Year: 2007

LapWorks launches aluminum desktop stand

Posted by | Apr 3, 2007 | |

LapWorks today announced its first desktop-only stand for notebook computers -– the sleek Aluminum Desktop Stand constructed of heat-dissipating brushed-aluminum. The stand has six easy-to-adjust elevated positions. The lower 3 allow for cooling and improved ergonomics while using the laptop’s own keyboard. The three steeper inclines raise the screen closer to eye level to create an ergonomically-sound desktop workstation when using a separate keyboard.

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PC World ranks 50 best products of all time

Posted by | Apr 3, 2007 | |

PC World has ranked its view on the 50 best products of all time. Apple fared well in the list, ranking in the following positions: 2. Apple II (1977); 6. Apple iPod (2001); 14. Apple Macintosh Plus (1986); 21. Apple iTunes 4 (2003); 30. Apple Mac OS X (2001); 34. Apple Airport Base Station (1999); and 41. Apple HyperCard (1987). The complete list is available from the report. Readers can also vote for their personal choices.

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Greenpeace ranks Apple last in greenness

Posted by | Apr 3, 2007 | |

Greenpeace International placed Apple last in its rankings of major electronics makers for their environmental friendliness, while Chinese manufacturer Lenovo Group Ltd. jumped to the top of the list. An Apple spokeswoman said the company rejects Greenpeace’s ranking system and that its products are among the “greenest” on the market, according to some ratings.

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MacGourmet 2.1 offers new import, export options

Posted by | Apr 3, 2007 | |

Advenio today announced the release of MacGourmet 2.1, the latest update to their popular recipe, wine and cooking note organizer. This release features: new and improved recipe exporters for formats including iPod notes, text, RTF and Meal-Master; new and improved importers for formats including RecipeML and a variety of 3rd party application formats; new “one step” importing service for grabbing recipes from popular recipe Web sites; and the ability to open alternate recipe libraries at application launch.

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Fastforward releases FinanceToGo 1.3

Posted by | Apr 3, 2007 | |

Fastforward today announced the release of FinanceToGo 1.3, the latest update to its finance manager for Mac OS X that “seamlessly integrates dozens of intuitive financial management features into one affordable software package.” This update offers a document setup assistant dialog; full Unicode support; “Export Transactions” option added to File menu; double clicking items now opens the properties dialog; and more. FinanceToGo requires Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later and is priced at US$44.95.

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