First, NewerTech and OWC have introduced a new 87.9 FM model of the popular NewerTech RoadTrip! FM transmitter for the Apple iPod and other audio/music devices, in addition to dropping prices on both RoadTrip! models to just $14.99.
Second, OWC has added 300GB storage solutions (starting at $299.99) to its Mercury Elite line of external FireWire drives, and has reduced prices on Mercury Elite 400GB solutions.
Apple is now offering .Mac members a free screen saver from XtremeMac’s Freefall satellite simulator and a 30 percent discount on the software. .Mac has also been updated with new tutorials covering iLife ‘05 and more. “A Freefall screen saver, with breathtaking displays of satellites orbiting Earth, is now a free download for .Mac members.
Manage Your Search Engine Web Rankings
Caphyon LLC is pleased to announce the release of Advanced Web Ranking 3.6, a tool that helps check your web site position on all major search engines. Advanced Web Ranking runs on Mac OS X, Windows 98/2000/XP, Linux and Solaris.
For the first time today, Doctor Mac Direct’s web site and switchboard are taking support requests at <http://www.doctormacdirect.com/> and 1-877-DrMac4U (1-877-376-2248). Now any Macintosh user can request a Macintosh expert’s help and receive phone support or use a revolutionary web-based control method that allows the Mac expert to see and work on the problem remotely. Doctor Mac Direct also offers online interactive training, assistance with system migration, pre-purchase buying advice, and more.
Apple today unveiled the fastest, most affordable PowerBook line ever, featuring PowerPC G4 processors running up to 1.67 GHz, faster hard drives and a faster 8X SuperDrive — all housed in the PowerBook’s signature aluminum enclosure. All new PowerBooks come standard with 512MB memory, faster graphics, integrated AirPort 802.11g, Bluetooth 2.0 wireless networking and two new Apple patent-pending technologies, the scrolling TrackPad and the Sudden Motion Sensor.
CBS: ‘What was the best thing at CES? MacWorld!’
Daniel Dubno and Bob Bicknell have written an article on CBS News.Com saying that while there was lots to see at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, they were left a bit wanting…
From the MacMinute
Confirming a report from Merrill Lynch earlier today, Best Buy has quietly updated its online store with a note saying that it will sell Apple’s Mac mini at its brick-and-mortar stores across the U.S. The electronics retailer will offer both Mac mini models (1.25GHz/40GB and 1.42GHz/80GB) in its 660 stores “soon” and can be pre-ordered online now. Best Buy’s site also notes that its stores will soon begin selling Apple’s 512MB iPod shuffle–but not the 1GB iPod shuffle. Both models are available online, however. After a falling-out with Apple in 1999, select Best Buy stores began once again selling Macs in 2003 as part of a pilot program. However, no further expansion came out of the program. Best Buy currently carries Macs on its online store only. Best Buy stores have sold iPods since 2002.
“I’ve always wanted a Mac. There, I said it. I’m out of my Mac closet. I’ve secretly longed for one but could never really justify buying one. OS 9 and its predecessors held no real interest for me. But when OS X—really a version of Unix under the hood—came out, suddenly the idea of buying a Mac became all the more tempting. “
Inventive, Inc. announces the release of iClip version 3.5, their award winning productivity software for Mac OS X. iClip enables users to quickly store, organize, and access snippets of information without having to save them as entire documents.
Now available in iClip is a new menu system that moves the main iClip functions from the global menu to a set of menus directly within the iClip window, making it much more intuitive to use. The contents of the Clipboard Recorder are now automatically preserved through iClip re-launches and restarts, eliminating the need for users to explicitly store it before quitting. Also new in version 3.5 are significant improvements to iClip documentation, in that it now uses Apple’s Help Viewer application, making it easy to print and search.
Apple late Tuesday released Security Update 2005-001, which includes a number of security enhancements and updated components for Mac OS X. It is available for 10.3.7 Client, 10.3.7 Server, 10.2.8 Client, and 10.2.8 Server. The update for 10.3.7 Client includes updated versions of ColorSync, libxml2, Mail, PHP, and Safari. The update for 10.3.7 Server includes the above plus a new version of SquirrelMail. The 10.2.8 Client and 10.2.8 Server versions only include updated ColorSync, PHP, and Safari components. All of the updates are also available via the Software Update preference pane. Detailed information on specific changes can be found here.
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When the contents of the briefcase stolen in the first episode of FOX’s popular 24 thriller series were revealed in episode six, they proved to be specialized devices designed to override nuclear reactors. The props used on the show are actually a variety of conventional and forensic storage devices that are made by WiebeTech.
The WiebeTech products are clearly visible within the internal foam pockets of the exposed briefcase. Even the large computer wireframe model which spins on the briefing screen during the final moments of the episode is actually an exploded view of a WiebeTech dock.
MacMice, a division of DVForge, Inc. announces that it will begin shipping its new GuitarPlug and MicPlug plug-in form factor USB audio interfaces on February 10th, 2005.
“We believe that users of Apple’s GarageBand or Logic software demanded an entirely new approach for connecting instruments and microphones to the computer, something much smaller and simpler than anything else that’s available,” said C.J. Sorg, Manager, Music Products for DVForge, Inc. “Our patent-pending solution is a small, but high quality digital interface. The GuitarPlug and the MicPlug are our first two products, and they connect an electric guitar or dynamic microphone, respectively, to any modern computer using a simple USB cable.”
http://developer.apple.com/darwin/runningx11.html
Whether a Unix user or an X11 developer (or both), Mac OS X offers a platform where your applications can run without modification. On a Mac, any of the thousands of available X11 applications can run in a window running concurrently alongside iTunes, Microsoft Excel, and any other Cocoa, Carbon, or Java applications.
Giga Designs, designer of high performance processor upgrade cards for Apple® Macintosh® computers, is proud to announce the first VRM (Voltage Regulation Module) and dual processor upgrades available for the Power Mac® Cube.
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