Year: 2006

FruitMenu 3.6.2 includes Application Enhancer

Unsanity today announced the availability of FruitMenu 3.6.2, a haxie that gives you the ability to customize the Apple Menu and contextual menus. Using a visual editor you can edit the contents of the menus to suit your needs and taste. This release: includes Application Enhancer 2.0.2; fixes a bug causing Freeway Pro to crash with FruitMenu installed; and a workaround for “improper programming” in OmniOutliner Pro causing it to slow down when typing with FruitMenu installed. FruitMenu is priced at US$10.

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Marware releases Slyder for iPod nano 2G

Marware today announced the addition of a crystal clear and functional case to its 2nd Generation iPod nano line, the Slyder. It features a slide-down Click wheel access system and rotating Dock connector port cover (patent pending). Just use your thumb to slide the front cover down to control your iPod, then slide it back up to provide complete protection of your new investment. Slide down the front cover and then rotate it out of the way for easy syncing and charging.

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Mac users in Greece launch petition for support

Mac users in Greece have banded together to launch a protest Web site demanding more support from Apple. “We, the clients and end consumers of Apple products, have long been left out of every new Apple development taking place in the rest of the EU,” the group says. “The service and support provided by several companies in our country do not follow even the basic standards set by Apple companies worldwide.

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Apple announces ‘Insomnia Film Festival’

Apple has announced an interesting event for students, entitled “Insomnia Film Festival,” notes Macworld UK. The company says: “Write, cast, shoot, edit, score, sleep. In that order. The first ever Insomnia Film Festival challenges you and your team to write, shoot, and edit a short film in just one day. On Friday, November 10 at 5 p.m. Eastern (2 p.m. Pacific), we will post a list of three elements that you will need to incorporate into your story.

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