O’Reilly and Pogue Press today announced the release of “Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual,” authored by David Pogue. “Apple’s ‘Switch’ campaign, aimed at Windows PC users who’ve had it to here with the complexity, intrusiveness, viruses and hassle of life in Windows, is having tremendous success.
Read MoreBlacksmith today announced the immediate availability of Chartsmith 1.2, the latest version of the company’s popular charting and graphing application for Mac OS X. The free update provides enhancements for Business, Scientific, and AppleScript-built charts and graphs. Chartsmith 1.2 also includes support for Apple’s Keynote presentations, major enhancements to Error Bars, Trend Line equation annotations, and an expanded AppleScript interface.
Read MoreAspyr today posted an update to Medal of Honor: Allied Assault, the multiplayer 1st person shooter that takes place during World War II. Version 1.1.3 adds support for SMP on dual CPU computers, adds FSAA support, upgrades the sound library to fix a crash and be more compatible with dual CPU computers, and also fixes a problem where Macintosh servers were not listed in the GameSpy browser.
Read More“Looks to die for. Sleek aluminum casing. Powerful chip. nVidia graphics to drive a screen that’s delicious to look at. Ports everywhere. I’d sleep with one under my pillow if it was a little bit softer,” writes Newsday’s Stephen Williams of the 12″ PowerBook. “The best things about the new mini-PowerBook — what lifts it, beyond cosmetics, above the less expensive iBook series — are the dynamo processor and the keyboard.
Read MoreApple has updated its Hot Deals section with the latest offerings from Outpost. The retailer has great deals on a wide variety of offerings, including Ikebana external FireWire CD-RW drives, Canon SS20 color bubble jet printer, and a bevy of bundle offerings (which includes computer, additional RAM, color inkjet printer, and free shipping) for iBook, PowerBook, iMac, and eMac.
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