Year: 2005

December 3rd Inside Mac Radio show posted

Posted by | Dec 5, 2005 | |

The December 3rd broadcast of the Inside Mac Radio Show is now available as a podcast download. The show featured Willy Allen, Sound Editor for March of the Penguins; Robin Rowe and & Gabrielle Pantera from ScreenplayLab; Andy Shalat, Inside Mac Press author; Brad Wright, discussing how to do great video using iSight; John Michael Linck from Wooden Toy; DPBuzz with Philip Hodgetts; and Sam Levin’s Cool Mac Picks segment. Inside Mac can be heard live on Saturdays from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

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Analyst: 2006 will be ‘more robust’ for Apple than 2005

Posted by | Dec 5, 2005 | |

Gene Munster, a Piper Jaffray research analyst, Gene Munster, maintained an “outperform” rating and US$79 price target on Apple after “follow-up checks on iPod inventory showed third-party retailers struggling to replenish supply,” reports Forbes. “Late last week, Munster found that eight of ten Apple stores in his checks had all varieties of iPod in stock, while only two of the 20 third-party retailers checked had all varieties of iPod, but not all colors,” notes the story.

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Apple offers ‘iPod 101’ Web support area

Posted by | Dec 5, 2005 | |

Apple has published a new section to the support area of its Web site entitled “iPod 101,” notes MacNN. Apple says: “Whether you’re a Mac or Windows user, iPod 101 contains tons of information that’ll help you enjoy your iPod to its fullest and guide you on your way to becoming iTunes savvy (we’re using iTunes 6 in our course materials).

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Adobe’s Macromedia acquisition complete

Posted by | Dec 5, 2005 | |

Over the weekend, Adobe announced it has completed its acquisition of Macromedia, reports Macworld UK. Macromedia common stock is no longer being traded and its shares have been converted into the right to receive 1.38 shares of Adobe common stock. “Management of the combined company includes executives and board members from both organizations. Bruce Chizen continues as chief executive officer and Shantanu Narayen remains as president and chief operating officer,” notes the story.

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