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Meander is a Universal Binary application that lets users plot points, create routes, and measure distances on maps. It supports Google Maps, scanned maps, and more. The application is available for download at the Fastforward Software Web site and is priced at US$19.95. The update is free for registered users.

Appleis last offering in the subnotebook market was the PowerBook 2400 in 1997. This time, however, the Cupertino company will likely forego tradition design elements by using NAND Flash RAM for primary data storage to reduce power consumption, improve reliability, and reduce weight. Likely names for the laptop, according to Mr. Wu, include “”MacBook mini”…

Some stories told while innocent logs were reduced to ash were claimed to be true, and they had their own place in campfire ceremonies, but the best stories were made up, and the very best were those that were made up on the fly. In fact, a perfect venue for off-the-cuff storytelling was the family…

Mr. Fadell was the first person to join Appleis iPod team in 2001, and was promoted to vice president of iPod engineering in 2004. He became senior vice president of the iPod division in April 2006. Appleis iPod is considered the dominant portable media player and has sold nearly 120 million units since its launch…

While Appleis Mac OS X desktop OS is well known, Apple has also been hard at work developing a turnkey server version, Leopard Server, that takes a unique and bold approach, according to Tom Yager at Infoworld on Tuesday. Apple has continued its tradition of making Leopard Server simple to use for the enterprise in…

Even though a federal Judge said the New York City Employee Retirement Systemis suit against Apple over improperly backdated stock option grants didnit hold water, the organization is moving forward with its case. The group filed a new version of its suit this week, and a hearing is scheduled in January to see if the…

PC Worldis Biggest Tech Disappointments list for 2007 is out, and Microsoftis Windows Vista operating system ranked at the top of the list. Microsoft wasnit alone on the list, however, because Appleis iPhone and Mac OS X 10.5 operating system made the cut as well. “Five years in the making and this is the best…

It is hard to pick out the best new features, but here are three that I really like that I think have universal appeal. The Mail application has added a number of new features.  You can now add stationary with built-in templates for invitations, announcements, etc.  These templates allow you to include photos.  You can…

Opera CEO Jon von Tetzchner commented “We are filing this complaint on behalf of all consumers who are tired of having a monopolist make choices for them.” The company also claimed that Microsoft is intentionally refusing to follow industry standards which hampers the ability of Web developers to create browser-compliant sites. “In addition to promoting…

Merriam-Webster defines “w00t” as a word that “first became popular in competitive online gaming forums as part of what is known as l33t (ileet,i or ielitei) speak — an esoteric computer hacker language in which numbers and symbols are put together to look like letters. Although the double ioi in the word is usually represented…

The SAFE bill, or Securing Adolescents From Exploitation-Online Act, is intended to help law enforcement with investigating and prosecuting people that use the Internet to distribute child pornography images. The side effect, however, is that anyone with an open Wi-Fi network will be required to comply with the law even if they operate a personal…

Mr. Neff commented “We continue to see AAPL well positioned for the holidays given the confluence of product cycles for Mac (new iMac, low channel inventory, Leopard OS, BBY store expansion) and iPod (strong new product acceptance).” Like American Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu, Mr. Neff expects that Appleis strong guidance for the December quarter…

Time machine is designed for home users with Mac desktops and notebook computers, and itis fully automated. However, there may be some users or some occasions when itis better not to use Time Machine at all, according to Tom Yager at Infoworld. In addition, Time Machine provides data archiving, but not data protection. While numerous…

The plug-in preserves page layout, content, settings, colors, anchored frames, paragraph styles, tables, graphic objects, cross references, variables, and more. MIF Filter can be used for free to open and review FrameMaker documents in InDesign, and includes a sliding scale pricing scheme for per-page conversions. Pricing for per-page conversion starts at €0.35 (about US$0.51) per…