Year: 2003

iPassepartout aids in navigating files

Posted by | Sep 23, 2003 | |

Softobe today announced the availability of iPassepartout 1.0, a shareware utility that allows users to see read, play, select, or copy the content of any kind of file from a list of files found or dragged from a folder. The utility can view such file types as txt, rtf, rtfd, html, pdf, jpg, png, tif, pict, icns, bmp, photoshop, gif, tga, mp3, aif, wav, mpg, mov, avi, and more. In addition, iPassepartout also offers a search engine with numerous filtering options.

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Mac OS X 10.2.8 update released

Posted by | Sep 23, 2003 | |

Apple today released Mac OS X 10.2.8, which delivers “enhanced functionality and improved reliability for the following applications, services and technologies: Audio, Bluetooth, Classic compatibility, Finder, Graphics, LDAP, Power Management, Safari, and FireWire and USB device compatibility.” The update also provides updated security services and includes the latest security updates.

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‘Wireless Hacks’ released by O’Reilly

Posted by | Sep 22, 2003 | |

O’Reilly has announced the release of “Wireless Hacks,” a new guide that offers 100 industrial-strength tips about wireless networking. The US$24.95 book includes “hacks” on extending range, optimizing performance, providing services on a large scale, and even making your own antenna. “Wireless Hacks” covers several wireless technologies, including 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Bluetooth, and GPRS.

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Apple to webcast 24-hour women’s baseball game

Posted by | Sep 22, 2003 | |

Apple will webcast a 24-hour women’s baseball game this fall that is aimed at fighting AIDS in Africa, according to the New York Times. Rob Novotny, vice president of American Women’s Baseball, is currently recruiting female players for the game, which is expected to raise US$1 million for U.S. Doctors for Africa. In addition, the National Baseball Hall of Fame has agreed to include in its archives a record of what will most likely be the longest game ever played.

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Mac OS 9 usage dwarfs OS X in creative fields

Posted by | Sep 22, 2003 | |

Following our report earlier today on Apple’s market share numbers in the creative industry, Vincent Naselli, a director at research firm TrendWatch, provided MacMinute with a further break down of the numbers. According to the firm, 71 percent of professional graphic designers use Mac OS 9 as their principal Mac operating system, while 17 percent have OS X. For corporate designers, 60 percent use OS 9 and 13 percent use OS X.

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