Year: 2005

Free dinc! ‘SPALDEEN’ fontset for two days only

The folks at dincTYPE let us know that they are kicking off the Memorial Day weekend in the US by offering a free fontset with a “Spaldeen” theme. They include: Stickball, Stoopball, Punchball, Boxball, and Bounce. The site also has a free, limited edition font dedicated to and inspired by Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks, which is called Sunny Down Snuff.

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Pogue gives ground rules for Mac-Windows war

Popular technology columnist and author David Pogue has written an article in The New York Times [free subscription required] about the now historic Macintosh vs. Windows debacle, and gives five ground rules for the conflict. “The Mac-Windows war, though, is especially pointless, protracted, and winnerless,” writes Pogue. “There will always be people on each side who are every bit as rabid and un-convincible as those in any other religious war.

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3D-Space VFS 1.2.1 now available

Marcmoini.com today announced the release of 3D-Space VFS 1.2.1, the latest version of its utility that combines Launcher, Dock and Finder features with 3D drawers to give users easy point-and-click access to all of their favorite files and applications, without having to sift through folders. Version 1.2.1 has been updated for Tiger, and also includes numerous other enhancements and bug fixes. 3D-Space VFS 1.2.1 is priced at US$29 and requires Mac OS X 10.2.8 or later. A free trial is also available.

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External FireWire backup drive for Mac mini announced

Macway today announced the availability of minipartner, an external hard disk and port extender with backup button designed to provide Apple’s Mac Mini with up to 400 GB of extra-fast storage, four USB 2.0 ports and three FireWire ports hub. The minipartner’s design matches the design of the Mac mini and comes bundled with Dantz Retrospect Express. Pricing ranges from €108 for the 80GB model, up to €334 for the 400GB version.

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