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
Tuesday, August 24, 2004

OmniPilot Software introduces new Lasso Professional Alliance304

OmniPilot Software Inc., a provider of cross platform business opportunity management software, has renamed the Lasso Partner Alliance (LPA) to Lasso Professional Alliance (LPA) and will offer value added benefits for their new and existing members. The new Lasso Professional Alliance membership license costs $999 and will only cost $799 to renew each following year.


ATI recommended by Apple for Motion271

ATI is pleased to share the news that Apple recommends Radeon 9800 Pro graphics from ATI Technologies Inc. as the optimal solution for Apple's new real-time motion graphics software, Motion.


Monday, August 23, 2004

Play This: Proximity237

A free, online game of capturing territory, with simple rules and numerous options. Get ready to lose some valuable time learning the nuances of this game.

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Aspyr announces Battlefield 1942: Secret of Weapons of WWII218

Aspyr Media, Inc. has announced they will publish Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII for Macintosh. The title, licensed by EA Games and developed by Digital Illusions (DICE), lets you control the most bizarre and lethal top-secret weapons of the Second World War.



First Hot Deals Updates Of The Week From Apple256

New specials from the Apple Store, ClubMac, and B&H


choosefile.com announces WindowsUpdater for Mac OS X280

choosefile.com has announced the release of WindowsUpdater for Mac OS X 10.3 or higher. This small, floating palette automatically forces the refresh of the Finder windows contents. A popup menu lets the user selects the frequency of the automatic refresh. Alternatively, the user can force the refresh simply clicking on the button "Update Windows."


OS X Odyssey 620 - Dial-up Bug In The OS 10.3.5 Update261

It's baaaaaaaaaack!


New Road Warrior Mailbag On MacOpinion816

• I'm hunting around for an older PBook and am not sure what to look for
• Soon-to-be-Spare Lombard
• Mac OSX Maintenance
• Wallstreet USB problem
• Hello from Poland again - WallStreet Hinges
• OS X on old hardware
• PPC Linux
• Regarding Apple Airport Cards
• Re: Wallstreet Issues
• No sound after sleep on a Wallstreet
• Audio power output G4 tower



Moore’s MailBag - Monday, August 23, 2004234

• MorpheusMac, & iSwipe
• Netscape 7.2
• Battery Recall
• Re: Ever Seen This Before???
• Audio power output G4 towers
• The Literary Mac


Fight For The Right To Copy, RealNetworks Doesn’t Rock, Bad RAM Can Crash Your Mac, MSN Suspends Sea257

• Fight For The Right To Copy
• RealNetworks Doesn't Rock
• Apple's Song Remains the Same
• Whether You're Running OS 9 or X, Bad RAM Can Crash Your Mac
• IBM Eclipses Linux
• Mac Night Owl: The Tiger Report: Who is the Real Copycat?
• Microsoft Watch: MSN Suspends Search Beta; Adds New Hotmail Services
• The Tech Night Owl: Do You Benefit from the Extra Features?
• eWeek: Microsoft Devising Tech Support Program To Battle Linux
• ExtremeTech: AMD To Add 'Strained Silicon' To Processors
• Mac Night Owl: A Paragraph Worth of Monday Rants
• Mac Night Owl: This Week's Mac Night Owl LIVE Update


Shareware Beat - Monday, August 23, 2004269

• GNU-Darwin v 1.1 for PowerPC
• SafariNoTimeout 1.1 Haxie Changes 60 Second Connection Timeout In Safari [OS 10.2 up]
• Control Freak 1.5.1 System Configuration/Maintenance Tool [OS X 10.3.5 up]
• Speed Freak version 2.2
• ImageBrowser 1.5.1 Image/Movie Display & Catalog [OS 10.2 up]
• Preferential Treatment 1.0.2 Checks Preference Files For Corruption
• HistoryHound 1.5.1 Searches Safari/IE/OmniWeb history/bookmark content [OS 10.2 up]
• FreeDMG 0.4b Drag And Drop Disk Image Creation Software [OS 10.2 up]
• WindowsUpdater for Mac OS X 10.3 Or Higher
• MrPostman 2.1 Email Archiving For POP and IMAP Accounts [OS 10.2 up]
• Select Edges 1.0 Photoshop Selection Plugin For Selective Processing
• Tubetrack 0.4.1 London, UK, Dublin Live Rail Arrivals Board [OS X 10.1 up]


Notable New Product News - Monday, August 23, 2004189

• LIVID Demonstrates Real-Time Video Software Instrument at Apple Store SoHo August 31st
• VueScan 8.0.13 Scanner Software For Flatbed & Film Scanners
• Madsonline Core Charger XK-Series Announced
• MindCad Updates Pyramid for OS X
• Bakbone Ships Enterprise-Level Data Protection For X Server
• Canvastic Graphics/Text Publishing Tool For K-8.
• MakeMusic! Releases Finale 2005 Music Notation Software
• CutX for Safari 1.1 Blocks X-Rated Media: Protect Kids/Employees



Newer Technology and OWC announce RoadTrip FM transmitter for iPod243

Newer Technology, Inc. (NewerTech) and Other World Computing (OWC) last week announced the full availability of the NewerTech 'RoadTrip!' FM transmitter, an adapter that allows iPod users to broadcast their favorite audio files from an iPod through a car audio system using the 107.7 FM radio frequency.


Aspyr releases Cobash, free campaign for Space Colony315

Aspyr Media has announced the availability of Cobash, a free campaign for their recently released sim, Space Colony. The Cobash Space Colony Campaign was developed by Firefly Studios, the original developer of Space Colony.


ATI introduces RADEON 9200 Mac Edition; 128MB PCI card228

ATI Technologies continues its commitment to support the wide range of Apple users with the introduction of the RADEON(r) 9200 Mac Edition. Designed for to support the large number of legacy systems still in service by Mac users, the RADEON 9200 Mac Edition enables users with older machines to play 3D games with the graphics quality required for these demanding applications.


equinux USA updates VPN Tracker187

equinux USA, Inc., a leading provider of software designed specifically for the Mac OS X platform, last week announced the newest release of their flagship software, VPN Tracker. VPN Tracker 3 features dramatic improvements in the user experience and allows for added security in the form of Extended Authentication (XAUTH).



Sunday, August 22, 2004

Think you’re as funny as Freeverse? Prove it!213

Freeverse has announced Burning Monkey Solitaire 2005 Edition, which will be shipping this Christmas. And, in typical Freeverse fashion, the good times start now: they've posted a Joke* Submission form for you to get your joke into the game...and name into the credits.


Friday, August 20, 2004

Some Thoughts About The 15” PowerBook Battery Recall444

Deja vu all over again?


Moore’s MailBag - Friday, August 20, 2004220

• Ever Seen This Before???
• Netscape Browser Search
• Netscape 7.2 surprisingly limber
• Browser Speed
• Mozilla 1.3.1 troubles
• Nice, polished feel
• FireFox fan
• iPod battery life
• Entourage and PIMs


Latest Hot Deals From Apple Posted537

Specials from The Apple Store, CDW|MacWarehouse, MacZone, and CompUSA





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