Griffin Technology has quietly released two new products for the iPod, EarJams and the PodPod. Griffin EarJams are attachments for the earbuds that ship with all iPods, while the PodPod is an iPod carrier designed to fit in your car’s cupholder. The description of EarJams from Griffin: EarJams snap onto your existing iPod Earbuds and:…
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CD Rental Service Offers Free iPod for Charter Membership
A new service called Ongo Bongo is offering a free iPod mini to people who sign up as charter year-long members. Ongo Bongo is a Netflix-style music CD rental service that allows you to rent up to four music CDs at a time, and to keep them as long as you wish, and as long…
Time & Budgets Gets Outlook Connectivity
Other new features include new tools for data export and MYOB integration, as well an upgraded CORE report engine. With this release, tracking and billing for time is now as simple as keeping your appointment book up-to-date, with no additional software required. Time and Budgets enables users to seamlessly convert their appointment calendars to dollars…
Unhappy Customers Slam FreeiPods.com; Owners Blame Apple
freeiPods.com and its parent company, Gratis Internet LLC, told Wired News their business is very successful and that while they are shipping iPods, they canit get enough from Apple. “The wait is 100 percent due to Appleis manufacturing,” said Gratis co-founder Peter Martin. “Apple is on back order. The delay is three weeks plus. They…
TMO Reports - IDC Sees Pressure on Apple's iPod Dominance; Flash Player From Apple?
Market research firm IDC is forecasting Apple Computers dominance in the portable jukebox market of MP3 players with the iPod and iPod mini will see increased pressure in the years to come as prices dive for flash-based players and more competitors produce higher capacity, cheaper and easier to use devices based on one-inch hard drives.…
Allume Systems Releases Stuffit Deluxe 9.0
Allume Systems, Inc. (formerly Aladdin Systems, Inc.), an IMSI company (OTC BB: IMSI), today announced StuffIt Deluxe 9.0, the newest version of its file compression, access, and organization software for Mac OS X. This new version offers faster file compression and decompression, a more intuitive user interface, and enhanced backup features that streamline the process…
OnSync, Evidence Eradicator, KoalaCalc, & More
Antonio Ferraioli has updated his OnSync software to version 1.7. The new version of the OS X contacts manager adds support for Samsung SPH-A680, SCH-A530, SCH-A670, and SPH-A670 phones, updates the compatibility list, and adds some speed improvements. OnSync 1.7 is available now as US$10 shareware. Radon Technologiesis Evidence Eradicator has gotten an upgrade to…
iPontificate: Hot Apple on Apple Action
The topic that everyone seems to be talking about this week is the legal proceedings between Apple Corps and Apple Computer. I suppose I might as well throw in my two cents. Let me make this clear, however: I have no idea what is going to happen between these two companies. That is what makes…
Dr. Mac: Rants & Raves - Good Software, Cheap
Great software doesn’t have to cost an arm and a leg. Great-but-expensive programs-like Final Cut, Photoshop, Logic, Dreamweaver, InDesign, FileMaker Pro, and many others-are (excuse the pun) a dime a dozen. Cheap but crappy programs are ubiquitous and worth a penny a pound or less. My favorite programs are the hardest to find: Inexpensive, well-designed…
Troi File Plugin, eMail Bounce Handler, iPod ActionPak, & More
Troi Automatisering has updated its Troi File Plugin for FileMaker Pro 7 to version 3.0.2. The plugin allows you to manipulate files and folders directly from your FileMaker Pro database. Version 3.0.2 is a bug fix update and is available now. Troi File Plugin is available as US$59 shareware. MAX Programming has updated its eMail…
Euro Study Finds Windows Crash 8% of the Time
A study of some 1,285,500 computers in almost one thousand companies across 7 European countries (France, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Spain, England, Italy) found that Windows PCs crashed around 8% per session. In other words, in European businesses, Windows PCs crash almost one out of every 12 times they are turned on. The study was undertaken…
Apple Looks at the Army's New MACH5 G5 Supercluster
E arlier this year, the US Army, in association with the COLSA Corporation, announced that it would use 1,566 Xserve G5 servers clustered together to create a new supercomputer to aid in the study of hypersonic flight. Now, Apple has posted a story about the completed system, called MACH5. The new US$5.8 million supercomputing cluster…
Computing with Bifocals - Announcing Nancy's Hints & Tips Book
Today I am as proud as can be to announce my first book, Tips, Hints, and Solutions for Seasoned Beginners Using Apple Macintosh Computers With OS X. For quite some time I have wanted to put together a handbook for Experienced Beginners who are using OS X. Something that would serve as a repository for…
MacSword, ChartConstructor, Illumination, & More
MacSword has been updated by its author to version 1.1.1. MacSword, based on the open-source SWORD Project, is a bible study program for Mac OS X. The new version fixes bugs, adds a Chinese localization, and adds a few interface tweaks. MacSword 1.1.1 is available now as a free download. Headshack Software has updated ChartConstructor…
Yahoo! Buys Musicmatch To Bolster Online Music Offerings
T he competition arrayed against Apple in the growing online music market is shifting. In a deal valued at US$160 million, Yahoo! announced today the acquisition of one-time Apple partner Musicmatch. Musicmatch makes its self-titled Musicmatch jukebox software that allows Windows users to manage their digital music collections, the same software Apple licensed for its…
Jupiter Research: iPod/iTunes Combo an Advantage for Apple
The Guardian (UK) has published an article looking at the battle between Apple and everyone else in the online music download business. The article particularly focuses on Microsoft’s new Windows Media Player 10 software, which among other things allows Windows users to take their rented music with them on portable media players. The article quotes…
Forbes/NewMediaZero Call Windows Media Open, iTunes Closed
Forbes’ online arm has published an article from a UK online site called NewMediaZero. That article touts “the relatively open nature” of Windows Media 10, which “stands in stark contrast” to Apple’s closed and proprietary iTunes. The article also quotes a broadband content provider who compares the coming platform war between Microsoft and Apple to…
Kanguru Releases First FireWire Flash Drive
At long last, after years of USB having a corner on the flash drive market, Kanguru has announced its Fire Flash FireWire flash drive line. With capacities ranging from 128MB to 1GB, the Fire Flash is the perfect way to carry your data with you, and since they uses FireWire, you won’t be waiting around…
Marathon Computer Announces New 12U Server Rack
Marathon Computer announces a new enclosed equipment rack, suitable for office workgroup or machine room. “We wanted to give people enough room for their G5s and Xserves,” said Marathon spokesman, David Soch, “but in an equipment rack that is small enough to use in an office workgroup setting.” Marathonis new 12U rack cabinet does both.…
Mireth Technology Releases Music Man
Mireth Technology Corp. announces the launch of Music Man, digital music software that rips from CD, converts between formats, burns to CD or to USB Flash Drive Memory and plays music files, CDs and directly from USB Flash. Music Man runs on Mac OS X. Music Man was developed to provide support for MP3 devices…
Apple Expo - iPod Speaker Makers Battle it Out With New Models
PARIS, FRANCE – The battle for business between iPod speaker makers moved to Paris this week at Apple Expo, as Altec Lansing Technologies, Inc. and Bose Corp. announced new products aimed at portable music lovers. Altec Lansing announced the iM3 for iPod and iPod mini at US$180 and the iMmini for Apple’s smallest handheld music…
iTunes Offers Republican Speeches, RNC Promotes iPod
J ust as with the Democratic National Convention last month, Apple is offering free downloads of speeches from the Republican National Convention (RNC) through the iTunes Music Store. For its part, the RNCis Web site is promoting not only the iTunes Music Store, but iPods for people who might be interested in listening to speeches…
Apple Expo - Apple Exec: No G5 Laptop "Anytime Soon"
PARIS, FRANCE – An Apple director reiterated on Wednesday comments made earlier this year that the company has no plans to announce a Mac laptop powered by a G5 processor for some time, and that technical issues of putting the chip in a small PowerBook have not yet been overcome. Tom Boger, director of Apple’s…
Apple Reminds Microsoft Who's #1 With 125 Million Downloads
I n response to the official launch of Microsoftis MSN Music service this morning, Apple has taken the opportunity to remind people whois on top of the music download business. The company issued a statement obtained by The Mac Observer that says the score so far in this business is 125 million downloads for Apple…