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Freeware of the Day: Max 0.7.1 Audio Converter
Max 0.7.1 is a powerful audio conversion utility that goes above and beyond the audio ripping capabilities of iTunes. For those who want a littany of options in their audio ripping, or prefer the use of a small utility rather than the very large iTunes application, Max 0.7.1 is a great and free alternative.
Free Windows Media Plugin for Quicktime Available
Visitors to Microsoft's Windows Media website for Mac have recently discovered that the company is apparently no longer making a version of their Windows Media Player for the Mac platform. Instead of providing access to a download of the latest version, Microsoft now provides for download a free third-party plugin that works with QuickTime so users can open Windows Media files directly through QuickTime Player or QuickTime aware applications such as web browsers.
498 MB Free Software Collection for OS X
Software for Starving Students (SSS) is a software development project that provides a free collection of open source and freeware software for users of OS X (and Windows XP, if you're so inclined). The software is intended to be a complete collection of useful applications and utilities for students or others who want great free programs in an easy-to-use installer.
Free iTunes Songs With Gift Certificate Purchase
If you're thinking of buying an iTunes gift certificate for someone this holiday season, then consider taking advantage of this deal. If you pay through PayPal, you get 25 free songs for yourself with a $50 gift certificate purchase, or 10 free songs if you purchase a $20 gift certificate. Here is a link to the deal information page.
Major Apple Announcement on October 12
Apple has once again got Apple fans and computer rumor mills buzzing with news that it will make a major announcement on October 12, 2005. Apple has recently sent to media outlets an invitation to media event. The invitation features a red curtain and the words "One More Thing..." which is Steve Jobs' famous line from MacWorld presentations, just prior to the announcement of a major product or service offering. An image of the announcement is shown below.
OS X Freeware of the Day: Masq iChat Group Chat Program
Looking to find some friendly Mac users to chat it up with using your iChat accounts? Miss the old days of AOL chat rooms where you could have flame wars until 3 in the morning? Then you might enjoy Masq, which is a new program that allows you to utilize your iChat account to participate in group chats with other Mac users. Masq requires you to register a separate Masq account, but the chatting is actually done through your iChat account, so people will know you by that identity.
OS X Freeware of the Day: Video Poker Solitarus Free Video Poker Game
It's not secret the poker is all the rage with a large section of the population these days. For those wanting a more laid back version of poker than that found on ESPN or the average high schooler's basement on Saturday night. If so, Poker Solitarus might be your bag.
OS X Freeware of the Day: SuperTux Free Arcade Video Game
SuperTux is an open source video game for multiple platforms including a native OS X version. SuperTux is intended to be similar in gameplay to the classic Super Mario games. The play of the game is very familiar if you are an aficianado of the Mario games. Blocks and boxes with question marks, a 2D scrolling layout and a loveable little penguing to run around the icy landscape with.
OS X Freeware of the Day: DTV Free Internet TV Program
DTV is an open source program for easily watching and subscribing to video programs that can be downloaded freely over the Internet. The program uses RSS enclosure technology, which most people know as "podcasts," but focuses only on those podcasts that provide video. The program provides a very intuitive interface for viewing the videos available from a particular source, and manages the videos once they are downloaded.
ToThePoint Software Releases The Fontz v4.3.2
The Fontz is a versatile font utility that allows you to browse installed and uninstalled fonts, see what they look like at different type sizes, styles and colors, and even group them in like categories using a "wysiwyg" group editor. For fast and easy browsing run either a manual or an automatic font slide show where you can change size, color, style, and even the display text while the slide show is still in progress. You can view or print out individual fonts, any of your font groups, all installed fonts, and even folders of uninstalled fonts. The Fontz offers a combination of focused feature set and low price. A great deal for anyone who wants to find fonts quickly or organize their fonts easily.
First Take: Apple Music Announcements
Apple's press event announcing several new music products is ongoing, and we'll provide updated coverage as it happens. So far, Apple has announced a new iPod phone in conjunction with Motorola, version 5 of iTunes, and a new iPod Mini replacement called iPod nano.
iThemez Announces Volume 1 Themes For iDVD
Company Offers 20 Themes for Under $1.50 Each
OS X Freeware of the Day: SubEthaEdit Text Editor
SubEthaEdit has an unorthodox name, but if you're smart enough to get past it, what you'll find is an extremely powerful, elegant text editor that will suit the needs of almost any Mac user, and is particularly useful for programmers or web developers who work with source code. With many of the most valuable features of high-priced professional editors (such as BBEdit), it is a small miracle that SubEthaEdit can be downloaded and used for free (note that use in commercial environments requires a license purchase, however the program is not limited in any way for non-commercial users).
Free Opera Web Browser: One Day Only!
Hot off the newswire, we've just learned that Opera Software, makers of the Opera web browser, are celebrating their ten year anniversary with a promotion whereby users can get a free registration code/license to any version of Opera (normal prices is $39).
Advanced Link Manager 1.0 Released
Aug 30, 2005. Caphyon LLC has announced the release of Advanced Link Manager 1.0, a tool that helps manage your web site incoming links. Advanced Link Manager runs on Mac OS X, Windows 98/2000/XP, and Linux.
Book Review: Take Control of Tiger
As with every major release of Mac OS X, OS 10.4 Tiger has been escorted into the Mac user ranks by a plethora of educational books on how to use the newest version of Apple's operating system. One such book is "Take Control of Tiger," which is a print offering from the popular "Take Control" eBook series published by Adam and Tonya Engst of "TidBits" fame (TidBits is a longstanding Mac e-mail newsletter). In fact, Take Control of Tiger is actually an enhanced compendium of several of the Take Control eBook titles. In this review, we'll take a look between the covers and see who this book is right for.
Use Google Talk on Mac OS X
There's been a lot of buzz about Google's new IM service, Google Talk. The service, which is essentially a competitor to the IM services provided by competitor's such as MSN and AOL, can be accessed by numberous Mac chat clients that are capable of using the "Jabber" instant message protocol.
Apple Releases OS X Security Update
Apple has announced the release of Security Update 2005-007 for users of OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.2. The update addresses security issues relating to the following components: AppKit, BlueTooth, CoreFoundation, cups, Directory Services, HIToolBox, Kerberos, loginwindow, Mail, OpenSSL, QuartzComposerScreenSaver, Security Interface, Safari, X11, and zlib.
OS X Freeware of the Day: Mactracker Free Mac Product Info Database
Mactracker is a free program that provides users with a virtual encyclopedia of information on nearly every Apple product produced since the original Mac Lisa. This handy, free utility can be useful (and fun!) in a number of circumstances, and we consider it a very handy tool for almost any Mac geek, particularly if you are frequently interested in finding specs for certain models of Apple equipment. As an example, you can use Mactracker to find out the RAM requirements of nearly any Mac ever made. Or, you can use it to check the factory specs on that $100 iMac listed on Craigslist.
OS X Freeware Weekly Roundup
Each week we examine a number of great freeware programs for the OS X platform. For those just tuning in, we present here our "OS X Freeware of the Day" picks for the last seven days. If you haven't done so already, check out these featured programs for a good, free addition to your Mac:
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