image Still not a terribly exciting browser, but version 3.5 brings a slate of enhancements, improvements, and refinement with some new features, more speed and improved memory management to this solid and reliable Web workhorse

Cool Mac Gear



image With the level of satisfaction I'd been enjoying with MacSpeech Dictate 1.3, the developer's announcement that they'd found a way to squeeze out up to 20% better voice recognition accuracy out of version 1.5 sounded almost too good to be true, but having tried it I can affirm that Dictate is now even more impressive than it had been, and the bar was already set pretty high
Monday, December 06, 2004

Hot Deals Update From Apple291

New specials from CDW|MacWarehouse


Spend the holidays with killers and dead people!208

Aspyr Media, Inc. today announced they have shipped CSI: Crime Scene Investigation for the Mac. The game, which is based on the tremendously popular primetime drama, introduces five new, complex crimes. No longer just observers of the action, players must work with the CSI cast to discover the truth and pinpoint the killers. The game is expected to arrive in stores by Friday, December 10th, and was developed for Mac by Critical Path Software.


OS X Odyssey 688 - Checking Out iListen 1.6.6 Dictation, Command & Control, Transcription Software320

Refinements and expanded features plus a new iListen tutorial


Moore’s MailBag - Monday, December 6, 2004206

• New security update
• NVU
• Laptop Stands
• Where do can I get SoundJam?
• iKey
• A Quicktime tribute to a favorite teacher



New The Road Warrior Mailbag on MacOpinion373

• Laptop Stands
• Re: AlBook keyboards
• PowerBook 145 Troubles
• TrendyGeek iPod Case gets 5/5 stars from MacWorld


Laptop Uptimes,’Woz’ Misses Mark, Apple Zaps 16 Mac OS X Holes, PureTracks versus iTunes, Canadians276

• Laptop Uptimes
• Apple Co-Founder 'Woz' Misses Mark with GPS Device
• Apple Zaps 16 Mac OS X Holes
• PureTracks versus iTunes
• iPod: How Long Will It Reign?
• Canadians Get iTunes On The Cheap
• No Sympathy for Pundit Bashing Macs in Schools
• Viruses, Adware, Spyware, and Worse: The Best Reasons to Use a Mac
• UK Govt Takes iTunes Gripe To Europe
• Shawn Fanning's Snocap Touts Vision Of P2P Heaven
• Apple iTunes 'Overcharging In UK'
• Apple Most Likely To Grow Market Share - Analyst
• IBM Plans To Exit PC Business
• ExtremeiPod: iTunes Music Store Extends to Canada
• PC Mag: Apple iPod Mini Review
• eWeek: Apple Zaps 16 Security Holes
• 2005 O'Reilly Emerging Tech Conference Registration Opens
• Olympus Unrobes m:robe
• ExtremeiPod: Rio Outlines Plan to Dethrone iPod
• PC Mag: IBM Rumored to Sell PC Business
• Mac Night Owl: Caution: Microsoft Windows is Detrimental to Your Health!
• Carr-Education Fine Arts Building To Get Computer Lab For Graphic Design Students
• Mac Night Owl: A Paragraph Worth of Monday Rants
• Mac Night Owl: This Week's Mac Night Owl LIVE Update


Notable New Product News - Monday, December 6, 2004249

• Portraits & Prints 2.0.1 Adds Holiday Spirit
• StuffIt Deluxe 9.0.1 Comprehensive Archiving Tool
• iText 3.1.5E for Mac Released
• Matias Releases New iPod Armor for iPod Photo & 4G iPods
• iEmulator 1.6.0 High Performance PC Emulator for PowerPC-based Macintosh Computers Running Mac OSX
• Sonnet announces Tempo-X SATA 4+4, 8-Port Serial ATA PCI-X Host controller card for Power Mac computers
• FirmTek Announces and Ships Full Featured Dual-Bay Hot-Swappable Serial ATA External Enclosure
• 1394b Dual Drive FireWire 800 and USB2.0 Internal Convertor
• OmniOutliner 3.0 beta 4 Outlines & Organizes Thoughts, Tasks, Projects...
• Miglia Technology Opens An Office In South East Asia
• Allume Ships Stuffit Deluxe 9.0 Japanese for Macintosh


Shareware Beat - Monday, December 6, 2004305

• ToyViewer 4.61 Image Viewing, Converting, Editing, Filtering Utility [OS X 10/2/10.3 up]
• EOS Image Manager 1.0 To View, Thumbnail & Rename Image Files [OS 10.2 up]
• StuffIt Standard Edition 9.0.1- StuffIt Expander (free) & DropStuff [OS X 10.3 up]
• VirtualSafari 1.0 Web-based Frontend For Apple's WebKit HTML Rendering Engine [OS X 10.3 up]
• Internet Connection Monitor 5.0 Monitors Time & Thruput [OS X]
• FileWrangler 1.1 Batch Renames Files [OS X 10.3 up]
• MousetrapCar 1.0 Mathematically Models Mouse Trap Powered Vehicles [OS X]



Sunday, December 05, 2004

Wacom Intuos3 6x8 Professional Pen Tablet365

The capabilities of the Wacom Intuos3 are pretty much controlled by the software you're using. Whether you're creating cartoons in Toon Boom Studio, touching up photos in Adobe Photoshop or just being generally artistic in Corel Painter IX, the Wacom Intuos3 offers a degree of control that's bound to please any artist...or even artist wannabes such as myself.


Friday, December 03, 2004

Chessmaster goes gold, Ford Racing 2 goes further270

After a week off from releasing news (they may be British, but they were giving thanks too...for having lost the colonies), Feral Interactive now has two updates regarding important milestones in Chessmaster and Ford Racing 2. See below for more details.


More New Hot Deals From Apple278

Specials from J&R and O'Reilly


Charles Moore Reviews…… The World’s Biggest Mouse Pad?285

A mouse pad that won't fence you in



Charles Moore Reviews iKey 2.0 Automation Utility For Mac OS X379

Powerful and versatile, but you're gonna hafta read the manual


Moore’s MailBag - Friday, December 3, 2004235

• Tabbed Browsing Features in Firefox...
• yousendit.com
• Re: HTML in OS X Mail
• Nice photos from RC aircraft
• Pretty interesting
• SpamX released


RadTech Announces New Mobile Solutions273

OmniCleanz PodSleevz for iPod photo Pawz: High-grip Replacement notebook computer feet. LensavRz Non-marking Nylon Pry Tool


iTunes Music Store in Canada, Important Bugfix, Speaking Naturally, IBM Launches Power Chip Alliance267

• Apple Launches iTunes Music Store in Canada
• Important Bugfix: DEVONthink Personal Edition 1.9a, DEVONnote 1.6a
• Salkever Leaving BusinessWeek Online
• Speaking Naturally, Anew
• eWeek: IBM-Led Community to Plug Power Architecture
• IBM Launches Power Chip Alliance
• Why Install Linux On Your Mac?
• PowerBook Fixit Guides Praised
• eWeek: Wozniak's Wheels of Zeus Tackles Enterprise Data Encryption
• eWeek: Google Launches Revamped E-Mail Groups
• Mac Night Owl: Nightmare or Dream Come True: What if Software Was Never Updated?
• eWeek: Desktop Search: The Ultimate Security Hole?



Notable New Product News - Friday, December 3, 2004 270

• Shattering The World of Plastic Boxes: the PaperHub Is Announced
• The Insanely Great Story of How the Mac was Made: O'Reilly Releases "Revolution in the Valley"
• Hendrickson Software Components Announces SpamX Available Now For Windows, Macintosh and Linux
• VueScan 8.1.11 Scanner Software For Flatbed & Film Scanners
• SketchUp 4.0.173 3D design/CAD tool
• PDF2Office v2.0 Professional Edition


Shareware Beat - Friday, December 3, 2004246

• Free Open Source Web Publishing Tool Nvu Now Available at Nvu.com
• Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0rc1 Mozilla Email Client [OS X]
• WindowDragon 1.0b2 Lets You Drag Windows By Clicking Anywhere [OS 10.2 up]
• Apple Security Update OS X 10.3.6
• Apple Security Update for OS X 10.2.8
• File Buddy 8.0.6 Desktop & File/Folder Editing & Task Tool [OS X 10.3 up]
• Christmas Image Set 1.0 Mail Factory Add-on With Christmas Designs [OS 10.2 up]
• Full Color Bossa Screensaver Shows Beautiful Colors [OS 10.2 up]
• Renicer 1.2.8 Graphical Tool To Automatically Set Process Priorities [OS X 10.1 up]


Thursday, December 02, 2004

Apple releases Security Update for 2004-12-02233

The latest update plugs more holes than it takes to fill the Albert Hall. Oh, and I suppose the Beatles are going to sue me now.


Apple Launches iTunes Music Store in Canada509

Same Innovative Features & Breakthrough Price of 99 Canadian Cents Per Song





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