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It almost happened. Recently, at what was billed as a 25th Anniversary of the Commodore 64, the story was told about how the two Steves invited Commodore to their garage to talk about Commodore building and selling Apple II computers with the Steves being employees. (Read More)
laptop stand transforms seat back tray tables into mile high workstations See the full story...
Last Wednesday, SWsoft announced that it would change its name to Parallels, that will be more in line with its primary product. This name change will occur early next year. (Read More)
There have been 40-45 MacWorld Expos held in the United States. I have attended 3 Apple Fests prior the the Mac being introduced and nearly one half of the Expos. So, I got to thinking back to what I would have done differently and what would make it a better experience. MacWorld Expo Tips
iSpeak It is a file-to-audio converter that loads Word, PDF, Pages, RTF, AppleWorks, text and HTML documents into audio files. It also downloads news, weather forecasts, driving directions and RSS feeds. Then uses the Mac's text-to-speech engine and iTunes to convert the files into MP3 or AAC files.
George Engel warns about two faulty Kodak cameras, and stresses researching your purchases before you buy. George Engel sez: Research now, so you won't get hooked later... See the full story...
The challenge of astrophotography may appear daunting. But spectacular results are not only possible; they are easy to learn with the step-by-step approach of this new book (Read More)
The Nikon D80 Dbook your interactive guide to DSLR photography - a must for all serious amateur, semi-professional, or professional photographers See the full story...
You can now take your audio, video and digital photos and combine them all into one online story to share with family and friends. Instead of having to point friends to one site for videos and another for photos (Read More)
A fun and action packed game where Players must construct walls and lethal towers to stop the orcs. If too many orcs make it to the village, it's time for an Orc Luau, and everyone is invited! Don't miss the video trailer!
Commander - Europe at War is a high level turn-based strategy game that offers plenty of depth to satisfy seasoned wargamers while presenting an interface that's easily accessible to newcomers See the full story...
Norrkross Software has announced version 1.1 of the video editing, compositing and effects application - edit video in multiple layered tracks, add your own movie titles or use the amazing green screen effect ... Norrkross Movie
20MacApps, a project from NameNetwork Ltd, have announced the immediate availability of their special pre-launch savings bundle for the new project. Prelaunch customers will get all 20 apps for the price of just two -- plus a free copy of Billy Frontier, the space cowboy game ...
Infomanager reader Geoffrey, from Montpellier France writes
I though you'd like to hear about a new community action organised by a band of European indie developers, named 'Give Good Food to your Mac' . It's a community action where mac users get up to 70% off 30 top European Mac apps. It really benefits the developers with as much as 88% of the income. Have a look, try the best of European Mac apps and invite many people to the feast! Feed your Mac
The gifts that one receives for giving are so immeasurable that it is almost an injustice to accept them.
--Rod McKuen
A hug is the perfect gift -- one size fits all, and nobody minds if you exchange it.
--Ivern Ball
There are two kinds of people in the world: the Givers and the Takers.
The difference between the two is that the Takers eat well,
and the Givers sleep well.
--Joy Mills
Have a great week... (See last week)
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