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New & Noteworthy: DSL Debacle; Iomega settles; more

DSL Debacle This BusinessWeek article takes a look at the recent "DSL debacle," including the bankruptcy of NorthPoint.

Iomega settles suit Iomega is settling its lawsuit regarding Zip drives and the infamous "Click of Death." In a PDF document outlining the settlement, sent to at least some Zip drive owners, Iomega: "denies any liability or wrongdoing which is alleged in the Complaint, but has decided to enter into this settlement in order avoid the costs and burdens associated with continuing the litigation." Compensation ranges from $10 to $40 towards the purchase of a new … Read more

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New & Noteworthy: Microsoft adopts FireWire; Adobe's vision at Seybold; DSL troubles; iTunes tutorial; more

FireWire gains momentum Microsoft passes on nascent USB 2.0 to support FireWire, according to this CNET story. The article states that "Microsoft will not support a budding peripheral-connection standard in its forthcoming Windows XP operating system, instead favoring a technology developed by Apple Computer."

Adobe unveils 'Network Publishing' vision at Seybold keynote Maccentral has coverage of Adobe CEO Bruce Chizen's Seybold keynote, where he laid out his vision for the future of publishing, which is lead by the PDF format.

DSL providers implode This Reuters article covers the changing DSL market, most notably how some of … Read more

New & Noteworthy: GeForce3 card delay; FinePix cameras; Adobe ships After Effects; largest FireWire drive; more

GeForce3 video cards delayed, Apple responds Apple has pushed back the delivery date for built to order Macs equipped with nVidia GeForce3 video cards. Apple has given users who have already been waiting a choice: take delivery now of a machine equipped with a GeForce2 card and get a free upgrade when the cards become available, cancel the order, or wait until the expected ship day, which is now sometime in May.

FinePix digital cameras available Fujifilm has released two new digital cameras, the FinePix 6800 Zoom and FinePix 2300, priced at $899 and $279 respectively.

Adobe Ships After Effects … Read more

New & Noteworthy: Pepper; REALbasic book out; Canon B600 released; A new review of an old favorite

Pepper 3.6.2 is out. This version adds scrollwheel support and several fixes and workarounds for MacOS X.

REALbasic for Dummies is available. More info is available from the author's Web site. ResExcellence is giving a copy away in this contest.

Canon S600 inkjet printer Canon has released its new S600 inkjet printer, which they claim can print an 8x10 photo on plain paper in 90 seconds. More info is available on their Web site.

Bungie Action Sack review Macinstruct takes a look at some of Bungie Software's early games, which are available bundled together in a … Read more

New & Noteworthy: ProScale; QuickTime trailers; Titanium FireWire enclosures available

GLUON ProScale ID 1.0 is a resizing tool for Adobe InDesign that allows users to scale non-proportionally without distorting type and graphics using a click-and-drag tool or from the dialog. It can scale entire multipage documents in one click (including page size and style sheets). It also functions as a scaling calculator.

This weekend at the QuickTime movie trailers This week's crop includes "Heartbreakers," "Spy Kids," "Final Fantasy," "Blow," "15 Minutes," "Enemy at the Gates," "The Score," "Memento," "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon,&… Read more

New & Noteworthy: Intego acquires Highware apps; Acrobat 5.0; Linksys Wireless router reviewed

Intego acquires Highware apps Intego has announced the acquisition of three Macintosh security products from Highware: two encryption programs, Intego DiskGuard and Intego FileGuard, and one backup program, Intego Personal Backup.

Adobe Acrobat 5.0 is the latest version of this PDF creating and reading application. There is no 5.0 version of the free reader as yet.

Linksys Wireless AP 4-port router reviewed iBook Zone has a review of the Linksys BEFW11S4, an alternative to the AirPort Base Station.

New & Noteworthy: Netscape update; Bar Code Pro; GoLive and 4D; Freehand 10 announced

Netscape Communicator 4.77 is out. It includes a security certificate update and< various bug fixes.

Bar Code Pro 4.0 is UPC code labeling software. This release offers the ability to add Web addresses to bar code graphics, add additional text attached to bar code symbols, and use Veribar for readability verification. It also is compatible with Mac OS 8.5 through 9.1 and the latest versions of Photoshop, InDesign, Freehand, Illustrator, Postscript, Quark and PageMaker. Hundreds of Drop-ins and symbology< variations have been added.

GoLive 5 & 4th Dimension 4D SA, publishers of the 4th … Read more

New & Noteworthy: REALbasic updated; Opera; CNET on Apple sales increase

REALbasic 3.1b5 is the newest release of this object-oriented visual programming environment.

Opera 5.0tp2 is a "tech preview" of this next generation Web browser.

CNET reports that Apple is not following the trend of other computer hardware companies, with February notebook sales up 31 percent over last year. The article states that "Titanium alone accounted for 16 percent of Apple computer sales."