Sonnet Technologies is now shipping its Aria Extreme, a US$79.95 CardBus adapter that provides 802.11g wireless networking for certain PowerBook G4 and G3 models. It is compatible with Apple’s Airport Extreme Base Station as well as other 802.11g hubs. The Aria Extreme is also backwards-compatible with previous 802.11b Wi-Fi network devices, and supports both 64-bit and 128-bit Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption.
Read MoreRanchero Software has released NetNewsWire 1.0.5, an update to its popular RSS news reader and Weblog editor. Version 1.0.5 fixes several bugs: “The most important of these is to no longer share cookies with Safari, which eliminates a set of crashes and hangs reported by some users,” notes developer Brent Simmons. View the release notes for a complete list of improvements.
Read MoreApple has launched a brand new Hot Deals Web site. No longer a part of the Macintosh Products Guide, the new Hot Deals is a site of its own. It provides a clean, intuitive environment for visitors looking for great deals on the latest Mac products.
Read MoreAladdin Systems today announced the release of StuffIt Deluxe 8.0, a new version of its industry-standard access and compression utility. The new version allows users to schedule backups and burn to CD or DVD with Archive Assistant, adds plug-ins for Adobe’s Photoshop and Illustrator, and offers improved compression speed and a new user interface.
Read MoreFormerly known under the name of MacSurfShop, MacShirt.com recently announced that it now concentrates on T-shirt sales only. “Instead of churning out lots of desktop images and icons, we’re responding to our customers requests to put out more shirt designs,” said Mike Yrabedra, President of MacShirts.com. “So that’s the direction we’re going and we feel that re-opening under the MacShirt.com name best reflects who we are and what we do!
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