Now Software, makers of the popular Now Up-to-Date & Contact, this week closed their Minneapolis, Minnesota office, laying off all employees. “While we’re saddened by the loss of our Minneapolis branch, we’re taking this opportunity to expand the Columbus [Ohio] office, decrease costs, and increase our level of service,” Randy Murray, director of marketing at Now Software, told MacMinute.
Read MoreApple said Friday it will delay shipment of the new Power Mac G5 in the Japanese market by one month. According Kyodo News, Apple said that production was behind schedule and that the G5s would be available in September. The 1.6GHz and 1.8GHz models will start shipping in early to mid-September, while the dual 2.0GHz G5 will ship in late September.
Read MoreTomorrow’s broadcast of the Inside Mac Radio Show, hosted by Scott Sheppard and Sam Levin, will feature Oren Blonstein, product manager of Kensington, and Jack Campbell of MacMice. Inside Mac can be heard on Saturdays from 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET. Listeners are also invited to call in at 1-800-490-0058. Additionally, the show boasts a daily Mac news audio broadcast, special reports, and the chance to win cool prizes. An MP3 download for Saturday’s show is always made available on Mondays, in the event you miss the live version.
Read MoreJumsoft today released Keynote Objects 1.0, a collection of 3D objects for Apple’s Keynote presentation software. The company said that the objects are not simple images, but “living” images that take advantage of QuickTime and Quartz Extreme technologies. The US$25 package includes 15 transparent, high-quality objects: Globe, Statistics, @ sign, Client, Puzzle, Cube, Pencil, Web, Propeller, Keynote Objects logo, Attention, Cube bones, MetaBall, Question Mark and Exclamatory Mark.
Read MoreApple is currently providing a free version of the online training course “Going Digital with iPhoto” ($39.95 value), the latest exclusive benefit for .Mac members. “Explore 56 topics (all illustrated with QuickTime movies) and learn how to operate your digital camera, take great photos, and then organize, edit, and share your pictures using iPhoto,” notes Apple. “You’ll even see how iPhoto and .Mac work together for quick, easy photo sharing and web publishing.”
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