Year: 2004

Cocktail 3.4 offers easier log file viewing, managing

Posted by | Jan 26, 2004 | |

Cocktail 3.4 is the latest version of the popular general purpose utility for Mac OS X that allows you to easily use advanced UNIX functions and gives access to hidden features. Version 3.4 allows you to easily view and manage log files, modify hidden Login Window settings, and browse an entire file system. New preferences settings make it possible to check status of SMART compatible hard drives and automatically notify you of new updates. Cocktail sells for US$12.

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WP: It’s hard to make bad music with GarageBand

Posted by | Jan 26, 2004 | |

“The GarageBand name hides a certain irony—it’s hard to make a song sound any way but slick and seamless in this program,” writes Bob Massey of the Washington Post. “But this same relative sophistication (especially all the effects-processing options) opens up some fascinating possibilities for anybody with a keen ear for sampling and hip-hop production values. You can have a lot of fun here.”

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Happy 20th Birthday, Macintosh

Posted by | Jan 24, 2004 | |

Twenty years ago, on January 24, 1984, Apple launched the Macintosh. The machine—which introduced the first mass-market graphical user interface, mouse and 3.5-inch floppy drive—revolutionized the computer industry and changed millions of lives.

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