Author: mactech

Corel Corporation has announced that it will be launching a full complement of design tools for Mac OS X this summer and fall. Products included in the rollout are KPT 6, Bryce 4, Corel Painter 6 and Corel KnockOut 1.5. The products will be available when purchasing hardware from the Apple online store. This special promotion will be followed this summer and fall with the launch of Mac OS X optimized applications, Bryce 5, Corel Painter 7, CorelDRAW 10 for Macintosh, Corel KnockOut 2 and KPT 7.

Writing for eWeek, longtime Mac journalist Matthew Rothenburg, takes a minute to review what’s happening for Mac OS X and Mac OS X server at WWDC. All is not rosy with the announcement though, “plenty of developers in attendance pointed out that Apple has yet to provide them with the APIs, drivers and tools they need to create drivers and Carbonize applications.”

Microsoft today has updated their WWW Browser for Mac OS X — Internet Explorer 5.1 preview release. The new browser offers improved reliability, better download support, contains user interface and Aqua improvements, better printing support and has updated support for Flash, Shockwave and QuickTime plug-ins. The software — at the moment — is offered exclusively through Apple’s Software Update Control Panel.

MacSSH is a modified version of BetterTelnet that includes SSH2 support. The newest beta release was posted today and offers a few feature additions, as well as bug fixes.

An article posted on Business Week’s Web site takes a look at the hubbub surrounding the launch of Apple’s new retails outlet in McLean, Virginia. “Make no mistake: The first-ever Apple store has all the panache consumers come to expect from the clear iMac and titanium PowerBook. Design has always been Apple’s forte. Now if Steve Jobs can just sell some computers,” concludes the report.