Year: 2003

TypeIt4Me for Mac OS X Debuts

Posted by | Jan 5, 2003 | , |

Hello and Happy New Year.

My name is Riccardo Ettore and I’ve been writing Mac software since 1985
when I released the freeware desktop clock, BigBen. Then came SoundMover,
IBeep2, SndControl and Sounds4Fun. I am Italian, but was born in Egypt and
currently live in London after spending 19 years in Belgium.

Back in 1989, I released a piece of software called TypeIt4Me and I am
quite confident that your readers, listeners or viewers would be well
pleased to discover it, since many users tell me they just cannot live
without it.

So what exactly is TypeIt4Me?

Read More

Steve Jobs autograph causes bidding frenzy

Posted by | Jan 4, 2003 | |

A premier issue of Macworld magazine autographed by Apple CEO Steve Jobs is being auctioned on eBay and drawing bids in excess of US$900 — comparable to prices paid for John D. Rockefeller or George Washington signatures. Michael Hecht, a director with the Universal Autograph Collectors Club (UACC), told c|net that a signature of George Washington goes for about $500 to $1,000 and Rockefeller gets about $250 to $500.

Read More

Apple to charge for iApps?

Posted by | Jan 3, 2003 | |

Apple is expected to announce a plan next week at Macworld Expo to charge customers for new versions of iDVD, iPhoto and iMovie, which will be sold together as a bundle, according to c|net. Apple will charge up to US$50 for the software trio, and c|net sources said that the move is “potentially the first step in charging for all six “i” applications, which would continue to be bundled for free with new Macs.”

Read More

Omni Group announces special pricing for Macworld Expo

Posted by | Jan 3, 2003 | |

The Omni Group today announced that it will offer reduced prices on the company’s products being sold at Macworld Expo next week. Customers that stop by the Omni booth (#542) can purchase retail products with manuals at the following prices: OmniWeb US$25 (normally $34.95), OmniOutliner $25 (normally $34.95), and OmniGraffle $50 (normally $64.95). The Omni Group will also include a free copy of the disk cleaning utility, Omni DiskSweeper, with any purchase of all three retail products.

Read More