Author: A.P.P.L.E.
LibreOffice, the off shoot of the OpenOffice program run by The Document Doundation, is now in Version 3.5.0 Final. The program is a multi-platform office suite that includes a word processor, spreadsheet, database, presentation creator, a drawing program, and a mathematical function writer. LibreOffice was originally created in order to remove control of the OpenOffice Project by major corporations and based on progress made this year, the LibreOffice Suite is progressing at a steady pace. Some items for users who…
Proview, the holder of the iPad name in China is attempting to get Chinese Customs to block all imports of iPads as well as Exports. If they are successful in their quest, they could prevent Apple from receiving their products globally. Due to the fact that Foxconn, the manufacturer of the iPad is based in mainland China, this could be disastrous for Apple. While the iPad name ownership case is still ongoing in China, Apple originally bought the rights to…
A user on the Apple Support Community, xUSR, reported that he received the following message today on his cell phone: “Apple needs iPhone5 testers:The first 1000 users who visit http://celltestnkeep.com and enter code 1000 will get to test & keep the new iPhone5.” The message came from a phone number at 703.609.7910. Obviously a scam, the user reported it to AT&T, however, he was told by them to contact Apple Inc. Users should remember that Apple does not “Beta Test”…
Apple Inc. (AAPL) CEO, Tim Cook will speak at the Goldman Sach’s (GS) Technology and Internet Conference tomorrow at 12:30 PM Pacific Time. The Apple Investor Relations page has a direct link for the audio portion of the speech. Tim will be among a host of CEO’s and IT industry companies speaking at the conference about the future and direction of their companies. Many people are expecting he will be announcing the upcoming Apple iPad 3 event but his focus…
ThinkGeek now has a new item in their store which will fit right into those hands of the retro gamers. The new 8-Bitty is a wireless hand controller which has Nintendo Entertainment System style D-Pad controls and multiple buttons for those games requiring more than the usual A or B button. The item was announced yesterday and is already out of stock with no ETA on new stock being delivered. Some of the fesatures of the 8-Bitty include: Classic retro-styled…
Apple Inc (AAPL) shares pushed through the $500 USD per share price mark early in trading today. While the up tick did not last, it was a major mile stone for the stock which is projected to go to at least $550 to $580 USD per share range by a number of analysts on wall street. The stock traded most of the morning in the $498 and $499 USD per share range after pulling back from the $500 mark. After…
Apple Japan is trying to get the students on board as they get ready to start school in April. Japan is one of the few countries where the students start school in April instead of September. From 14 February until 22 May, students and educators can get a Mac App Store card with the purchase of a machine. The card with a face value of ¥10,000 JPY is in addition to the normal academic discount. According to Apple’s website, it…
Glenn Jones of A2RetroSystems has made another limited run of the Apple ][ Uthernet Card and is now selling them on his website. The Uthernet allows users to connect their Apple ][ series computer to a network via a standard category 5 cable. The run of cards produced by Glenn was initially 48, however at press time, that number had dropped to 24 units remaining. Now only 12 units remaining. The cards are $89 according to the A2RetroSystems website and…
Do you have a spare iPhone 3GS sitting around that you have no idea what to do with it? Well there are a number of things that can be done these days including producing your next album with the out of date machine. One Like Son, a power pop band led by one Stephen Poff, has created their entire album on an iPhone 3gs. According to their website, “Start the Show was recorded on the iPhone 3GS using GuitarJack,…
Mozilla has released an update to the Firefox Browser that they have classified as a critical update. The update, Version 10.0.1, fixes a security flaw in version 10.0 as well as a Java freezing problem that was in previous versions of the browser. New items in the update include Most add-ons are now compatible with new versions of Firefox by default The forward button is now hidden until you navigate back Anti-Aliasing for WebGL is now implemented CSS3 3D-Transforms are…
Mac DVDRipper Pro, the shareware package which allows users to rip their DVD’s onto their Macintosh has been upgraded. Produced by DVDSuki Softwares Inc, Mac DVDRipper Pro is a shareware program which is normally $24.95 for the fully unlocked package. They currently have the program for sale for $19.95 on their website. They also have a free trial version which will work uninhibited for the first five DVD rips. The latest version, 3.1.1 includes the following updates: Support for very…
Apple Inc (AAPL) has jumped to a sky high price of $499.20 USD per share in pre-market trading this morning. While many analysts posted expected price per share of $550-$580 USD per share after profits were announced, the price was a bit slow in getting there until last week. The stock had been trading in the $455-460 range the week before and then suddenly jumped to a high of $497.62 befor closing on Friday at $493.42 USD per share.
AppleCommander, the Java based disk image tool by Dr. John B. Matthews has been updated. Version 1.3.5.10 was released this morning on Dr. Matthews’ webpage. AppleCommander allows you to open Apple ][ disk images and view their content down to the individual files. You can also use AppleCommander to import and export files from the disk images, as well as to convert disk images from one type to another. The current release features changes made by David Schmidt. They include…
During the snow storm last month in Washington State and it’s following cleanup, the machine that runs the Age of Reason BBS was struck down by a power surge. The cause of the surge was apparently crews re-setting power line. While the machine was not totally fried, the power supply is a bit loopy from it. But this has not prevented the inevitable return of the Age of Reason BBS. Gene Buckle, the curator of the Age of Reason BBS…
Program: Pinball Arcade Version: 1.0.8 Size: 17.5 MB Language: English Seller: FarSight Studios URL: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pinball-arcade-free/id497189134?mt=8 After months of being hyped by many in the media, the biggest bust of the year must be Pinball Arcade by Farsight Studios. I was totally looking forward to playing some of the pinball games from over the years that have long left arcades everywhere for pinball graveyards. However, one should have been forewarned by the name of the publisher, which leads right into the…
Egan Ford, creator and curator of the Apple ][ Game Server and the Apple ][ Disk Server has created mobile versions of the website. This allows those users with iPhones to use the iOS based device to load their Apple ][ computer with games or disks directly from the Internet. The mobile version of the Apple ][ Game Server is at: http://asciiexpress.net/gameserver/mobile.html The Apple ][ Disk Server mobile version is currently being built and will be available soon. now…
Gerard Puter has released an update of his popular Virtual ][ shareware Apple ][ Emulator for the Mac. Virtual ][ is a complete Apple ][ emulator with features such as print to pdf and visual configuration menus with accurate card images. In the new version, gerard has included the following changes: Fixed an issue where the Mockingboard card could halt the virtual machine (this happened, for example, in Ultima IV). Corrected an issue in the “floating bus” screen rendering, thereby…
by A.P.P.L.E. Staff This past week, the controversy over the price of an iPhone App has once again raised its ugly head. Many people seem to think these days that all apps should be free or as close to free as they can be. Apple did not help this thought this month when they introduced their iWorks application for a mere 9.95 for the iPad. The 1000 dollar BarMax seems to set the standard for apps when it comes to…
Paula Routly recently interviewed early Apple Inc. employee Jerry Mancock. Jerry was Apple Computer Inc. Employee 6 or 7, depending on who you ask and he gave a very detailed overview of early life at Apple, about working on the Apple ][, Disk ][ and eventually the Macintosh, as well as working with Steve Jobs. The original creator of the Apple ][ case was originally very skeptical of Steve Jobs and asked for payment up front. He didn’t get it…
Draw On //, a graphics design tool produced by the same people who produced On Three Magazine is now available on the Apple ][ Scans website. The program was written by Bob Consorti and comes on a single floppy disk. The Manual is also available in PDF format and is a 118.9 MB download. You can download the program at: http://apple2scans.net/apple-iii/draw-on-3/
