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Channel 8 Software is proud to announce the release of iOrganizer 2.5.1, the latest version of the easy-to-use organizational application for the Macintosh and Mac OS X. iOrganizer includes an address book, a bookmark list, an event calendar, and a download list. iOrganizer 2.5.1 is a maintanence update that includes a few minor improvements over…

ZDNet’s David Coursey, 2/4/02 When we were younger, my sister and I fought all of the time, so much so that, whenever she did something nice for me, I automatically blurted, “What do you want? Why are you being nice to me?” I have the same initial reaction to ZDNet Editor David Coursey — take…

The awards will be presented on Feb. 26 at a ceremony a day before the 44th Annual GRAMMY Awards. Recipients of the Technical GRAMMY Award are determined by the vote of the members of the Recording Academyis Producers & Engineers Wing, a group of 5,000 pro-audio professionals dedicated to developing new technologies, recording and mastering…

Youive probably heard that Apple released a computer the day before yesterday that finally broke the 1 Ghz barrier. At the bottom of the article, there were a couple of reader responses that basically said that Apple once again “toasts” the Pentium. I cringed when I read that, because I doubt that it is true…

Walt Simonson is a whore. I, however, am a courtesan. John Byrne, comics artist/writer and Mac user

How about the iTools Homepage, that place where you can send your Aunt Lulu to see the latest pictures of her sweet little niece she likes to call iSugar Booger;i do you like that too? I do, because it is one place thatis easy to find. Even if I change ISPs like I change underwear…

Many Mac owners can spit out the general specs of the TiBook and the iBook , and, if your mind does not feel as if someone tossed it into a blender and punched iliquefyi, you might be able to make that decision. Apple hasnit helped matters much because both laptops offer a boatload of bang…

If youire so smart, how come youire not rich? Title of an episode of "Batman: The Animated Series" In Sundayis BusinessWeekis Online special report dedicated to Apple Computer, there is an interview with Jef Raskin, undeniably the true father of the Macintosh. The Cliff Notesi version of the interview is this: Raskin doesnit like much…

beAccountable SE v2.1 Creative Services Management Software Now Available Five years in the making and developed specifically for creatives, beAccountable is now available in a low cost Special Edition for single-user installations. The software helps graphic designers, marketing and communications companies, advertising and PR agencies easily track each of their projects so they can "be…

David Pogue is columnist for the New York Times, a best-selling Mac author and has recently published Mac OS X: The Missing Manual. TMO: I feel that OS X is pretty simple to use, so I was astounded at how big a book OS X: The Missing Manual is. Whatis up with that? David Pogue:…

In a press-released statement on Sunday, Mac Show Productions, the group behind the popular Internet radio show, announced that King has resigned from his position as host of the premiere internet show dedicated to all things Macintosh. His resignation is effective immediately; show founder as well as host, Kingis reasons for resigning were cited as…

A s if a Lisa Web server wasnit enough retro fun for the hardcore legacy users among us, this article on Slashdot now reveals a happily functioning prototype CompactFlash/IDE controller for the Apple ][. This project enables the adventurous Apple ][ owner to access a whopping 64MB of storage using either a Sandisk CompactFlash card…

FEELORIUM has released Full Screen Player 1.0 today. Full Screen Player is a full screen QuickTime movie player. Full Screen Player is very easy to use. You can use Finder to organize your movie files, for example, make aliases of movies into a folder as a play-list. Then drag and drop movie files or folders…

VIDVOX a company dedicated to multimedia research, development and services, is proud to announce the major update of its flagship product, VDMX 2 QuickTime Mixer for Macintosh. VDMX 2 is a robust software-based video mixer optimized for realtime control and mixing of any audio visual material. VDMX 2 can seamlessly mix live video with disk-based…

The first impression, they say, is everything, and the new iMac makes one helluva first impression, at least, from afar. With the possible exception of the Cube, the new iMac is simply the best looking computer I have ever seen. It probably borrows a lot design cues from the Cube , though you couldnit tell…

Dr. Benderfritz found that the mice in the control group continued to cavort and play, while the mice in the study group went on to become emanate scientists or really great waffle chefs. While Dr. Benderfritz may have found a link between Steve Jobsi keynotes and tasty waffles, he has not uncovered what affects the…

The security problems affect SQL Server 2000 and SQL Server 7.0 and are related to the way these two versions of the product create and display text messages after a query is submitted, the company said in a security bulletin. Microsoft labeled the risk from the first flaw as “moderate” and from the second flaw…

This update is intended for users of AppleWorks on Mac OS X 10.1. If you are using an earlier version of Mac OS X, Apple recommends that you first upgrade your OS to 10.1 before using this updater. If you already have AppleWorks 6.1.2 and you are not running Mac OS X then you do…

"This is a serious vulnerability. People running Windows XP need to put the patch on right away," said Scott Culp, manager of Microsoftis Security Response Center. Culp said users of Windows ME or Windows 98 only need the patch if they are running UPnP. Windows ME was released with UPnP built in, but the feature…