April, 2000 Archive

Mac Headlines Thursday April 27th, 2000 [Updated 5:20 PM] MacOS News Around The Web [4:00 PM] Apple Stock Watch - Tech Stocks Resume Market Leadership, AAPL Climbs [2:00 PM] Connectix Adds Velocity Engine (AltiVec) Support In Virtual PC Update [1:40 PM] The Sims Will Come Live On Your Mac! [1:00 PM] Microsoft Officially Unveils Mac Office 2001, Shows New E-mail Editing And PIM Features [12:00 PM] TextureMagic Updated To Version 1.3 [11:30 AM] Apple Updates QuickTime With Several New Features [11:00 AM] FontBuddy 1.9.2 Ready For Consumption [10:30 AM] eMailMan Bumped To Version 1.1 [Column] iTeen - iTeen Reveals The Truth About Netscape 6 [8:00 AM] Latest Software Updates - IPNetRouter, Virtual PC, & QuickTime [8:00 AM] Webmasters Rejoice! VSE Link Tester Update Saves Time and Frustration [8:00 AM] Washington Apple Pi Group Offers Host Of Training Classes [8:00 AM] IconFactory Snazzes Up Your iBook With New Icon Set [8:00 AM] PowerPrompter Update Props Up People With Presentations We also offer Thursday's News On One Page!

Mac Headlines Wednesday April 26th, 2000 [Updated 4:50 PM] MacOS News Around The Web [4:00 PM] Apple Stock Watch - Markets Give Back Yesterday's Gains, Apple Closes Down 5% [3:00 PM] Mac Show Gets Totally Hip On A Trip To Kanisa [1:00 PM] FWB Updates Hard Disk ToolKit To Version 4.0 [1:00 PM] Apple Announces "Hands-On Labs" For WWDC [12:20 PM] A Suggestion For The "MS Problem" [12:00 PM] FileMaker Users: New Plug-In Released That Downloads Mail To Databases [11:00 AM] Marathon Fans: New Excalibur Levels For Marathon Infinity Released [Column] Computing With Bifocals - Mouse Tips, iMac Updates, & A Great Typing Program [8:00 AM] Latest Software Updates - iBar, PortSniffer, & Ugly CD Player [8:00 AM] MAC-O-RAMA Giving Away After-Easter Treats [8:00 AM] Audio Support For Roland UA-30 In USB Format [8:00 AM] Search Engine Submission Tool Updated [8:00 AM] Computer Cartoon PC Weenies Relaunches Web Site We also offer Wednesday's News On One Page!

Mac Headlines Tuesday April 25th, 2000 [Updated 4:40 PM] MacOS News Around The Web [4:00 PM] Apple Stock Watch - Rally Alert! AAPL Poised For Break Out [3:30 PM] Aladdin Updates Stuffit Deluxe To Version 5.5.1, Strongly Encourages Users To Update [1:30 PM] Apple Announces After-Hours Events & AppleMasters Presentations [12:00 PM] New OneClick Palette Offers Hard Drive Data & An Aqua Look [11:00 AM] Got Bandwidth?: Team ASA Races Ahead With New Gigabit Ethernet Cards [11:00 AM] Play Tetris On A Building Wall... And Steve Wozniak Will Visit You [Column] On The Flip Side - What A Turn Of Events For Apple! [Column] Wasting Time With The Idiots - The Whole Meta-Mess & Other Viewer Mail [8:00 AM] Latest Software Updates - GraphicConverter, Boom!, & People Book [8:00 AM] Lasso For Dreamweaver Gets Update [8:00 AM] Two Turn Tables and MegaSeg: Mac DJs Get A New Version [8:00 AM] Excite@Home Ports Webshots To The Mac [8:00 AM] E-mail FileMaker Plug-In Updated We also offer Tuesday's News On One Page!

Mac Headlines Monday April 24th, 2000 [Updated 5:40 PM] MacOS News Around The Web [4:30 PM] Apple Stock Watch - Microsoft's Woes Sicken The Stock Market, But Investors Buy More AAPL [3:00 PM] Microsoft Press Release: "[Company] Chooses Microsoft Windows 2000 *OR* Greater Reliability [12:00 PM] Follow-Up: DOJ Will Force Microsoft to Divest MS Office [10:00 AM] Beenox Offers a Peak at the Future of Mac Gaming [8:00 AM] Apple Smells Something Fishy, Considering Options With FishPC iMac Knockoff [6:30 AM] Reports Leak: DOJ TO Seek Breakup Of Microsoft, MS Stock Tanks In Pre-Market Trading [6:00 AM] Latest Software Updates - David's Backgammon, MacTypingTutor, & Pillbug Golf [6:00 AM] Stickies on Steroids: Banner Palette Won't Let You Forget [6:00 AM] Security And Privacy Software Updated [6:00 AM] Mac Ham Operators: MultiMode Upgraded To Version 3.3 [6:00 AM] eMailMan Says "You've Got Mail" [Column] Monday's Mac Gadget - Looking for Invisible Files? Ghost Hunter Can Find Them! [Column] The Apple Trader - Apple Reported Strong Earnings: Why Did The Stock Go Down? We also offer Monday's News On One Page!

Mac Headlines Friday April 21st, 2000 [Updated 4:30 PM] MacOS News Around The Web [3:30 PM] Team Mac Observer Reclaims #19 Ranking In SETI@home, Sign Up Now! [2:00 PM] Mac Gamer's Ledge Offers 466 MHz iMac Upgrade In New Contest! [2:00 PM] Apple Maintains Dominance As #1 Hardware Web Site [1:00 PM] Users Behind a Firewall Rejoice! Apple Quietly Introduces HTTP Streaming Transport in QuickTime 4.1.1 [12:30 PM] VideoScript Adds New Filter Functions [12:30 PM] Got Storage? LaCie Introduces 150GB FireWire RAID Solution [12:00 PM] SoundJam MP Updated With Several Improvements [9:30 AM] MACAST Lite Rocks On To Version 2.1 [9:00 AM] Inscriber To Bring Real-Time Effects to FinalCut Pro [9:00 AM] Exercise Your Mind And Explore The Castle In A New Contest From Blue Line Studios [8:00 AM] Apple Stock Watch - The Markets Are Closed Today [8:00 AM] Latest Software Updates - SoundJam MP Plus, CodePerfect, & ClearPhone Pro [8:00 AM] Step Into The Future With FutureBASIC^3 Release 2 We also offer Friday's News On One Page!

Mac Headlines Thursday April 20th, 2000 [Updated 5:30 PM] MacOS News Around The Web [5:00 PM] MacWeek Offers Excellent Report On Today's Apple Shareholder Meeting [4:00 PM] Click This! WestCode Releases Two New OneClick Add-Ons [4:00 PM] Apple Stock Watch - Apple Shares Fall After Stellar Earnings Report. Go Figure. [3:00 PM] Diet Sleuth New Beta Version Available [Column] iTeen - Let Your Mac Take You Wherever the Inspiration May Carry [11:30 AM] Steve Jobs Appears On CNBC, Makes Appropriate CEO Noises [10:30 AM] Detailed Analysis Of Apple's 2nd Quarter Earnings [10:00 AM] MacSOS Makes Unix More, Well, Mac-Like [9:00 AM] New AfterEffects Plugin Released [8:00 AM] Storm The Castle Wall With New Myth II Set From IconFactory [8:00 AM] Desktops In Motion: Kineticon and Icon Export Updated [7:00 AM] Latest Software Updates - MetaTrack, Screenwriter 2000, & Meshwork [7:00 AM] Create Interactive Simulations & Convert Them Into Java Applets [7:00 AM] New Cross-Platform Multimedia E-Mail Software Is Out We also offer Thursday's News On One Page!

Mac Headlines Wednesday April 19th, 2000 [Updated 6:00 PM] MacOS News Around The Web [5:30 PM] Apple PR Lays Out Q2 Results, Big Profits & Revenues Abound [5:00 PM] Mac Show Brings On IE 5 Product Manager [4:00 PM] Mac Observer Live Coverage Of Apple's Q2 Results [3:50 PM] Apple Stock Watch - Stocks Fall, AAPL Beats Earnings and Announces a Stock Split. [3:40 PM] CNBC Sneak Peak! Apple Blows Past Q2 Estimates, Board Approves 2-For-1 Stock Split! [3:20 PM] Mac Observer To Offer Live Coverage Of Apple's Q2 Results [2:30 PM] MACWORLD NY Set To Break Record Attendance, Conferences Unveiled [1:30 PM] WebPrint Plus Updated with Many Improvements [12:30 PM] Forecasts Call For Sunny 2nd Quarter Earnings Announcement This Afternoon From Apple [Review] Don't Throw Away Your Old Serial Peripherals! Adapt with the Keyspan Adapter. [6:00 AM] Latest Software Updates - Kineticon, VideoGogh, & NetChronometer [6:00 AM] Again With The "Boggle" Label! This Time It's Version 1.5 [6:00 AM] TidBITS Celebrates 10 Years Of Online Service! [6:00 AM] REAL Releases Final REALbasic 2.1, Really [6:00 AM] FastTrack Schedule Adds Support For Palm [Column] Computing With Bifocals - Yet More About Lefties & A Web Site For New Users We also offer Wednesday's News On One Page!

Mac Headlines Tuesday April 18th, 2000 [Updated 5:50 PM] MacOS News Around The Web [5:00 PM] CBS MarketWatch: C-Cube & Apple Working On DVD Chip Deal [4:20 PM] Deneba Makes Bold Move To Consumer Graphics Market With US$85 Canvas SE [4:00 PM] Apple Stock Watch - Second Day Of Record Breaking Rally, Apple Climbs Higher [3:00 PM] XLR8's Parent Bought, XLR8 To Continue As Independent Division [2:00 PM] Orange Micro Bundles International Adobe Premiere LE With FireWire Line [1:00 PM] Bare Bones Releases Utility That Eliminates Problems With Apple's DVD Player And Macsbugs [Column] Wasting Time With The Idiots - Great iMac Accessories, & Accessory To Crime [Column] On The Flip Side - Yes, We Do And Should Criticize Apple [9:00 AM] Mac MP3 Server Allows Up To 60 Streams On The Internet [9:00 AM] Mac Web Network Reflects Strength Of Mac Markets [8:00 AM] Latest Software Updates - MacSOUP, Idea Keeper, & Drag'nBack [8:00 AM] Dates & Times Now Easily Added to FileMaker Pro [8:00 AM] Crazy-8 Allows Users to play CHIP8 Games We also offer Tuesday's News On One Page!

Mac Headlines Monday April 17th, 2000 [Updated 5:20 PM] MacOS News Around The Web [4:40 PM] Macinstein.com Adds Thre New Resources [4:00 PM] New Voodoo 3 Drivers Released By 3dfx [4:00 PM] Apple Stock Watch - Whew! The Markets Find Footing, Apple Soars On Expectations Of A Blow Out Quarter [3:30 PM] Powerlogix Drops Prices, Ships FireWire/USB Card [3:00 PM] Listen In To Apple's Q2 Results Press Conference [Column] Monday's Mac Gadget - Can't Open a File? Extension Wizard Can Help... [11:00 AM] Web Confidential Beta For Palm Released [8:40 AM] The Apple Trader - The Descent into Darkness [8:00 AM] Stage Masters: New Release Offers Control Over Advanced Lighting [8:00 AM] Mac Sys Admins: Server Sentinel Now In Beta 5 [7:00 AM] Latest Software Updates - NetFinder, Synchronize! Pro, & Patch Dance [7:00 AM] Japanese Updates For MoonMenu & Password Wallet Released [7:00 AM] Sherlock Menu Updated With Several New Features We also offer Monday's News On One Page!

Mac Headlines Friday April 14th, 2000 [Updated 6:00 PM] MacOS News Around The Web [5:50 PM] The Week's Top Stories For Week Ending 4/14/2000 [4:40 PM] Apple Stock Watch - The Bubble Goes Boom, But Apple Stands Tall! [4:20 PM] Omikron Basic Moves Up To Version 6 [4:00 PM] Programmers: Data Editing Tool Updated [3:50 PM] Hey Trekkies! MGL Giving Away Star Trek Titles! [3:40 PM] Apple Remain's Strong Despite Market Downturn [Review] Sonnet & XLR8 G4 Cards A Great Alternative To Buying A New Mac [9:00 AM] Calling All Macs!, Mac SETI@home Team Takes Hit In Rankings [6:00 AM] Latest Software Updates - Macintosh Manager, Grammarian, & GLMStat [6:00 AM] Orange Micro Drops FireWire PCI Card Below US$100 [6:00 AM] Newer Drops G3 & G4 Prices [6:00 AM] Cool Utility Helps Open Difficult To Open Documents [6:00 AM] You Still Can't Call It Boggle, But Now It's Version 1.2 [Column] Ask Dave - iDisk Problems & ".EXE" Files On Your Mac We also offer Friday's News On One Page!

Mac Headlines Thursday April 13th, 2000 [5:00 PM] Apple Stock Watch - Wall St. Slides Again, Apple Bounces Back [Updated 3:50 PM] MacOS News Around The Web [3:30 PM] MetaCreations Completes Self-Destruction, Sells Poser [3:00 PM] Apple Sees 1.4 Million Unique Visitors To Web Site Last Week [2:30 PM] FileMaker Pro Users: ISO Releases Everything CD 4 [Editorial] Going Once, Going Twice... sold! (AKA Honey I shrank the Mac graphics market.) [2:00 PM] PackageTracker Adds Contextual Menus & Other Enhancements [12:00 PM] MacHack 2000 Announces Its Conference Program [Column] iTeen - The iTeens Review The Color Palm IIIc [7:30 AM] Mac Ham Operators: MultMode Adds Support For ALE [7:30 AM] MAC-O-RAMA Cleans House For Spring Cleaning [7:00 AM] Latest Software Updates - Etchelon Tracer, HTML Optimizer Pro, & MacMAME [7:00 AM] MoonMenu Update Improves Lunar Calculations [7:00 AM] Rainbow Painter Updated With Many New Features We also offer Thursday's News On One Page!

Mac Headlines Wednesday April 12th, 2000 [Updated 5:20 PM] MacOS News Around The Web [5:00 PM] MacParty Launches: It's A Message Board Site, Not A Political Movement [5:00 PM] Apple Produces Worm To Lure In Mac Developers To Early Bird Workshops [4:00 PM] Apple Stock Watch - Nasdaq Sell-Off Gets Scary, AAPL Down Another 8.53% [3:30 PM] Mac Journalists Featured In Technology Magazine, Mac Observer President Quoted [3:00 PM] MacShow Tests FCC Patience, Packs Too Much Mac Content Into This Week's Show [Column] Computing With Bifocals - More Discussion About Left-handed Computer Users [12:00 PM] Mac Observer Stock Watch Virtual Portfolio Buys Akamai & More Apple [7:00 AM] Aladdin Supports Mac Streaming Media With The Launch Of MacRadio.com [7:00 AM] Apple Inks Deal With Regional Retailer To Increase Digital Video Exposure [6:00 AM] Latest Software Updates - Extension Overload, ClearPhone Pro, & YA-NewsWatcher [6:00 AM] Nu Sans Fonts Get An Update [6:00 AM] Ring! Ring! Time For Friends, Buffy, Ally, Popular, Drew... [6:00 AM] SGI and Formac Team Up for Killer Flat Panel Display We also offer Wednesday's News On One Page!

Mac Headlines Tuesday April 11th, 2000 [4:00 PM] Apple Stock Watch - Apple Slides 4.45% [3:30 PM] Got 4 People And A Yearnin' For Storage? FireWire SANcube Ships [3:00 PM] Apple Makes A Play To Bring The Mac Into DVD Authoring Prominence [Column] On The Flip Side - The Computer Industry Is So Predictable [2:00 PM] New Mac Sites Hit The Front Line [11:00 AM] Qarbon.com Viewlets Now Available for Mac Developers [10:00 AM] PC World: Mac IE 5 Better than Windows IE 5.5? [Column] Wasting Time With The Idiots - MetaCreations: Everything Must Go! [8:00 AM] Clean Your Text With textSOAP 2.6.1 [8:00 AM] New PPC Linux Distribution Comes To The Mac In MacTech Magazine [7:00 AM] Latest Software Updates - QT Jukebox, FretPet, & PowerSMS [7:00 AM] What Is All That Commotion? Sounds Like a New Version [7:00 AM] Parlez-Vous Français? Stuffit Deluxe 5.5 Does We also offer Tuesday's News On One Page!

Mac Headlines Monday April 10th, 2000 [5:30 PM] Vicomsoft DHCP Server Improves Interface [5:20 PM] Apple & Pinnacle Announce Mac Only Video Solutions [4:50 PM] Apple Updates Final Cut Pro With Broadcasters In Mind [Updated 4:40 PM] MacOS News Around The Web [4:00 PM] Apple Stock Watch - Nasdaq Sells Off, Apple Declines [Column] The Apple Trader - Announcing The Mac Observer High Tech Aggressive Growth Stock Portfolio [3:00 PM] At Long Last, Matrox Announces Support For Macs (Gamer's, Don't Celebrate Yet) [11:00 AM] I See The Final Version Of iSee [Column] Monday's Mac Gadget - Someone Scanning Your Ports? React with TrashScan! [7:00 AM] Mac Race Organizer Updated [7:00 AM] Hefty! Hefty! Hefty! New Mac FTP Client Released [6:00 AM] Latest Softwre Updates - Symbionts, Computer Cuisine Deluxe, & FontChecker [6:00 AM] The Atomic Mac Adds New Element Information [6:00 AM] And Don't Call It Boggle! We also offer Monday's News On One Page!

Mac Headlines Friday April 7th, 2000 [9:00 PM] The Week's Top Stories For Week Ending 4/07/2000 [Updated 5:30 PM] MacOS News Around The Web [5:00 PM] iTeen Internet World Expo - Best Of Show Awards [4:40 PM] Flight Simulator Lands on GameRanger [4:00 PM] Apple Stock Watch - Momentum Returns To Nasdaq, Apple Smashes Ahead [2:20 PM] Ask Dave - Netscape Printing & "Smart Browsing," And More MP3 Quality [11:30 AM] Picture This: ConceptDraw Updated to 1.32 [8:30 AM] Aladdin Allows Linux Users to Unstuff It [8:30 AM] Akamai Offers Mac Observer Readers Assistance with Apple's Auto-Update Feature [8:00 AM] Speak To Your Mac, New USB Microphones Are Out [8:00 AM] Mac Gamers: New Game to Follow In Myst's Footsteps [8:00 AM] Intelli Innovations Upgrades Nearly Their Entire Product Line [7:00 AM] Latest Software Updates - ViaHTTP, IPNetRouter, & Etchelon Tracer [7:00 AM] AutoTextTyper 2.2.1 Fixes Disappearing Problem [7:00 AM] "A Better Finder Rename" Gets An Update We also offer Friday's News On One Page!

Mac Headlines Thursday April 6th, 2000 [Updated 5:00 PM] MacOS News Around The Web [4:30 PM] iTeen Internet World Report - iOpener Internet Appliance Looks Great [4:00 PM] Apple Stock Watch - The Market Rally Putters Higher, Apple Left Behind [3:30 PM] iTeen Internet World Report - Oingo Search Engine Provides Genesis In Searching [3:20 PM] Hackers, Start Your Engines! Apple Releases Darwin 1.0 [3:20 PM] Apple Gives Users 10 More Reasons to Use QuickTime 4 [10:00 AM] Casady & Greene Releases SoundJam MP Plus, And New Free MP3 Player [8:30 AM] Blue World Updates Lasso Web Data Engine [8:30 AM] Apple Announces Press Conference With Matrox & Pinnacle Systems [8:30 AM] Apple Announces Investment & Partnering Deal That Will Improve Internet Customer Service [8:00 AM] Sonnet Ships Upgrade Card For LC Series Macs, Seriously [8:00 AM] Startup Doubler Updated With Mac OS 9.0.4 Support [7:00 AM] Latest Software Updates - BlackWatch, Listen, & DiskWarrior [7:00 AM] Virtual TimeClock Updated 2000 Version Coming Soon [7:00 AM] TechTool And TechTool Pro Updated We also offer Thursday's News On One Page!

Mac Headlines Wednesday April 5th, 2000 [Updated 5:40 PM] MacOS News Around The Web [5:00 PM] Update Your Software Update Control Panel To Upgrade To Mac OS 9.0.4 [4:20 PM] Netscape/AOL Introduce Netscape 6 To Mixed Reactions [4:00 PM] Apple Stock Watch - Apple Stock Watch: Think Earnings - Apple Climbs Higher [2:30 PM] Computing With Bifocals - Making Your Mac Desktop Look Bigger [12:30 PM] Apple's Auto-Update System Leaves Some Users Disappointed [12:30 PM] Mac OS 9.0.4 Update & New DVD Software Fixes DVD Sound Sync Issues [12:30 PM] Mac OS 9.0.4 Update Released [10:50 AM] 3dfx Announces Patent Deal And Settlement With Intel [6:00 AM] Latest Software Updates - DiskTracker, NetChronometer, & Auction Action Tracker [6:00 AM] Searchable Scrapbook Program Updated With New Features [6:00 AM] WebSTAR Plug-In Adds Caching Improvements And Cookie Support [6:00 AM] Aladdin Systems Ships Aladdin Branded MacHeadlines [6:00 AM] Sound Activated Software Recording Solution Updated [Column] On The Flip Side - Something Big Is Brewing For The WWDC We also offer Wednesday's News On One Page!

Mac Headlines Tuesday April 4th, 2000 [Updated 4:40 PM] MacOS News Around The Web [4:30 PM] Mac 2D Space Shooter Updated [Editorial] Yes, Rumor Sites Hurt Us: Rebuttal To Charles Moore [4:00 PM] Apple Stock Watch - Markets Melt Down And Rebuild, Apple Takes It On The Chin [3:20 PM] Mac Role Playing Game, Avernum, Updated [2:30 PM] Vicomsoft Releases FTP Client 3.0.1 [2:00 PM] Add A Photo Album To Your Color Palm [1:00 PM] Mac Developers: Apple Announces 5th Annual Apple Design Awards [12:30 PM] Microsoft Responds To Antitrust Ruling, Conclusions Set The Sharks To Circling [Column] Wasting Time With The Idiots - iMovie: So Easy Even A Girl Can Use It [6:00 AM] Latest Software Updates - Mac CallerID, Mulberry, & Tex-Edit Plus [6:00 AM] New PasswordWallet Stores User IDs and Passwords Securely [6:00 AM] Have A Scrap On Your Mac With QuickScrap 1.2 [6:00 AM] Sonnet Pushes G4 Upgrade To 450 MHz Upgrade Cards, Lowers Prices [6:00 AM] Newer Technologies Drops G4 Upgrade Prices, Announces 450 MHz G4 We also offer Tuesday's News On One Page!

Mac Headlines Monday April 3rd, 2000 [Updated 6:00 PM] MacOS News Around The Web [5:00 PM] Apple Appoints New European Vice President [4:30 PM] Microsoft Found To Be In Violation Of Sherman Antitrust Act [4:00 PM] Microsoft Trading Halted In After Hours Trading, Trial Ruling Being Released [3:50 PM] Apple Stock Watch - Nasdaq Posts Biggest Point Loss Ever, Apple Hangs Tough But Closes Lower [3:00 PM] Macsurfer's Launches TechNN For Technology News Links [1:00 PM] Format Mac Removable Media & Work With Mac Files On A PC [12:30 PM] A Microsoft Parody Cartoon You Have To See [Column] The Apple Trader - AAPL Is A Growth Stock Wearing A Value PE [Column] Monday's Mac Gadget - Take The Mac Observer (Or Other Sites) On The Road With AvantGo [9:00 AM] April Fool's Story - AOL To Buy Apple [9:00 AM] Latest Software Updates - ScrapIt Pro, QuickScrap, & ACI 4D [9:00 AM] Mac Gamer's Ledges Announces New Giveaway [9:00 AM] Final 1.0.2 Version Of TCPManager Released [9:00 AM] Time Pallette Fixes Daylight Savings Bug, Adds Other New Features We also offer Monday's News On One Page!