Derman Enterprises today released FolderControl 1.40, a utility that automatically sizes and arranges your Finder’s folder windows into configurations you define. Version 1.40 offers Panther compatibility, as well as a few bug fixes. FolderControl requires Mac OS X 10.2 or later and is priced at US$24.95. A free demo version is also available.
Read MoreSonnet Technologies today announced the new Tempo Serial ATA Cable Kits, which are designed to be used with the company’s Tempo Serial ATA PCI Adapter cards, as well as nearly any SATA PCI controller card. Each cable kit includes one 22” Serial TA data cable with one right angle connector, one Y-power splitter (legacy 4-pin connectors), two serial ATA power cables, and eight drive mounting screws. The Tempo Serial ATA Cable Kit is available now for a suggested retail price of US$29.95.
Read MoreGirard Gibbs & De Bartolomeo LLP, a San Francisco, California-based law firm, is “investigating a potential class action against Apple Computer, Inc. on behalf of iPod owners whose batteries have died or lost their ability to hold their charge.” A page on the firm’s Web site reads, “If you’ve experienced these or simliar problems and you are interested in helping us in our investigation, please fill out the form below.”
Read MorePeachpit Press has announced the release of “iChat AV for Mac OS X: Visual QuickStart Guide” (US$14.99) by Jeff Carlson. “This friendly, task-based guide gets you up and running fast as it covers the basics of setting up and working with iChat: creating your Buddy List, sending instant messages, initiating audio and video chats, configuring your FireWire Webcam, creating chat rooms, transferring files, and more.”
Read MoreAccording to sales figures documented in Apple’s annual filing with the SEC, approximately 1.79 iPods were sold every minute in fiscal 2003. Apple said it sold 939,000 iPods for US$345 million in net sales this past year. The iPod is the number one-selling portable digital music player on the market, accounting for 29 percent of all units sold worldwide. The device holds 54 percent of the market share in terms of revenue.
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