Is there a piece of genealogy software on the planet that could help this guy?
Given that today is Father’s Day, I thought it only fitting to run this story in hopes of bringing awareness to some of the special problems that face modern Fathers. Take a look at this comment left on VersionTracker for the genealogy software MacFamilyTree (quite possibly the best comment ever left for any piece of software), and tell me if you think there’s a piece... Read More
Finally! Safari to get a register-based, direct-threaded, high-level bytecode engine, with a sliding register window calling convention!
Fans of animal cross-species breeding rejoice! A “SquirrelFish” has been discovered, and if it’s half as tasty as it looks, we’re in for quite a treat! Actually, according to the folks over at Surfin’ Safari, SquirrelFish is the code-name for their completely new JavaScript interpreter for WebKit-based browser that promises huge speed increases over... Read More
Apple begins 10.5.4 speculation by releasing 10.5.3
Apple today released the highly rumored 10.5.3 update for Mac OS X Leopard, which means we can now begin looking for hints of a 10.5.4 update. According to Apple, 10.5.3 includes a laundry list of fixes, far too lengthy and boring for me to bother copying and pasting. If you care, you can read about them here. I for one pretty much just install these things without questioning... Read More
Picturesque 2 adds cropping, presets, 3-D rotation and more
Above: Even already beautiful pictures can benefit from Picturesque’s effects Acqualia has released version 2 of their super slick Picturesque software which lets you quickly add a variety of web-friendly effects to your images (reflections, shadows, glows, rounded corners, strokes, and more). Version 2 adds one feature I mentioned was lacking in version 1 – namely... Read More
MacUpdate Bundle of Joy turns back into a pumpkin at midnight
A reminder that the MacUpdate Parallel’s Bundle turns into a pumpkin tonight at midnight, so if you were thinking of picking up Parallels and the other 9 apps for less than the price of Parallels alone, now is your chance. It is coincidentally also your last chance to support Macenstein by buying the bundle by clicking here. Thanks! Read More
nullriver releases Connect360 v3.3
All of you Microsoft traitors who happen to own an xBox 360 (I’m quite content with my Pippin360, thank you very much) may be interested to know that nullriver has released version 3.3 of its Connect360 software which allows you to stream your iLife content (music, movies, photos) to the xBox360. New to this version is the much requested folder support for movies,Added WMA... Read More
Is “20,000 Microsoft sites hacked” a case of dog bites man?
When the MacBook Air was hacked in under two minutes during the latest “Pwn to Own” contest, the news grabbed headlines around the world. Yet in a somewhat unsettling and comparatively under-reported turn of events, faithful Macenstein reader Odin has alerted us that over 20,000 sites running on Microsoft’s Internet Information Server and SQL Server have been hacked... Read More
MacUpdate announces “MacUpdate Parallels Bundle”
It looks like April is shaping up to be a good month for Shareware fans. MacUpdate has partnered with 10 Mac developers to bring us the MacUpdate Parallels bundle. Similar to the MacHeist bundle of apps, the MacUpdate bundle consists of 10 apps, the three most expensive of which need to be “unlocked” by hitting sales goals in order to be obtained. The biggest name... Read More
Break out the loose change, Macheist is back!
Shareware lovers rejoice, Macheist has returned with their $49 Retail bundle. If you picked up the bundle last time, you may notice 3 of the apps are the same (Awaken, Cha-Ching, and Coversutra) but be sure to check out the other nine apps, odds are something there is worth the $49. The apps this time around are: Awaken (iTunes alarm clock app) Cha-Ching (persoal finance/budget... Read More
WTF!? Nothing new from Apple.. on a Tuesday.. on its Anniversary?!?
Well this sucks. I was all set to wake up to find the Apple Store post it note. Now my day is ruined, and I might as well go back to bed until next Tuesday. Apple has done pretty well this year, announcing a new product release on about 78% of Tuesdays since Macworld 2008, and today seemed like a prime opportunity to get that number up over 80%. After all, it is a Tuesday, AND... Read More
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