There has been much talk during the past few days regarding Apple’s iTunes 6.0.2 update. It turns out that a new “feature” of this release includes a “Mini Store” which monitors what a user listens to and updates a box on the bottom of the screen with recommended music selections from the iTunes Music Store. Could this be described as spyware? Macworld Magazine’s Rob Griffiths recently posted a nice take on the issue, along with Apple’s response.
Read MoreMacSpeech today announced its Essentials for Mac OS X ScriptPak bundle, with over 750 commands that give users control over 13 applications that are included with Mac OS X 10.4. The new ScriptPak bundle adds command sets for Address Book, Calculator, DVD Player, Font Book, Grab, iCal, iChat, Image Capture, Keychain Access, Preview, QuickTime Player, Sherlock and Stickies.
Read MoreA comprehensive story on Forbes this morning compiles a list of a large number of industry analysts, and Macintosh columnists and authors who comment on the aftermath of Apple’s announcements at this week’s Macworld Expo in San Francisco. “Paul Otellini in a clean-room suit notwithstanding, the experts seem to concur that there were no real jaw-droppers at this year’s Macworld keynote.
Read MoreConcentrate Software has announced the release of SiteTagger 2.0, a utility to replace a Web browser’s bookmarking functions. It features tag-based bookmark management, importing from most major browsers, and integration with several online bookmarking services. New features in version 2.0 include: added bookmark validator that checks for broken bookmarks and duplicates; split-view tags view filters for available tags; added import links from Web page feature; and more.
Read MoreeSellerate Announces Innovative Sales Solution for Macintosh Software
Developers
(LINCOLN, NE – USA) In support of Macintosh software developers,
eSellerate today announced the public beta release of their next-
generation in-application sales solution, the Embedded Web Store for
Macintosh.