Year: 2009

Marketwatch reports:

Apple’s Jobs back at work few days a week: report
12:58p ET June 29, 2009 (MarketWatch)

“SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Apple’s Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs
is back at work a few days a week following an extended medical leave, the
Associated Press reported Monday. Jobs, whose health issues have been a
major cause for concern among investors, underwent a liver transplant two
months ago.”

Nvidia has announced the availability of GPU-accelerated plug-in
solutions for Adobe Creative Suite 4 (CS4) users, optimized to run on
a wide range of Nvidia Quadra graphics solutions.

Nvidia is offering exclusive discounts of up to 50 percent on
plug-ins from Elemental Technologies, Boris FX, Red Giant Software
and proDAD when purchased at the company’s web site.

QuickerTek has announced a new wireless Internet and networking USB
device that purportedly triples the wireless range of any Apple
laptop. This new, US$89.95 Quicky Jr. II
(http://www.quickertek.com/products/quicky_jr_ii.php) is compatible
with the Apple AirPort Extreme Base Station as well as almost every
other 2.4GHz wireless equipment users are likely to run into while
traveling.

Quicky Jr. II simply plugs into the USB port of any Mac laptop.

Second Gear (http://secondgearllc.com) has released Today 1.8, an
update of the US$15 Mac OS X application for managing iCal events and
tasks. The new version is compatible with the late the latest beta
builds for the upcoming Mac OS X Snow Leopard release. It also
improves launch time performance and its French localization.

Today distinguishes between different events based on the calendar
color you define in iCal. Assign a keyboard shortcut, and you can
toggle Today’s visibility in a split second. Adding new events and
tasks can be accomplished in the same way.

A new app for the iPhone and iPod touch lets users perform magician
David Blaine’s card effect that astounds audiences everywhere, thanks
to the skills of software engineering firm Partners 1993.

The app, “Street Magic: See A Card,” works on supported iPhones,
including the new 3G S, and iPod touch devices. It’s available for
download at the Apple App Store (http://www.itunes.com/appstore/) for
US$1.99.

“This is my favorite piece of magic; it was pivotal in gaining my
first TV special.