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Tue, 10 Aug 2004
uDevGames 2004 Begins
iDevGames officially announced the start of the uDevGames Game Development Contest yesterday. The contest challenges participants to create a Mac OS X game in three months time, which will then be subjected to public vote, peer vote, and a panel of judges, with the best in a variety of categories receiving prizes. The source code to all entered games will be released back to the community under open source licenses.
iDevGames has issued a press release.
iSync 1.5 released
Apple has released iSync 1.5, now available via the Software Update panel.
iSync 1.5 adds support for more devices such as the latest Sony Ericsson and Motorola phones. For more information about supported devices and connectivity requirements, visit www.apple.com/isync.
Before you install iSync 1.5, you must install iCal 1.5.2 or later. To download the latest version of iCal, visit www.apple.com/ical, or use Software Update (in System Preferences) to install the latest version.
If you are using Mac OS X version 10.3 and plan to synchronize a Bluetooth mobile phone, you need to have Bluetooth version 1.5 or later installed. To download the latest version, use Software Update (in System Preferences). If you have an earlier version of Mac OS X, visit www.apple.com/isync to download the appropriate Bluetooth version.
Advanced Web Ranking v3.1 Released
Release date: Aug 10, 2004
Manage Your Search Engine Web Rankings
Caphyon LLC is pleased to announce the release of Advanced Web Ranking 3.1, a tool that helps check your web site position on all major search engines. Advanced Web Ranking runs on Mac OS X, Windows 98/2000/XP, Linux and Solaris.
Checking your web site position is a very time consuming task. For example, if you have 10 keywords that you want to monitor, and you want to check the top 20 positions for 10 search engines, you need to perform about 200 (10 keywords * 10 engines * first 2 pages) individual searches to get the results. Then you need to compare the results one by one to
find where your site is positioned. It may take you days to complete this task if you do this manually. That's where Advanced Web Ranking comes to help.Advanced Web Ranking is able to query over 200 search engines and quickly find out if you're moving up or down in the rankings, or if your site is listed at all. It will track the progress of your rankings over time and display that information in an easy to read and understand graphical and tabular reports. It can help you check not just the position of your website but the position of your competitors' web sites as well.
Advanced Web Ranking has the ability to generate and email reports after an update was finished. Couple that with the Scheduled Updates ability, and you will be able to turn on your computer in the morning and find reports on your websites ranks waiting for you in your Inbox. As a SEO, you can have updates being run and sent to your customers every night
without even lifting a hand. Various types of reports (Current Rank, Top Sites, Web Site, etc.) can be created in any of the formats Advanced Web Ranking supports (PDF, HTML, Excel, XML or Text). Then they can be emailed to any of the addresses you pick from the Address Book, or saved to a folder where you can access them over the Internet.
What's new in Advanced Web Ranking 3.1
This version features a new and improved Preferences dialog, the ability to choose a custom range from the Rank Evolution report and many enhancements for the user interface.
- New and improved Preferences dialog.
- Ability to change the Rank Evolution custom range from within the report.
- Enhancements for the "new version is available" dialog.
- Updated translation for the German and French language.
Advanced Web Ranking costs USD $99 for the Professional edition. Users who don't need to create printable reports, or schedule automatic updates can purchase the Standard edition for USD $49.
The application can be downloaded from:
http://www.advancedwebranking.com/download.html
More details about the application can be found at:
http://www.advancedwebranking.com
The iPod Garage to hold the first-ever iPod Garage Party on South Beach in Miami
The iPod Garage to hold the first-ever iPod Garage Party on South Beach in Miami
What could be cooler than hanging out with other iPod users? How about doing so on Miami's South Beach?
On September 1st, the iPod Garage will be hosting the first-ever iPod Garage Party. And you're invited. What's more, if you bring your iPod with you, you'll get to hook your iPod up to the sound system and show us what you've got, for up to fifteen minutes. You don't have to be a professional DJ, just share with us the fifteen minutes of your music library that you cherish the most. iPod-related prizes will be given to those of you who can win over the audience the most effectively.
According to iPod Garage Founder Bill Palmer, "I look forward to meeting iPod Garage readers in person, and I can't wait to hear what you guys have on your iPods."
For a limited time, you can sign up for a free VIP Pass, good for one free cocktail for you and each member of your party (up to four people). Out-of-towners, book your flights now: we'll be giving a special prize to the attendee who can prove that they've traveled the farthest distance in order to attend the event.
For more information, visit http://www.ipodgarage.com .