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Bob LeVitus’ latest Dr. Mac column in The Houston Chronicle discusses how Apple’s latest hardware and software offerings puts previously high-cost video editing features in consumers’ hands.

AppMac Software has released the final version of cObserver 1.0, its administration tool that remotely pulls Apple System Profiler information from client Macs on a network. cObserver is compatible with Macs running System 7.5 and later, including Mac OS X. Pricing starts at US$69 for a 10-client license.

During the past week, our friends at MacDesktops posted nine new desktop pictures that pay tribute to the tragic events that took place on September 11.

A new DSL standard, dubbed G.HSDSL (symmetric high-speed digital subscribe line) will deliver data both upstream and downstream at speeds of up 2.3Mbps, or even 4.6Mbps per second (significantly faster than a T1). The technology is targeted at larger businesses, where the speed and distance limitations of today’s technology makes DSL connections less appealing over large networks. Analysts expect some regions in Europe to offer the service as early as next quarter, and as early as next year in the US.

Newtek has posted LightWave [7b], an update to its high-end 3D modeling and animation application for Mac OS and Mac OS X. The new version adds AltiVec optimizations, improved OS X rendering performance, improved overall performance from OpenGL optimizations, expanded multiple processor support, and TrueType font support under Mac OS X. The update is a free download; LightWave [7] sells for US$2,495.