Year: 2005

‘Mac OS X Technology Guide to Dashboard’ released

Posted by | Jul 11, 2005 | |

SpiderWorks today announced that the first book dedicated to Dashboard, a new feature of Mac OS X Tiger, has been released. “Mac OS X Technology Guide to Dashboard,” by Danny Goodman, shows readers how to create high-quality widgets for Dashboard. Other SpiderWorks Mac OS X Technology Guides include Ben Waldie’s “Mac OS X Technology Guide to Automator” and forthcoming books on Spotlight. The electronic version of the book is priced at US$14.95 and the printed version is $29.95.

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Red Rock releases DeltaGraph Automator Action

Posted by | Jul 11, 2005 | |

Red Rock Software today announced the availability of DeltaGraph Automator Action, an optional add-on to DeltaGraph 5.6 for the Mac. Specifically developed for DeltaGraph customers running Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, DeltaGraph Automator Action provides a simple solution for automating repetitive graphing and charting tasks. The DeltaGraph Automator Action is available now as a “Technology Preview” from the company’s Web site.

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Report: iTunes phone to launch at UK’s V Festival

Posted by | Jul 11, 2005 | |

According to a report in The Sunday Telegraph yesterday, Motorola will “debut” its new iTunes phone at the V Festival in the UK, notes The Register. “The festival is sponsored by Virgin Mobile, so the carrier may be the first to agree to offer the product in the UK. As the smaller of the five biggest UK carriers, Virgin is probably less troubled by the iTunes phone’s lack of support for over-the-air music downloads than the other networks are said to be.

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O’Reilly releases ‘Learning Unix for Mac OS X Tiger’

Posted by | Jul 11, 2005 | |

O’Reilly today announced the release of “Learning Unix for Mac OS X Tiger,” a 260-page book by Dave Taylor on learning Unix under Tiger. The new book was written to quickly teach Mac users the basics and “expand your Unix horizons,” as Taylor puts it. A Unix developer and self-described “command-line junkie,” he starts by familiarizing his readers with the Terminal, the application that lets Mac OS X users power up with Unix. “Learning Unix for Mac OS X Tiger” is priced at US$19.95.

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Logitech announces three new iPod headphones

Posted by | Jul 11, 2005 | |

Logitech today announced it has added three new headphones to its line-up of iPod and MP3 player accessories. The Logitech Wireless Headphones for MP3 (available this month for US$129.99), the Logitech Identity Headphones for MP3 (available this month for $39.99), and the Logitech Curve Headphones for MP3 (available in August for $29.99). All three headphones work with any iPod or MP3 player.

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