Archive - May 3, 2005

Placitas, NM – May 3, 2005 - Excel Software has streamlined product editions and cut prices by 50% on its Mac OS 9 products for system analysts and software developers. These are mature products with no major releases planned. Free technical support and maintenance releases will be available through 2005. Customers can upgrade to a Mac OS X edition in the future for just the difference in cost.

Apple today unveiled a new iMac G5 line with faster 2.0 GHz PowerPC G5 processors, built-in AirPort Extreme and Bluetooth wireless connectivity and Mac OS X version 10.4 “Tiger,” the latest version of the world’s most advanced operating system. The new iMac G5s also include faster graphics, a new 8X SuperDrive with double-layer support, built-in Gigabit Ethernet for faster networking, and 512MB of memory across the line. Every new iMac G5 comes with iLife ‘05, Apple’s award-winning suite of digital lifestyle applications, making it the ultimate consumer desktop for today’s digital lifestyle.

I've created a new forum, Tiger Talk, where you can discuss your Tiger experience, share tips, and ask questions about Tiger.

Am I the only one who likes Dashboard the way it works now? I've seen a lot of criticism about the widgets being on a separate screen rather than being visible all the time like Konfabulator. Well, that's exactly why I like Dashboard and why I didn't use Konfabulator or any similar utilities.

Steyregg/Austria, 03/05/2005 - Techno Grafik and Zisser Software offers iTaskX 2 which will provide Mac OS X users a powerful, cost-effective project management solution.