News Archive for 02/03/26

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Electric Rain announces Swift 3D Importer

03/26, 11:35pm

Electric Rain announces Swift 3D Importer

Electric Rain today announced an improved solution for incorporating Swift 3D vector animations into Macromedia Flash MX projects. Swift 3D Importer can be accessed directly through Macromedia Flash MX and will offer tighter 3D integration with Macromedia Flash MX. "Swift 3D has established itself as a leading application for the creation of vector-based 3D content and developers will benefit from an import solution that more tightly integrates Swift 3D content with Macromedia Flash MX," Jeremy Clark, product manager, Macromedia.

Carbon Events Plug-in a "must-have" for dev

03/26, 10:30pm

Carbon Events Plug-in a "must-have" for dev

Carbon Events Plug-in v2.5 is a "powerful" addition to any Mac OS X developer's REALBasic toolbox. Included is scroll wheel support, live window resizing, access to the application Dock title menu and Quit event notification. This release includes full application Service support and bug fixes. This is a free update for all registered users; $15 for new users.

Active4D 2.0.4: server scripting language

03/26, 9:25pm

Active4D 2.0.4: server scripting language

Victory-Heart Productions today announced the latest minor release of Aparajita Fishman's dynamic server-side embedded scripting language for 4th Dimension -- Active4D v2.0.4. Active4D brings the functionality of Microsoft ASP (Active Server Page) to the 4D environment. This update offers several bug fixes that include a minor XHTML spec update. Active4D costs $99 per developer, per platform; deployment licenses are priced at $700 per server for the first year, $270 per year to renew.

Terra Soft ships Yellow Dog Linux 2.2

03/26, 8:10pm

Terra Soft ships Yellow Dog Linux 2.2

Terra Soft Solutions today announced the shipment of Yellow Dog Linux v2.2 for PowerPC-based Macintosh computers (first noted early last week). Yellow Dog Linux is the most mature and complete PowerPC Linux solution, according to the developer. New features include a Red Hat 7.2-based system; improved support for nVidia GeForce2 MX and ATI Radeon video accelerators; and the Gnome v1.4 user interface.

Reader: Jan 8th iMac finally ships

03/26, 7:30pm

Reader: Jan 8th iMac finally ships

Reader Rick McClure informs MacNN that his low-end flat-panel iMac shipped yesterday, according to an e-mail confirmation from Apple. Mr. McClure is among a group of iMac purchasers that have been affected by massive delays from the computer maker spanning several months. McClure's iMac, configured with 256MB of RAM, was ordered January 8, 2002 -- just one day after the machine was first introduced. In January, Apple CEO Steve Jobs warned customers to expect low-end iMac shipments sometime in March, Mr. Jobs reiterated a commitment to ramp-up iMac production last week in Tokyo, Japan, noting that thousands of iMacs have been shipped.

NewPod connects iPod to Now Contact

03/26, 6:45pm

NewPod connects iPod to Now Contact

NETsettings today announced NowPod v1.0b2 for Mac OS 9/X. NowPod is a free utility that transfers contacts from Now Contact to an Apple iPod. This software takes advantage of the new address book feature available in the iPod v1.1 software update and thus must be installed on a connected device.

Potential GameRanger acquisition noted

03/26, 5:35pm

Potential GameRanger acquisition noted

Several MacNN readers report that GameRanger -- a free online gaming service made exclusively for the Macintosh -- has been sold to Aspyr Media. Aspyr is a top Macintosh developer whose recent releases include The Sims and 4X4 Evolution for the Mac OS. Details of the alleged acquisition are not available and GamerRanger proprietor Scott Kevill declined to comment.

PPX2: magazine publishing software

03/26, 5:30pm

PPX2: magazine publishing software

iArch Global has announced new features in its upcoming PPX2 magazine publishing software. The Filemaker based software will be able to keep track of ads, enter editorials, take care of billing and subscriptions, and prepare the magazines to be published.

Blue World offers 2 tutorials involving Lasso

03/26, 5:20pm

Blue World offers 2 tutorials involving Lasso

Blue World is offering two tutorials that teach users how to add data-driven elements to Flash or LiveMotion-based Web sites using Lasso.

Word Translator 4.6b1; multiple language sup.

03/26, 5:20pm

Word Translator 4.6b1; multiple language sup.

Word Translator 4.6b1 is a foreign language translation and dictionary application. It features translation from emails, websites, or written material in Spanish, French, German, Danish, Swedish and many other languages. A demo is available; price is $40.

Kids GoGoGo improves parental controls

03/26, 4:30pm

Kids GoGoGo improves parental controls

MAKI Enterprise has released Kids GoGoGo v5.3, the internet parental control program for MacOS 9/X. Changes include better CPU consumption, improved blocking and the German thesaurus has been extended. [Classic, Carbon]

MacNN Forums back online

03/26, 4:10pm

MacNN Forums back online

MacNN Forums are back online after being down for more than 36 hours. We apologize to our readers for the outage and are making arrangements to move the server to our main bandwidth provider.

Synchronize! Pro X v1.03: backup, synch app

03/26, 4:05pm

Synchronize! Pro X v1.03: backup, synch app

Qdea has released Synchronize! Pro X v1.03, an update to its $100 backup and sychronization software. The software can create bootable OS X system backups, supports long Unicode file names, copies file permissions, has automatic unattended operation, and also offers lexible file/folder filters. A limited demo is available.

Handspring recommends against Palm Desktop 4

03/26, 4:05pm

Handspring recommends against Palm Desktop 4

Handspring's site recommends against using the recently released Palm Desktop 4.0 software with Handspring handhelds: "This software has not yet passed the tests for use with Handspring products, and therefore Handspring does not support Palm's version of the software. When the Handspring-compatible version of Palm Desktop 4.0 for Macintosh is ready, we will make it available on our downloads page."

TechTV: iPod is best hard-drive MP3 player

03/26, 2:50pm

TechTV: iPod is best hard-drive MP3 player

TechTV's comparative review of three hard-drive MP3 player gives the nod to Apple's iPod as the overall winner: "It boasts an excellent design from both an aesthetic and a usability perspective and keeps things simple with the ability to automatically synchronize with a Macintosh using iTunes 2 software. It also has a unique jog dial that lets users operate it single-handed. It's not perfect, though....At $399, it's priced like a luxury item and it lacks an equalizer and a radio tuner."

Accupan Image Capture System for consumers

03/26, 1:40pm

Accupan Image Capture System for consumers

BLS Designs' Accupan Image Capture System, a new $450 solution for creating both QTVR Panoramas and QTVR Objects, is now available. It is targeted at consumers who want to produce panorama photographs, QTVR panorama movies and QTVR object movies, offering the ability to support 35 mm, digital still, or consumer video cameras on tripods or any flat surface for panorama image capture.

New 256MB DiskOnKey USB storage device

03/26, 1:40pm

New 256MB DiskOnKey USB storage device

M-Systems is shipping a 256MB version of its DiskOnKey personal storage device. The keychain-sized USB device offers driverless operation and is available for $250. It is also avaiable in 8-, 16-, 32-, 64-, and 128-MB versions for $30, $50, $80, $100, and $150, respectively.

MacPlay shipping Icewind Dale

03/26, 1:25pm

MacPlay shipping Icewind Dale

MacPlay is now shipping Icewind Dale, its $50 classic dungeon crawl, which has gameplay elements from Baldur's Gate aand offers players a chance to "hone their combat skills while exploring the enormous caverns and dungeons beneath the Forgotten Realms campaign setting." It is available for both Mac OS 8.6/9 and OS X.

TechMeasure 1.0 developed for Newer cards

03/26, 11:00am

TechMeasure 1.0 developed for Newer cards

TechnoWarehouse has released TechMeasure 1.0, a $20 utility that enables the backside cache on Newer MAXpowr G3 and G4 upgrades under OS X. It runs on most MAXpowr G3 and G4 upgrades, including "PCI" and ZIF upgrades, except MAXpowr G3 L2 and MAXpowr G3 PDS. The company also released TechMeasure LITE, a freeware utility that reports CPU speed and cache info (when enabled using TechCache).

Petition to bring Roger Wilco to OS X

03/26, 10:15am

Petition to bring Roger Wilco to OS X

The 55th, a group of Macintosh Gamers, have started a petition to Gamespy asking them to port their Voice Communication software "Roger Wilco" to OS X. (The company recently ceased development on the OS 9 version early in its alpha stages.)

Time-X 1.7.2 adds docking to digital clock

03/26, 10:05am

Time-X 1.7.2 adds docking to digital clock

The $10 shareware Time-X 1.7.2 is a "skinnable" and "dockable" digital clock offering five functions: clock, date, chronograph, timer, and alarm.

OS X: Retrospect Backup 5.0, WebObjects 5.1.1

03/26, 9:50am

OS X: Retrospect Backup 5.0, WebObjects 5.1.1

osx.macnn.com has reports on a final version Dantz Retrospect Backup 5.0, Pramati Server 3.0 (J2EE 1.3 app server), a new version of PiePants 1.0b2, Apple WebObjects 5.1.1, and new (free) contextual menu items as well as a framework for developing other contextual menus.

Pramati Server 3.0: J2EE 1.3 app server

03/26, 9:45am

Pramati Server 3.0: J2EE 1.3 app server

Pramati Technologies announced that its flagship application server product, Pramati Server 3.0, is now available for OS X. The J2EE 1.3 application server offers a fully "Aqua-ized" interface, a high-performance Enterprise JavaBean (EJB) 2.0 container, and other application server features such as load balancing, failover and hot deployment, as well as remote monitoring via a Web-based console. Developers can download a standalone copy of Server 3.0 limited to testing and debugging code for free at the company's Web site.

Dantz Retrospect Backup v5.0 supports OS X

03/26, 9:35am

Dantz Retrospect Backup v5.0 supports OS X

Dantz today announced that it is shipping the English version of Dantz Retrospect Backup v5.0, bringing OS X support to the popular backup application. It includes support for OS X files and information, including both the data and resource forks of multi-part files, HFS+ metadata, UNIX-style permissions and group ownership, and hard-linked files.

TouchStar2 System for LCD iMac now shipping

03/26, 9:20am

TouchStar2 System for LCD iMac now shipping

Troll Touch is now shipping its latest custom touch screen solution, the TouchStar2 System for Apple's flat-panel iMac. The internally integrated non-breakable, analog resistive touch screen overlay has a high-resolution 12-bit USB controller. Customers have the option of sending in iMacs they have purchased for touch screen system installation or purchasin the complete touch-enabled package. The company also provides internally integrated touch screen systems for all iBooks and the Cinema 22 display. External touch systems are available for the Apple 15 and 17 Studio displays.

GrabbyWindow 1.0: floating file browser

03/26, 9:15am

GrabbyWindow 1.0: floating file browser

GrabbyWindow 1.0 is a new productivity tool that offers a filebrowser in a floating window. It also offers file preview pane, support for drag & drop, an integrated search function, and other tools for working with files. The $36 utility is available for $25 through the end of the month. An OS X beta is due in April.

OIDS 2.0: classic action/arcade style game

03/26, 9:05am

OIDS 2.0: classic action/arcade style game

Xavagus Prime Software has released OIDS 2.0, a shareware classic video game from the 1990s. OIDS is a fast-paced action/arcade style game, combining "elements of games like Choplifter, Asteroids, Defender, Lode Runner, and Lunar Lander, to make one very fun and addicting Macintosh video game."