Brendon Robert has re-worked the Apple ][ classic, Lemonade so that “It is no longer yelling”. Lemonade was one of the original Apple ][ games included on cassette tape with the 1977 version of the original Apple ][ computer. The original program was written all in capital letters as the Apple ][ originally did not have lower case. Lemonade is a game which is meant to teach fundamental marketing to elementary aged school children. The basic idea is that the…
Frank Kunze has announce that he will be sending out the 3rd beta of the Eamon Deluxe 5.0 program. He is attempting to re-work all of the original Eamon to accompany the Eamon Deluxe 5.0 system, fixing directional issues as well as eliminating unneeded items from the programs in order to make them flow better. He has recently re-formatted the SoftDisk Eamon #156, THE CURSE OF TALON by Sam Ruby. A short writeup about that re-formatting is available on the…
Egan ford has added the entire Apple ][ collection from Virtual Apple’s website to the Apple ][ Disk Server. The Apple Disk Server version 0.991 now has over 1500 disks that are ready to go on your Apple ][. This update was made possible by a contribution of a partial section of the Virtual Apple ][ database by Bill Martens. You can access the Apple ][ disk server at: http://asciiexpress.net/diskserver/
Jumsoft has released Book Palette, a package which adds 10 book templates to iBooks Author. The package also allows you to change and modify the templates to give the effects that you need in your books. It also allows you to save your modified templates, thus making it easier to create your documents with uniformity across all the documents. This package is an absolute necessity for the user who is creating lots of materials and feels that Apple’s lot of…
Apple has updated iBooks Author, updating the End User License Agreement, getting even more specific about what can or cannot be sold when producing content with the application. In the original EULA, Apple had said that “If you charge a fee for any book or other work you generate using this software (a ‘Work’), you may only sell or distribute such Work through Apple (e.g., through the iBookstore) and such distribution will be subject to a separate agreement with Apple.”…
Program: Shink-Fit X Category: Archiver Utility Released: Feb 02, 2012 Version: 1.0 Size: 1.4 MB Language: English Seller: Kelvin Sherlock Price: Free For many of us, the SHK or Shrinkit files have been a thorn in our sides, especially if we were on a Mac. Now, our time in purgatory has been relieved by a nifty utility from the computer of Kelvin Sherlock, the author of GShisen. Shrink-Fit X is a Mac OS X Application which allows users to open…
Apple has released an update for iBooks 2. The update, version 2.0.1 is intended to address an issue with Textbooks not opening within the program. The update is now in the iTunes App Store and is a free download. To download the update, go to: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ibooks/id364709193?mt=8
T. C. Lim has been working on a book about Pascal programming for the Apple II gs for the past several weeks, releasing preliminary versions along the way. The book includes a number of programs his kids have developed for the Apple IIgs in Pascal, Orca Pascal, and GSoft BASIC. The book was produced with iBooks Author and is the first Apple ][ series related book to be produced specifically for iBooks 2.0. T.C. has announced the immediate availability of…
Apple Inc (AAPL) is trading up this morning with a jump of $2.23 per share in pre-Market trading. With the .5% boost in the stock price, it is nearing the level it was at earlier in the week. At 9:00 am, the stock stands at $437.35 USD per share and should stay relatively close to if it is a normal Friday, volume wise. The only news weighing on the stock this morning is the loss in German courts to Motorola. …
Skype has been updated to Version 5.5.0.2340. The latest release is a maintenance release meant to deal with some issues with call stability during video calls as well as to make some improvements to the calling interface. Version 5.5.0.2340 requires an Intel based Mac running Mac OS X 10.5.8 or newer. You can download the latest version from the Skype.org website at: http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-macosx
Apple Inc (AAPL) traded slightly lower yesterday, closing $1.07 down for the day at $455.12 per share. In after hours trading, the shares slipped a bit further down to the 454.87 USD per share level. This as Apple filed its SEC reports on 16 senior employees who were given 63 Shares of Apple stock each at a price of $337.2375 on the 31st of January according to SEC filings. These filings included Senior VP Jeffrey Williams and Apple Inc. Chief…
Reports are saying that that Apple has now landed the number three telecom company in China to distribute the iPhone. China Telecom (CHA) was the latest of the mainland China based carriers to announce that they will have a iPhone 4S for sale as soon as February. On 13 January when apple Incorporated released the iPhone 4S in mainland China most areas went according to plan. However, the main Apple store in Beijing was dated by scalpers trying to scoop…
For those of you who are enamored with St. Valentines Day and the whole scene around it, there is now an icon set just for you. Cuberto has produced a free icon set specifically targeting the St. Valentines Day fans and is now distributing it on the Smashing Magazine website at: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2012/02/02/freebie-valentines-day-icon-set/
Everyone one knows that Steve Jobs had several industries that he wanted to revamp and change for the better. Education was one of those industries. Apple made huge headway into fulfilling Steve Jobs’ dream on 19 January with the introduction of iBooks 2.0, Ibooks Author, iTunes U and of course, the text books section of the iTunes Book Store. Now it appears, that the US government is also getting on the band wagon with some announcements of their own. The…
Quicksilver Application Launcher has been updated to Version Beta 64. Quicksilver allows fast and easy control of the Macintosh allowing the user to use keystrokes to launch applications. The program uses the first letters of the file name to find, and launch an application. Fixes in the latest version of Quicksilver include: You can download the Quicksilver Application Launcher for free from the Quicksilver website at: http://qsapp.com/download.php Quicksilver is available for Mac OS X 10.3 (beta 36), 10.4 and 10.5…
Many users are reporting that they are experiencing some issues with the latest version of Mac OS X. Apple, Inc. rolled out Mac OS X 10.7.3 yesterday and although most users had no issues, there were a good number who are experiencing a CUI Error with the upgrade. Reports are saying that this error is being caused by the Software Update feature of Mac OS X 10.7 and not by the manual download of the upgrade. Our own experience in-house…
Apple Inc (AAPL) is off slightly this morning with the stock moving towards the $456.50 USD per share mark, down from the nearly $457.00 per share marked in last nights after market session. News that Softbank’s net profits fell by 50% third quarter could be weighing on the stock this morning. Softbank is Apple’s primary Japanese partner in the iPhone and iPad. Also there is news that German courts refused to ban two Samsung products yesterday, handing Apple one of…
JotStudio is an application specifically made to the allow precision drawing using Jot by Adonit. The application lets you take note and draw in the application, arranging photos and other media around the drawing. While you can draw badly by hand, having a Jot or JotPro stylus is really your best bet. While initial reviews of the App have been less than stellar, it is still worth the look. Adonit has some issues still to deal with in the App…
A report on the Boy Genius Reports website this morning is showing photos of a purported screenshot from code showing Apple’s next generation iPad. According to the report, the iPad 3 will contain Apple’s A6 Chip and will also be quad core. The new iPad will also be compatible with GSM, CDMA, and LTE networks of all major phone carriers. This would likely include the latest 4G networks as well. Source: BGR
Mac お宝(otakara) is now saying that there are two events scheduled by Apple. The first event which they were saying was for Apple’s iPad 3 announcement apparently has been pushed back to March. The first event supposedly in February is yet unknown. Mac お宝 is saying that the event would be “a Strange Event”. Speculation by some of the posters on the site and others says that the February event might be scheduled to coincide with Steve Jobs birthday which…
