Titanium Software has released the latest version of their OnyX system maintenance software. OnyX version 3.2.2 includes a host of improvements designed to make the software integrate a bit better with the Mac OS X Sierra operating system. • Deleting the logs improved • Deleting the system archived logs improved • New replacement icons • Integrates new version of Network Link Conditioner • Integrates version 3.15.2 of SQLite 3 • Slideshows added in the Animated desktop background option • Misc….
The latest version of The MacCast Pod Cast has been released. According the the curator of the pod cast, Adam Christianson, this episode talks about the following: Air Pods have arrived… sort of. Microsoft boasts about Mac switchers. Apple cannibalization and magic. MacBook Pro battery issues prevail. Update on Accessibility with Shelly Brisbin.” To listen to the latest episode of The MacCast pod cast, check out their website at: http://www.maccast.com/
A new version of 1Password has been released which allows syncing of iOS devices including the Apple Watch. From 1Password Whats New in version 6.5.1 Happy holidays, everyone! Before the final rush of the season we wanted to provide you with one more update that drops a few extra marshmallows into your hot cocoa. As the year comes to a close we hope you have a safe, happy, and secure holiday season. 1Password never prompts you for a review because…
We here at A.P.P.L.E. have had a busy year and as many of you know, we produced our first iOS app here this year. Structris was a coordinated effort between Martin Haye, Brian Wiser, Olivier Goguel and Bill Martens to bring the game to the iOS platform. Now just in time for Christmas, we are announcing a 50% off sale. That means the app is now just $0.99! For more information, check out the Structris Website at http://www.structris.com If you…
Chris torrence has announced the availability of the latest rendition of his Assemnbly Lines Pod Cast. Edition # 41 covers ProDOS 2.4.1 and the Bitsy Bye disassembly. You can listen to the Assembly Lines Pod Cast at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_6P_a5C4Z0 or by subscribing to Chris Torrence’s YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrnCRkPLoXXzTtWX9dBJsnA
The crew over at RetroMacCast have released another rendition of their RetroMacCast pod cast. In this edition, James and John talk about “dollhouse Mac, Chiat Day 20th book, iPod socks, and iMac prop. Rick walks us through using Zip disks with classic Macs, and news includes Designed by Apple, Get A Mac, and top 15 Apple ads.” For more on the RetroMacCast or to listen to the latest episode, go to: http://retromaccast.ning.com/
NeoFinder, the popular digital asset cataloging and management tool, has been updated to version 7. NeoFinder is quit simply the best such tool that I’ve ever used. It makes it very easy to create a simple catalog of drives and disks, and can store complex metadata about documents, photos, songs, and movies along with optional checksums to verify integrity. The program has been updated and enhanced for over 10 years, and the latest version has a number of new features:…
Ian Kim, proprietor of the Apple2.Net website has announced the immediate availability of the SD MIDI II+ card for the Apple II series computer. The card is a 64 voice MIDI card and is created to fit into Slot 2 of the Apple II series computers. The card’s manual is available on the Apple2.Net website as are several samples of sound files created with the card. A Waveblaster ready connector is also included on the card. Availability The SD Midi…
The December 2016 issue of Call-A.P.P.L.E. Magazine has been released to A.P.P.L.E. members. This 41-page full-color issue features the full interview with Nibble magazine publisher Mike Harvey, a special feature on Castles of Darkness, an Interview with Apple III creator Wendell Sander about his Apple-1 Project, and a BASIC programming article on User Input. There are also many other news items on a variety of subjects. A.P.P.L.E. members can log into their accounts and download the magazine in PDF format. …
It’s traditional that I write at least two gift guide columns toward the end of each year and this year was no exception. In fact, this year I recommended more cool products in my three gift columns than ever before. Rather than sending you all over the Internet to read them, I’ve summarized or pasted all of the salient details (and more—including pictures!) below. So, without further ado, here are this year’s picks for the best gifts to get for…
Buckshot is a free to use, open-source image conversion utility for Windows, Mac OSX and Linux. It is based on a command-line image conversion tool called “bmp2dhr”. It’s mostly a toy to play around with, as it doesn’t support all features available in bmp2dhr, but it works well and is fun for checking out possible conversions. Get Buckshot
This month on Open Apple, we sit down with Alex Lee, purveyor of the canonical IIgs reference site What Is The Apple IIgs? We talk about what it was like being one of the brave few with this machine, and that feeling of living in a secret world of incredible graphics and sound that nobody else seemed to know about. Alex walks us through the history of IIgs emulators, and all the ways that the IIgs Finder was actually better…
December 2016 Sierra’s problems continue, as the Spy receives other reports of programs not functioning besides the ones cited here last month. To be fair, the Olive Tree folk managed to get their Bible Study program working on Sierra, reducing the number of fails by one. On the other hand, he now has multiple reports of Sierra installs killing off or corrupting the keychain, and some of SSH, ITunes, and other apps failing, or running very slow. There are also…
Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange (A.P.P.L.E.) has updated the manual for the popular Apple II graphics programming tool Turtlesoft: Turtle Graphics for Applesoft with a new softcover manual. Originally published in 1983 by A.P.P.L.E., the new manual features revised formatting and now includes the 15 sample programs with screenshots. In addition to the original Turtlesoft DOS 3.3 version by Robert Gallup, John Brooks converted it to work with ProDOS. Both Turtlesoft disk images are available and also include sample programs….
The WOZPAK Special Edition, first released in 2013 in Softcover and Hardcover, has been upgraded with a forward by Don Williams and some additional information on the back cover. For those who purchased the original edition of the book, we’ve made Don Williams forward available as a high-quality PDF that can be printed and inserted in the book. The press release follows: Originally produced in 1978 by Val Golding and Dick Hubert of A.P.P.L.E., The WOZPAK was the first official…
Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange is proud to announce the book Call-A.P.P.LE. Magazine 1979 Compendium – a nostalgic look back at the early years of the Apple computing revolution through the eyes of Call-A.P.P.L.E. magazine and the Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange (A.P.P.L.E.) user group. All 9 issues from the second year of Call-A.P.P.L.E. magazine are included along with a four page forward by Don Williams. Over 340 pages are enhanced and restored in high-quality grayscale, complete with the advertisements…
David Schmidt has announced the immediate availability of ADTPro 2.0.2. The latest update includes ProDOS 2.4.1 as the base operating system as well as a host of other new features and bug fixes including: New functionality: Support added for Uthernet II based on new integrated IP65 library from Oliver Schmidt (http://oliverschmidt.github.io/ip65/) Integrated John Brooks’ ProDOS 2.4.1 as base operating system for all ADTPro actions (Speediboot, text bootstrapping, base disks, etc.) [VDrive] Uthernet II virtual Ethernet driver from Oliver Schmidt that…
The What is the Apple IIgs website has announced that there are a number of new additions to their 8-bit floppy archive. The site is one of the largest Apple IIgs specific websites and archives all of the floppies, documentation, and packaging covers. For more on the latest additions check out the news page at: http://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/more-8-bit-on-3-5-disk-software-added-and-just-in-time-for-christmas/?stage=Live
Huibert Allbers has announced the return of a number of his Apple IIgs apps from the 1980’s. According to Huibert, “I believed to have lost. However, Antoine Vignau was able to rescue most of the contents of my damaged HD 20SC drive. Now all of his apps are availebe for free download from his website. The Applications available include the following: Jigsaw! A very simple game, written in less than a week. It was never meant to be published but…
I hate to break it to you, but with the introduction of new MacBook Pros last week came news that the beloved Mac startup chime has died of unknown causes at age 32. I was, of course, heartbroken. So, I made a little video with famous startup chimes and chimes of death/doom as a kind of memorial for the deceased: Special thanks to the nice folks at MacTracker; I couldn’t have done this without them.
