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Mac Site of the Week: Dextop GUI
Ladies and gentlemen of the Mac theming universe, he’s back.
After a hiatus, Andrew “androo” Leipurts has returned to creating Mac OS X Shapeshifter themes and relauched his theme showcase site, Dextop GUI. Leipurts currently features a Tiger-compatible version of his Ice11 theme, as well as future updates for his other themes (Panther versions of his themes are also available).
Andrew’s themes have been featured on MacThemes and ResExcellence in the past.
Dextop GUI can be found at http://dextop.penguinn.com/
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Now in Software Update: Airport 4.2 Updater
Fire up Software Update again if you use Airport! Airport 4.2 has been released. This update “fixes connection problems and resolves security issues with WPA2 wireless networks” according to the Software Update synopsis.
The update is available for users of Mac OS X 10.3.3-10.3.9 and 10.4.2 as well as Windows 2000 SP 2 or XP. It is a free update.
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Apple releases iPhoto 5.0.3
Now in Software Update: iPhoto 5.0.3. iPhoto 5.0.3 supposedly fixes the nasty color shift but affecting iPhoto 5 users. Apple officially claims it “addresses issues with Tiger compatibility, Book and Print ordering, and Smart Albums.”
It is a 41 MB download.
More information will be posted when a Knowledge Base article is posted.
UPDATE Apple has posted a download page for iPhoto 5.0.3. The color shift bug is indeed corrected in this version. Deep Thought first reported this issue in early June.
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Apple Blows Away Analysts
The results are in! Apple has reported a profit of $320 million on revenues of $3.52 billion. Apple sold 1.182 million Macs and over 6.1 million iPods (what slowing demand?). This is Apple’s best quarter ever in terms of revenue and earnings, and features the highest Mac sales in years.
“We are delighted to report Apple’s best quarter ever in both revenue and earnings,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “The launch of Mac OS X Tiger has been a tremendous success, and we have more amazing new products in the pipeline.”
“We’re very pleased to report 75 percent revenue growth and a 425 percent increase in net income,” said Peter Oppenheimer, Apple’s CFO. “Looking ahead to the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005, we expect revenue of about $3.5 billion and earnings per diluted share of about $.32.”
Prior to the official announcement, many expected a dropoff in iPod sales due to slowing demand (and some predicted a drop in Mac sales due to the Intel switch). Needless to say, neither drop materialized. Apple’s results are far higher than their own projections last quarter.
Notes Mac sales grew 35% year-over-year; iPod sales jumped 616%...Tiger launch netted Apple $100 million...16 million active OS X users...iTMS now has 80% market share US, iPod owns 75% of the market...no big drop in Mac sales noticed after Intel switch announcement.
Deep Thought’s take: Congratulations, Apple. Is it safe to say the iPod isn’t a passing fad and the halo effect is real? Or is it still…
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Apple Financial Results in One Hour
Apple is due to release their Third Quarter financial results in about one hour from this posting. According to various media outlets and analysts, Apple is expected to announce slower iPod sales (5.29 million, according to Bloomberg; slightly down from Q2’s 5.31 million), but very strong Macintosh sales, despite the announced switch to Intel processors starting next year.
Apple will make the earnings report conference call available to the public, starting at 2 PM PDT. If you’re not up to that, stick with Deep Thought for the latest in Apple’s financial health.
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- Now in Software Update: Airport 4.2 Updater
- Apple releases iPhoto 5.0.3
- Apple Blows Away Analysts
- Apple Financial Results in One Hour
- Apple Releases Mac OS 10.4.2 Update
- Mac Site of the Week: Send us your suggestions!
- Geek Toy of the week: TinkerTool 3.5
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- That’s…disappointing.
