News Archive for 01/11/01

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Omikron Basic 7.0b: BASIC programming app

11/01, 8:50pm

Omikron Basic 7.0b: BASIC programming app

Omikron Basic 7.0b, a beta of the BASIC programming environment from Omikron Basic, has a completely redesigned editor, improved functions (Find, Replace, Compare, etc.), and other changes.

Apago releases imageAlter, Acrobat plugin

11/01, 7:10pm

Apago releases imageAlter, Acrobat plugin

Apago released a new Acrobat plug-in, imageAlter. This plug-in can repurpose an existing PDF file by downsampling and compressing imagew inside the PDF file. In addition, imageAlter can greatly reduce the time it takes Acrobat draw the contents of a page by using something new, "alternate" images.

Apple: 'No plans for agressive share buyback

11/01, 4:20pm

Apple: 'No plans for agressive share buyback

Apple has no plans for an aggressive buyback of its shares, according to a Reuters interview with Apple's VP of finance and corporate controller Peter Oppenheimer. Apple said that it needs its $4 billion in cash to retain employees and reassure customers of the company's viability.

Kingston announces free 256MB module promo

11/01, 4:15pm

Kingston announces free 256MB module promo

Kingston has announced 'Buy One Get One Free' promo, as noted by MacNN a few days ago. The a 'free' 256MB memory module for the G4 Power Macs (part number: KTA-G4133/256) with the purchase of a 256MB memory module ($61) through its online website.

Keyspan officially announces OS X drivers

11/01, 4:05pm

Keyspan officially announces OS X drivers

Keyspan today announced it is shipping OS X drivers for its family of USB serial adapters. The new drivers support Keyspan's family of Twin Serial Adapters, its PDA adapter and High-Speed USB adapter for 9-pin serial devices. Keyspan also announced that OS X drivers for its SX Pro PCI serial card and its Digital Media Remote would be available before the end of 4Q. A public beta of its Keyspan DMR public beta software is available now.

Galactica A.D now shipping for OS X

11/01, 4:00pm

Galactica A.D now shipping for OS X

MonkeyByte.com has announced the Gold release of Galactica Anno Dominari, a challenging game of galactic colonization and warfare for OS X. The $20 title offers both single player and network play.

Super Get Info 1.04: OS X file attribute util

11/01, 3:55pm

Super Get Info 1.04: OS X file attribute util

Bare Bones today released Super Get Info 1.0.4, a $20 file and folder info utility for OS X, offering a flexible alternative to the "Show Info" command provided by the Finder. It offers the ability to view/edit Mac OS type and creator codes; the Unix owner, group, and permission settings; and change a file's creation and modification dates. A 14-day demo is available.

Haxial NetFone 1.0 offers Internet telephony

11/01, 3:50pm

Haxial NetFone 1.0 offers Internet telephony

Haxial NetFone 1.0 is an encrypted multi-user Internet telephone that "lets you talk (literally, without typing), to 1 or more people over the Internet. You can talk to multiple people at the same time, and your security and privacy is protected by encryption."

Palm launches holiday promotions

11/01, 3:50pm

Palm launches holiday promotions

Palm today announced a series of holiday promotions on its Palm handhelds, including a a free 16MB Panasonic Secure Digital (SD) expansion card via mail and $250 worth of coupons for additional expansion products with the purchase of a Palm m125, m500 or m505 handheld. Palm also lowered the price on its Palm m505 color handheld to $400 (previously $450).

New ScrollTrain teleprompting application for

11/01, 3:45pm

New ScrollTrain teleprompting application for

Marietta Design today announced ScrollTrain, a successor to its QuickPrompt and AccuPrompt teleprompting applications.

SmartDisk reports lackluster fiscal results

11/01, 3:10pm

SmartDisk reports lackluster fiscal results

SmartDisk, a manufacturer of digital drives and an Apple partner, reported revenue of $17.3 million compared with revenue of $32.7 million for the same quarter last year. These results are below the Company's third quarter revenue guidance of between $23-$25 million. The loss from operations for the period was $3.7 million, or $0.21 per share, compared to earnings from operations of $2.2 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, for the same period in 2000. The company says it is looking toward new pocket-sized, high-speed hard drives which will debut in in the first half of 2002 to boost profits.

Cypress to exhibit USB 2.0 at COMDEX

11/01, 3:00pm

Cypress to exhibit USB 2.0 at COMDEX

Cypress Semiconductor plans to unveil and exhibit several USB 2.0 compliant devices at the 2001 Fall COMDEX show, to be held in Las Vegas, Nevada from November 12 through November 16, 2001. Among the offerings will be the TetraHub, which offers low-speed (1.5 Mbps), full-speed (12 Mbps) and hi-speed (480 Mbps) USB support. Also on display will be an ATA/ATAPI bridge with USB 2.0 connectivity.

$100 FileMaker rebate for Office v.X users

11/01, 1:55pm

$100 FileMaker rebate for Office v.X users

FileMaker is offering a $100 mail-in rebate to users who purchase FileMaker Pro 5.5 and Microsoft Office v.X. The promotion runs through March 15th, 2002 and applies to full retail boxed copes of FileMaker Pro 5.5 ($250). FileMaker is also offering 10-unit license of FileMaker Pro 5.5 and a single license of FileMaker Server 5.5 for $2000, 25% off regular Volume License Agreement pricing (through December 14).

New OS X driver for FireWire cameras

11/01, 12:10pm

New OS X driver for FireWire cameras

IOXperts has released a beta of its universal OS X video driver for FireWire WebCams, FireWire Dcam Driver 1.0b6. The driver package enables a wide-array of low-cost cameras under OS X, including the ADS PYRO WebCam, FireWire Direct DV WebCam, Orange Micro iBOT, and iRez StealthFire. The $20 package does not include a viewing application, but is available for $15 during the beta test period.

LookupManager 1.04: GUI for lookupd in OS X

11/01, 12:05pm

LookupManager 1.04: GUI for lookupd in OS X

LookupManager 1.04 is a graphical front-end to the "lookupd" program, the central directory services information application in OS X. It assists you in integrating OS X in NIS or LDAP-X.500 networks. The Webpage notes that "LDAP support via lookupd is currently not functioning correctly in Mac OS X release 10.1 (Builds 5K78 and 5L14). A bug in Darwin 1.4.1 might crash the lookup system when you try to use certain LDAP functions," but offers users an updated Darwin 1.4.1 for those who request it via email.

MYOB ships AccountEdge 2.0

11/01, 11:50am

MYOB ships AccountEdge 2.0

Earlier this month, MYOB announced AccountEdge 2.0, an update to its accounting and business management software application. Version 2.0 offers easy set-up via new assistants, online banking integration, bank register, time & material invoices, and more flexible invoice creation. It is available for Mac OS 8.6/9.1 as a multi-user ready product and ships with a single-user Carbon application for Mac OS X 10.1. The company began shipping orders of the $250 application this week. Upgrades are $100 through November 30th ($20 discount).

VueScan 7.2: alternate scanner utility

11/01, 11:45am

VueScan 7.2: alternate scanner utility

VueScan 7.2 is an update to the OS X and Classic utility for scanners that helps produce high-quality scans with excellent color fidelity. It also offers batch scanning, color-balancing, and cropping functions. Version 7.2 improves the speed and quality of infrared cleaning and fixes a problem with scanning dark media.

New TC Powercore 1.5: open DSP platform

11/01, 11:45am

New TC Powercore 1.5: open DSP platform

TC|Works has announced TC Powercore 1.5, an open DSP hardware platform for any VST recording application. The five-processor hardware system transforms all VST-compatible recording environments into professional, high-performance audio workstations and offers up to 24/96 audio and double-precision processing. Version 1.5 offers virtual instrument support and uses approximately 40% less native CPU-load. It will begin shipping in December 2001 for $1,300.

Reader posts guide to install Unix software

11/01, 11:40am

Reader posts guide to install Unix software

Andrei Verovski has posted Safe and Happy UNIX Hacking with MacOS X, which explains "how to install UNIX software on MacOS X easy and--what is very important--safely, without altering MacOS X private system directories and files, with simple uninstall procedure."

iPod not perfect, but gets good grade

11/01, 11:20am

iPod not perfect, but gets good grade

Ign.com has a mostly positive review of the iPod: "the iPod earned a good grade overall. However, the device is far from perfect. And as much as it was treated like a revolutionary product last week, in many respects it's not a cutting edge player at all. Overall, the iPod is a nicely designed, well integrated, and blazingly fast jukebox for Mac users. However, budget-conscious consumers, or those for whom a robust feature list is a priority, might want to look elsewhere for an MP3 solution."

NY Times launches Windows-only service

11/01, 11:20am

NY Times launches Windows-only service

David Renteria writes "Today the NY Times has released a new service, the NY Times Electronic Edition which is an exact digital copy of their news paper. Unfortunately Mac users are not able to subscribe to this premium service. Their PDF-viewing client software is for Windows only."

HotApp 0.8.a: Cocoa-based hotkey utility

11/01, 9:40am

HotApp 0.8.a: Cocoa-based hotkey utility

TrufSoft has posted HotApp 0.8.a ,the third public release of its Cocoa-based hotkey utility that lets you assign a key combination to activate/launch applications. It also offer the ability to switch between the last two active process by pressing ALT-TAB, list all running applications by pressing CTRL-ALT-z, and active one from the list appearing on the screen. A free beta that expires November 10th is available online.

Symantec posts November virus definitions

11/01, 9:30am

Symantec posts November virus definitions

Symantec has released its November virus definitions files for its line of antivirus products, including NAV for OS X and NAV 7.0. [Classic, Carbon]

Epson Stylus Scan 2500, 2000 drivers for OS X

11/01, 9:20am

Epson Stylus Scan 2500, 2000 drivers for OS X

Marco Tabacchi has updated his "hacked driver" for the Epson Stylus Scan 2500, which now supports resolution changes and different paper types, along with color management. A new version for the Stylus Scan 2000 is also available. [2500, 2000]

Wireless LAN speeds double with AirStation 2x

11/01, 9:15am

Wireless LAN speeds double with AirStation 2x

Melco yesterday announced a high-data rate version of its Buffalo wireless LAN (WLAN) series, AirStation 2x. The new serires offers twice the data rate of current 11Mbps AirStation models and is billed as "the first deployable high-rate (22Mbps) product in the 2.4GHz band." The AirPort and 802.11b product line includes a standard bridge access point ($220) and a wireless card bus adapter ($100), while an integrated broadband router is due to ship in the first quarter of next year. The 22 Mbps rate extension is being offers as "a value-added feature beyond the specifications of today's Wi-Fi(TM) products." The first products with 22Mpbs data rates are expected to ship later this year.

Elite Computers opens another ComputerWare

11/01, 8:55am

Elite Computers opens another ComputerWare

Elite Computers continues to expand in the San Francisco Bay Area with the Grand Opening Party of another ComputerWare store on Saturday, November 3rd. The new location is in Capitola, CA (south of Santa Cruz) and is the third of the former ComputerWare locations to re-open in the last two months. The grand opening event will also feature vendor demos and free hourly prize giveaways. (It is located at 4150 Capitola Rd. at 41ST Ave., Capitola, CA and can be reached at 831.458.1644. Store hours are Mon-Sat 10-7 and Sunday 12-5.)

Microsoft, DOJ reach tentative settlement

11/01, 8:55am

Microsoft, DOJ reach tentative settlement

Microsoft and the Justice Department reached a tentative agreement Wednesday to settle the antitrust case against Microsoft.