News Archive for 02/05/23

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CharisMac ships FireWire enclosure

05/23, 8:05pm

CharisMac ships FireWire enclosure

CharisMac hopes to appeal to owners of Mac OS X-incompatible USB CD-RW drives with the introduction of its first hardware product. The CharisMac FireWire bridge will allow owners of external USB CD-RW drives to retrofit their devices with FireWire. Many Sony CD-RW drives use a USB enclosure/bridge to connect an ATAPI-based drive externally, some such devices do not work with Mac OS X.

KBase: iPhoto 1.1.1 export feature problems

05/23, 4:30pm

KBase: iPhoto 1.1.1 export feature problems

Recent changes in the KnowledgeBase from Apple point out that the export feature in iPhoto v1.1.1 may not work if third-party iPhoto plug-ins are installed. Also, a document show users how to solve a problem when iTunes will not burn a CD.

Apple describes iTools bandwidth limits

05/23, 4:20pm

Apple describes iTools bandwidth limits

A discussion on the Apple Discussion Boards notes that the iTools HomePage bandwidth limit--recently imposed by Apple without notice to users--is based on the number of hits per 6-hour period as well as the storage capacity of the user's iDisk.

DealNN: 5Gb FireFly FW Hard Drive for $100

05/23, 3:30pm

DealNN: 5Gb FireFly FW Hard Drive for $100

DealNN notes that the Apple Store is currently offering the 5Gb SmartDisk FireFly FireWire Hard Drives for only $99. Other deals noted are refurbished LaCie Electron Blue III 22" Monitors for $645, 8-port 10/100Base-T Ethernet Switches for $28, and a 50-pack of Pioneer 4.7Gb DVD-R Media for $300.

Diagramming, visualization app for science

05/23, 1:15pm

Diagramming, visualization app for science

CS-Odessa has released ConceptDraw MEDICAL 1.8, a free update to its software that allows users to draw up and visualize various conceptual structures, such as medical diagrams and flowcharts. It adds 10 new medical libraries, new samples in the fields of biochemistry and microbiology, XML import/export, new export options for EPS and PDF file formats, and other performance enhancements. It is $250.

WebOjects solution for tech support

05/23, 1:05pm

WebOjects solution for tech support

MacsDesign Studio today released Web Help Desk 5.6, a powerful web application for technical support designed for education and small to medium sized business customers.

MacWise 10 offers terminal emulation

05/23, 1:00pm

MacWise 10 offers terminal emulation

Carnation Software has announced MacWise 10, a terminal application that emulates ADDS Viewpoint, Wyse 50, Wyse 60, Wyse 370, Televideo TV 925, DEC VT100 and Prism terminals. Esprit III color is also supported in Wyse 370 mode. Macs can be connected to a host computer directly, by modem, or over the Internet. The emulators support video attributes such as dim, reverse, underline, 132-column modes, and graphic characters sent from the host computer, as well as enhanced Viewpoint mode. It also includes phone list and dialer for Hayes-compatible modems, on-screen programmable function keys and more. Availability is listed as "coming soon."

Marks Calendar 1.5 has new reminders

05/23, 10:40am

Marks Calendar 1.5 has new reminders

Marks Calendar 1.5 brings new email or start application/AppleScript reminders, a newly redesigned reminder system, snooze preferences, and other enhancements to the $25 Cocoa calendar utility.

Deimos Rising 1.01 supports game controllers

05/23, 10:30am

Deimos Rising 1.01 supports game controllers

Ambrosia Software's Deimos Rising 1.0.1 adds native support for game controllers under both Mac OS 8/9 and OS X, enables the cheat codes, and fixes a few minor bugs in the "fast-action, smooth-scrolling, heart-stopping, arcade-style sequel to Mars Rising." A limited demo of the $20 shareware is available online.

Apple Boris Calligraphy 1.1 for FCP users

05/23, 10:30am

Apple Boris Calligraphy 1.1 for FCP users

Apple has posted Boris Calligraphy 1.1, which brings a localized user interface when working with the French, German, or Japanese versions of Final Cut Pro 3.0.2, multi-byte text input, support for using OTF Fonts, and improved compatibility with Adobe Type Manager under Mac OS 9. (The software ships with Final Cut Pro, which was also recently updated to v3.02.) [Classic, OSX]

High-brightness CRTs, LCDs from ViewSonic

05/23, 10:20am

High-brightness CRTs, LCDs from ViewSonic

ViewSonic has added four displays to its line of CRT/flat-panel monitors, including two CRT displays, the P95f+ and the P75f+, and two LCD monitors, the VE510+ and the VX500+--all of which feature UltraBrite technology to increase screen brightness up to three times higher than normal with the touch of a button.

WriteDVD! Pro v4.0 for all DVD media, devices

05/23, 10:10am

WriteDVD! Pro v4.0 for all DVD media, devices

Software Architects today announced the commercial release of WriteDVD! Pro v4.0, a "drag & drop" application for writing to all types of DVD recordable drives and media, including DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, and DVD-RAM. It offers support for all major brand drives (including ATAPI, FireWire, and USB devices) as well as advanced "Real Time Recording" functions used in new DVD-RAM disk-based video camcorders and video recorders. The $100 application includes four components: WriteDVD! File System, FormatUDF! (formatter and test utility), WriteDVD! device drivers, and FixDVD! (disc repair and file recovery utility). It is available now in English-, Japanese- and other European-localized versions.

Firewall utility adds tooltips, sleep support

05/23, 10:00am

Firewall utility adds tooltips, sleep support

Glucose's $10 firewall utility, Impasse 1.2.3, adds new tool tips for all rules for allowing/denying traffic to particular Internet services as well as the ability to enter sleep mode when the host machine is idle. The company also announced Impasse 1.5 which "will have several new features that will set it apart as the easiest and most configurable firewall available on Mac OS X. We intend to build the most complete library of rules available, so that configuring your firewall for any Internet application or service is as easy and clicking on a checkbox." Upgrades will be free to all registered users.

Sloppy Sokoban puzzle game for OS X

05/23, 9:55am

Sloppy Sokoban puzzle game for OS X

Sloppy Sokoban 1.5, now Carbonized, is an addictive puzzle game modeled in the tradition of the ancient Japanese classic, sporting features such as hand drawn animated graphics, an original music score with MP3 playback, keyboard and point-and-click control, multiple level graphics, and up to 10,001 undos and redos. It includes fifty built-in levels and twelve extra level-sets.

Apple starts new promos in US and Europe

05/23, 9:45am

Apple starts new promos in US and Europe

Apple's new SuperFly promo offers a free SmartDisk FireFly 5GB FireWire Hard Drive (T4449LL/A) with each custom-configured PowerMac G4 or PowerBook G4 purchased at the Apple Store. Users may upgrade the memory, hard drive, optical drive, graphics card, removable storage, SCSI support or AirPort card. Apple is also offering up to £240 back on the purchase of Power Mac (depending on model) with the trade-in of an old Power Mac in one of several European countries, including UK, Austria, Swizterland, France, and Germany.

Marathon intros retractable Rackmounts

05/23, 9:40am

Marathon intros retractable Rackmounts

Marathon Computer's new retractable Rackmounts for Monitors is designed to work with any flat-pane display that measures up to 17 3/8" in external width and complies with the 75mm and 100mm VESA wall-mount standards. The $225 rackmount requires only 2U or 3U of precious rackspace, depending on the thickness of the monitor and can be used in any 19" equipment rack. It includes adjustable rear ears for both front and rear support.

MP3 tools suite updated by Chaotic Software

05/23, 9:35am

MP3 tools suite updated by Chaotic Software

Chaotic Software today released MP3 Rage 5.0, an update to its $25 suite of MP3 tools that brings new tools to download, add, view and edit MP3 artwork and lyrics, submit lyrics to the internet, extensive documentation, and customizable toolbars. It also offers the ability to edit ID3 tags, analyze MP3's and adjust sound volume automatically to play at similar levels, export MP3 files to AIFF format for burning CDs, play MP3 files with the built-in player, catalog, organize, rename, find, and change thousands of MP3 files and their ID3 tags quickly.

Apple wins three D&AD and Plastics awards

05/23, 9:35am

Apple wins three D&AD and Plastics awards

Apple CEO Steve Jobs yesterday accepted three Design and Art Direction awards at the group's gala 40th birthday ceremony at Earl’s Court’s Olympia, including a Gold award for Apple's iPod and Silver Awards for the iBook and PowerBook G4 Titanium took Silver awards, according to Macworld UK. Apple was also awarded the Consumer Product Design of the Year by the plastics industry for a combined package of the Power Mac G4, Pro Mouse, and Cinema Display.

OmniOutliner 2.0.1 adds Japanese localization

05/23, 9:25am

OmniOutliner 2.0.1 adds Japanese localization

OmniOutliner 2.0.1 adds Japanese localization, several bug fixes, and other enhancemens to the Omni Group's OS X tool for outlining and organizing information. A free version allows users to view, print, and save any Outliner document with less than 20 objects. Licenses for unlimited use start at $30.