Hot on the heels of it release of three new products yesterday, SubRosaSoft.com today announced the availability of CopyCatX 2.0, the latest version of its easy-to-use utility for duplicating a Mac OS X hard drive. Version 2.0 incorporates enhanced performance for volume copying, a new device copy feature, a new streamlined user-interface, an improved help file and comprehensive manual.
Read MoreA few weeks ago, MacMinute noted that Microsoft had warned of a security hole in Windows that gave hackers the ability to create a special JPEG graphics file that when viewed through Internet Explorer, Outlook, Word, or other software, would give the attacker control of the PC. The BBC now reports that the first images created to exploit this vulnerability have shown up on the Internet.
Read MoreColumnist Daniel Dubno writes about the love he has for his iPod today on CBS.com. “Fashionable Mr. Karl Lagerfeld supposedly has as many as 60 individual iPods, laser etched with the different categories of music he has collected on each,” writes Dubno. “I’m sure that is understatement. If he loves the iPod as much as I love mine, I’m convinced he’s already added another score or more to his collection.
Read MoreIn his “Byte of the Apple” column on BusinessWeek this week, Alex Salkever offers a nice overview of the ongoing battle between Apple Computer and the Beatles’ Apple Corps (see related stories). Salkever provides some history on the issues and offers an educated guess at just how the trial/settlement might go. “This is one suit that appears to present a strong chance for an Apple Computer win.
Read MoreApple has extended several of its current sales promotions. The “Edit like a Pro” promo (buy any Mac and get Final Cut Express 2 for $99) and “Sweet deal on .Mac” promo (buy any Mac and save $30 on .Mac) were extended until January 10, 2005. The “Great looking deal” promo (save up to $99 when you purchase a Mac and an HP printer) was extended until November 1, 2004.
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