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If you download multimedia files, you should have this software. Version 5.0 DivX video drivers for the Mac OS are available in pre-release form at this URL: http://www.divx.com/divx/mac/ The 5.0 Alpha 2 DivX installer gives you both the latest decoder ...
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Today, Apple announced that it has acquired Emagic, makers of the insanely great Logic audio applications. Emagic's Windows versions will be discontinued as of September 30th, 2002. Last week, Apple acquired Prismo Graphics, a company noted for its India...
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NYRO Technologies has announced their new NXRAID product for Mac OS X, and offers a beta version for a free download. It is the latest in a series of announcements about future RAID products. What does that mean for you? Well, it means that progress is ...
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GraphicPower, a popular Mac-enthusiasts site has shut down operations after being denied a press-pass to the Macworld Expo. It's not just pettiness. Nathalie Welch of Apple's PR department seems to have taken a personal dislike to GraphicPower and other ...
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Project Cryo instructs you how to modify your Microsoft optical mouse to display a Lego character, apparently suspended and frozen within the mouse. Mods involve customization of computer equipment, typically requiring power tools and occasionally involv...
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John C. Welch summed it up nicely:"Why won't this site die like it was supposed to?" I don't like Apple's strong-arm tactics against rumor sites [See GraphicPower Site Closes in Protest]. I also don't like it when an admin like Scott McCarty at Graphic P...
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Rumors, rumors and more rumors lead this worldly weathered writer to believe that he's in for disappointment at this years' Macworld Expo at New York's Javits Center. I've been waiting for a significant update to Apple's desktop-line for 2 years, and acc...
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I haven't even made it to the Macworld Expo yet, and already, I've got a list of fantastic products to write about. I wanted to get the word out fast on this: Sonnet has announced a bunch of new accelerators, including the Crescendo/PCI G4 800MHz ($400),...
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The keynote has come and gone with hardly a whisper of innovation. In brief, there's a 17-inch LCD iMac coming. There's no speed-boost, and really no change at all for Apple's desktops or laptops. iTools will now cost $100 per year as the rebranded dot-Ma...
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At last, my chance to introduce the Cool-Mac Best Swag Award! Everybody knows that half the reason for attending an industry event is the free stuff that they give out. In past years, top picks have included free software, live goldfish, the colorful egg...
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The fact that Macworld Expo NY was so small this year made the choice much easier. The most standout product comes from Belkin, whose USB Nostromo n50 SpeedPad is a gamer's delight. Do you play games with one hand on the keyboard and the other on your m...
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We try to highlight those products that other sites may have missed, but were nevertheless impressive and unique. Here's a list of cool products in no particular order. PC PhoneHome has been around for awhile -- or at least, I saw it at a previous show ...
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At last week's Macworld keynote, Steve Jobs announced that Apple's iTools service was being renamed .Mac ("dot-Mac") and that users would hereafter be charged $100 per year for use of the service. Some upgrades will be made to iTools -- including virus-c...
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Everyone who uses Adaptec-brand PCI cards in a demanding professional environment knows that Adaptec's Mac drivers simply suck. (People who know SCSI will gladly pay the premium price for Atto cards.) Now, MacNN reports that Adaptec has reduced their Mac...
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NewTek has released a demonstration version of their LightWave 3D software, consisting of a CD with complete online documentation, tutorials, and all of the sample models, images and textures that are available in the retail version of LightWave 3D v7.5. ...
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Several rumor sites are reporting that Mac OS X 10.2 -- codenamed "Jaguar" -- is ready for release. The formal shipping-date is likely to be announced at a special Mac-event to be held at the end of this month....
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After a few weeks AFK, we're all back on track here at our new offices in sunny Virginia. Nobody here is about to point out how disappointing the stats are on the less-than-revolutionary new G4 desktops. Instead, I'm going to address a lapse on the par...
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Jaguar officially ships today! This day, we all sigh with relief and ask the burning question, "How many times did I have to pay for this software?"...
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Think Secret has kindly posted a list of OS X software that is incompatible with Jaguar (Mac OS X 10.2). MacFixit has some helpful notes as well. Check to make certain that your favorite OS X software will run under 10.2 before you install the update....
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MacsOnly has 2 items of note today. They recorded installation-times for Jaguar (Mac OS X 10.2) on various machines. Be aware that it could take up to an hour and a half to install this upgrade!! Additionally, they mention some of the obvious differences...
