David Zeiler’s latest column for the Baltimore Sun gives high praise to Apple’s latest update to Mac OS X, 10.3 (Panther). He concludes, “Whether Panther is worth the money is ultimately up to each Mac user, but the abundance of cool, desirable features will pry open a lot of pocketbooks. Apart from the marquee features, there are dozens more less obvious ones almost as impressive.
Read MoreIn writing for O’Reilly’s MacDevCenter, Daniel Steinberg notes that Dr. Srinidhi Varadarajan would make for an excellent Switcher spokesperson for Apple. Steinberg writes, “His ad might go something like this. ‘I was in the market for a new machine. I was hoping to get ten teraflops by the end of the year. I’d never used a Mac and had been looking at Dells and IBMs. Then Apple released the G5 on June 23. A week later I bought 1,100 duals online at the Apple Store.
Read MoreThe Omni Group has released OmniOutliner 2.2.6, an update to the company’s outlining and organizational tool that addresses recently discovered issues with the application when running under Mac OS X 10.3 Panther. Version 2.2.6 is a recommended update for all users. OmniOutliner sells for US$29.95.
Read MoreWiebeTech today introduced three new FireWire 800/USB 2.0 storage devices: the DesktopGB+800, a FireWire 800 fanless desktop storage enclosure; BayDock 800, a removable drive desktop storage system with single or dual bays; and RaidTECH, a hot-swappable dual drive FireWire 800 hardware-based RAID system. All three products will begin shipping next month. WiebeTech also cut prices on select existing FireWire 400 devices.
Read MorePeachpit Press has announced the release of “DVD Studio Pro 2 for Mac OS X: Visual QuickPro Guide,” authored by Martin Sitter. The US$24.99 book “covers the secrets of DVD creation, including AC3 audio and MPEG video encoding, advanced interactivity through scripting, subtitling, and more. Task-based reference with hundreds of screenshots makes it easy for video professionals to get things done right, right from the beginning.”
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