Type of Article: MacMinute Web Site

In his commentary today, David Coursey hailed Apple for providing users with an affordable flat-panel monitor. He also said that Apple is owed a tremendous debt by a universe of smug Windows users for all its years of advancing the state of the market. Although many positives in Apple’s announcement, Coursey does look at the downsides. Read the article for all the details.

Final Draft, the stellar script-writing software package, has been updated to version 5.0.4a. The new release addresses a number of issues and is available for download now. A demo version is also available.

Esteemed Mac journalist Bob Levitus has posted his thoughts on Mac OS X in his latest column for the Houston Chronicle. In “Finally, made-for-Mac OS X applications turn the corner,” Bob remarks “I’m still using Mac OS X as my main operating system, only booting into Mac OS 9.1 when I absolutely have to. And, for the most part, I’m extremely happy with it.”

Despite a report on Bloomberg yesterday which quoted Wang Hsin-wu, a spokesperson for Apple’s Taiwan contractor Alpha-Top, Apple is denying that a new larger screen iBook is in the works. “The Alpha-Top spokesperson quoted in the article was incorrect in regard to Apple’s iBook plans. What he said is not true,” an Apple spokesperson told MacCentral.

Hewlett Packard has posted an update (v4.2)to their printer drivers for the DeskJet 900 series of printers. This includes the following models: 960cse, 960cxi, 970cse, 970cxi, 980cxi, 990c m, 990cxi and 990cse. (VersionTracker)