Software

∞ Quicken Financial Life for Mac delayed until 2010

Posted on Thursday, July 9th, 2009 at 2:38 pm.

Intuit on Thursday confirmed that Quicken Financial Life for Mac would not be released this year as planned.

∞ Welcome to the OS wars Google, and good luck

Posted on Wednesday, July 8th, 2009 at 11:28 am.

By now you’ve probably read on Ars that Google is entering the operating system market, joining the big three: Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.

∞ Microsoft releases organization tips video on Office for Mac

Posted on Tuesday, July 7th, 2009 at 10:13 am.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

Microsoft’s Macintosh Business Unit (MacBU) has partnered with well-known organizational expert Peter Walsh to release a new, free video for Office users.

∞ FileMaker: Bento Template Exchange takes off

Posted on Monday, July 6th, 2009 at 9:08 am.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

In mid-June FileMaker announced the Bento Template Exchange, a place for users of its consumer-focused Bento customers to share ideas and templates with each other. We decided to check in with FileMaker to see how the exchange is doing.

∞ "Vista Fixed Edition" 50 percent off the first day

Posted on Friday, June 26th, 2009 at 11:32 am.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

Microsoft released pricing yesterday for “Vista Fixed Edition,” otherwise known as Windows 7.

∞ Apple should thank Microsoft for Windows 7 pricing

Posted on Thursday, June 25th, 2009 at 1:08 pm.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

I don’t know what they were thinking, but Microsoft on Thursday announced pricing for the upcoming version of “Vista Fixed Edition,” also known as Windows 7.

∞ Apple sends final notice to .Mac HomePage users

Posted on Wednesday, June 24th, 2009 at 5:49 pm.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

Apple is sending out final reminder notices to members of its old .Mac service, making sure they remember some of the services are being discontinued.

∞ MacSpeech targets Doctors with new Dictate

Posted on Thursday, June 18th, 2009 at 12:34 pm.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

I remember meeting with MacSpeech in January 2008 to get a demo of the brand new speech recognition engine and being very skeptical. Turns out, I was wrong–it worked very well.

∞ Apple note warns Pre, RIM customers about iTunes sync

Posted on Tuesday, June 16th, 2009 at 7:29 pm.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

You just knew it was going to happen sooner or later. Apple on Tuesday quietly released a tech note saying that it doesn’t support syncing third-party digital media players with iTunes.

∞ Apple updates Java for Tiger, Leopard

Posted on Monday, June 15th, 2009 at 4:00 pm.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

Apple on Monday released separate Java updates for Mac OS X 10.4 and 10.5.

∞ Safari tops 11 million downloads in three days

Posted on Monday, June 15th, 2009 at 3:27 am.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

Apple said Safari 4 was downloaded more than 11 million times in its first three days of being available.

∞ Developers consider requiring Snow Leopard for apps

Posted on Wednesday, June 10th, 2009 at 2:53 pm.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

Developers are very confident at this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). So confident, in fact, some are considering a change in system requirements in the next major version of their applications.

∞ Developers thrilled with Apple's progress

Posted on Wednesday, June 10th, 2009 at 12:35 pm.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

I have never seen a happier group of developers. Over 5,000 of them gathered in San Francisco this week for Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) to work with Apple engineers and see what the company will offer in the next iPhone and Mac OS X releases.

∞ Apple Design Award winners announced

Posted on Tuesday, June 9th, 2009 at 7:42 pm.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

One of the highlights of every Worldwide Developers Conference is the Apple Design Awards. This is a ceremony where Apple gives awards to developers that best use the interface and technologies the company provides to build applications.

∞ Mac OS X vs. Windows 7: Who has the best upgrade?

Posted on Tuesday, June 9th, 2009 at 4:29 pm.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

I wrote a story at CNET earlier today asking the question: Who offers the best upgrade, Apple or Windows? The basis of the argument is this. Both companies are upgrading an existing operating system and both claim better performance with … Continued

∞ Apple releases a slew of iLife updates

Posted on Thursday, June 4th, 2009 at 3:22 pm.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

I don’t think anyone really expected iLife updates to be a part of next week’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), but just to put any hopes to rest, Apple on Thursday released a slew of new updates. Apple updated iDVD, iMovie, … Continued

∞ QuickTime, GarageBand updates improve stability

Posted on Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009 at 5:21 pm.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

In addition to updating iTunes, Apple on Monday also released updates for its QuickTime media software and GarageBand, the company’s consumer music creation application. According to Apple, QuickTime 7.6.2 “includes changes that increase reliability, improve compatibility and enhance security.” In … Continued

∞ Apple prepares iTunes for iPhone 3.0

Posted on Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009 at 5:10 pm.

Written by Jim Dalrymple

Apple released updates for iTunes on Monday, preparing the software for the upcoming release of iPhone OS 3.0. According to notes provided with iTunes 8.2, the software “now supports iPhone or iPod touch with the iPhone 3.0.” That means that … Continued