KavaSoft releases Shoebox 1.0, the world's smartest photo organizer KavaSoft, creator of iConquer and iTunes Catalog, announces Shoebox 1.0, a Mac OS X application for organizing digital photos by content. Shoebox is the sophisticated alternative to iPhoto. It uses Knowledge Base technology to learn what's in each of your photos. Photos can be organized into categories like dates, people, places and things. Categorizing your photos is easy, fast and fun. It just takes a few keystrokes, so you don't even need to use the mouse. You can get started quickly by downloading categories from the KavaSoft website. Available categories include holidays, countries, cars, colors, and sports teams. Right away, Shoebox knows that New Year's Eve is in December, London is in England, and purple is a color. Shoebox makes it easy to import photos from iPhoto, or to download them directly from your camera. And unlike iPhoto, Shoebox doesn't move your files around. You can keep your photos wherever you...

Quickertek, Inc. Announces Compatibility of All Proprietary PowerBook Handles with New PowerBook Models Released by Apple WICHITA , KAN --February 22, 2005-QuickerTek today announced complete compatibility with the new 12, 15 and 17-inch PowerBooks. Hot on the release of the 27dBm transceiver for the base stations, QuickerTek has released the handles for the latest versions of the PowerBooks. QuickerTek provides all tools that make carrying and using your new Aluminum PowerBook safe and convenient. The handle also acts as an adjustable stand when it is on a desktop, and features an incline that allows for more comfortable keyboarding and better air circulation. In conjunction with this, QuickerTek has bundled the ubiquitous TiBook 2dBi antenna with the TiBook handle for $85. QuickerTek is a recognized leading innovator of antenna and RF products for Apple products. http://www.quickertek.com/cfiberhandle.html

HP Expands Digital Photography Offerings for Consumers and Pros New solutions offer users quality, ease of use and affordability PALO ALTO, Calif., -- In advance of the annual Photo Marketing Association (PMA) show in Orlando, Fla., HP today announced several new offerings designed to further the company's leadership in the digital photography market by delivering high-quality, easy-to-use and affordable solutions for everyone from beginners to pros. Highlighting this news, HP announced its entry into the $20 billion-plus advanced amateur market with the introduction of the industry's first nine-ink color and black-and-white photo printer that produces finished, professional-quality photos up to 13 x 19-inches. To enable the best at-home printing experience for consumers, HP announced photo lab-quality prints that can be produced for as little as 24 cents. (1) Recognizing that a great image begins with a great camera, the company also expanded its line of award-winning digital cameras...

MATHLINK FOR APPLESCRIPT - VERSION 1.2 AVAILABLE Linz, Austria, February-17-2005 -- uni software plus is pleased to announce the immediate availability of version 1.2 of their product MathLink for AppleScript. MathLink for AppleScript is a Scripting Addition (OSAX) that makes it possible to use Mathematica as a computational engine in AppleScript programs. The second use of MathLink for AppleScript is to allow external functions written in AppleScript to be called from within the Mathematica environment. Version 1.2 adds support for remote Mathematica kernels. AppleScript programs can now carry out computations with a Mathematica kernel installed on a remote machine. Since MathLink is a platform-independent communication protocol, the remote Mathematica kernel can run on any platform supported by Mathematica. Calculations can even be performed on remote computing clusters driven by gridMathematica. MathLink for AppleScript requires Mac OS X (10.2 or later) and Mathematica (4.2 or...

PR: KeyStrokes(R) 3.5 for Mac OS X boosts word prediction, adds new localizations, and more Amsterdam - 16 February 2005 - AssistiveWare today announced the release of version 3.5 of KeyStrokes(R), its award-winning on-screen keyboard with advanced PolyPredix(TM) multilingual word prediction for Mac OS X. KeyStrokes 3.5 offers many unique, time and effort saving features allowing significantly easier and faster typing. The new version provides word prediction for the hardware keyboard, it's on-screen keyboard and for soon to be released SwitchXS 1.7. It can be used with a keyboard, mouse, trackball, head pointer, touch screen, or other mouse emulator to type into just about any Mac OS X or Classic application. Version 3.5 represents a major update with the following key new features: - Word prediction efficiency has improved by 10 to 40%, now allowing a total effort reduction of up to 70%. - Word prediction now works for the hardware keyboard to accommodate one finger typists. - Word...

Apple Announces WWDC 2005 Dates For more information, see http://www.apple.com/wwdc June 6-10 in San Francisco All systems go. With its unique integration of breakthrough technologies, open standards, and robust development tools, Mac OS X Tiger is the platform for unparalleled developer innovation. At the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2005, June 6-10 in San Francisco, you'll get the in-depth knowledge, hands-on instruction and one-on-one support you need to deliver products and solutions that transform the way your users work, play, search, and share on a Mac. Rich sessions. Practical tutorials. Hands-on labs. At WWDC 2005, you'll get in-depth information and practical coding guidance, delivered in person from Apple's own engineers and technical staff. They will deliver a full-spectrum experience: information-rich presentations, expert-led coding sessions, and hands-on labs where your code will get personal attention. Advance your development. Harness the potential of Tiger...

REAL Software Introduces REALbasic 2005, Cross-Platform That Really Works, at DEMOat15! SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, DEMOat15! (February 15, 2005) -- Today REAL Software, Inc. announced the introduction of REALbasic 2005 -- the fastest, easiest way to create cross-platform software that really works. REALbasic 2005 creates self-contained executables that run natively on Windows, Macintosh and Linux, all from a single set of source code. In addition, REALbasic is a modern, object-oriented rapid application development (RAD) environment that provides developers a marked increase in productivity over other cross-platform development tools. "REALbasic not only provides developers the freedom to develop for the platforms they care about; developers switching to REALbasic are realizing tremendous gains in productivity as well," said Geoff Perlman, president and CEO of REAL Software. "Our customers often report they complete their development projects up to five times faster with REALbasic than with...

OmniPilot Software Teams Up with MySQL to Boost Corporate Data-Driven Web Development OmniPilot Gains MySQL Network Certification for Lasso Professional FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - February 15, 2005 - OmniPilot Software, Inc., developers of Lasso Professional - the easiest way to tie corporate databases to the Web, has officially partnered with MySQL AB, developer of the world's most popular open source database. The new partnership will promote fluid integration between MySQL and Lasso technologies to ease development and deployment of data-driven corporate Web sites. During the Linux World East Conference in Boston this week, OmniPilot Software announced MySQL Network Certification for its Lasso Professional product line as well as participation in the Gold Level Partnership. MySQL Network is a simple, cost-effective way for enterprise customers to successfully deploy business-critical applications based on MySQL. MySQL Network saves time and effort by continually providing partners...

STAZ SOFTWARE SHIPS FUTUREBASIC 4, Release 2 February 15, 2005, Diamondhead, MS; STAZ Software, Inc. FutureBASIC 4, Release 2, the fastest, Macintosh BASIC just got better. A preference now allows auto-completion of toolbox parameters. Extended printing options include the power to reset print job dialog parameters. For instance, you may change the first and last page to be printed by simply changing variables. The editor now watches over structure errors and warns of incomplete conditionals such as an unfinished do/until or if/then when saving. There is even an option to automatically or manually restore the environment so that you can have all windows reopened and all items reset exactly as they were the last time you ran FutureBASIC. FB now supports manipulation of two-byte (Kanji) text and has extended its handling of XML scripting. As you would expect, the second version of the editor has been enhanced and refined. And while we are happy to report that we dealt with a list of...

Seapine Software Announces Surround SCM 3.1 =96 Image Thumbnail Support and CVS Conversion Utility Headline New Release Mason, Ohio -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- February 15, 2005 -- Seapine Software, Inc., a leading provider of adaptable application lifecycle management (AALM) solutions, announced today the immediate availability of Surround SCM 3.1 for software change management (SCM). Version 3.1 of Seapine's cross-platform SCM solution, with versions available for Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, and Solaris, includes news features to work with image files, a CVS conversion utility, and numerous security and usability enhancements. Surround SCM 3.1 includes a number of new features to address the unique change management needs of graphic artists and software developers who work with image files. Users can now easily switch between the traditional text listing of source files and a thumbnail view that lets them visually identify image files. They can also view the full size image file from...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SUMMARY: SmileOnMyMac updates PDF editing and form-filling utility PDFpen with form display & editing improvements and additional fixes. PDFpen 2.0.1 (30-day free demo, $49.95; free upgrade for 1.X and 2.X users) requires Mac OS X 10.2.5 or later. DOWNLOAD LINK: http://www.smileonmymac.com/PDFpen/download.html Portland, OR - February 15, 2005 - SmileOnMyMac updates PDF editing utility PDFpen featuring PDF form filling & saving, full-text search & selection, highlighting markup, and much more. Updates in PDFpen 2.0.1: - Fill out and save filled-out PDF forms - Search, select, and copy full text of PDF documents - View and follow links in PDF documents - Add highlighting markup to document text - Align objects - Show and snap to grid - Set default font and size for text imprints - Check for updates via Internet - Numerous improvements and fixes PDFpen features: - Show PDFs in single, facing-page, multi-page, and multiple facing-page views - Fill out and...

The Solution for electronic forms now also for Mac Best effiziency with PDF forms: Save filled out PDF forms either as PDF or FDF - now also available for MAC. You cannot save form field values in Acrobat Reader. That is a weakness if you want to fill in large forms and edit form field content later again. When you close the program all your data is lost. But the solution is found. With pdf-FormServer by UNIVERSE Software, the annoyance of each and every PDF form is now cleared away. And user can even select data format in which they want to save form fields. Now this solution is also available for Mac operating system. PDF is the standard format for document exchange. But whoever is under the impression that PDF forms that have been completed with their own data and printed, can also be saved, is in the wrong. Acrobat Reader does not include this function. In reality, after each closure of the program all previously entered data needs to be re-entered if the form wants to be worked...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Chronos Releases StickyBrain 3.3 Featuring QuickNote Park City, Utah - February 11, 2005 -- Chronos LC today announced the release of StickyBrain 3.3, an important update to its all-new third generation note manager for Mac OS X. StickyBrain 3.3 introduces QuickNote, an innovative feature whereby users can compose notes while in any application. StickyBrain 3.3 is a free update for registered users of StickyBrain 3. QUICKNOTE StickyBrain 3.3 includes a new industry-first feature called QuickNote to let users compose notes while in any application without switching to StickyBrain. In fact, StickyBrain doesn't even have to be running. Simply press a user-defined hot key and up flashes QuickNote where users can type and drag/drop content without leaving their current application. According to Jerry Halls, V.P. of Sales at Chronos, "Users have been clamoring for a way to compose notes outside of StickyBrain for a long time. QuickNotes is the fast, easy, and elegant...

MenuStrip 3 Adds an Innovative New Way to Hide Your Desktop Clutter Palo Alto, CA - February 10, 2005 - MenuStrip 3.0.3 Introduces an Innovative New Way to Hide Your Desktop Clutter MacPowerUser Software is proud to announce the release of MenuStrip 3.0.3 for Mac OS X. This update to our popular menu utility introduces an innovative new way to quickly and easily clear window and desktop clutter out of the way as you use your Mac to get work done. This exciting new feature, coupled with MenuStrip's existing 'Auto-Hide Others' setting, brings about a true 'single-application mode' experience. When enabled, each time you switch applications all of the background windows and desktop icons will hide out of view. This lets you focus completely on the current application. Later, when you need to access your desktop files, you can click on the Finder and the desktop icons will fade back into view. The 'Auto-Hide Others' and 'Hide Desktop' modes can easily be toggled on and off using a...

decodecrashlog 1.0 decodecrashlog is an open-source, BSD licensed Python program that can apply a CodeWarrior CFM link map to a Mac OS X crash log from a "release build", recovering the function names and offsets. It is intended to help developers who prefer to omit traceback tables from their release builds for space and/or privacy reasons, and therefore can't readily interpret crash logs from end users, because they show backtraces as pure hex addresses. This initial 1.0 release supports only CodeWarrior CFM link maps. This may be extended to CodeWarrior Mach-O link maps and/or non CodeWarrior link maps if the project proves successful. Also, there's no GUI yet: you'll have to run it from the command line. It would be easy to knock out a GUI in Cocoa, and we plan to do so if the project proves successful. (http://macprang.sourceforge.net/)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Odessa, Ukraine - February 9, 2005 - BeLight Software releases Business Card Composer 3.0, a new version of its DIY business card tool. Version 3 adds new printing technology, cool tools for badges production and many enhancements. This becomes a complete business card kit containing 2 CDs with 23,000+ clipart images and free high-quality Avery paper for 100 business cards. Boxed edition is available for $39.95, download one - $33.95. Upgrade is available for current users. Read more: http://www.belightsoft.com/products/composer/version3.php "Our customers enjoy Business Card Composer. They often say also that their friends want to get the same application for Windows. I dream Business Card Composer will be the last straw for Win-to-Mac switchers!"- says Stanislav Sedashov, CEO of BeLight Software. What's New in Business Card Composer Version 3: -23.000+ clipart images and photos. -500+ profession-oriented designs. -Print multiple designs on one sheet. -New...

Zonic releases BugReporter 1.0 Zonic are pleased to announce the release of BugReporter 1.0, a developer tool for improving customer feedback in the event of a crash. BugReporter captures Mac OS X "Crash Logs", allowing them to be sent directly to the appropriate developer. Normally seen only by Apple, these logs allow developers to identify the location and cause of any crash in their applications. BugReporter can be used from either Carbon or Cocoa applications, and supports both Xcode and CodeWarrior development environments. Reports can be delivered by email or online, allowing them to be fed directly into a bug-tracking database. BugReporter is available immediately, and can be downloaded from: (http://www.zonic.co.uk/products/bugreporter/) BugReporter pricing starts at $49.95, and requires Mac OS X 10.2 or later. About Zonic Founded in 1996, Zonic is a dedicated Macintosh development house based in the U.K. As well as porting a range of best-selling PC games to the Mac,...

ELECTRIC BUTTERFLY RELEASES WSL-AMAZON 1.1 Easily Integrate Amazon Web Services into Your REALbasic 5.5 Applications! LOS ANGELES, California (February 4, 2005) -- Electric Butterfly, Inc. proudly announces the release of WSL-Amazon 1.1, part of the new Web Services Library for REALbasic Developers. The new WSL-Amazon 1.1 is a free update for all existing WSL-Amazon customers, adding support for search queries that contain accentuated characters and quotation marks. WSL-Amazon wraps the Amazon Web Services API into an easy to use REALbasic class library of 72 powerful methods and 66 properties with support for the US, UK, German, and Japanese Amazon stores. WSL-Amazon includes extensive search and information retrieval capabilities, plus the ability to create, update and checkout remote Amazon shopping carts -- all from within REALbasic! This class library also comes with the complete source code for a fully-functional Amazon-powered application, which developers can reuse in their...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE EGGPLANT 2.1 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 8, 2005 Lafayette, CO, February 7, 2005 - Redstone Software, Inc., announces Eggplant 2.1, the latest update to the premier Mac OS X tool for automated, cross-platform testing. This release provides numerous enhancements to the user experience, including an improved image capture panel, new functions for working with dates and times in scripts, enhanced access to file system information, and provides a number of minor bug fixes and small enhancements. A change to the license manager has been incorporated into this release to help customers with floating licenses better manage their licenses. As always, this release is available for free download to all existing customers with a current maintenance agreement. Free trial licenses are available through a request form on the company's website (http://www.redstonesoftware.com) for anyone wishing to learn firsthand about the benefits of true user-level automation. (font size="+1")About...

Canto Cumulus 6.5 Delivers Digital Asset Management Throughout the Enterprise Latest version is optimized for greater performance, improved workflow, convenient administration, and offers enhanced features for enterprise-wide deployment. February 8, 2005 - San Francisco, Berlin. Canto, a global leader in Digital Asset Management (DAM) solutions, today announced the release of Canto Cumulus 6.5 with enhancements designed to manage content more effectively and significantly reduce learning time for easier enterprise-wide deployment. With its fast growing role as a core component of the enterprise infrastructure, the newest version of Cumulus focuses on simplifying administration with enhanced authentication methods including LDAP support and new administration tools for increased system control. "Setting up a flexible solution that allows easy administration and intuitive workflow can be labor-intensive and complex," said Ulrich Knocke, Canto's Senior Product Manager. "With Cumulus 6.5...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Announcing ShutterBug V 1.0.2 Free Update from XtraLean Software Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA - February 3, 2005 - XtraLean Software is pleased to announce the immediate availability of ShutterBug Version 1.0.2 for Mac OS X. ShutterBug is a powerful web album creation tool for quickly publishing stories and photos to the web with unique WYSIWYG template creation for a look and feel that you can call your very own. ShutterBug is quickly gaining popularity in its innovative and thoughtful approach to simple and elegant online content publishing, while requiring no HTML knowledge or need for multiple programs. Version 1.0.2 is a free update and is available for download from http://www.xtralean.com or from XtraLean's support forums at http://support.xtralean.com. Version 1.0.2 brings many new enhancements based on customer feedback that will help users leverage ShutterBug even more. New features include enhancements to the Slideshow, embedded thumbnail links, and...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEBRUARY 3, 2005 iApp Server 1.0 for FileMaker Pro 7 Now Shipping for Mac OS X New Application Server Enables Custom Web Publishing with FileMaker Pro 7 Receives Macworld Expo "Best Of Show" Award from O'Reilly Network Palo Alto, CA -- February 3, 2005 -- MACWEB.COM announced today the immediate availability of iApp Server 1.0 for FileMaker Pro 7. iApp Server 1.0 for FileMaker is a brand new application server middleware tool and installs as an Apache 1.3 module on Mac OS X. A plug-in version for 4D WebSTAR V is coming soon. iApp Server 1.0 for FileMaker enables custom web publishing with FileMaker Pro 7 client. Use it to quickly and easily build dynamic, database-driven web sites. By using innovative technology like Server- Side Rendering(TM) (SSR) and Saved Actions, iApp Server successfully migrates the ease-of-use database developers know and love about FileMaker Pro to web development. iApp Server's feature list mirrors that of the new FileMaker Pro 7...

For Immediate Release 4D, Inc., Ships 4D 2004.1 Version delivers powerfully enhanced new interface SAN JOSE, Calif., February 1, 2004 - 4D, Inc., a leading maker of software solutions that simplify the process of developing and deploying database applications, today announced it's release of 4th Dimension 2004.1. It features numerous bug fixes and some significant new enhancements, including new commands and an updated interface to make the development of powerful, beautiful applications easier than ever before. "This product release delivers out our promise of delivering high-quality database solutions to those businesses that demand such excellence," said Brendan Coveney, president and CEO of 4D, Inc. 4D 2004.1 builds on the foundation of our radically designed 4D 2004 application released last August with its completely new look and feel for increased developer productivity. It was designed to take advantage of new exciting Windows XP=AE and Macintosh Panther=81 technologies....

For immediate release Guest PC: Virtual x86 Computer Inside Your Mac Dublin, Republic of Ireland - February 1, 2005 - Today Lismore Software Systems (http://www.lismoresystems.com) announced the release of Guest PC 1.0 new x86 emulation software for Mac OS X. Guest PC is a Mac OS X application that allows you to easily create and manage virtual x86 computer on your Mac. You can install Windows operating system and access applications available only for Windows compatible computers. The Guest PC has a build-in Windows Setup Assistant that allows to create your virtual computer promptly and easily and install Windows on it. Windows Setup Assistant will install all the required hardware, setup modem, printer and will prepare a network connection. After Windows is installed you will see Windows desktop with a welcome screen. Guest PC bundled with DOS and ready to install Windows. To install Windows a user must have his own copy of Microsoft Windows. For more details how to use Guest PC,...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Webseecon 2.0 Released For Macintosh THOUSAND OAKS, California-January 31, 2005-Astoundit Software has released a major update to the Macintosh OS X native utility, "Webseecon". This new release adds numerous feature enhancements, speed optimizations, and increased performance that allow Macintosh users to easily create customized graphically-rich icons for their Internet shortcuts. "Webseecon 2.0 includes many of the most-requested features from our customers, while improving support for all major web browsers," said Ross Rampias, Astoundit Software's lead programmer. "With so many great web browsers now available on the Macintosh platform, Webseecon is compatible with everyone's needs." Webseecon 2.0 is available now for $9.00 USD. Astoundit Software is an emerging software retailer with many products in the consumer and business marketplace. Astoundit Software is committed to developing the best consumer-friendly software for home users, while providing...

DOCTOR MAC DIRECT CELEBRATES ITS GRAND OPENING - New Millennium Technology and 100% Industry Veteran Experts Offer Macintosh Software Training and Technical Support Like Never Before - EXCELSIOR, Minn., January 31, 2005 - Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus today announced t= he Grand Opening of Doctor Mac Direct, a new service for troubleshooting, technical support and training on any Macintosh=AE software issue. For the first time today, Doctor Mac Direct's web site and switchboard are taking support requests at (http://www.doctormacdirect.com/) and 1-877-DrMac= 4U (1-877-376-2248). Now any Macintosh user can request a Macintosh expert's h= elp and receive phone support or use a revolutionary web-based control method th= at allows the Mac expert to see and work on the problem remotely. Doctor Mac Direct also offers online interactive training, assistance with system migration, pre-purchase buying advice, and more. "Doctor Mac Direct provides Mac tech support, troubleshooting and training w= ith...

Apple Unveils Faster, More Affordable PowerBooks New PowerBook Line With Scrolling TrackPad & Sudden Motion Sensor Starts at Just $1,499 CUPERTINO, California-January 31, 2005-Apple today unveiled the fastest, most affordable PowerBook line ever, featuring PowerPC G4 processors running up to 1.67 GHz, faster hard drives and a faster 8X SuperDrive-all housed in the PowerBook's signature aluminum enclosure. All new PowerBooks come standard with 512MB memory, faster graphics, integrated AirPort 802.11g, Bluetooth 2.0 wireless networking and two new Apple patent-pending technologies-the scrolling TrackPad and the Sudden Motion Sensor. "Apple continues to lead the industry with the most innovative notebooks," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. "With new features like the scrolling TrackPad and Sudden Motion Sensor, the new PowerBooks are the ultimate combination of performance and portability." Designed for creative and business...

Zonic releases IconLab 1.0 Zonic are pleased to announce the release of IconLab 1.0, a Photoshop plug-in that adds full support for Mac OS X's native icon format to Adobe Photoshop. IconLab allows icons to be constructed with the full power of Photoshop, automatically flattening layers and resizing images to produce professional quality icons. Exported icons can be used directly from any native Mac OS X development environment, such as Xcode or CodeWarrior. IconLab is available immediately, and can be downloaded from: (http://www.zonic.co.uk/products/iconlab/) Registering IconLab costs $24.95, and requires Mac OS X 10.2 or later. About Zonic Founded in 1996, Zonic is a dedicated Macintosh development house based in the U.K. As well as porting a range of best-selling PC games to the Mac, Zonic release their own products as shareware. Zonic also provide Macintosh consultancy and development services for a variety of clients world-wide. For further information on Zonic, or any of our...

MonkeyBread Software Releases the MBS REALbasic plug-ins in version 5.0 NICKENICH, Germany (Januar 27, 2005) -- Monkeybread Software releases version 5.0 of the MBS plug-in for REALbasic. The MBS plug-in comprises a collection of several plug-in parts which extend the REALbasic development environment with over 450 classes and 4 controls featuring over 9000 documented functions. The plug-ins require REALbasic 3.5 or newer. Also required are 75 MB hard disc space and around 16 MB of RAM in addition to the requirements of REALbasic and your operation system itself. While all plug-in parts compile on Mac OS 8.x, Mac OS 9.x, Mac OS X and Windows, each function may depend on additional system requirements to work successfully. Some plugin parts support Linux. Plugin licenses are available for the year 2005: 40 Euro (+sales tax) for private/educational and 80 Euro (+sales tax) for company/business. (around USD 55 for private and USD 110 for commercial with the current exchange rates) Also...

NewsHunter3 PLANTATION, FL January 22, 2005 -- Parker Software Development, Inc. has released a new, re-written version of NewsHunter. NewsHunter3 introduces an innovative way to search for and queue articles for download as well as a blazing fast download engine. The new program, titled NewsHunter3, also adheres more closely to the "One Window" style interface found in popular programs like iTunes and Garage Band. These refinements along with hundreds of other improvements make NewsHunter3 an easy to use and fast online/offline news reader for OS X. Real Time Queueing - As you type your search into the search field, NewsHunter3's RapidQueue feature updates in real time a list of articles to download. Once you have found the articles you want, all you have to do is click the "Go" button and NewsHunter3 will do the rest. You never have to queue or dequeue another article in your life if you don't want to: RapidQueue practically does all the work for you. Offline Reading - NewsHunter3...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE VRTools ships version 2.5 of deliVRator Melbourne, Australia, Jan 21st, 2005 --- VRTools today announced the availability of deliVRator 2.5, reaffirming its commitment to the worldwide community of QuickTime VR content producers. deliVRator is a QuickTime movie editor for Macintosh offering the most effective way to optimize web delivered QuickTime movies. It maximizes interactivity for enhanced user experience of the movie while downloading within the browser. Optimized movies can be tested immediately, at any connection speed, with the emulated network connection. Version 2.5 is a bug fix update to the greatly enhanced version 2.0, introduced in June 2004. Version 2.0 features include - graphical editing interface to enhance QuickTime VR movies - create/edit low resolution preview images for web faststart QTVR - create/paint hotspot areas, edit hotspot links, create hotspot cursors - supports vertical and horizontal cylindrical and cubic panorama nodes -...

GuitarPlug And MicPlug USB Audio Interfaces Available Hendersonville, TN - January 21, 2005 - MacMice, a divison of DVForge, Inc. announces that it will begin shipping its new GuitarPlug and MicPlug plug-in form factor USB audio interfaces on February 10th, 2005. "We believe that users of Apple's GarageBand or Logic software demanded an entirely new approach for connecting instruments and microphones to the computer, something much smaller and simpler than anything else that's available," said C.J. Sorg, Manager, Music Products for DVForge, Inc. "Our patent-pending solution is a small, but high quality digital interface. The GuitarPlug and the MicPlug are our first two products, and they connect an electric guitar or dynamic microphone, respectively, to any modern computer using a simple USB cable." GuitarPlug and MicPlug are cylinder shaped, 2.3" by .7" in size, are USB bus powered, have an on-off switch, and have a blue LED power indicator. Each converts mono analog audio to 16-bit...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SureType for Macintosh OS X Released, 40% Discount Offered Through January SureType Automates Repetitive Tasks, Such as Typing Common Text, by Watching What You Type PALM BEACH, FL - Jan. 20, 2005 -- SureType for Macintosh OS X 2.01, which allows users to define text shortcuts to insert frequently typed text, open websites and applications, is now available from Rampell Software. This new version includes significant internal changes and also features a 40% discount through the month of January. With SureType, by typing address\ (address + backslash) SureType will insert your full address, or by typing excel\ SureType will open Microsoft Excel. This is similar to Microsoft Word's AutoCorrect feature, but is much more powerful and works from any application. Not only can SureType insert frequently used text items and speed up your typing, like TypeIt4Me, but it can also put your favorite files, folders, and applications at your fingertips. SureType is very...

Bare Bones Software Returns From Macworld Expo With Three Awards TextWrangler 2.0 Very Well Received by All Award-presenting Organizations; Macworld Expo Show Special Ends Friday BEDFORD, Mass. - January 18, 2005 - Bare Bones Software returned home from Macworld Conference & Expo(R) San Francisco 2005 with three awards for its new TextWrangler 2.0, including the coveted IDG Macworld Best of Show award. Bare Bones Software further reminds that their Macworld Expo Show Special 20% discount on all individual purchases ends this Friday. "TextWrangler 2.0 truly raises the bar for text editors on Mac OS X," said Rich Siegel, founder and CEO of Bare Bones Software, Inc. "We are indeed gratified that all three award-presenting organizations saw fit to recognize our efforts. The unanimous recognition from IDG's Macworld, Macsimum News and MacMinute indicates we achieved our goal of offering the Mac community a powerful, professionally executed Mac text editor." The grand-daddy of...

Mesa Dynamics Releases Tickershock 1.1, Animated RSS Reader for Mac OS X Washington, DC (PRWEB) January 18, 2004 -- Mesa Dynamics today released Tickershock 1.1, a significant upgrade to its animated, interactive RSS and Atom news headline reader for Mac OS X. Featuring scrolling crawl and billboard displays inspired by the news displays of 24-hour cable news channels, Tickershock is a departure from typical RSS applications that emulate web browser or email reader environments. Tickershock pushes news headlines to the screen until the user sees a story worth reading: a double-click on a news headline brings up a web-enabled "News Inspector" in which a story can be explored in greater depth. Tickershock 2.0 features a "Timeshift" mode to quickly preview all the stories in a news feed and introduces "Schedules," a programmable service for automating delivery of the news on designated timetables (for example, getting the top headlines delivered every hour on the hour). Other...

Interarchy 7.3 Perth, Western Australia - 18 January 2005 - Stairways Software Pty Ltd is pleased to announce Interarchy 7.3, the latest version of its award-winning Internet application for Mac OS X. Interarchy can download and upload files via FTP (the Internet standard File Transfer Protocol), SFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol), and FTP over SSH (FTP/SSH). In addition, it can download files or whole web sites using HTTP (the HyperText Transfer Protocol), provide a wealth of information about your Internet connection, and help you work with remote servers across the Internet. Interarchy 7.3 primarily includes structural changes, completing the long transition to Mac OS X - the last vestiges of Open Transport have been eliminated, localized files are all plist or nibs, only the AppleEvent terminology remains in the resource file. We have also added the Kagi Registration Module so you can purchase directly from within Interarchy, and written our own column view to resolve all the...

DON'T LOSE YOUR TUNES: CBL DATA RECOVERY TECHNOLOGIES INC. DEVELOPS RETRIEVAL TECHNIQUE FOR APPLE IPOD=AE ~ Music files now recoverable without invasive procedures that may damage user warranties ~ ARMONK, NY / SAN DIEGO, CA, January 13, 2005 - CBL Data Recovery Technologies Inc. (http://www.cbltech.com), a leading international provider of computer data recovery services, has developed a non-invasive procedure for retrieving multi-media files from Apple Computer, Inc.'s popular iPod digital music player. Users with damaged iPods can now send in the units for recovery of their music files without fear of voiding Apple warranties since in most instances CBL does not require invasive techniques to recovery the information. "One of the biggest deterrents for using file recovery services is fear of voiding manufacturer's warranties," says Bill Margeson, CEO of CBL Data Recovery Technologies. "As a result, we are always researching and developing new, non-invasive techniques to find ways...

SPIDERWORKS SET TO LAUNCH WITH FOUR NEW E-BOOKS ON FEBRUARY 1, 2005 eBook Publisher Will Debut Exclusive eBooks by Leading Technology Authors ARLINGTON, Virginia (January 14, 2005) - SpiderWorks, LLC announced the forthcoming launch of SpiderWorks eBooks on February 1, 2005. SpiderWorks specializes in how-to eBooks, providing quality content from respected authors at a low price. On February 1st, SpiderWorks will unveil its online catalog and web store -- http://www.spiderworks.com/ -- with four exclusive eBooks by leading technology authors such as Danny Goodman and Dave Mark, whose best-selling books have helped educate legions of Macintosh programmers world-wide. While the initial crop of SpiderWorks eBooks will appeal to computer power users and software developers, future releases will also include eBooks on business strategies, music, Internet technologies, and other popular topics. The following four eBooks will be available February 1, 2005 exclusively from SpiderWorks.com...

DOCTOR MAC DIRECT NOW OFFERS MOUSE CALLS LIKE YOU'VE NEVER EXPERIENCED BEFO= RE - Doctor Mac Direct Staff of 100% Industry Veterans Troubleshoots Any Macint= osh Software Issue Via Phone or Web-based Remote Control - SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., January 12, 2005 - at Macworld Expo - Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus today announced Doctor Mac Direct, a new service for troubleshooting= , technical support and training on any Macintosh=AE software issue. Now for t= he first time, any Macintosh user can request a Macintosh expert's help and receive phone support or use a totally new interactive Web-based control method that allows the Mac expert to see and work on the problem remotely. Doctor Mac Direct also offers online interactive training, assistance with system migration, pre-purchase buying advice, and more. Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus and troubleshooting guru, Ted Landau, also demonstrate= d the service for the first time to select press attending Macworld Conference= & Expo=AE San...

Atempo Announces Time Navigator Enterprise Edition For Mac OS X Server Company unveils the industry's only enterprise level backup and restore solution for Mac OS X SAN FRANCISCO, MACWORLD EXPO (Booth # 2531), January 11, 2004 - Atempo, Inc., a leader in data protection solutions, today announced the availability of Time Navigator (TM) Enterprise Edition for Mac OS X Server. Time Navigator Mac OS X Server is the only high-performance, highly-scalable enterprise data protection solution for Mac OS X that enables companies to seamlessly integrate Mac OS X into heterogeneous network storage environments to achieve unparalleled data-recovery performance. Time Navigator has already won over several Mac OS X-based customers including one of the nation's largest truckload transportation companies, one of the nation's largest hair products companies and Quebecor Numeric, a subsidiary of Quebecor World Inc., one of the largest commercial print media services companies in the world. "Mac OS X...

FontAgent Pro 3 Gives Users and Administrators Most Requested Features Setup Wizard, Powerful Search, WYSIWYG Fonts and Startup Sets Target User Requests as Array of Administrative Controls Answer Enterprise Needs MACWORLD EXPO, SAN FRANCISCO-January 12, 2005 - Insider Software announced today the release of FontAgent Pro 3, the only Mac OS X native application that provides integrated font management, diagnostics, optimization and repair. FontAgent Pro 3, the successor to last year's Macworld Showtime Best of Show Award winner adds extensive font management and performance features while providing a suite of essential management tools for administrators and IT managers. Major Update Adds Extensive User and Performance Features The latest version of the industry's premier font management software adds to its portfolio of powerful features. Release highlights include: * Powerful live searching and fast filtering of font metadata. The new search feature examines fonts, weights, italics...

Apple Announces iLife '05 MACWORLD EXPO, SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 11, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Apple(R) today announced iLife(R) '05, the must-have upgrade to Apple's award-winning suite of digital lifestyle applications, featuring major new versions of iPhoto(TM), iMovie(R), iDVD(R) and GarageBand(TM) and including the latest version of iTunes(R). iLife '05 continues to lead the industry with the most innovative and comprehensive suite of software for organizing, editing and sharing digital photos; creating stunning digital movies and DVDs; and purchasing, managing and creating digital music. "iLife '05 is far beyond anything available on a PC, and is a must-have upgrade for every Mac user," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "If you have a digital camera, digital camcorder or create music, iLife '05 is built for you." iPhoto 5 adds advanced editing tools so you can perfect your photos without ever leaving iPhoto, including controls to set exposure, black and white points,...

Apple Introduces iPod shuffle MACWORLD EXPO, SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 11, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Apple(R) today introduced iPod(R) shuffle, a breakthrough digital music player based on iPod's legendary shuffle feature which lets users experience their music in a million different ways. Smaller and lighter than a pack of gum, iPod shuffle comes with its own lanyard so it's ready to wear right out of the box. iPod shuffle works seamlessly with iTunes' innovative AutoFill feature which automatically selects songs from a user's music library to fill up iPod shuffle with just one click. iPod shuffle is the most affordable iPod ever and is available in two models: 512MB holding up to 120 songs for just $99 and 1GB holding up to 240 songs for just $149. "iPod shuffle is smaller and lighter than a pack of gum and costs less than $100," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "With most flash-memory music players users must use tiny displays and complicated controls to find their music;...

KAGI INTRODUCES KRM PROGRAM TO SIMPLIFY PURCHASING SOFTWARE ONLINE AT MACWORLD The Kagi Registration Module (KRM) Eliminates the Need for a Web Browser, Simplifying the Buying Process and Increasing Impulse Purchases MacWorld Booth 749, San Francisco, CA - Kagi, a leading provider of end-to-end outsourced electronic commerce, technology, tools, and solutions for software publishers and sellers of hard goods, has introduced at MacWorld, a program which simplifies the procedure for individuals to purchase and register software online. The program, named Kagi Registration Module (KRM), eliminates the need to use a Web browser in the purchasing process. "Typically, if an individual is interested in purchasing a software application, he or she downloads it and can try it for a limited amount of time," commented S. Kee Nethery III, President/CEO of Kagi. "If they like it and decide to buy it, they then have to type a URL into a browser, submit their purchase details, and then take the...

dbSuite WebBuilder 2.0 January 11, 2005: We have released dbSuite WebBuilder 2.0 for Mac OS X today - the professional database tool for web and database developers, administrators and power users working with MySQL and PHP. It is the first tool that integrates MySQL administration, graphical database modelling and PHP code building on the Mac. This makes the Mac platform even more powerful for Web Developers and Designers. dbSuite WebBuilder is an integrated environment to administer your MySQL database servers, graphically design databases (Entity Relationship Modeller) and automatically generate PHP code for input forms, edit forms, list, etc. from your table definitions. dbSuite WebBuilder 2.0 combines the integrated approach of modern development tools (IDE) with sophisticated database management features and ease of use. dbSuite WebBuilder is available as free download starting now. We worked hard to make release 2.0 available to the Mac community now, during the MacWorld Expo....

MANAGE INTEGO PROGRAMS FOR ALL USERS FROM A SINGLE MAC Intego Releases Management Program to Configure Intego Security Software Remotely San Francisco, January 11, 2005 =96 Intego, the Macintosh security specialist, today announced the release of Intego Remote Management Console, a program that allows administrators to manage and configure Intego security software on Macintosh computers across a local network or via the Internet. With Intego Remote Management Console, an administrator can manage Intego programs on any number of Macs. The administrator can connect to client computers via OpenTalk (formerly Rendezvous) or by entering an IP address, and set configurations and preferences for the following programs: * Intego NetBarrier: Protects Macs from all network intrusions * Intego VirusBarrier: Protects Macs from all known viruses * Intego ContentBarrier: Prevents access to web sites by category and keyword, and blocks specific types of content; also protects children from the...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FMNEXUS ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF ACCOUNT MANAGER(TM) 1.0 FOR FILEMAKER 7.0 DATABASE ADMINISTRATORS Ojai, CA, January 11, 2004 - New Company, New Alliance, New Product! FMNEXUS announces the release of its cross-platform solution, Account Manager(TM) 1.0. Account Manager(TM) is a tool to help database administrators manage user access more efficiently. "FileMaker Pro 7(TM) is a fantastic new product, and the security model is a huge improvement," said Vincenzo P. Menanno, President of FMNEXUS. "Account Manager(TM) extends this power by giving the database administrator the ability to manage access to an unlimited number of databases, even if they are on servers in remote locations." Account Manager(TM) simplifies the administrative process by allowing account management on any number of databases without directly modifying those databases. Granting or removing access is simple, and administrators can easily grant users access to the same database with different...

MACTECH MAGAZINE CONTINUES THE EVOLUTION OF NEW MACTECH - Readers loving the new MacTech - David Sobsey named new Associate Publisher San Francisco, CA (MACWORLD EXPO) -- January 11, 2005 -- As MacTech celebrates its 20th anniversary of providing in-depth technical coverage for Mac developers, tech professionals and power users, we are excited to announce we have named David Sobsey to the newly created position of Associate Publisher. Rolled-out in our November issue, the new MacTech Magazine features not only a great new design, but a greatly expanded page count and even more great "How To" articles on topics our readers are finding invaluable. Written for technical professionals, each and every month MacTech features great, in-depth articles on topics including server configuration, multi-vendor networking, security, supporting Macs in the Enterprise, PDF tricks, databases, web design, home automation, and much, much more. In this newly created position, David brings to MacTech 20...

Netopia Previews Timbuktu Pro for Macintosh at MacWorld Remote Control Software Solution for Mac OS Introduces a Host of New Feature= s SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Jan. 10, 2005 - Netopia, Inc. (NTPA.PK), a market leader in broadband gateways and service delivery software, today announced that it will preview Timbuktu=AE Pro 8.0 software for Mac OS at the MacWorld Conference and Expo in San Francisco January 10 - 14. Netopia's Timbuktu Pro is the most feature-rich remote control software for Mac OS, enabling network administrators and IT managers to control distant computers and send files, instant messages and voice intercom over any LAN, WAN, Internet, or direct dial connection. This latest version of Timbuktu Pro includes a variety of new features designed to increase functionality and security while working with Apple programs. Timbuktu Pro 8.0 includes integration with Rendezvous-Apple's zero configuration networking system-which provides yet another way for Timbuktu Pro users to...