A lead story on Wired titled “Why Do New iMacs Surf So Slowly?” discusses performance issues related to Mac OS X and Web browsing. The iMac’s broad appeal is drawing many PC converts who are finding that their new iMac performs such tasks as surfing the Web at half the speed of their former PCs. “I spent $1,800 on a computer that’s slower than the $400 eMachine it replaced,” one iMac owner is quoted as saying.
Read MoreMonkeybread Software Germany releases version 2.4 of their REALbasic Plugin
Collection.
This plugin adds around 500 functions, methods and classes to REALbasic.
Growed over the last two years this plugin covers this main features:
* Compression and Decompression of data and pictures including JPEG
files without the need of QuickTime.
* VideoForWindows class to play movies on Windows 95 and newer without
QuickTime.
* Filemapping
* Resolution changing from Realbasic including fading.
* Monitoring of Events inside your application.
* Access to special folders.
* Serial Port
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Troi Automatisering releases Troi Grabber Plug-in 1.5 for FileMaker Pro 5.5
New Plug-in lets you record pictures and movies directly with FileMaker Pro
databases.
Alphen aan den Rijn, The Netherlands, April 18th, 2002–Troi Automatisering
today announced the release of Troi Grabber Plug-in 1.5, for FileMaker Pro
4.0 through 5.5.
What is Troi Grabber Plug-in?
Troi Grabber Plug-in 1.5 is a very powerful tool for grabbing pictures from
a video input source and putting them directly into a FileMaker container
field.
During the past week, MacDesktops has posted 14 new pictures, including: Bar (Landscapes – Urban), Happiness (Art), Shrek (Movies), and Sigourney Weaver (Portraits). Meanwhile, Mandolux has 12 new desktops this week: a new series depicting the XB-70 Valkyrie super-sonic bomber, five new F-22 Raptor shots, and new Vector and Technosis/Anthraxis pictures. Finally, Noel Rubin recently pointed out to us his collection of original desktop pictures.
Read MoreA number of tech heavyweights released their quarterly earnings yesterday evening, including Microsoft, which narrowly missed estimates due primarily to weaker than expected sales of Office XP and its Xbox console; Sun, which posted a significant loss as revenues fell 25 percent from the year-ago quarter; eBay, which saw a 59 percent jump in revenues and expects to meet high-end forecasts for the remainder of
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