CDFINDER 4.6 RELEASED May 16, 2006, Langenhahn, Germany West-Forest-Systems today announced the immediate availability of CDFinder 4.6 for download. CDFinder is the unique software solution to organize your disk and data archive, and to keep track of digital media assets. CDFinder is the unique disk cataloging utility for the Apple Macintosh that catalogs any data disk, CD-ROM, DVD, iPod, network volume, Audio-CD, and more. With this new release, CDFinder masters the third transition in its life of ten years. First to the PowerPC, then to Mac OS X, and now to the new Intel-Macs. Every time, CDFinder was the first (PowerPC and Mac OS X), or among the first to benefit from the exciting new Macintosh abilities. Several unique features set CDFinder apart from the rest of the crowd. CDFinder can - import 7 catalog formats of other vendors - read exhaustive photo and audio meta data - catalog the contents of 6 archive file formats - catalog Audio-CDs - use AppleScript to integrate CDFinder...

Softpress Releases Freeway 4.2 Oxford, England --May 15th, 2006 Award-winning Softpress Freeway family of Web products gets an easy-to- configure, built-in e-commerce solution--for free. Today, Softpress Systems Ltd. (Softpress) released version 4.2 of Freeway Pro and Freeway Express. This update includes the exciting new Freeway Shop, an easy-to-use e-commerce solution that allows web designers to set up shop pages and effortlessly integrate with a choice of back-end payment processors. "Freeway users have always had the ability to create custom e-commerce solutions and take advantage of the commercial side of the Web. The inclusion of Freeway Shop built-in to every copy of Pro and Express has made selling on the Web an absolute snap." commented Richard Logan, Managing Director of Softpress. "With the clear, step-by-step tutorial and useful reference, even novice users will have a real shop running in a few hours." Freeway Shop is just the latest addition to Freeway's toolkit. The...

SMILEONMYMAC UPDATES BROWSEBACK Enhancements Include Option to Save Images, Smaller Memory Footprint San Francisco, CA - May 12, 2006 - SmileOnMyMac has updated BrowseBack, a web history visualization and search tool that was awarded "Best of Show" at Macworld Expo 2006. BrowseBack stores a PDF of every web page visited and makes the pages accessible through a unique interface that allows the user to browse thumbnails of the pages. This visual web history can also be searched by content, making it possible to easily retrieve visited web pages with a few keywords. BrowseBack 1.2 includes a new preference for images to be saved as part of the web page's stored PDF. Previously, images were linked to the PDF and downloaded when the PDF was requested by the user. With the new preference selected, the user will be able to retrieve both text and images that were previously viewed but are no longer available online. "This option was at the top of the list of enhancements requested by users...

You don't need no stinking QWERTY! Heralding the Death of QWERTY, FrogPad accesses HID drivers =46or the Bluetooth Enabled One-Handed Keyboard Pushing for New Global Standard in Data Entry, Company Showcases New Keyboard for UMPCs, Nokia 770, Symbian Smartphones, and desktops. Houston, Texas-May 9, 2006, FrogPad Inc. (www.frogpad.com ), maker of the revolutionary portable one-handed keyboard, FrogPad uses Bluetooth HID drivers for the One-Handed FrogPad, and announces the seamless integration of FrogPad Bluetooth keyboard with Bluetooth enabled UMPCs, Nokia 770 Internet Tablet (http://www.nokiausa.com/770) and Symbian Smartphones (http://www.symbian.com). Dubbed the iFrog, the new keyboard incorporates =46rogPad's patented ergonomic layout designed around the 15 most-used letters in the English alphabet with the latest wireless Bluetooth technology, and accomplishes 100% of all functions of a QWERTY keyboard. =46rogPad is the premier keyboard that will make these products successful....

MacSpeech Releasess ScriptPak for iMovie HD Salem, NH, 2006-05-10: Macintosh speech recognition authority MacSpeech has released a new ScriptPak for iMovie HD 6. The new ScriptPak adds almost 100 commands to iListen that allows the user to do virtually anything in iMovie HD 6 that they would normally do using keyboard shortcuts or menus. "This represents our ongoing commitment to stay current as Apple releases new versions of their iLife suite" said MacSpeech Chief Evangelist Chuck Rogers. "This new ScriptPak has about 30% more commands than we had in the previous ScriptPak for iMovie, allowing you to do more than ever in iMovie using just your voice." The ScriptPak for iMovie HD 6 is available immediately from the MacSpeech web site and sells for $15. iListen 1.6.8 or later is required to use the new ScriptPak. ScriptPaks work with MacSpeech's flagship product, iListen, whose TalkAnywhere technology allows users to dictate anywhere they would normally type. ScriptPaks enhance iListen...

NEXUS RELEASES INSPECTOR 1.1 -- Comprehensive Analysis Tool That Helps FileMaker Developers Build Better Solutions is Now More Than 3x Faster -- OAKLAND, Calif., May 10, 2006 --FM

AquaFold Enhances Macintosh Database Administration Powerhouse Mountain View, CA -- May 8, 2006 -- AquaFold, Inc has released Aqua Data Studio 4.7, a powerful, multi-platform application that provides complete database administration and query tools for Oracle, DB2, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Sybase, Informix, and PostgreSQL. With a single program, database managers can save time and money in the design, development, and maintenance of enterprise relational databases. Version 4.7 includes powerful Oracle DBA Tools: The Instance Manager makes it easy to control the Oracle instance. You can view and modify server parameters, and monitor and back up the Oracle controlfile. The Storage Manager lets Oracle users manage tablespaces and datafiles by making it simple to visualize and maintain storage, including object and file IO statistics. The new Visual Query builder allows users to graphically select tables, views, and relationships to build queries. The Query Analzyer now supports...

New Fourth Generation DriveDock Series adds new features for easy access to bare drives WICHITA, KS - May 8, 2006 -- WiebeTech has released the Fourth Generation of its popular DriveDock series. In addition to its attractive new color, the new series features the latest high performance FireWire bridges and adds multiple powering options and new LED indicators. "We're pleased to introduce these new DriveDocks to the marketplace," said James Wiebe, president and CEO of WiebeTech LLC. "These new features will be immensely valuable when troubleshooting a drive and will make a technician's work and analysis much easier." The DriveDock v4 series is a perfect solution for anyone who wants highest speed FireWire transfer rates and access to bare 2.5" notebook, 3.5" IDE or SATA drives. The Docks feature high performance Oxford Semiconductor bridges: 922, 911+ or 924. Dual FireWire ports allow daisy-chaining for more versatility. A USB port is also included. Multiple power options are...

SMILEONMYMAC ACQUIRES TEXTPANDER, THE CUSTOMIZABLE TYPING TIMESAVER TOOL Popular Utility Will Be Updated and Renamed TextExpander San Francisco, CA - May 8, 2006 - SmileOnMyMac has acquired Textpander, the customizable typing timesaver tool, from developer Peter Maurer. The utility, which lets users define abbreviations for frequently-used text strings and images, will be updated and released as part of the SmileOnMyMac product line shortly. The update will include new features, and a modified product name, TextExpander. Specific features, release date and price have not been finalized. "As Textpander users ourselves, we've seen how much time and effort it saves us," said Greg Scown, co-founder of SmileOnMyMac. "Besides customizing our tech support responses and automating coding, it's great for all the little things we'd otherwise have to type out each time we use them, like product names or today's date." First released in August 2005, Textpander quickly garnered high ratings from...

Introducing New PowerBook G4 CPU Upgrades! Daystar expands the XLR8 MAChSpeed CPU upgrades to 12" PowerBooks. Adds low-power / lower-cost choices - Includes free shipping. Buford, GA, May 5, 2006 -- Daystar Technology, the leader in PowerBook CPU upgrades, has expanded its offerings for the award-winning XLR8 MAChSpeed G4 Upgrade Series. Effective today, Daystar has expanded its new line of PowerBook G4 Aluminum CPU upgrades to include the popular PowerBook G4 12". Daystar has also added low-power choices, re-structured pricing, and now includes free shipping. New 12" PowerBook Upgrade Options. The new MAChSpeed G4 Upgrade for the 12" PowerBook allows any 12" Aluminum PowerBook (1.0 GHz or above) to be upgraded to the latest 1.67 GHz speeds. The upgrade doubles the size of the internal cache on the early PowerBooks, and also delivers up to 60% more speed. Like other XLR8 PowerBook CPU upgrades, the 12" version is factory installed by Daystar's Apple Certified Technicians. Running...

Nova Development Launches New Print Explosion Deluxe Print Creativity Solution for Mac OS X Optimized for both Intel and PowerPC Macs, Print Explosion Deluxe 3.0 Features 13,000+ Designs, iLife Integration, Affordable $49.95 SRP CALABASAS, Calif., May 4, 2006 -- Nova Development, the Number 1 publisher of home graphics software, today announced the retail release of Print Explosion Deluxe 3.0 for the Macintosh, offering a dramatically enhanced user interface, Universal Binary support, more than 13,000 new design templates, and numerous iLife integration features. "For years, Print Explosion has offered Mac users the fastest, easiest way to create spectacular custom print projects," said Roger Bloxberg, CEO of Nova Development. "Now the all-new Print Explosion Deluxe 3.0 takes advantage of the latest OS X innovations, delivering more creative options than ever before -- from store-quality greeting cards and photorealistic scrapbooks to certificates and photo cards," he added. "With...

Potion Factory Releases Voice Candy 1.0, A Fun, Effortless Audio Recorder. LOS ANGELES, California -- Potion Factory is pleased to announce the release of Voice Candy 1.0 for Mac OS X. Voice Candy is a fun and useful recorder for the Mac. It does for the microphone what Apple's Photo Booth does for the webcam. Voice Candy makes recording enjoyable by providing eight different effects, such as Vader and Chipmunk, to alter the speaker's voice. Once you have made the recording, you can use it to set a reminder, send an email, or take it with you on your iPod. You can also extend the capabilities of Voice Candy by writing AppleScripts to integrate with other applications. Voice Candy can run as a menu bar application and wake your Mac from sleep when it's time for your reminder. A global keyboard shortcut can be set to enable you to easily start and stop recording at any time. Voice Candy sells for $12.95 and can be purchased at the Potion Factory website: (http://www.potionfactory.com...

SubRosaSoft Inc. Ships CopyCatX Version 3.5 --Latest generation of the Mac OS X backup software features optimized Intel Mac support, Boot Camp drive cloning, CD/DVD recovery, and new bootable CD-- Fremont, California, May 2nd, 2005 -- SubRosaSoft.com Inc. today announced immediate availability of CopyCatX version 3.5. The fastest software based drive duplication and recovery system for Mac OS X, CopyCatX version 3.5 incorporates optimization for Intel based Mac, support for Boot Camp drive cloning, and enhanced support for CD/DVD media. One of the biggest developments since the release of Mac OS X, the Intel based Mac provides an astonishing level of performance. The latest version of CopyCatX is optimized for Intel based Macs to take advantage of their blazing speed, making sure the fastest Macintosh backup software is still the one to beat. In addition to code optimization, the new version of CopyCatX now sports a bootable CD option to let you boot on the Intel based machines....

Tabasoft (http://www.tabasoft.it) announces the availability for free download of Biferno version 1.3 (http://www.tabasoft.it/biferno). Biferno is a new object-oriented, HTML embedded, scripting language for web development. The high-level built-in classes, with their methods and properties, make the code very clean and easy to mantain. Biferno is an open-source, cross-platform project for Linux, Windows, MacOSX and Classic and with the effort of other programmers can be recompiled on other operating systems. This makes very easy to move a site created with Biferno from one system to another. Enanchements in this version include: - 64-bit linux and ipv6 compatibility - Apache 2.2 module - New class to obtain stack description (StackItem) - MacOSX Cocoa System Preference Panel - New customizable debug error page - Multiple email notifies on error - Better formatted log files Tabasoft has also added a Forum to his website in order to help developer communicating and helping each other (...

MacBook Pro Users Up To Double Wireless Performance with new Transceiver from QuickerTek WICHITA, Kan. --05/01/06-- MacBook Pro users can now get up to a 100% improvement in wireless performance using the new MacBook Pro Transceiver from QuickerTek, Inc. This new Transceiver works with all of the common 802.11b/g networking hardware including Apple AirPort and AirPort Express Base Stations. The MacBook Pro Transceiver is available from QuickerTek dealers for a suggested retail price of $200 USD. Who needs betwen 50% and 100% better wireless performance? Those people who want to use their MacBook Pro up to twice as far away from the AirPort Base Station or access point. Sit in the back yard, use your MacBook across the street at a neighbor's house, sit at the far end of office from the Base Station or even someone who doesn't necessarily need more range, but would thoroughly enjoy faster transfer rates from their wireless network. This new Transceiver offers 500 miiliwatts of RF power...

ThinkFree Online, New Free Web Service, Gives Consumers A Complete Productivity Suite to Help Manage Life's Tasks ThinkFree's new service for document creation and sharing provides compatibility with Microsoft Office, plus file sharing, blog publishing, 1 GB storage and other tools to enhance communicating with family, friends and colleagues San Jose, Calif. -- ThinkFree, Inc., a provider of office productivity software, today announced ThinkFree Online, a free Web service that gives busy families, students and business professionals an easy way to manage tasks and keep everyone up-to-date. ThinkFree Online is the first Internet-based office productivity suite to blend the best of the Internet's collaboration features with Microsoft Office suite compatibility. Novice users and IT enthusiasts alike will find the three applications -- ThinkFree Write for word processing, ThinkFree Calc for spreadsheet management and ThinkFree Show for creating presentations -- intuitive to learn and use...

Atlanta, GA - April 28, 2006 - Beat the Dog Days of Summer with Tiger: Cocoa Bootcamp Just Announced for June 19-23, 2006 Big Nerd Ranch, Inc., the acclaimed provider of intensive classes for developers and system administrators, announced today the return of Cocoa Bootcamp on Tiger 10.4 for June 19-23, 2006. This class was added to accommodate the long waiting list for the May 2006 Cocoa Bootcamp, and students are encouraged to sign up as quickly as possible. This will be the Big Nerd Ranch's last North American Cocoa Bootcamp prior to WWDC 2006. Cocoa Bootcamp, taught by Cocoa guru Aaron Hillegass, is the Big Nerd Ranch's hallmark class and is consistently one of the most in-demand courses in its curriculum. The course is designed for a spectrum of Cocoa experience; from the novice to those who have been developing in Cocoa for years, and provides particular emphasis on advanced CoreData features like unsupported datatypes, inheritance, and validation. Aaron Hillegass's natural...

ImageCaster 2.1 April 27, 2006 -- Econ Technologies updates ImageCaster, the complete webcam solution for Mac OS X, to version 2.1. This version includes full Universal Binary support so that ImageCaster will run natively on both Power PC and Intel based Macintosh computers. With ImageCaster, a camera, and your Mac, you have everything you need to set up your own personal webcam. Go to www.econtechnologies.com to find out all the details or try the demo. Purchase ImageCaster for only $30 and you are set for life. At Econ, we update often and it is always free - no user is left behind. ImageCaster 2.1 adds Universal Binary support and will run on a Power PC (G3, G4, G5) or Intel based Macintosh computer running Panther or Tiger. When you install ImageCaster, it automatically detects what kind of processor your Mac has to give you peak performance. Additional features include smart window staggering, updated graphics, updated online help, and several bug fixes. Click on the link below...

INTELLIMERGE 5.0 FOR MAC OS X DELIVERS BUSINESS E-MAIL COMMUNICATION Major Upgrade Sends Web Page E-Mails, Offers Message Preflight, SmartBar Integrated Tips, And AutoSubscriber Self-Subscription Management CARY, North Carolina (April 26th, 2006) - Intelli Innovations, Inc. today introduced IntelliMerge 5.0 for Mac OS X, a major upgrade to the company's business-class e-mail merge software for the Mac. Combining a recipient manager, tag-driven e-mail composition program, and mailing system in one easy-to-use application, IntelliMerge makes sending dynamic, customized messages to customers, memberships, and other groups hassle free. "IntelliMerge is the definitive choice in Mac business communication software, letting you automatically e-mail customers, members, and more," said Paul Scandariato, CTO, Intelli Innovations, Inc. "IntelliMerge 5.0 adds the features and tools that thousands of our business and organizational customers have asked for, from automatic subscriber management to...

Aladdin's Market-Leading HASP Software Licensing Authentication Token Offers Full Support for Universal Applications - Aladdin HASP named leader in Software Licensing Authentication Token market for third straight year CHICAGO, April, 2006 - Aladdin Knowledge Systems (Nasdaq:ALDN), the leader in Software DRM, identity management and content security solutions, today announced that its Aladdin HASP hardware-based software protection and licensing solutions now offer support for Universal Applications. The HASP HL and HASP4 software protection keys now support OS X.4 (Tiger) on both Intel/Mac and PowerPC. The new support follows a recent IDC report that named Aladdin as the #1 worldwide provider of Software Licensing Authentication Tokens (SLAT) for the third straight year. Software developers using HASP can now allow their customers to enjoy the improved performance of the Intel-based Mac machines, while still allowing their software to run on existing PowerPC-based Mac machines. For...

NameCleaner 2.5.5: With Boot Camp Support [April 25, 2006] Sig Software is proud to announce the release of NameCleaner 2.5.5, the first Universal Binary version for PowerPC and Intel Macs. NameCleaner is an industrial strength Mac utility to manipulate file names and types. It is specially designed to help move files to and from DOS (FAT), Windows (FAT32 or NTFS) and Unix (UFS), with preconfigured settings built-in. Boot Camp support! With the release of the Universal Binary version, NameCleaner is ideal for Intel Mac users running Boot Camp. NameCleaner can prepare Mac files for transferring to a Boot Camp Windows partition (FAT32 or NTFS), removing file name characters which are illegal under Windows and adding extensions as required. NameCleaner is available immediately as a free trial download. Pricing starts at $35 for a Personal license that allows cleaning of local files. For users with legacy systems, NameCleaner is also available for OS 7/8/9. More information and the trial...

FirmTek Announces World's First Serial ATA ExpressCard Adapter for the MacBook Pro New SeriTek/2SM2-E Delivers Outstanding Hot-Swappable Performance for Video Producers and Others Who Work with Large Files "On the Go" Las Vegas, Nevada (April 24, 2006) -- FirmTek, LLC, a pioneer and leader in Serial ATA (SATA) storage solutions for the Macintosh platform, today unveiled at NAB 2006 (Booth SL 1238) their new SeriTek/2SM2-E, a Serial ATA ExpressCard host adapter. The SeriTek/2SM2-E extends SATA's astounding performance beyond the desktop, enabling content producers to capture, develop, edit and create content in almost any environment when using Apple's new MacBook Pro notebook computers. With transfer rates up to 3 gigabits per second per port, this breakthrough solution sets a new standard for handling data in a remote setting. FirmTek's established hot-swap compatibility also makes it easy for users to move entire drives and arrays from the MacBook Pro to any FirmTek-equipped desktop...

MacTech Releases Office 2004 for Mac on Rosetta Benchmark Data - Over 1000 tests performed to measure productivity on Office - Compares PowerBook G4, MacBook Pro, and Intel iMac April 21, 2006 -- WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- MacTech today released an extensive benchmark study of Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac running on the latest Intel-based Macs. MacTech's goal was to see how well Office applications performed under Rosetta (Apple's technology to dynamically translate PowerPC-based applications to work on Intel-based Macs). The large suite of over 1000 tests was performed comparing the PowerBook G4, MacBook Pro, and Intel-based iMac. The purpose of the testing and the article are to answer the questions "Does Microsoft Office 2004 run well enough on the new Intel-based Macs? Or should you delay your purchase of these machines?" "MacTech Labs has been doing product evaluations and testing for over 20 years. Our focus is to help IT Pros not only in making tough decisions, but with real-...

SQLite3ProfessionalPlugin 1.1 for REALbasic VIADANA, Italy (April 20, 2006) - SQLabs today announced the availability of SQLite3ProfessionalPlugin 1.1, their new SQLite 3 database engine plugin for REALbasic. SQLite3ProfessionalPlugin is a REALbasic plugin that gives your REALbasic projects low level access to the SQLite 3 database engine. Starting from RB2005, the sqlite3 engine is include in every version of REALbasic, but due to the way it is exposed to the end user, a lot of its power and its speed aren't availables. SQLite3ProfessionalPlugin has been designed to take advantage of all the real speed and real power that the new sqlite3 engine can offer. SQLite3ProfessionalPlugin is a near 1 to 1 map to the sqlite3 C api, so you can have access to every sqlite3 routine inside the REALbasic environment. The audience for this plugin are professional database users, that, for example, can take advantage of the sqlite3 progress handler routine to give time to other threads or to update...

ANNOUNCING FOXTROT PERSONAL SEARCH 1.0.9 FOR MAC OS X EXTENDS FIND-BY-CONTENT BEYOND APPLE'S SPOTLIGHT We've just released of FoxTrot Personal Search for Mac OS X version 1.0.9 (Universal Binary for Intel and PowerPC Macs; OS X 10.3.9 to 10.4.6) The software (both 30-day evaluation version and update) can be found at: (http://www.ctmdev.com/download/) You may find out more on the product from: (http://www.ctmdev.com/foxtrot/) FoxTrot Personal Search 1.0.9 pricing: - Free for registered FoxTrot Personal Search - 29 Euro (under 35 US$) for new single-user licenses - 99 Euro (under 119 US$) for 5-user packs Purchase from CTM's secure Kagi store: (http://store.kagi.com/cgi-bin/store.cgi?storeID=6FBAW_LIVE&&) WHAT'S NEW IN FOXTROT PERSONAL SEARCH Change notes - version 1.0.9 (build 182) * Added support for Entourage (version 11.2.3) indexing of e-mail messages, contacts and events; these are correctly categorized and appear in the...

MacSpeech Releases iCal ScriptPak Salem, NH, 2006-04-19: Macintosh speech recognition authority MacSpeech has released a new ScriptPak for Apple's iCal application. The new ScriptPak installs almost 100 commands into iListen that allow the user to do virtually anything by voice in iCal they would normally do using keyboard shortcuts or menus. "The commands in this set were introduced as part of our Mac OS X Essentials ScriptPak earlier this year," said MacSpeech Chief Evangelist Chuck Rogers. "Our previous iCal ScriptPak was very popular, so we are pleased to be able to bring it up to date with this release." The ScriptPak for iCal is available immediately from the MacSpeech web site and sells for $10. iListen 1.6.8 or later is required to use the new ScriptPak. 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...

MacDeveloper.net [http://macdeveloper.net/] is the marketplace for businesses to post outsourced projects to a pool of quality Mac developers in a reverse auction styled environment. There are a lot of able people out there ready and quite capable of providing software and assistance in the development of computer-based tools covering the entire spectrum of today's business environment. At the same time, there are lots of Mac users out there who are struggling to automate or enable some part of their enterprise's work who are not accomplished programmers. MacDeveloper is an answer to that problem. MacDeveloper is a subscription service to software developers and a free service to folks with a problem to solve, that serves as a venue to connect buyers and service providers in a virtual auction marketplace. As a neutral facilitator, MacDeveloper is not directly involved in the actual transactions between users of the website and doesn't charge fees based on the cost of the job. It is...

April 18, 2006 -- SMS Mac goes Universal and now supports AppleScript. With SMS Mac you can send a text message (SMS) to any mobile in the world. Simultaneously available are Send SMS 1.6, the award-winning Dashboard widget, the Send SMS 1.6 Yahoo! Widget for Windows XP and the SMS Mac 1.6 Address Book plug-in. All versions are now Universal Binaries, meaning they run native on Intel Macs. Also new is support for email2SMS gateways in the US. Newly released today is the SMS Mac Scripting Application 1.0. You can now send a text message (SMS) from an AppleScript. You can use it, for example, with iCal. You can configure iCal and SMS Mac to send yourself an SMS to remind you of an important meeting. On a Mac OS X server, you can use it to send the system administrator an SMS alert when a certain condition occurs. Several example scripts are included. The Home Page of SMS Mac is: (http://www.smsmac.com/) Please download SMS Mac from: (http://www.smsmac.com/download.php) Pricing: Use of...

=46ree Software lets Mac users "Skype" by Voice Command Speakables for Skype lets VOIP users cut the cord. San Francisco, CA, April 18, 2006 - Speakables, a company offering voice control solutions tailored to the Digital Home, announced the release of Speakables for Skype, their first entr=E9e into the high growth VOIP market. Speakables was developed by speech recognition experts including a key developer of Apple's Speech Recognition technology. Speakables for Skype works with popular VOIP service, Skype (owned by eBay) enabling Skype for Mac users to use the service remotely, away from their Macs. Users create a Skype contact list and can initiate calls by just saying the person's name. Skype users will be able to initiate and answer calls, as well as disconnect ongoing calls remotely by simple voice command. Speakables for Skype is designed to work with Speakable Items, Apple's voice recognition application that is already included in the Mac OS X platform. "Speakables for Skype...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA. - April 16th, 2006 - Brain Tickling Software announces the immediate availability of SnapWeb version 3.1. The new version of SnapWeb is a major milestone in the history of the internet snapshot and archiving utility. The update offers Intel support and other breakthroughs in ease of use and automation. The update is free for licenses purchased after the 01/31/06. For all others it costs USD 9.90. New in version 3.1 r2: - SnapWeb is now an Universal Binary with native support for PPC and Intel Macs. - The new "Snap History" function shows the last 100 successful snaps you made with SnapWeb. - Better Safari integration: "Safari Current Page" opens the actual Safari web-page in SnapWeb. - Implemented the AppleScript command "snap" to use SnapWeb in automated processes. - Another new AppleScript command "switch" to modify SnapWebs output preferences. - Fixed a crash which occured when you went back to a non-existing web-page. - Fixed a bug which occured on slower Macs (...

EQO Communications Enables Apple OS X Users to Take Skype Mobile Vancouver, BC, Canada, April 13, 2006 -- In response to high customer demand, EQO Communications, a leading developer of presence-enabled calling and instant messaging solutions and services, today announced immediate availability of EQO Mobile for Skype to users of the Apple OS X operating system. With this announcement, users of Apple's Macintosh systems are now able to extend Skype VoIP calling and messaging to their mobile phones. "The Apple user community have proven themselves to be a vibrant group who are always on the cutting edge of communications technology," commented Ian Andrew Bell, EQO Vice President of Marketing & Alliances. "We recognize that providing our service to these market leaders is key to getting the word out that, with EQO, practically anyone can extend their Skype experience to their mobile telephones." EQO Mobile for Skype consists of EQO Mobile Internet Phone Service for Skype, launched...

MacSpeech Certifies New Headsets From Andrea Electronics Salem, NH, 2006-04-12: Macintosh speech recognition authority MacSpeech announced today it has certified four new microphones from Andrea Electronics. The new models are the NC-91, NC-95, NC-110, and NC-115. "iListen is a premiere speech recognition product for Macintosh, and their users demand the very best headsets," said Douglas Andrea, President and CEO of Andrea Electronics. "We are pleased MacSpeech has certified our headsets and we are confident Macintosh users will enjoy the comfort and accuracy they provide." "Andrea Electronics has long been associated with high-quality headsets and microphones," said MacSpeech Chief Evangelist Chuck Rogers. "MacSpeech is pleased to report these new headsets passed our demanding certification procedures with flying colors." About Andrea Electronics Andrea Electronics Corporation designs, develops and manufactures audio technologies and equipment for enhancing applications that require...

Parallels Workstation 2.1 Beta3 for Mac OS X is Now Available! Parallels is proud to release the Beta3 version of Parallels Workstation 2.1 for Mac OS X! Thanks to our 25,000+ Beta testers and millions of supporters worldwide, we were able to fix several Beta1 issues and produce an even higher-performing, more stable version of the industry's first virtualization solution for Intel-Powered Macs! Major Beta3 Fixes Include: - No need to reinstall Parallels Workstation if its moved from the default file location - Mac OS X no longer restarts when Parallels Workstation is left running and host wakes up from "Sleep" mode - Kernel no longer panics when working with several VMs - Improved speed and performance - Idling guest OS now consumes only 1-2% of CPU power - Bridged networking issues fixed - Sound support introduced - Improved wi-fi support (especially for MacBook pros) - Improved mouse synchronization tool - Keyboard mapping and repeating bugs fixed - CD/DVD problems fixed - Many...

Lasso Professional Server 8.5 Enters Beta 3 Lasso Developers can Sign up Right Now DANIA BEACH, Fla. -- April 12, 2006 - OmniPilot Software, Inc., has officially announced that Lasso Professional Server 8.5 (LP 8.5) has entered Public Beta 3 today. Lasso developers can sign up for to participate in the public beta at lassobeta@omnipilot.com. LP 8.5 takes Lasso beyond Web scripting, making it a powerful and more advanced programming language. "LP 8.5 is packed with innovative features and exciting functionally including numerous customer feature requests that come directly from our dedicated Lasso community," said Brett Circe, president of OmniPilot Software, Inc. The following lists a few of the top new features of LP 8.5: - Universal Binary for Intel Mac: Native support for the best speed and compatibility. - LJAX: Supports Web 2.0 techniques for modern dynamic web design. Includes Lasso AJAX tags and JavsScript functions working together to enable interactive page updates. - Support...

The Mac Support Store Offers a Complete Library of Apple Service Manuals for Free BROOKLYN, April 11 - The Mac Support Store, an Apple Authorized Service Provider Plus has made over 200 Apple service manuals available for download. This vast library of Apple service manuals contains extensive chapters on troubleshooting, take apart, and schematic views. Remarkably, this library includes every piece of Apple hardware you could imagine. Even obsolete manuals like Newton MessagePads and Personal LaserWriters are there. While more current manuals seem logical, why would The Mac Support Store make obsolete manuals available? "Three reasons," said Jeff Graber, CMO (Chief Macintosh Officer) of The Mac Support Store. "Apple sells technical self-certification. People who make a living as Apple techs should have access to all hardware manuals, not just later ones. Secondly, people do collect discarded hardware that could be rebuilt and sold using proper manuals. Lastly, the library is powerful...

ONTRACK DATA RECOVERY ENHANCES MACINTOSH RECOVERY CAPABILITIES New Mac Recovery Tools Provide More Recovery Options for Macintosh Data Loss Victims MINNEAPOLIS -- April 11, 2006 -- To support the growing market of Apple Macintosh users, Ontrack Data Recovery has developed new Mac-specific recovery tools that allow Ontrack engineers to recover more data, offer improved reports, handle larger volume sizes, support more languages, and provide faster return of data to the customer. "As Macs continue to grow in popularity, it is crucial that Mac users have all of the same resources available as PC users -- including high-quality data recovery solutions," said Jim Reinert, senior director of Software and Services for Ontrack Data Recovery. "By developing proprietary Mac recovery tools, Ontrack is taking proactive measures to ensure that every computer user has options if they experience a data disaster. Currently, the majority of our Mac recoveries are successful, so with these improvements...

SMILEONMYMAC UPDATES PDFpen and PDFpenPro San Francisco, CA - April 11, 2006 - SmileOnMyMac has updated PDFpen, the PDF editing and form-filling utility, and PDFpenPro, which creates fillable forms, with new keyboard shortcuts and performance enhancements. What's new in PDFpen 2.3.4 and PDFpenPro 2.3.4: - Enhanced document compatibility - Updates for password-protected documents on Intel Universal binary PDFpen features: - Show PDFs in single, facing-page, multi-page and multiple facing-page views - Fill out and save PDF forms - Create cross-platform fillable PDF forms (requires PDFpenPro) - Re-order pages in a PDF by drag & drop - Insert pages - Remove pages from a PDF - Overlay text and images onto PDF (for example, sign purchase orders by applying signature image) - Use with pagesender for a complete fax turn-around solution - Automate PDF manipulations with AppleScript - Available in English, Japanese, German, Italian, and French Download PDFpen and PDFpenPro...

Miglia Releases TVMicro: TV has never been smaller London, UK, 10 April, 2006 -- Miglia Technology, a leading manufacturer of TV, video, audio and storage products for Mac and Windows, today announced the launch of TVMicro, this cool little device allows you to watch and record analog TV on your Mac wherever you are in the world. Miglia's TVMicro lets you to watch analog TV on your Mac in a window that floats anywhere on your screen and can be resized as you need. Barely the size of an iPod Shuffle and in 'cool' white, TVMicro delivers a crystal clear picture and is compact enough to take with you anywhere you travel. Simply plug TVMicro into a free USB 2.0 port, connect your antenna or analog cable feed and start watching TV! Powered by EyeTV 2.0 software, TVMicro is perfectly suited for users on the go or people wanting a quick and simple solution to watch TV on their Mac. TVMicro also allows you to record straight to your Mac with a single mouse click. Iain Mackay, Director of...

SONOS ANNOUNCES MULTI-ROOM MUSIC SYSTEM FOR $999 The Sonos ZonePlayer 80 Bundle Transforms Stereo and More into a Wireless, Multi-Room Digital Music System with Full-color Wireless Controller SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - April 10, 2006 - Sonos, Inc., the developer of wireless multi-room music systems for the digital home, today announced the immediate availability of the Sonos ZonePlayer 80 Bundle (ZP80 Bundle), an innovative way to turn your favorite audio equipment into a wireless, multi-room digital music system. The new bundle offering extends the Sonos Digital Music System family of products and includes two incredibly compact Sonos ZonePlayer 80s (ZP80s) and a Sonos Controller. The suggested retail price of the Sonos ZP80 Bundle is $999, and is now available for purchase at authorized Sonos dealers including Crutchfield.com, Magnolia Audio Video, Tweeter and more, or directly from Sonos at www.sonos.com or 1.800.680.2345 The brand new ZP80 Bundle lets you play all your digital music...

New Version of Xcode Book Available Me and Mark Publishing announces a new version of Mark Szymczyk's book "Xcode Tools Sensei". The new version of the book features updated material to reflect the changes made by Xcode 2.2 and the introduction of Intel Macs. The new version also features material on custom data formatters and source trees that did not appear in the original version of the book. More information about the new version is available at http://www.meandmark.com/xcodebook.html. "Xcode Tools Sensei" is a guide to the developer tools that ship with Mac OS X, covering over 25 graphical and command-line tools. It is available in both print and electronic versions.

Runtime Revolution Ships Revolution Media New Interactive, Rich Media Product for Designers April 7, 2006. Edinburgh, Scotland. Runtime Revolution Ltd, the leader in multi-platform rich media and application development tools, announces the release of Revolution Media. In addition, Runtime Revolution introduces new support forums for all products, including specialized, per-project forums for Revolution Media. Revolution Media lets digital production designers, artists and interactive media specialists create rich media projects, then deploy them on Mac OS X and Windows - all from the same project. There is no easier path to interactive media for graphics designers. Revolution Media includes features that designers want: Easy visual creation of media projects and utilities. Drag-create visuals: buttons, windows, information boxes, lists, players and more. Projects and utilities can be played back against a customizable backdrop - using Revolution Player - on Windows and Mac OS X. Step...

Fusion Plugins Sendmail plugin for FileMaker(R) Pro enables direct email from FileMaker databases. Sendmail 1.2.0 update adds support for multiple attachments and improves compatibility. CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand -- April 7, 2006 -- Fusion Plugins is proud to announce a new version of our Sendmail Plugin for FileMaker Pro. Sendmail 1.2.0 now supports the sending of multiple attachments with each email. Sendmail is a plugin that allows you to send email directly from FileMaker databases without going through your email program. Mail messages can be plain text or HTML-formatted and can include attachments. Sendmail also enables you to send multiple email messages at once by combining a list of recipients, email addresses and other data from FileMaker Pro databases to produce personalised email messages for each recipient. - Send email without a mail client - Add attachments by script - Authenticate automatically - Format your email with HTML - Include cc and bcc addresses - Plugin works...

Ximeta Drives Shared Storage into the Home and Office with New NetDisk Series Features advanced NDAS performance technology and 400/500GBs of shared storage for multimedia jukeboxes, surveillance systems, set-top boxes, digital video, MP3's, and data backup FREMONT, Calif., April 10, 2006 -- Ximeta, the pioneer of Network Direct Attached Storage (NDAS) technology, today announced the availability of its new NetDisk 400 with the NetDisk 500 coming soon. The NetDisk 400 is the industry's first high-performance, scalable 400GB Ethernet/USB 2.0 combo hard drive embedded with NDAS technology for consumers, workgroups, and SMBs. The 400GB NetDisk is available today for $479 MSRP. Pricing and availability for the NetDisk 500 will be announced within the next 30 days. Compatible with both Windows and Mac systems, NetDisk provides 400GB of instant, blazing-fast, shared network or extended PC storage for capacity hungry applications including digital photography, graphic arts, gaming, machinema...

Kiel, Germany, the 5. April 2006 - turingart is pleased to announce the immediate availability of 'AB for Web' R2.0, a zero-configuration address book web sharing solution. 'AB for Web' shares a central OS X address book through an embedded web server. 'AB for Web's web front-end is compatible to all modern CSS-compatible browsers requires no additional infrastructure. Requires OS X 10.2.8 or newer. Runs on Intel Macs. Changes: - AJAX/Web 2.0 inspired instant search: Shows results while you type - Overall web-server speed improvement - Reduced start-up time The next few minor releases will add these modules: - A RSS/ATOM compatible feed aggregator: Stores RSS/ATOM news in an embedded SQL database - A tasks module: Assign tasks to persons. - A board module: Place general textual information on a board. About turingart turingart, a department of CUBiC GmbH, a Germany based software desing company. Besides 'AB for Web', other well known applications like TrendyMac, F!Watch, AB Transfer...

Apple Introduces Boot Camp Public Beta Software Enables Intel-based Macs to Run Windows XP CUPERTINO, California--April 5, 2006--Apple today introduced Boot Camp, public beta software that enables Intel-based Macs to run Windows XP. Available as a download beginning today, Boot Camp allows users with a Microsoft Windows XP installation disc to install Windows XP on an Intel-based Mac, and once installation is complete, users can restart their computer to run either Mac OS X or Windows XP. Boot Camp will be a feature in "Leopard," Apple's next major release of Mac OS X, that will be previewed at Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference in August. "Apple has no desire or plan to sell or support Windows, but many customers have expressed their interest to run Windows on Apple's superior hardware now that we use Intel processors," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. "We think Boot Camp makes the Mac even more appealing to Windows users...

MACTECH MAGAZINE EXPANDS EDITORIAL STAFF - Ed Marczak named new Executive Editor - Web, readership and advertiser growth continue WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA -- April 5, 2006 -- As MacTech begins its 22nd year of providing in-depth technical coverage for Mac developers, tech professionals and power users, we are excited to announce that Edward R. Marczak has been named to the position of Executive Editor. In addition, MacTech has also added two new staff positions to MacTech's editorial staff: Marianne Shilpa Jacobie as the magazine's copy editor, and Dharmendra Rai as a MacTech Staff Writer. Written for technical professionals, each and every month MacTech features great, in-depth articles on topics including server configuration, multi-vendor networking, security, supporting Macs in the Enterprise, databases, web design, home automation, and much, much more. Since the magazine's expansion in 2004, the magazine has enjoyed tremendous growth in it's web services, as well as with its...

F-Script 1.3.2 Paris, France - April 4, 2006 -- Philippe Mougin announces the release of F-Script 1.3.2. F-Script is an open-source scripting language specifically designed for Cocoa, the Mac OS X object system. F-Script provides interactive and scripting access to Cocoa objects through a graphical environment and an innovative high-level programming model. F-Script allows interactive exploration, testing and use of Cocoa-based objects and frameworks. It can be used stand-alone, embedded into other applications or dynamically injected into any Cocoa application. In this version, performances of the graphical object browser have been considerably improved. In addition, users can now explore the class hierarchy graphically. This version also comes with an enhanced code completion system and updated examples. F-Script is released free of charge, as open-source software. It can be downloaded from http://www.fscript.org.

NICKENICH, Germany (April 4th, 2006) -- Monkeybread Software releases version 6.1 of the MBS plug-in for REALbasic. The MBS plug-in comprises a collection of several plug-in parts which extend the REALbasic development environment with over 500 classes and 3 controls featuring over 11000 documented functions. The plug-ins require REALbasic 4.5 or newer. Also required are 100 MB hard disc space and around 16 MB of RAM in addition to the requirements of REALbasic and your operation system itself. While all plug-in parts compile on Mac OS 8.x, Mac OS 9.x, Mac OS X and Windows, each function may depend on additional system requirements to work successfully. Some plugin parts support Linux. Plugin licenses are available for the year 2006: 40 Euro (+sales tax) for private/educational and 80 Euro (+sales tax) for company/business. (around USD 55 for private and USD 110 for commercial with the current exchange rates) The plugins can be downloaded on MBS' website as one big package or several...

Lee, MA April 3, 2006 -- AppZapper.com announces the release of AppZapper 1.3 for Mac OS X 10.4 and above. AppZapper allows you to confidently uninstall virtually any application, widget, preference pane and plugin as easily as it was installed -- just drag and drop. AppZapper intelligently finds leftover support files and allows users to put them in the trash with a single click. Mac OS X lets you install most applications with a simple drag to the applications folder. Many people decide they don't want an application and drag it to the trash. However, this does not remove the extra preferences, caches, and other support files generated during launch -- files that can sometimes be many times larger than the applications themselves. AppZapper helps clean up these leftover files, files that 99% of Mac users don't even know exist. AppZapper 1.3 introduces a brand new way to zap: QuickZap -- which allows you to effortlessly zap widgets, pref panes, and plugins using a simple gear menu....