Year: 2003

Banc of America Securities initiates Apple coverage

Posted by | Nov 19, 2003 | |

Banc of America Securities has initiated coverage of Apple at “neutral,” saying it is concerned that Power Mac G5 refresh sales will slow, iTunes won’t contribute to the bottom line, and iPod is not “the only game in town anymore.” The research firm said Apple “runs the risk of generating significant refresh sales to its installed base for the next couple of quarters, and then running out of steam once sales to the installed base are satisfied.”

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iScooper 1.5 media download software released

Posted by | Nov 19, 2003 | |

Inventive today announced the release of iScooper 1.5 for Mac OS X, an automatic media downloading application that enables users to “download and browse batches of photos much faster and much more conveniently than they can with conventional Web browsers,” says the company. New features in version 1.5 include integration with Safari, automation via AppleScript, and browsing local media. iScooper is priced at US$19.95.

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A Better Finder Rename 6.0 released

Posted by | Nov 19, 2003 | |

PublicSpace.net has announced the release of A Better Finder Rename 6.0, a major update to its contextual menu plug-in that allows users to quickly rename multiple files. The company says it is the most significant update since the product was released in 1997, and has been completely reworked for Mac OS X. A Better Finder Rename 6.0 is US$19.95 shareware.

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AppleScript Pro Sessions 2004 announced

Posted by | Nov 19, 2003 | |

Scripting Matters has announced the 2004 AppleScript Pro Sessions, a five-day AppleScript training event to be held May 3-7 in Monterey, California. The event will cover new scripting features available in Panther, as well as using AppleScript with InDesign CS, QuarkXPress 6, Photoshop CS, Illustrator CS, Acrobat 6, AppleScript Studio, and more. Early bird registration deals include a five-day package for US$1500.

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