Year: 2004

How to never lose Pepsi’s iTunes giveaway

Posted by | Feb 18, 2004 | |

MacMerc has posted instructions on how to pick a winning Pepsi/iTunes bottle every time. The method involves tilting the bottle at a 25-degree angle and simply reading the underside of the cap. “After the Super Bowl, Mac fans everywhere went to their local convenience stores to look for the iTunes labeled Pepsi bottles. If your store was like mine, you probably went home empty handed. It takes a few weeks for new bottles to make it down the supply chain, but they are now finally at most stores.

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Power Mac G5 is ‘Ferrari of computers’

Posted by | Feb 18, 2004 | |

A glowing review of the Power Mac G5 in the Digital Journal calls the system the “Ferrari of computers.” “While most computer manufacturers have been talking about putting 64-bit processors in PCs for a while now, Apple is first out of the gates with a machine that will change the future of computers forever,” reviewer Chris Hogg writes. “Using the world’s first 64-bit desktop processor, the Power Mac G5 is also the industry’s first PC to have a 1GHz front-side bus.

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Now Up-to-Date & Contact gets Rendezvous support

Posted by | Feb 18, 2004 | |

Now Software has released Now Up-to-Date & Contact 4.5.2 (NUDC), the latest version of its popular calendar and contact manager. The update brings support for Rendezvous networking, which will allow users to instantly connect and configure NUDC with network servers (including the new Xserve G5). Version 4.5.2 also includes a number of stability enhancements to further improve user operation, including scroll wheel mouse support and enhanced calendar banner display. NUDC sells for US$129.95.

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Finder designer talks of iFile and Apple advice

Posted by | Feb 18, 2004 | |

by Dennis Sellers – Bruce Horn, one of the members of the original Macintosh team and the person who designed and implemented (along with Steve Capps) the Finder, is still a Mac user and Mac fan. He’s also developing new projects, including iFile under the banner of his Ingenuity Software company. iFile is an information management system that runs under Mac OS X.

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