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Thu, 22 Jul 2004
NetScrape 1.5
Positive Spin Media is pleased to announce the availability of NetScrape 1.5, an update to the popular shareware image collector for Mac OS X. NetScrape can find images on the web, download them, and present thumbnail and full-sized views for you to browse.
About NetScrape
If you like images, you'll like NetScrape. It is page-sucking web spider, surgically attached to an "aqua-licious" image thumbnailer and viewer. In this regard, it's a lot like Frankenstein - and he's pretty cool, right? Give NetScrape a URL, and it will "scrape" all of the images from the site; feed it some keywords, and it will Google™ you some relevant images in no time flat. You can configure NetScrape to ignore images under a certain size or of the wrong type, and to stay on a particular site or wander the web.
New in version 1.5
User feedback continues to come in, and this app gets better and better as a result. In this version, the user interface has been refined and streamlined, and speed improvements have been made across the board. Many small user-submitted bugs have been addressed, resulting in more polish and ease-of-use than ever.
NetScrape is a shareware bargain at $15, and can be downloaded right now at:
http://www.positivespinmedia.com/shareware/NetScrape/
About Positive Spin Media
Positive Spin Media has been developing custom web, database, and multimedia solutions for clients large and small since 1999. PSM has also developed a series of shareware applications for Mac OS X: BombSquad, NetScrape, and Annette are available for download at:
http://www.positivespinmedia.com/
MySQL crashing
This server has been having frequent MySQL crashes recently. The hosting provider is working on improving the stability.
On a different note, I'm now at ADHOC conference, so posting will be light for the next few days.
MacJams.com announces MacJamboree: 500 Megs of free song hosting for artists and $1,000 in prizes
MacJams.com, a popular online community for musicians using Apple's GarageBand software, has announced the first ever MacJamboree. In connection with MacJamboree, MacJams.com is giving all users of the site 500 Megabytes of storage space for their GarageBand songs. Members of MacJams.com share their songs with each other, critique and comment, and help one another improve their work. In addition, MacJamboree will include a competition with over 28 winners and $1,000 in GarageBand-related prizes.
MacJams.com is one of the largest communities of amateur musicians using the Macintosh platform. The vibrant community of users features a wide array of user submitted songs for listening, discussion forums for collaborating with artists, and news, tutorials, and reviews relating to Apple's GarageBand software. Each MacJams artist is given a portal page featuring their works and detailing information about their artistry.
MacJams.com is located at http://www.macjams.com