Year: 2004

iDive gets Final Cut Pro integration, more

iDive 1.1 from Aquafadas Software is the latest version of the digital video management application. New features in version 1.1 include: the ability to export clip lists to movie editing applications, including Final Cut Pro via the new XML interchange format; the ability to define clip lists; and extended control over the compression and storage options. iDive sells for US$69.95.

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F-Script 1.2.7

September 16, 2004.

PHILIPPE MOUGIN ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF F-SCRIPT 1.2.7.

F-Script is an open-source, interactive and scripting layer specifically
designed for Cocoa, the native Mac OS X object system.

F-Script version 1.2.7 introduces “Core Data Explorer” which is a new and
unique technology based on Core Data. The latter is one of the major new
components of the forthcoming Mac OS X “Tiger”.

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Microsoft admits to copying iTunes

David Pogue of The New York Times (free subscription required) has written a column today on Microsoft’s recently launched online music store. Pogue evaluates the features of Microsoft’s new endeavor and writes that it “looks nice and works well.” Of more interesting note, however, a Microsoft manager is quoted in the story, saying: “Apple set the bar very high. We’re trying to match that. We told our developers, ‘Look at how Apple does it.'”

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Symantec announces Web-based console for Mac

Symantec today announced plans to create a Web-based console to centrally administer Macintosh clients licensed for Norton AntiVirus 9.0. Symantec says the administration console is designed to offer centralized antivirus management for Mac OS X clients, ensuring up-to-date protection across multiple platform network environments.

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Mossberg: To avoid viruses, get a Mac

Walt Mossberg of The Wall Street Journal has written a column for Windows users today explaining how to protect themselves against the plethora of computer viruses going around these days. One of the solutions he provides is simply getting a Mac. “Opting out: The single most effective way to avoid viruses and spyware is to simply chuck Windows altogether and buy an Apple Macintosh.

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