Adobe Systems Incorporated is now shipping Adobe® Illustrator® 10, its industry-standard vector graphics software. Adobe Illustrator 10 provides cross-media design professionals, Web designers and Web developers with the tools necessary to creatively and efficiently produce and publish their artwork. Now available on Mac OS X and ready for Windows XP, Adobe Illustrator 10 allows users…
Bryan Chaffin
Bryan Chaffin is the cofounder of The Mac Observer and currently serves as Afternoon Editor. He has contributed to MacAddict and MacFormat magazines, and co-authored the last two updates of iPad and iPad Pro for Dummies with Bob “Dr. Mac” LeVitus and Ed Baig. You can find out more about Bryan at his personal site, GeekTells, or find his Twitter link below.
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Installer Glitch In iTunes 2 For Mac OS X: Apple Pulls 2.0, Quickly Releases 2.0.1
On the X partition I lost all desktop pictures, Exploder plug-ins such as QuickTime and flash, and all of my iTunes play lists. My MP3is all remained as they are on a different drive – though some of them lost parts of their ID3 tags – which is what I find to be the strangest…
iDVD 2 Released For Mac OS X Only
Apple® today announced the immediate availability of iDVD 2, the next generation of the worldis easiest-to-use application for creating DVDs that play in consumer DVD players. Developed to take full advantage of Mac® OS X version 10.1, iDVD 2 is the first consumer application that enables users to add the eye-catching impact of motion video…
Bypassing Apple's iPod Copy Limitation (With Pics) [Updated]
The Mac Observer was able to spend some time with Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus and his review iPod unit this weekend, and together we looked at how to get around the limitations built into the iPod to keep users from sharing MP3s between different Macs. Apple has officially said that one can not sync up…
Check Out Apple's iPod Commercial & Introductory Video
The new commercial features a goofy looking guy who starts jamming out while syncing his iPod to an iBook. Once finished, he stands up, inserts the iPodis ear buds, and the sound quality improves by an order of magnitude while he continues to dance and cavort.
Microsoft Officially Unveils Windows XP Blah Blah Blah
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Analyst Slams Apple Using Erroneous Information & Other Misinformation
Donit buy Appleis stock. And if you own it, sell it. I know the company has a core following that is loyal, even cultlike, but the broader base of believers has been steadily eroding for years. To wager on this company is to bet that the exodus of users can be staunched and then, implausibly,…
MacPlay Bringing FPS "The Operative: No One Lives Forever" To Classic & Mac OS X
MacPlay announced today that it has secured the rights to publish Fox Interactiveis The Operative*: No One Lives Forever*. One of the most critically acclaimed first person shooters, the title will ship in the second quarter of 2002, on the Mac OS X and classic Mac OS platforms. The award-winning game was named "Action Game…
It's Official: Apple Announces Portable MP3 Player Called The iPod & iTunes 2 (With Pic)
The iPod, according to The Apple Store: Holds over 1000 songs Weighs just 6.5 ounces – fits in your pocket Plays up to 10 hours with 20 minute skip protection Auto synchronizes all your music with iTunes Transfer a whole CD in less than 10 seconds Charge with the included power adapter or over FireWire…
Alien Vs. Predator Ships For Mac OS X and Classic Mac OS
MacPlay announced today that Fox Interactiveis Aliens Versus PredatorTM Gold Edition has shipped. Offering three totally unique and spine-chilling, first-person gaming perspectives, Aliens Versus Predator will feature some of Foxis most notorious sci-fi creatures. "The reliability and stability of the Mac OS X platform, along with its superior memory management, creates a faster-paced and more…
Making Palm Apps On Your Mac: Metrowerks Updates CodeWarrior For Palm OS
Today Metrowerks began shipping CodeWarrior( for Palm OS(r) platform, Version 8.0, development tools, the industry-leading commercial applications toolset for Palm OS(r) platform and Springboard( module developers. CodeWarrior tools provide everything commercial developers need to get their Palm OS applications to market quickly, including: an editor, project manager, C/C++ compiler, linker, emulator and target device interface…
Intel Wants To Be Your Digital Hub (With Screen Shots)
Thought you might like to see the attached screen grab. Seems like everybody is jumping on the idigital worldi bandwagon. kind regards, Robin Woods United Kingdom Tiny is a UK manufacturer of Wintel-based PCs that bills itself as the UKis oldest such manufacturer. The company also markets its computers directly through its line of retail…
One More Screen Shot Command
I am very glad they brought back the screen shot keystrokes in X.1 as well—that was one of the things that I requested via the feedback link. I am also bummed that they left off the "bulls-eye" window capture you mentioned in your article. FYI: There is another screen shot keystroke in X.1 you didnit…
Another Ill-Informed Journalist Says Dell Is The Only Profitable PC Company
Dell has not given a formal forecast for either the third or fourth quarters, but [Dell vice president Kevin] Rollins said in an interview with The Associated Press that Dell could get a boost from strong computer sales to government in the third quarter, typically a government-driven quarter. The company replaced 10,000 computer systems just…
"Undo" Actions In The Finder!
I have been trying this with every release of the Mac OS since System 8.0. Apple originally promised this in Copland, the ability to UNDO a misplaced file in Finder. If you accidentally place a file or folder in the wrong place, you can press (or select) UNDO and it will go back to the…
The Apple eMate Is Reborn... As A Windows CE Device? (With Pics)
While doing some research at work I ran across this product and was struck by how similar it appears to the Apple eMate product that proceeded the iBook series. Another hint at the brilliant innovation occurring in the Wintel corner! The Brainium DreamMax
QuickTime Media Viewer Updated For Mac OS X 10.1
SearchWare Solutions is proud to announce the latest version of their Mac OS X native version of Pix Lite, their well-received QuickTime-based Media Viewer. Functionally identical to Pix Lite 1.1 for the Classic Mac OS, Pix Lite 1.1.6 for Mac OS X is an easy to use application for viewing various types of QuickTime compatible…
TMO's List Of Retail Locations That Will Carry The Free Mac OS X 10.1 Upgrade (Updated)
Apple will be releasing the highly anticipated Mac OS X 10.1 update tomorrow, and we have been inundated by questions from people wanting to know where they can get it. The company is releasing the update in two forms: one from the online Apple Store which will be sent to you at a cost of…
International FileMaker Developer 5.5 Released Today, US Version To Be Released 10/1
FileMaker has announced the new FileMaker Developer 5.5 will be available October 1st (worldwide English version available worldwide starting today except in North America). FileMaker Developer 5.5 is the essential tool for developers creating powerful custom FileMaker Pro solutions to be used on the Web, across workgroups or as runtime applications. Redesigned as an integrated,…
Time To Vote For The Best Mac Games In uDevGame 2001 Contest
The uDevGame contest has been an ambitious project to garner attention for game development on the Macintosh platform. As the first major Macintosh game programming contest, uDevGame 2001 was founded on three principles: Stimulate the creation of games on the Macintosh by encouraging people to develop new and original games for the platform. Help in…
A.G. Edwards Says Apple Is Least Likely To Be Hurt By Terrorist Attacks
His biggest concern for Apple is consumer spending, but he said that the release of Mac OS X 10.1 should free up hardware sales that have been waiting for the new OS. He also said that the companyis strong cash position should help offset any uncertainty that might result from a US military campaign. You…
Terrorist Attacks On World Trade Center & Pentagon
ABC News has just reported that the DFLP, or the Democratic Front For The Liberation of Palestine, has issued a claim of responsibility. Additional reports are coming in as we write that there is fire in the Pentagon, and cameras on ABC News are showing a huge plume of smoke behind the Old Executive Office…
Star Wars ASCII Movie Resurfaces!
The Star Wars ASCII movie has been moved to its own domain, and is now known as Star Wars Asciimation. If you arenit familiar with it, it is an incredible animated movie that reproduces the first 25 minutes or so of Star Wars, all in ASCII art-based animation. The reason we are excited about finding…
Metrowerks Releases CodeWarrior 7.0 For Mac OS & Mac OS X
Today, Metrowerks began shipping CodeWarrior for Mac OS, Version 7.0, development tools. With these tools, developers can build a single application that runs on both Classic Mac OS and Mac OS X architectures. The latest version of CodeWarrior tools provides the power to develop for multiple hosts and multiple targets: Classic Mac OS, Carbon, Native…