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Dec 16 2008

Apple’s last time at Macworld

Apple today broke the news that has the Mac web buzzing: this year is the last year the company will exhibit at Macworld Expo. Yeah, Macworld, the annual conference and expo for Mac, iPod and iPhone stuff will have to get along without an Apple exhibit starting 2010.

Oh, and…one less thing…

This year, Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing, will deliver the opening keynote…Apple’s last keynote at the show…ever. So, no Steve.

I kind of feel bad for Phil the way everyone is so down about this announcement. You’ve got to know he’s writing and rehearsing his speech knowing that, no matter how good it is, people will be comparing it unfairly to a Stevenote. The phrase “Apple Cancels Christmas” is already becoming the tiresome battlecry of the Mac web’s overreaction to this news.

The Philnote address will be held at Moscone West on Tuesday, January 6, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. Macworld will be held at San Francisco’s Moscone Center January 5-9, 2009.

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Dec 14 2008

Adobe loads their site up a bunch of CS4 demos

adobeCS4 20080923 181530 Adobe loads their site up a bunch of CS4 demosHave you updated to Adobe Creative Suite 4 yet? Yeah, me neither. Who has that kind of scratch laying around in this economy?

In the meantime, Adobe has posted a few CS4 demos to get you hooked on these apps while you save up to purchase them.

And if you’d rather your postal carrier deliver your CS4 demos rather than downloading them yourself, Adobe offers trial DVDs of both the Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Premium (USD$10.99) and the Adobe Creative Suite 4 Master Collection (USD$15.99).

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Dec 8 2008

MacUpdate Holiday Bundle offers $450 worth of software for $49.99

mupromo 20081207 214239 MacUpdate Holiday Bundle offers $450 worth of software for $49.99MacUpdate recently posted their latest bundle of Mac software. Included among the $450 worth of software in the MacUpdate Holiday Bundle are must-haves like Drive Genius 2, DefaultFolder X 4, LittleSnitch 2 and WhatSize 4. If it included only those four items, it would still be a savings of $126.90…but it also includes 6 other apps. Here’s the full list:

  • Drive Genius 2 ($99): Currently the highest-rated disk utility on the market and used by Mac Geniuses at Apple Stores, Drive Genius diagnoses and repairs problems with your hard drive, optimizes your system, and much more. Buyers will receive a link to download a bootable DVD image of the software to burn, which can be used to boot and fix any Mac that can run Mac OS X 10.5, including Apple’s newest laptops.
  • DefaultFolder X 4 ($34.95): Fly through Open & Save dialog boxes at lightning speed.
  • VirusBarrier X 10.5 ($69.95): Fast, simple, and non-intrusive anti-virus software for your Mac and iPhone
  • RapidWeaver 4 ($79): Create powerful, professional-looking Web sites quickly and easily.
  • MacGourmet Deluxe ($44.95): Like iTunes for food, track recipes, plan meals, manage wines, and more.
  • LittleSnitch 2 ($29.95): Monitors your network connection to make sure your Mac only sends out what you want it to.
  • KeyCue 4 ($27): Displays full keyboard shortcuts for all your applications; learn them and work faster.
  • MacPilot 3 ($19.95): Access hundreds of hidden features to customize and improve your Mac OS X experience.
  • WhatSize 4 ($12.99): Effortlessly identify files that are hogging disk space and that you don’t need anymore.e
  • iVolume 3 ($29.95): Ensures all your iTunes tracks play back at the same level, so you never have to adjust the volume individually.

My only reluctance in buying these bundles lately has been that I already have licenses for so many of the applications already. I’m sure you have the same problem if you’ve bought a few MacUpdate bundles or MacHeist bundles in the past.

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