Today Ambrosia Software, Inc. announced the release of WireTap 1.0.0 for MacOS X 10.2 or later. WireTap is a free product for that allows you to record any audio playing on your Mac…
Month: July 2003
University equips each lab workstation with two computers; one Mac and one Windows
Western Michigan University has received a $50,000 gift from the Frederick S. Upton Foundation…
Apple adds ‘New Music Tuesdays’ tracks to iTunes Music Store
Apple’s “New Music Tuesdays” continue to rock on weekly. Apple has announced new releases to the iTunes Music Store, including…
Steve Jobs’ Pixar poised to take crown for biggest animated movie in history
Steve Jobs’ Pixar has a whale of a hit on it’s hands with “Finding Nemo.”
Apple should’ve introduced the Power Mac G5 without ‘benchmarketing’
If there’s ever been a personal computer that everyone’s gotta get, it’s the Apple Power Mac G5. Even x86 fanatics have to admit that the G5 has everything they could possibly want in a personal computer…
120GB external FireWire/USB 2.0 SimpleDrive introduced; operates at 7200RPM
SimpleTech, Inc., a leading provider of Flash-based storage, as well as custom and standard memory solutions, enters the external desktop storage market with the introduction of the 120GB SimpleDrive…
Apple’s Macintosh ‘almost magical’ technology that just works
When does a computing platform border on an addiction? When it’s Apple’s Macintosh. During the past several weeks, I have discovered even more reasons for keeping a Mac as my primary computer…
MSN Messenger 6 ‘not as simple or satisfying’ as Apple’s iChat AV
Crossing video with AOL Instant Messenger is a winner. Better start wearing clothes when working from home…
Mainstream media bias against Macintosh reflected in Adobe Premiere headlines
We are pointing out this article, since we predicted it earlier today in our article…
Mac OS X 10.3 ‘Panther’ will not be a 64-bit operating system
Mac OS X 10.3, aka Panther, will not be a 64-bit operating system, despite running on a 64-bit processor, the PowerPC 970 aka the G5…
Apple’s iTunes Music Store garners exclusive distribution rights to movie soundtrack
Apple Computer said it has nabbed the exclusive U.S. rights to distribute the soundtrack to 20th Century Fox’s…
Apple offers choice of three .Mac renewal gifts
Apple is offerring promotions for .Mac renewals. .Mac members can renew their .Mac accounts today and choose one of three renewal gifts…
Apple’s iChat AV presages problem for phone companies
There’s nothing like a good demo to open your eyes to the possibilities of technology. Of course, it helps when that demo is given by Steve Jobs…
TechTV to feature ‘iPod Hacks’ music sharing tutorial tomorrow night
TechTV’s “The Screen Savers” will feature the iPod on tomorrow’s show…
Mount your iSight without adhesive with SightClips mounting kit
MacMice Workspace Products Co. have announced SightClips, a set of mounts for the Apple iSight…
Apple’s Final Cut Pro kills Adobe Premiere on Mac platform
Adobe Systems is set to announce new versions of its video products–but Mac users will be out of luck when it comes to video editing…
Apple’s iSight ‘just about everything a user wants to see in a webcam’
Apple Computer Inc. must know their iSight is 20-20 because the new, way-cool little Web camera offers just about everything a user wants to see in a webcam…
Qrbit realistic space flight simulator/game for Mac OS X geeks only
Pilot a ship through a variety of missions around the solar system. This simulator/ game is extremely accurate to the real world…
imageX for Mac OS X hits version 3.0
This new version (3.0) of imageX has a lot of new features and a whole new interface…
Call to arms: Windows users stacking deck against Jobs in Forbes’ CEO Approval Poll
Apple CEO Steve Jobs is being rated on performance in Forbes.com’s ongoing CEO Approval Ratings survey…
Big points for Mac OS X in Hackers’ ‘Defacers Challenge’
An international hacking contest scheduled to begin this weekend could cause headaches for organizations worldwide…
Apple’s iTunes Music Store claims first victim
Online music distributor Ecast Inc. has closed its downloadable music operations, saying it couldn’t afford to spend the marketing dollars needed to compete with Apple Computer…
Is the Power Mac G5 a personal computer or really a workstation?
The Power Mac G5 “is not sold by Apple as a workstation, but as a high-end PC, therefore it shouldn’t be compared against say Sparc or Itanium…
The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Metallica embargo iTunes Music Store
Rock bands The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Metallica are refusing to make their music available as individual downloads on Apple Computer Inc’s iTunes…
Apple Store Boca Raton to open July 3; enter to win iMac and digital devices
Apple will hold a Public Grand Opening for the company’s newest Apple Store on Thursday, July 3 at 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm at the Apple Store Boca Raton…
Apple’s ‘IP-Over-FireWire’ software networks Macs via FireWire
FireWire isn’t just for connecting iPods and DVD burners anymore…
Windows activation: how it works and why we’re glad we use Mac OS X
“Digital Goddess” Kim Komando answers computer and tech questions for USA Today in her column “CyberSpeak.” The latest caught our eye…
Renew .Mac for free; Apple launches .Mac “Refer a Friend” promotion
Not yet a .Mac member? Get ready to hear abut what you’re missing and why you should sign up from all of your .Mac-using friends…
Intel 2002 Annual Report: ‘Made With Mac’
Intel does use Apple machines and software, and seems to rely on it when producing its annual results…
Does Moore’s Law dictate PowerBook G5 debut in six months?
Before Steve Job’s took the stage at last week’s WDDC, Apple’s problem was that for four years its processor upgrades have fallen short of Moore’s Law…
VirtualScreens freeware for Mac OS X gives you multiple virtual screens
VirtualScreens is a little app giving you multiple virtual screens. It installs itself in the System Status Bar…
Apple riding iPod to a bright new future
I don’t care how fast the new Power Mac G5 is — or isn’t (if you believe the critics). Apple’s future doesn’t ride on the speed of its Macs…
PowerBook killer? Toshiba debuts first Windows 17-inch notebook
Toshiba is offering a much wider view with its newest Satellite notebook PC. The company on Tuesday launched a new Satellite P25 with a 17-inch, wide-angle display…
Apple adds ‘New Music Tuesdays’ tracks to iTunes Music Store
Apple’s “New Music Tuesdays” continue to roll on weekly…
Apple should offer 30-day risk-free Macintosh trial to potential switchers
Jack Russell (the writer, not the terrier) says it’s no wonder that people don’t buy Apple Macs in greater numbers…
New Apple Chicago Retail Store architecture critiqued
When you get your first glance at the Apple logo cut into the Indiana limestone facade of the new Apple Computer store on Michigan Avenue, you might just gag…
AAC ‘is simply a better approach to digital sound encoding’ than MP3
What’s the difference between MP3-encoded sound and AAC-encoded sound? AAC became part of the MPEG-2 standard in 1997 to provide efficient encoding for surround sound audio…
Apple biggest problem with the new G5 will be making enough to satisfy demand
If you see a Mac user this week with a barely concealed smile on their face, they’re sure to have heard about the long-awaited big news…
Fetch album art for iTunes with freeware iTunes Script
Fetch Art for iTunes Beta 1.05 is a script that fetches album art for one or more MP3s using Amazon’s XML interface…
Steve Jobs’ black mock turtleneck and blue jeans ‘uniform’ has message
With the new Power Mac G5 landing on desktops this summer, Apple has once again given its line of personal computers a makeover…
IBM claims Power4+ puts it first in server benchmarks
Cranking up the heat in the computer server wars, IBM Corp. announced a new benchmark for its Power4-based systems that it claims puts…
