Washington, DC - Former Blackberry and Windows Mobile users who have switched to the iPhone - and anyone else who wants to write emails on their iPhone much faster - will be glad to see the addition of “typing shortcuts” to the latest update to Wide Email, a landscape email program for the iPhone.

Typing shortcuts have been a feature of Blackberry and Windows Mobile email for a long time, and switchers to the iPhone will be glad to have this time-saving feature again.

Quickly type “cu”, and this iPhone landscape email program will automatically insert “see you later”. Or add a custom shortcut that replaces “js” with “John M. Smith, MD, Ph.D.” Users can add, edit, and delete any number of custom shortcuts. These quick shortcuts can even automatically insert entire sentences or paragraphs.

Wide Email also lets iPhone users type emails faster and more accurately by using the wider, landscape-mode keyboard, which is not available in the iPhone’s built-in email program. The horizontal keyboard has wider keys that are easier to see and to hit, even for people with big thumbs. Combined with the wider keyboard, typing shortcuts makes writing emails on the iPhone much faster and more enjoyable.

Wide Email is the only landscape email app for the iPhone that has this feature. This new feature adds to the other features in Wide Email, including unlimited saved drafts, full international character support, and auto-saving of drafts and sent drafts.

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Woodstock, Illinois - Thoughtful Tree Software, creators of the ever-useful apps Docks and TunesBar, has announced Modena, a sleek countdown timer for your Mac. A user can choose to set the countdown time from an absolute starting point or a relative number of minutes, hours, and seconds. The timer in Modena can be viewed either in the normal window mode, which is relatively small and sleek, in full-screen mode, or in the menu bar.

When the countdown timer has completed, a notification will appear on the screen using Growl, which is a standard non-intrusive and highly-customizable alert framework for the Mac. A sound can optionally be added to this alert using the Growl preference panel, and Modena allows the option to keep the alert around until it is clicked.

Just as in all other Thoughtful Tree Software applications, Modena provides an extra set of features to provide users with the most quality experience: There is a built-in support menu for sending feedback, bug reports, or feature requests directly from inside the application. Also included is its ability to automatically check for its own updates.

Feature highlights include:
* Small, sleek window that fits perfectly into Leopard and stays out of the way
* Full-screen Mode and Mini Mode for alternate countdown experiences
* Can set time from absolute starting point, such as 5:27 PM, or relatively, such as 1 hour, 4 minutes, and 32 seconds.
* A notification is displayed when the timer is up, using the powerful Growl utility for the Mac
* Optionally provide a sound for the notification, and decide whether it should stick around until clicked

Minimum Requirements:
* Mac OS X Version 10.5 Leopard or later
* Universal Binary for PowerPC and Intel
* 6.4 MB Hard Drive space

Pricing and Availability:
Modena 1.0 is available for $14.99 (USD) for a single-user license. Also available is a Family Discount of 25% off when purchasing 4 or more licenses.

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Located in historic Woodstock, Illinois, Thoughtful Tree Software is a new, privately funded company founded in 2008 by Steven Degutis. Committed to providing the highest quality software, Thoughtful Tree Software was founded for the purpose of developing personal productivity software solutions specifically the Mac community, with a major emphasis on total customer satisfaction. As the skill set developed are diverse, the company has near-future plans for applications in other areas, such as graphics, drawing and internet chat. Copyright 2008 Thoughtful Tree Software. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Lafayette, CO - Canvastic LLC announces the launch of their first online version of the popular publishing solution for students and teachers called Canvastic.NET. Canvastic version 3.5, is the desktop application for Macintosh and Windows computers. This web application version, .NET, extends the use of Canvastic to any computer anywhere with Internet access and the Adobe Flash plugin installed.

Canvastic.NET (pronounced: CANVASTIC DOT NET) continues and expands on the concept that software tools our students use to publish should be flexible and incredibly easy to use. It loads in just seconds. It is designed for primary students to easily combine their own writing and drawing into attractive, useful published pages. Besides the basic drawing tools and text area there is a feature called “Replay” that displays the student’s work in sequence as in a movie. It is engaging and useful. Vince Ardito, the technology coordinator at Mountain View Elementary School outside Denver, said, “Replay gives me dozens of great ideas for useful activities with the younger students. They love it and it is just a click of the mouse.” Students can print or save a downloaded JPEG file to preserve their work.

Canvastic.NET was developed for three reasons. First, to draw attention to the brand name and the flagship application, Canvastic. Second, to provide a free alternative for primary students’ publishing in schools where budgets for software are non-existent. Steve Gandy, Canvastic LLC partner, said, “So, many teachers have been interested in Canvastic but have told us that there just isn’t any money for software in their schools.” Finally, Canvastic.NET is also a way around the draconian security policies that are in place in many Windows based schools. Gandy also said, “A lot of teachers tell us that they are not even allowed to download software for trial at all - even if we provide free licenses, pilot programs or assurances of safety. They are restricted to using Microsoft Office for all their students. It is just sad - for us but more importantly for the students.”

The plans for Canvastic.NET depend upon its popularity. It will always be available as a free, ad-supported alternative for students and schools everywhere. In the future, ad-free access may be sold as a yearly subscription. Additional features and the customization that is a big part of the desktop application will come as soon as possible.

Canvastic.NET has been successfully tested on Macintosh, Windows, Linux, and Solaris computers using Internet Explorer, Safari, and Firefox browsers. Installing the current version of Flash is recommended for optimal performance.

Any school can continue to pilot the desktop version of Canvastic for up to 60 days on as many computers as desired. See the prior press release for details. Many school districts still qualify for a free site license for 50% of their schools. See the prior press release for details.

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Canvastic LLC is the coming together of two companies to develop and market the software Canvastic. FlatTop Technology, Inc. builds custom software applications for businesses in a wide variety of industries and was the lead technical developer of the Canvastic software. TeachTech Inc. is a consulting firm founded by Steve Gandy that specializes in school and small office training and support. Full product information is available at their website.

Los Angeles, USA - MacVide has announced MacVide 3gp Converter 1.8, their mobile video conversion utility for Mac OS X. With a focus on ease-of-use, MacVide 3gp Converter allows conversion of the most popular video files to 3gp mobile video. It fully integrates the process into the Mac experience by allowing human interaction on the content during conversion.

All of the most popular formats are supported, including MOV, 3GP, MPEG, AVI and helps bridge the gap between many video standards. MacVide 3gp Converter is a great tool for using with cellulars and phones.

MacVide 3gp Converter provides powerful functions to set different settings for your video files. It allows you to select crop video area, the bit rate, frame rate, video resolution. Video preview with “rangebar” allows you to choose the exact video footage you want, anywhere between the first and last frames. With MacVide 3gp Converter you will able to convert your entire movie to .3gp or .3g2 and watch it anywhere and anytime. It’s very easy to use and it supports most mobile and cellular devices.

New in version 1.8:
* Bitrate Calculator Included, now user able to set aproximated output file size.
* Misc bugs fixed.

Feature highlights include:
* Convert MOV, AVI, WMV, MPEG video to 3gp
* Time line with ZOOM feature
* Crop video area to remove the black video sides
* Easy to use interface

Minimum Requirements:
* Mac OS X Version 10.4 Tiger or 10.5 Leopard
* Universal Binary for PowerPC and Intel
* 11.4 MB Hard Drive space

Pricing and Availability:
MacVide 3gp Converter 1.8 is available for only $29.95 (USD) for a Single License, and may be downloaded directly from the Macvide website.

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Located in historic St. Petersburg, Russian Federation, Intelus, Ltd. is a privately funded company founded in 2002. Leveraging their longtime experience in the video industry, Intelus’ goal is to develop best-of-breed tools for the Mac platform, and lead to the creation of Macvide. Copyright 2002-2008 Intelus, Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries. Flash, the Flash Logo and Macromedia are registered trademarks of Adobe Inc.

Los Angeles, USA - ProteMac has announced ProteMac KeyBag 1.0, their keystroke recorder utility for Mac OS X. With a focus on ease-of-use, ProteMac KeyBag allows control all keyboard activity for each application on your Mac, showing you exactly what was typed and to where. ProteMac KeyBag is intended for interception and recording of everything that is entered from the keyboard on your Mac. ProteMac KeyBag work in the hidden mode. It is designed for hidden monitoring of the computer activities. Key logger invisibly logs and is capable of recording keystrokes of every user activity performed on your Mac.

ProteMac KeyBag allows you to find out what other users do on your computer in your absence. You will find out, what was going on your computer in your absence: what was typed and the windows visited websites etc. This invisible employee spy surveillance tool records every keystroke to database file with user-friendly easy to use keystroke log viewer.

By constantly using ProteMac KeyBag you will save your time by preventing accidental data damage and loss. ProteMac KeyBag automatically records all typed emails conversations, chat records, website visited, password and documents lists. You can immediately restore the text which was typed yesterday, the day before yesterday, or weeks ago. Using the program constantly, you can restore the previously typed text in case you have lost it.

Feature highlights include:
* Stealth and undetectable Monitoring and Recording
* Record all keystrokes typed on any applications
* Records chat conversations for the latest versions of iChat, Adium, Proteus, Skype, Yahoo IM, MSN (Microsoft IM)
* Keystroke log viewer for all applications in one window
* Powerful keystroke log viewer for every application
* Useful statistic of every application utilization
* Comple chart of used application utilization
* Fully supports Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) and 10.5 (Leopard)
* Universal build (for Intel/Power PC)
* Friendly and easy to use user interface

Minimum Requirements:
* Mac OS X Version 10.4 Tiger or 10.5 Leopard
* Universal Binary for PowerPC and Intel
* 10.5 MB Hard Drive space

Pricing and Availability:
ProteMac KeyBag 1.0 is available for only $49.95 (USD) for a Single License, and may be downloaded directly from the ProteMac website.

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Located in historic St. Petersburg, Russian Federation, Intelus, Ltd. is a privately funded company founded in 2002. Leveraging their longtime experience in the video industry, Intelus’ goal is to develop best-of-breed tools for the Mac platform, and lead to the creation of Macvide. Copyright 2002-2008 Intelus, Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Los Gatos, Calif - Insider Software today announced FontAgent Pro auto-activation plug-ins for QuarkXpress 8 and Adobe Creative Suite 4, including InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop. The plug-ins are available immediately in FontAgent Pro version 4.0.3, which also add support for French and Italian systems.

More Plug-Ins than Any Other Font Manager

With the new release, FontAgent Pro continues its long-standing technical leadership over Extensis font management offerings, including plug-ins for Adobe CS2, 3 and 4, as well as QuarkXPress 6, 6.5, 7 and 8.0.1. FontAgent Pro offers more auto-activation plug-ins than any other font manager, and is the only one that auto-activates fonts in Adobe Photoshop.

New Support for French and Italian

The new release also marks the first availability of FontAgent Pro 4 in French and Italian. The FontAgent Pro installer automatically detects users’ language preferences.

System Requirements:
FontAgent Pro 4 requires Mac OS X version 10.3 or later running on an Intel Mac or Power Mac, and 15 MB of memory. It supports all Mac OS X fonts, including Open Type, Type 1, dfont, and Mac and Windows TrueType. FontAgent Pro Server requires Mac OS X version 10.4 or later and 256 MB of memory. FontAgent Pro supports local and networked home directories.

Pricing and Availability:
The retail price for FontAgent Pro 4 Standard Edition for is $99.95 (USD), with volume discounts available from Insider Software and resellers worldwide, including SHI, PC Connection, PC Mall and Zones in North America, as well as Apacabar in France and Active Software in Italy. FontAgent Pro’s Workgroup Edition offers peer-to-peer font sharing, and the Connected Edition connects to FontAgent Pro Server, and both versions retail for $129.95 (USD). Upgrades for current FontAgent Pro 4 owners are free, while owners of previous versions can upgrade at half-price. Users can download FontAgent Pro 4 software, including free 30-day trials from their website.

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Founded in 1994, Insider Software makes products that streamline the creative process. FontAgent is a registered trademark, and FontAgent Pro, Insider, and the Insider logo are trademarks of Insider Software. Other products mentioned are trademarks of their respective owners. FontAgent is a registered trademark, and FontAgent Pro, Insider, and the Insider logo are trademarks of Insider Software. Other products mentioned are trademarks of their respective owners.

Mind Mapping your to-do list is the most common use of Mind Mapping, so NovaMind have created a video to teach you exactly how to use Mind Maps to create and manage your to-do list.

The video is available at http://www.novamind.com/blog/index.php/how-to-mind-map-your-to-do-list/

Mind Mapping software makes it easy to organize the things you need to do. Sometimes you will want to create a to-do list that is time based, like ones used to organize your week. Other times, you will want to organize according to your objectives or goals.

You can use the adornments to visually categorize the tasks on your Mind Map, and you can use the colors and shapes of the branches to form visual associations too. If there are logical associations between the tasks, you can indicate them using link lines.

You can put checkboxes on the branches to indicate whether a task is complete, partially complete, or not yet started.

If you have more extensive task management needs like seeing the percentage complete, setting priorities, assigning resources, start and finish dates etc, then you can do that in NovaMind Platinum.

Watch the video to see all these aspects of using Mind Maps for your to do lists, and several other tips to help you get the most out of your to-do lists using Mind Mapping software.

All these features make Mind Mapping in NovaMind a very powerful way of creating and managing your to-do lists.

About Mind Mapping

Mind Maps are diagrams that work the way people think — they organize the information in the same way our brains organize information. They make it easy to understand, remember, and communicate complex information.

Our brains like thinking in pictures. The smooth curves and colorful pictures used in Mind Mapping create powerful images for your brain to remember.

Mind Maps cater to both logical left brain thinking and pictorial right brain thinking at the same time, which makes them a very good way of storing and recalling information, presenting things to other people, and brainstorming new ideas.

About NovaMind

NovaMind has been the top Mind Mapping program available on Mac computers for the last 6 years, and is rapidly gaining recognition in the Windows market. NovaMind makes Mind Mapping intuitive and fun.

For more information about NovaMind, please visit www.novamind.com or e-mail Gideon King at gideon(at)novamind.com.

Bellevue, WA - Eltima Software, a global software Development Company, has released SyncMate version 1.4. SyncMate is presented in two versions, Free and Expert, and provides its users even more synchronization opportunities than before. SyncMate Free Edition is an easy-to-use synchronizer for Mac and Pocket PC/Smartphone, that can keep all documents, text messages, contacts, calendar entries and events and other stuff well organized.

Free Edition main features:
* Contacts Synchronization (Entourage, Google Calendar supported)
* iCal Synchronization (Entourage, Google Contacts supported)
* Device Info Plugin
* SMS Reader Plugin
* Actions Log Plugin
* Internet Sharing

SyncMate Expert Edition (available for a small fee) grants even more synchronization possibilities.

Expert Edition main features:
* Bookmarks Synchronization (Entourage, Firefox supported)
* iPhoto Synchronization
* iTunes Synchronization
* Folders Synchronization
* Notes Synchronization (Entourage supported)
* Time Synchronization
* Contacts Synchronization (Entourage and Google Calendar supported)
* iCal Synchronization (Entourage and Google Contacts supported)
* SMS Manager Plugin
* Applications List Plugin
* Device Info Plugin
* SMS Reader Plugin
* Actions Log Plugin
* Internet Sharing
* Mail Plugin
* To Do’s Plugin
* Calls history Plugin

SyncMate installation is very easy. There is no need to unlock device in order to install SyncMate. Mac can be connected to mobile device via USB or Wi-Fi.

SyncMate Pricing and Availability:
SyncMate is compatible with Mac OS X platform (Mac OS X 10.4 and higher, Mac OS X 10.5). Device compatibility: Windows Mobile Pocket 5, Windows Mobile Smartphone 5; Windows Mobile 6 Standard, Windows Mobile 6 Classic and Windows Mobile 6 Professional; Windows Mobile 6.1. It is possible to upgrade Free SyncMate to SyncMate Expert Edition for only $39.95 (USD).

All program upgrades within one major version (that you purchase) are free to all registered users. For more detailed information about our upgrade policy and volume discounts, contact us online. Additional information about SyncMate, along with detailed technical documentation, online help, changelog, upgrade to PRO policy as well as free installation package can be found at our site.

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Eltima Software is a global software Development Company, specializing primarily in serial communication, mobile and flash software for Mac OS and Windows. Eltima software delivers top-notch solutions having a friendly team of 30 professionals. Devoting effort to develop the software of highest quality that can fit the needs of both experts and computer beginners, Eltima Software has developed the complete line of system utilities, security and flash software. We develop solutions for serial communication and implement virtual serial technologies into our software. Among our other products are monitoring solutions, network utilities, developer tools for Java and software for smartphones. With the design concept of 3 “E”: Experience, Efficiency, Expertise - Eltima Software has successfully established a world-class brand of the best price-performance software products. For more information, please visit our site.

Kyiv, the Ukraine - Polo Planet Software is pleased to announce iMagePhone 1.0, an update to their wallpaper maker and image manager for iPhone and iPod Touch. Developed specifically for use with Apple’s iPhone, iMagePhone is a full fledged, adaptable graphics editor and wallpaper creation tool for the Desktop.

Users may enhance, crop and resize any image with the defined position and size according to exact parameters of the iPhone’s display. And by leveraging Apple’s full Core Image support, iMagePhone sports over 50 photo effects including sharpness, brightness, blur, sepia and more. With its native support, users may easily and conveniently transfer wallpapers directly to their iPhone.

iMagePhone also includes iPhoto and Address Book integration, and allows automatic creation of backgrounds from any iPhoto library. This makes iMagePhone a perfect compliment to Apple’s iLife Suite. Wallpapers may be emailed to family and friends, saved and organized into Gallery Folders or transferred directly to iPhone.

iMagePhone is available as both a Free, and Pro Edition. iMagePhone Pro Edition offers more advanced editing tools, as well as supports uploading in Batch Mode. To help users get started, the application includes over 150 free backgrounds with the package.

Standard features for iMagePhone:
* Essential Graphic Filters
* Direct connection with iPhone/iPod Touch; iPhone/iPod Touch Backup device
* E-mailing of Wallpapers
* Exporting into Graphics Formats

Feature highlights include:
* Crop, Resize, and Rotate Images
* Preview on Virtual iPhone Display
* Transfer backgrounds to iPhone
* iPhoto and Address Book integration
* Enhance images using over 50 Core Image and Quartz filters
* Over 150 Free Backgrounds included
* Organize Wallpapers into Gallery folders
* Backup iPhone/iPod Touch device

Extra features for iMagePhone Pro Edition:
* Advanced Editing Tools
* 50+ Photo Effects
* Gallery for Organizing Wallpapers
* Ready-Made Wallpapers
* Over 150 Free Backgrounds
* iPhoto Integration
* Address Book Integration
* Uploading in Batch Mode
* Store and Edit Original Files

Minimum Requirements:
* Mac OS X Version 10.4 or later (Leopard compatible)
* Universal Binary for PowerPC and Intel
* 4.6 MB Hard Drive space
* Internet Connection
* Optional: iPhoto 5 or later

Pricing and Availability:
iMagePhone 1.0 is available as both free and Pro versions. The Pro Edition is only $14.95 (USD). Customers are encouraged to download the free version of iMagePhone to experience what it can do.

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Located in historic Kyiv Ukraine, Polo Planet Software is a privately funded company founded in 2006 by Vlad Smirnov. Polo Planet’s focus is on multimedia software as well as supporting a wide range of mobile devices, including iPhone/iPod Touch, and new graphics techniques. With a focus on the Mac and iPhone platforms, their specific goal is to develop applications featuring the latest technologies, best graphics design and spawn interesting ideas. Copyright 2006-2008 Polo Planet Software. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Vilnius, Lithuania - Jumsoft announces the release of Pages Clipart 3.0, a collection of 200 high-quality images to add to user’s presentations, invitations, Web pages, posters, and newsletters. The possibilities with Pages Clipart 3.0 are infinite, especially due to the product’s advantages, including transparent backgrounds, PDF format, and a variety of images. Moreover, Pages Clipart images are compatible with Apple Keynote, MS Word, PowerPoint, and other graphics programs.

Thousands of people use Pages Clipart, whether their goals are related to academics, communication, entertainment, or business. Pages Clipart 3.0 allows users to easily illustrate his or her ideas in a creative and stunning way.

Version 3.0 includes 200 high-quality images, including 100 from the previous version and 100 new additions. Many Pages Clipart 2.0 users will find the clipart they requested in this updated version. They will impress clients and grab the attention of their customers with colorful and stylish decorations.

The possibilities with Pages Clipart 3.0 are infinite, especially due to the product’s advantages, including transparent backgrounds, PDF format, and a variety of images. The transparent background of each clipart image allows users to place images on colorful or patterned backgrounds. The PDF format allows users to resize images without damaging their quality. The large selection of images, from vegetables to communication symbols, lets users to decorate invitations, posters, newsletters, e-greetings, reminders, and presentations.

Pages Clipart 3.0 images work in many genres, from business presentations to Web content, so no matter what project he or she is working on, the results will be professional and vivid. After a few simple steps, customer will be using Pages Clipart 3.0: download and install the program, open it, and insert images into his or her documents.

System Requirements:
* Mac OS X 10.4.3 Tiger and later
* Apple iWork 06 or later

Pricing and Availability:
Pages Clipart 3.0 is only $39 (USD) and version 2.0 users can upgrade for only $19 (USD).

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Based in scenic Vilnius, Lithuania, Jumsoft is a privately funded company founded in 2002. Committed to providing the highest quality software, Jumsoft is a dedicated group of Apple Macintosh experts whose goal is creating and marketing exciting, easy-to-use and powerful applications for the Mac Platform. Jumsoft most recently focused its attention on maximizing the potential of Apple’s iWork, quickly becoming the leading provider of Keynote themes and objects. Copyright 2002-2008 Jumsoft. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.