News Archive for 01/10/09

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iScreensaver Designer builds screensavers

10/09, 6:15pm

iScreensaver Designer builds screensavers

Xochi Media is publicly beta testing iScreensaver Designer 1.0b, cross-platform screensaver editor that will convert any QuickTime-compatible movie (including MPEG, MooV, AVI, and Macromedia Flash files) into a self-contained screensaver. The software runs on both Windows and Macintosh and can build screen savers for both platforms, offering content locking for disabling commercial modules (until payment is received), the ability to create interactive movies (Flash, QuickTime, URL links), and many customizable branding options. Discounts of 20% are being offered on distribution licenses, during the beta test.

ELS files suit against Apple for 'Mac Manage

10/09, 5:50pm

ELS files suit against Apple for 'Mac Manage

ELS has filed a lawsuit against Apple on September 20th in a US District Court in Florida after unsuccessful negotiations with Apple over Apple's unauthorized use of ELS’ trademark "Mac Manager."

MacNN Forums Roundup - 10/9/01

10/09, 5:30pm

MacNN Forums Roundup - 10/9/01

Interesting threads from our forums include Office X icons vs. Office 2001 icons, a thread on general OS X 10.1 gripes and surprises, some reported DHCP problems in OS X 10.1, some information about excessive MP3 skipping in OS X, information on OS X 10.1 performance on iBooks, and information about printing folder listings in Mac OS X.

MicroMat TechTool Pro 3.05 shipping tomorrow

10/09, 5:15pm

MicroMat TechTool Pro 3.05 shipping tomorrow

TechTool has announced that is has completed TechTool Pro 3.05 and that it will being shipping new versions tomorrow. The new version, contained on a CD that will boot all new Mac systems, offers a new File Lab attribute for modifying file and folder attributes, a new Protection File dialog for Data Recovery with more flexible data recovery options, and better support for Mac OS 9.2.1. (There's no word on when an updater will be made publicly available on its Website.)

EQ Magazine: big picture move to OS X 'rosy

10/09, 4:30pm

EQ Magazine: big picture move to OS X 'rosy

E.Q. Magazine's 'The X Factor' talks about the audio industry's reaction to OS X and some its advance features for the community: "The good news is that OS X 10.1 boasts some impressive built-in audio tools to go along with generally enhanced performance. Primary among these: system level multichannel I/O with high-resolution audio."

PNG, BMP support added to EtherShare OPI

10/09, 4:30pm

PNG, BMP support added to EtherShare OPI

HELIOS has added support for PNG & BMP file formats to its EtherShare OPI prepress server software in its latest beta build available for testing by existing EtherShare OPI 2.1 customers. (The EtherShare Mac client offers file and print services, AppleTalk routing, and remote administration by Macintosh as well as such as AppleShare IP acceleration, print spooling, logging, and other options.)

1394 Trade Association wraps up Plugfest

10/09, 3:45pm

1394 Trade Association wraps up Plugfest

The 1394 Trade Association, which oversees the FireWire connectivity standard, wrapped up its plugfest for 2001 last week. Almost 20 companies, led by Microsoft, Agere Systems, Apple Computer and Sony linked a total of 86 different devices and products equipped with the IEEE 1394 specification. The next Plugfest is scheduled for February 11-13, 2002, in Los Angeles.

PPP Genie 1.0b1 monitors, toggles PPP connect

10/09, 3:40pm

PPP Genie 1.0b1 monitors, toggles PPP connect

Bigger Planet has posted a public beta of PPP Genie 1.0b1, a new $13 shareware utility that allows users to open and close their PPP connection, monitor PPP throughput, and track PPP usage, all through a "titanium" interface.

ASCII Shall Receive 2.1: keyboard converter

10/09, 3:40pm

ASCII Shall Receive 2.1: keyboard converter

ASCII Shall Receive 2.1, a keyboard key converter for the Mac, adds Octal character conversion as well as octal/binary string conversion to the $15 shareware utility. [Classic, Carbon]

EQ Magazine explores OS X

10/09, 3:30pm

EQ Magazine explores OS X

EQ Magazine has published an article exploring the audio capabilities of Mac OS X. "The good news is that OS X 10.1 boasts some impressive built-in audio tools to go along with generally enhanced performance," says author Emile Menasche. The article also lauds OS X's native support for multi-channel audio, pro-level MIDI, and high-resolution, and low latency I/O.

Readers rally around lack of ATI support

10/09, 2:25pm

Readers rally around lack of ATI support

Tim Belcher writes "Powerbook, iMac and some G3 owners may be interested in a Yahoo! newsgroup organized for those of us with ATI graphics cards that aren't supported by Apple. There are also a couple of lively discussions on Apple's support website."

Swift 3D 2.0: vector based Flash animation

10/09, 2:05pm

Swift 3D 2.0: vector based Flash animation

Electric Rain has released Swift 3D 2.0, a $160 standalone vector-based application allowing users to design and render 3D scenes to the Macromedia Flash (SWF) file format, as well as Adobe Illustrator, EPS, and the latest XML-based SVG formats. Version 2.0 offers new extrusion and lathe editors, PostScript font support, targeted cameras and lights, automated timeline scaling, non-uniform scaling of objects, numerical positioning of objects, and extending rendering functions.

Carbonized versions of BTV (Pro) posted

10/09, 1:10pm

Carbonized versions of BTV (Pro) posted

Ben Bird has posted early Carbon builds of BTV 5.1b1, his video capture and editing utility as well as BTV 5.1.1b1 Pro for viewing, capture and edit video, create stop-motion animations (with advanced capture features such as frame averaging, time lapse and motion detection, etc.). [BTV, BTV Pro]

Finder naming utility adds formatted numbers

10/09, 1:00pm

Finder naming utility adds formatted numbers

A Better Finder Rename 4.1, Publicspace's $15 Finder enhancement utility, can now add formatted numbers to existing file names for "digital camera owners and people working with large image libraries." [Classic, Carbon]

Nu Sans 9.7.1 font adds Mac OS 9.2.1 support

10/09, 12:55pm

Nu Sans 9.7.1 font adds Mac OS 9.2.1 support

Marty Pfeiffer has updated his $12 Nu Sans 9.71 font family, which is available in PostScript and TrueType flavors. Version 9.7 of TrueType Nu Sans, which uses hand-edited TrueType instructions to increase readability, adds Mac OS 9.2.1 compatibility. A demo version is available online.

Supreme Court denies Microsoft appeal

10/09, 12:50pm

Supreme Court denies Microsoft appeal

The United States Supreme Court said Tuesday it will not consider Microsoft's request that it overturn a lower court's ruling that found the software maker guilty of violating U.S. antitrust laws.

Canal and Opera join for Internet TV

10/09, 10:45am

Canal and Opera join for Internet TV

Canal+ Technologies and Opera Software (makers of the Mac-compatible Opera Web browser) announced today that they have signed agreements to "foster the development" of Web-browsing capabilities for TV. Under the agreement, Canal will use Opera's web browsing technology in its MediaHighway Java-based middleware in the next round of digital set-top boxes.

OS X: Adaptec, Epson drivers, Timbuktu 6.01b.

10/09, 10:20am

OS X: Adaptec, Epson drivers, Timbuktu 6.01b.

osx.macnn.com has notes on new Adaptec drivers, an updated Epson release schedule for OS X drivers, Netopia's Timbuktu, ScriptGUI, and the release of CE Software's Cocoa-based QuicKeys X, its popular keyboard shortcut and automation utility.

Netopia resolving issues with TB2 and OS X

10/09, 10:15am

Netopia resolving issues with TB2 and OS X

Netopia is working to resolve issues between Timbuktu 6.0 and OS X 10.1, according to a note from the company. As noted previously, the company has posted a preview version of Timbuktu Pro 6.0.1b earlier this month, and says that it plans to make a final version, as well as a version of 6 designed for Mac OS 8.6 and 9.X, available at the end of the month.

eArtist 1.0 manages art businesses

10/09, 10:10am

eArtist 1.0 manages art businesses

eArtist 1.0, designed for painters, sculptors, ceramicists, illustrators, photographers, and others who produce art, is a $100 application that manages mailing lists, sales, artwork, and exhibitions, offering options to print slide labels, mailing labels, and other reports including invoices/receipts.

Password Wallet 2.6 securely stores passwords

10/09, 10:05am

Password Wallet 2.6 securely stores passwords

PasswordWallet 2.6 adds AutoTyping under OS X, more options for distinguishing password characters, better access to shortcuts, and other enhancements to the $15 shareware for storing usernames, passwords, and PIN numbers.

ScriptGUI 1.1b1: execute, create scripts

10/09, 10:00am

ScriptGUI 1.1b1: execute, create scripts

C. L. Norris Software has released ScriptGUI 1.1b1, a $10 shareware utility which allows users to execute shell scripts from the Finder and also offers the ability to create new scripts within ScriptGUI's editor. It works with Bourne Shell, C Shell, Perl, Python, and other scripting languages and can scripts as Scriptlets, self-contained programs that run independently.

Adaptec posts new OS X 10.1 drivers

10/09, 10:00am

Adaptec posts new OS X 10.1 drivers

Adaptec has posted new PowerDomain v1.02 drivers for OS X 10.1 and OS X Server 10.1. The new PowerDomain v1.02 drivers offer support for 29160, 29160N, 39160, 2906, and 2930U. The company promises to begin development of OS X drivers for the PowerDomain SlimSCSI 1480 and notes that OS X 10.1 includes OHCI-compatible drivers for its FireConnect 4300, FireConnect for Notebooks, DuoConnect 3121, USB2Connect 3100LP, and USB2Connect 5100, while a number of its products "have been discontinued and a software upgrade path for these products will not be provided."

Epson posts revised OS X driver schedule

10/09, 9:45am

Epson posts revised OS X driver schedule

Epson recently revised its OS X driver release schedule, which has a major release dates of mid-October and early November for most popular Epson printers, but does not include drivers for the Epson Stylus Color 740, 760, 860, 777 and 880, as well as its Perfection scanners and professional graphics printers--plans for which are expected to detailed in the next few weeks.

Long Info CMM 1.0 for editing long file names

10/09, 9:45am

Long Info CMM 1.0 for editing long file names

Norbert Doerner has released Long Info CMM 1.0, a new Contextual Menu Module for Mac OS 9.x that allows users to "see and even modify the long file names that Apple is using in Mac OS X."

BlogScript 0.9 uses built-in XML-RPC to post

10/09, 9:40am

BlogScript 0.9 uses built-in XML-RPC to post

Tim Conner has developed BlogScript 0.9, a script that takes advantage of the new XML-RPC feature in OS X v10.1 to post to Blogger powered sites: "It also was designed to function in the new Script Menu of 10.1. It is a powerfully convenient little script that allows users of Blogger.com to post instantly form any application without the need to login or even launch a browser. Just copy some text, and choose BlogScript from the Script menu it it will automatically publish to your website."

Reader: Titanium hinge problem costs $1600

10/09, 9:35am

Reader: Titanium hinge problem costs $1600

Kjartan Petur Sigurdsson describes his $1600 Titanium hinge repair issue in Apple Europe, which he says could have been avoided with better design of the Titanium PowerBook.

Alarm Clock Pro 4.0: shareware clock utility

10/09, 9:25am

Alarm Clock Pro 4.0: shareware clock utility

Koingo Software's Alarm Clock Pro 4.0, a $16 shareware utility, offers better CPU management, a better Aqua-like GUI under OS X, more alarm clock options, and other enhancements. [Classic, Carbon]

4D ships WebSTAR Server Suite V

10/09, 9:25am

4D ships WebSTAR Server Suite V

4D today announced the immediate availability of 4D WebSTAR Server Suite V, a native version of popular application for both OS X and OS X Server. The new version claims to be "completely redesigned," offering a redesign of the caching architecture, a faster search engine, an integrated FTP server and integrated WebDAV HTTP file service support. Pricing is now $400 per license, which includes updates/support for one year, while continued license renewals are $180 per year. Upgrades are $300 (including 1-year of support/updates).

pgMac1.05 certifed with PostgreSQL

10/09, 9:15am

pgMac1.05 certifed with PostgreSQL

HeavyLifters today announced that the pgMac Database Kit 1.05 has been certified for use with PostgreSQL. The database package includes the open-source PostgreSQL database, an installer for OS X, and administration tools for managing PostgreSQL databases and is "designed to be easily used by a Mac OS X user with little or no database experience." A trial version of the $250 (introductory computer) package is available online.

REALbasic plugin for custom spreadsheet

10/09, 9:10am

REALbasic plugin for custom spreadsheet

StyleGrid 3.0 is a specialized spreadsheet plug-in control for REALbasic, which allows different styles per cell, including custom fonts, grid lines, images and color