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August, 1999 Archive

Headlines For Tuesday, August 31st

[Updated 5:15 PM] MacOS News Around The Web

[4:40 PM] Apple Stock Watch: Apple Tops 65, Highest Since March 3rd, 1992

[4:20 PM] Apple Averages Three Thousand iBooks Per Day In Pre-orders!

[3:50 PM] Apple Introduces The Biggest, Baddest Flat Panel Display Ever

[2:50 PM] Apple Unveils The Fastest Personal Computer On The Planet (With Immediate Availability)

[Column] The Name of the Game - The Idiots Build The Perfect Gaming Beast: Upgrading A Beige G3 Minitower, Part 2

[1:10 PM] Steve Jobs Interviewed On CNBC's Power Lunch

[Last Updated At 12:38 PM] Live Seybold Keynote Coverage

[Column] On The Flip Side - Mac vs. PC, YOUR Mistakes Serve The Dark Side

[9:15 AM] HP Announces Mac-compatible Digital Cameras And A Printer To Match!

[8:45 AM] Farallon Ships AirPort Wireless Solution For PowerBooks

[8:00 AM] Win A MacOS Cap In Mac Trivia Contest

Headlines For Monday, August 30th

[Updated 4:55 PM] MacOS News Around The Web

[4:45 PM] Files Open By Application You Specify With New Utility

[4:15 PM] Apple Stock Watch: More Inflation Worries Usher Apple Down 2 11/16

[2:30 AM] The eOne In Action In Japan (With Pics!)

[Column] The Apple Trader - Where's Apple's Next Insanely Great Idea?

[Column] Monday's Mac Gadget - MacHeadlines Puts Mac News On Your Desktop

[Updated 10:40 PM] CNBC: "Apple Has New Plans For iMac", Reuters Chimes In Too

[8:35 AM] Bungie.org Recovers From Digital Mac Truck Collision

[7:45 AM] Mac Desktop Utility Helps Keep You And Your Desktop Organized

Headlines For Friday, August 27th

[6:00 PM] The Week's Top Stories For Week Ending 8/27/99

[Updated 5:15 PM] MacOS News Around The Web

[4:50 PM] Speech Recognition Utility For The Mac Released

[Editorial] SETI@Home Processing Conclusions: Proof That Mac Is #1

[4:15 PM] Apple Stock Watch: Apple Closes Over 64, Another New High

[3:40 PM] Keep Your Serial Numbers Organized With Serial Keeper 2.0

[Column] The Back Page - One Of The Reasons The PC Remains More Popular Than The Mac

[2:50 PM] Learn About Wave Mechanics With YP Waves

[11:45 AM] Seybold/G4 Announcements, From The Same Source As Our P1 Predictions!

[11:15 AM] Wall Street: Another Analyst Raises Its Estimates And Target Price On Apple

[8:45 AM] Snak, The Mac IRC Client, Updated With New Features/Bug Fixes

Headlines For Thursday, August 26th

[Updated 4:45 PM] MacOS News Around The Web

[Editorial] What Is It With All The ISP Rebates On PCs?

[3:30 PM] Apple Stock Watch: Apple Closes Over 62 For First Time Since May 13th, 1992

[2:50 PM] Wacom To Introduce Cordless Mouse And Pressure Sensitive Cordless Pen

[2:30 PM] Two New Digital Cameras From Olympus Hit Market

[11:30 AM] End Of Summer Sale And Voodoo For iMac From MAC-O-RAMA

[Column] Ask Dave - Networking New Macs With Older Printers

[8:45 AM] Proteron Releases Update To N2MP3 To Correct Major Flaw

Headlines For Wednesday, August 25th

[4:50 PM] Team Mac Observer Moves To #21, Eyes Top 20!

[4:00 PM] Apple Stock Watch: Apple Rises To Close Over 61, Yet Another 7 Year Closing High

[Updated 3:50 PM] MacOS News Around The Web

[2:50 PM] Apple Adds SOTEC (eOne Designer) To Lawsuit Hit List, SOTEC Says "Unfair"

[2:30 PM] Public Access Software Inks Deal With New Shareware Registration Service

[1:50 PM] New Lasso Tool From Blue World Allows Database Development Within Dreamweaver

[Column] My First Mac Was A Typewriter - Two More Auction Sites Reviewed

[8:45 AM] Two New Utilities For Eudora Pro Users Released

[8:15 AM] New E-mail App Designed For Broadcast Lists

Headlines For Tuesday, August 24th

[4:45 PM] New Utility Makes Hitting Your Favorite Web Sites A Button Away

[4:20 PM] Thanks In Part To QuickTime, Flash Hits 83% Market Penetration

[4:00 PM] Apple Stock Watch: Fed Hikes Interest Rates, Apple Falls... A Little

[Updated 3:30 PM] MacOS News Around The Web

[1:45 PM] Jean Belanger Of Metrowerks Publicly Responds To Mac Worries

[1:25 PM] Casady & Greene Update SoundJam MP With Major Improvements

[Column] The Name of the Game - The Idiots Build The Perfect Gaming Beast: Upgrading A Beige G3 Minitower

[Column] On The Flip Side - Flavor Packs: What The Next iMac Should Have

[8:52 AM] Ambrosia Software Announces Snapz Pro Contest With Cash Prizes

Headlines For Monday, August 23rd

[Updated 5:00 PM] MacOS News Around The Web

[4:50 PM] Apple Announces QuickTime Live! Conference For Promoting QuickTime Technology

[Editorial] Apple, IBM, and Motorola: Let's Kiss And Make Up

[3:30 PM] Apple Stock Watch: Apple Shows Good Gains, Closer Over 60

[10:45 AM] Myth World Cup '99 Is Over, Find Out Who Won!

[10:20 PM] dealmac Launches Educational Service

[Column] The Apple Trader - Piracy Against Apple, It's A Cultural Thing

[Column] Monday's Mac Gadget - The Mystery of the Lost Keyboard Commands

[7:15 AM] DiskLock 4.5.1: Protect Files, Folders, With Multi-User Support And Other New Features

[7:15 AM] StockWatcher Updated With New Features, Bugfixes

[7:15 AM] Eject CDs From Any Application With EjectDisk 3.1.1

Headlines For Friday, August 20th

[Updated 5:30 PM] MacOS News Around The Web

[Updated 5:00 PM] New Tower Design Aimed At Amiga Users May Attract Apple Lawsuit Too (With Pics)

[4:50 PM] Keep your Finder Windows Tidy and Organized Automatically with FinderKeeper

4:40 PM] Bell Atlantic Doesn't Get It, Netscape 3 Offered On Mac ISP CD

[4:30 PM] XLR8 Drops Price On USB Performance Package

[3:45 PM] Apple Stock Watch: Apple Picks Up Again, Closes Higher

[1:30 PM] Preview Of MP3 Encoder From Proteron Released

[12:15 PM] Motorola Engineer Speaks Out About Metrowerks Buyout

[Column] The Back Page - IBM PowerPC Motherboards: Apple's Biggest Opportunity Yet

[9:15 AM] Round 2: Apple Files Lawsuit Against eMachines

Headlines For Thursday, August 19th

[Updated 3:40 PM] MacOS News Around The Web

[3:30 PM] Apple Stock Watch: Apple Falls Below 60 In A Nervous Market

[2:30 PM] Motorola To Acquire Metrowerks, Maker Of Top Mac Development Tools

[11:45 AM] New Free Mac MP3 Player Introduced

[11:15 AM] Vicomsoft Updates Internet Gateway and SoftRouter Plus

[Review] Burn CDs on Your Mac With A Yamaha CD-RW

[10:15 AM] Apple Tree Puzzle Contest: Macs Painted Red Dangling From A Tree (With Pics)

[Column] Ask Dave - Dead Hard Drives and QuickTime 4

[8:00 AM] Internal Floppy Drive For Blue & White G3s Shipping

[7:45 AM] Atomic Mac Receives Periodic Update

Headlines For Wednesday, August 18th

[Updated 4:50 PM] MacOS News Around The Web

[3:30 PM] Apple Stock Watch: Apple Falls, But Stays Above 60

[3:05 PM] Another Sign: Apple Makes Strategic Investment In QTV Network

[2:10 PM] Team Mac Observer Moves Up To #22 In SETI@home!

[1:10 PM] InterMapper, IP And AppleTalk Monitoring Software, Updated To Version 2.1.1

[Column] My First Mac Was A Typewriter - Two Mac Success Stories From Real-Life

[8:50 AM] Mac Gamer's Ledge Giving Away SimCity 3000

[8:30 AM] Optimize Your Web Site With VSE Site Turbo 3.0

Headlines For Tuesday, August 17th

[4:40 PM] WebEvent Calendar Software Updated

[4:15 PM] Apple Stock Watch: 7-Day Streak Ends, Apple Closes Lower

[Updated 3:30 PM] MacOS News Around The Web

[3:00 PM] Mac Search Engine Submission App Updated

[2:25 PM] French Mac Reseller's Problems Started With Selling PCs

[2:05 PM] Grab WetWare, A Collection Of OpenSource SuperCard Enhancements

[2:00 PM] Bare Bones Releases BBEdit Lite 4.6

[Column] On The Flip Side - Debunking The Myth Of "Dead" Software

[Column] The Name of the Game - X-Files Asks the Idiots for Help, More Halo, and the Ultimate Mac Game Resource

[7:15 AM] One Random Order Each Day Is Free From MAC-O-RAMA!

Headlines For Monday, August 16th

[Updated 4:55 PM] MacOS News Around The Web

[4:05 PM] Win A 466 MHz Upgrade From Powerlogix!

[3:45 PM] Apple Stock Watch: Apple Rises For 7th Straight Session

[3:15 PM] The Instant Messenging Clone Wars Hit the Mac!

[3:15 PM] Watch Your Stocks with Ease!

[3:15 PM] Holy Dropping Drawers, Batman!

[Column] The Apple Trader - Are You a Speculator or an Investor?

[Column] Monday's Mac Gadget - Bring Some Excitement to Your Mac Desktop

[11:10 AM] French Apple Reseller Declares Bankruptcy

[8:30 AM] iMac Celebrates 1st Birthday

Headlines For Friday, August 13th

[Updated 5:15 PM] MacOS News Around The Web

[Editorial] Amiga: A Closer Look At Gateway's New Plans For For OS That (Used To) Could

[4:15 PM] Apple Stock Watch: Another Banner Day On Wall St. Leaves Apple Up...Again

[Review] The iMac With iTouch, Taking The Mac Into New Markets

[Column] The Back Page - Why iMac Knockoffs Are Good For Apple

[1:40 PM] 20th Anniversary Mac Ripoff Hitting Stores This Week (With Pics)

[11:30 AM] Ask Dave Writes Feature Article For MacAddict Magazine

[10:30 AM] Bungie Software Brings In Distribution Partner, May Head Into Console Market

[8:45 AM] Free Open Source Scripting Language For MacOS X Server Introduced

[8:30 AM] AuctionMac Holds Friday The 13th Special, Waives Selling Fees

Headlines For Thursday, August 12th

[Updated 4:40 PM] MacOS News Around The Web

[4:30 PM] Team Mac Observer Moves Into Top 25!

[3:50 PM] New Call Waiting USB Modem Introduced For The Mac

[3:30 PM] Apple Stock Watch: Apple Cements Gains, Closes Over 60!

[2:15 PM] Washington Apple Pi Hosting iBook Demo

[1:40 PM] Intergraph Ships ExtremeZ-IP For Macs On NT Network

[12:45 PM] PandaMural Displays/Rotates Pics On Your Desktop

[12:30 PM] SnapTop Updated (Again) With New Features

[Column] Ask Dave - New Networking Nightmares

Headlines For Wednesday, August 11th

[Updated 4:15 PM] MacOS News Around The Web

[3:45 PM] Apple Stock Watch: Apple Up Almost 5 Points To Close Over 59!

[3:19 PM] USB CompactFlash Reader/Writer For The Mac Released

[Review] PowerUSB Hub, A Strong Offering From TechWorks

[Column] My First Mac Was A Typewriter - Solitaire Games Reviewed and Venturing Into Auctions on the Net

[10:50 AM] CNBC (TV) To Intel Rep: "How Much Of Easy PC Attributed To iMac?"

[8:30 AM] Discribe, CD Authoring Software, Upgraded With New CD-ROM, Audio CD Capabilities

[8:15 AM] Upgradestuff.com Considering PowerBook 1400 Upgrade Card

Headlines For Tuesday, August 10th

[Updated 3:55 PM] MacOS News Around The Web

[4:30 PM] MacLink Plus Deluxe 11 Includes Word/Excel 2000 Compatibility

[4:15 PM] Newer Technology Lowers Prices, Discontinues Some Products

[3:30 PM] Apple Stock Watch: Apple Closes Up As PC Vendors Were Hammered

[2:30 PM] Apple Ranks In The Top 100 Web Sites Internet-Wide For July

[Review] The Improved SuperDisk USB Drive For Macintosh

[Column] The Name of the Game - The Idiots Get to See Halo Behind Closed Doors

[Column] On The Flip Side - Looks Count, Dufus!

[8:30 AM] BugWare 1.2 Allows Developers To Easily Receive Customer Feedback

[7:45 AM] First eOne Commercials Hit The Airwaves

Headlines For Monday, August 9th

[Updated 5:05 PM] MacOS News Around The Web

[4:10 PM] Apple Stock Watch: Apple Closes Higher As Wall Street Sings Praises

[1:05 PM] Team Mac Observer Jumps To #26, Welcomes New Business Member

[10:22 AM] Apple's Stock Named "Stock of the Day"

[10:05 AM] Paine-Webber Issues US$70 Target For Apple, Projected 44% Growth "Not High Enough"

[Column] The Apple Trader - How To Trade Apples

[Column] Monday's Mac Gadget - Feel The Need for CD Speed

[7:30 AM] Web Register Updated With Several New Features

[7:30 AM] Two New Open Source Extensions To SuperCard Released

[7:30 AM] Griffin Technology Updates iMate Drivers

Headlines For Friday, August 6th

[Updated 5:30 PM] MacOS News Around The Web

[Column] The Back Page - Microsoft's Market Dominance: Change Is In The Air

[4:07 PM] Apple Stock Watch: Labor Report Spooks Wall Strret, Apple Loses Ground

[1:45 PM] iBook Market Hot: TechWorks Recieves First Order For 128MB iBook DIMM I Just 7 Minutes

[12:15 PM] Costco Denies Low-Cost ISP Service To Macintosh Users

[11:45 AM] TextSpresso Text Filtering App Updated With New Features

[Review] Add USB To Your "Older" Mac With Ease!

[9:00 AM] Web Confidential Password Management App Enters Public Beta

[8:45 AM] Desktop Switching Utility Updated

[8:30 AM] Fire Causes Inspired Logic To Shut Down Servers

Headlines For Thursday, August 5th

[4:45 PM] Another Sign: Powerlogix Expands Oprations To Powerlogix Japan

[Updated 4:10 PM] MacOS News Around The Web

[3:40 PM] Apple Stock Watch: Apple Heads Up As Internet Stock Slump Reverses

[3:15 PM] New Source Code Resource For Mac Programmers Announced

[2:30 PM] Cheapo-Computer Manufacturer eMachines Joins Ranks Of iMac Rip-offs (With Pic)

[1:45 PM] Mac Voodoo3 One Step Closer: 3Dfx Releases Development Drivers

[12:15 PM] SETI@home Nears 1 Million Members, Mac Continues To Show Strength

[Column] Ask Dave - Networking And Mac-to-Stereo Hookups

[8:45 AM] Microsoft's Win 2000 "Crack This!" Challenge Stopped When Server Crashes

[8:13 AM] Aestiva Extends "Run-On-Any-Server" HTML/OS Tools

Headlines For Wednesday, August 4th

[Updated 4:55 PM] MacOS News Around The Web

[4:30 PM] TechWorks Offers Memory Tips

[3:38 PM] Apple Stock Watch: Tech Sector Dips, Apple Falls Too

[3:15 PM] New Mac-Only Auction Web Site Launched

[2:45 PM] Webmasters: Put The Latest Mac Releases On Your Web Site

[2:30 PM] Frame Your Pictures With Extensis' New PhotoFrame 2

[Column] My First Mac Was A Typewriter - Macintosh Computers – The Great Equalizer

[9:30 AM] MacAddict Shows Growth, Defies Industry Trend

[8:45 AM] XLR8 Recognized By Photoshop User Magazine

[Column] The Name of the Game - Games and Hardware You Thought Would Never Come to the Mac, Part 2

[Column] On The Flip Side - The Danger Behind The Apple Store

[10:30 AM] The Best Halo Movie You Will See (Until Halo Is Released)

Headlines For Tuesday, August 3rd

[Updated 4:02 PM] MacOS News Around The Web

[3:43 PM] New Collection Of Mac Desktop Background Released

[3:20 PM] Apple Stock Watch: Apple Closes Lower, Tech Stocks Continue Slide

[3:00 PM] Team Mac Observer Passes The 10,000 Mark!

[Column] The Name of the Game - Games and Hardware You Thought Would Never Come to the Mac, Part 2

[1:45 PM] Sonnet Drops Prices On G3 Upgrades

[1:33 PM] Morse Mania Updated To Convert Text Files To Morse Code

[1:17 PM] Video Scripting Language Updated

[Column] On The Flip Side - The Danger Behind The Apple Store

[10:30 AM] The Best Halo Movie You Will See (Until Halo Is Released)

[9:45 AM] AuctionMac.com Giving Away An iBook!

Headlines For Monday, August 2nd

[Updated 4:50 PM] MacOS News Around The Web

[4:30 PM] AliasMenu 2.1 Released In German

[3:45 PM] Apple Stock Watch: Apple Closes Up , But Loses Big Gains

[1:05 PM] New York Times: Apple Seen As "Close Friend," Microsoft As Slave Master

[Column] The Apple Trader - Where Is myapple.com? Apple's Need For An Internet Strategy

[Column] Monday's Mac Gadget - Installer Observer Tracks Your System Installs

[9:48 AM] Apple Stock Watch: Apple Surges In Early Morning Trading, Tops 57!

[9:30 AM] Insider Software Releases FontAgent 8

[9:00 AM] Put A Little Humor On Your Desktop With New PC Weenies Wall Paper

[8:30 AM] Abbott Systems Releases CanOpener Utility Pack CD With 9 Mac Utilities

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Today's Mac Headlines

[8:25 AM] Piper Jaffray: Holiday Sales Keep Apple at Outperform

[7:45 AM] Apple Releases Aperture 1.0.1 Update

[12:00 AM] CopyCatX 3.0 Creates Disk Images From Damaged Media, More

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Yesterday's News

[4:40 PM] TMO Reports - Goldman Sachs Ups iPod Numbers Based on Holiday Demand

[4:00 PM] Apple Joins Push For New PC-HDTV Link

[3:25 PM] iPodObserver - 2005 Was the Year of the iPod in Japan

[Column] The Back Page - Apple Death Knell #48: Sometime in 2006, Steve Jobs Will Fall from Grace

[2:50 PM] Apple Newton Museum Collection Auctioned off on eBay

[2:40 PM] Reading the Macworld San Francisco Tea Leaves

[12:35 PM] iPodObserver - Research Firm Sees 73 Million iPod-Equipped Cars Worldwide by 2011

[12:25 PM] equinux Pulls TamTam for Mac OS X

[11:45 AM] Myallo 1.2.2 Adds Intel Support

[11:15 AM] Apple Revamps Support Site

[10:15 AM] Seagate to Buy Maxtor

[9:35 AM] VectorWorks 12 to Support Intel-based Macs

[8:45 AM] iPodObserver - Potential Security Flaw in iTunes, QuickTime

[8:00 AM] Apple Store Australia Plans Dec 28 Sale

[12:00 AM] Ten Thumbs Typing Tutor 4 Integrates With iTunes, More

[Review] Review - Cerulean XLR Earphones

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