Type of Article: MacMinute Web Site

Dr. Bott today announced that it is now shipping its DVIator adapter, which allows Apple’s ADC displays to be connected to a DVI video card, bundled with a 4x AGP graphics card for Windows PCs. The US$289 solution allows Apple’s ADC displays to be used PCs.

Sorenson Media today announced the availability of Sorenson Squeeze and Sorenson Video 3.1. Sorenson bills Squeeze as the first variable bit rate compression software for QuickTime 5 on Mac OS X, providing an easy, drag-and-drop interface users of any experience can learn quickly.

Apple’s retail store at Clarendon, in Arlington, Virginia, will open December 1, according to MacNN. The store will be the second in the vicinity of Washington, D.C., just 20 minutes away from the store at Tyson’s Corner.

In a joint press release, Corel and Micrografx announced that Micrografx shareholders have approved its acquisition by Corel. The stock-for-stock transaction is expected to close tomorrow.

Apple’s Hot News page notes an article on the Chicago Tribune Web site by James Coates that praises Apple for Mac OS X and the elegance of their computer designs. “Macs tend to cost a bit more—and sometimes a lot more—than Windows PCs, but the Macintosh line of G4 desktops, iMacs, iBooks and PowerBooks also offers beautiful designs.