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<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89142"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Speck (http://www.SpeckProducts.com) has released versions of its
PixelSkin case for the 4G iPod nano and 2G iPod touch PixelSkin's
lightweight, form-fit design with slightly thicker corners helps
protect your iPod from bumps and scrapes, while the textured tile
pattern provides a comfortable, tactile sensation in your hand and a
no-slip grip, says says Irene Baran, CEO of Speck.
The case offers access to all ports, controls and sensors, while the
front raised ridge detail recesses the screen to protect it while
faced down. The PixelSkin for iPod nano 4G (US$19.95) is available in
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89141"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Zevrix Solutions has released BatchOutput Server
(http://zevrix.com/BatchOutputServer.php), an output workflow
automation solution for Adobe InDesign. The software automates
printing and exporting to PDF and PostScript by processing InDesign
files from network-based hot folders.
BatchOutput Server is designed to automate, simplify and streamline
output workflows of publishing houses, printers, prepress service
providers, ad agencies, magazines and newspapers. With the software,
production and layout artists, prepress operators, proofreaders,
retouchers and designers copy files to hotfolders that reside on the
network. BatchOutput Server automatically outputs the files from its
dedicated station using hotfolder settings, and will auto-activate
document fonts as well.
BatchOutput Server also allows for a single set of output settings
for an entire workgroup. Production managers and operators can
monitor all BatchOutput Server activities from their own workstations
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89118"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Vizio (http://www.vizio.com) has announced four newFull HD 1080p LCD
flat panel displays in 32-inch and 37-inch sizes. The VOJ370F
(US$849.99) and VOJ320F ($649.99) are the first of the exclusive
decor-colored "Java" product line with colored bezel and stand
treatments designed to integrate into contemporary styling of today's
homes.
Vizio has also released two additional Full HD models based on the
popular VIZIO "VO" series of products. The VO32LF-32-inch LCD and
VO37LF-37-inch LCD are now Full HD 1080p that cost $849.99 and
$649.99, respectively.
The VOJ370F 37-inch LCD and VOJ320F 32-inch LCD sets provide PIP/POP
viewing, 1920 x 1080 native resolution with a 6500:1 contrast ratio
with DCR, 6.5ms refresh rates, a 178-degree viewing angle and high
500 nits brightness. Vizio's updated VO series 37-inch VO37LF and
32-inch VO32LF LCD sets provide Full HD 1920 x 1080 native resolution
with a 6500:1 contrast ratio with DCR, 6.5ms refresh rates, a wide
178-degree viewing angle and high 500...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89115"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Mark/Space Announces Fliq Application Now Available on Apple App Store
Los Gatos, CA.--October October 20, 2008--Mark/Space, developer of the
award-winning synchronization software 'The Missing Sync,' today announced
its new Fliq application is available on the Apple App Store. Fliq is a
free social networking application that allows iPhone and iPod touch users
to instantly send, or "beam", photos and contacts to one another.
"Fliq offers real-time social networking between friends in close
proximity," said Brian Hall, CEO of Mark/Space. "There's no emailing,
texting or instant messaging configurations to set because Fliq is a
stand-alone app that allows users to sync up to share photos and contacts
with anyone else on the same Wi-Fi network."
Fliq makes it fun and easy to send pictures from your photo albums and
Camera Roll. Plus, Fliq lets you easily exchange contacts and take them
with you.
Fliq is available free worldwide from Apple's App Store on iPhone and iPod
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89114"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">MACSPEECH, INC. SHIPS FIRST MAJOR UPDATE TO MACSPEECH DICTATE
-- New Spelling Mode Facilitates Dictation of Unusual Words; New Phrase
Training Provides Increased Recognition Accuracy Based On Usage --
SALEM, N.H., October 20, 2008 - MacSpeech, Inc. today released MacSpeech
Dictate v1.2, the first major update to the premier speech recognition
solution for the Macintosh. Now for the first time, MacSpeech Dictate
customers can dictate any specific word, no matter how obscure, by spelling
it letter-by-letter with the new Spelling mode.
The new version 1.2 update also introduces Phrase Training, which helps
increase accuracy even more as one uses MacSpeech Dictate. The MacSpeech
Dictate 1.2 update is also a maintenance release that fixes reported issues
and introduces a new "Move" command for easier verbal editing of a
document. The MacSpeech Dictate 1.2 update is free of charge and now
available for registered customers, using the "Check for Updates" feature.
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89140"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">In conjunction with Adobe's release of its Photoshop Creative Suite 4
for Windows, Tiffen (http://www.tiffen.com) has announced the
availability of a new Dfx 2.0 plug-in specifically for Adobe CS4
owners wanting to take advantage of 64-bit capability.
The new Tiffen Dfx v2.0 plug-in for Adobe CS4 includes the same
exclusive multiple masking and layering capabilities found with other
Tiffen Dfx v2.0 plug-ins for Photoshop and Aperture, as well as its
stand-alone application. All of the Tiffen Dfx 2.0 editions are
available for the Mac or Windows and feature more than 1,000 new
filters and effects including: Ambient Light, Close Up Lens, Dot, Eye
Light, Flag, Gobo, HFX Star, Haze, High Contrast, Ice Halos,
Rainbows, Sepia, Sky, Soft Contrast, Soft Light, Warm Center Spot,
Warm Polarizer, Water Droplets, Wide Angle Lens and 812 Warming.
You can choose from a palette of more than 2,000 standard, exclusive
and special effect filters that simulate Tiffen's optical
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89139"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Escape Studios (http://www.escapestudios.com) has announced that its
new New York facility is offering a five-day Pixar's RenderMan
Fundamentals course. Taught by Escape tutor, Bhamik Patel, Pixar's
RenderMan Fundamentals course will provide students with a foundation
in the primary rendering technology used in film, visual effects and
animation production.
Pixar's RenderMan Fundamentals course runs Monday through Friday,
Nov. 17-21, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Due to limited availability it's
recommended that interested students register quickly.
Pixar's RenderMan Fundamentals course begins with an introduction to
the software, including the development of RenderMan, its primary
capabilities, its impact on feature film development and how it
differs from other renderers on the market. The course continues with
an overview of the tools included in RenderMan Studio, ending with an
exercise where the students apply all of the techniques that they've
learned to solve problems typically...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89137"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Zevrix Solutions has released BatchOutput Server
(http://zevrix.com/BatchOutputServer.php), an output workflow
automation solution for Adobe InDesign. The software automates
printing and exporting to PDF and PostScript by processing InDesign
files from network-based hotfolders.
BatchOutput Server is designed to automate, simplify and streamline
output workflows of publishing houses, printers, prepress service
providers, ad agencies, magazines and newspapers. With the software,
production and layout artists, prepress operators, proofreaders,
retouchers and designers copy files to hotfolders that reside on the
network. BatchOutput Server automatically outputs the files from its
dedicated station using hotfolder settings, and will auto-activate
document fonts as well.
BatchOutput Server also allows for a single set of output settings
for an entire workgroup. Production managers and operators can
monitor all BatchOutput Server activities from their own workstations
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89136"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Freeverse has released Plank, a steampunk styled, tilt-based puzzle
game for the iPhone and iPod touch. It's available for US$1.99 at the
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89133"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Azure Talon Software (http://www.azuretalon.com/) has introduced
iLaugh 1.0, a joke database for the iPhone and iPod touch. It
contains an "endless database of hilarious jokes."
With sources containing a total of over 20,000 jokes, iLaugh supports
US English and requires iPhone or iPod touch 2.0. Azure Talon says it
will be releasing two, completely new sources soon.
iLaugh 1.0 costs US $0.99 and is available exclusively through
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89132"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Apatar, a provider of open source software tools for the data
integration market, has announced connectivity to the SugarCRM open
source suite. It's platform independent, so runs on Mac OS X, Windows
and Linux systems.
The new SugarCRM connector is designed to integrate data between the
customer relation management system and a variety of third-party data
sources, allowing for this data to be filtered, validated, and
cleansed.
Provided with Apatar's drag and drop interface, the SugarCRM
connector doesn't require coding skills and can be deployed by almost
any business user. With the new SugarCRM connector, Apatar enables
its users to link customer information between databases (such as
MySQL, Microsoft SQL, Oracle), files (Microsoft Excel spreadsheets,
CSV/TXT files), applications (Salesforce.com), and the top Web 2.0
destinations (Flickr, Amazon S3, RSS feeds).
According to Gartner, corporate developers spend approximately 65
percent of their effort building bridges between...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89128"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Scosche Industries (http://www.scosche.com) has released its new
passPORT iPod/iPhone car integration system. The passPORT utilizes a
female pass-through connector to attach to any in-car iPod
integration system to charge all iPhone and iPod models, including
the iPhone 3G and the recently introduced nano 4G and touch 2G.
"The passPORT provides a seamless solution for anyone that wants to
listen to their new iPhone or iPod in their car through their
integrated audio system," says Kas Alves, vice president, sales and
marketing, Scosche Industries. "Scosche engineers developed a highly
sophisticated product that maintains all functionality including
audio, video and data of the iPhone 3G and new iPod models."
The passPORT is priced at $29.99 MSRP and is now on sale at Apple
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89126"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">SemantiNet, which develops Semantic web technology, has announced its
first web-based product during the company's presentation at the
Jupiter Web 3.0 conference. headup is a new plug-in for Mozilla
Firefox on Mac OS X and Windows. It enables true semantic web
capabilities for the first time within any web page, fully in context
and unobtrusively via a displayed "+" symbol next to the relevant
content, the company says.
headup's engine retrieves "personalized, meaningful" information in
real-time about the data that specifically interest the individual
user. With this information, headup can contextually "understand" how
dispersed data across the web is related, and connect it in real
time. headup alerts the user via the "+" symbol that there is
additional information of interest that can be expanded for greater
detail and discovery.
As an example, browsing a music CD on Amazon can now show not just
Amazon's information, but also all of this -- all in the same
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89123"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">ShaggyMac (http://www.shaggymac.com) is offering new screen
protectors for the newly launched unibody MacBook and MacBook Pro.
Designed specifically for each model, the ShaggyMac lays on the
keyboard surface and cushions/protects the screen while the lid is
closed.
Using the ShaggyMac will prevent marks and scuffs on the LDC surface,
the company says. In addition, the ShaggyMac Screen Protector is made
from an optical polishing cloth, which will keep the MacBook's glass
screen and glass trackpad clean. Both products are immediately
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89122"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">IK Multimedia has announced T-RackS 3 (http://www.t-racks.com), a new
mastering and mixing suite. It sports a suite of nine analog-modeled
and digital Dynamics/EQ processors comprised of three new analog and
vintage emulations (including models based on the Fairchild 670 and
the Pultec EQP-1A), two new digital processors as well as the four
T-RackS processors.
With the T-RackS 3's new configurable mastering/mixing chain you can
run up to 12 parallel/series processors. It sports a new, complete
built-in metering section with Peak, Perceived Loudness, Phase, and
RMS meters, plus a Spectrum analyzer with Peak, RMS and Averaging
indicators.
New standalone and plug-in versions available in the same package for
use in the most popular native DAWs. The The T-RackS 3 has a new
high-fidelity oversampling with transparency for high quality audio
processing throughout the entire signal path. It also touts new SCC
technology coupled with IK's DSM technology.
The T-RackS 3 has style-based presets...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89121"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Other World Computing (OWC) has announced a 4GB DDR3 OWC Memory
Upgrade Kit for Apple's new MacBook 13-inch and MacBook Pro 15-inch
models, which were announced yesterday and are just starting to
ship. OWC Memory is also available in modules and kits of up to 4GB
for all previous MacBook and MacBook Pro models, as well as for
nearly every current and past Apple computer model.
OWC Kit pricing for upgrading new MacBook and MacBooks Pros are
US$139.99 for a 4GB DDR3 Memory Upgrade Kit (a matched pair of 2GB
memory modules). OWC Memory is also available immediately for all
previous Core 2 Duo MacBook and MacBook Pro models, including the
still offered MacBook "White" 2.1GHz, in a 4GB DDR2 Memory Upgrade
Kit (matched pair of 2GB memory modules), priced at $69.99.
Additional memory savings are also available for customers who take
advantage of OWC's trade-in program, which provides $7.50 Cash Back
per 1.0GB Apple Factory Standard memory module.
In addition to memory, OWC offers MacBook...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89119"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Absoft Corp. has announced advancements for customers developing and
maintaining Fortran programs on Intel-based Mac OS systems. These
improvements affect three areas of code development and are
incorporated into Absoft's newly released Pro Fortran v10.2 for Mac
OS/Intel: 1) increased application speed, 2) superior debugging and
3) new tools for Fortran developers on Mac OS/Intel.
Wood Lotz president of Absoft says the primary increase in
application speed is a result of Absoft's support for the Intel's new
SSE4.1 vector instructions. And because not all Mac hardware systems
support SSE4.1, Absoft Pro Fortran v10.2 automatically determines
processor type and optimizes for SSE4.1 vector extensions when
appropriate. Absoft states that internal tests have demonstrated
SSE4.1 can increase speed up to 10 percent on several types of code
-- automatically, without code changes.
Improved Fortran debugging with Pro Fortran v10.2 is provided using
Absoft's latest Fx3 debugger with Apple's Xcode...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89116"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Opera Software has led a project to create a search engine that
tracks how web pages are structured on the World Wide Web. When
released publicly in the coming months, this engine will help browser
makers and standards bodies work towards a more standards-driven and
compatible web, the company says.
Opera has announced results from its MAMA (Metadata Analysis and
Mining Application) search engine, a brainchild of Opera engineers
that indexes the markup, style, scripting and technology used while
creating web pages. The MAMA search engine scours 3.5 million Web
pages, and the resulting data can answer questions such as "Can I get
a sampling of Web pages that have more than 100 hyperlinks?" or "What
does an average Web page look like?"--a dream come true for Web
developers.
MAMA will help web developers find examples of usage of features and
functions, look at trends and gather data to justify technology to
their clients or managers, says Snorre M. Grimsby, vice president of
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89113"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Stellar Data Recovery has launched Stellar Phoenix Macintosh Data
Recovery 3.0 (http://www.stellarinfo.com/mac-data-recovery.htm), an
update of the application for retrieving lost data. You can now
retrieve data from Mac hard drives, Lacie drives and iPods.
Stellar Phoenix Macintosh Data Recovery is backed up with 24X5
technical support and also continues to offer advancements of the
product through Live Updates option. It's an Universal Binary product
that works on both Intel and Power PC Macs.
A demo is available at the Stellar Phoenix web site. Stellar gives
two options of purchasing this software. First one is downloading
demo version via the Internet and activating it, and the second one
is ordering a box version. They cost US$129 and $149, respectively,
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89111"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">WaterField Designs has announced a new Suede Jacket Sleeve line
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89110"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Griffin Technology has announced that Wave, its best selling case for
iPhone, has been updated and redesigned to fit the new iPod nano 4G,
iPod touch 2G and iPod classic 80/120GB.
The new Wave features the same wave-shaped contours that overlap and
interlock on the original iPhone version, modified with the
double-helix design now on the front and back of the case. Wave for
iPod features Griffin's trademark EasyDock design; you simply slip
off the case bottom to charge and sync, with no need to remove your
iPod from its case.
Wave with EasyDock allows access to the dock connector, headphone
port and hold switch. The form-fitting case protects with durable
polycarbonate at all corners and includes a full-coverage static-peel
screen protector and premium cleaning cloth. Wave is available
individually and in Mix & Match 2-packs for those who wish to
customize the case.
Griffin's new Wave for iPod is now available at major retailers and
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89109"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Sonic Studio, in conjunction with their representative VRS Audio
Solutions, has provided the first public showing of their new
ultra--fidelity music server, Amarra. Taking place at the Rocky
Mountain Audio Fest in the mile high city of Denver, VRS staged
demonstrations of the newest member of the growing media server class
in their demo room.
Based on Sonic Studio's line of professional linear PCM products,
Amarra is an integrated software and hardware alloy that leverages
Sonic Studio's history in pro audio with the industry's longest
running digital audio workstation. Amarra's hardware is drawn from
the exclusive FireWire--attached, Series 300 line of DSP I/O
Processors while the software derives from soundBlade, Sonic Studio's
high end production application.
Unlike prior audio server products, Amarra runs Mac OS X. To ease
user interaction, Amarra also coordinates with iTunes. Able to play
uncompressed audio files up to 192 kHz, Amarra is architected to
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89108"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Booq (http://www.booqbags.com) has announced the addition of Taipan
skin, a line of compact and durable neoprene sleeves to fit Apple's
new MacBooks. With the cases, 3mm neoprene is hand-sewn to fit your
laptop like snake skin.
The Taipan sports contrasting colors, accent stitching, non-scratch
jersey trim, top-of-the-line YKK zippers, and a five-year warranty.
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89107"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Apple's now posted the QuickTime of the October 14th, 2008 Special Event
releasing the new MacBook Family designs, and the new 24-inch LED Cinema
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89105"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Apple Unveils 24-inch LED Cinema Display for New MacBook Family
CUPERTINO, California--October 14, 2008--Apple today unveiled the LED
Cinema Display featuring a stunning 24-inch LED-backlit widescreen display
with built-in iSight video camera, mic and speakers in an elegant, thin
aluminum and glass enclosure. Designed for the new MacBook family, the LED
Cinema Display includes an integrated MagSafe charger, three USB 2.0 ports
and the new Mini DisplayPort, making it easy for MacBook users to quickly
connect and power their notebooks as well as use their favorite peripherals.
"The new LED Cinema Display is the most advanced display that Apple has
ever made," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of
Worldwide Product Marketing. "It is a perfect fit for our sleek new line of
aluminum MacBooks with its 24-inch LED-backlit screen, aluminum and glass
enclosure, integrated camera, mic and speakers, MagSafe charger, three USB
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89101"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">MacPractice, Inc., the leading Macintosh practice management and
clinical applications developer, announces the release of MacPractice
3.5.
While adding many new features to MacPractice 3.1, and continuously
updating to keep it current for ever-changing governmental
regulations, MacPractice developers have been creating MacPractice
3.5 since the release of Leopard a year ago. MacPractice 3.5
establishes a new foundation for many current and future enhancements
and additions to the capabilities available to physicians, dentists,
chiropractors and optometrists who prefer to use Macs to manage their
practice.
MacPractice 3.5 is the first version of MacPractice software
developed specifically for Leopard. Through the middle of 2009
MacPractice will continue to support users of version 3.1, which is
Leopard and Tiger compatible. Fifty MacPractice users will be updated
to 3.5 this week. Starting next week, all new clients will receive
3.5, and MacPractice will initiate the process of...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89098"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">ATTO Technology (http://www.attotech.com) has announced that they'll
ship the industry's only 6-Gb SAS/SATA host interface connectivity to
storage to select OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) and
partners within the next 30 days for certification and qualification.
Visitors to Storage Networking World, this week, will be able to see
ATTO ExpressSAS 6-Gb SAS/SATA Host Adapters perform in initiator and
target modes running the Iometer benchmarking tool at near line rates
of 600 MB/second per lane.
An expansion of ATTO's ExpressSAS 3-Gb product line, the ExpressSAS
6-Gb adapters provide the fastest available connection to SAS/SATA
storage in Mac, Windows and Linux environments, the company says.
They combine proprietary Advanced Data Streaming (ADS) technology,
management software and technical support. Applications that benefit
from the high throughput, bandwidth and reliability of ATTO
ExpressSAS 6-Gb host adapters include high-performance digital and
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89096"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">CalDigit (http://www.caldigit.com) has made some changes to the
product line up and price list. A new product has been added, prices
have dropped, and capacities have increased.
The CalDigit VR is a product that's been added to the CalDigit
product line up. The VR is a combination of the FirewireVR and the
S2VR Duo, but in a new and improved chassis. The CalDigit VR is a
twodrive RAID system, supporting a quadruple interface (Firewire
400/800, USB 2.0, and eSATA). The VR's modular design provides two
hot swappable drive modules and an easy to read front LCD. With
support for RAID 0, 1, and JBOD the VR can reach speeds of up to
200MB/second.
The CalDigit RAID Card is a hardware RAID solution that supports
online migration and expansion. It features an Intel XScale
processor, 256MB of fixed cache and battery backup. It supports 100
percent hardware RAID performance and protection for up to four
internal drives and 12 externally via the HDElement (an enclosure
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89092"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Attendees at the 2008 AppleScript Pro voted it the "best event ever,"
which was valuable feedback since 15 alumni were in attendance. But
now concerns have arisen that there was something fishy with the vote
beyond all the seafood consumed that week. "
We are not positive the vote was accurate," says (with tongue in
cheek) Ray Robertson, session co-leader. "We are going to go back and
make sure we get it right this time. It is going to be grueling to
have so much fun again."
"We were covering Leopard for the first time," said Shane Stanley,
session co-leader. "I suspect an AppleScript rounding error, but
we've been unable to replicate the problem. This time, we are going
to use both vanilla AppleScript and scripting Excel to make sure the
vote is accurate. Even though I'm from Australia, it is my
understanding it won't be the first time this has happened in
Florida."
In addition to correcting voting errors, the conference will cover
automation of InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator and...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89091"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">iPresentee, the developer of add-ons for Apple's iWork and iLife
applications, releases Keynote Themes 3.0 and free Keynote themes to
be used with Apple's Keynote presentation software.
Keynote Themes 3.0 includes10 new awesome themes: Chocolate, Bloom,
Brown Conformation, Blue Conformation, Blue Curve, Yellow
Conformation, Metal Lead, Book, Black Sea and Stripe. Furthermore
iPresentee offers to try free Keynote themes: Chocolate, Autumn
Colors and Red Cloud. The new release extends iPresentee's Keynote
themes collection up to 45 themes.
Keynote Themes 3.0 offers a variety of presentation styles with
coordinated fonts, colors, backgrounds, unique bullets and picture
frames. Each Keynote Theme is available in 1920x1080, 1680x1050,
1280x720, 1024x768 and 800x600 sizes in pixels. The new Keynote
Themes has from 15 to 20 four different master slide layouts.
Additionally Keynote Themes 3.0 are built from different background
elements enabled to animate each master slide layout and add...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89090"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">FileWave Inc. (http://www.filewave.com) has updated FileWave, the
software management suite for Mac OS X, to version 3.6. The upgrade
offers performance enhancements and greater administrative
flexibility.
In addition to distributing, installing and configuring operating
system upgrades, FileWave permits users to mass deploy and manage all
other types of software, from applications such as Adobe Creative
Suite 3 and Microsoft Office to vital security patches, both in a
single- and a multi-platform environment.
FileWave 3.6 includes such new features as an "All Users" folder that
enables a system administrator to deliver files to every user account
on each computer. Additionally, system administrators can chose to
re-install Filesets, Patch Installers or Executables with the new
Reactivate Filesets feature. Contact FileWave Inc. for pricing.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89089"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Boris FX (http://www.borisfx.com) has released the Boris Continuum
Lens Flare Unit. OpenGL-accelerated Lens Flare filters draw their
real-time performance from your computer's graphics card.
The new simulates a lens flare -- streaks and spots of light on film
caused by light bouncing inside a camera lens. You can composite the
lens flare over a source image or generate a completely synthetic
image. A range of preset lens flares is included for quick
application or as a starting point for a custom effect. You can use
the lens flare filters to produce a variety of creative effects.
Boris Continuum Len Flare can track a camera pan in the source
footage, producing a more natural flare animation to match the
original in-camera effect, according to the folks at Boris FX. The
Boris Continuum Lens Flare includes Lens Flare and Lens Flare
Advanced. Lens Flare is streamlined for when you want to create a
simple effect. Lens Flare Advanced provides more options for
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89088"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">As the U.S. Federal Government is busy managing a $700 billion
bailout for Wall Street, Marketcircle Inc. has decided to give Main
Street America's Mac freelancers and small businesses a break - 20
bucks at a time - by lowering the price on Billings 3 time tracking
and invoicing software from US$59.95 to US$39.95 for a seven week
period. A Billings 3 upgrade for Billings 2.x users is also on sale
now for US$25 instead of US$35. Marketcircle's Billings 3 "Give Main
Street A Break Sale" extends until Nov. 30th, 2008.
"While Wall Street's needs are being attended to, we believe Main
Street's Mac freelancer and small business community deserves a break
as well," says Marketcircle's CEO Alykhan Jetha. "Billings 3 sales so
far have been fantastic, and to say thank-you the Billings 3 "Give
Main Street A Break Sale" puts 20 bucks back into the pockets of Main
Street entrepreneurs at a time we think it really matters. We
recognize the fact that existing small business owners in the United...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89087"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Name That Baby! (http://www.doubletapapps.com) is a new app for the
iPhone and iPod touch that lets you, well, name your baby. Created by
Shona Killoughery-McKenney, a stay-at-home mom of two kids under five
years old, the app lists thousands of baby names.
Parents-to-be simply choose a gender and a starting letter, then give
the iPhone a shake. Name That Baby! -- which makes a baby rattle
sound when the iPhone is shaken -- delivers a scrollable list of baby
names, complete with origins and descriptions, in whatever quantity
the user chooses. Another shake produces additional names.
Users can search for names by gender, first letter and origin; top
picks can be saved to a favorites list. Those who need a little help
deciding -- or who just want to share the excitement -- can e-mail
their favorites to friends and family.
Name That Baby! is available now at the AppleApp Store for US$3.99.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89084"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">HourDoc (http://www.hourdoc.com), a time management technology
company, has re-launched its HourDoc.com Time and Labor Management
platform. HourDoc.com is a web-based time and labor tracking system
that provides companies online tools to monitor and manage their
employees.
A software-as-a-service solution, HourDoc.com is designed to replace
manual time entry and reporting processes by allowing employers to
tap into real-time labor data on-demand so they can readily assess
and manage work schedules, time and payroll reports, and staffing
needs anytime or anywhere. The latest version sports a revamped user
interface. Businesses can sign up and start using HourDoc.com for a
rate of US$8 per active employee per month.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89083"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Addison-Wesley, a division of Pearson Education, is releasing the
iPhone Developer's Cookbook, providing Apple developers with
information on how to build iPhone applications using the
recently-released SDK (software developers kit).
The iPhone Developer's Cookbook provides readers with the skills they
need to build applications for the iPhone by presenting them with
recipes they can apply to their applications. This title will soon be
available to all Safari Books Online customers. Or for a free Safari
trial account online readers can sign up at
http://safari.informit.com. In addition the final print book can be
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89081"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Luxology has announced the immediate availability of a new 3DM file
translator that allows modo users to exchange files with Rhinoceros
(Rhino), the 3D design tool from Robert McNeel and Associates. Modo
is Luxology's 3D modeling, painting and rendering software.
Developed using modo 302's File I/O Software Developer Kit (SDK),
this new translator allows modo users to both read and write meshed
3DM files, enhancing workflow for modo and Rhino users working in
industrial design, design visualization, package design and marketing
content development, says Brad Peebler, president and co-founder of
Luxology.. Available from www.luxology.com, the new 3DM translator is
based on Robert McNeel and Associates' OpenNURBS library and is
available in both Mac and PC versions.
The 3DM translator has a manufacturer's suggested retail price of
US$99 but is currently being provided at no charge to all registered
modo users via their user accounts on the Luxology web site.
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89080"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">MacForensics Lab (http://www.MacForensicsLab.com) has announced a
free MacLockPick training CD. Learn to do a live forensic triage
using MacLockPick, the only cross-platform live forensic triage tool
on the market. Locate critical suspect data fast with just a couple
clicks of the mouse. Web browsing history, passwords, iPhone
contents, and more can all be found quickly on Windows and Mac
operating systems.
The tutorial offers insight into forensic investigation and walks the
user through an on-site investigation using MacLockPick. View search
and web history, Keychain passwords, wireless and Bluetooth
connections, email contents, iPhone content and much more. Create
customizable reports with just a few clicks.
MacLockPick works with Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows. The tutorial
CD runs on both Mac OS X and Windows so users of both OS' can see the
power of MacLockPick. Contact MacForensicsLab Inc. now to get your
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89079"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">NetGear (http://www.netgear.com) has announced the ProSafe Wireless-N
VPN Firewall (SRXN3205) -- which the company says is the first
product to combine dual-band Wireless-N with SSL and IPsec VPN. It
costs US$485 and is Mac compatible.
By incorporating these advanced features, NETGEAR is providing small
offices with an enterprise-class networking solution that addresses
both top security and wireless performance needs, but at a fraction
of the cost, says Jason Leung, NetGear's senior product line manager
for SMB security.
"With the SRXN3205, we have integrated the strengths of our Dual WAN
Gigabit SSL VPN Firewall (FVS336G) with that of a dual-band
Wireless-N access point," he says. "Since the embedded dual-band
Wireless-N radio works at either the 2.4GHz or 5GHz spectrum, offices
in the middle of network upgrades can run at 2.4 GHz for full
backwards compatibility with legacy 802.11g, or 5GHz for maximum
Wireless-N throughput and range."
Similar to NetGear's Dual WAN Gigabit SSL VPN...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89078"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Opera Software has launched Opera 9.6, the newest version of its web
browser. The company says the upgrade enhances the performance and
flexibility of Opera's built-in e-mail client, while adding new
features to Opera's free browser-synchronization service, Opera Link.
Opera 9.6 is available as a free download from http://www.opera.com/.
In version 9.5, Opera lets you take your favorite search engines and
the browser history you enter wherever you go. Opera Link also
synchronizes notes taken in your Opera browser, your bookmarks, Speed
Dial and personal bar.
The built-in e-mail client, Opera Mail, now includes "low-bandwidth
mode" to retrieve mails even faster when bandwidth is limited. Opera
Mail now has two new ways to manage e-mail conversations. Keep an eye
on important threads and contacts by following them, or ignore less
important threads and contacts with a single click.
Opera 9.6 purportedly improves the quick responsiveness and page
loading of Opera 9.5. It offers previewed...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89075"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">MacTribe magazine (http://www.mactribe.com), described as the first
Mac magazine and web site to combine the traditional format of
reviews, news and usage tips with culture, art, profiles and
interviews, will launch its new print edition at newsstands this
month. It will be distributed by Source Interlink Companies, one of
the largest magazine distributors and publishers in the US.
MacTribe has grown steadily as a website for three years. In addition
to the usual Mac magazine fare such as product reviews and news from
Cupertino, MacTribe Magazine now offers in-depth interviews with
creative professionals, expanded coverage about design and
photography, features on tech culture, and more.
"Mac users exist as a type of subculture with similar tastes,
interests, and ideas," says Daniel Robillard, founder and publisher.
"MacTribe has created a unique approach to serving them the content
they crave in a stylish 21st century format. The end result is a
virtual and print world where our...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89074"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Pragmatic Studio has announced their latest training course -- iPhone
Development Studio -- to be held in Denver, Colorado, Nov. 10-13.
In this 4-day, hands-on workshop, developers will learn how to build
full-featured iPhone applications from two experienced iPhone
developers and authors: Daniel Steinberg and Bill Dudney. All event
details, including an outline of the course, details of the training
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89072"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Freeverse (http://freeverse.com/apps/app/?id=8008) has released
Tranquility for the iPhone and iPod touch. It offerse relaxing,
professionally-recorded environmental sounds designed to ease stress
and help the user sleep.
It also sports audio landscapes such as "Gentle Rain", "Ocean Waves",
and "Desert Wind." Tranquility is the first iPhone application of its
kind to include a full 60-minute relaxation and meditation track,
entitled "A Journey Within," says Ian Lynch Smith, president of
Freeverse.
Tranquility is available for purchase on the Apple App Store for US$0.99.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89071"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">i.TV (http://www.i.tv) has launched a movie and TV guide service for
the iPhone and iPod touch. It makes it easy to discover television
and movie programming options, share entertainment information with
friends, and access media anywhere you can take one of the devices,
says Brad Pelo, i.TV's founder and CEO.
"When Apple announced that it would allow third parties to develop
applications for the iPhone and iPod touch, we saw an opportunity to
leverage the powerful capabilities of Apple's devices to create a new
kind of media discovery utility," he says. "In order to make such a
tool viable, we forged a strategic partnership with TV Guide because
we knew they could provide our users with the best and most
comprehensive media guidance information. We are confident those who
use i.TV will be pleased with the result."
i.TV presents users with relevant and up-to-date TV and movie
listings based on their current location and other customizable
profile settings. The service provides...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89069"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Feral Interactive has announced Friday, Oct. 24, as the
worldwide release date for the Mac version of ToCA Race Driver 3, the
wheel-to-wheel, single-player and multiplayer racing game developed
by Codemasters.
Here's how the game is described: "With 70 licensed cars and 80
licensed tracks, ToCa Race Driver 3 is the racing game for the Mac
and offers the greatest range of motorsports of any game; GT, Off
Road, Touring Cars, Classics, Open Wheel, Rally and Oval are just a
few of the more than 35 types of racing featured. And the quality is
just as impressive as the quantity with real-world physics giving
players an authentic handling experience for each individual
car. With its online, multi-player capability, ToCa Race Driver 3 for
Mac delivers an added dimension of live competition with other
drivers across the globe."
The game will retail in North America for US$49.95. It's currently
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89068"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">CSOdessa has released a training pack designed for ConceptDraw
Office. The ConceptDraw Office Training Pack consists of a number of
short instructional videos, which demonstrate user scenarios and some
important functionality in ConceptDraw Office.
Also included in the training pack are Tips and Tricks documentation,
Samples Gallery and many other start-up tools to help users discover
the capability behind ConceptDraw Office.
"Since the release of ConceptDraw Office we have had a large number
of customers ask us for training materials so they could get up to
speed faster. Many times adoption of a more effective way to manage a
business process is slowed because of employee product training
issues, the ConceptDraw Office Training Pack helps minimizes any
training issues associated with the first steps involved in using a
new tool," says Oleg Bocharnikov, Head of Product Management
Department for CS Odessa.
Julia Fedorenko, Head of Marketing, further states, "We looked at
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89067"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Akvis (http://www.akvis.com) has released Akvis Sketch 8.0, an update
of the software that converts photos to pencil and watercolor
drawings. The new version includes a Quick Preview window designed to
save you time when fine-tuning the settings.
Sketch 8.0 also adds Exif and IPTC data support. Akvis Sketch is
available as a stand-alone application, as well as a plugin to a
photo editor. The plug-in version is compatible with Adobe Photoshop
and Photoshop Elements, Corel Painter, Corel Photo-Paint, and Paint
Shop Pro, ACD FotoCanvas, and Ulead PhotoImpact. Akvis Sketch runs on
Mac OS X 10.3.9 and above.
An Akvis Sketch Home License (plug-in or standalone) sells for
US$72. Or you can buy the Alchemy Bundle (which includes the Sketch,
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89065"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Mozy has announced what it says is the first online backup service
designed for Mac-powered businesses. MozyPro for Mac extends the Mozy
online backup service to the growing numbers of businesses using Mac
desktops, laptops and servers.
Mozy provides automatic backup of critical information at a remote
location, protecting against hard drive failure, computer loss or
theft and natural disaster. MozyPro for Mac builds upon MozyHome for
Mac, the industry's first online backup service designed for Mac
users. MozyPro now allows businesses using either Mac OS X or Windows
to back up all their desktops, laptops and servers and manage backup
and restore processes from a single, web-based administration console.
MozyPro also provides 24x7 phone support, network drive support and
support for server applications such as iCal Server, Mail Services
and Directory on Mac OS X Server and Exchange, SQL Server and Active
Directory on Windows Server. MozyPro for Mac is available immediately
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89063"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Luxology, an independent technology company developing 3D content
creation software, has released imageSynth 2, the newest version of
its image processing tool. It offers up to 10 times faster
performance, and is now available in both a standalone version and as
a plug-in for Adobe Creative Suite 4.
The imageSynth software allows users to create a new synthetic image
based on areas of interest that are identified in one or more source
images. imageSynth can handle a range of image subjects, and is
especially useful when working with "noisy" images such as crowds or
beach pebbles, says Brad Peebler, president and co-founder of
Luxology. The royalty-free images that imageSynth creates are
derivations and will tile together seamlessly, making them ideal for
use as backgrounds, brushes or texture maps, he adds.
ImageSynth 2 sports a new algorithm is threaded for use on dual-core
systems. It also offers improved memory management that enables
handling of larger scenes and has new control...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89062"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">QuickerTek has announced the US$449.95 MacBook External
Battery/Charger
(http://www.quickertek.com/products/macbook_air_charger.php) for the
15-inch MacBook Pro and MacBook laptops. It either charges or powers
MacBooks with up to 10 additional hours of computing power.
QuickerTek built MagSafe compatibility into the product, says
President Rick Estes. "We use the regular MagSafe connectors coming
out from the Battery/Charger, so you don't have to do anything
different," he adds.
While the stock MacBook Pro recharges in five hours using the AC wall
adapter, the MacBook Pro External Battery/Charger purportedly
recharges in only three hours. It uses a Li-ion Polymer battery,
measures 9 x 6 x 1 inches and weighs five pounds.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89061"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Marware (http://www.marware.com) has announced several new iPod
cases. One is the US$24.95 Glide (pictured) is designed to be a
pocket, bag or purse case and works with both the new iPod touch 2G
and the original touch.
The Glide is a textured leather case with microfiber interior and
Velcro closure system. It sports a built-in, recessed pull-tab for
iPod retrieval and includes a leather sleeve, clear protective film,
and microfiber cleaning cloth.
The $34.95 Sportsuit Convertible for the 2G iPod touch is a
three-in-one case. Its multidapt system offers use as an armband,
belt clip, or low profile sleeve. The Sportsuit Convertible has a
Lycra and Orca-skin construction. Clear vinyl protects the screen,
and the case offers access to all touch functionality. It comes with
a Multidapt base, armband, belt clip, and key pocket.
Marware has also released a version of the Sportsuit Convertible for
the fourth gen iPod nano. It costs US$29.99.</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89059"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Scosche Industries (http://www.scosche.com) has announced its latest
cases, chargers, in-vehicle mounting devices and home integration
systems developed specifically for the iPhone 3G and Apple's newest
iPod models. Among the products are a line of protective cases.
Scosche's IP3GC clear case has an integrated kickstand for widescreen
viewing and rubber traction cleats to protect the phone and case from
scratches. Each product also has a laminate screen protector, and the
rubber corners of the case are flush with the curved corners of the
phone to prevent any feeling of bulkiness, according to Kas Alves,
vice president, sales and marketing, Scosche Industries. This
specialized iPhone 3G and iPod case is also available in pink, in
addition to the standard clear option. Additional iPhone 3G cases
include: IP3GSC, a clear case and silicone skin two-pack; IP3GS, a
clear silicone skin; and IP3GSP, a pink silicone skin.
Scosche has developed new car chargers that allow consumers to...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89058"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Optek Music Systems (http://www.fretlight.com), a company dedicated
to the development of interactive musical instruments and software,
has announced a solution for Mac users that are also struggling
guitar players. The company has released a version of the Fretlight
Lesson Player software for the Mac.
It comes with 30 interactive beginner lessons, MIDI play-along tracks
and MP3 files for learning how to play the guitar. The Fretlight
Lesson Player for Mac works in conjunction with Fretlight, a series
of guitars that feature LED lights that are embedded in the guitar's
fretboard. These lights signify finger placement, illuminating notes,
chords and scales. Purchasers of a Fretlight guitar will now have the
option of choosing Lesson Player for the Mac or for the PC.
Fretlight Lesson Player is a universal platform that consists of
individual lessons. Once individuals move beyond the complimentary
initial 30 beginner lessons, which covers everything from how to hold
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89057"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Playing with blocks isn't just for kids anymore. The aniMate plug-in
for DAZ Studio, which allows artists to animate 3D characters through
drag and drop animation modules called aniBlocks, which blend into
any DAZ Studio project.
Created by GoFigure, producer of viral applications for Internet,
computer and mobile social networks, and DAZ 3D, developers of 3D
software and models, aniMate offers an extremely easy approach to
building animation sequences that is ideal for beginners, yet capable
of producing professional results, says Dan Farr, president and
co-founder of DAZ 3D.
Using aniBlocks, animated behaviors such as dancing, walking,
fighting and gesturing are dragged from the aniBlock library and
dropped into the animation timeline, blending automatically to any 3D
character within DAZ Studio. Behavior lengths may be set and modified
in real-time by pulling the edge of the aniBlock. Upon purchase,
aniMate comes equipped with a library of aniBlocks, while additional
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89056"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Viqua Games has released First Class Flurry for Mac OS X. It's a new
time-management casual game that lets players experience the job of a
flight attendant as they help bring a bankrupt airline back to the
top of the airline industry.
In First Class Flurry, players control the airline's top flight
attendant Claire as she attends to the needs of passengers. The
in-game tasks are what you'd expect for a flight attendant including
activities such as serving drinks, preparing meals, handing out
pillows, and helping passengers find their seats.
The game begins with Claire working in Economy Class and then
advancing to Business Class, First Class and beyond. As players play
through all five classes in the game, they will meet more than 20
different types of passengers, many of which provide new twists to
the game. 'We tried to make each passenger type add something new to
the gameplay. ' said Chanon Sajjamanochai, the game's producer.
A free trial of First Class Flurry for Mac and...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89055"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">FairCom Corp., a provider of database technology, has released the
latest generation of their database development toolkit, c-treeACE
Professional, in conjunction with new releases of their c-treeACE
database servers. This release marks a debut of enhanced productivity
tools, a full featured ADO .NET Data Provider and numerous new
deployment options.
c-treeACE (Advanced Core Engine) is designed to increase the
productivity of development teams by offering a shorter learning
curve, an assortment of productivity enhancing tools, and a multitude
of application programming interface technologies. Based on FairCom's
c-tree database engine, c-treeACE offers a solution that the company
says allows developers to be up and running in a matter of minutes.
c-treeACE Professional (formerly the c-tree Plus Professional
Edition), designed for the experienced c-tree developer, offers a
database solution for sophisticated applications. c-treeACE
Professional provides a range of development options to...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89054"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">InstantAction, the web site for gamers that combines the intensity of
videogames with the accessibility of the web, announced the
introduction of the InstantAction open beta for Mac OS X users. Mac
gamers can register and play Rokkitball, Marble Blast Online, Think
Tanks and the new FPS, Fallen Empire: Legions at
http://www.instantaction.com/mac.
"Mac gamers have always been underserved by the games industry," says
Andy Yang, general manager of InstantAction.com. "We plan to infuse
the large Apple community with console quality games playable at work
and at home through their laptops or desktops."
InstantAction will also allow cross platform compatibility between
Mac and PC users. Players from either operating system can join the
same game and battle each other. InstantAction makes challenging
friends as simple as instant messaging a link, taking all the
complicated matchmaking out of the process. The site offers an
entirely new way to "hang out" with friends by allowing you to...</div></div></span>
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89053"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Students now have access to training in Autodesk Maya at the click of
a mouse, with the launch of Escape Studios' computer graphics (CG)
online learning tool. It's designed for a wide range of students --
from beginners to seasoned production professionals.
For more information on Escape's Maya Core online courseware, or to
access two-and-a-half hours of free 3D tutorials and courseware,
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89051"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">Native Instruments has just released REAKTOR ANIMATED CIRCUITS, a new
KORE SOUNDPACK that explores the world of complex self-generating
soundscapes, textures and rhythms. Powered by several highly advanced
REAKTOR-based sound generators including the innovative "Spiral"
sequencer, REAKTOR ANIMATED CIRCUITS provides a literally endless
resource of unique atmospheric sound material for various electronic
music styles, movie and game scoring, art projects, and more.
The sonic arsenal of REAKTOR ANIMATED CIRCUITS is based on 200
carefully designed KoreSounds that take advantage of the unparalleled
capabilities of the REAKTOR engine embedded in KORE 2 and the free
KORE PLAYER. The unconventional REAKTOR sound generators "Newscool",
"Metaphysical Function", "Spacedrone" and "Skrewell" are utilized to
produce deep, constantly fluctuating soundscapes that range from dark
to meditative and from moody to abstract.
REAKTOR ANIMATED CIRCUITS also introduces the new sequencing
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89050"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">GiantCrayon Games releases GiantCrayon SudokuArcade, a game that
combines falling blocks, a ticking clock and the brain puzzles of
Sudoku.
"We're incredibly excited," says Tim Goggin, vice president, Sales &
Marketing for GiantCrayon Games. "You can play this falling block
game using your arrow keys of course. But newer MacBook and MacBook
Pro notebook computers have special chips designed to protect the
hard drive in the event of a sudden drop. We use this sudden motion
sensor to read the computer's physical movements through the air."
Users can move the falling Sudoku blocks by lifting their Mac
notebooks to the left, the right, forwards and backwards. GiantCrayon
SudokuArcade works on Mac OS X 10.5.x ("Leopard") and retails for
$9.95.
More information and a downloadable demo about the GiantCrayon
<span class="field-content"><div class="body-row" id="body-row-89049"><div style="background:#F5F5F5;">23 is introducing Visualblog (http://www.visualblog.net/f), a new
hosted blogging service that allows you to "have a photo/video blog
up and running in minutes and push-button easy publishing of your
photos/videos with one click."
It allows you your own domain, your own design, and control over the
user experience. Features include: support for slideshows, tags,
calendar and embedding; support for RSS, trackbacks, spam monitoring,
etc.; multiple authors for group blogging; visual comments; and the
ability to do mobile uploads from your mobile phone.
Pricing plans for Visualblog run from US$15-150 dollars per month. A
30-day free trial is available from 23.</div></div></span>
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later this year. The latest EasyCatalog module, the Relational
Module, will also be available for InDesign CS4.
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almost unlimited complexity within EasyCatalog and can be used to
connect to relational databases such as MySQL or Microsoft SQL
Server, says Mark Haden, Director of 65bit Software.
EasyCatalog provides two-way, linking of data from a CSV file, XML
structure or ODBC database to text or images in InDesign documents.
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EasyCatalog also offers semi-automatic and automatic creation (using
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(http://www.sonnettech.com/product/ariaextremenpci.html), which
delivers draft 802.11n wireless network connectivity to Power Mac G5,
Power Mac G4, and Windows desktop computers with an available PCI or
PCI-X slot. It's backward compatible with 802.11b and 802.11g routers
and other equipment.
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networks, Aria Extreme N PCI can purportedly achieve up to 2.5 times
the speed and twice the range than when used in an 802.11g network.
Sonnet's Aria Extreme N PCI features three antennas (2TX/3RX) to
maximize its performance with 802.11n routers that also feature
multiple radios and antennas.
802.11n devices utilize MIMO (multiple input, multiple output)
technology that enables multiple concurrent data stream transmission,
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