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August 31, 2001
September virus definition files are available for McAfee's Virex and Symantec's Norton AntiVirus applications. (See September news for update!)

Roxio has updated their popular CD burning software, Toast Titanium. This version adds Buffer Underrun Prevention for DVD-R drives, support for DVD-R media speed detection, better responsiveness when burning to built-in ATAPI/IDE recorders, improved compatibility with Apple's iTunes and Disc Burner, Apple Packet Media Access compatibility, support for new CD and DVD recorders, improved support for the Apple SuperDrive, the Pioneer DVR-A03, and the Yamaha 2100E, and Disc-to-Disc copy improvements. [3.6MB]

Owners chime in on iMac's third birthday
On August 15 -- the iMac's third birthday -- Apple asked iMac owners to tell them how the iMac has changed their lives. Apple received more than 700 emails, a number of which it has selected and posted.

August 29, 2001
Alsoft has updated the DiskWarrior Extension, part of the DiskWarrior package with repairs and optimizes hard drives, with support for Mac OS 9.2 and 9.2.1. [40 KB]

Apple's Carbon Lib 1.4, part of OS 9.2.1, "delivers improved functionality for Carbon-based applications on Mac OS 8.6, all Mac OS 9 releases and Mac OS X." [2.1 MB]

August 24, 2001
Apple has officially announced its much rumored price cuts on the Titanium PowerBook G4s: $2,200 for the 400 MHz model and $3,000 for the 500 MHz model, a price drop of $400 and $500 respectively.

Apple will be ending its free CD-RW promo with the purchase of Titanium PowerBook G4 today--about 10 days ahead of the expected Sept 3 end date and one day before it is expected to cut prices on the laptops by either $400 to $500, depending on the model.

August 21, 2001
Apple has posted its Mac OS 9.2.1 Update. Mac OS 9.2 is not generally available, but is bundled on newer Macs released at Macworld Expo New York last July. The Mac OS 9.2.1 update is for both computers with Mac OS 9.2 installed and Mac OS 9.1! [82.1 MB]

See our What's New In Mac OS 9.2.1 and Mac OS 9.1 Updater Installation & Tips page

August 17, 2001
Stairways Software has released Interarchy 5.0, a new version of its popular file transfer tool that now features support for both Classic and Mac OS X. Interachy 5.0 features downloads via both FTP and HTTP, as well as a suite of tools designed to help the Mac Internet user. New in version 5.0 is FTP Disk, a feature that allows users to access files on frequently-used servers with any application in the same way users would access files on the hard drive. FTP Disk also provides instant access to files over a slow connection or while offline. A free, fully functional version of Interarchy 5.0 will be available until October 1, 2001; single-user licenses are $45. [3.1 MB]

Logitech MouseWare 4.0.1 is a maintenance release of the software for supporting Logitech's USB mice and trackballs under Mac OS 9. [3.7 MB]

IomegaWare 3.0.4 is a new version of the software for Iomega products, such as the Zip, Jaz, and PocketZip. Version 3.0.4 adds support for the company's new Peerless drives and Active Disk technology.

August 15, 2001
iMac turns three today!
Many of us remember when Apple shipped its revolutionary new consumer desktop -- dubbed "iMac" -- three years ago today. To celebrate the occasion, Apple is asking iMac owners to send in stories of how the iMac has changed their lives. Apple will then post some of the best stories they receive on their Web site.

August 8, 2001
OS 9.2 general release coming soon? A MacUser article states: "Information has just come to hand that OS 9.2 will in fact be a general release that can be installed on any Mac capable of running OS X. It was originally believed that 9.2 would be restricted to the new Power Macs, but sources have led MacUser.co.uk to believe that Apple is very close to releasing the final version in the near future."

Netscape has posted a final version of Netscape 6.1, a new version of its browser available for both Mac OS 8.5/9 as well as a preview for OS X. [Classic, Carbon]

Intelligent Devices has released a small application, iBook 2001 Audio patch, "designed to patch an audio drop problem with the new iBook 2001 (dual USB) portables." [36 KB]

Apple's Final Cut Pro 2.0.2 updater addresses a number of issues in the professional video editing packing, including compatibility with Macintosh Manager. Version 2.02 also now allows the use of 32kHz audio files sounded in a 48kHz sequence, offers better support for systems with more than 1GB of memory, and fixes a few bugs. [2.0 MB]

Adobe's PageMaker 7.0 ColorSync Component Update (August 2001) addresses "Type 1,010 errors" encountered by some when starting up PageMaker. [26 KB]

News Archives 2001:

News for October, 2001 [Archive]
News for September, 2001 [Archive]
News for August, 2001 [Archive]
News for July, 2001 [Archive]
News for June, 2001 [Archive]
News for May, 2001 [Archive]
News for April, 2001 [Archive]

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