News Archive for 01/11/30

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Agfa posts ScanWise, FotoLook scanner apps

11/30, 4:50pm

Agfa posts ScanWise, FotoLook scanner apps

Michael Schumann notes that Agfa has posted both FotoLook 3.6 and Scanwise X 2.1fc2 software for its line of scanners.

AirPort 2.0 software updated, reposted

11/30, 4:45pm

AirPort 2.0 software updated, reposted

Apple has posted AirPort 2.0 v1.1 of its wireless networking software, although the changes to the software have not been noted.

eLister 1.1: ebay auction utility

11/30, 2:50pm

eLister 1.1: ebay auction utility

eLister 1.1, a $40 auction listing utility for eBay, includes numerous bug fixes, many new features, and adds support for eBay's new checkout features and eBay stores. [Classic, Carbon]

Aladdin ships localized StuffIt Deluxe 6.5.1

11/30, 2:35pm

Aladdin ships localized StuffIt Deluxe 6.5.1

Aladdin today released Japanese, French and German-localized versions of StuffIt Deluxe 6.5.1, its access and compression utility.

TC Works shipping PerformanceVerb

11/30, 12:45pm

TC Works shipping PerformanceVerb

TC Works is shipping TC Native PerformanceVerb, a new $15 VST Reverb Plug-In for OS X, which brings TC-Quality reverb to any OS X VST recording, editing or mastering environment.

Miglia offers Alchemy ATA133 RAID PCI card

11/30, 12:20pm

Miglia offers Alchemy ATA133 RAID PCI card

Miglia Technology has announced immediate availability of its Alchemy ATA133 RAID PCI card. The new card provides 133MB/s on each of its two channels allowing up to four separate drives to be connected inside the Mac (2 drives on the internal bus, 2 on the ATA card), as well as support for RAID 0. The Alchemy ATA133 RAID is both OS X and OS 9 compatible.

Golden Key 1.0.1 resolves bug, adds icons

11/30, 11:50am

Golden Key 1.0.1 resolves bug, adds icons

Trinfinity Software has released Golden Key 1.0.1, a minor update to its tool for unlocking multiple files in a drag-and-drop fashion. The new release fixes a bug that caused only the first file of a group of files dropped on Golden Key to be operated on (locked or unlocked), and includes a new set of icons to match different Mac stylings. [Classic, Carbon]

PodMaster 1000 helps sync iPod songs

11/30, 11:40am

PodMaster 1000 helps sync iPod songs

PodMaster 1000 is a $8 shareware iPod utility for viewing the songs on an iPod; it also displays some of the ID3 tag information, plays selected songs and can transfer them from the iPod to alternative media.

Apple to hold UK DVD authoring event

11/30, 11:35am

Apple to hold UK DVD authoring event

Macworld UK reports that Apple will host a DVD-authoring event, already commonplace in the United States, at the Watershed Media Centre in Bristol. The event, which kicks off at 9:30 AM, will feature in-depth sessions of DVD Studio Pro, iDVD, and Final Cut Pro.

Tech: Ginger, XBox, DNA-based computer

11/30, 10:40am

Tech: Ginger, XBox, DNA-based computer

Morning Tech News: Details of "Ginger," a mysterious device that Steve Jobs said would cause the construction of cities around it, will be unveiled on Good Morning America next week; Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer is hinting at "bigger plans" for the XBox gaming console; Scientists in Israel have developed an ultra-small computer that lives in a test tube using molecules of DNA in a solution.

iMac recommended in PC recommendations

11/30, 9:55am

iMac recommended in PC recommendations

An iMac is among the list of computers to buy in David Coursey's holiday PC recomendations: "An iMAC is a great choice for someone who wants a computer and hasn't already invested in Windows. Microsoft Office is very compatible across platforms, which makes an iMac a great choice for travel, even for Windows users."

Apple pulls TechNote after developer feedback

11/30, 9:55am

Apple pulls TechNote after developer feedback

A MacNN reader notes that Apple recently posted a TechNote for developers, but later pulled after criticism and feedback from developers:

"Apple has released one of the most idiotic and revolting tech notes in their history, telling developers not to use C++, not to use resource forks, not to use file types and creators, not to do a great many things that give the Macintosh an advantage over Windows and Unix. After a couple days of constant streams of email and list messages from angry developers, Apple pulled the tech note from the web site. (Go to [Carbon Lists Archives] (name/password: archives/archives) and look for the thread on 'TN2034'."

New software token authentication application

11/30, 9:40am

New software token authentication application

CRYPTOCard today introduced Mac ST-1 soft token for OS X, which works in conjunction with CRYPTOAdmin 5.16, its strong user authentication technology that positively identifies each user attempting access by generating a unique and unpredictable one-time 'Secure Password,' which is immediately discarded after use/ The software token technology can be issued locally or remotely, supports Mac OS 9.x or OS X, and works via LAN, remote dialup, or the Internet. The $60 application will ship on December 5 along with CRYPTOAdmin 5.1.6 (pricing starts at $2500).

AppleWorks 6.2.2 posted to Apple's site

11/30, 9:30am

AppleWorks 6.2.2 posted to Apple's site

AppleWorks 6.2.2 is an update Apple's productivity suite and is available via the Web.

Master Key 2.0: typing tutor application

11/30, 9:25am

Master Key 2.0: typing tutor application

Jay Lichtenauer's $15 typing tutor application, Master Key 2.0, has an improved OS X version, more options to take advantage of Macintosh Manager networks, better performance and a few refinements. [Classic, Carbon]

ODBC Driver software for SQL access

11/30, 9:25am

ODBC Driver software for SQL access

August Software today released a new version of its Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) Driver, ODBC OverDRIVER 3.51. It works in concert with an ODBC Router to enable File Maker Pro 5.5 and many other Mac applications to interact with SQL database systems including MS-Access, ORACLE, SYBASE, Pick, DB/2, Rdb/VMS and others.

Watson 1.01: desktop Internet portal app

11/30, 9:20am

Watson 1.01: desktop Internet portal app

Wason 1.01 is an update to the desktop application that provides easy access to Web services such as stock quotes, telephone lookup, exchange rates, recipe indexes, and movie listings.

Proteus 1.0: new multiservice IM client

11/30, 9:15am

Proteus 1.0: new multiservice IM client

Proteus 1.0 is an instant messaging client that supports ICQ, AIM, MSN, and Yahoo.

Dantz releases Retrospect Backup client betas

11/30, 9:10am

Dantz releases Retrospect Backup client betas

Dantz has posted betas of the Retrospect Backup clients for OS X v1.0427 and OS X Server v1.0.428. The betas, which expire March 30, 2002, are unsupported, unfinished software releases, which have a number of features disabled.