces the formula with the result. In addition there?s the possibility to display the result in a panel without modifying the text. So there?s no more […]
iCab 2.9 released
iCab is an alternative web browser for the Macintosh. It has a built-in download manager, a hot list that stores your favorite sites…
Put live weather info into your Mac OS X menu or dock
Meteorologist is a full featured free weather program for Mac OS X. According to the developer, Humongous Elephants and Tigers, it was inspired by a couple fo weeks worth of problems with another weather program. Meteorologist now supports multiple cities, multiple servers, new version and server error checking, and many more features. What?s New in […]
Apple announces $8 million first quarter net loss
Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2003 first quarter ended December 28, 2002…
Walt Mossberg: Apple’s iPhoto superior to new Windows offerings
I’ve been testing the two new Windows programs — Picasa, from Lifescape Solutions, a new Boston company, and Adobe Photoshop Album…
Apple First Quarter Financial results webcast info
Apple will release its First Quarter Financial results after the markets close on Wednesday…
Apple updates Safari beta
Safari Update 1.0 Beta (v51) 1-10-03. This Safari Update is recommended for all Safari users…
Safari downloads top 500,000
Apple today announced that users have downloaded more than 500,000 copies of its new Safari web browser since the free public beta was posted on Apple’s web site…
Wirelessly beam MP3 files from your Mac to your stereo with HomePod
HomePod is a digital stereo component that allows users to take advantage of their existing wireless network to beam MP3 files stored on their Macs to devices located anywhere in the house…
Reuters botches report; says Apple charging for previously free iApps
Reuters seem to get it wrong by forgetting to mention that the three free applications included in iLife are still free when downloaded…
Apple releases QuickTime 6.1 via Software Update
Apple today posted QuickTime 6.1 via the Mac OS X software update control panel…
Safari now accounts for 32% of Mac traffic visiting MacDailyNews
In a remarkable usage shift, just 48 hours after it’s release, Safari now accounts for 32% of MacDailyNews Mac traffic…
Safari can speak website text aloud
Safari, being a genuine Mac OS X application, is capable of reading text from websites and other sources…
NY Times: Safari and Keynote thrill Mac fans; infuriate Microsoft
During his Macworld Keynote, “Mr. Jobs dropped a pair of software bombshells sure to thrill Mac fans, and infuriate Microsoft…
Apple offers Early Bird Special for new 12 and 17-inch PowerBooks
Order early and you?ll not only be one of the first people to get a new 12 or 17-inch PowerBook G4, you’ll also get…
Bill Gates on Apple’s ‘Keynote’ app: ‘I doubt what they’ve done is as rich as PowerPoint’
Bill Gates, in an interview yesterday from Reuters, was asked about Apple’s new presentation app called Keynote…
Apple announcement effectively kills 802.11a
Apple Computer joined a growing band of companies giving the cold shoulder to 802.11a, marking another setback for the wireless standard…
Safari sets single day record for Apple download
Introduced during Steve Jobs Macworld keynote yesterday, Apple’s new Web browser, Safari, broke the single day download record previously held by iTunes…