Feature Presentations Announced for Macworld
Feature Presentations Announced for Macworld Conference and Expo San
Francisco Acclaimed Writer and Filmmaker Kevin Smith, World-Renowned
Photographer Joel Meyerowitz And Mac Industry Pundit David Pogue to
Address Macworld Audience
FRAMINGHAM, MA, October 19, 2006 - IDG World Expo, the leading
producer of world-class tradeshows, conferences and events for
technology markets, today announced the Feature Presentations lineup
for Macworld Conference & Expo, scheduled to take place January 8-12,
2007 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. Acclaimed actor, writer
and film producer Kevin Smith; world-renowned photographer and
digital photography pioneer Joel Meyerowitz; and New York Times
technology columnist and Mac luminary David Pogue, will all be
participating in this year's event as feature presenters.
Feature Presentations are open to all registered Macworld Conference
& Expo attendees.
Feature Presentations include:
* "Q&A With Kevin Smith," January 9, 2007, at 2:00 p....
Server Rack Mount Cabinet Enclosure
GizMac Accessories Ships New Server Rack Mount Cabinet Designed to
Reduce Noise of Rack Mount Systems
Torrance, CA -- October 19, 2006 -- GizMac Accessories, designer and
manufacturer of server rack mount cabinet enclosures for noise
reduction, announces their new 25U XRackPro2 server rack mount
cabinet begins shipping today.
Building on their success with the 4U and 12U XRackPro noise
reduction server rack mount cabinets, GizMac Accessories is releasing
their new 25U XRackPro for customers with more rackmount cabinet
capacity needs.
"Our XRack server rack mount cabinet enclosures are created for use
in areas that have noisy rack mount systems located near people" says
Ken Vitto, Director of Marketing for GizMac Accessories, "The new 25U
XRack is more than double the capacity of our largest model
previously, giving our customers the ability to quiet down
significantly more rack mount equipment." By reducing noise levels,
the 25U XRackPro2 server rack mount cabinet allows computer,...
Real World Mac Maintenance and Backups
Peachpit Releases
Real World Mac Maintenance and Backups
Author: Joe Kissell
ISBN: 0-321-49218-8
Price: $29.99
Imprint: Peachpit Press
URL: http://www.peachpit.com/title/0321492188
Are you making reliable backups and performing regular maintenance on
your Mac? Too few Mac users take the time to do so, and they regret
it when something goes wrong. That's where Macintosh expert Joe
Kissell can help. You'll learn how to keep your Mac running smoothly
with a set of daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly tasks, plus get
advice on preparing for Mac OS X updates. You'll also find out how to
monitor your Mac to detect problems early and where to turn if
trouble raises its ugly head.
But the most important aspect of maintenance is a rock-solid backup
strategy that protects all your important data in the event of
catastrophe. To that end, Joe provides an at-a-glance comparison of
different strategies, explains the pros and cons of each type of
media, and helps you pick the best backup program for...
W32.RJump.A Worm Found on Some iPods
INTEGO SECURITY MEMO - October 18, 2006
W32.RJump.A Worm Found on Some iPods
Exploit: W32.RJump.A worm
Discovered: October 17, 2006
Risk: Low
Description: This compiled Python script, which contains a full
runtime in order to activate the payload, is a worm that replicates
to removable storage devices. Several video iPods were found to
contain this worm, which, on Windows computers, provides backdoor
access to the computer, installs in the Windows Registry and can
download additional code from the Internet.
This worm is of no danger to Macintosh computers, but could affect
those Mac users running Windows in Parallels, or using Virtual PC,
infecting their Windows partitions or virtual disks. This worm has
been in circulation for several months, but was only found on iPods
on October 17, 2006.
Means of protection: Intego VirusBarrier X and VirusBarrier X4, with
virus definitions dated October 18, 2006 or later, protect against
this worm. While, by default, VirusBarrier X and...
A Sharp releases Opal outliner
Seattle, 18 October 2006 - A Sharp is pleased to announce that Opal,
the successor to the popular Acta outliner, is now available!
"Opal brings Acta's fluid, responsive outlining into the Mac OS X
world," said David Dunham, designer of both outliners. "New features
like multiple selection and filtering actually make Opal easier to
use without being more complex."
Opal lets you organize lists, track projects, take notes, and store
information in an outline. It's easy to reorganize, and also easy to
hide information that's not currently of interst. Writers will
appreciate its word count, and the ability to export to Microsoft
Word. Planners can make use of numeric sorting and smart checkboxes
that track task completion automatically. And Opal comes with
complete documentation so you can look something up when you're not
online.
A great bonus if you're an Acta user: Opal can open 20 year old Acta outlines!
As a Universal application, Opal runs on any Macintosh with Mac OS X
10.4 or later...
Seapine Labs Provides Insider Access
Seapine Labs Provides Insider Access to Beta Programs and New Technologies
Web site offers sneak peak at emerging technologies and access to
experimental development tools
MASON, Ohio--October 18, 2006--Seapine Software, a leading provider
of application lifecycle management (ALM) solutions, recently
introduced Seapine Labs, which provides a unique portal for customers
and developers to test drive and provide feedback on new products
prior to release. Visitors can also learn from and contribute to
established best practices, preview new technologies, and download
experimental development tools.
"By providing behind-the-scenes access to product development,
Seapine Labs facilitates involvement from our customer and developer
communities that will help shape better products," said Richard
Riccetti, president and CEO, Seapine. "Fostering participation
through knowledge sharing and insider access stimulates invaluable
dialogue, which ultimately leads to compelling products that address...
Southern California MacFair 2006
Macintosh Seminars and Workshops abound at Southern California MacFair 2006
Wednesday, October 18, 2006 - Norwalk CA--Neil Ticktin,
Editor-in-Chief & Publisher, MacTech Magazine is this year's Keynote
speaker at the Southern California MacFair 2006
(http://www.macfair.org), the region's largest Macintosh event. It
returns for its fifth year at Cerritos College in Norwalk, California
for two huge days, Friday and Saturday, November 3-4.
There are over 28 presentation seminars and 15 world class training
workshops at this years Mega Mac event including presentations from
Peter Mellow, senior lecturer at the Auckland University of
Technology in New Zealand and winner of the Apple Outstanding
Tertiary Educator Award. In addition, Arthur Maddalena, lead Mac
genius at Apple computer will present an overview of the known
features and benefits of the new Mac OS X Leopard.
Over 40 companies are participating at the event including, Xerox,
ProVue Development, MacAlly, Prosoft Engineering, R...
Group Logic Debuts MassTransit Dashboard
Group Logic Debuts MassTransit Dashboard and Provides Real-Time
Monitoring of Enterprise-wide, Mission Critical File Transfer
Workflows
Dashboard Extends MassTransit's Leadership In Providing Users With
The Information They Need To Gain Strategic Business Benefits
October 17, 2006 (Arlington, VA) - Group Logic, the leading provider
of enterprise file transfer solutions, has shipped MassTransit
Dashboard, an add-on to its award-winning MassTransit Enterprise
offering. MassTransit Dashboard is a web-portal which provides users
and administrators with a sophisticated and easy to use tool set for
monitoring and managing an enterprise network of MassTransit servers.
The MassTransit Dashboard provides MassTransit users with a
centralized web portal for real-time monitoring of their file
transfer servers, reporting on server availability, transfer status
and providing detailed job tracking information. With these
capabilities, supply chain users can more effectively manage file
transfer...
FastTrack Schedule 9.1
AEC Software Releases FastTrack Schedule 9.1, New Universal Version
Adds Integration with Mindjet MindManager
Running natively on Intel-based Macs, FastTrack Schedule is the first
cross-platform project management application to integrate with
leading "mind mapping" solution
STERLING, VA -- October 17, 2006 - AEC Software, a leading developer
of business productivity solutions, announced today the release of
FastTrack Schedule 9.1, the latest update to the company's flagship
project management (PM) software for both the Mac and Windows
environments. FastTrack 9.1 runs natively on Intel-based Macs and
adds support for integration with Mindjet MindManager, a leading
productivity application that that provides a highly interactive,
visual interface to improve team thinking, planning, and
collaboration. FastTrack Schedule 9.1 is free for Mac users of
FastTrack Schedule 9.
"AEC Software is very pleased to help project managers tap into the
performance potential of the new Intel-based Macs...
Big Nerd Ranch announces Ruby on Rails Bootcamp
Atlanta, GA - October 17, 2006 - Get on Board with Ruby on Rails
Bootcamp, February 12-16, 2007
Big Nerd Ranch, Inc., acclaimed provider of cutting-edge classes for
web developers, programmers, and system administrators, announced
Ruby on Rails Bootcamp for February 12-16, 2007. Ruby on Rails, with
its robust framework and lack of compile cycle, is ideally suited for
a spectrum of needs; from start-ups, to government agencies, to
full-scale enterprises all requiring either internal or client-facing
web applications. Whether the student is a novice seeking a
head-start in one of the hottest development languages in the
industry, or a master developer seeking to expand her repertoire,
Ruby on Rails is the perfect solution for developers, web designers
and project managers charged with developing a sophisticated and
scaleable web-based application.
The bootcamp is a five-day, exhaustive examination of the key aspects
of Ruby development on the Rails framework necessary to producing...
MaxBulk Mailer 5.0
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for Mac OS X and Windows Me/2000/XP.
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Wirecast 3
Wirecast 3 - Webcast with gorgeous HDV; broadcast your presenter's desktop
London, England - October 17, 2006 - Vara Software today shipped
version 3 of Wirecast, a TV Studio for your Mac or PC.
- Beautiful HDV -
In yet another first for streaming applications on any platform,
Wirecast now works seamlessly works with HDV cameras.
"If you sport a new widescreen HDV camera and want to webcast with
it, Wirecast is the only solution available to you on any platform,"
says Simon Clarke, President of Technology at Vara. "The quality an
HDV camera delivers to Wirecast at 720p or 1080i is simply amazing.
Wirecast passes that high definition quality directly to your chosen
encoding format, resulting in crisper, cleaner webcasts."
- Broadcast a Mac or PC desktop with Desktop Presenter -
A major new feature of Wirecast is Desktop Presenter - a small
application for either Mac or Windows that you can put on any locally
networked PC. Desktop Presenter streams the computer's desktop to
Wirecast....
Cumulus 7.1
Cumulus 7.1 offers significant improvements and new features to the
Cumulus 7.0 product line.
Berlin, Germany, 17 OCT 2006 -- Cumulus 7.1, the latest version of
Canto's award-winning Digital Asset Management software, is available
for immediate download, Canto announced today.
Cumulus 7.1 brings product fixes and updates across the entire
product line. Cumulus users can now personalize Native Client
workspace layouts to better suit specific tasks. Users of the Web
Access Clients will benefit from powerful asset relationship
management options previously available only in the Native Client.
All users will benefit from tighter feature parity between the two
clients.
Workflows benefit from enhanced client/manager approval options.
Users can set up trigger notifications that automatically email
clients when files are ready for review. In addition, Web-direct
asset links can be copied from within the Native and Web Access
Clients for easy pasting into email and other applications. When the...
Group Logic Debuts MassTransit Dashboard
Group Logic Debuts MassTransit Dashboard and Provides Real-Time
Monitoring of Enterprise-wide, Mission Critical File Transfer
Workflows
Dashboard Extends MassTransit's Leadership In Providing Users With
The Information They Need To Gain Strategic Business Benefits
October 17, 2006 (Arlington, VA) - Group Logic, the leading provider
of enterprise file transfer solutions, has shipped MassTransit
Dashboard, an add-on to its award-winning MassTransit Enterprise
offering. MassTransit Dashboard is a web-portal which provides users
and administrators with a sophisticated and easy to use tool set for
monitoring and managing an enterprise network of MassTransit servers.
The MassTransit Dashboard provides MassTransit users with a
centralized web portal for real-time monitoring of their file
transfer servers, reporting on server availability, transfer status
and providing detailed job tracking information. With these
capabilities, supply chain users can more effectively manage file
transfer...
BetterZip 1.3
October 17, 2006
BetterZip 1.3 creates fully WinZip compatible archives on Mac OS X
MacItBetter has released BetterZip 1.3, the latest version of the
sleek archiving tool.
The new version opens, extracts, and even creates fully WinZip
compatible AES-256 encrypted zip archives. Furthermore, BetterZip can
now extract and create zip files larger than 2 GB. The new file
browser gives an archive-centric view on the filesystem. No other
files are displayed in this drawer.
BetterZip 1.3 opens and extracts archives with these formats: arj,
lzh/lha, cab, iso, and chm. Prior versions already had support for
opening and saving these formats: zip, tar, gzip, bzip2, cpio, rar,
7-zip. Mac specific data, e.g., resource forks or Finder settings,
can be preserved or stripped from the archive with all of these
formats. BetterZip also opens various zip based Java archives: jar,
war, sar, par, ear, and wsr files.
BetterZip lets users quickly inspect archives without first
extracting their contents. Users...
VersaCAD 2006 for Mac
....Highlights Include New Features and updated dwg/dxf translation
Huntington Beach CA. -- October 16, 2006 -- Archway Systems, Inc.
(Archway), developer and marketer of design software solutions
including VersaCAD computer-aided design and drafting (CADD)
software, today announces that it is shipping its newest version
VersaCAD 2006 for Macintosh computers via universal binary that runs
on either the Intel or PowerPC based Macs. VersaCAD 2006 for
Macintosh was updated for the latest Mac OS X operating system to
provide a very fast, versatile, practical and economical
design/drafting software for the Mac-based architect, designer,
engineer or drafter. Whether running on an iMac or G5 with wide
screen, and whether the internal processor is Intel or PowerPC, the
new VersaCAD 2006 for Macintosh provides a large viewing area
minimizing the need for zooming but plotting accurate construction or
fabrication documents to any scale on any size sheet. VersaCAD is
available as an Unlimited...
Troi Serial Plug-in 3.0.1 for FileMaker Pro 8.5
Universal plug-in for FileMaker Pro 8.5 offers powerful access to one
or more of the computer's serial ports.
October 16th, 2006, Alphen aan den Rijn, The Netherlands--Troi
Automatisering today announced the availability of the final version
of Troi Serial Plug-in 3.0.1 for FileMaker Pro 8.5.
What is Troi Serial Plug-in?
Troi Serial Plug-in gives FileMaker Pro 8.5 easy and powerful access
to one or more of the computer's serial ports:
- Read from and write to the serial ports of the computer directly
from FileMaker Pro without the need of a separate application.
- Native FileMaker script triggering, to get incoming data into the database.
- "Serial_Control" function to temporarily suspend the incoming data
stream and resume it when you are interested in the data.
- "Wait for Match" function to wait for a specific text before triggering.
- The possibility to open an unlimited number of serial ports and to
trigger different scripts for different ports.
- Support for high speed...
Remote Buddy 1.0p9b
OCTOBER 16, 2006 - NUREMBERG, GERMANY - IOSPIRIT GmbH is proud to
announce the immediate availability of the latest version of its
award-winning solution for remote controls under Mac OS X. Using
Remote Buddy Preview 9b, users can fully control any Mac using an
Apple Remote, Keyspan Express, Keyspan DMR, Keyspan RF Remote for
Front Row, Griffin AirClick USB, a number of Bluetooth enabled mobile
phones or a keyboard. At Mac Expo in Paris, Remote Buddy has received
the MacGeneration Award 2006 in the category "Best use of Apple
Technologies" for its innovative use of the latest technologies. To
date, Mac users have downloaded Remote Buddy more than 40.000 times.
* New features since Preview 8
The latest version of Remote Buddy is what many of the owners of the
popular Keyspan remote controls have been waiting for for a long
time. Owners of the Keyspan Express and Keyspan DMR (Digial Media
Remote) can now benefit of all the advantages of Remote Buddy as
well. It now brings its own set of...
LaCie presents FREE LightScribe software for Macs
LaCie Offers Complete Burning Solution
With LightScribe Labeling For Any Operating System
- Burn professional looking discs with LaCie LightScribe drives
- Free LightScribe Labeler for Mac and Linux
- First-ever LightScribe support for K3b
- Mac software supports printing to multiple drives
PORTLAND, OR (October 2006) -- LaCie today announced it is the first to
offer a complete burning and LightScribe Direct Disc Labeling solution for
all operating systems. This includes the first-ever LightScribe Labeler
software for Linux, a new version of LightScribe Labeler software for Mac,
and SureThing LightScribe Labeler for Windows.
Innovative LightScribe technology enables consumers and businesses to burn
silk screen-quality labels on to LightScribe-enabled CDs or DVDs right in
the drive--no printing supplies are required. LaCie's LightScribe Labeler
for Linux offers direct-to-disc label burning for projects burned with K3b.
New Mac software is Universal and supports simultaneous printing to...
C/C++ interpreter Ch 5.5, and Embedded Ch 5.5 Released
C/C++ interpreter Ch 5.5, and Embedded Ch 5.5 Released
DAVIS, California, October 16, 2005 - SoftIntegration, Inc. today announced
the availability of Ch 5.5 and Embedded Ch 5.5. Ch is an embeddable C/C++
interpreter for cross-platform scripting, 2D/3D plotting, numerical
computing, shell programming and embedded scripting.
Ch and Embedded Ch version 5.5 are the most stable release. The new release
mainly added Embedded Ch function callback features, more C99 features, and
powerful new plotting capabilities, Ch Professional Edition supports smooth
surface mesh for 3D plotting. The view angle of 3D plots can be changed and
coordinates of 2D plots can be tracked by a mouse. Ch Professional Edition
is now supported in QNX. This release also fixed many reported bugs.
"Ch is an excellent environment for research and teaching. I use it for
research and teaching on mechatronics and control," said Professor David
Auslander at the University of California at Berkeley. "To me the main
advantage...
Studiometry 4.0.2
CHICAGO, Illinois--October 16th, 2006--Oranged.net Software releases an
update to the best organizational tool for studios and freelancers:
Studiometry.
Studiometry is the best, most complete solution for companies to organize,
plan, invoice, track and create with Client and Project data.
Studiometry is now a Universal Binary! With the latest update (version
4.0.2), Intel based Macs as well as Power PC based Macs can now run
Studiometry natively. This means anyone with a new Intel Mac (Macbook,
Macbook Pro, Mac Pro, etc) will experience huge performance boosts. More
information regarding Universal Programs is available on Apple's website
(http://www.apple.com/universal/). This update also has a few other small
changes and tweaks.
This update is free to all registered users of Studiometry 4.x.
4.0.2 Version History:
- Universal Binary, now native on Intel Macs and PPC Macs
- Fixed possible issue with backup size limitations
- Fixed issue with alignment of rows in Invoice Template data...
AddressX 1.53: Access your MS Exchange GAL from Address Book
AddressX 1.53 - the software that lets you access your Microsoft Exchange
Global Address List (GAL) directly via your Apple Address Book.
2006-Oct-16 : Snerdware announces an update to AddressX, the popular
program that lets you access your Microsoft Exchange Global Address List
(GAL) directly via your Apple Address Book:
- securely upload your GAL into its own address group your Address Book
- set a schedule for automatic uploads
- control which primary information is uploaded
- use iSync to sync your Address Book's GAL contacts elsewhere
- all with no need to install additional software on your Exchange server
Version 1.53 adds the following:
- added ability to add user-specified content into the "Note" field when
updating GAL entries into Address Book ... useful for filtering Address
Book entries when syncing to devices
- added preferences to set the timeout for networking connections
- changed the behavior to avoid trying to update if the Exchange server is
not reachable
- fixed a...
New eSATA Express34 TeraCard adapter now shipping
New eSATA Express34 TeraCard adapter now shipping
WICHITA, KS - October 16, 2006 -- WiebeTech has introduced a new TeraCard
eSATA Express34 host card that allows users to add eSATA ports to the
latest notebook computers with ExpressCard slots, such as MacBook Pro.
The card retails for $119.95 (Part # TC-E34-2S) and is shipping now.
"This addition to our TeraCard lineup of host cards allows users to take
advantage of the high speed eSATA interface and fast SATA drives," said
James Wiebe, president/CEO of WiebeTech LLC.
The card supports SATA 2 drives at a fast 3.0 Gbps, is fully backwards
compatible with SATA 1, and includes drivers for Mac OS X and Windows
2K/XP/Server 2003.
Features include:
* Two hot swappable eSATA ports at 3.0 Gbps
* Supports 1-lane 2.5Gbps ExpressCard/34
* Supports two independent Serial ATA channels
* Supports FIS-based switching with Port Multipliers
* Compliant with PCI Express Specification, revision 1.0a
* Fully compliant with Serial ATA 1.0 specifications...
iVeZeen 2.2: Video Blogging Tool
Boinx iVeZeen 2.2 Universal
Munich, Germany - October 16th, 2006. Fixing a couple of minor issues with
the popular video blogging tool iVeZeen gave the Boinx Software engineering
team the opportunity to make iVeZeen 2.2 a Universal Application and
complete the transition to Intel for the companies products.
Video Blogging Tool
When introduced in August of 2003, iVeZeen was the first application to
make recording with an Apple iSight real easy. Steve Wozniak said about the
application: "It's simple to use, unobtrusive visually, and worked right
off the bat." In the age of video blogging, the tool remains popular
because of its simplicity and elegance in quickly creat'ng movie clips for
use on the web.
Unique Recording Options
iVeZeen offers a number of unique ways to start and stop recording: Voice
commands using Mac OS X's built in voice technology; Motion detection which
allows you to set up a recording trap that will record a movie when
something moves within the sight of the camera...
Small Tree Introduces First GbE for MacBook Pro
SMALL TREE COMMUNICATIONS INTRODUCES FIRST GbE EXPRESSCARD FOR THE APPLE
MACBOOK PRO
Solution Increases Connectivity and Throughput at Attractive Price Point
Chippewa Valley, WI, October 16, 2006--(http://www.small-tree.com/)Small
Tree Communications, an industry leader in networking and storage
solutions, announces the introduction of the first Gigabit Ethernet 34mm
ExpressCard for the Apple MacBook Pro. The Small Tree
(http://www.small-tree.com/laptop_pcie.html)PEG34m offers high-performance
Gigabit connectivity at an attractive price point -- $79 -- and is
specifically designed to plug into a MacBook Pro (plus other Windows
desktop or laptop systems) equipped with an ExpressCard 34mm slot. The
PEG34m provides throughput and connectivity at speeds up to 100 times
faster than the original Ethernet.
The PEG34m, which has a unique foldable RJ-45 connector, is the thinnest
ExpressCard on the market today, making it easy and convenient to carry and
store. The PEG34m provides MacBook Pro...
OWC Adds New Apple-Qualified 512MB x 2 Memory
Other World Computing Adds New Apple-Qualified 512MB x 2 Memory Upgrade for
Intel-Based Apple "Mac Pro Quad Xeon" Towers
Matched sets line now offers upgrades from 512MB x 2 kits to 2GB x 2 kits
starting at $248.75
WOODSTOCK, IL (OCTOBER 16, 2006) Other World Computing (OWC) today
announced the introduction of 512MB x 2 upgrade kits of proper
Apple-Qualified Fully Buffered DIMM (FB-DIMM) 667MHz DDR2 72 Bit ECC (error
correcting) memory for the new Apple "Mac Pro Quad Xeon" for customers who
prefer to add matched sets 1GB at a time. OWC 1GB Apple-Qualified FB-DIMM
kits for the Quad Xeon are offered for as low as $248.75.
Visit: (http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/Mac-Pro-Memory)
OWC was the first company to provide a true Apple-Qualified Mac Pro memory
upgrade solution at independent prices and began shipping 2GB and 4GB kits
of 1GB and 2GB matched modules up to 16GB within five days of the release
of the Mac Pro Quad Xeon.
OWC Mac Pro Quad Xeon upgrade kits are comprised of matched...
Quark launches QuarkXPress Server 7
Quark launches QuarkXPress Server 7
Quark takes dynamic publishing to a new level with on-demand creative
communications
CHICAGO - October 16, 2006 - Quark Inc. announced today the launch of
QuarkXPress Server 7, a dynamic publishing technology that combines the
design power and collaboration functionality of QuarkXPress with proven
server-based performance to deliver an unparalleled solution for producing
creative Web-based or data-driven communications. "We are proud of our
achievements with QuarkXPress Server 7 because it empowers our customers to
communicate and collaborate through the Web to deliver outstanding
products," said Nick Howard, Quark director of enterprise products. "Our
customers and partners will notice that we have changed the product name
from Quark Dynamic Document Server to better represent this technology,
which is the server edition of QuarkXPress."
By employing a Web-based, template-driven process, the technology empowers
channel and business users to preview...
24U SimpleHighlight Plug-In upgraded to version 2.0
Monday, October 16, 2006
24U Software upgraded 24U SimpleHighlight Plug-In to version 2.0. This
plug-in allows for highlighting text and rectangular areas with a
user-defined color. The version 2.0 newly also generates pictures from
numeric data and runs natively in FileMaker Pro 8.5 on both PowerPC and
Intel based Macs!
24U SimpleHighlight Plug-In is now both open source and shareware! A
complete commented source code for limited free functionality is
distributed with the plug-in, while additional advanced features can be
unlocked for a fee after 14-day trial period. Registration is not required
to use the free functions.
What is new in the version 2.0:
- Full featured shareware product with open-source functions
- Universal Binary - runs natively on both PowerPC and Intel based Macs
- Works with FileMaker 7.0, 8.0 and 8.5
- Draws color rectangles in container based on numeric data (paid)
- Genarates images from FileMaker calculations (paid)
- Retrieves color information from a...
FileXaminer v2.5.8
FileXaminer v2.5.8
Gideon Softworks, Inc. announces the release of FileXaminer v2.5.8, the
award-winning File/Folder information utility for Mac OS X. FileXaminer
allows you to modify file and folder attributes that the Finder cannot (
ex. Type/Creator Info, UNIX permissions, and much more... ). FileXaminer is
powerful and easy to use - making it the best "Get Info" application for
Mac OS X. See website for release notes.
FileXaminer eliminates the need to use Terminal, and makes changing
attributes on files/folders a breeze.
FileXaminer Home Page ( feature list and download ) :
(http://www.gideonsoftworks.com/filexaminer.html)
Norton Confidential for Macintosh
Symantec Introduces the First Transaction Security Solution
That Protects Macintosh Users From Phishing Web Sites
Norton Confidential for Macintosh Protects Against Online Fraud When
Shopping and Banking Online
CUPERTINO, Calif. - Oct. 11, 2006 - Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) announced
today that Norton Confidential is now available for Macintosh users. Norton
Confidential for Macintosh is an online transaction security solution
designed to protect users when they're most vulnerable: while banking or
shopping online and about to submit passwords, account numbers or other
personal information.
Norton Confidential for Macintosh protects users against fraudulent Web
sites that may be "phishing" to steal users' identities when they're
logging in, making a purchase, registering for a service, or otherwise
sharing confidential data online. Looking for known threats and suspicious
behavior, Norton Confidential for Macintosh inspects Web sites before users
interact with them and automatically...
FileWave announces complete support for Windows and Linux
FileWave announces complete support for Windows and Linux
Software distribution and asset management with FileWave will be possible
in future even in pure Windows environments and on Linux clients
Wil, Switzerland, October 11, 2006 -- During the FileWave User's Conference
in Lucerne Switzerland on September 28-29, FileWave, the technological
leader for software management tools on Windows and Mac OS X systems,
announced an important expansion of its multi-platform software management
suite FileWave: in the course of 2007, the components FileWave Server and
FileWave Booster will for the first time be made available for systems
based on Linux and Windows. FileWave Admin will also be made available for
Windows. In addition, the company is developing the FileWave Client for
Linux.
Originally a program designed exclusively for Macintosh, FileWave today
supports the installation and configuration of software on Windows clients.
But the administrative components have previously always...
Parallels Releases Official Update for Desktop for Mac
Parallels Releases Official Update for Desktop for Mac
Beta goes Final with Free, Automatic Update - works on any Mac with any
Memory Configuration, Enables Guest OS support for Windows Vista
RENTON, WA. - October 11, 2006 - Following several weeks of beta testing,
Parallels today released the Official Update of Parallels Desktop for Mac,
the first solution enabling users to run Windows, Linux and OS X
simultaneously on any Intel-powered Mac - without re-booting.
The Official Update, which is free for all Parallels Desktop users,
includes a number of important, performance-enhancing features, including:
* Full support for new quad-processor Mac Pro towers and Core 2 Duo Macs
with any memory configuration
* Guest OS support for Microsoft Vista Beta1, Beta2, and RC1
* Host OS support for developer builds of OS X 10.5 "Leopard"
* Better USB support, including support for webcams and Windows Mobile 5
devices
* A hard disk caching tool that improves OS X performance when running
Parallels...
BBEdit 8.5.1
Bare Bones Software Ships BBEdit 8.5.1
BEDFORD, Mass. - Oct. 12, 2006 - Bare Bones Software today announced the
release and immediate availability of BBEdit 8.5.1. BBEdit 8.5.1 is a
maintenance release that fixes reported issues and adds minor refinements
to this award-winning HTML and text editor for the Macintosh.
The BBEdit 8.5.1 update package is available free of charge to all
registered BBEdit 8.5 customers from the Bare Bones Software web site:
(http://www.barebones.com/support/updates.shtml)
BBEdit: Power Tool for Text
---------------------------
BBEdit is the leading professional-strength HTML and text editor for the
Macintosh. Specifically crafted in response to the needs of Web authors and
software developers, this award-winning product provides an abundance of
features for editing, searching, and manipulation of text. BBEdit reliably
transforms text with high performance.
An intelligent interface provides easy access to BBEdit's best of class
features including grep...
OWC Mercury Pro Dual Layer DVR/W Package Upgrades Both Macs...
OWC Mercury Pro Dual Layer DVR/W Package Upgrades Both Macs & PCs
External OWC Mercury Pro Dual Layer DVD-/+RW Pioneer DVR-111D with FireWire
and USB 2.0 ports packs extra value for new low price of $125 with DVD
write speeds to 16x, and packaged with professional software and media for
immediate Plug-and-Play use.
WOODSTOCK, IL (October 12, 2006) - Other World Computing (OWC) announces
immediate availability of the OWC Mercury Pro Pioneer Dual DVR-111 DL
DVD-/+ R/RW external optical drive solution that comes packaged with the
professional software and media necessary for immediate Plug-and-Play use
with either Apple or PC systems, all for only $125.
User friendly, the OWC Mercury Pro is equipped with both FireWire and USB
2.0 ports, providing maximum compatibility with any Apple or PC authoring
application including Apple iLife suite, Roxio Taost, Apple iTunes, Apple
iDVD, CharisMac Discribe, and NTI DragonBurn. BURN-proof buffer underrun
technology eliminates potential coasters...
Excel Releases QuickLicense Developer Solution
Software License Protection and Management
Placitas, NM -- October 11, 2006 - Excel Software is pleased to announce
the QuickLicense system to manage the secure, flexible licensing of Windows
and Macintosh software. QuickLicense is used to configure hacker-proof
evaluation, lease or full licenses, then manage each license and customer
data to reduce cost and increase sales. With minimal programming,
developers get flexible control over how many days or executions are
allowed, which computers or users can run the software, the security
features that protect it and how the registration process works.
The QuickLicense application is used to configure a highly flexible
licensing strategy with data stored in an encrypted ticket file. The data
and runtime executable are protected from disassembly by data and logic
firewalls. This royalty-free system can be applied to any consumer,
business or shareware application developed in any programming language to
implement trial editions, software...
SnapMail 5.0
SnapMail 5.0 Secure Email and File Transfer Software with Centralized
Administration Option
New Haven, CT (October 11, 2006) --- Glass Bead Software announces a new
major release of their award-winning secure office communication software,
SnapMail 5.0. This release contains the following new functionality:
* A new centralized administration interface, allowing authorized personnel
to send lists, settings and standardized messages to groups of users.
* A new message body display that greatly increasing ease of use and user
efficiency.
* New buttons and menus to improve access to message handling functions,
including: folders, status, and templates.
* Single click opening of URLs in your web browser.
Glass Bead's secure email and file transfer software, SnapMail 5.0, runs
cross-platform on networked PC and Macintosh computers. SnapMail runs
either with or without a server and can connect remote offices. The
software sells for $32 per user with educational, non-profit and volume...
Qualcomm Takes Eudora Open Source
QUALCOMM Launches Project in Collaboration with Mozilla Foundation to
Develop Open Source Version of Eudora Email Program
-- Open Source Version of Eudora will be Free of Charge; Final Commercial
Versions of Classic Eudora for Windows and Mac Available Now --
SAN DIEGO -- October 11, 2006 -- QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), a
leading developer and innovator of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) and
other advanced wireless technologies, and the Mozilla Foundation, a
public-benefit organization dedicated to promoting choice and innovation on
the Internet, today announced that future versions of Eudora will be based
upon the same technology platform as the open source Mozilla Thunderbird
email program. Future versions of Eudora will be free and open source,
while retaining Eudora's uniquely rich feature set and productivity
enhancements. QUALCOMM and Mozilla will each participate in, and continue
to foster development communities based around the open source Mozilla
project, with...
Mac-Compatible Data Loggers From Onset
ONSET COMPUTER CORPORATION ANNOUNCES NEW MAC-COMPATIBLE DATA LOGGERS FOR
OUTDOOR MONITORING
BOURNE, MA, October 10, 2006 - Onset Computer Corporation, a leading
supplier of battery-powered data loggers, today announced the HOBO Pro v2
Series, a family of four Mac-compatible, weatherproof data loggers designed
for use in a broad range of outdoor temperature and humidity monitoring
applications.
Slightly larger than a pocket-sized flashlight, the new HOBO Pro v2 loggers
address the need among professional researchers for a portable data logger
that can withstand harsh outdoor and condensing environments. Example
applications include field site evaluations, ecology studies, and
microclimate monitoring.
Key features include:
- Robust and replaceable RH sensor, which provides superior recovery from
condensing conditions.
- Fast, reliable data offload via a high-speed optic-USB interface.
- Compatibility with Onset's HOBO Waterproof Shuttle for fast, safe data
transport in the field.
A...
Critical Care from Seapine Software
Mission-Critical Software Installations Receive Critical Care from Seapine
Software
Enhanced customer support offering provides support 24x7 to enterprise
corporations
MASON, Ohio--October 10, 2006--Due to the large number of enterprise
corporations that have implemented Seapine Software products for managing
process, change, and quality in their organizations, Seapine recently
introduced Critical Care customer support. Seapine Software is a leading
provider of application lifecycle management and business process
management solutions.
Critical Care provides around the clock access to technical support for
critical issues. Designed for companies that leverage Seapine products in
mission-critical installations, Critical Care offers customers:
* 24x7 coverage, including major holidays
* Priority routing of issues during business hours
* Thirty minute response time
According to Fred Davidson, director of customer service at Seapine,
Critical Care is particularly important to large...
SmileOnMyMac Releases PDFpen 3.0, with Text Editing
SMILEONMYMAC RELEASES PDFpen 3.0 WITH NEW TEXT EDITING FEATURES
New Version of PDF Editing Tool Also Features Image Editing Options and
Major Performance Enhancements
San Francisco, CA - October 10, 2006 - SmileOnMyMac has released PDFpen
3.0, the latest version of its popular and affordable PDF editing tool for
the Mac. With this major upgrade, users can modify original text using
automatically-generated text blocks that can be corrected and edited.
PDFpen 3.0 also features new image editing capabilities: users can now
move, resize, copy and delete images from the original PDF. Other
enhancements include increased speed and multiple column text selection.
"The ability to make changes to existing PDF text was the most requested
new feature in user surveys," said SmileOnMyMac co-founder Philip Goward.
"We paid close attention to user feedback in order to deliver a new version
that has the features our customers need."
SmileOnMyMac also released PDFpenPro 3.0. In addition to all the...
Electric Butterfly Releases HelpLogic 1.0
ELECTRIC BUTTERFLY RELEASES HELPLOGIC 1.0
Major Update to Award-Winning Help Authoring Tool
LOS ANGELES, California (October 10, 2006) -- After a long and successful
pre-release beta program, Electric Butterfly, Inc. proudly announces the
release of HelpLogic 1.0, the award-winning help authoring solution for
cross-platform developers. HelpLogic 1.0 is available in a Mac OS X Edition
and a Windows XP Edition.
Easily create help systems for your software and web sites from a single
source! HelpLogic's innovative design removes the development headaches
usually associated with help authoring, providing an ideal solution for
cross-platform software developers, web site designers, and documentation
writers. Save time with the integrated Workshop, Visual TOC Builder, HTML
Editor, and Link Manager to quickly generate Web-based Help, Apple Help,
Microsoft HTML Help, UniHelp, and PDF.
This official 1.0 version is a major update that includes more than 65 new
features and enhancements. This...
Dartware Releases InterMapper 4.5
Dartware Releases InterMapper 4.5
Network alerting and monitoring software enhances view of network health
and adds probe, alert, and administration features
Hanover, NH, October 9, 2006 -- Dartware, developers of InterMapper network
monitoring and alerting software, has released version 4.5 which improves
its ability to display network health, monitor network elements, alert
network administrators, and work with other network monitoring systems.
"Version 4.5 is a direct result of end-user input," explains Rich Brown,
Dartware CEO. "Through conversations and in-depth surveys we determined
which features were needed to keep InterMapper ahead in the market. And
those features make up this release."
Already in use at thousands of organizations around the world, InterMapper
helps network managers proactively maintain uptime, plan network expansion,
troubleshoot problems, and document elements and connections.
Craig Sellars of O2 Secure Wireless, Inc. uses InterMapper to monitor
wireless...
New Google Mac blog
Today Google launched a new Google Mac blog found here:
(http://googlemac.blogspot.com/)
Here you'll find news, tips, and insider stories about Macs at Google.
Google also recently launched http://www.google.com/mac where mac users can
find all Google applications for the Mac in one place.
RELDATA and ATTO Provide High-Speed IP SANs for Mac OS X
RELDATA and ATTO Technology Provide High-Speed
IP SANs to Apple Mac OS X Infrastructures
RELDATA IP Storage Gateway 9200 certified with ATTO Xtend SAN iSCSI Initiator
Parsippany, NJ -- October 9, 2006 -- RELDATA Inc., the innovative provider
of modular, universal IP storage systems, today announced that its RELDATA
IP Storage Gateway 9200 has successfully completed interoperability testing
with the ATTO Xtend SAN iSCSI initiator package for Mac. ATTO Technology,
Inc. is a global leader of storage connectivity and infrastructure
solutions for data-intensive computing environments. Organizations with
Apple Mac OS X client/server infrastructures can immediately benefit from
certified blazing-fast modular IP SAN solutions with improvements in the
cost, operating distance, and manageability of their distributed storage
networks.
"The ATTO RELDATA certification provides a new generation of
enterprise-class IP storage solutions to Apple Mac OS X users," states Ed
Tierney, director of...
Ultimate announces Impostrip Book Stacker
Ultimate announces Impostrip Book Stacker-
For On-Demand web-to-print variable lengths book production
Montreal, October 9, 2006 Ultimate Technographics Inc,
http://www.imposition.com/, the pioneer and leading imposition software
developer, announces the release at Graph Expo of Impostrip Book Stacker
This is a unique application that automates the process of creating Cut &
Stack Jobs; for customers doing one-off books of varying lengths - photo
albums and book-on-demand. Impostrip Book Stacker will be shown live in the
HP, IBM and Ultimate booths at Graph Expo in Chicago.
Based on the Impostrip core technology and the Ultimate page pairing
automation intelligence, Impostrip Book Stacker prepares and sends to print
imposed books as each set of 2, 3 or n-up gets ready for printing.
Benefits:
- Eliminates the need for operators to attend each job to add blanks
- Allows a faster and non-interrupted imposition process going to the Rip
- Insures optimization of digital presses by...
FireWire Depot: New SATA Products
FireWire Depot is proud to announce the following new products:
S2VR HD 3.75 TB SATA II enclosure w/PCIe host adapter S2VR5B2500E $5,990.00
http://fwdepot.com/thestore/product_info.php/products_id/1679
S2VR HD 3.75 TB SATA II enclosure w/PCIX host adapter S2VR5B2500X $5,990.00
http://fwdepot.com/thestore/product_info.php/products_id/1680
The newest member of the S2VR HD Series is the 3.75TB The S2VR HD features
high speed SATA 3Gb/s interface capable of sustaining over 230 MB/s to
support 10 bit HD capture and playback. Available in capacities from 1.5 TB
up to 3.75 TB, you have the potential to store up to 7.5 Hrs of 10 bit HD
1080/60i footage or 25 hrs of 10 bit SD. The S2VR HD has 5 removable hard
drive trays and can be configured for Performance (RAID 0), Protected (RAID
10) and JBOD.
In performance mode, S2VR HD utilizes 5 SATA drives for maximum performance
to serve 10 bit uncompressed HD formats.
At 230 MB/s, editors can easily handle 10 bit uncompressed HD footage with
real...
Runtime Labs Release MacSQL 3.1 Preview Release
October 7, 2006 - Runtime Labs, a premiere provider of Mac database
tools, today released a preview version of MacSQL 3.1. MacSQL is a
robust solution for database management on the Macintosh. A fully
AppleScriptable application, MacSQL provides web authors, publishers,
and developers with a simple, graphical way to interact with SQL
databases.
MacSQL 3.1 is a significant upgrade that includes a Job Manager to
schedule unattended database backups, support for generating E-R
Diagrams, and updated support for the latest versions of MySQL,
PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, and OpenBase. MacSQL 3.1 is a
Universal application that runs natively on both PowerPC- and
Intel-based Macintosh computers. In total there are over 100 new
features and bug fixes in this update.
MacSQL supports native connections to MySQL, Oracle, Sybase,
PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, OpenBase and FrontBase. MacSQL
includes a graphical query editor that allows building complex
database queries (including joins)...
RouteBuddy 1.1.1 released
RouteBuddy Ltd are pleased to announce the release of RouteBuddy
1.1.1, an update to their innovative new GPS mapping program for Mac
OS X.
RouteBuddy provides native Mac OS X support for Garmin GPS devices,
and allows users to manage and display their GPS data together with a
set of high-precision vector-based road maps.
This release adds support for importing Geocache or GPX data,
provides additional control over GPS status and position display, and
addresses over thirty minor issues.
NMEA device detection has been dramatically improved, and RouteBuddy
can now display altitude for all non-Garmin GPS devices.
RouteBuddy 1.1.1 is available immediately, and a free demo can be
downloaded from:
(http://www.routebuddy.com/download/)
RouteBuddy costs $99.50, and requires Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later.
About RouteBuddy Ltd
Founded in 2005, RouteBuddy Ltd have pioneered development of native
GPS mapping software for Mac OS X.
By bringing high-precision vector map data to Apple's unique
platform,...
Valentina 2.4.3
ADDS NEW SQL COMMANDS AND UNIVERSAL BINARY VERSION FOR REALBASIC
October 06, 2006. Beaverton, Oregon-based Paradigma Software, Inc
announces the immediate availability of Valentina Technology Release
2.4.3 for all developer and business products. The release provides
numerous minor productivity improvements in addition to new, advanced
SQL features and Universal Binary support for REAL Software's
REALbasic development system.
Valentina 2's next generation, object-relational database model
builds on the traditional relational database model much like C++
builds on top of the C language. All that you know from working with
traditional database systems from IBM, Oracle and Microsoft also
apply to Valentina-based development. This robust technology excels
at ultra fast management of millions of records.
Valentina business products include Valentina Office Server for
Windows and Mac OS X (PPC and Intel) and Valentina Studio, a fast and
easy to use visual tool for creating, browsing,...
Jumsoft Unveils Keynote Themes 5.0
(October 05, 2006) -- Jumsoft, the leading developer of Apple Keynote
themes and illustration add-ons, has released Keynote Themes 5.0, now
with 30 professional-grade themes and up to 24 layout masters
specifically designed for each theme.
Jumsoft more than doubles the number of themes standard in Apple's
Keynote, thus giving users double the assurance that they will find
the perfect theme for their presentation--whether it be commercial or
scientific, technical or legal, educational or simply entertational.
This new version also instills users with a whole lot of confidence
that not everyone else will be using the same theme.
Keynote Themes 5.0 was designed to be compatible with all versions of
Apple Keynote. It retains 27 versatile themes from an earlier version
and adds 3 new ones: Art, Chameleon and Wild. Once downloaded and
installed, all 30 Jumsoft themes are conveniently displayed in the
Themes menu of Apple's Keynote.
Keynote Themes 5.0 requires Apple Keynote 1.1 or later....
PTHPasteboard 4 and PTHPasteboard PRO 4 public beta
Flower Mound, TX, 10/05/06 -- We are proud to announce PTHPasteboard
4, the newest version of the best and most mature multiple pasteboard
program for OS X. How often have you copied something only to find
that you need it a few minutes later but you've already copied
another item? PTHPasteboard watches you while you work and keeps a
copy of any items that you have copied to your pasteboard.
* PTHPasteboard 4 adds a number of exciting new features.
* Settings are now controlled via a Preference Pane in System Preferences
* Search field now available on all the Pasteboard windows
* Access information on Pasteboard items by right/control clicking on any item
* Paste formated text as unformatted by middle/command clicking on any item
* Vastly improved HotKeys support
* Fully integrated Mac OS X Help
* Ability to choose menubar icons for Custom Pasteboard windows
* Best of all PTHPasteboard 4 is and has always been FREE.
We are also proud to announce PTHPasteboard 4 PRO. PTHPasteboard PRO...
Updates For DEVONthink, DEVON agent and DEVON note
Coeur d'Alene (Idaho, USA), 5th of October, 2006 --
DEVONtechnologies, LLC updates all its commercial applications: the
document and information managers DEVONthink Professional and
Personal, the Internet research agent and alternative Web browser
DEVONagent, and the intelligent notepad application DEVONnote.
DEVONthink Professional 1.2.1 features full screen editing of rich
text files with customizable background and foreground colors, allows
to manually rearrange the items in the Three Panes view, and
recognizes more plain text file types. Previous versions always
displayed rich text documents using the documents' colors in full
screen mode. In addition, the new version improves CSV (comma
separated values) files import, URL handling as well as handling of
bugs in Mac OS X's PDF engine. The improved advertisement filter used
by the built-in Web browser recognizes and blocks inline
advertisements of RSS feeds. The AppleScript support has also been
enhanced, some scripts have been...
PowerSlides
PowerSlides gives a fresh new edge to Keynote and PowerPoint users
OMAHA, NE - October 5, 2006 - Everyone's done it. We have all given
an AppleR KeynoteR or MicrosoftR PowerPointR presentation at some
time that simply uses the same recycled look that has been around for
years. PowerSlidesT by macwareR shoves aside these outdated
guidelines by powerfully enhancing presentation backgrounds, and
giving guidance to better deliver a message through the use of slide
design templates.
Key PowerSlides features include:
- Over 200 Designer Backgrounds
- Over 300 Textured Backgrounds
- 15 Progressive Backgrounds
- Over 100 pre-formatted slide templates
- 50 Template Sets that include title, text and print variations
A new approach to slide presentations is found in PowerSlides unique
Progressive Backgrounds. Progressive Backgrounds visually show the
passage of time or dynamic action as each slide helps guide an
audience through your message. This can show the phases of the moon,
a human in...
CuteClips 2
October 05, 2006 - BrikSoftware today announced the immediate
availability of CuteClips 2, a major re-write of the excellent
multiple clipboard manager for Mac OS X. Building on CuteClips
innovations, version 2 is a universal binary optimized to take
advantage of the power of Intel-based Macs with tons of new features
that deliver improvements throughout the entire application. Simple,
elegant, and fully functional, this latest CuteClips release sets a
new standard for multiple clipboard innovation.
With CuteClips you don't have to worry about searching for old
content you copied just a minute ago, just because you also copied
something else just some seconds ago. CuteClips keeps track of up to
12 elements you recently copied and you can easily access it by just
pressing the shift-cmd-v. You can then select from a nice list (with
full previews) which item you would like to paste. There are no
complicated keyboard shortcuts to memorize or fiddle with. CuteClips
was designed to just fit...
Free Utility Converts Google Gadgets into Dashboard Widgets
Washington, DC -- October 5, 2006 -- Mesa Dynamics today announced
the public beta release of Amnesty Generator, a free utility for OS X
that converts any Google webpage gadget into a Dashboard widget.
Earlier this week, Google announced that it was opening its Google
Desktop Gadgets framework to web developers allowing "Universal"
gadgets to be embedded into web pages without the need for additional
software. Amnesty Generator automates the process of embedding this
gadget code into locally hosted web pages that are implemented inside
Dashboard widgets.
Widgets created with Amensty Generator can be installed in Apple's
Dashboard environment, Mesa Dynamics' desktop widget environment,
Amnesty Widget Browser or even converted into standalone OS X
applications using Mesa Dynamics' Amnesty Singles.
The 0.5 beta release of Amnesty Generator is immediately available
for download at (http://www.mesadynamics.com) and requires Mac OS X
10.3.9 or later. Amnesty Generator is a Universal OS X...
Wireless Amplifier for Apple MacBooks
Faster and Stronger Signal Wireless Without Wires
WICHITA, Kan. --10/05/06-- More than double the wireless range and
signal strength available to MacBook users - without any wires! You
don't have to open the MacBook case to run a cable from the internal
AirPort card. Connect does the wireless boosting unlike any other
product available. The Connect is available from QuickerTek and its
dealers for $199.95 USD.
The Connect product boosts the signal between the internal AirPort
card and the AirPort and AirPort Extreme Base Station or other 802.11
wireless access point from vendors such as Belkin, dLink, Linksys and
others. This signal boosting then doubles the wireless range of the
MacBook - and maintain fast and satisfying network speeds.
The MacBook Connect can be setup using any web browser and since
there's no wires, you don't need an engineer to install it. Of course
it can't violate your AppleCare warranty since you're not mucking
around inside the case. MacBook Connect is powered...
Sound Byte version 3.1.5
WESTMINSTER, MD (October 4, 2006) - Black Cat Systems
(http://www.blackcatsystems.com) has released version 3.1.5 of Sound
Byte, which turns your Mac into a" cart machine" for playing sound
recordings, such as music and special effects. Sound Byte is ideal
for DJs, radio stations and audio productions, to quickly and easily
play a variety of recorded sounds, such as jingles, advertisements,
songs, sound effects at sporting events, and more. Sound Byte is
available for Mac OS X as well as for Windows.
The latest version of Sound Byte fixes a bug which could cause
playlist windows to not be saved.
Sound Byte handles all of the audio formats supported by QuickTime, including:
* MP3
* AIFF
* WAV
* AU
* sfil
* Sd2f
* uLaw
Sound Byte comes in three versions, starting at just $24:
Sound Byte Lite supports a single rack of carts, or up to 75
recordings total. Sound Byte supports five racks of carts, or up to
375 recordings total. Sound Byte Pro supports fifty racks of carts,
or up to 3750...
New products from FireWire Depot
FireWire Depot (http://fwdepot.com) is proud to announce the
following new products:
PCI-X SeriTek/1VE2+2 2 port internal/2 port external SATA $139.95
http://fwdepot.com/thestore/product_info.php/products_id/1675
With two external Serial ATA ports and two internal Serial ATA ports,
each offering 1.5Gbits/sec performance, the SeriTek/1VE2+2 host
adapter provides unparalled storage flexibility. The SeriTek/1VE2+2
is PCI-X compatible, permitting Power Mac G5 users to take advantage
of the latest extended PCI technology while maintaining backward
compatibility with older Power Macintosh systems.
SeriTek/1VE2+2 works with all Power Macintosh computers with an
available PCI slot. Compatible with the latest high-performance Power
Mac G5 PCI-X slots.
Note: Some Hitachi Serial ATA hard drives are incompatible with the
SeriTek/1VE4 Host Adapter. This is due to a seldom-used Serial ATA
feature called SSC, which is enabled on these hard drives. The
SeriTek/1VE4 does not support this feature....
Cost-Efficient Cat5 Cabling
MuxLab Component Video Hub Streamlines Cabling
Cost-Efficient Cat5 Cabling for Digital Signage and Retail Video Kiosks
Montreal, Canada -- MuxLab Inc (http://www.muxlab.com ), a designer
and manufacturer of CCTV and audio-video connectivity solutions for
copper twisted pair, announces its latest product for the custom
audio-video installation and structured cabling markets...The
Component Video Hub (500250, 500251, 500252, 500253).
Developed for commercial AV and digital signage integrators, the
Component Video Hub distributes high resolution component video
(RGB/YPbPr) plus Digital Audio to up to eight (8) or sixteen (16)
displays (depending on the model) via Category 5 twisted pair. The
product may be cascaded with other hubs to support up to two (2)
levels and features built-in ground loop isolation on every port for
maximum picture quality.
The Component Video Hub works in conjunction with MuxLab's Component
Video/Digital Audio Balun (500050) to provide a complete and
cost-...
100,000 REALbasic Developers Gain Fast Path to Intel Support
AUSTIN, Texas, USA (October 4, 2006) - REAL Software, provider of
REALbasic, cross-platform that really works, announced that REALbasic
2006 Release 4 is shipping today. REALbasic now enables more than
100,000 REALbasic users to build Universal Binaries for Mac OS X. A
Universal Binary is a Macintosh executable that runs natively on both
PowerPC and Intel-based Macs.
"There is no faster way to convert an existing Mac application to a
Universal Binary -- just click a checkbox," stated Geoff Perlman,
president and CEO of REAL Software. "With more than 100,000 REALbasic
developers worldwide, the Mac community can expect a wave of new
Universal Binary applications in the coming months."
In addition, REALbasic itself is now a Universal Binary, which yields
much higher performance on Intel-based Macs. In most cases, REALbasic
2006 Release 4 compiles more than twice as fast than the previous
release when running on Intel.
REALbasic 2006 Release 4 also includes:
* Cross-platform toolbars:...
iSync plugin 3.3.1
iSync plugin 3.3.1 supports the Nokia E62 and new Sony Ericsson phones
Berlin, Germany, October 4th -- nova media today introduced nova
media phone plugin 3.3.1 featuring iSync compatibility for the Nokia
E62 and Sony Ericsson K790i, W710i, W850i mobile phones.
The list of new devices now supports more than 47 mobile phones from
Motorola, Nokia, BenQ-Siemens and Sony Ericsson, allowing smooth
synchronization of calendar and contact data with a Mac OS X computer
running 10.4.7 or 10.4.8 and iSync 2.3.
"Nobody should have to wait for the next Mac OS system update to use
their latest mobile phone with iSync." states jan Fuellemann, PR
spokesperson at nova media. "We are happy to support many new mobile
phones with our solutions as soon as they arrive in the market."
The nova media phone plugin is available for download at nova media's
website http://www.novamedia.de/sync for Euro 9,95 plus VAT.
About nova media:
The founders of "nova media Mobile Data Solutions GmbH" started their...
Troi Serial Plug-in 3.0b1 beta for FileMaker Pro 8.5
Troi Automatisering releases Serial Plug-in 3.0b1 for FileMaker Pro 8.5
New beta plug-in for FileMaker Pro 8.5 offers powerful access to one
or more of the computer's serial ports.
October 3rd, 2006, Alphen aan den Rijn, The Netherlands--Troi
Automatisering today announced the availability of Troi Serial
Plug-in 3.0b1 beta for FileMaker Pro 8.5.
What is Troi Serial Plug-in?
Troi Serial Plug-in gives FileMaker Pro 8.5 easy and powerful access
to one or more of the computer's serial ports:
- Read from and write to the serial ports of the computer directly
from FileMaker Pro without the need of a separate application.
- Native FileMaker script triggering, to get incoming data into the database.
- "Serial_Control" function to temporarily suspend the incoming data
stream and resume it when you are interested in the data.
- "Wait for Match" function to wait for a specific character string
before triggering.
- The possibility to open an unlimited number of serial ports and to
trigger...
Excel Software Offers Trial Edition Downloads of Developer Tools
Placitas, NM -- October 3, 2006 - Excel Software updated the
QuickCRC, QuickUML and QuickHelp tools for Windows and Mac OS X
software developers. The updates enhance the user interface and
productivity plus add free trial editions at www.excelsoftware.com.
QuickCRC Windows 3.0.3 or QuickCRC Mac OS X 1.0.1 is used for agile
modeling of object-oriented software using CRC cards. QuickUML 2.0.1
for Windows or Mac OS X implements UML models with code generation.
QuickHelp 2.0.5 for Windows or Mac OS X provides help authoring and
deployment of application help on Windows 95 to XP, Mac OS 9, Mac OS
X and Linux.
QuickCRC automates responsibility driven design with CRC cards and
design scenarios. Enter data for each object into CRC cards or drag
attributes, responsibilities or collaborations between cards for
instant design changes. Define and simulate scenarios to ensure the
design works. Design data can be exported to MacA&D, WinA&D or
QuickUML to generate a UML model or CRC cards...
ESP Professional Portable Media Player
IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wolverine Data Inc. today introduced
the ESP Professional Portable Media Player (PMP), the world's first
professional or "prosumer" PMP model to deliver complete digital
multimedia convergence. The new Wolverine ESP features a razor-sharp
3.6-inch TFT LCD display and the ability to store and view 60,000
digital photos, play 240 hours of video and 40,000 songs, plus the
capability to record television programs and FM radio - all in a
5.3"x2.8"x0.9" footprint that weighs 10.2 ounces. It is ideal for
professional and serious amateur photographers as well as for
consumers who want the most extensive array of
multimedia/multifunction capabilities in the palm of their hand.
Photographers will appreciate the ESP's large 80GB or 120GB storage
capacity that allows them to offload digital photos directly from
their cameras, eliminating the need to carry a laptop or buy
expensive memory cards. Afterwards, they can view, zoom and rotate
their JPEG, bitmap, tiff,...
InterGate Policy Manager v9.2 Universal Binary
October 3, 2006 - Vicomsoft today announced the launch of InterGate
Policy Manager (PM) v9.2 the first Internet Policy Management
software to run natively on both PowerPC and Intel-based Macs.
Vicomsoft InterGate (PM) v9.2 sets new standards in versatility,
security and user access control. Designed for corporate networks of
any size, it protects business critical systems by providing a set of
network security and monitoring tools that keeps organizations and
users safe from a wide array of Internet threats.
Vicomsoft is delighted to be able to bring new features to the market
in InterGate Policy Manager v9.2. Our clients rely on our ability to
underpin the critical safety and security of their businesses and
their users", said David Townend, CEO of Vicomsoft.
"The advances in our technologies and the ease of use for those
charged with implementing secure networks and Internet access, makes
InterGate (PM) and Vicomsoft solutions a very attractive and
cost-effective option".
Vicomsoft...
FileChute 2.5
CUPERTINO, California - October 3, 2006 - Yellow Mug Software today
announced the release of FileChute 2.5. This version brings some
major user interface improvements to this highly-acclaimed
file-sending application. Just drop the file in FileChute and include
the automatically generated link in your email. FileChute is a
Universal application and requires Mac OS X 10.3 or later.
Single-user license is priced at $14.95 and is available for download
from www.yellowmug.com.
Yellow Mug Software launched with a whisper in 2003. Since then, it
has quietly grown into a very healthy independent software house with
nine software products, most of which have been featured on popular
Mac magazines. Founded on the vision of making software easy to use,
Yellow Mug continues to innovate on the usability front.
VisioVoice 1.0.1 improves access to Mac OS X for vision impaired
Amsterdam - 3 October 2006 - AssistiveWare today announced the
release of VisioVoice(R) 1.0.1. VisioVoice is an award-winning
product for blind and vision impaired Mac users providing a number of
speech and vision related features to enhance access to Mac OS X.
These include: (1) the conversion of Text, Word, HTML, PDF and RTF
files to audio files or iPod-ready iTunes tracks; (2) a document and
selection reader with fast forward and rewind functions; (3) Large
cross-hair and target cursors; (4) Text and Image zoom windows; (5)
Spoken interface elements as the user navigates across the screen;
(6) Multilingual support to Apple's excellent VoiceOver technology
(initially French and Dutch).
Version 1.0.1 contains the following enhancements:
- The Document Reader now also works with encrypted PDFs
- The Text Zoom and Talking Interface are now more responsive and more accurate
- The Selection Reader now works more reliably with text selected in Safari
- Voice volume and speech rate...
New EonStor iSCSI-to-SATA Raid System
Cost-effective 16-bay RAID Storage Maximizes Ethernet Network Investments
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 3, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Answering the need
for high performance data storage for mature TCP/IP networks, RAID
storage expert Infortrend today unveiled a new 16-bay iSCSI-to-SATA
external RAID subsystem, the latest addition to their broad line of
EonStor RAID storage products. The EonStor A16E-G2130 delivers
storage flexibility, ease of management, and configuration
simplicity, while ensuring maximum security and protection for
business-critical data. The ES A16E array is ideal for building a
shared storage pool for disk-to-disk volume distribution, data
backup, storage consolidation, and replication among networked
servers.
The EonStor A16E-G2130 successfully merges Infortrend's sophisticated
RAID technologies with iSCSI flexibility. Power and speed are
guaranteed with Infortrend's latest ASIC400, a 933MHz PowerPC GL CPU,
and four Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) ports, while built-in RAID6 and...
MacSpeech road shows
Salem, NH, 2006-10-03: Macintosh speech authority has released its
schedule of road shows for the month of October. Any one interested
in speech recognition on the Mac - whether a current iListen user or
not - is invited to attend these informative presentations.
October 05 7:00 PM: Stoneridge Apple Store, Pleasanton, CA
October 06 4:00 PM: San Francisco Apple Store, Downtown San Francisco
October 07 9:30 AM: North Coast Macintosh User Group Vendor Fair,
Santa Rosa, CA
October 13 7:00 PM: Valley Fair Apple Store, San Jose, CA
October 16 6:00 PM: La Encantada Apple Store, Tucson, AZ
October 18 7:30 PM: Tucson Macintosh User Group, Tucson, AZ
October 19 6:30 PM: Arizona Macintosh User Group, Tempe, AZ
These presentations are both educational and entertaining and
demonstrate the benefits of using speech recognition on Macintosh
computers.
MacSpeech offers several iListen packages, including a software only
solution for $99, and a software and headset with microphone for
$149. MacSpeech...
Miglia TVMini HD
London, UK, 2 October, 2006 -- Miglia Technology, a leading
manufacturer of digital media products, today announced TVMini HD,
this cool looking device allows you to watch, pause record and rewind
HDTV over the air and Digital Cable on your Mac is now available for
the outstanding price of $199.
TVMini HD will let you watch and record TV in outstanding digital
quality on your Mac. TVMini HD is smaller and less expensive than any
comparable product, and compact enough to take with you on any
journey. TVMini HD ships with EyeTV 2.0 integrated and in the box.
Simon Ellson, CEO, Miglia Technology, commented: "The TVMini HD has
been a very successful product and is widely recognised as a great
way to get HDTV over the air and Digital Cable (ClearQAM, unencrypted
channels on your Mac ready for editing or burning to DVD! It is
highly rated by reviewers in key magazines and on sites such as
Macworld and Macsimum News, TVMini HD was also critically acclaimed
in Dallas Morning News technology...
Parallels Desktop Update Release Candidate 2
Parallels Desktop Update Release Candidate 2 Compatible with Mac Pro
and iMac, Core 2 Duo Intel Macs Outfitted with Any Amount of RAM
Enables Mac Pro and Core 2 Duo iMac users to work with Parallels
Desktop without any system modification.
RENTON, WA. - September 28th, 2006 - Parallels announced today that
it is releasing the Update Release Candidate 2 (RC2) for Parallels
Desktop for Mac, the first solution that enables users to run Windows
and other operating systems at the same time as OS X on any
Intel-powered Mac, without re-booting.
The Update RC2, which is free for all Parallels Desktop users,
improves support for the recently released quad-processor Mac Pro
towers and Core 2 Duo iMacs by enabling users working with these
machines to use Parallels Desktop with any RAM configuration,
including Mac Pro towers equipped with up to 16GB of RAM, without
modifying their systems. Previous versions of Parallels Desktop for
Mac were compatible with Macs outfitted with 2GB of RAM or less,...
Postmap Available For Public Review
--Premier Technology Offers Significant Optimization of
Post-production Workflow with File Search, Cataloguing and Metadata
Management--
St. Louis, Missouri, September 25, 2006 -- Studio Network Solutions
(SNS), a premier developer and worldwide solutions provider of
optimized audio/video shared storage and networking technologies for
the media and entertainment industries, announces the public beta
release of Postmap, the company's new search and management software
for post-production workgroups, quickly locates folders and files
stored locally, remotely, offline or online.
Postmap users can easily create and attach enhanced metadata to
describe and classify specific files and folders to reduce search
times, share production notes, and organize customized files to
significantly enhance the workflow process. The capability to rapidly
find, catalogue and manage files is a post-production solution
developed to fill the void between simple OS-native search tools and
highly complex...
Universal Binary Support For Drive Genius
Pleasanton, CA -- September 27, 2006 -- Prosoft Engineering, Inc.,
the developers of easy-to-use, award-winning utilities, today
announced that the latest version of Drive Genius now supports
Intel-based Macs.
"We're excited to provide this new version of Drive Genius that is
now Universal Binary that will maintain, manage, and optimize your
PowerPC-based Macs and the most recently released Intel-based Macs,"
says Greg Brewer, president and CEO of Prosoft Engineering. "Since
its introduction, Drive Genius has fast become one of the top-selling
drive utilities for Macintosh systems."
Availability
Drive Genius is available for purchase online at
www.prosoftengineering.com and at Apple Stores, CompUSA, Fry's
Electronics, ClubMac, MacMall, Other World Computing, MacConnection
and Amazon.com
Current owners of Drive Genius can purchase this update for $10 at
www.prosoftengineering.com.
About Prosoft Engineering
Established in 1985, Prosoft Engineering, Inc. specializes in
creating...
Decimus Software Releases Synk 6
(Pittsburgh, PA) - Decimus Software Inc. today announced the release
of Synk 6, their acclaimed synchronization and backup software for
Macintosh. Synk 6 features a revolutionary new technology called
ZeroScan that can make incremental backups up to 100 times faster
than competing products and previous versions of Synk.
Between ZeroScan and Synk's existing archival and scheduling
features, Synk 6 provides the benefits of Leopard's "Time Machine",
but is available today for Tiger users. In addition, Synk 6 is much
more flexible than Time Machine--Synk doesn't require dedicating an
entire volume to only hold your backup, and works not only with HFS+
formatted external drives but also networked servers of many
varieties, including Windows, Linux, and WebDAV (iDisk).
Synk is commonly used to make bootable backups of both PowerPC and
Intel based Macs, as well as synchronizing and backing up files and
folders from your Mac with other networked Macs and PCs, or external
hard drives (...
Take Control of Getting Started with Dreamweaver
New Take Control ebook helps readers learn Web design fundamentals
and make a Web site with Adobe Dreamweaver 8.
Ithaca, NY USA (September 28, 2006) -- Dreamweaver is the Web design
software of choice for many pros, but those new to the program can
become overwhelmed by its complex interface and find it difficult to
work creatively and intelligently in the program. Help is now at hand
- Arnie Keller's "Take Control of Getting Started with Dreamweaver"
explains what readers really need to know in order to make a modern,
professional Web site. It covers Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), the
must-use method of styling type and other page elements; it looks at
using layers to position items on a page; and it talks about
templates, the smart way to develop a multi-page site.
The 88-page ebook may be purchased for $10 at
http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/dreamweaver.html. A 21-page sample
copy is also available.
The ebook not only shows readers around Dreamweaver's interface, but
also explains...
PDF2Office Personal v3.0 for Mac OS X
PDF2Office Personal v3.0 for Mac OS X - Latest Version of the
De-Facto PDF to Word Converter for Mac OS X Ships as a Universal
Binary
Recosoft Corporation, the developer of cross platform Macintosh and
Windows file format conversion solutions and PDF document conversion
tools, has started shipping PDF2Office Personal v3.0 for Mac OS X.
Osaka, Japan (PRWEB) September 28, 2006 -- Recosoft Corporation the
developer of cross platform Macintosh and Windows file format
conversion solutions and PDF document conversion tools has started
shipping PDF2Office Personal v3.0 for Mac OS X.
PDF2Office Personal v3.0 for Mac OS X is a major upgrade to
PDF2Office Personal v2.0 for Mac OS X - the only PDF to Word
conversion plug-in for the Macintosh platform.
PDF2Office Personal v3.0 utilizes a client-server computing model
delivering optimal PDF to Word conversion performance for the Intel
and PowerPC based Macintosh computers. In addition PDF2Office
Personal v3.0 is a Universal Binary and includes...
RSS Replay v 1.1.3
RSS Replay v 1.1.3 Improves Collecting Content from Dynamic RSS Sources
Arlington, VA, September 6, 2006 -- RNSoft President & CEO Ronald
Northrip this morning announced the immediate availability of RSS
Replay version 1.1.3, a maintenance update to the popular Dreamweaver
extension for placing content from RSS feeds into webpage layouts.
RSS Replay uses AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) and where
needed, ASP or PHP (depending on your website's configuration), to
collect RSS content from RSS feeds and applies formatting with
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) that you can control to present that
content in the way that best suits your needs.
This update is particularly important for developers wanting to
replay content from dynamically generated sources like Google News or
Yahoo. Changes were made to both ASP and PHP proxy scripts to refine
the method they use to collect remote RSS content.
New in version 1.1.3:
* Improved content request methods
* Refined remote request encoding...
SONiVOX Unveils Monumental 250MB General MIDI SoundFont Bank
SONiVOX MI (formerly Sonic Implants) today unveiled one of the most
monumental General MIDI banks ever produced for download, the 250MB
General MIDI (GM) SoundFont bank.
Taking SoundFont technology to the limit, this new SONiVOX product
boosts the default GM sound banks on many Sound Blaster cards and
other synthesizers from 4MB to 250MB, offering consumers a seismic
breakthrough in instrument quality and diversity. Now available for
$99.95 download at (http://www.sonivoxmi.com/), instrument sounds for
the 250MB bank were specifically selected from SONiVOX' legendary
Complete Symphonic Collection, used by such Hollywood composers as
Hans Zimmer (Pirates of the Caribbean II soundtrack), to create music
for world-class movie, music and television projects. SONiVOX
launched the world's first aftermarket 24-bit SoundFont banks earlier
this week, adding to the premier sound products that have already
made SONiVOX a household name in virtual instrument libraries. "Our
original jump from 4MB...
FileWave 2.6
FileWave announces version 2.6 of its multi-platform software
management suite FileWave
All Mac OS software as universal binary and more Windows support with
Fileset WinMagic Assistant
Wil, Switzerland, September 27 2006 -- FileWave, a technology leader
of Mac OS X and Windows systems management software, today announced
the latest version of its software management suite, FileWave 2.6.
FileWave makes the distribution, installation, and configuration of
software in multi-platform environments fast and uncomplicated. The
new release significantly simplifies the automated installation and
configuration of software on computers running Microsoft Windows.
Additionally all the Mac OS based components of FileWave are now
Universal Binary for PowerPC and Intel based Macintosh computers.
Software installation and management on Microsoft Windows computers
is now easily achieved with Fileset WinMagic Assistant. Fileset
WinMagic Assistant gives system administrators a full overview of all...
Messenger for Mac 6.0
September 27 2006 - Today the Mac BU is launching its first Universal
application for Intel-based Macs -- Messenger for Mac 6.0. As you
might remember our last version of this IM application focused on
features for Enterprise users with support for Live Communications
Server 2005. This time around the team is providing key updates for
personal users, including interoperability with Yahoo! Messenger. In
fact, as of today both Messenger for Mac and Windows Live Messenger
users on PCs now have access to their friends on Yahoo! Messenger.
With Messenger 6.0 users will benefit from more choice and
customization options, and can IM worry-free with the new option to
spell check messages. Here are the highlights:
Personal users:
* Chat with Yahoo! buddies: Mac users can enjoy the same new feature
offered to Windows Live PC users -- allowing them to expand their
buddy list.
* Personality Plus: Create custom emoticons and a personal display
message, including "What I'm Listening To" -- a...
New WebAssist Monthly Subscription Model for eCarts
New WebAssist Monthly Subscription Model for eCarts Eases Ecommerce
Implementations for Small Business, Supports PayPal Website Payments
Pro
New version of eCart makes it easy and affordable for small
businesses and Web professionals to build custom and streamlined
shopping experience
Encinitas, CA (PRWEB) September 27, 2006 --WebAssist today announced
the release of their latest version of eCart, the premier eCommerce
extension for Adobe Dreamweaver, with support for Website Payments
Pro from PayPal. Website Payments Pro makes it possible for online
shoppers to enjoy a streamlined, professional shopping
experience--and now eCart makes Website Payments Pro point-and-click
easy to implement. The new version supplements eCart's long-standing
support of PayPal's Website Payments Standard and together provides
the complete PayPal shopping cart solution.
Based on customer demand, WebAssist also announced the availability
of eCart through a low-cost subscription model. Customers can...
Wideband Wi-MAX Spectrum Analyzer
METUCHEN, New Jersey. -- September 27, 2006 -- Berkeley Varitronics
Systems, Inc, the leader in Wi-Fi test equipment, releases a new
wideband BumbleBee-EX for handheld and rugged Wi-MAX spectrum analysis
Berkeley has added a new model to its popular BumbleBee receiver
line-up to support Wi-MAX spectrum analysis. BumbleBee-EX handheld
receiver measures between 2.0-4.0 & 4.9-5.9 GHz, perfect for studying
and logging 802.16 Wi-MAX, 802.11b/a/g Wi-Fi, VoIP, Public Safety
Band and Bluetooth RF interference. BumbleBee-EX is the only true
handheld and ruggedized testing tool providing powerful spectrum
analysis functionality in combination with in-the-field portability.
Color, touch-screen user interface and ruggedized water-resistant
casing compliment the EX's powerful RF spectrum analysis features.
BumbleBee-EX will be demonstrated at the Wi-MAX World Conference &
Expo BOOTH 410 in Boston from October 11-13. Contact BVS for the
latest pricing information. Available now.
http://www....
SlingShot With Full iTunes 7 Synchronization
September 27 2006 - Martian Technology has released SlingShot 2.0.3,
an update to its file and music synchronization application for Mac
OS X. SlingShot 2.0.3 fixes several bugs related to synchronizing
music in iTunes 7 between computers connected over a network.
SlingShot is the easiest way to back up all of your important (and
costly) music and to share it among all the computers you own.
Unlike the "iPod reverse sync" now supported by Apple, SlingShot
allows you to synchronize all of your music, not just songs purchased
from the iTunes Music Store.
With Martian SlingShot, you can Publish an iTunes Playlist of music
onto the network and then Subscribe to the Playlist from other
computers. SlingShot will copy over any songs from the Published
Playlist that aren't in the Subcriber's iTunes Library, add them to
the Library, and then recreate the Playlist on the Subscriber. Then
it will check periodically to see if the Playlist has been changed;
any changes will be reflected in the...
Remote Buddy 1.0
SEPTEMBER 27, 2006 - NUREMBERG, GERMANY - IOSPIRIT GmbH is proud to
announce the immediate availability of the latest version of its
award-winning solution for remote controls under Mac OS X. Using
Remote Buddy Preview 8, users can fully control any Mac using an
Apple Remote, Keyspan RF Remote for Front Row, Griffin AirClick USB,
a number of Bluetooth enabled mobile phones or a keyboard. At Mac
Expo in Paris, Remote Buddy has received the MacGeneration Award 2006
in the category "Best use of Apple Technologies" for its innovative
use of the latest technologies. To date, Mac users have downloaded
Remote Buddy more than 40.000 times.
New features in Preview 8
For the first time, Remote Buddy gives owners of Macs without inbuilt
IR receiver (that is, almost all PowerPC Macs and the Mac Pro) the
ability to use the Apple Remote with the most powerful and fastest
growing solution for remote controls on their Mac. All that is needed
on the hardware side for this (apart from the Apple Remote...
VPN Tracker 4.8
Munich (Germany) / San Mateo, CA (USA) -=20
September 27th, 2006: equinux has today released=20
version 4.8 of VPN Tracker, an essential update=20
to the market-leading VPN client for Mac OS X.=20
This update is free for all existing VPN Tracker=20
4.x users and sports new features like support=20
for the Netgear FVS124G VPN router as well as for=20
=46ireware 8.x, the latest generation of=20
Watchguard's Firebox X firmware revision.
equinux' successful VPN application also adds=20
support for extended XAUTH communication with=20
Cisco devices. Furthermore, the compatibility=20
with Cisco Pix devices has been improved.
VPN Tracker 4.8 is available online as a free=20
update for all 4.x users:=20
(http://www.equinux.com/vpntracker). Existing VPN=20
Tracker 3.x customers may upgrade to VPN Tracker=20
4.8 starting from $39.00/=A435.00 (taxes may apply)=20
per license. Volume-pricing is available.
More information and a full featured trial=20
version of VPN Tracker can be downloaded from=...
ScriptPak bundle for iLife 06
Salem, NH, 2006-09-27: Macintosh speech recognition authority
MacSpeech has released a new ScriptPak bundle for iLife 06. The new
ScriptPak adds over 700 commands to iListen that allows the user to
do virtually anything in the six iLife 06 applications that they
would normally do using keyboard shortcuts or menus.
"We are thrilled to finally offer the iLife 06 ScriptPak bundle,"
said MacSpeech Chief Evangelist Chuck Rogers, "complete with features
designed to take the best advantage of iListen 1.7."
The ScriptPak for iLife 06 is available immediately from the
MacSpeech web site and sells for $29, which is represents more than a
50% savings over purchasing the individual ScriptPaks. iListen 1.7 or
later is required to use the new ScriptPak bundle.
ScriptPaks work with MacSpeech's flagship product, iListen, whose
TalkAnywhere technology allows users to dictate anywhere they would
normally type. ScriptPaks enhance iListen's Command & Control
capabilities by teaching it about the...
12- and 16-gigabyte (GB) SanDisk Extreme III CompactFlash
Large Capacities, High Reliability and High Performance
Ideal For Digital SLRs & Broadcast-Quality Camcorders
COLOGNE, GERMANY, Sep. 26, 2006 -- SanDisk=20
Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK) today introduced the=20
12- and 16-gigabyte (GB) SanDisk Extreme III=20
CompactFlash cards to its award-winning Extreme=20
III performance line, making these the highest=20
capacity cards in the world. The new=20
high-performance, large-capacity cards are ideal=20
for professional photographers who shoot RAW or=20
high-resolution JPG files and need the=20
performance, reliability and capacity to capture=20
these large files.
The new SanDisk Extreme III CompactFlash cards=20
can also be used with the Grass Valley Infinity=20
Series Digital Media Camcorder, the first=20
camcorder introduced in the broadcast industry=20
that uses non-proprietary, removable, solid-state=20
flash memory cards as recording and playback=20
media.
The new cards will have minimum write and read=20
speeds of 20 megabytes per...
24U SimpleCode Plug-In 2.1
Tuesday, September 26, 2006 - 24U Software released 24U SimpleCode
Plug-In 2.1. The plug-in is designed to correct badly imported
characters from FileMaker 6 Pro and to call old-style external
functions with custom encodings.
What is new in version 2.1?
- Runs natively on both PowerPC and Intel based Macs
- Works with FileMaker 7.0, 8.0 and 8.5
- Product activation now works well also in Windows
What is 24U SimpleCode Plug-In?
24U SimpleCode Plug-In addresses two main text encoding issues for
solutions migrated from FileMaker 6 to FileMaker 7 and 8. It fixes
text that was previously incorrectly converted to Unicode, and also
lets you use old-style FileMaker 6 compatible plug-ins with
non-English languages.
With 24U SimpleCode Plug-In, text encoding issues are no longer an
excuse for not upgrading to FileMaker 7 or 8.
More info: http://www.24uSoftware.com/SimpleCode Download:
http://www.24usoftware.com/SimpleCode#download
Main features:
- Reinterpret Unicode of incorrectly translated...
Fibre Channel and InfiniBand Adapters for Dual-Core Intel Xeon
QLogic Showcases High Performance Fibre Channel and InfiniBand
Adapters for Dual-Core Intel Xeon Processor Based Servers Testing
Shows SANblade Fibre Channel HBAs Turn in Record-Breaking 155,000
IOPs Per Port
INTEL DEVELOPER FORUM, SAN FRANCISCO, September 26, 2006 -- QLogic
Corp. (Nasdaq:QLGC), the leader in Fibre Channel host bus adapters
(HBAs), stackable switches and blade server switches, today is
demonstrating its SANblade QLE2460 4Gb Fibre Channel HBAs, the
fastest HBAs for the new Dual-Core Intel Xeon Processor 5100 Series,
along with other members of the Intel IHV Optimization Community at
this year's Intel Developer Forum. QLogic is also demonstrating
interoperability between its InfiniPath InfiniBand adapters and
Ethernet networks running the OpenFabrics Enterprise Distribution
(OFED) 1.0 for Linux-based data center fabrics.
"The new Dual-Core Intel Xeon Processor-Based platform, based on
Intel's power-optimized micro-architecture, offers significantly
improved performance...
StuffIt Standard Edition 11.0
Includes Speed Improvements and Support for New Encrypted Zip Format
Aliso Viejo, CA -- September 26, 2006 -- Smith Micro Software, Inc.
(NASDAQ: SMSI) today announced the availability of StuffIt Standard
Edition 11.0. This Universal Binary release provides native support
for Intel based Macs, and features a number of improvements to its
core compression engine. These improvements deliver faster
compression and decompression speeds, especially evident on
dual-processor or dual-core Macs. StuffIt Standard Edition includes
our patent-pending JPEG compression technology which compresses files
by up to 30% without compromising image quality.
StuffIt Standard expands the Zip format support in the Mac OS X
Finder. It also supports the creation of encrypted Zip archives and
provides Mac users with the ability to open "strong encrypted"
Windows Zip archives that originated on a PC. StuffIt's improved Zip
compression technology permits users to create Zip archives that are
smaller than those...
BRU LE 1.3.0
TOLIS Group is pleased to announce the availability of BRU LE 1.3.0,
a solution upgrade to the existing BRU LE 1.2.8 product. Version
1.3.0 delivers improved functionality, ease-of-use, and performance.
New features in BRU LE 1.3.0 include "QuickBackup" mode, enhanced
disk to disk (D2D) file management support, support for sending task
mail through an intermediate mail server, dramatically improved tape
I/O performance for newer tape technologies such as SDLT, LTO-3, and
SAIT, improved administrative authentication, and Universal Binary
support.
1) The QuickBackup mode simplifies immediate backup needs by allowing
users to drag and drop files, folders, or complete disk volumes from
the desktop, select the backup media, and click the "Start Backup"
button.
2) Enhanced disk archive management provides automatic date and time
stamping within the archive name making it easier to manage your BRU
archives directly within the Finder. The process of storing archives
on disk has also been...
LaCie eSATA II 3Gbits Up to 500GB
* Ultra-speedy desktop hard drive up to 500GB
* SATA II 3Gbits interface speed for blazing throughput
* Hot-pluggable and bootable on Windows and Mac OS X
* Fast backup with included LaCie Backup Software
PORTLAND, OR (September 2006) -- Today LaCie=20
unleashed the d2 SATA II 3Gbits Hard Drive=20
Series, ultra-speedy desktop hard drives with=20
interface speeds up to 3Gbit/s(twice as fast as=20
LaCie's first-generation SATA I 1.5Gbits drives.=20
=46aster interface transfer rates provide enough=20
bandwidth for even the most demanding audio/video=20
applications and small server/IT workstations,=20
especially when multiple drives are striped=20
together in a software RAID. Boot Windows or Mac=20
natively from the drive or use it as a=20
cost-effective back up solution with included=20
LaCie software. LaCie d2 SATA II 3Gbits Hard=20
Drives Series offer up to an amazing 500GB on one=20
disk for ultimate capacity and speed in a sleek=20
d2 case.
"LaCie has lead the way with making...
Billable - Invoice Tracking For Mac OS X
Media, PA -- September 25, 2006 -- Clickable Bliss today announced
the release and immediate availability of Billable, an application
for Mac OS X that helps you keep track of the billable services you
perform for a client and then lets you create and manage invoices
based on those services.
http://clickablebliss.com/billable/
"The design goal of Billable is to keep things as simple as humanly
possible," explained Mike Zornek, founder of Clickable Bliss, "and as
a result we've ended up with a user interface that people are picking
up and getting results from very quickly."
Billable features include:
* Keep track of clients with a simple Client Editor.
* Store per-client specific hourly rate defaults.
* Import clients from your Address Book.
* Create time-based Services with a time span and hourly rate; have
Billable calculate the total cost for you.
* Use the built in timer to start and stop a service.
* View time progress of an active service via the badged dock icon.
* Create flat...
Autocorrection File For TextExpander
Common Typos and Misspellings Can Be Corrected Automatically
San Francisco, CA - September 26, 2006 - SmileOnMyMac has released a
free autocorrection snippet file for use with TextExpander, the
customizable typing timesaver tool. TextExpander lets users define
abbreviations for frequently-used text strings and images.
The autocorrection file contains over 100 common typos and misspelled
words. An incorrect spelling functions as a trigger, and is replaced
with the correction when typed.
TextExpander users can find the autocorrection file and instructions
for installing it at:
http://www.smileonmymac.com/textexpander/autocorrect.html (English
language only)
TextExpander features:
- Insert standard greetings, text, and signatures including formatted
text and pictures
- Save keystrokes by typing simple abbreviations to get long snippets
- Insert the current date and time in any format you prefer
- Correct typos automatically
- Type special characters without launching the special...
FileBrowse 1.0
TILBURG, THE NETHERLANDS - SEPTEMBER 25, 2006 - Startup R Green Blue
today announced the availability of FileBrowse 1.0, a unique
file/media browser for Mac OS X.
http://www.filebrowse.com
FileBrowse has many interesting features that the Finder is lacking, such as:
- Thumbnails for most common file types, such as images, movies,
songs, PDF/RTF/Word documents, and even web pages. Finding a file by
visual content has never been easier.
- Beautiful 3D icons/thumbnails, rendered in real-time using OpenGL,
with lifelike, soft shadows and perfect anti-aliasing (no jagged
edges).
- Folder icons that show miniature icons/thumbnails of the items
inside, so you don't always have to open a folder to see its
contents. - Large previews for most common file types, shown
in-context (between the icons). This is much faster than having to
open a file in a separate application.
- Powerful grouping and sorting, by kind, date, color label, artist,
album, camera, and many other attributes. Groups can be...
Gefen 4x4 HDMI Matrix
WOODLAND HILLS, CA - Sophisticated source=20
switching with multiple display support and plug=20
and play capabilities makes Gefen's new 4x4 HDMI=20
Matrix a valuable asset to any comprehensive=20
audio/video system.
Designed to offer an easy method of connecting=20
four high definition sources to four high=20
definition displays, Gefen's 4x4 HDMI Matrix=20
allows any source to be viewed on any display,=20
with all eight devices operating simultaneously.
The rack mountable unit comes in a black=20
enclosure, it's backside lined with four HDMI=20
inputs, four HDMI outputs and an RS-232=20
interface. Matrix switching is controlled by IR=20
remote or RS-232 serial communications systems.
Most recently, Lion Audio Video Consultants, in=20
conjunction with Datacolor, used the Gefen 4x4=20
HDMI Switcher in their education and=20
certification sessions at the 2006 CEDIA Expo in=20
Denver, Colorado.
The two-day class, "Hands-On Calibration=20
Training," included essential theories behind the=...
VersionTracker Pro 4.2 For Macintosh
Dynamic Community and Client Application Provide an Ideal Solution
for Mac Users to Update, Maintain and Manage Software
Portland, Ore. -- September 25, 2006 -- TechTracker today announced
the release of VersionTracker Pro 4.2 for Macintosh. Users not only
need to keep their software up to date, they need assurance that
updates are not going to harm their systems. For years VersionTracker
Pro has streamlined the update process for the Mac community by
providing a central database of updates coupled with peer feedback
ensuring users can get the right update everytime. VersionTracker Pro
4.2 takes the solution to the next level bringing updates and
community feedback to the desktop in a quicker and more streamlined
manner than ever before.
Features in this new release were chosen based on customer feedback
gathered through an extensive survey of VersionTracker Pro users. New
feature highlights in VersionTracker Pro 4.2 include:
* Filter updates by operating system: Allows filtering by...
IOGEAR Self-Cleaning Laser Mouse
New Germ Free Wireless Laser Mouse continually cleanses itself with
protective outer layer
Irvine, CA - September 25, 2006 - IOGEAR today introduced its Germ
Free Wireless Laser Mouse, disabling the survival of bacteria with an
auto-disinfecting surface. The mouse, ideal for use in
highly-trafficked public areas, such as offices, libraries and
schools, is able to inhibit a wide range of antibodies, viruses and
algae.
According to a recent survey from the University of Arizona, the
average desk harbors 400 times more bacteria than the average toilet
seat(1). Despite this, office workers rarely have time to clean their
desktops frequently or thoroughly enough to be effective. As a
result, the presence of microbes contributes to the spread of
pneumonia, the flu, pink eye and strep throat, among other extremely
contagious viruses.
Designed to address this health issue, the outer shell of IOGEAR's
new Germ Free Wireless Laser Mouse is covered in nanocoating,
consisting of titanium oxide...
Apple Releases Aperture 1.5
Major Update Adds Open Library Option and Extends Workflow
PHOTOKINA 2006, COLOGNE, Germany--September 25, 2006--Apple today
released Aperture 1.5, a major update to the all-in-one post
production tool for photographers that delivers enhancements across
each phase of the entire workflow. Aperture 1.5 delivers a powerful
new open library, seamless iLife '06 and iWork '06 integration, XMP
metadata support, powerful new adjustment tools and an export API
that makes it easy to extend the Aperture workflow to third party
applications and services.
"Aperture has given photographers around the globe the confidence to
work in exciting new ways," said Rob Schoeben, Apple's vice president
of Applications Product Marketing. "Now with Aperture 1.5, we've
opened the library and extended the workflow to provide a solution
that is as flexible as it is powerful."
Managing RAW, JPEG and TIFF images in Aperture 1.5 is incredibly
flexible, with a new open library system that allows photographers to...
MediaCentral 2.3
Support for additional DVB-T devices and Flickr/.Mac Photocast streams
Munich (Germany) / San Mateo, CA (USA) - September 22nd, 2006: The
number of satisfied customers is growing, and so are MediaCentral's
capabilities. MediaCentral now supports additional DVB-T devices,
like the popular Miglia TVMini, the Freecom DVB-T USB Stick and the
Digitus DVB-T Digital USB 2.0 TV Receiver Stick. equinux also added a
"DV port" which allows to connect FireWire devices or the iSight.
Flickr, the successful online photo community, is now fully
integrated into MediaCentral. MediaCentral users can now personalize
their Picture Module with their own flickr albums or add any favorite
flickr RSS feeds. Anyone using Apple's .Mac Photocast feature can now
include their online albums and watch them in MediaCentral.
Grooving to ones favorite radio channel is becoming more entertaining
with MediaCentral. The Radio Module of MediaCentral 2.3 has been
updated to support Windows Media and Real Player streams....
