News Archive for 01/12/21

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Kensington updates OS X drivers for 10.1

12/21, 9:26pm

Kensington updates OS X drivers for 10.1

Kensington has posted new OS X drivers v1.1 for its line of USB and ADB mice and trackballs.

iPod Software Updater adds support/features

12/21, 6:30pm

iPod Software Updater adds support/features

Apple has released iPod Software Updater v1.0.3. iPod now supports additional languages-- including Brazilian/Portuguese, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, and Swedish-- and 255-character filenames. MP3 sound quality has also been improved and two functions, update and restore, have been added to the iPod Updater. The update command downloads new software to an iPod and the restore command returns an iPod to a "factory fresh" condition.

LSI offers 36 GB, 15000 RPM hard drive

12/21, 6:30pm

LSI offers 36 GB, 15000 RPM hard drive

LSI Logic has introduced a new 36 GB, 15000 RPM disk drive under its MetaStor E-Series family of storage systems. The new drive is available in both low profile and half-height configurations, and comes pacakged with a series of storage set-ups.

FAXstf X provides OS X faxing support

12/21, 4:40pm

FAXstf X provides OS X faxing support

SmithMicro has released FAXstf X, a $60 cocoa fax software. The Mac OS X native software utilizes the built-in Address Book and Print Center to manage fax jobs, allows multiple user support, includes PDF file format, and can automatically receive faxes.

Architosh: MacDraft 5, AppleScript Studio

12/21, 4:25pm

Architosh: MacDraft 5, AppleScript Studio

Architosh is reporting on MacDraft 5 users being wanted for drawings and on Apple's new AppleScript Studio being able to deliver on Architosh ideas.

RagTime announces free non-commercial version

12/21, 4:10pm

RagTime announces free non-commercial version

RagTime GmbH has announced that a full version of their business publishing software, RagTime, will be available free of charge for non-commercial use. [site not updated]

MOTU updates DP 3.02 for new PBs

12/21, 3:35pm

MOTU updates DP 3.02 for new PBs

MOTU's Digital Performer 3.02 update contains a "workaround to a bug in the ATI Graphics Update file under OS 9.2x. The bug in the ATI Graphics update may result in System freezing when restarting or shutting down on Titanium Powerbook 500's or 667's." it also requires MOTU Audio System 2.33.

PB 4.2.9 firmware for 550, 667MHz models

12/21, 3:30pm

PB 4.2.9 firmware for 550, 667MHz models

Apple's PowerBook Firmware Update 4.2.9, for 550MHz/667MHz PowerBooks, will only run on Mac OS 9.1 or later from a local (writeable) drive. It includes improvements to Firewire target disk mode when running Mac OS X, and improves starting up on systems with 1gigabyte (GB) RAM and enables Netbooting over gigabit Ethernet.

Tech: Lindows, Xerox patent, AMD chips

12/21, 3:30pm

Tech: Lindows, Xerox patent, AMD chips

Afternoon tech news: Microsoft is suing a Linux OS manufacturer called "Lindows" over its name; Palm is appealing a ruling that 3Com infringed on Xerox patents with the development of its handwriting recognition system; AMD is leading a new initiative to create more effective chip manufacturing process to reduce errors in fabrication.

EscapePod retrieves songs from Apple's iPod

12/21, 3:25pm

EscapePod retrieves songs from Apple's iPod

EscapePod 1.0, a free AppleScript application that retrieves songs stored from Apple's iPod, is now available for OS 9.x and OS X.

FileMaker used in creation of "Jimmy Neutron

12/21, 3:15pm

FileMaker used in creation of "Jimmy Neutron

FileMaker Inc today issued a press release detailing the role of its database software in the creation of the new feature film "Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius." The film's production crew used four FileMaker databases to track story lines, and assign characters to different shots.

Cameraid 1.2: digital photo utility

12/21, 1:20pm

Cameraid 1.2: digital photo utility

Cameraid 1.2 is an update to the shareware digital photography and photomanagement utility. Version 1.2 of the $15 shareware offers improved display performance, support for browsing QuickTime movies, improved batch renaming, and UI improvements.

MacSoft posts Myth III Demo 1.0

12/21, 12:50pm

MacSoft posts Myth III Demo 1.0

MacSoft has posted a Myth III Demo 1.0, "a prequel to the original game, is set one thousand years before the coming of the Fallen Lords. The world of Myth is on the brink of destruction. The race of devils known as the Myrkridia had single-handedly hunted the lands of humanity to near extinction."

Law.com on Apple's Corporate Counsel

12/21, 12:45pm

Law.com on Apple's Corporate Counsel

Law.com's recent profile on Apple's Corporate Counsel discusses the company's efforts to protect its intellectual property, copyrights and trademarks, noting that Apple's law department monitors over 30 trade and fan sites that publish information about company products.

eWeek: OS X 10.1 Server 'no laughing matter

12/21, 12:30pm

eWeek: OS X 10.1 Server 'no laughing matter

eWeeK Labs' tests of OS X Server 10.1 showed the now-Unix-based Mac "finally makes a good server," according to an article that lauds the Mac-based GUI management tools: "We found that the Mac-based GUI management tools provided much easier administration than did the Unix-based versions of these tools."

MacServerIP 8 beta improves Win-Mac transfers

12/21, 12:25pm

MacServerIP 8 beta improves Win-Mac transfers

cyan soft Ltd. has released a public beta of MacServerIP 8 for Windows XP/2000/NT, a fast file server for Mac clients that speeds up the file transfer between Macs and Windows XP/2000/NT by up to 5 times. It brings faster folder browsing, support for Windows XP, and has been optimized for Windows NT cluster and Windows 2000 Datacenter.

Digital Juke 2.0 manages MP3s during parties

12/21, 10:25am

Digital Juke 2.0 manages MP3s during parties

Digital Juke 2.0 is a free upgrade to the $15 jukebox mp3 player, which provides users "with a jukebox-like user interface for selecting the tracks, and also provides a level of security for you, by ensuring your guests cannot access your computer when the software is running." It offers track export, full screen mode, keyboard or mouse control, and playlist logging.

Morphon XML Editor 2.0b3: XML editor

12/21, 10:00am

Morphon XML Editor 2.0b3: XML editor

The Morphon XML Editor 2.0b3 is the latest revision to the Java-based validating WYSIWYG XML editor that lets you create and modify XML documents. It is bundled with the Morphon CSS Editor that can be used to customize your CSS or can also be used stand-alone to directly create CSS for the web.

HP has G85/G85xi drivers available on CD

12/21, 9:55am

HP has G85/G85xi drivers available on CD

Jeff Adams notes that HP has quietly released printer drivers for his HP G85/G85xi, although they are not available on HP's website:

"I received an update CD from HP to fix a problem I was having under Windows 2000 with my G85xi. The new version (2.5) cannot be obtained from the HP web support site. Look at the right side of the CD. Yep the drivers are there! They work great under 9.2.2 and 10.1.1 and 10.1.2. The pertinent items seem to be dated in October of this year. My G85xi scans (guess where the scan came from), prints, faxes and copies just fine under OS X."

Roundup: OS X 10.1.2, Password util, OpenGL

12/21, 9:55am

Roundup: OS X 10.1.2, Password util, OpenGL

Apple yesterday released OS X 10.1.2 as well as a new updated Open Firmware Password 1.02 utility. It also announced that certain Macs will never support OpenGL under OS X. Other updates include a Carbon version of Acrobat (separate from Acrobat Reader), Metrowerks' CodeWarrior Pro 7.1, Limewire 2.0, and BBEdit 6.5.1.

Nisus Writer 6.5 adds outliner, doc manager

12/21, 9:45am

Nisus Writer 6.5 adds outliner, doc manager

Nisus has released Nisus Writer 6.5, which now includes an integrated outliner and an innovative Document Manager as well as other enhancements to improve stability and compatibility with Mac OS 9.2.2. The company is offering discounts of $20 off the $100 application and $10 off the upgrade price ($50) for a limited time. A 30-day demo is available online.

ScanCalc 1.7: image resolution calculator

12/21, 9:40am

ScanCalc 1.7: image resolution calculator

Stone Table has updated its freeware scanned image resolution calculator, ScanCalc 1.7, which adds OS X compatibility, improved launch speeds, a new hierarchal help system, revised documentation, and minor bug fixes. The application will determine how much disk space an uncompressed scanned image will require at specific size, resolution, and color format (CMYK, RGB, grayscale, etc.). [Classic, Carbon]

Dr. Bott shipping iPod Connection Kit

12/21, 9:35am

Dr. Bott shipping iPod Connection Kit

Dr. Bott is shipping its iPod Connection Kit with FM Transmitter, which has options for connecting the iPod's 3.5-mm stereo headphone jack to automobile stereo systems, home stereo systems, mic input of computers and other devices, boom boxes, and clock radios. The $50 kit includes an iPod Auto Charger, FM Transmitter (batteries included), three audio cables and a carry pouch. (The iPod Connection Kit II with Cassette adapter will be available in January 2002.)

Kodak releases OS X USB card reader drivers

12/21, 9:30am

Kodak releases OS X USB card reader drivers

Rob Buckey notes that Kodak has recently released OS X drivers for its USB card reader.

CDFinder 3.5.1 adds scroll wheel support

12/21, 9:30am

CDFinder 3.5.1 adds scroll wheel support

Norbert Doerner has released CDFinder 3.5.1, an update to his $25 utility for catalogging hard disks and removeable media. It adds support for the scroll wheel under OS X, fixes problems reading MP3 tags, and has other enhancements.

ZDNet: AirPort networking easy

12/21, 9:30am

ZDNet: AirPort networking easy

David Coursey of ZDNet writes: "AirPort wireless technology made for the easiest and most straightforward networking I did in 2001. It pretty much just works. And the high-quality Agere hardware is what AirPort is built around."

Adobe settles InDesign 1.5 lawsuit

12/21, 9:05am

Adobe settles InDesign 1.5 lawsuit

Adobe yesterday announced it has entered into an agreement to settle a lawsuit brought by Trio Systems involving Adobe’s InDesign 1.5 and InCopy 1.1 products. The settlement resolves both Trio’s claims and Adobe’s counter-claims of fraud and copyright misuse, allow Adobe to continue to include the disputed C-Index technology in those products, and dissolves the injunction recently issued by the court, which prevented Adobe from shipping InDesign 1.5. (Neither InDesign 2.0, which will be released in Adobe’s first quarter of fiscal 2002, nor InCopy 2.0, which will be released soon after, include C-Index. Both new versions of the products were beyond the scope of the lawsuit or injunction issued earlier this week.)