News Archive for 01/07/20

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MWNY: Mac OS X games take spotlight

07/20, 6:20pm

MWNY: Mac OS X games take spotlight

MacNN Correspondent David Underwood reports on the gaming scene at this year's Macworld Conference & Expo New York.

MWNY: Audio Report Part 1

07/20, 6:00pm

MWNY: Audio Report Part 1

Audio and music production are major markets for Apple, and markets where they enjoy either extremely high or dominant marketshare. Macworld hosts representatives from almost every hardware and software audio vendor, most of whom are showing off OS X-compatible betas or new products.

Eridanus releases Archer for Mac OS X

07/20, 4:45pm

Eridanus releases Archer for Mac OS X

Eridanus Software has released Archer, an easy-to-use slide-show player for Mac OS X. The tool is unique in that it does away with command-key combinations, instead requiring users to only press one key, such as "N" for a new document, to perform functions.

MWNY: Oracle exhibits Small Business Suite

07/20, 4:30pm

MWNY: Oracle exhibits Small Business Suite

In a show of support for the Mac as an enterprise/business platform, Oracle was exhibiting its Small Business Suite package at this week's expo, which is just now wrapping up. Users can run the Oracle Small Business Suite on all major operating systems including Macintosh, Windows, and Linux and all major browsers such as Internet Explorer (4+) and Netscape Navigator (4+).

MWNY: QTPro for high-bandwidth stream

07/20, 2:40pm

MWNY: QTPro for high-bandwidth stream

Chris Petersen writes, "Attempting to view the Steve Jobs keynote, QT Player displays a message that states 'QuickTime Pro is required to view the high-bandwidth version of this Broadcast'. Links are available to purchase QT 5 Pro or view a 112k stream. Perhaps this is another reason to upgrade to the Pro version."

MWNY: Reader: Groboto 3D package at Expo

07/20, 2:30pm

MWNY: Reader: Groboto 3D package at Expo

Anthony Robertson writes about "cool 3D package for the Mac at the Expo yesterday. It is called Groboto. It a free-form drawing tool that 'paints'in 3D. It looks similar to organic modeling. It supports animation and exports to various file formats: Pict, Quicktime, POV-Ray, Ray Dream, and 3DMF....He said that an OS X version is in the works. It runs on '040 & PPC macs. It is very inexpensive at $22 for the downloadable version. The CDROM is $29. I bought it at Macworld for $20."

AIMgadget resurrected, version 2.0 posted

07/20, 2:25pm

AIMgadget resurrected, version 2.0 posted

David Norton Media released AIMgadget 2.0, a free tool for easily accessing the chat logs in AOL Instant Messenger. The new version sports an improved interface, favorites and history options, and the ability to delete buddies and sessions.

OS X Roundup: Logic Audio; MovieFloat; Xing

07/20, 1:40pm

OS X Roundup: Logic Audio; MovieFloat; Xing

osx.macnn.com reports that Emagic's Logic Audio production suite will ship in September; a new version of SteveMovieFloat for MacOS X; and the debut of Key Xing, a keyboard shortcut utility for Apple's modern OS.

Logic Audio suite comes to Mac OS X

07/20, 1:30pm

Logic Audio suite comes to Mac OS X

Emagic has announced Logic Audio 5.0, the company's integrated suite of professional software and hardware products, for Mac OS X. Now in beta form, final Mac OS X versions of Logic Audio 5.0, and drivers for the Unitor8 MkII, AMT8 and MT4 MIDI interfaces and the EMI 2I6 audio interface will be available in September 2001.

MWNY: Roundup of Macworld press reaction

07/20, 12:00pm

MWNY: Roundup of Macworld press reaction

We've posted a brief round-up of mainstream press reaction to announcements and products shown at this week's expo, including commentary, interviews, and product features.

New PowerBook G4 Sleeve from JR Hill & Co.

07/20, 11:25am

New PowerBook G4 Sleeve from JR Hill & Co.

JR Hill & Co. is kicking off its Back To School Sale with the introduction of its new PowerBook G4 Sleeve. Available in full grain leather ($90) or ballistic nylon ($65), the PowerBook G4 sleeve is a very slim, padded, form fitted bag that features leather handles and piping and a three-sided zipper. All of its computer accessories are on sale at 10% off.

MWNY: News on .NET intiative and the Mac

07/20, 11:00am

MWNY: News on .NET intiative and the Mac

During MacNN's meeting with Microsoft yesterday, officials from the MacBU unit said that it is working hard to make the .NET initiative a strong option for Mac users. "We're trying to make Bill keep to his promise that the service will be available to ANY device. We feel the Mac is a rich platform with a large user base," representatives told us.

New 650 MB drive, floppy compatible

07/20, 10:50am

New 650 MB drive, floppy compatible

Caleb Media has introduced a 650 MB removable disk optical drive that is backwards compatible with 3.5" floppy disks. The drive is available in 1" desktop, and .5" notebook versions, and uses a USB 2.0 interface. Pricing for the drive has not been disclosed for individual purchases, but manufacturers can buy the drive for under $25 in mass quantity.

SteveMovieFloat updated to 2.1.3

07/20, 10:00am

SteveMovieFloat updated to 2.1.3

Steven Massey has updated his shareware app, SteveMovieFloat for MacOS X, to version 2.1.3. The package is a movie viewer that can float on top of all of the open windows in any application. The new release is rebuilt to work on MacOS X 10.0.4 and can now view Quicktime streaming video in the floating window.

Morning tech: Sales fall, Microsoft, viruses

07/20, 9:45am

Morning tech: Sales fall, Microsoft, viruses

Morning tech news: IDC and Dataquest say PC sales fell in the second quarter and slowed significantly in some areas; amid warnings from the rest of the industry, Microsoft has boosted its 2002 revenue projections; and two e-mail viruses are making their rounds, though neither seems to have particularly damaging capabilities.

MWNY: Dev. notes for new systems posted

07/20, 9:30am

MWNY: Dev. notes for new systems posted

MacNN reader Alvin Mok reports that Apple has posted Developer Notes for the new iMacs and Power Mac G4 systems that were introduced on Wednesday during Steve Jobs' keynote. The articles don't, however, indicate whether the G4/733 model without L3 cache uses a 7440 or 7450 processor.

Golden Retriever 1.0b1 released

07/20, 9:25am

Golden Retriever 1.0b1 released

Golden Retriever 1.0b1 is a simple new sofware updater for networks. The program is client-based and was designed for Macs that connect to a particular network volume usually when the user isn't present such as the login screen on Macintosh Manager.

Key Xing gives keyboard launching in OS X

07/20, 9:20am

Key Xing gives keyboard launching in OS X

Key Xing is a new $10 OS X utility that allows users to launch programs and files from your keyboard. The tool tracks files even after they're renamed or moved, and supports Unicode file names (up to 255 characters).

Optigold 2.7.8 gets speed boost

07/20, 9:15am

Optigold 2.7.8 gets speed boost

Optigold 2.7.8 is the latest release of Digital Point's software for managing all aspects of running an ISP business. The new version sports a speed increase in reporting, credit card gateway support for DirectOne, additional multi-company support, QuickDNS 3.5 support, and the ability to export via web interface.

Roundup: Microsoft reveals Office 10 plans

07/20, 2:30am

Roundup: Microsoft reveals Office 10 plans

Yesterday Microsoft revealed new information on its plans for Office 10, Entourage and Outlook Express. Other reports included the most interesting hardware at Macworld, the show's graphics presence, coverage and photos of the Microsoft keynote, coverage of Apple's semi-annual financial analyst meeting, more details on Virtual PC Test Drive for Mac OS X, the probabability of Mac OS X 10.1 being a free download, Belkin's 4-port USB Switch, Giants: Citizen Kabuto for Mac OS X only, details on Mac OS 9.2, Steve Jobs' stock options and the operating systems that will ship on new Macs. Software releases included Netscape Communicator 4.78, MP3 Rage 3.6 and MACh Speed Control 2.5.