Study: cable operators face stark choices in quest for more bandwidth
Dennis Sellers 
Oct 7, 2008 at 2:00am
Faced with growing competition in their core pay-TV business, cable operators worldwide are distracted by the all-digital transition regulatory deadlines imposed upon them by governing bodies, the available options for upgrading their network bandwidth, and the slow migration to an IP-based network for greater interactivity, according to ABI Research.
Price on iPhone/iPod touch puzzle game temporarily reduced
Dennis Sellers Oct 7, 2008 at 1:00am
Imangi Studios has reduced the price of Imangi, a word puzzle game for the iPhone and iPod touch, from US$3.99 to 99 cents for a limited time. The game is designed to challenge your vocabulary and spatial reasoning skills.
Dare to be Creative releases Dragoman with German localization
Dennis Sellers Oct 7, 2008 at 12:00am
Dare to be Creative has updated Dragoman, a universal batch file converter for Mac OS X 10.4 and 10.5, to version 1.4. The update ships with a German localization. Localizations for French, Spanish, Italian and Russian are planned for November.
Take Control celebrates birthday with discount on its eBooks
Dennis Sellers Oct 6, 2008 at 11:30pm
TidBITS Publishing, publisher of the Take Control electronic book series, is celebrating the fifth anniversary of the Take Control series with a 50 percent off sale on all ebooks. The sale runs through Oct. 14.
TalkingPics for iPhone/iPod touch adds new compression option
Dennis Sellers Oct 6, 2008 at 11:00pm
Big Stone Phone has updated TalkingPics, its audio and photo recorder for the iPhone and iPod touch, to version 1.2. The upgrade adds a new MP3 compression option and a new preference to choose either the high quality lossless format or the WAV compressed format.
Digital Foci ships new digital photo frame
Dennis Sellers Oct 6, 2008 at 10:00pm
Digital Foci will start shipping the Image Moments 6 high-resolution digital frame with a 5.7-inch VGA (640×480) digital LCD screen on Oct. 13. It’s available for pre-order for US$149.
Toolbox for Leopard adds Light block
Dennis Sellers Oct 6, 2008 at 10:00pm
Opcoders has updated Toolbox—a visual programming tool that enables the combination of bitmaps, vector graphics and effects into digital art—to version 0.8.2. A new Light block has been added that has 12 parameters. The ight block accepts up to four inputs for fine grained control of ambient, diffuse and specular.
iGraffiti for iPhone, iPod touch updated to version 1.1
Dennis Sellers Oct 6, 2008 at 9:00pm
Big Stone Phone’s iGraffiti, a painting and public art sharing app for the iPhone and iPod touch, has been updated to version 1.1 and is available at the Apple App Store. You can now pick any color from photo option and view the Public Art right from within iGraffiti.
‘MacVoices’ looks at Art Text 2
Dennis Sellers Oct 6, 2008 at 8:00pm
On the new MacVoices Irina Stepanovska of BeLight Software discusses the company’s recently released Art Text 2 and the newest features of the text and graphics program.
‘The MUG Event Calendar’: Engst, Breen, Kawasaki, Schrary among guest presenters
Dennis Sellers Oct 6, 2008 at 7:00pm
“The MUG Event Calendar” is buzzing with events and guests for the second week of October.
Vancouver Island school vs. Apple in logo dispute
Dennis Sellers Oct 6, 2008 at 5:04pm
The Victoria School of Business and Technology, a small Vancouver Island computer school is battling for its identity after computing giant Apple threatened to sue, arguing the two companies’ logos are too similar, reports the The Globe and Mail.
Oct. 6 ‘Macsimum Podcast’ now available
Dennis Sellers Oct 6, 2008 at 5:03pm
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The Macsimum Podcast for Oct. 6 is now available here and the RSS feed is here.
‘Macsimum Recommended Reading’ for Oct. 6
Dennis Sellers Oct 6, 2008 at 5:00pm
“Steve Wozniak interview: iconic co-founder on the iPod, iPhone, and future for Apple: In an exclusive interview with the Telegraph, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak wonders how long the iPod can stay on top spot, laments the limitations of the iPhone 3G, agrees with the downgrade on Apple shares and believes that Web 2.0 revolution has been over-financed and could lead to mini-crash in technology stocks.”—Telegraph
The latest rumors in the Apple world
Dennis Sellers Oct 6, 2008 at 4:23pm
Macsimum News doesn’t have its own rumors thing going on, but, for your edification and entertainment, here’s a round-up of today’s rumors regarding the Apple world….
Poll: when do you plan to purchase your next Mac?
Dennis Sellers Oct 6, 2008 at 3:55pm
In this week’s Macsimum Poll, we’re asking when you plan to purchase your next Mac. The poll is located on the right hand side of the home page, below the Macsimum Opinion column.
Apple stock falls under $90
Dennis Sellers Oct 6, 2008 at 3:40pm
As of 12:55 pm (Eastern), Apple is down eight percent and trading around $89, more than 50% off its high.
Analyst: Apple can carry on fine if Jobs should step down
Dennis Sellers Oct 6, 2008 at 3:37pm
Apple’s stock drop on the false report that CEO Steve Jobs had suffered a major heart attack was unwarranted since the company can carry on just fine even without its legendary leader and co-founder, Ezra Gottheil, an analyst at Technology Business Research, says.
Freeverse releases Burning Monkey Puzzle for iPhone, iPod touch
Dennis Sellers Oct 6, 2008 at 3:22pm
Freeverse has released the puzzle game, Burning Monkey Puzzle Lab, for the iPhone and iPod touch. It combines multiple game modes and costs US$0.99. It’s available at the Apple App Store.
Ubisoft’s ‘Price is Right’ game in stores now
Dennis Sellers Oct 6, 2008 at 3:21pm
Ubisoft says that The Price Is Right game for the Mac, the PC, the Wii home video game system from Nintendo and the Nintendo DS system has shipped to retailers nationwide. Developed by Ludia and FremantleMedia Enterprises the game is based on the longest running game show in television history, now in its 35th season.
Cydia 2.0 repository hits 400 iPhone/iPod touch apps
Dave Merten Oct 6, 2008 at 2:53pm
Cydia has posted their 400th package in their 2.0 Cydia repository. They have also added better stat tracking in the repository from within. You can view the most recent 100 apps posted here.
Macsimum Opinion
Consumer study finds demand for control, networking of digital devices, services
By Dennis Sellers 
Oct 7 at 5:00am
A global study released by Accenture shows that tech-savvy consumers would prefer a single-networking solution to link all their portable, home and automobile digital devices, which presents a major challenge—and opportunity—for communications carriers. Apple to the rescue, perhaps?
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i.TV launches movie, TV guide for iPhone, iPod touch
Said:
Thank you for the great post, Dennis! If any of your readers have feedback or suggestions, be sure to send us an e-mail at , or add feature requests on our UserVoice page: http://itv.uservoice.com
Poll: How do you get your Internet access?
Said:
this site is gay doesnt help shitt
Plenty of room for growth, innovation in Apple's current product lines
Said:
I’m starting to think that, for now, Apple has a limit to how many things it can drive forward at a single time. This results in a very coherent product line and high compatibility.... but it means that they can spread themselves too thinly if they’re not careful.
If that wasn’t true I’d be happy to see Apple expand… but there is so much they can do in the existing product lines that it’d be a shame to miss that.
Poll: when do you plan to purchase your next Mac?
Said:
I’m waiting for something significant to change. On the hardware side that’s the Nehalem architecture that should hit the MacPro in January and other models throughout 2009. On the software side it’s Snow Leopard which is due in summer/fall of ‘09.
Because Apple will probably never make another expandable desktop under $2000, I am left with three choices, none of them very appealing:
1. pay through the nose for a MacPro,
2. buy multiple external hard drives and an iMac and try to accept that I’m going to have to throw away a perfectly good display in a few years when the computer inside it needs replacing.
3. build a hackintosh and hope it works properly.
The current trend toward notebook computers (and all-in-ones like the iMac) is great for the computer companies, but poor for consumers and terrible for the environment. I refuse to be held hostage and told I have to throw away a perfectly good display when my computer gets out of date. The 17” LCD my daughter uses has been hooked up to 3 different computers and will definitely be connected to at least one more before I retire it (unless it dies before that). I also resent the fact that changing the hard drive in an iMac (the only part that physically wears out) requires near complete dismantling which adds cost and/or destroys the warranty and introduces a totally unnecessary risk of breaking something in the process.
Poll: when do you plan to purchase your next Mac?
Said:
When is not in time, but when the product is developed and available to purchase. Boosting a little power within existing product doesn’t produce sales in this economy.
A 36” wifi Apple Display with built in AppleTV would do it for me. No more cords to the desk from my MacPro.
Poll: when do you plan to purchase your next Mac?
Said:
Remember when polls actually had a point to them?
Poll: when do you plan to purchase your next Mac?
Said:
I voted for MWSF but I’m actually planning for next June or thereabouts depending on when new product is released. That will be three years since my last purchase.
I’m looking forward to thinner, brighter, possibly larger displays (bigger than 17 inch), probably a 4 core GPU. Any other goodies are gravy; faster FireWire, better speakers, larger HD, Snow Leopard benefits, mystery features.
Poll: when do you plan to purchase your next Mac?
Said:
Bring on the october fruit!
Poll: when do you plan to purchase your next Mac?
Said:
When the new MacBook Pro’s are released. Look’s like mid October
Bob
PowerBook G4 12”
Poll: when do you plan to purchase your next Mac?
Said:
I am curious to see the new lineup of portable coming out soon, then I will make a decision.
Analyst: Apple can carry on fine if Jobs should step down
Said:
While that may be true, expect a 20% haircut (minimum) if Fearless Leader were to put himself out to pasture. You would not want to go into that fateful day in margin or options, since you would be getting hammered.
Vancouver Island school vs. Apple in logo dispute
John Said:
Long time Apple user (since the days of the Mac 512), who was completely behind Apple when they had issues with Apple Corp over the an apple logo… but this ridiculous.
If someone was using an identical or nearly identical symbol, then yeah, but the only real similarity here is an apple silhouette that both are derived from.
Is Apple trying to lay total claim to the apple as it’s brand symbol? No way, there’s too much prior art. During the last go around with Apple Corp, I did a little online research (for obvious prior art ammo that could be used against Apple Corp) at federal website, and came away with over 200 U.S. companies using an apple symbol as a trademark/logo.
Poll: when do you plan to purchase your next Mac?
Said:
I plan to buy in mid-october
AOL Hometown/FTP is closing Oct. 31
Said:
Someone has to ask the question?
Why are you doing this?
The present program justy needed an up date to get it working better. It has been an editing problem for a while. Yiou did not ask us for some extra $$$.
There is no explanation… just an abrupt cut off date and some idea about saving the work which I will try to do by adding all the contacts to my favorite places and let go of my personal work. Especially with http://www.armmat.org The rest --- well good by.
Wow. I have been using these web pages linked to AOL for many years and now I will lose them. As an artist, activist, business owner, and volunteer, the nature of my work and my life helping others will be uprooted from the web on October 31, 2008. The hours I have worked on these sites will be gone. What a shame. riveredgeredord.org, armmat.org, http://hometown.aol.com/nlinsurance/index.html etc.
I will embrace the change.
AOL Thank you for these many years of service.
I was going to be one of those who just drops my membership.
I am not going to do that. Been with you too long.
Your friend:
George
The Mac Night Owl: 'Is Apple finally learning how to listen to you?'
Harvey Said:
It may be a coincidence, but the day before they offered the $100 credit, I called up Apple. In the conversation, I sympathized with the business need for cutting the price, but reminded the person I was talking to that Apple had just ticked off a million customers who serve as their sales and support staff and work for free. You have high margins, I said, and that means you could give us something that is very valuable to us, but doesn’t cost you very much at all. The person on the other end of the line got very excited. He said he was going into a meeting right after our phone call and that he’d bring it up--he said it several times.
So maybe Apple listens to its customers even better than you think!
Macvide announces FlashVideo Converter 2.0 for Mac OS X
John Said:
This sounds like a great app if, like me you can’t stand the insane profusion of video formats, and you prefer dealing with video files in just format… say QT.
However, I don’t consider myself a cheap person (after all I’m a Mac user), but.. $99 for a conversion app, even this one, is just a bit steep.
Plenty of room for growth, innovation in Apple's current product lines
Said:
I always consedered Apple to be the most innovative company, but on their established product lines, I must admit I am starting to think that are getting lost with telephones and iPods and other gadgets and loose out to come up with serious Pro Computer stuff. Is my feeling right or do I want to much?
RingtoneFeeder Plus offers unique archive of iPhone ringtones
Said:
Again, lovely ringtones, but at a subscription. I would rather get them from a free site like http://ringtoneyouriphone.blogspot.com where they are free (though the page is advertiser driven, thus costing the end user nothing).
MyWeather Mobile responds to user feedback with new release
Said:
I’m sure it’s a lovely app, but, I’m not about to pay $10 for it. Maybe 99 cents like most of the other apps, but, not 10. This isn’t the only weather app out there and I think he would make much more money just by charging a bit less.
AOL Hometown/FTP is closing Oct. 31
Said:
AOL, as usual, won’t help anyone so here’s a site on how to move a website.
http://www.empoweradvertising.com/35/move-website-to-new-server.html
You can also, on each page of your site, right click/view source and copy/paste the content to notepad and save.
Greed is destroying AOL just like it’s destroying our whole country!