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<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89241"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">(i)REALbasic Developer Magazine(/i) is reprinting the last year's
issues into a perfect-bound book that will be shipping at the end of
November. You can pre-order RBD Archive Volume 6, a perfect-bound
book containing the full contents of Year Six of the mag, for
US$37.50 -- 25 percent off the regular price.
The 300+ page book contains the full contents of issues 6.1-6.6, Nov
2007-Oct 2008), and features a full-color cover, black ink interior,
and perfect-binding. Current subscribers can save even more with an
additional subscriber discount.
Those interested should place orders today on the REALbasic Developer
web site (http://www.rbdeveloper.com/bookpreorder.shtml). The
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89240"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">The Association of REALbasic Professionals (ARBP) is now open for
business. At the new members-only web site
(http://www.arbpmembers.org) you can purchase a membership, download
software from the code repository, participate in the forums, look
for REALbasic jobs and save over US$450 with discounts on a variety
of REALbasic-related software.
There are several different types of memberships from which to
choose: Free, Personal ($50) and Professional ($150). Visit the web
ARBP site and click "Membership Benefits" to learn more.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89239"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">The Foundry (http://www.thefoundry.co.uk) is now
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89238"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Phidgets has updated its PhidgetTemperatureSensor for Mac OS X. The
new version of the 1051 shows improvements in both reliability and
accuracy through the addition of on-board filtering, cold junction
compensation and optimized calibration methods. The upgrade replaces
the previous version of the product.
Users can program Phidgets using an application programming interface
(API) supported under Mac OS X. Users can write programs in C, Java,
ActionScript 3.0, and Cocoa. Phidgets also provides programming
examples for all its products to help programmers write their own
programs. The API Libraries as well as the examples and the
documentation are available at no charge the Phidgets web site:
http://www.Phidgets.com
The new version of the 1051 PhidgetTemperatureSensor is available
now. The suggested resale price remains at $60 Canadian.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89235"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Kensington Computer Products Group (http://www.kensington.com) has
announced a variety of computer accessories and products in time for
the holidays. Some of the accessories are for iPhone and iPod users.
The US$49.99 Kensington Mini Battery Pack and Charger for iPhone and
iPod purportedly extends play time on the devices with up to 30 hours
of music, six hours of video and three hours of extra talk time
without having to be connected to a power source. It's small enough
to slip in a pocket or a purse or stay attached to your iPhone or
iPod. A detachable kickstand props up your iPod in portrait or
landscape position for greater flexibility.
The $19.99 Kensington Car Charger for iPhone and iPod lets you charge
a device from your car's 12-volt power outlet. Or you detach the
cable and charge your other USB powered devices while you drive in
the car. The charger boasts a built-in safety fuse, LED power
indicator, and it charges all iPhone and iPod models with dock
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89234"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Ross Video (http://www.rossvideo.com) is now shipping SoftMetal 4.0
software, launched at IBC 2008. Version 4.0 is currently shipping at
no charge to all current SoftMetal customers. SoftMetal is a line of
multi-definition video servers designed for live production and
master control applications.
SoftMetal 4.0 offers MXF native record and playback support for HD
and SD clips. Other features include: QuickTime native SD playout;
Close Captioning support; embedded audio support; 16 channels per
video input and output; and stereoscopic (3D) record and playback.
SoftMetal control is based on a client/server architecture with the
client side applications written in Java and able to run on a Mac, PC
or Linux computer, allowing control of the Soft Metal system from the
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89232"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">iWebTemplate (http://www.iwebtemplate.com) has introduced their
Google Tool Set, a free, web-based resource for Mac enterprise and
web developers. Offered exclusively for click and mortar, web site or
online business, it's a browser-based collection of tools designed to
help anyone get a better handle on their AdWords, Google Ads, or
Google Ranking.
The Google Tool Set includes Google Banned Checker, a Datacenter
Search, Google PageRank Prediction, Multi-Rank Checker, PageRank
Checker, Rank Checker, Link Price Calculator, Search Engine Position,
Search Listings Preview, a Google Adsense Calculator and Adsense
Preview. The Adsense Preview allows users to review what ads are
targeted for their web site.
By using the Adsense Calculator, it's purportedly easy to calculate
Adsense earnings based on page impressions. With the Link Price
Calculator, you can estimate how much to pay for a link based on
different criteria. You can use the Datacenter Search to find the
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89231"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Flash on Tap (http://flashontap.eventbrite.com), a Flash design and
development conference and beer tasting festival, has announced its
spring conference dates: May 28-30, 2009, in Boston. The conference
organizers, Infrared5, Influxis and Red5Server have planned both
educational and inspirational sessions.
The Flash on Tap conference is organized around main-stage speakers
designed to appeal to all attendees followed by afternoon break-out
sessions where attendees can choose the sessions they wish to attend.
The mid-day presentations include small talks and provide attendees
with information and inspiration around skill-building, technique,
professional growth and creativity. All conference events take place
in the Flash on Tap Beer Garden and Theatre Lounge.
On the main stage, speakers are balanced between Flash design
speakers -- such as GMUNK (Bradley Grosh) and Chris Georgenes -- and
Flash development speakers including John Grden and Grant Skinner.
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89229"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Western Digital (WD) has introduced a way for consumers to play their
stored digital content on their HDTV in Full-HD 1080p resolution. The
WD TV Media Player connects to a user's TV or home theater and plays
digital movies, music and photos from WD's My Passport portable drive
or other USB mass storage device. The WD TV Media Player is available
now at WD's online store (http://www.shopwd.com) and select retailers.
According to research firm IDC, nearly 334 million GB of photos and
more than 3.1 billion GB of video will be stored on consumer desktop
and laptop computers in 2008. The research firm expects that to
increase to 400 million GB and 5.8 billion GB, respectively, by 2010.
These large personal digital libraries are all but trapped on users'
computers, says Jim Welsh, senior vice president and general manager
for WD's Branded Products and Consumer Electronics Groups.
In order to play their content on their TV, consumers have struggled
with clumsy solutions such as copying onto...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89228"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">XChange International (http://www.xchangeuk.com) has announced three
new products for the prepress market and designers.
With the Permanent Press filter for Photoshop (approximately US$74),
users can create professional quality vintage offset printing and ink
effects with any design, photograph, type treatment or image. Users
have the ability to take any design, photograph, type treatment or
image and transport it to another time and aesthetic. Permanent Press
can purportedly make any photo look like an authentic CMYK reproduced
printed image or turn it into a stylized illustration.
XChange has also introduced MadeToPrint XT (approximately $350) and
BigPicture XT (approximately $370) for QuarkXPress 8. Both XTensions
are available for earlier versions of QuarkXPress, as well.
MadeToPrint is an output enhancer that adds a variety of features to
QuarkXPress. Processes like file exporting, printing and collecting
can be combined and even automated entirely using MadeToPrint. The
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89226"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Paul Kent, IDG's vice president of the Macworld Conference & Expo
(http://www.macworldexpo.com/), recently talked with (I)MacTech(/I)
and (I)Macsimum News(/I) to discuss the 2009 show, which will run
Jan. 5-9 in San Francisco. He discussed overall growth, new show
floor features and an expanded focus on new Mac users.
The 25th year of the Macworld Expo takes place in evolving
marketplace. The changes started 10 years ago when Steve Jobs
returned to Apple -- and MWSF is designed to reflect those changes.
"We follow Apple's lead to product an event that actively reflects
what we think is going on in the Apple world," Kent says. "For
instance, mobility is a big deal right now. From MacBooks to iPods,
the concept of technology that goes with you is one of the core
strengths of the Mac market. We have a plethora of exhibitors
participating this year who concentrate on mobility. AT&T will be
there, but also Verizon and Sprint, who want to convince Mac users to
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89223"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Houdah Software (http://www.houdah.com/iPhone) has released ACTSudoku
Easy for iPhone and iPod touch. ACTSudoku Easy offers all the
features of ACTSudoku Unlimited for free. Those features include a
streamlined interface, advanced game generator, automatic markers,
intelligent hints, and more.
ACTSudoku Unlimited (US1.99) improves upon ACTSudoku Easy by offering
three levels of difficulty. All game boards are symmetrical and
guaranteed to be solvable by logic only. No guessing or backtracking
is required. The most noticeable advantage of ACTSudoku is its
intuitive touch interface, which sports both positive (green) and
negative (red) markers (pencil notes), according to the folks at
Houdah Software.
Both ACTSudoku Easy and ACTSudoku Unlimited are available at the
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89222"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">FastMac has announced the iV, an extended battery pack and portable
charger for Apple's iPhone that purportedly triples battery life and
adds a built-in flash and Bluetooth headset charger. Armed with an
iV, the iPhone is capable of up to 24 hours of talk time, 31 days of
standby, 20-plus hours of video and almost 72 hours of audio playback
time, the company says.
FastMac's iV for iPhone is shipping now and can be ordered from the
company (http://www.fastmac.com) for a special introductory price of
US$79.95. Each iV carries a one-year warranty and a 30-day money back
guarantee. In addition, each iV comes with a90-day trade-in warranty
that allows the original owner to trade in their used iV for a brand
new, next generation iV for half price.
FastMac's iV contains a 3100mAH TruePower battery. The iV is an
on-the-go mobile battery charger that allows for continuous iPhone
use even as it is being charged. Along with the dock connector port
used for charging and syncing, the iV also has a...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89221"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Virtual Programming has announced release, in box product format, of
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89220"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Microsoft's Macintosh Business Unit (the MacBU) has announced that
Eric Wilfrid has been named the new general manager of the MacBU.
This change in leadership comes as Craig Eisler has been promoted to
a new role within E&D.
Wilfrid is a 14-year Microsoft veteran who has been with the MacBU
since its inception in 1997 where he most recently was a product unit
Manager. You can find a note from him on the Mac Mojo blog
(http://www.officeformac.com/blog/) later today.
As general manager for the MacBU, Wilfrid's responsibilities include
managing the strategic vision and direction for all of MacBU's
software and online products developed for the Mac platform, managing
the business relationship with Apple and leading one of the largest
teams of Mac-focused developers outside Apple. Prior to his role as
general manager, he was a product unit manager for the MacBU in the
Silicon Valley campus in Mountain View, California. Wilfrid managed
the team of engineers in Mountain View who work...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89219"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Other World Computing (OWC) has announced Modservice, a new service
that converts an existing Intel Core 2 Duo based MacBook into an
Axiotron Modbook, a Mac-based tablet computer that lets users draw
and write directly on the screen.
Modservice pre-ordering is available immediately from OWC, with
prices starting at US$1,299.99 for the turnkey service, which
includes a protective shipping box and FedEx air shipping to and from
OWC. For complete details on converting a MacBook into a customized
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89218"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">TuneWear (http://www.tunewear.com) has announced two new case colors,
Sienna and Snow, for the Prie Ambassador for iPhone 3G series of
high-quality nappa leather cases. Additionally, the new color Snow
has been added to the LeatherShell for iPhone 3G series of leather
shell cases.
Prie Ambassador for iPhone 3G Snow and LeatherShell for iPhone 3G
Snow are available now at the TuneWear online shop. Prie Ambassador
for iPhone 3G Sienna will be available in November.
Prie Ambassador is an US$59.95 nappa leather open-face carrying case
with a hook. All ports, sensors and the camera remain open and
accessible. iPhone 3G is held secure by the side latch and can be
removed from the case when needed. On the back there's a cardholder
just big enough for holding an ID, travel pass or IC card.
Using the TuneWear hook, Prie Ambassador can be attached to just
about anything, such as a belt loop or carry bag. The hook is
removable so take off the hook and slide iPhone 3G into a jacket or
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89217"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Black Cat Systems (http://www.blackcatsystems.com) has released
version 3.7.0 of Sound Byte, which turns your Mac into a" cart
machine" for playing sound recordings, such as music and special
effects. The upgrade adds an option to automatically display playlist
windows that are assigned to carts.
It also adds: an option to lock settings against unauthorized
changes; a repeat option to carts to automatically play at a user
selectable interval; the Click Pauses Playback option to the card
options; and the Click Start Aborts Others option to the card options.
Sound Byte is targeted to 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. It
comes in three versions, starting at US$39.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89216"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">iCloseBy.com (http://www.iCloseBy.com) has announced the release of
iBobble-3D, a new app for the iPhone and iPod touch. It lets you
create custom "bobblehead dolls" from photos of friends or political
figures, which can then be shaken and shoulder tapped into nodding,
spinning wobblers or bobbing "yes" heads. It costs US$0.99 and is
available at the Apple App Store.
iBobble-3D lets people choose the best body for each virtual doll,
from clowns to convicts. In addition, it lets people change the
background image and put their bobblehead in locations from the
frozen tundra to vacation wonderlands.
iBobble-3D uses the accelerometer built into the iPhone and iPod
touch to transfer finger taps, pinches and shakes to spin the virtual
bobblehead. The more someone shakes their iPhone or iPod touch, the
more iBobble-3D will nod and bobble.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89215"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Griffin Technolog has released the new iTrip Auto for iPhone, one of
only a handful of FM transmitters certified for use with Apple's
iPhone and iPhone 3G.
The iTrip Auto plugs into the dock connector of the iPhone and offers
audio, intuitive controls and Griffin's trademark station-scanning
feature, SmartScan. SmartScan makes setup and operation nearly
automatic byb seeking out the best FM frequencies available, then
selects the best of the best for use in transmitting the music to the
car's FM stereo.
iTrip Auto automatically optimizes output volume, and the user can
select stereo or mono modes for best-quality audio. Listeners can
control speaker volume from the car stereo controls, eliminating the
need to look at the touchscreen to adjust volume level. It features a
large, backlit LCD screen for reference on the road.
Griffin's iTrip Auto for iPhone, $69.99, is now available at major
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89213"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">NCsoft, a publisher and developer of massively multiplayer online
games (MMOs), has announced a partnership with TransGaming to bring
the City of Heroes franchise (http://www.cityofheroes.com/) to the
Mac. The game has been enabled for the Mac by TransGaming, a
developer of portability technologies for the electronic
entertainment industry.
City of Heroes for Mac will be available for public beta testing with
the release of the game's thirteenth expansion, Issue 13: Power and
Responsibility, later this fall. The official launch will occur
pre-holiday this year with a special digital-only Mac edition of City
of Heroes, available across all NCsoft West consumer territories.
Here's how the game is described: "In City of Heroes, the most
popular comic book inspired MMO on the market, players craft their
hero or villain identities and join millions of other player created
characters in a constantly expanding universe. Unparalleled character
customization is a hallmark of the City of Heroes...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89212"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Speck has released a new case for the iPhone 3G: the US$34.95
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89211"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Other World Computing (OWC) has announced selection of SuperDrive DVD
and CD reader/writer options for legacy to current Intel-based Apple
computers. Available from US$29.99 for Internal and from $71.99 for
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89209"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">ZiggySoft (http://www.ziggy-soft.com/) has released a new version
(1.1) of iWeb Valet(, a tool to enhance and upload iWeb pages. It
works with iWeb, the web creation component of Apple's iLife suite.
The upgrade tweaks the interface and offers localizations in French
and Italian. iWeb Valet 1.1 also improves the Help contents and adds
support to manually change the synchronizing action (Add, Skip,
Delete) for a particular file, before executing the synchronization.
Title prefixes now support accented characters, characters in foreign
alphabets, special punctuation marks, and more.
After you have created your pages with iWeb, instead of publishing
your site to MobileMe, you can publish your site to a folder on a
local destination (your hard disk, for example), then you can use
iWeb Valet to enhance in many ways your iWeb pages, and finally have
your website uploaded on a FTP server. Web Valet is US$19; a 30-day
demo is available for download.
iWeb Valet costs US$19, though version 1.1...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89206"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Western Digital (http://www.westerndigital.com) has added a
high-speed FireWire 800 interface to its My Passport Studio portable
drive. With FireWire 800/400 and USB interfaces, the new My Passport
Studio portable drives offer up to 500GB of storage capacity, are
formatted for Mac computers and weigh less than seven ounces.
A built-in, illuminated capacity gauge tells users how much space is
available in the drive and, because it's powered by the FireWire or
USB connection, it's truly portable. In addition, My Passport Studio
can be used to backup Mac laptops using Apple's Time Machine
application.
Available now at select retailers and at WD's online store
(http://www.shopwd.com), the manufacturer's suggested retail price
for My Passport Studio with FireWire 800/400 interfaces and 500GB
capacity is US$249.99; the 400GB drive is $229.99.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89205"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Sonic Lighter's special presidential election edition, Sonic Red and
Sonic Blue (http://www.smule.com/products/) are now available
through the Apple Apple Store for US$0.99 each -- or as a free
upgrade if Sonic Lighter is already on your iPhone.
With Sonic Blue, Obama supporters will be able to fire up a flame
"they can believe in" and McCain supporters can "unleash their inner
Mavericks with the Sonic Red." Smule provides iPhone users the
ability to view, in real-time, whose flame is more prevalent in
different parts of the world. The map also allows the user to
pinpoint the flames down to the city or even a stretch of road.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89203"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Ramjet (http://www.ramjet.com) now offers the ability to upgrade the
new aluminum MacBook and the black bezel MacBook Pro to 6GB. The
company offers a 4GB SO-DIMM single module for US$599.
This 4GB module can be installed along with a 2GB module ($75) to
reach the system maximum of 6GB, These modules are fully compatible
with the latest Apple firmware, and are SPD configured for the
MacBook and MacBook Pro. These Ramjet 4Gig SO-DIMM single modules are
shipping now, and come with a lifetime warranty.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89202"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">GagaFactory (http://www.gagafactory.com/GagaMarkets/) has released
GagaMarkets, a real-time visual market index monitor for Mac that
shows you which way the markets are going in a glance. GagaMarkets
monitors stock indices in 30 countries.
Users can choose which index to monitor in each country, and
GagaMarkets' color-coded display shows whether the markets are rising
or falling, skyrocketing or plummeting. With a 2D or 3D display,
showing either a world map projection or a rotating globe,
GagaMarkets displays, on the Desktop, whether the markets are bullish
or bearish.
GagaMarkets is free, but registration is required. The app requires
Mac OS X 10.4 or later and is available in 10 languages.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89201"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Oranged Software (http://www.oranged.net/) has released Studiometry
6.0.5, an update to the Mac OS X compatible software for companies to
organize, plan, invoice, track and create with Client and Project
data. The new version overhauls the Employee Permissions in
Studiometry, giving administrators more control over what each
Employee can view and edit.
Also, Permission sets can now be copied between employees. In
addition to reworking the permissions, many new permissions have been
added and several old permissions have been split to allow greater
control. You can now select a permission in the Employee editing
window to view a description of what will be restricted when
disabling each item.
Studiometry 6.0.5 costs US$239.95 for a single user license and
$159.95 for an add-on license for one additional computer. An upgrade
license is $59.95, and a site license is $1,749.95.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89200"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Memeo, which makes digital media management services for the home and
business, has announced the availability of photo-sharing
applications Mac Memeo Share and MemeoPhoto. These programs let
individuals share high-resolution pictures and videos directly to the
computer desktops of friends and family from a Mac or iPhone.
They join the PC version of Memeo Share, enabling consumers to now
share pictures across multiple platforms using the program. With the
product, consumers no longer have to resize pictures or send them one
at a time. Memeo Share also allows individuals to simply share
videos, as it distributes content behind-the-scenes through
user-created "Sharing Circles. "Additionally, Mac Memeo Share
integrates with iPhoto, allowing users to share and receive photos
directly from and to the application.
MemeoPhoto enables iPhone owners to instantly share photos when
on-the-go. After downloading the product from the Apple App Store
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89199"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">KavaSoft (http://www.kavasoft.com/) has announced KavaMovies 1.0, the
Mac movie database. KavaMovies lets you organize the movies you've
seen, the movies you want to see, and the movies in your collection.
It connects to the internet and downloads tons of information about
each of your movies in realtime.
You can click a movie to see who's in it. Click an actor to see what
they've been in. Directors, genres, keywords, languages, years ...
everything is connected, according to the folks at KavaSoft. You can
use KavaMovies to make a list of all the movies you want to see.
Click on a movie you like, and it will recommend 10 other movies.
Also, the program makes a master list all the movies you're most
likely to enjoy, based on all the movies in your personal database.
KavaMovies organizes all the movies on your computer (or your shelf).
Drag a movie file to the program and it remembers where it is. Just
click play to watch whatever you want.
Don't have a movie? Toolbar buttons let you...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89198"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Yenco has released Agenda 4.0.6 (http://www.yenco.com/agenda/), an
update of the Mac OS X (10.4 and higher) app that keeps track of your
events and tasks, lets you enter your thoughts, and create calendar
or journal web sites.
This update fixes a bug that prevented some monthly repeating events
from displaying correctly in Agenda, adds a filter when reading
styles in the iEvents feature to prevent possible errors with
user-modified templates, fixes a bug that could cause an error
previewing or building calendar sites with repeating events, corrects
an error that could occur when closing the pick date window, and
includes an update to the Reminder.app to ensure alerts for all
monthly repeating events are reported.
Agenda 4 is a shareware application. You can evaluate it free for 15
times to try out its features and decide if you like it before you
buy it. Registration is US$40. For a limited time, when you purchase
Agenda 4, you will get a free Magic Dice registration code. Version
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89197"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Tom Bihn (http://www.tombihn.com) has introduced sizes of their
Checkpoint Flyer checkpoint friendly laptop briefcase (shown) and
Brain Cell laptop case specifically for the new 15.4-inch MacBook
Pro. The Checkpoint Flyer Briefcase is an airport security
"checkpoint friendly" bag designed specifically for Mac laptops.
Available in custom sizes for all Mac laptops, the Checkpoint Flyer's
laptop insert is removable and interchangeable with other sizes. When
one buys a new laptop, they won't need to buy an entirely new
Checkpoint Flyer: just a new laptop insert sized to fit their new
laptop.
The US$220 (including laptop insert) Checkpoint Flyer is made out of
U.S.-made 1050 denier ballistic nylon, Japanese Dyneema rip-stop
fabric, YKK splash-proof zippers, and Poron foam-padded handles. The
laptop insert of the Checkpoint Flyer protects the laptop from all
sides with thermo-molded foam.
The Brain Cell is designed to clip securely inside a variety of Tom
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89196"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">iPresentee (http://www.ipresentee.com/), a developer of add-ons for
Apple's iWork and iLife applications, has released iWeb Themes for
Business 2.0 to be used with Apple's web site building application,
iWeb.
iWeb Themes for Business 2.0 includes five new themes: Target, City,
Clarity, Rainbow and Tomorrow. All of them can be adapted for
developing a personal web site, as well.
Each iWeb theme has seven new templates: Home, About Us, Services,
Support, Clients, Contact Us and Blank. iWeb Themes for Business
includes an installer to make sure the themes end up in the right
place.
Additionally iPresentee has announced the availability of custom
design solutions services for iWeb. iPresentee Team offers to develop
an entirely custom iWeb theme tailored to specific customer needs.
iWeb Themes for Business 2.0 requires a Mac running Mac OS X with
iWeb 2.0 or later installed. Each theme is available for US$10. The
set of five new iWeb Themes for Business 2.0 may be purchased for $30.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89194"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Numark (http://www.numark.com/en/index.php) has announced the
PT-01USB, a portable and battery-powered USB turntable system that
allows music enthusiasts to listen to and transfer their favorite
vinyl records to digital MP3 files anywhere, anytime. It's Mac and PC
compatible.
An RCA line output is provided for connection to any DJ, PA, or
stereo system. An auxiliary input allows conversion of audio from any
cassette deck or other audio source. A monitoring speaker is built-in
for standalone listening.
EZ Audio Creator 2 is included for Mac users. PT-01USB also comes
with Audacity software for assisting users with reduction of clicks,
pops and other noises in tracks. It's due for release in the third
quarter of the year; pricing hasn't been announced.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89191"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Information Appliance Associates has released PocketMac
iCalScreenSaver (http://www.pocketmac.com/product.php?id=33), a
screensaver that displays iCal appointments. It leverages IAA's iCal
sync technology to produce a screensaver that cycles through users'
calendars.
PocketMac iCalScreenSaver runs on Mac OS X 10.5 ("Leopard") and
retails for US$9.95. Not only is PocketMac iCalScreenSaver useful,
but Information Appliance Associates has also created four
color-coordinated themes that are the backdrop for your iCal
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89188"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Other World Computing (OWC) has added two new free, step-by-step
installation videos to its ibrary of step-by-step guides to assist
owners of the new MacBook and MacBook Pro 15 models with hard drive
and memory upgrades.
The free online installation videos for both hard drive and OWC
memory upgrades for the latest MacBook and MacBook Pro models are
rated at an "Easy" level, and can be performed at home with an
estimated 15-minute installation time., according to the folks at OWC
These new installation videos, as well as installation videos for
existing MacBook and MacBook Pro models, are available via OWC's
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89186"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Tomorrow, Tuesday, Oct. 28, anyone visiting the CodeWeavers' web site
(http://www.codeweavers.com) will be given a deal code that will
entitle them to one free copy of CodeWeavers' CrossOver software.
The giveaway period will commence at 12 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 28, and
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89185"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Comm-Unity Networking Systems has released FTPit Pro 2.0 for
FileMaker Pro. FTPit Pro is a FileMaker 7+ rewrite of the Classic
FileMaker 6 FTPit plug-in.
With this plug-in you can transfer files, text, and entire
directories to and from your computer using the File Transfer
Protocol (FTP) all from within FileMaker Pro. This is the first
public 2.0 release of FTPit Pro and is available immediately at
http://ftpitpro.cnsplug-ins.com/ for both Mac OS X and Windows.
A single-user license for the client version of FTPit Pro is US$65.
To use the Server Edition of FTPit Pro, you'll need to purchase at
least a 10-User License for $319. There are several other price
points on the purchase page for the plug-in.
If you own an existing license of Classic FTPit, you can upgrade for
free or for 25-50 percent off depending on the original purchase date
of your Classic FTPit license. If you purchased Classic FTPit anytime
between April 27, 2008, and Oct. 27, 2008, the upgrade is completely
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89183"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Quark says that it's extended the capabilities of
Quark Publishing System 8 (QPS 8) to include
support for both QuarkXPress and Adobe InDesign.
QPS users now have the flexibility to use
QuarkXPress with QuarkCopyDesk and Adobe InDesign
with Adobe InCopy at the component level in a
single workflow system. The capability to use
both -- or either -- graphic design and
page-layout program with QPS enables customers to
streamline their publishing process to save time
and reduce administration, training, and hardware
costs, says Linda Chase, general manager for
Quark Publishing System.
She says that QPS allows users to work with both
QuarkXPress with QuarkCopyDesk and Adobe InDesign
with InCopy to:
° Support designers, writers, and editors who use either QuarkXPress or Adobe;
° Help agencies work more efficiently with their
customers who use either application;
° Manage creative assets across all projects more efficiently;
° Automate the routing of projects from both applications in one...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89181"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Canto (http://www.canto.com) has announced at the IFRA Expo new
versions of its Quark integration products: QXP Companion, QXP Server
Companion and QPS Companion. The products offer integrations with
QuarkXPress, QuarkXPress Server and the Quark Publishing System,
respectively.
New in the product line is support for QuarkXPress 8, QuarkXPress
Server 8 and Quark Publishing System versions 7.4 and 8. Integration
via Canto's QPS Repository Adapter offers users of the Quark
Publishing System complete access to the DAM functionality of
Cumulus, says Canto CEO Ulrich Knocke.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89180"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">LaFace/ZLG is premiering its first-ever artist branded application
for the iPhone and iPod touch with multi-platinum recording artist
P!nk. This marks LaFace/Zomba Label Group and Sony BMG's entrance
into the mobile application arena with a strategy based around
dynamic artist applications.
Fans can now download P!nk's Funhouse from Apple's App Store
(http://www.itunes.com/appstore/). The application features previews
of the new album, the latest news, photos and essential information
to connect fans to P!nk's world. Additionally a full discography
including liner notes, a picture gallery and live news feed will be
available and fans can customize the home screen inside the app as
well as browse P!nk's Page and official website, without ever leaving
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89179"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">OurStage (http://www.OurStage.com), a music discovery destination,
has released OurStage Radio, a free iPhone application that lets
music fans discover, judge and listen to new music from independent
and emerging artists across all genres.
OurStage Radio features a thumbs-up and thumbs-down feature through
which users can rate music. As music fans start to identify their
favorites, OurStage will develop personalized recommendations that
can be found in each users' "recommended" tab. Lists can also be
further personalized by identifying genre preferences.
OurStage recently celebrated its first anniversary in Sept. 14 by
launching Sort 4 judging and Partyline, two new social tools that
further connect artists, fans and industry professionals. Through
relationships with Live Nation, AOL Music, Noise Pop, Bonnaroo,
Bumbershoot, CMJ and more, OurStage has awarded more than 75 slots to
popular OurStage acts at major national music festivals and numerous
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89178"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Smule's Sonic Vox allows voice transfer in real time on the iPhone.
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89176"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">PDO has shipped versions of its TopSkin case for the fourth
generation iPod nano and second gen iPod touch.The US$19.99 TopSkin
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89175"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Heileen, developed by Tycoon Games, is a Mac compatible
historical-fiction visual novel game with multiple endings. It sports
over 4,500 screens of dialog, eight chapters and three different
endings.
Here's how the game is described: "The game tells the tale of a young
girl from the 17th Century, Heileen. Her merchant uncle leaving her
no choice, she undertakes a voyage to the New World. She'll meet old
friends, like her childhood friend Marie, and get the chance to
befriend other people, like John, the young, dashing sailor, Marco,
the ship's cook, and Lora, the shameless mistress accompanying her
uncle on the voyage.
A free demo is available from the Tycoon Games web site
(http://www.tycoongames.eu). The demo is three chapters long and
introduces some of the characters and the story. Registration is
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89172"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">MacPractice (http://www.macpractice.com) -- the developer of
MacPractice MD, MacPractice DDS, MacPractice DC, and MacPractice
20/20 -- has announced an update to MacPractice EMR (Electronic
Medical Records). MacPractice MD with EMR is a single-vendor fully
integrated EMR and practice management solution designed for Mac OS
X.
With updated MacPractice EMR, doctors can record patient visits with
procedure code(s) and diagnoses for review by their biller who may
approve and post the charges with a few clicks. This new feature
streamlines communication between billing and clinical areas,
eliminates redundant data entry, and eliminates the necessity for
paper encounter forms, says MacPractice President Mark Hollis.
Patient demographic information and preselected information collected
on a customizable EMR form at a patient visit may be merged into
MacPractice EMR's enhanced narrative report where it can be edited in
a full-featured text editor. A narrative report may be merged into a...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89170"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Imagine Products (http://www.ImagineProducts.com/) has released
ShotPut Pro, an US$89 automated offload application. The Pro edition
offloads any video media including Panasonic P2 and AVCHD cards, Sony
SxS, RED ONE and other digital media cards in a single application.
ShotPut Pro may also be used with any removable media such as CF,
SD, or other memory cards for digital still photography.
It's available for Mac and Windows systems. ShotPut Pro is Universal
Binary so runs natively on both PowerPC and Intel Macs.
It features manual (single card or volume) mode and auto (multiple
card or volume) mode. You insert the card into a notebook's card
slot, or plug in a mountable volume or card reader, and ShotPut Pro
makes secure, verified copies of the volume's contents in up to three
locations.
ShotPut Pro features integration with many external DVD or Blu-ray
disc burning applications. It also makes a printable activities
report log of all the file transfer activities. This text file shows...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89169"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Speck (http://www.SpeckProducts.com) has released SeeThru and Fitted
cases for MacBooks, MacBook Pros and MacBook Airs.
Fitted is the first of its kind and is a fabric covered, form-fit
hard shell case available in several stylish variations, says Speck
CEO Irene Baran. The Fitted, which launched for iPhone 3G last week,
feels soft to the touch, and offers custom-fit contours and openings
to allow access to all controls and ports.
Prices range from US$69.95 to $99.95. New styles and patterns will
also be announced seasonally.
Fans of the industry's first hard shell case can also get the newly
updated SeeThru for the new MacBooks. SeeThru is constructed of
durable, polycarbonate plastic and comes in a wide Speck-trum of
popular and personal colors and clear (color options vary depending
upon model). With the snap-on/off design, users can shield their
notebook from scratches and bumps while enjoying complete access to
all features including keyboard, drives and ports. The shells also...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89167"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Berkley Integrated Audio Software (BIAS) has released the
iProRecorder (http://www.iprorecorder.com/index.php), a new audio
recording application available for US$0.99 from the Apple App Store.
It's a general purpose recording application for iPhone and iPod
touch.
The iProRecorder is designed for such tasks as recording voice memos,
lectures, sermons, legal briefings, field interviews, business
meetings/dictation, ambient sounds, music, and more. It utilizes the
Multi-Touch user interface so users can record with a single touch of
a button, and recordings can be paused as well as appended with the
touch of a finger.
The design features a circular display, which includes a counter,
progress indicator, available record time, and more. To avoid having
to operate the controls upside down when the iPhone's mic is directed
at a subject, iProRecorder's uses the device's in-built accelerometer
to invert the screen image accordingly.
iProRecorder records uncompressed files with three audio...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89166"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Smith Micro has released ExecutiveSync for the Mac
(http://my.smithmicro.com/mac/executivesync/), an US$29.99 app
designed to let you keep your work and personal files up-to-date
between the home, office and on the road.
With the software you indicate two folders -- whether on a laptop,
desktop, backup device or remote server -- and hit synchronize.
ExecutiveSync goes to work comparing 35 different file aspects for
each file, updating changes and notifying you of conflicts.
You can synchronize files with long names or foreign accents. By
using more than just modification dates, you can synchronize files in
time zones around the world. ExecutiveSync uses a "time and state"
synchronization method to save detailed information about each file
and avoid errors. It works with Mac OS X 10.4.11 or higher.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89165"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Boinx Software (http://www.boinx.com) has released version 2.6 of
FotoMagico, the slideshow creation tool for Mac OS X. The upgrade
supports Adobe Lightroom 2 libraries and comes with an plug-in for
Aperture, enabling photographers to select their photos from within
Aperture and to export them directly to FotoMagico.
FotoMagico 2.6 (Pro version only) now also supports libraries of the
new Adobe Lightroom 2. With the integrated iMedia Browser users can
also access GarageBand songs, iLife sound effects and media libraries
from iTunes or media files from any other folder on their hard disk.
The new FotoMagico Plug-in for Aperture allows photographers to
select the pictures in Aperture and export them to FotoMagico to
create animated photo presentations with transitions, titles and
more. A photographer can now access his Aperture library from the
iMedia Browser from within FotoMagico, or the other way around --
send a selection of pictures from Aperture to FotoMagico.
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89164"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Syncro Software (http://www.oxygenxml.com/buy.html), the producer of
Oxygen XML Editor, has announced the immediate availability of
version 10 of its XML Editor, Schema Editor and XSLT/XQuery Debugger.
It bundles the schema-aware XSLT 2.0 and XQuery processor from
Saxonica. Saxon-SA is now available in all Oxygen editions at no
additional cost.
Version 10 also includes a new XML instance generator, better content
completion offering proposals from included or imported XML Schema or
XSLT modules, a better integration of the Intel XML Software Suite
and updates the document frameworks and XML, XML Schema, XSLT, XPath
and FOP processors. Additionally, the SVN support was also updated to
include Subversion 1.5 features.
Oxygen XML Editor and XSLT Debugger is available immediately in three
editions. The multi-platform academic/non-profit license costs US$48.
The multi-platform professional license costs $225, and the
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89163"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Mobis Technology (http://www.just-mobile.com), a manufacturer of
mobile accessories, has announced the global launch of Just Mobile
Xtand, a full metal and rotating stand for the first and second
generation iPod touch. It's designed to provide a hands-free viewing
experience.
The Xtand is made of aluminum and offers 360 degrees of rotation, an
adjustable viewing angle, cable management and non-slip feet. It will
be available in November for US$39.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89162"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Centrify Corp. (http://www.centrify.com) -- a provider of Microsoft
Active Directory-based auditing, access control and identity
management solutions for non-Microsoft platforms -- has released
Centrify DirectControl 4.2 for Mac OS X, which adds smart card-based
login to Active Directory for single sign-on to Windows-integrated
services and applications.
Centrify leverages the PKI infrastructure provided by Apple and works
with both Common Access Cards (CAC) and Personal Identity
Verification (PIV) cards as well as with other cards that support the
Apple TokenD interface such as the .NET smart card from Gemalto. With
this capability, government agencies and other organizations can use
smart cards for interactive login from the Mac to all services in the
organization whose access is controlled from Active Directory, not
just the local computer, says David McNeely, director of product
management for Centrify.
DirectControl effectively turns a Mac, UNIX or Linux system into an
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89161"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">LightWork Design has announced the winner of the latest LightWorks
Image Competition.
The winning entry came from Kheang Chrun. He lives in New Zealand,
where he does freelance illustration work, mainly of cars. He uses
trueSpace software with its integrated LightWorks rendering engine.
"One major feature of trueSpace which sets it apart from other mid
range 3D graphic authoring tools is the fully integrated LightWorks
rendering engine," he says. "To achieve photorealistic renderings of
cars, I need a render engine which can accurately reproduce materials
specific to cars such as glass for the lights, chrome, metallic paint
and so on. The LightWorks render engine has a collection of shaders
that allow me to quickly and easily achieve the effects I want. The
LightWorks multi-layer paint is one of the most versatile shaders I
have ever used as it allows me to effortlessly reproduce the look of
the ultra-high gloss paintwork of today's cars."
In addition, runners up prizes have been...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89160"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">equinux (http://www.equinux.com) has released CoverScout 3, an update
of the software for completing album covers in iTunes. It has a
revamped interface and more.
The interface of CoverScout 3 is based upon the principles of Cover
Flow. Its intuitive and familiar interface make it easy for anyone to
flip through their music library and find all their missing cover
art, says equinux CEO Till Schadde. CoverScout scans your music
library as soon as the application is launched showing all covered
and uncovered tracks. It searches for appropriate cover art on the
Internet, which it can automatically apply to entire albums or
individual tracks.
CoverScout searches multiple music archives like Amazon, WalMart and
Google Image Search simultaneously. It can also be adjusted to
include additional search sources. In the integrated cover editor,
each album cover can be edited with pixel precision, rotated,
cropped, scaled and the colors can be adjusted. CoverScout even
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89159"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Adobe has released updates to Photoshop Lightroom and the Photoshop
Camera Raw plug-in, both available immediately as free upgrades for
Lightroom 2 and Photoshop CS4 users.
The releases provide added raw file support for 15 digital cameras
including the Nikon D90, Nikon D700, Canon EOS 50D and Canon EOS
1000D. The Lightroom 2.1 update also includes improvements to
Photoshop integration, performance with 64-bit Mac OS X 10.5
("Leopard") computers, and Keyword migration from Lightroom.
In addition, Adobe has released a new set of camera profiles
available on Adobe Labs. The camera profiles are targeted at
improving Adobe's default raw processing and emulating the color
rendering provided by camera manufacturers. The update includes added
support for the Leica M8, Canon EOS 50D, Canon G9, Nikon D90 and
Pentax models. Camera profiles are the visual starting point for the
raw processing workflow.
The 15 new digital cameras supported in Lightroom 2.1 and Camera Raw
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89158"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">TuneWear is shipping the PRIE Ambassador SideHook for the iPod touch
2G, a new line of leather cases for iPod touch 2G. The cases are
available in the TuneWear online shop (http://store.tunewear.com/) at
a suggested retail price of US$49.95.
The PRIE Ambassador SideHook for iPod touch 2G has a hook to the side
so that it can also be used as a stand for watching video. The hook
can be used to attach the iPod touch 2G to a belt loop or bag, or can
be removed entirely. The case also has a cardholder on the back, big
enough for a driver's license or commuter card.
All sensors, ports and buttons remain open and available on the iPod
touch 2G. TuneFilm, a clear protective film for iPod touch 2G, covers
the Multi-touch display and is included free. The PRIE Ambassador
SideHook is available in three different colors: black with red
stitching, black with white stitching or caramel brown with yellow
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89156"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Other World Computing (OWC) has introduced a line
of OWC Mercury Pro Blu-ray Quad Interface
external drive solutions
(http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/firewire/optical-drives/). The
first Blu-ray external drives on the market
offering a "quad interface" of FireWire 800,
FireWire 400, USB 2.0, and eSATA, the OWC Mercury
Pro drives feature 4X Blu-ray disc write speed
for burning up to 1GB of data per minute and a
data transfer rate up to 150MB per second.
Immediately available for Mac and Windows
systems, and priced starting at US$499.99, the
Mercury Pro Blu-ray external drive solutions are
targeted to consumers with large amounts of
High-Def or other video, photos, music, and data
files that they want to archive or retrieve using
optical media. Mercury Pro Blu-ray drives read
and/or write virtually all optical media,
including Blu-ray, HD-DVD, DVD-RAM, and CD-R/RW.
Pricing for OWC Mercury Pro Blu-ray Write and
Read external drive solutions are:
° OWC Mercury Pro SW-5583, $499.99. It...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89155"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Absoft Corp. (http://www.absoft.com), a provider of Fortran tools for
Mac OS systems, has announced an Xcode plug-in for Fortran
development under Xcode 3.1 on Intel-based Macs. The plug-in is
compatible with Absoft's newly released Pro Fortran 10.2, and will be
included free of charge as part of the Pro Fortran distribution.
Absoft is releasing the Xcode plug-in as an alternative to their
multi-platform IDE for Fortran and C++ development. The company says
that Apple's Xcode is excellent for C/C++, but wasn't designed as
Fortran aware, and therefore is limited as a Fortran development
environment.
Absoft's Fortran Xcode plug-in adds Fortran functionality, which
allows Absoft's 32-bit and 64-bit Fortran compilers to be used within
Xcode. Access to Absoft's Fx3 debugger, MRWE application framework
and third party libraries is also supported. Using Absoft's Xcode
plug-in, customers can build mixed Fortran or Fortran/C++ programs as
MRWE applications, terminal applications or libraries.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89154"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">The Mac Developer Network (MDN) with Steve Scott and Tim Isted will
be hosting the UK's only independent Mac developer conference, MacDev
2009 (http://www.macdeveurope.com/), on April 16 and 17, 2009.
The conference is designed for experienced Mac developers "who want
to spend two days together geeking out while being educated by some
of the world's top Mac developers." It will be held at the Conference
Hertfordshire de Havilland Campus.
Booking opened to MDN members on Oct. 20; it will open for everyone
else Nov. 1. The Mac Developer Network was founded in 2007 by Scott
to provide high quality podcasts , screencasts and video training to
the Mac developer community. MDN is an effort to help promote the
development of applications to run on Apple's Mac OS X operating
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89152"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">99Games has released Chess (http://www.99games.in/pressroom.html) for
the iPhone and iPod touch. It's available in a "lite" (US$0.99) and
"pro" ($3.99) version at the Apple App Store.
Here's how the games are described: "Chess Lite is for beginners and
those players who want to hone their chess skills by learning a few
tricks and Chess rules. This edition contains medium level
complexity, a 2D theme and a demo game played by the iPhone, thus
grooming the user to becoming a pro player.
"Chess Pro is for seasoned Chess players who know the rules of the
game and want to be challenged with three levels of complexity and
three variants such as Regular, Suicide and Losers. This edition has
the option to choose 3D themes for the coins and boards.
"Both editions make use of a professional strength Chess engine with
playing strength over 2750 ELO. Intuitive controls make the
user-experience a lot more electrifying thus gripping the user to the
game totally! Highlighting previous move, next...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89147"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Enfocus has announced the availability of anew addition to the
PitStop product family. PitStop Extreme is a standalone PDF editor
for checking and correcting PDF files. PitStop Extreme also
incorporates Enfocus' preflighting engine and Certified PDF
technology to prevent editing errors and safeguard the file.
PitStop Extreme is standards-compliant, including PDF/X and the Ghent
PDF Workgroup specifications. Its familiar editing environment means
a limited training requirement. And it operates in both Mac OS X and
Microsoft Windows environments.
PitStop Extreme will be demonstrated at Graph Expo, North America's
largest printing trade show scheduled for Oct. 26-29. Once the
product has been released, interested parties can visit the Enfocus
website (http://www.enfocus.com) to download a fully functional trial
version. Fully functional trial versions of all other Enfocus
products will be available as well; these products may also be
purchased online.
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fourth quarter of the year. The game has been developed by Autumn
Moon Entertainment, a company founded by ex- LucasArts employee Bill
Tiller.
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for recording from virtually any microphone, instrument or audio
device.
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when purchased with a qualifying Yamaha keyboard, guitar, or bass.
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bundle together a hardware interface with software for recording and
producing music. Recording music from instruments, microphones, CD
players or MP3 players involves installing the included 48 track
Audio/MID music-production application, CuBase AI, on your computer
and connecting the audio interface using the USB cable provided.
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slots, and memory is to be installed in matched pairs.
Users will remove the two original 1GB modules and replace them.
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and are SPD configured for the MacBook and MacBook Pro. These Ramjet
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