FontAgent 8.5 is a new version of the utility designed for repairing and optimizing fonts. The update includes “improved identification and handling of font’s foundry information,” enhanced OS 9 compatibility, and minor bug fixes. FontAgent is available in three flavors: Limited (up to 250 fonts) for US$29.95, Standard (unlimited fonts) for $69.95, and Network (unlimited on up to 10 Macs) for $169.95.
Read MoreThe UK Apple Store has begun offering the GeForce 3 as a stand-alone option for Digital Audio PowerMac G4 owners, notes MacUser UK. The card sells for £359. It’s also available as a BTO upgrade on Power Mac G4s — £250 more than the Rage 128, and £170 more than the Radeon/GeForce 2.
Read MoreAcknowledging what Apple and Mac users have known along — that mixing and matching various components in a PC is less than ideal — graphics chip maker nVIDIA today announced the nForce architecture, “a revolutionary new PC platform design, integrating system, graphics, communications, and audio technologies to deliver unmatched system performance for the mainstream PC market.” nVIDIA bills the nForce as the world’s fastest PC platform architecture, deliverin
Read MoreSig Software has updated Drop Drawers, a utility that puts floating pullout, snap-shut drawers on the sides of your screen. Drop Drawers 1.5.5 allows you to add a trashcan to clip drawers and many other minor new features and improvements.
Read MoreWhen a computer manufacturer asked people for their most embarrassing computer related experiences, they received 4,200 responses. “Confessions included those of a new employee, who on her first day snapped at IT support for not responding to her calls for help. ‘Well I pressed the F1 button marked “help” ages ago but nobody came,'” she protested.
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