Apple has put together a nice collection of trailers for the films nominated for the 75th Academy Awards, which take place Sunday, March 23 in Hollywood. The Motion Picture of the Year nominees include: “Chicago,” “Gangs of New York,” “The Hours,” “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers,” and “The Pianist.”
Read More“For a new kid on the block, Keynote has a lot to offer,” writes David Zeiler for the Baltimore Sun. “Keynote offers Mac users an easy, inexpensive means to make professional, PowerPoint-compatible presentations that look better than those made in PowerPoint itself. Except for those who need PowerPoint’s deeper feature set and integration with Office, Keynote is an excellent alternative to the Microsoft standard.”
Read MoreThe folks at Aspyr let us know that they have updated their Web site with information on the Mac version of SimCity 4, which was announced last month. SimCity 4 features new simulation and graphics engines, an all new regional game play, and the ability to track the lives of individual Sims as they go about their daily routine. The title requires Mac OS X 10.2 (Jaguar) or higher and is expected to ship in early May for US$49.95.
Read MoreGriffin Technology today announced the release of their 10-Foot ADC Extension Cable ($59), which allows a user to place an Apple display up to 16 feet away from their Mac. Also released today is the Griffin ADC-to-VGA Adapter ($29), which lets users connect any analog VGA monitor to an Apple ADC connector.
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