Adobe also announced a Web-based collaboration service called Acrobat Connect. The service lets Acrobat users work together in “always on” meeting rooms through a Web browser. Acrobat 8 Professional is priced at US$449, and upgrades from qualifying earlier versions cost $159. Acrobat 8 Standard costs $299, and qualifying upgrades are $99. The free Adobe Reader…
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Jeff Gamet is the Mac Observer’s Managing Editor, and co-host of the Apple Context Machine podcast. He is the author of “The Designer’s Guide to Mac OS X” from Peachpit Press, and writes for several design-related publications. Jeff has presented at events such as Macworld Expo, the RSA Conference, and the Mac Computer Expo. In all his spare time, he also hosts TMO’s Daily Observations podcast, co-hosts The iOS Show podcast, and makes guest appearances on several other shows, too. Jeff dreams in HD.
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iPod Knocks Oricon Out of Music Download Market
Oricon is bowing out of the computer-based music download market in Japan, and is citing Apple’s iPod as the reason. According to Reuters, the company has been losing 25 million yen (about US$212,495) a month on its download store for PCs since the service started in March 2005. Oricon spokesman, Teruaki Hidaka, commented “The iPod…
Finding Menu Extras
Mac OS X hides menu extras on your hard drive in System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras. To add one to your menu bar, just double click its file in the Menu Extras folder. Menu extras are hidden in the System folder.
Apple Safe From NASDAQ De-Listing for Now
In a filing with the SEC, Apple said that it “received a written notification from the staff of The Nasdaq Stock Market stating that the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel has granted the Companyis request for continued listing on The Nasdaq Stock Market, subject to the condition that the Company shall file its Form 10-Q for…
Miglia Announces Dual Digital Tuner for the Mac
Migliais TVDuo.
OmniDazzle
Presenters and teachers that need to draw attention to their mouse cursor during a presentation often try little tricks like jiggling their mouse and saying “look here.” OmniDazzle gives you a better option: It highlights your cursor, and even throws in a few extra bells and whistles just for good measure. When OmniDazzle is running,…
iTunes 7
With the release of iTunes 7, Apple made it very clear that its music management application was now a full-fledged multimedia manager. It now manages movies and TV shows with the same style that itis been handling music for some time. Along with that movie support, iTunes 7 now sports a familiar, yet different, interface.…
Seasonality 1.3.2
Depending on your occupation or personal interests, weather tracking can be a necessary task, or an interesting diversion. Seasonality 1.3.2 from Gaucho Software covers both bases for you. Seasonality is a weather monitoring application that displays current conditions, forecasts, and weather history for multiple cities from a single window. You can view seven-day forecasts, satellite…
Building Websites with Mambo
There are scads of amazing technologies available to help you build a better Web site. The problem lies in finding the right tools for your needs, and then learning how to use those tools. For users interested in Joomla!, formerly known as Mambo, Building Websites with Mambo A step by step tutorial from Packt Publishing…
AppZapper 1.7 Adds Application Exporting
In theory, uninstalling applications in Mac OS X should be as simple as a drag-and-drop to the Trash. Unfortunately, the reality is that some application components, like preferences and other support files, may get left behind to take up unnecessary hard drive space. AppZapperis goal is to help you root out and remove applications and…
Eudora to Become Open Source
QUALCOMM announced on Wednesday that it is halting the development of the Eudora email client and is now working with the Mozilla Foundation to turn it into an open source project. Future versions of Eudora will be based on the same technology platform as the Mozilla Thunderbird email client. QUALCOMM states that the open source…
Razer Pro|Click v1.6 Mouse
Some Mac users need the highest level of precision out of their pointing devices, whether thatis a mouse, trackball, or graphics tablet, and thatis exactly what Razer is aiming for with its Pro|Click v1.6 optical mouse. The Pro|Click v1.6 is a 1600 dpi six-button mouse with a scroll wheel and USB interface. Each button and…
Apple Hot Deals Update For B&H Photo Video, Ramjet, Sweetwater Sound
The new B&H Photo Video Hot Deals page has offers on the new Canon EOS Digital Rebel 10.1-megapixel SLR Black Body Kit, Sony DCR-SR100 Handycam 30GB Hard Drive Camcorder, Jamo i300 2.1 Channel iPod Speakers with Dock, Bose SoundDock Speaker System for iPod, JBL On Time Alarm Clock/Radio for iPod, Hewlett Packard L1940T 19-inch LCD…
TMO Quick Tip - Auto-Click Tab Sets in Safari
If you have a group of Web sites you like to visit, Safari gives you an easy way to open them as a group of tabs or windows with a single mouse-click. It’s called Auto-Click. Here’s how to create an Auto-Click set: Launch Safari. If it isn’t in your Dock, go to Applications/Safari. Click the…
Digital Foci Memory Card Gateway
At first glance, the Memory Card Gateway from Digital Foci seems like just another unassuming memory card reader. As it turns out, its diminutive case packs more than I expected to find. The Memory Card Gateway is a multi-format card reader that supports a long list of card types. The full list of cards includes…
Google May Buy YouTube
Internet search giant Google reported to be is in negotiations to acquire the streaming video site YouTube. According to The Wall Street Journal, the deal will cost Google about US$1.6 billion, but talks are still in early stages and could fall apart. YouTube offers a community site that lets users upload their own videos for…
AVIATOR Laptop Stand
Airline trays, coffee shop tables, and hotel room desks… all places that your Mac laptop sits, but just doesnit feel great. The AVIATOR Laptop Stand from Keynamics aims to bring a little bit of comfort back to your portable computing experience. The AVIATOR lifts your laptop up and off of the desk or airline tray…
Analyst: Apple Options Disclosure a Positive Step
Mr. Wu stated “While details such as the amount of non-cash charges have yet to be disclosed, we nevertheless view Appleis latest disclosures a positive in that we believe we are one step and perhaps two or three steps closer in reaching a resolution on its options investigation.” Apple has been conducting its own internal…
Apple Hot Deals Update For PowerMax, Ramjet, Small Dog
The new PowerMax Hot Deals page has offers on the Kensington RDS FM Transmitter/car charger for iPod, the IOGear MiniHub 7-Port USB 2.0 hub, Xitelis Audio Ground Loop Isolator, the Altec iM3C inMotion iPod Speaker System (Black), Griffinis Radioshark USB AM/FM Radio and timeshift recorder, the IRISPen Executive pen scanner, the Logitech Cordless Desktop S…
Greenpeace Parody Site Takes On Apple
The environmental activist group Greenpeace seems to be singling out Apple Computer in its campaign to push for computers manufactured without toxic components. Part of that campaign includes a Web site that mimics the style of Apple’s site. Greenpeace uses the site to state that Apple is acting irresponsibly towards the environment, offers unsatisfactory recycling…
TMO Quick Tip - Make Your AirPort Basestation Invisible
The only way to be one hundred percent sure that no one can hack into your network’s wireless access point, or basestation, is to pull out the power cord. Since that isn’t really practical, there are some other things you can do to keep unwanted people out of your wireless network. The obvious security measure…
IOGEAR MiniView 4-Port USB KVM Switch
Space is always at a premium, whether itis on your desk, or with your home theater system, and IOGEAR kept that in mind when designing its 4-Port USB KVM Switch (model GCS634U). This KVM switch includes video, audio and USB connections for up to four computers. The unitis compact size fits perfectly under a Mac…
Safari, Firefox Usage on the Rise, Hit High Point
Compared to prior months, September showed a more significant change in browser usage. Safari has been showing a decline since June, when it help 3.19 percent of the market. Septemberis numbers but Safari at its highest for the year, and Internet Explorer at its lowest. The statistics also show Safari and Firefox to be at…
4-Sight FAX 7 Adds Intel Mac Support
The Universal Binary version of the client application is still in beta, but should be available in its the final version in October. Pricing for five users starts at US$495, and upgrades from earlier versions starts at $222.75.