Peter Cohen

Tewksbury, Mass.-based Avid Technology Inc. on Thursday announced support for Mac OS X v10.4 "Tiger" with new releases of its Media Composer Adrenaline and Xpress Pro digital video editing solutions. The new releases feature extensive support for Tiger's Core Image technology to provide new video effects.

Later this week Intuit Inc. will officially announce QuickBooks: Pro 2005 for Mac, the latest release of its small business accounting software

Cambridge, Mass.-based IOXperts Inc. has released an updated version of its 802.11b wireless networking drivers for Mac OS 8 - 9. The new version, 1.03, adds support for new cards and includes bug fixes and updates designed to keep pace with Apple's own wireless networking drivers.

PDA maker Palm Inc. introduced its newest high-end handheld computer, the Tungsten T2. The new PDA features a sharper screen, more memory and more software than the original Tungsten T.

Tech Superpowers Inc. plans to operate its "WiFi Fleet" -- two cars outfitted with wireless Internet access, e-mail and the ability to send iLife-created "video postcards" -- during next week's running of the 107th annual Boston Marathon.

Dennis Best Design has released Studio Boss 3.0, a billing and job tracking application for Mac OS X. The software is aimed at freelance creative professionals looking for a way to keep track of what they're working on.

Apple Computer Inc. has updated its KnowledgeBase online database of technical questions to acknowledge a problem associated with what it describes as "a small number" of its eMac computers that will prevent their operation.

The IEEE 802.11b wireless networking standard is known by a variety of monikers -- there's AirPort if you're an Apple user, Wireless Ethernet, or, perhaps its most ubiquitous handle, Wi-Fi.